Contrary to the plethora of reports in the media that Facebook outbid Google for WhatsApp by offering an eye watering $19 billion, it appears that the popular cross platform messaging service didn’t receive a bid from Google in the first place. This comes directly from Android chief and Google SVP Sundar Pichai, so its safe to say that these comments have weight to them.
WhatsApp Didn’t Receive A Buyout Offer From Google original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Canonical tried to enter the smartphone game by building its very own phone, the Ubuntu Edge, but unfortunately that project failed to kick off due to insufficient crowdfunding. Since then the company has been perfecting Ubuntu OS for phones and has even released test builds for Nexus devices. Canonical has already revealed plans of teaming up with OEMs to bring Ubuntu phones to the market, now the CEO has confirmed that the first phones will go on sale this fall.
Ubuntu Phones Will Hit The Market This Fall original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Launched last year at Mobile World Congress, Samsung’s security platform Knox is about to see a second evolution which will bring significantly important new use cases and potentially serve a lot more users in the small business (SMB) space. To mark the importance of Knox in Samsung’s overall strategy, Mr. J.K Shin himself (CEO of Samsung Mobile and IT) presided the event and introduced a high-level view of the current state of affairs and where the platform was going. (more…)
Samsung Knox 2.0: Ready For Small Businesses And Cloud Management original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Could you comfortably read at 1,000 words per minute? That’s what startup Spritz claims, revealing a new reading technology aimed at phones, ereaders, and tablets, but also smaller displays like … Continue reading
At Mobile World Congress 2014, Nokia announced its much rumored Nokia X lineup. What was believed to be one Android device turned out to be a trio of Android phones in various sizes. The Nokia X, X+ and XL offer highly forked versions of Google’s mobile operating system in the company’s usual colorful designs. They lean on Microsoft services, as opposed to Google’s, and are served by Nokia’s own app store. The relatively low prices make them a good option, but unfortunately they won’t be officially released for sale in the U.S.
Nokia X Not Coming To The U.S. original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Google never made a play for WhatsApp despite reports of an unsuccessful $10bn bid for the messaging service, Senior VP Sundar Pichai says, though talks of collaboration between the firms … Continue reading
A Dutch start-up wants to make Bitcoin payments as easy as nodding your head, with EAZE revealing “Nod to Pay” using Google Glass, the virtual currency, and QR codes. Triggered … Continue reading
Just as it was at CES 2014, so too did Samsung team up with Kidrobot to deliver artistic expression to the masses with artists Tilt and The London Police. The … Continue reading
Samsung has announced that it has launched the SDKs for two of its new products at MWC 2014 Developer Day. The SDKs that have launched are for the Samsung Galaxy … Continue reading
If you’re looking for mid-tier scrimping while you’re also in the market for total and complete privacy in all things you do online, you might want to look somewhere else. … Continue reading
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