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HOT Watch Turns Your Hand into a Phone
Mobile August 17, 2013
There’s a new smartwatch in town and this one is literally hot! The HOT Watch is a brand new gadget that finally allows you to live out one of your dreams as a kid: talking to your watch like James Bond. Developed by PH Technical Labs, the HOT Watch... Read more
Samsung Announce The Hennessy Flip Phone
Mobile August 17, 2013
Samsung has announced its latest smartphone, however this a little different from all the rest. The Hennessy, as it is called, combines a smartphone that runs on Android with a dual-screen flip phone body. From the front the Hennessy looks like any other standard Android phone but once the... Read more
Gartner’s latest quarterly smartphone figures are out, so we can find out who is winning in the battle and who is losing out in this highly competitive market. It will come as no surprise that Samsung is still top dog. In the last three months it sold 107 million... Read more
World class chipmaker Intel, has introduced a ten-inch tablet reference design, which is made specifically for education purposes. The device, is simply called ‘Intel Education tablet’ is based on an Atom chip and runs Android 4.0 operating system, it also comes preloaded with some Intel Education Software. The Intel company hopes that its tablet design,... Read more
Apple’s Aerial Map Photos Are a No Go Over Oslo
Mobile August 15, 2013
Officials in Norway have confirmed that they have refused to allow Apple to take aerial photographs of Oslo for its Maps app, which shows images in 3D. For security reasons, anyone who wants to fly over the capital and take pictures must obtain a licence from the authorities. Norway’s... Read more
The latest smartphone from the company ZTE, will run the new Firefox operating system. It will be the first mobile manufacturer to run this operating system in the UK and US markets. ZTE have chosen to sell the handset named ZTE Open, exclusively through the e-commerce site eBay and... Read more
Kid in Story Book Maker by Locomotive Labs is an iPad app for children, adults and educators, to use together to create stories. It is more than just a plain-text page turner, or even a visually simple App such as reading book in the iBooks Application. Kid in Story... Read more
LG G2 Advertising Stunt Injures Many
Mobile August 13, 2013
Sometimes the rise and fall of a product, no matter how great that product may be, how superior the hardware is or how intuitive the software seems to flow, will be down to the marketing campaign associated with it. A marketing campaign can either make or break a product’s... Read more
In a battles over patented technology, Apple has won a key patent case against Samsung. After finding that Samsung had infringed Apple’s patents back in 2011, the US International Trade Commission (IS ITC) has upheld its decision. The patents relate to Apple patents for mobile phones, media players and... Read more
I bet September 10 is already marked red in your calendar. If you’re an Apple fan, that is. The Internet is ablaze with the news that Apple is going to unveil the new iPhone on September 10, and we all know what that means: conjectures, rumors, “confirmed” details, and... Read more
Nvidia Confirm Microsoft Working On New Surface Tablet
Mobile August 11, 2013
In a recent interview with CNET, The chief executive of Nvidia, Jen-Hsun Huang, has confirmed that the leading chipmaker is working in conjunction with Microsoft on the next generation Surface tablet computer. Microsoft launched the Surface RT to much attention. However, last month the computer giant was forced to... Read more
Apple Chargers Replaced in Worldwide Program
Mobile August 10, 2013
Apple are to launch a worldwide programme to replace counterfeit power chargers. The power adaptor replacement programme comes after a woman was reportedly electrocuted while using a non-Apple charger. Apple’s power adaptor take back programme will take place in stores from 16 August to 18 October Consumers can buy... Read more
Orsto Plus+ Watch Works as Smartphone
Mobile August 9, 2013
The smartwatch market is rapidly expanding and these devices are slowly growing into a lot more than mere wearable tech that acts like wireless appendage to your smartphone. Smartwatches are slowly incorporating more smartphone features and will probably come to replace them altogether. A major step in this direction... Read more
Swedish home furnishing retailer, IKEA is in the process of planning an update for its iOS and Android app, that will allow customers to fit furniture in their home before ordering using augmented reality. Customers can virtually place up to 90 different products in the room to see how... Read more
Motorola has announced that the new Moto X handset will have a feature allowing it to “always listen” for the owner’s voice commands. The user of the phone can activate the Moto X’s Touchless Control System by saying “Ok Google Now”, and the handset will be ready to listen... Read more
The FBI Can Remotely Activate your Android & Laptop Mics!
Mobile August 7, 2013
Concerns about privacy and the government spying on private lives have always been around. The fear of a Big Brother society is nothing new, and “scandals” that saw the light of day in recent times – PRISM and FBI’s Magic Lantern – have not helped those already suffering from... Read more
Earlier this year, scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered a security flaw that leaves Apple devices such as iPhones and iPads vunerable to hackers through a simple charger. Billy Lau and his colleagues demonstrated their findings at the Black Hat hacking convention in Las Vegas this week.... Read more
Samsung have been accused of designing the Galaxy S4 chip to perform better in tests done by reviewers than in real-life situations. The tests involved the Samsung-designed Exynos 5 Octa chip used in South Korean and other international versions of the handset. It was first discovered by a contributor... Read more