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Which version of Android is your smartphone running on? (poll results)
3/26/2015 5:46:00 AM
Hang around PhoneArena or any other publication focused on the mobile industry long enough, and you're bound to stumble upon the word 'fragmentation'. But what does fragmentation mean in the context of Android? Simply put, it refers to the inability of any one player, including Google, to put the entire market onto the same version of its mobile OS. This is problematic – older versions of Android are no longer officially supported and receive no updates, including security ones, leaving users stuck with devices that are left to die a slow death.
Do you care if your phone gets hot under pressure?
3/26/2015 5:25:00 AM
Samsung to feature iris scanners on its mobile devices – and it's sooner than you may think!
3/26/2015 5:16:00 AM
SRI (Stanford Research Institute) International is a nonprofit research institute and one of the largest ones in the world at that. Established in 1946, it is based in the US and is said to have brought regional economic development as well as many innovations to various scientific fields (from medicine to tech) through the years.
Why do we talk about it, you may ask. Well, SRI has developed a range of biometric systems it calls Iris on the Move (IOM) and, as the name suggests, they work as portable iris scanning gizmos. Today, the company has announced it has given Samsung an exclusive ...
RakEM private messaging app saves you from drunk text regret, encrypts calls and video
3/26/2015 4:57:00 AM
Look, Mom, no NSA! Ever since the NSA snooping on our every line of communication became known, a new breed of apps has emerged, focused on security and encryption. Not only that, but they are getting more and more sophisticated, using server-less, peer-to-peer message deliveries, and unbreakable encryption, too.
Samsung's Galaxy S6 Active may come with a microSD card slot, but at a high cost
3/26/2015 3:54:00 AM
When Samsung finally unveiled the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge at the start of this month, everybody gawked at the sleek looks of the new handsets – no denying there. However, many were irked by the omission of two features that have, more or less, become signature for Samsung through the years – a user replaceable battery and a microSD storage expansion slot.
Now, since Sammy has done so well in battery optimization with its previous flagships – the Note 4 and Galaxy S5 – and has added a couple of pretty effective power saving modes, we'd feel safe to assume that less and less users feel ...
Analysts brace for BlackBerry to post worst quarterly sales in 9 years
3/26/2015 3:48:00 AM
Referring to BlackBerry's hardware sales as "empty calories," Goldman Sachs is wondering if the company should be making phone at all. BlackBerry CEO John Chen is certainly pondering the idea of the enterprise becoming a software and services company.
UBS is outright saying BlackBerry should exit the hardware space. Other money-types will be listening very carefully to BlackBerry's fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal 2015 results, and 2016 forecasts on Friday.
Estimates are floating the BlackBerry will post revenue of $790 million for the fourth quarter, which is 20% lower than the ...
ZTE Nubia Z9 Max and Z9 mini are official: titanium frames, stylish bods
3/26/2015 3:06:00 AM
ZTE pulled off the same trick it did last year with the Z7 Nubia Max and mini, and announced a Z9 Nubia Max and a Z9 mini variant as well. The Max is a 5.5" 1080p handset with Snapdragon 810 chipset, 3 GB DDR4 memory, and 16 GB of storage plus a microSD slot. The camera duo is a 16 MP rear and 8 MP front-facing shooters.
Monsters from Asia: vivo X5Max, the world's thinnest production phone
3/26/2015 3:05:00 AM
Facebook has really big plans for Messenger – track orders, book reservations, more
3/26/2015 1:43:00 AM
The initial explanations for Facebook spinning off its messaging feature into a separate application made sense, despite the vocal disapproval of many. With all the discrete capabilities being added, it would be a daunting task to keep everything working smoothly with one app.
Well Facebook is not done with Messenger, not be a long shot. On Wednesday, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the social network's plans to expand the functionality of Messenger dramatically.
Many people may not realize it, but there are a few dozen apps that can connect to Messenger, making the service a budding e-commerce ...
Quad HD wallpapers for HTC One M9 Plus leak out, get them all here
3/25/2015 11:58:00 PM
Expected to be officially announced on April 8, the long-rumored HTC One M9 Plus (or M9+) will probably become HTC's first smartphone to sport a Quad HD (1440 x 2560 pixels) display.
While the handset - initially known as HTC Hima Ultra - will be announced in China, HTC ROM developer @LlabTooFeR reports that it's going to be released not just in Asia, but also in Europe. In addition to this piece of info, @LlabTooFeR posted no less than 16 wallpapers that should come pre-installed on the One M9 Plus. These are all 2880 x 2560 pixel images, so they're scrollable wallpapers. You can get them ...
Does HTC have a new mid-range handset on the way?
3/25/2015 11:38:00 PM
According to the latest speculation, the HTC A50AML is apparently a new mid-range handset that is being developed using the code name CM650. There will be two versions of the handset, one being a premium version of the device. The HTC A50AML will be powered by the MediaTek MT6752 processor, which is a true octa-core chip. The handset features 2GB of RAM with 16GB of native storage inside.
The camera on back weighs in at 13MP. Depending on where you live, the front-facing camera will either match the shooter on back (13MP) or will be the 4MP Ultrapixel camera that was featured on the back ...
LG Watch Urbane LTE launches this week in Korea, it's more expensive than some Apple Watches
3/25/2015 11:25:00 PM
Announced last month by LG as the world's first LTE-connected smartwatch, the Watch Urbane LTE is now ready to try and lure customers in South Korea (LG's home country). The device will be launched there this Friday, March 27, and it's going to be very pricey: 650,000 KRW, meaning about $590. That's higher than the starting price of the Apple Watch ($349).
Thanks to LTE, and the fact that it supports SIM cards, the LG Watch Urbane LTE can make phone calls on its own.
Of course, the smartwatch can also be connected to a smartphone via Bluetooth (as long as the smartphone runs Android ...
Moto X (2015) should be released around August / September, suggests Motorola President
3/25/2015 10:33:00 PM
Believe it or not, the second-generation Moto X (pictured) is now six months old, and a new model should be released sometime later this year. But when exactly? Well, we don't know exactly when, but it looks like it won't happen in the first half of the year (in case anyone was expecting this).
Rick Osterloh, Motorola's President, today confirmed that the company's trying "to stay on a roughly annual cycle for all of our products, including Moto X." Since the previous Moto X models were introduced in August and September, respectively, that's when we should expect to see the third-gen Moto ...
Humor: The "must have" Apple Watch accessories, paint, clocks, even spare limbs
3/25/2015 10:25:00 PM
A few days ago, ABC News broadcast a number of segments about a top secret Apple fitness lab, where the company tests various heath factors of people as a part of the development of the new Apple Watch.
Not only did Apple employees participate in assisting Cupertino in amassing these heath statistics, nearly all of them did so without actually knowing why they were doing it. This same facility tested the Apple Watch under a variety of environmental conditions as well.
If you saw the ABC New segment, then the most telling item you saw the lab rats wearing was this pronounced blue ...
Android 5.0.2 rolls out OTA for the Wi-Fi only version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
3/25/2015 10:02:00 PM
Samsung France is the first to send out Android 5.0.2 to owners of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5. The update is being made available to those with the Wi-Fi only variant of the slate. The file is said to weigh in at 930MB which means that you might want to be connected to a Wi-Fi network when downloading and installing it. You should also have your battery recharged to at least 50%.
Besides France, there are some owners of the tablet in other areas like the U.S. India, Romania, Poland and Canada who claim that they have been able to update the tablet in the country. While Android 5.1 will ...
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