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Hilton $550 Million Smartphone Roomkey Initiative
News July 30, 2014
The Hilton hotel chain is investing a massive $550 million on the idea that hotel guests will turn to using smartphones for their day-to-day travel arrangements. For instance, smartphones can be used to choose rooms, check in and unlock doors. The company is planning to announce new technology that is... Read more
Essential iPhone Apps You Need In Your Life
Mobile July 14, 2014
Make sure you have every aspect of life covered with these very useful iPhone apps. What’s your essential app? Tell us in the comments section. VSCO Cam Image 1 of 12 Give your photos a more professional finish, with filters that blow Instagram out of the water. Read more
10 Clever Camera Phone Hacks That You Must Try
Mobile July 12, 2014
Have you ever forgotten where you parked your car after leaving it in a huge car park? Or have you ever stayed at a hotel only to realise you can’t find your way back to it after a day sightseeing? Well the following camera phone hacks will ensure you... Read more
Amazon has officially unveiled the Fire at a special press event held in Seattle. As thought by many, Amazon’s first handset has a 4.7-inch Gorilla Glass display with a 720p HD-resolution screen. To put that in perspective that is the same size as the Moto X. The new handset also... Read more
What won’t a person do for their beloved smartphone? Just within the past few months, Techbeat has written more than one article detailing the importance we as a society now place on our phones. In one of those articles, it was revealed that more than two thirds of all... Read more
We Live in A Multi-Screen World
Mobile June 5, 2014
Are you a multi-tasker? According to recent research, when using devices we spend 65 percent of the time shifting between devices and 36 percent of the time using multiple devices. So who is willing to hold their hand up and admit that when watching TV, they are also using... Read more
In February 2014 at MWC, Mozilla introduced an array of new Firefox OS devices. Included in those were the Alcatel OneTouch Fire S and the ZTE Open C. The firm also unveiled some developer-focused hardware. It didn’t take too long for that kit to be made available for pre-order. That... Read more
Nowadays when planning a trip abroad, packing your smartphone is as essential as remembering sun cream and swimwear, yet there are some things to consider before you jet off. Here are a few pointers to make sure you don’t get caught out on your trip. Roaming Charges Before you... Read more
Smartphone Kill Switch Law Passed in US State
Mobile May 19, 2014
The first US state to make it illegal to sell a smartphone without the inclusion of a “kill switch” is Minnesota. The kill switch is a piece of software that remotely disables the device if the device is stolen. This new law will come into place from 1 July... Read more
A Smartphone Unlike Any Other From Amazon
Mobile May 14, 2014
Amazon has been working away on its own series of smartphones for a number of years now but sources claim that an announcement from the company is just around the corner. We know from the rumors that Amazon is promising that this handset will be unlike any other already... Read more
Tesco To Release Hudl 2 & A Smartphone
Mobile May 10, 2014
The Tesco Hudl is a great, budget tablet. I’m not just saying that, I actually own one myself and for a budget piece of kit, it is a solid build, has a great screen and basically it does the job nicely. Thety are not content with the sale of... Read more
Galaxy S5 Mini Spotted On Firm’s Website
Mobile May 9, 2014
An exciting new revelation has been leaked from the Samsung UK website. It seems that the Galaxy S5 Mini will launch any day now and preparations are underway! A photo of the new Galaxy S5 ‘mini’ has been posted by tipster @evleaks on the UK website. The leaked photo... Read more
The Galaxy Note 4 is Arriving This September!
Mobile May 1, 2014
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 is tipped for arrival later this year. The Korea Times claims that it will be unveiled at this year’s IFA, which is certainly a distinct possibility when you consider that all three previous Notes were released there. So with IFA 2014 set for September, we... Read more
LG L Series III Announced
Mobile February 20, 2014
The hugely popular smartphone manufacturer, LG has just announced, not one, but three new smartphones for the lower end of the market. LG are releasing these Android OS smartphones as part of their L Series III models. It is expected that people can get close up and personal with... Read more
Get A HUD For Your Smartphone’s GPS
Mobile December 4, 2013
If you would like to have a futuristic navigation HUD on the windshield of your ride, then you should check out Sygic’s GPS app! Almost all smartphones offer free GPS navigation nowadays, but unless you have a smartphone mounted to your dashboard, looking down at your phone for navigation can... Read more
According to a team from the University of Cambridge, a PIN for a smartphone can be discovered through the camera and microphone. The programme, called PIN Skimmer, can identify the codes that have been entered on a number-only soft keypad. It works by observing your face via the smartphone... Read more
It has been confirmed that Microsoft is working on its own branded Windows phone. This confirmation comes two months after the company acquired Nokia for $7.2 billion. A senior executive at Microsoft said that part of the company’s strategy is to become a devices and services company but so... Read more
Google’s phone firm Motorola has announced a new project that will allow users to build their own modular smartphone. Project Ara will let users buy a plastic phone structure, named an endoskeleton, and then add-on modules such as a keyboard, battery or other sensors, giving them flexibility to customize... Read more