As shipment numbers have shown many times, vast quantities of the technology-using public own or have owned an Android smartphone or an Android tablet, and as such have used Google’s operating system to log onto their own and likely other WiFi networks. What isn’t so commonly known is that those WiFi passwords are stored by […]
Facebook has announced that it will begin testing an auto-playing video feature in the News Feed on mobile devices, something that is said to be surfacing “in the coming weeks.” With the feature will come automatic video playing when one is scrolled to in the News Feed, much in the same way a video is […]
Late last month, a surprise announcement surfaced that Google’s Hugo Barra was leaving the company for Chinese handset maker Xiaomi, something that was confirmed a short while later. With the announcement came a variety of speculation, not the least of which was fueled by news of workplace relationships within Google, but such was not the […]
Now that we know all about the latest generation of iPhone(s), it’s time to start guessing what Apple’s going to do next. This is a time when true fanboys dive into Apple’s growing library of patents for clues. And while we can’t expect all these patents to make it to market, it’s fun to wonder.
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Yesterday, we saw Apple introduce a new plastic iPhone. Why plastic? Because it’s cheaper, sure. But Apple’s shrewd decision to use plastic is about more than just money.
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It’s one of the oldest tricks
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The Moto X has been touted as a “Made in USA” smartphone, with the assembly taking place at a facility in Forth Worth, Texas. Motorola‘s CEO Dennis Woodside took to the company’s blog today to talk about this and to introduce the new ability to tour the facility on Google Maps, allowing the interested to […]
So Apple’s iPhone event is over and we have two new iPhones to fondle, swipe, break, fingerprint and maybe even use. Well technically we have two new iPhones. One of them is last year’s guts in a brand new body. The other one is brand new guts in last year’s body. Half a new phone for everyone! What do you guys think about the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5S?
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Though some take the DIY approach to replacing a faulty part in a smartphone, many elect to discard it in favor of an upgraded device, something that results in a fair bit of electronics waste. To mitigate this — and to make it easy for a handset to be upgraded — the Phonebloks concept has […]
Say goodbye to "slide to unlock." At today’s press conference, Apple introduced the new iPhone 5S with a biometric lock it claims will revolutionize mobile security. Here’s how it works, and what it means for you.
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