PhoneArena

Advertising is hard We do it all day. Let us teach you what we've learned. Learn how the experts market their startups. Grab the free ebook. From our sponsors

 

 

PhoneArena

PhoneArena.com - Cell Phone Reviews, News, Specs and Info.

Has Swatch invented a smartwatch battery that lasts 6 months?
5/6/2015 7:57:00 PM

According to a weekly Swiss newspaper called Handelszeitung, watchmaker Swatch will release a new battery next year that will allow smartwatches to run 6 months before requiring a charge. Swatch CEO Nick Hayek told the paper "Whoever brings a battery for a smartwatch to the market that you don't need to charge for six months has a competitive advantage."

Hayek added that in conjunction with Swatch's research arm Belenos and battery producer Renata, the company will introduce a long lasting battery that will not only power wearables, but will also help power automobiles. Swatch unveiled its ...

 

Phablets score 21% of Q1 2015 smartphone sales in the US, Apple's iPhone 6 Plus leads the pack
5/6/2015 6:35:00 PM

According to a new report from Kantar Worldpanel, phablets accounted for 21 percent of all US smartphone sales during the first quarter of 2015. During in the first quarter of 2014, estimates show that phablets represented just 6 percent of all smartphone sales in the US, meaning that phablets nearly quadrupled their slice of the smartphone pie in just a year. Although the term is now starting to lose its identity, any smartphone with a screen size of 5.5 inches or larger is considered to be a phablet.

As many might have guessed, the Apple iPhone 6 Plus is one of ...

 

Snapdragon 810 didn't overheat on any commercial device says Qualcomm's marketing chief
5/6/2015 5:50:00 PM

Qualcomm's VP of marketing, Tim McDonough, says that the Snapdragon 810 never had a heating problem. Speaking with business magazine Forbes, the executive said that all of the rumors about the chipset running hot were "rubbish." McDonough did admit that early versions of the HTC One M9 and the LG G Flex 2 did overheat, but those were devices being tested and were not for commercial release.

McDonough pointed out that pre-release products are built to find bugs. He said, "Pre-released hardware doesn't act like commercial hardware, it's just part of the development process." His theory is ...

 

Android M to be introduced at Google I/O 2015?
5/6/2015 3:31:00 PM

Last year at Google I/O, Google introduced Android L which of course became Lollipop. With the release today of the schedule for I/O 2015, Google slipped and posted about a session called "Android for Work." A description of the event mentions how Android M is "bringing the power of Android to all kinds of workplaces."

Before you get terribly excited, if anything we will probably be given just enough of a taste of the new Android build to whet our appetite. After all, only 10% of Android devices are loaded with Android 5.0 or Android 5.1 right now. While Google might show us some of ...

 

Verizon Lumia 735 spotted at the FCC with Microsoft branding
5/6/2015 2:48:00 PM

Microsoft unveiled the Lumia 735 back in September 2014, but so far, the handset has yet to be launched in the United States despite numerous rumors that pointed towards an US launch. A recent discovery made in the FCC database reveals that Verizon might soon launch the Windows Phone handset on its network, with Microsoft's branding replacing the Nokia logo that is present on the international version of the Lumia 735.

At the moment, it's unknown if the Verizon version of the handset will launch with any significant hardware differences compared to the international version. ...

 

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at feedmyinbox.com

If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)