Blip: Samsung needs help deciding what to do with flexible displays
The last we heard of Samsung's flexible display tech was April, when the rolly screens were warbled by delays.Now we know why - apparently the Korean company can't figure out what to do with it.Hence...
View ArticleGoogle Search adds Google Now's personalized results
For many of us, our smartphones have become miniature personal assistants, and offer us a way to keep organized all from one convenient location.But there's still the matter of having to dig through...
View ArticleIs Samsung is Gear-ing up for September 4 smartwatch launch?
According to unconfirmed reports on Wednesday, Samsung will launch the heavily-tipped Galaxy Gear smartwatch during its Unpacked event early next month.Sammobile, the often reliable independent Samsung...
View ArticleAndroid quest for global domination continues, according to new figures
Google's mobile operating system may be fragmented, but Android as a whole stills eats up the smartphone pie chart with 79 percent market share in the second quarter of 2013."Android continues to...
View ArticleiPhone 5 and 5C together in perfect harmony?
Another alleged iPhone 5C shell for your perusal today. This one comes once again from leaker Sonny Dickson, who posted a video of the casing alongside the rest of the iPhone family.It's the latest in...
View ArticleApple 'gifting' patent rekindles NFC for iPhone and iPad rumours
A new Apple patent hints that the next generations of iPhone and iPad will come with NFC on board. The application is based around giving iOS songs, ebooks and films to other iOS-using friends and...
View ArticleWell that was fast: Google blocking Microsoft's re-released YouTube app
It was just this week that YouTube finally returned to Windows Phone, and Google has already blocked the new app.Microsoft and Google were supposed to collaborate on a new version of the Windows Phone...
View ArticleSony Xperia i1 'Honami' could put 4K video in the palm of your hand
We don't know that many concrete facts about the rumored Sony Xperia i1 (aka "Honami"), but that hasn't stopped a barrage of rumors and leaks from giving us an idea of what to expect from Sony's...
View ArticleImproved imaging is the marque feature of Nokia's Lumia Amber update
Nokia confirmed its Lumia Amber software update has started to roll-out for the company's Windows Phone 8 devices.The headline feature in this fairly significant software bump is the new imaging...
View ArticleDid HTC plot to offer customized phone options before the Moto X?
Motorola is attempting to sparks a user-first smartphone revolution with its customizable Moto X phone, but it may not have been the only one to cook up such an idea.According to a new report, HTC at...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Note 3 Exynos 5 Octa not going global?
Just as with the Samsung Galaxy S4, it looks like the world will be split between those who will get the Exynos 5 Octa processor in the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and those who won't.According to SamMobile,...
View ArticleWeek in Tech: BlackBerry's ripe for the picking as Apple falls far from the tree
If we had to sum up this week in sounds, we'd choose two. One would be a sad clown playing an out of tune piano being thrown down a stairwell, and the other would be a high-pitched whooshing sound.The...
View ArticleUpdated: 10 best iPhone football apps for 2013/14
As legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly once said: "some people believe football is a matter of life and death - it is much, much more important than that." That sentiment will ring true for any...
View ArticleBlip: Ubuntu Edge sets crowdfunding record but it still isn't enough
Canonical has now been pledged over $10.3 million to create its Ubuntu Edge superphone, surpassing the unofficial crowd-funding record set by the Pebble smartwatch on Kickstarter. The Edge is currently...
View ArticleMoto X Skip might make passwords a thing of the past
Who needs fingerprint scanners? Motorola's new Skip accessory might be the user authentication of the future.Motorola is taking action in the war against passwords, and with the Moto X's Skip you'll be...
View ArticlePhotos show Apple may just give iPhone 5S the Midas touch
Apple's had more trouble stopping leaks about the iPhone 5S than a sieve has stopping water, but we're certainly not complaining.How else would we have learned about supposed fingerprint technology,...
View Article128GB iPhone may continue the 'every two years' rule
The iPhone 5S is expected to keep the same dimensions as the iPhone 5, but there's a slim chance that Apple may supersize its smartphone line with a 128GB option.A German retail chain, Media Markt, has...
View ArticleApple details guidelines for new Kids section in iOS 7 App Store
Back in June at WWDC, Apple announced it'd be adding a dedicated Kids section to the App Store in iOS 7 and now the company is informing developers how the child-friendly category will work.The Kids...
View ArticleBT Sport app off to a shaky start as many users miss Premier League opener
Today was a huge day for BT's new sports channel, as the telecoms giant broadcast its first Premier League game at Liverpool took on Stoke City in the season's curtain raiser.However, for some users of...
View ArticleMore Nexus 5 rumours place LG in the driver's seat
The Google Nexus 5 smartphone will indeed be made by LG, if new reports this weekend are to be believed.Vietnamese site Tinthe, which earned plaudits for getting its hands on a Moto X handset a week...
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