Blackphone Begins Shipping To Early Adopters
The wait is nearly over for early adopters of Blackphone, an Android-based smartphone that boasts of enhanced privacy and security. Geneva-based SGP Technologies, the phone’s manufacturer, announced...
View ArticleBlackBerry Shrink Loss, Sees Rising Sales
BlackBerry Ltd reported a smaller quarterly loss on Friday and is showing encouraging signals about its endangered smartphone business as well as its software and services sales, spurring a more than 4...
View ArticleWhat Will Facebook Do With WhatsApp
Facebook's final WhatsApp acquisition price tag has risen an additional $3 billion to roughly $22 billion because of the increased value of Facebook's stock in recent months. This means that Zuckerberg...
View ArticleSamsung Dumped Qualcomm Processors In Next Galaxy S Phone
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will not use Qualcomm Inc’s processors for the next version of the South Korean technology giant’s flagship Galaxy S smartphone, according to Bloomberg. Such an outcome...
View ArticleSamsung Expected To Launch New Mobile Phones On March 1st
Samsung Electronics has scheduled one of its most critical mobile phone launches for March 1, where the Galaxy S6 and an Edge version of the device are expected to be unveiled. The company’s Unpacked...
View ArticleSamsung Moving Toward Mobile Payments With LoopPay Acquisition
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has acquired U.S. mobile wallet startup LoopPay, signaling its intention to launch a smartphone payments service to compete with rival Apple Inc. Mobile payments have been...
View ArticleBlackBerry Announces Plans For Cloud Based Device Management
BlackBerry Ltd announced on Monday it has to plans to roll out a cloud-based version of its device management platform BES12, a move that will make the service more accessible to small- and...
View ArticleAT&T To Link Smart Homes With Connected Cars
AT&T Inc will link its connected car and smart home technologies to expand its reach in the fast-growing market for Internet-connected devices, a new battleground for the telecom giant and its...
View ArticleLenovo Announces 64-Bit Android Tablet For $129
Tablets running 64-bit Android haven’t been on the market forr long but prices are already projected to drop quickly. Lenovo’s 8-inch Tab 2 A8 will ship in June starting at $129, with a 64-bit version...
View ArticleHuawei Hints At Big Plans To Sell Phones, Wearables In U.S.
Two years after U.S. lawmakers declared it a national security threat, China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is planning a campaign to win over U.S. consumers, rolling out new mobile phones and wearable...
View ArticleBlackBerry Unveils Leap Smartphone
BlackBerry debuted a new mid-market smartphone named the BlackBerry Leap that is set to replace the Z3 device launched a year ago, in a move to woo buyers in certain emerging markets where BlackBerry...
View ArticleInternet.org Aims To Provide Free Services To 100 Countries By Next Year
Internet.org, which is already offering free Internet service in six countries, has a rather aggressive goal to connect to 100 countries in the next year. “We like big, ambitious goals at Facebook,”...
View ArticleFacebook Stepping Up Plans To Get Rid Of Fake Profiles
Facebook is ramping up its efforts to improve how it detects fake profiles, particularly those created by people claiming to be someone else. Fake profiles are a real challenge for Facebook, especially...
View ArticleFuel Cells Could Offer Hope For Smartphone Batteries
While processors, memory and other components have advanced in leaps and bounds, progress in smartphone battery technology has been much slower over the last couple of decades. All those people you see...
View ArticleLG, Huawei Soon To Offer High-end Smartphones
HTC and Samsung Electronics impressed Mobile World Congress attendees with new high-end smartphones, but they won’t be the only game in town for long: LG Electronics and Huawei Technologies are gearing...
View ArticleSamsung To Push Up Launch Date For New Galaxy S Phone
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to fast forward the unveiling of its next Galaxy S smartphone to January in an attempt to compete better with rival Apple Inc’s new iPhones, South Korea’s Electronic...
View ArticleAT&T Facing Pressure, Offers Aggressive Smartphone Discounts
AT&T has announced aggressive discounts on new smartphones and devices, including a 2-for-1 smartphone offer for business customers. A big focus of the AT&T discounts is special deals on...
View ArticleLG’s New G5 Smartphone To Debut ‘Always On’ Display
LG’s next flagship Android smartphone, the G5, will come with an “always on” screen, according to a teaser posted the LG Facebook page. The full reveal of the G5 is expected on Feb. 21, just prior to...
View ArticleNokia, Ericcson Talk 5G Timelines
Ericsson, the world’s top supplier of wireless equipment, said on Monday it expects 150 million users to be on next-generation 5G networks five years from now, steering clear of an industry debate over...
View ArticleIntel Prepares For A 5G World
Intel spearheaded a wireless revolution more than a decade with its Centrino processor platform, designed to connect laptops over Wi-Fi, and now believes the 5G mobile standard will fuel the next big...
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