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BlackBerry CEO says company won’t sell $50 phones

, Mar 8th 2013 Discuss [7]

BlackBerry is willing to try new things. Take BlackBerry 10 for example; it's a completely new platform for the company and they're willing to take risks in order to attempt to gain more market share. However, one thing they won't do is sell phones under $50. BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins says that this would be out of the ordinary for the company. Read The Full Story

Apple’s Phil Schiller tells Android users to “be safe out there”

, Mar 7th 2013 Discuss [17]

Android is no stranger to malware. We've seen several instances of fake apps making their way into the Google Play store that are infested with malicious code, and while it just takes common sense to weed out the fake apps, some users can be unlucky enough to miss a couple and end up installing malware on their Android devices. Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller, wants to remind you all to "be safe out there." Read The Full Story

JackPod mounts your smartphone on a tripod using headphone jack

, Mar 6th 2013 Discuss [3]

There are no shortage of nifty accessories gaining traction on Kickstarter. However, only a few of them catch our eyes, the JackPod being one of them. The Kickstarter campaign for the smartphone accessory just recently launched, and it's looking to revolutionize smartphone tripod mounts with a nifty new way to mount your smartphone. Read The Full Story

Senator introducing bill to legalize phone unlocking

, Mar 5th 2013 Discuss [62]

The White House officially responded to the phone unlocking petition yesterday, and it seems politicians agree with us: phone unlocking should be legal. And right away, a Minnesota senator has drafted a bill that would make it legal for users to unlock their mobile phones, and it plans to be revealed later this week. Read The Full Story

Apple considered “Mobi,” “TriPod,” “TelePod” as possible iPhone names

, Mar 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

"iPhone" may not be a complicating name at all, and it uses Apple's iconic "i" prefix that they've used on almost all of their big products. However, the company actually considered a whole host of names for the new phone before it was initially announced in 2007. Some of which were "Mobi," "TriPod," "TelePod," and even "iPad." Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S IV shows up on Expansys

, Mar 5th 2013 Discuss [1]

Just last night, EVLeaks dropped some renders of the Galaxy S IV on Twitter, giving us a glimpse at what the new smartphone may look like when its eventually unveiled on March 14. However, it looks like those renders actually came from the device's landing page on Expansys, an online electronics retailer. Furthermore, the tweet from EVLeaks has since been deleted. UPDATE: Expansys has since made clear that these renders come from their web designer and were not meant to be seen as actual images of the device - so cool your jets! Read The Full Story

Pictures from North Korea hit Instagram after its 3G network goes live

, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [3]

On February 22, we reported that North Korea planned to switch on a 3G mobile data network for visitors by March 1, providing for the first time an open Internet connection to foreigners in the nation. Now that the network is live, visitors in the country have begun uploading pictures from within to Instagram, giving a glimpse into the locked down nation. Read The Full Story

Mobiroo unveils monthly subscription service for unlimited access to Android apps

, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [2]

Mobiroo, a Canadian startup, has unveiled its new Android app subscription service, which allows Android users to get unlimited access to "hundreds of top paid apps." Instead of paying for individual apps, users can have unlimited downloads from a rather vast library for what is an initial limited price of $2.49 per month. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S IV to come with eye-tracking functionality

, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [12]

The Galaxy S IV announcement -- or so we think that's what we'll see -- is just 10 days away, and the rumors are simply not stopping, nor should we expect them to. The latest one to feast your eyes on is the supposed implementation of eye-tracking technology in the Galaxy S IV, which will allow users to scroll web pages or apps with their own eyeballs. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry Z10 chosen by German government

, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [1]

Many government agencies and companies around the world may be ditching BlackBerry for iOS and Android, but the German government is thinking quite the contrary. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other agencies in the country have been announced to be using the new BlackBerry Z10 as a daily driver because of its security features. Read The Full Story

IDC: smartphones WILL outsell feature phones this year

, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [2]

It looks like 2013 is the year when smartphones finally outsell feature phones. It's been a long time coming, and the shipments of smartphones are finally expected to beat that of feature phones by 0.2%. The IDC (International Data Corporation) states that shipments of smartphones in 2013 is forecasted to equal 50.1% of all mobile phone shipments globally. The reason being that emerging markets are finally adapting more to the smartphone craze. Read The Full Story

Nokia EOS to sport aluminum body, waterproof nano coating

, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [5]

We've heard ramblings of Nokia's upcoming rumored flagship before, known as the "EOS" or "Catwalk." This time around, we're hearing some really interesting tidbits of about the phone, most particularly that it'll come with an aluminum outer shell, and will be waterproof thanks to a special nano coating from P2i, which is a partnership that the company's allegedly worked out at Mobile World Congress last week. Read The Full Story
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