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BlackBerry CEO Calls For “Platform Agnostic” App Development
The net neutrality debate is one of the most important in the U.S. history, but BlackBerry’s CEO John Chen seems to be interested in bringing the debate to more markets. More specifically, Chen claims net neutrality should expand to application development, making apps available on all platforms. This would... Read more
Powermat Wireless Charging To Hit Starbucks UK
Starbucks has announced that visitors to the coffee chain in the UK will be able to charge their mobile phones wirelessly. The initiative is being rolled out initially in 10 Starbucks cafes in the UK by the end of January. The free service is following a pledge made in... Read more
Apple Launching 12.9-Inch iPad Pro In 2015
Apple is reportedly working on a 12.9-inch iPad Pro with stylus support, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-chi Kuo new report, citing industry sources. The larger iPad Pro will fit into Apple’s growing range of tablets, currently including the 10-inch iPad Air and smaller 7.9-inch iPad Mini. Apple is... Read more
Samsung In Talks To Acquire BlackBerry For $7.5 Billion
Samsung is reportedly in talks with BlackBerry on a $7.5 billion deal, even though spokespeople at Seoul and Ontario both claim no talks are presently happening. First reported by Reuters, Samsung is interested in BlackBerry’s rather lucrative enterprise patents, which Samsung could use in patent battles against Apple, IBM and... Read more
Google Translate Now Has Live Conversation and Text Translation
The Google Translate app now has the ability to translate speech in real time and also signs at the click of a button on your Smartphone. The update has began rolling out to both iOS and Android users from Jan 14th. The app is very simple to use; tap... Read more
The FBI Can Spy On Your Cell Phone Calls Without A Warrant
There’s no doubt about it – the past couple of years have not been kind to the agencies which exist to “protect” us. Just mention the name Edward Snowden in a group of people and you’ll see what I mean. As most anyone knows, he was responsible for blowing... Read more
Microsoft Launches Affordable Lumia 435 and 532 Running Windows Phone
Microsoft has unveiled three new budget smartphones today, the Lumia 435, Lumia 532 and Lumia 535, all targeted at developing nations, where Microsoft is throwing all of its money at hthe moment. The Lumia 435 is the most exciting in the pack, since it will start at just $79... Read more
Not Having Your iPhone Messes With Your Head
How often do you find yourself looking at your smartphone? Or, maybe a better question is, how often do you find yourself even thinking about your smartphone? Since the advent of smartphones, we’ve sort of become attached to them, as if they were an additional appendage to our own... Read more
Samsung Announces $92 Tizen OS Smartphone
Samsung has launched the Z1 in India, the South Korean company’s first Tizen OS smartphone, following an extensive delay to the platform coming to mobile. The Z1 features a 4-inch WVGA (800 x 480) display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 768MB RAM, 4GB of onboard storage (with 64GB of microSD expandable... Read more
Xiaomi Announces Redmi 2
Xiaomi announcements might not mean much in the U.S., but in China they are treated like Apple announcements, with millions on Weibo talking about the recently announced Redmi 2. Selling over 60 million smartphone units in 2014, Xiaomi is currently the largest smartphone seller in Mainland China, recently expanding... Read more
Thieves Arrested For Tunneling Into iPhone 6 Warehouse
How far would you go to get your hands on a few iPhone 6’s? Would you maybe work a few extra shifts to get Apple’s latest and greatest smartphone? Would you just bite the bullet and sign up for another 2-year contract (or installment plan, whatever you want to... Read more
Man Straps 94 iPhones To Body To Smuggle Them Into China
Man, this is just a crazy week when it comes to people wanting to illegally get their hands on iPhones. Earlier in the week, Techbeat reported about a group of 3 men who tunneled into an iPhone warehouse in Beijing where they ended up stealing 240 brand new iPhone... Read more
McDonalds Restuarants In UK Offering Wireless Charging
You know the sound of impeding doom, right? The small bleep that echoes from your smartphone as the battery indicator light clicks to red/flashing. If you are not heading back to the office and you have no portable battery or charging cable/plug to hand? You day is about to... Read more
Can A Photo Of Your Hand Unlock Your iPhone?
One of the things I was most excited about when I got my iPhone 5s early last year was the TouchID feature. As you probably well know, this feature allows an iPhone to be unlocked with the fingerprint of its owner. (It also authorizes purchases, apps, etc.). My experience... Read more
Apple Sued Over iOS 8 Storage Space
I was all kinds of excited to update my iPhone to iOS 8 the day it was finally released over the air. So, when my phone finally told me the update was available for download, I immediately tried to download it but was met with a problem. The problem?... Read more
iPhone 6 Series Now Available SIM Free in the US
As of the 7th January 2015, Apple will start offering their SIM-Free, unlocked iPhone 6 and 6 plus in the United States.  These new versions will be available on Apple’s own online store as well as retail locations across the United States. However, not much has changed. The newest... Read more
Xiaomi Arch Looking To Challenge Galaxy Note Edge With Curved Display
Xiaomi has never been one to back down from new innovative designs, even if it has branded them the Apple copycat in China. The Xiaomi Arch does not take cues from Apple however, but from Samsung. The Xiaomi Arch features the same sort of double edge display Samsung first... Read more
iDevices Accounted For More Than 50% Of Activations Over Christmas
Apple’s is still the king of the holidays when it comes to tech gadgets, accounting for 51 percent of all mobile and tablet activations on Christmas Day, according to mobile analytics firm Flurry. Even with the rather lackluster 2014 for the iPad, Apple has managed another two quarters of... Read more