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How to access Facebook and Wikipedia for free, without wasting any data
4/15/2015 5:57:00 AM

You may not know this, but Facebook launched an initiative all the way back in 2010 that would allow users completely data-free use of its website, though the functionality is definitely stripped down. Called Facebook Zero, the program is aimed at underdeveloped markets, especially those in Africa, which are expected to continue growing their use of the internet, and thus, Facebook. Thankfully, the initiative was taken up by carriers from all parts of the worlds, and though a conclusive list is unavailable, you can easily test and see if yours is participating.


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Watch Huawei P8 announcement live stream here
4/15/2015 5:40:00 AM


The Huawei P8 is about to take over as the new flagship of Huawei, one of the largest phone makers with a global footprint and Chinese origins.

The company will livestream the Huawei P8 announcement (it has dropped the Ascend name from the title and it's just P8 this time around), so you can tune in and watch the event as it unfolds.

The big launch will be under the 'Revamp the possibilities of light' motto, a hint towards a better display and/or camera on the new phone.

The Huawei P8 is expected ...

 

Did you know: there are over 18,000 Android devices available today
4/15/2015 3:56:00 AM


Android is the world's most popular phone platform, and a lot of that popularity is due to the tremendous variety in devices that it offers. There are so many Android phones, it is practically impossible to keep count for anyone except for Google itself.

Now, in an internal memo to employees regarding the recent legal spat with EU over anti-competitive practices (Google says it has a strong case against this), the company revealed that there is a total of more than 18,000 Android devices available today.

18,000 Android devices are available today, most of them from ...

 

Samsung's new TouchWiz vs HTC Sense UI 7 comparison results: here is the winner!
4/15/2015 3:47:00 AM


Apart from showing us their newest flagship phones, Samsung and HTC also introduced the newest renditions of their user interfaces - respectively, the newest TouchWiz and Sense 7 UI. It's so hard to give an definite answer to this question - after all, it's a subjective type of preference, so each and every user has to decide themselves. 

Both Sense UI and TouchWiz have their own strengths and weaknesses - Sense UI is a boasts slightly less features and is a bit lighter, while TouchWiz is still among the most functional and feature-rich once out ...

 

Samsung Galaxy S6 proves itself most durable in a series of grueling durability tests
4/15/2015 3:44:00 AM

You may be tired of flagship bending vids already, but you shouldn't miss this one, because it's well produced, features some wicked smartphone torture machinery, and the results are interesting. Extended warranty provider SquareTrader went on to compare the Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 edge, iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus in a series of stress tests, which saw the flagships go through dunking, six feet drops, power slides, and the grand finale - 110 pounds of pressure! Obviously, no smartphone can come out of such dire straits unscathed, but there was a clear winner in the trial - the Galaxy S6!

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Rejoice, Uber riders, booking with Galaxy S6 will now net you a $25 discount
4/15/2015 2:50:00 AM

The crowdsourced cabby service Uber issued a press release, detailing a partnership with none other than Samsung, resulting in a generous promo offer to get them hooked on the cheapo urban transportation solution.


Newly-minted owners of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge phones just have to fire up the Galaxy Gifts promo widget, get Uber's app, and will be in for a sweet $25 ride discount added to their accounts. As per Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, VP of mobile at Uber: "We are excited about the combination of Samsung's reach and Uber's global footprint — in 300 cities across 56 countries — that ...

 

Blizzard finally releases critically acclaimed Hearthstone game for phones - Android and iOS
4/15/2015 2:33:00 AM

By now, anyone remotely affiliated with gaming has probably heard about Hearthstone – Blizzard's own free-to-play card game, which grows fast and captivates fans easily. The title made its way to mobile a few months ago, allowing users to play on the go so long as they had a tablet (7" screen minimum) to run it on. Fans were promised a pure phone version in the beginning of 2015 and while some of you may think "but it's April!?", those who are familiar with "Blizzard times" will probably feel pleasantly surprised.

So, what's different – the game pretty much looks and feels the same, however, ...

 

Apple's iPhones are the world's most popular camera devices, followed by Canon's and Samsung's
4/15/2015 2:27:00 AM


For years now, we've been saying that smartphones are rapidly replacing dedicated cameras, and data from Flickr – one of the largest photo sharing platforms on the planet – has finally confirmed that. 

According to Flickr's usage statistic, the combined popularity of 19 different Apple devices make the company's wares the most popular for taking snaps, followed by the hundreds of Canon, Samsung, Nikon, and Sony devices (in that order). With the exception of Canon and Nikon, we're exclusively talking about smartphone devices, with the Apple ...

 

Microsoft announces the Lumia 540 Dual SIM - $149 WP8.1 trooper with a 5MP wide-angle selfie camera
4/15/2015 2:11:00 AM

Yes, we're still waiting for a new Microsoft flagship, but Redmond's just-announced new device is certainly not the device many fans are patiently waiting for. The company's newest device is the Nokia Lumia 540 Dual SIM, a quite affordable handset boasting specs that are almost on par with another recent entrant, the Lumia 640. 

As such, the Nokia Lumia 540 Dual SIM comes with a 5" display that has an resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, making up for a pixel density of 294ppi, while a quad-core Snapdragon 200 is humming inside the phone at 1.2GHz. The SoC is paired with ...

 

The LG G4 camera to come with a six-layer lens that is double the G3 size
4/15/2015 1:41:00 AM

If you have been wondering how exactly will the G4 camera be able to collect 80% more light than the G3 unit, the answer is a much bigger lens module, reports Korean media today. Done entirely in-house, the new LG Innotek 16 MP camera piece that will make a cameo in the G4 for the first time, has received a lens set with wide f/1.8 aperture that is double the size of the G3 glass. It also consists of not four or five, but a six-element lens, for better light sensing, resulting in a "high-precision, large-diameter module structure."


To top it all off, LG Innotek introduced an ...

 

Pre-orders now accepted in the U.K. for the BlackBerry Leap; handset is heading to the U.S. soon
4/15/2015 12:00:00 AM

The latest smartphone from BlackBerry is beginning its global rollout this week, starting with the U.K. where the BlackBerry Leap is now available for pre-orders via the ShopBlackBerry.com website. The handset will then be offered in Germany, France, the U.S., Canada, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and India. The device is packed with the latest and greatest 10.3.1 build of BlackBerry 10.

The BlackBerry Leap is equipped with a 5-inch screen carrying a resolution of 720 x 1280. That works out to a pixel density of 294ppi. Under the hood is a  dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon MSM8960 CPU ...

 

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