Canadians won’t have to wait long for their version of the LG G2. The 5.2-inch smartphone is now due to reach Bell, Rogers, Sasktel, Telus, Videotron and Wind Mobile on September 27th, two days after it launches on T-Mobile in the States. The carriers haven’t yet divulged pricing, although we’re not expecting Bell, Rogers or Telus to charge much more than $200 on contract, like some of their American counterparts.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, LG
Source: Telus
Developer Hammerhead Navigation thinks it has the solution to safer cycling: LEDs. It created a bike-mounted tool that does everything with its flashing diodes: turn-by-turn navigation, suggests crowd sourced-paths (via Strava and MapMyRide) and will even point you to the nearest Citibike exchange. The unit pairs with your iPhone or Android’s GPS to help find invisible bike trails through your city, and supposedly it can function without a data connection — perfect if you’re a desert cyclist. A $75 pledge ($70 if you act fast) will get you one gizmo, or a $140 promise will get you two. You like to spoil your riding buddy now and again, don’t you?
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Filed under: Peripherals, Transportation, Mobile
Source: Hammerhead Navigation (Dragon Innovation), Hammerhead Navigation
When Silvio Rizzi pulled down the Reeder app for iPad after Google Reader’s death, he swore to develop and eventually release a new version. Now, Rizzi has made good on that promise by launching Reeder 2 — a reworking of the older RSS reader that’s compatible with both iPhones and iPads. The app sports a brand-spankin’ new interface that replaces the old browns and sepias with gray, pulls feeds from several sources — including Feedly and Feedbin — and it can now also open links on Google Chrome. Reeder 2’s now available on the App Store, but if you feel iffy shelling out $4.99 for it, you can give the RSS client a whirl by getting the older iPhone version for the low, low price of free.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile
Source: Reeder 2 (App Store)
Let’s face it — we can’t be sure Nokia’s Lumia 1020 is worth the hype until it’s taken a thousand shots of Big Ben and Westminster tube station. Fortunately for us, the PureView-toting handset is landing in the UK from today. We’ve managed to wrangle confirmation that Vodafone, Three and O2 will be selling the unit, but alas, EE currently has no plans to offer the handset to its million-strong LTE customer base. We suspect more than a few of you, disappointed at Cupertino’s latest imaging update, may be throwing your cash at the screen right now.
Filed under: Cellphones, Cameras, Mobile, Microsoft, Nokia
Source: Nokia (Twitter)
We’re just wrapping up the two of the busiest weeks of the year, and coincidentally it happened near the end of our lengthy hiatus. Now we’re back, and we have no intention of going anywhere for a while. This week we’ll be discussing yesterday’s Apple event, the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear, Microsoft’s big decision regarding Nokia and plenty more! It’s going to be big, but it’ll be packed with all sorts of opinions about the latest wireless news. Join us!
Filed under: Announcements, Mobile
Beyond the basics, Apple has said little of how the iPhone 5s Touch ID fingerprint reader works — we mostly know that it’s inaccessible to the outside world. Thankfully, the company has shed further light on Touch ID through statements to the Wall Street Journal. To start, iPhone owners will have to unlock with a passcode if they either reboot or haven’t unlocked within 48 hours. The safeguard prevents hackers from simply biding their time while they look for a workaround, Apple says. Legitimate users will also want to keep their hands dry, as the reader doesn’t work well with fingers covered in sweat and other liquids. You won’t want to try unlocking immediately after running, then, but it’s evident that Apple already knows many of Touch ID’s real-world limitations.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Apple
Source: Wall Street Journal (1), (2)
The boys of summer are about to come home, but that doesn’t make developer Aaron Draczynski’s Google Glass baseball app any less rad. Blue uses geolocation to determine what park you’re at and feeds all manner of ball diamond-data directly into your eye. Whether it’s displaying play-by-play descriptions, who’s on the mound or how fast and what type his last pitch was, sitting in the stands no longer means missing out on the info you’d get from a TV broadcast. While this might seem like it’d be a better tablet or phone app, wearing Glass to a ballgame does have a distinct advantage: it lets you hold more than two $15 beers at a time.
Via: Buzzfeed
Source: Papermodelplane
We’ve seen a few international Galaxy Note 3 models pass through the FCC for approval; now, it’s time for two American versions. The first variant, the SM-N900A, has just cleared the US agency with support for AT&T’s GSM, HSPA and LTE frequencies — most likely, it’s a peek at what we’ll see on October 1st. A second model, the SM-N900R4, appears destined for LTE-capable CDMA carriers such as Sprint, US Cellular and numerous regional US providers. While there are no surprises in the FCC filings, it’s evident that Samsung’s giant Android smartphone will soon be ubiquitous in the States.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung, Sprint, AT&T
Variable’s been promising an Android version of Node since we first heard about it in early February of last year. The company’s finally delivering on that promise with the launch of the latest edition of its modular monitor. The new Node is dually compatible Google’s mobile operating system and iOS. The model also features a souped up wireless sensor, a quicker processor and more memory. That version’ll run you $149, a fact the company is celebrating by dropping the original iOS-only version down to $99.
Filed under: Cellphones, Peripherals, Mobile, Google
Source: Node
Not everyone gets to walk behind the tech industry’s velvet ropes. So when Motorola opened the gates to its Fort Worth, Texas facility — the place where custom Moto X’s are made — we were there to bring you an inside look. And in the interest of getting you even more intimately acquainted with the Google company’s assembled in the USA smartphone production hub, we have something almost as good as being there: a behind-the-scenes video tour. So, what are you waiting for… an invite? Head past the break to glimpse phase one of this whole new Motorola and see Governor Rick Perry spike an iPhone 5.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Google
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