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Kazam startup launched by former HTC executives to offer “robust” smartphones

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

There are some industries where getting a handful of marketshare is an uphill battle, with the world of smartphones being one such example. That hasn't stopped HTC's former header of sales Michael Coombes, and HTC's former marketing head in the United Kingdom, Jame Atkins, from launching their own smartphone-centric startup, Kazam. The business aims to provide smartphones for the European market. Read The Full Story

AT&T’s GoPhone prepaid subscribers score 4G LTE on June 21

, Jun 15th 2013 Discuss [1]

Prepaid cell phone plans and handsets come with a lot of benefits, but 4G LTE isn't always one of them. That will change later this month for AT&T subscribers, who will soon have access to a new prepaid handset from the carrier with 4G support, giving them access to the faster mobile broadband network. What handset? The Samsung Galaxy Express. Read The Full Story

Snapcat for Android is Snapchat for your cat

, Jun 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

Anyone who has spent any appreciable amount of time on the Internet already knows that cats own the Web, having slowly achieved their digital domination via insidious pictures of cuteness and videos of rodent-destroying chivalry. Perhaps it is this feline saturation that prompted the creation of Snapcat, a Snapchat derivative designed specifically for cat self-shots. Read The Full Story

Smartphone apps that mimic birds are harmful, says Wildlife Trust

, Jun 14th 2013 Discuss [1]

It is inevitable that technology and decidedly non-technological things will continue to merge as mobile devices and such become more powerful and less expensive. One such way this reality has manifested is birdsong apps, which are apps that play a specific type of bird's song, luring them in for bird watchers or photographers to enjoy. According to the Wildlife Trust of Dorset, this is harmful, and it has issued a warning against it. Read The Full Story

NJ bill will allow law enforcement to inspect cell phones after a crash

, Jun 13th 2013 Discuss [8]

Distracted driving is responsible for many wrecks, and as a result there has been a push for auto makers to implement technologies aimed at reducing gadget-related distractions. There's some controversy about whether those technologies help or cause more of an issue than they fix, but both those issues aside, New Jersey has a proposal on the table that would allow police officers to search a driver's cell phone if they've been involved in a wreck. Read The Full Story

ZTE Grand S Flex and Blade G images and specs surface

, Jun 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

In December, word surfaced that ZTE would be showing off the Grand S, which was being hailed as the world's thinnest phablet, at CES 2013. Such was the case, and we got our hands on the giant smartphone back in January. Since hitting shelves, some feedback of the smartphone has been of the critical variety, with some consumers taking issue with the small non-removable battery. Such complaints have been addressed with the Grand S Flex. Read The Full Story

Dennis Woodside: Motorola to launch hero Moto X smartphone this year [UPDATE]

, May 29th 2013 Discuss [4]

The D11 conference has been underway, with Tim Cook discussing all things Apple yesterday, and today with Motorola‘s Dennis Woodside discussing the company and its plans. According to Woodside, Motorola plans to launch amidst a range of smartphones one particular hero handset called the Moto X, which is said to be “contextually aware of what is going on around it.”

Motorola X

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Samsung GALAXY S 4 breaks records with 10 million sales in first month

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [3]

Samsung saw quite a bit of success with its GALAXY S III handset, prompting a large launch party for its next-generation flagship, the GALAXY S 4, late last year. Earlier this evening, Samsung announced that the handset has broken records set by previous iterations of the phone, selling 10 million units in the one-month time span since its launch. Read The Full Story

Lenovo rolls out IdeaPhone K900 Intel-Inside smartphone in China

, May 17th 2013 Discuss [2]

Back in January at CES, we got our hands on Lenovo's IdeaPhone K900 Intel-Inside smartphone, a sleek unibody handset with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 and a 5.5-inch 1080p display. It has been a long time coming, but the smartphone has finally hit shelves, with Lenovo launching the phone in China earlier this week. The K900 is slated to roll out internationally over the summer. Read The Full Story

Intel’s former CEO laments lost iPhone opportunity as new leadership vows mobile push

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [2]

Intel's now-former CEO Paul Otellini, who retired today, discussed the lost opportunities that resulted from passing on providing chips for the iPhone, something that he says would have made the world "a lot different" if he had gone with his gut feeling rather than what the numbers indicated. In the same vein, the company's new CEO Brian Krzanich said at Intel's annual shareholder's meeting that the company will bolster its mobile focus. Read The Full Story

Three major carriers join “It Can Wait” campaign against texting while driving

, May 14th 2013 Discuss [3]

On March 28, we reported on a survey conducted by AT&T, which revealed that just under half of all drivers in the United States admit to texting while driving, despite 98-percent of those individuals reporting that it is dangerous and something they shouldn't do. Likewise, according to that survey, 43-percent of all teenage drivers say they text and drive. Such is the reason AT&T created the "It Can Wait" campaign, which several carriers just joined. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy Centura smartphone destined for Straight Talk

, May 9th 2013 Discuss [15]

Samsung has quietly slipped a new smartphone into the market, this one destined for Straight Talk and bestowed with the Galaxy Centura name. The phone wasn't announced, instead appearing over on Samsung's website, where it currently sits without a price or launch date, but alongside a list of specifications that point to an all-around basic lower-end handset for those needing a (we're assuming) budget phone. Read The Full Story
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