Samsung sponsorship backfires with angry LeBron James tweet

Samsung is no stranger to having celebrity sponsorships backfire, usually in the form of the designated public person using an iPhone while endorsing one of the Korean company’s handsets. Such … Continue reading

In the ongoing mobile phone price wars, AT&T just knocked $15 off 2GB Mobile Share Value plans, brin

In the ongoing mobile phone price wars, AT&T just knocked $15 off 2GB Mobile Share Value plans, bringing the single-line price down to $65 a month. [Re/code]

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Dendroid Android RAT malware exposes users

Remote Access Toolkits, more commonly called RAT malware, provide hackers with access to compromised systems, and in the case of Dendroid, to one’s Android mobile. In addition to providing a … Continue reading

Nexus 6 and Nexus smartwatch tipped for LG

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Wello iPhone case tracks owner’s vitals

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Galaxy S5 arriving with premium subscription “gifts”

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Meet the Next Generation of Phones and Wearables

Meet the Next Generation of Phones and Wearables

Have a look at our photo gallery to see what the future of mobile computing will look like — at least for the next year.

    



Boeing Announces Boeing Black Secure Smartphone

Boeing Black SmartphoneBoeing Co, best know for creating jets and fighter planes, has announced on Wednesday that it will be releasing its own secure smartphone targeting the US defense and security communities. Boeing stated that they had identified a need for agencies to have secure data communications that current devices on the market have not met.

The Boeing Black Smartphone will run on Google’s Android operating system and contain multiple features to maintain secure data storage and communications with the most significant of those being a self-destruct feature. Any attempt to break into the device case, according to Bruce Olcott of Boeing’s council, will trigger functions that will delete all data and software on the device leaving in inoperable.

According to a product card released by Boeing the device will have a 4.2 inch display and dual SIM supported bands for LTE, WCDMA and GSM. It will also communicate via Bluetooth, but interestingly no mention of WiFi. It will have on board storage as well as a microSD expansion slot and dual 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPUs.

No word at this point on carriers or the exact price and release date, but it is likely not too far off based on the amount of details released this week.

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Lenovo taps Ashton Kutcher for smartphone lineup

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