Back in August, the first hints of the HTC One Max surfaced with leaked details. Some new photographs have leaked today that show multiple shots of what is claimed to be the HTC One Max. We had hoped the device would get official during IFA in Berlin, but that didn’t happen. The new round of […]
Jolla has just announced that its Sailfish OS has hit a major milestone. The operating system is now compatible with Android applications and hardware. This milestone means that users of Android devices can now use the gesture-based Sailfish OS via various global app stores. Jolla says that its breakthrough allows the Sailfish OS to run […]
Google Keep stores its content in Drive, but it doesn’t pull content from Drive. That may change, however, as Google Operating System has spotted some unused Drive integration code within the Android app. They suggest that users could attach Drive files to their notes and either view them directly or open them in third-party software. Media hounds wouldn’t have to upload video, though — there’s mention of embedding YouTube clips. The code doesn’t guarantee that Keep will be file-savvy in the near future, but it does show that Google is at least considering such an upgrade.
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Google
Via: The Next Web
Source: Google Operating System
If you’ve never heard of the modular phone concept Phonebloks or the crowdspeaking platform known as Thunderclap before today, you’re about to get educated. Phonebloks is the latest in a line of modular smart device concepts made by designers from all corners of the earth – this model is simple, clean, and is really seeming […]
Microsoft officially acquired Nokia’s devices group to improve the overall Windows Phone platform. The New York Times, however, hears from sources that the company may have had another incentive: Nokia had been testing Android on Lumia devices. The Finnish firm reportedly started experimenting with Android “well before” the deal, making it easier to switch platforms if the Microsoft partnership didn’t last beyond 2014. Nokia’s potential OS switch wasn’t mentioned in the acquisition discussions this year, according to one tipster. Even so, the sources claim that Microsoft’s executives knew of the project’s existence — they would have understood the consequences of losing Nokia’s support. Microsoft and Nokia have so far declined to comment on the rumor, but it’s clear that any Android-based Lumias are now consigned to the history books.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Microsoft, Nokia
Source: New York Times
Just over a week has passed since Microsoft announced their acquisition of Nokia‘s phones division, and already insiders are suggesting that a Nokia Lumia Android device was not only a possibility, it was real. Two people briefed on the effort have let the New York Times know (anonymously) that Android had been “up and running” […]
Samsung hasn’t launched any Windows Phones for AT&T in the past year, but there are new hints suggesting the company may renew its support. An unannounced SGH-i187 phone has surfaced at the FCC with AT&T-compatible GSM, HSPA and LTE frequencies. While the filing doesn’t reveal the OS, the i187 name last appeared in benchmarks for a Windows Phone; if the tests are authentic, we’re looking at a mid-range handset with a 720p screen and a Snapdragon 400. We don’t know if or when Samsung will ship the i187 to AT&T, but it could bring some diversity to a Windows Phone lineup that’s increasingly Lumia-centric.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung, AT&T
Source: FCC
To date, Straight Talk’s LTE support has been limited to a warmed-over Sprint version of the Galaxy S III. Now there’s a much better option: the prepaid carrier has started selling SIM cards that support unlocked devices with AT&T-compatible LTE. The upgrade potentially offers a better bargain than AT&T’s own Aio Wireless, giving customers unlimited LTE data, voice and text for $45 per month versus Aio’s $55. It’s not quite paradise, however. Straight Talk is known to throttle data, which could prove all the more frustrating at 4G speeds.
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile, AT&T
Via: Droid-Life
Source: Straight Talk
Today pre-orders began for Apple’s iPhone 5c, the phone that’s set to replace the iPhone 5 in the company’s stock while the iPhone 5s takes the hero spot, and they’ve already begun to sell out pre-orders. Though it is only one model and one color for now, it would appear that this smartphone is set […]
Earlier this year Google enhanced the voice recognition search system embedded in the Chrome web browser for desktop machines so that it’d understand pronouns – then this ability came to Android, and now it heads to iOS. What this means for this week’s update of Chrome (version 29, that is), is that you’ll be able […]
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