Apple's instant messenger service, iMessage is one of the widely used services and it is very helpful as well. However, this instant messenger is known for its unreliability.
Readers who are planning on buying the upcoming Sony Xperia Z2 (pre-orders available) or waiting for the release of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, here is a specification and price comparison in Australia.
The smartphone market is buzzing with numerous choices that scale from high-end to low-end specifications and inexpensive to sky-high price ranges. Making a decision from the available choices and sticking to it until the device is purchased could be an arduous task. Therefore, we have collated a list of upcoming smartphones that are worth the wait.
Microsoft unveiled its Surface Pro 3 tablet early this week. The tablet is already being touted as an all-in-all device. Although designated as a tablet, the Surface Pro 3 can easily be called as a replacement for laptop. The display is quite big; in addition the tablet provides support to external keyboard, and stylus/pen for taking notes, among others.
Samsung has previously announced a price cut for its Galaxy S4 smartphone models.
The most anticipated press conference by Microsoft is scheduled for this Tuesday. The company headed by CEO Satya Nadella is expected to announce its first-generation Surface Mini tablet. If rumors were true the Surface Pro 3 will also see the light of the day in the same event. The Microsoft Surface Mini is expected to come with an 8 inches screen and will be powered by Qualcomm processor instead of an Nvidia chipset. Notably, the Windows RT tablets housed Nvidia chipset.
The FCC web site listed a brand new 'compact' smartphone that looks a lot similar to the behemoth Oppo N1. The handset with the model number Oppo N5116 is inferred to be the mini version of the Oppo N1 dubbed as the 'Oppo N1 Mini'. The listed information on the web site consists of images, sketches, and several features.
Samsung, the South Korean multinational Company known for its innovation is taking smartphone security to a whole new level. The company intends to include 'Iris (Eye) Scanning Technology' to its future smartphones to provide additional layer of security.
Here is a weekly roundup of news about - HTC One ‘Mini 2’, Microsoft ‘Surface Pro 3’ and Apple iPad Knockoff 'Mi Pad' from Xiaomi.
May 20 was packed with two major software updates along with the introduction of Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 tablet. The first update comes from Adobe on its 'Photoshop CC" for Surface Pro 3. The other update is from Google for its Chrome OS.
If the recent McDonald's Happy terrified Twitter and most social media users, The Lemonhead candy brand's new mascot might just top that. Ferrara Candy Co. rolled out an updated new mascot and introduced him on Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook last Sunday. Just like McDonald's Happy not getting a positive welcome from social media users, "Lemonhead" starts to receive the same feedback.
On Wednesday, eBay Inc., the California based online retailer requested its users to change their passwords. Cyber attack was quoted as the reason behind this mass request. Apparently, this attack compromised the company's database.
From the time the Galaxy S5 landed in store shelves, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 "Active" started making waves in the blogosphere. This officially unannounced smartphone is easily one of the most awaited handsets of this year. Also, this device is touted to be the sturdier version of the recently released Galaxy S5.
Apple has added some of the much-required features and updates to its beta version of iWork for iCloud productivity suite on Tuesday. This new update should help Apple take cloud-based Google Drive/Docs head on.
McDonald's has recently released a new character named Happy, who serves as a new addition to McDonald's Happy Meal team of characters like Grimace and Hamburgler.
Facebook is reportedly working on a disappearing messaging app similar to 'Snapchat,' which is dubbed as 'Slingshot.' On the other hand, YouTube and Google are deliberating on buying Twitch for a solid $1 billion.
Apple's devices guarantee high performance, smooth and seamless navigation and stable user experience. In specific, iOS 7.1 software update improved the overall smartphone experience for iPhone users across the globe. Nevertheless, there are ways to gain extra performance out of the device. Here is a list of tips and tricks collated by The Huffington Post that can be utilized to improve iPhone's performance.
Microsoft has been accidentally revealing quite a lot of information in the recent past. Very recently Microsoft Research has unexpectedly published a file that contains first images and elaborate details about the company's Touch-First Office productivity suite. This particular page of Microsoft Research does not exist anymore, but the leaked images of touch-first versions including that of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook were seized.
Google Glass is now available to the general public for a price of $1,500 and it can be ordered online. It is worth noting that, the Google Glass model on sale is the 'Explorer' version that is still in beta. However, the 'mobile payment systems' are a hugely convenient option and the tech companies are trying to make the most out of utilizing this payment system in their wearable devices.
Lenovo released its ThinkPad 8 in January, but now the company has unveiled the bigger variant, the ThinkPad 10. The ThinkPad 10 is fielded to be in competition with Apple's iPad among other similarly sized tablets ruling the market. The company is hoping to eat up the market share of Apple's business customers by packing several powerful and distinctive features in its tablet.
Recently, Zack Snyder tweeted a photo taken from the upcoming "Man of Steel" sequel where Ben Affleck is seen wearing the Batman costume. The dim, stony, and shadowy photo of Batman sparked another fire from Internet users to create one of the latest memes "The Sad Batman."
The legal tussle between Apple and Google are well-known. Even though both the companies patched up recently over the case involving Google's Motorola Mobility; it is not the end of the war for the tech giants.
Ahead of the Google I/O event scheduled for June 25 in San Francisco, California, reports and speculation around the Google Nexus 8 tablet is rife. The upcoming Google Nexus 8 tablet is reportedly being built by HTC. It is worth noting that, Asus partnered with the search giant to build several successful Nexus devices for Google in the past.
The upcoming LG G3 will be launched by the end of this month, May 27 to be specific. The launch event is scheduled in New York, San Francisco and London, among others. The power-packed device from LG is being positioned as the direct competitor to flagship devices from Samsung, Sony and HTC.
Google Chrome is the most widely used browser across the globe with a market share of a whopping 45.22 percent when compared to other browsers like IE and Firefox.
EU court judges have ruled out that personal details of individuals maintained by Google must be removed or deleted upon request.
The Oklahoma City Thunder pulled through Game 5 in the 2014 NBA playoffs Tuesday night against the L.A. Clippers. While Tuesday night's game was filled with excitement and controversy, the Internet's creative people made a funny meme of Kevin Durant.
The perennial complaint from Samsung users across the globe is the bloatware, which puts a dent in the otherwise impressive device. But according to Philip Berne, Samsung's Marketing Manager for Technical Media, the 'Samsung Hub' service that is part of virtually all the Samsung phones and tablets will be put to rest soon.
Samsung's strong growth in the smartphone arena is one of the most impressive stories ever. It is worth noting that, within 25 days of its launch, the Galaxy S5 has shipped a staggering 10 million units across the world. This feat of Galaxy S5 trumps the Galaxy S4's sales numbers head on. With the impressive sales figures, it is only natural that Samsung makes the most of the demand for their flagship handset. The company is planning to debut pink versions of the Galaxy S5 in Japan.
The company BlackBerry has come up with a list of killer features that can be expected from its new BlackBerry 10.3 OS. The company's official blog listed out quite a lot of interesting aspects of this new OS update. Here is a condensed version of the list, which consists of the most important and telling attributes of this OS update.
