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While automatic app updates are certainly convenient, a recent change made by Google developers may also make them a lot riskier. When an app is updated, the user no longer will receive details on any changes to the app’s permissions, which means that your apps could gain access to new types of data on your…
1, 2, 3, 4, 5! Or, more specifically, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.0? Wait, what? Android 5.0 Google leaked an image on the Internet of the latest version of Android – version 5.0. Though its features remain shrouded in mystery, the countdown to its eventual release continues. Adding tantalization to the mystery is the…
In breaking news, someone has found a use for an experimental Google smartphone, and it’s serving as the brain of a space robot. Sounds glamorous right? Exploring Mars, expanding our horizons, conquering the last frontier, and taking our eyes to the furthest corners of the universe? Not so much. These robots, called SPHERES, serve as…
Only a few years ago, phones that flipped open were revolutionary. Then phones with slide out keyboards took their place. Then phones with touch screens. Then full on smart phones. Now, the flip phones are coming back, combined with the smart phones. Queens University Media lab may have given birth to the next design of…
All tech lovers across the country have waited with bated breath to be introduced to the new Moto X mobile phone by Motorola. Delivering a sleek, compact, and bold design, it looks absolutely stunning when placed against leading competitors such as the iPhone 5S or Sony Xperia. However, how do the features hold up when…
We’re seeing somewhat of an arms race when it comes to cheap Android tablets, with retail outlets of all shapes and sizes pumping out slates aplenty to offload at eye-catching price points. In the US, there have been offerings from Best Buy, Walmart, Sears, and Target, and you can even save more with a Kohl’s…
It’s only been just over four years since HTC shipped the HD2, their new Windows Mobile flagship. It was received as a behemoth at the time, a great big tank of a phone ready to conquer the world and revive the fortunes of the struggling Windows Mobile platform. As such, it was desperately unfortunate for…
There are three main players in the phone OS market, but I only really see the appeal of Android. Well, that’s not quite true; Windows Phone and iOS by all accounts are very handy, being stable and powerful and lots of other good things. I just don’t know if I’ll ever find myself desiring anything…
In an obvious nod to Apple’s hypnotic video presentations, Amazon has produced this commercial comparing their new Kindle Fire HDX favorably to the latest iPad Air. It makes for a refreshing change, really; we don’t often get to see these companies take direct shots at one another. Let’s run through what exactly it means to…
It would be accurate to say that when Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy Gear, a wrist-mounted accessory for their range of Galaxy smartphones, I was really not impressed. Offering restricted compatibility, limited functionality and a hefty price tag of $300, it seemed set to be an expensive failure. Two months down the line, contradictory signals…
Smartphones: designed for the 21st century with a 20th century mindset. No matter how advanced technology gets, humans will hold it back, as we want new tech to be usable by the largest number of people possible. Those who are ready to move ahead have to accommodate those who are not. Check out these Android…
There will soon be a strong new contender in the budget phone marketplace in the form of Motorola’s Moto G, set to cost only $179 off contract. Armed with a hugely impressive set of attributes at such a low price point, it sounds extremely appealing. Let’s size it up and imagine how it might fit…
Google will imminently begin rolling out Kitkat, the latest (and hopefully greatest) version of its ubiquitous mobile operating system. The OS will be introduced with the newly-announced Nexus 5, but, Google claims, will move to other devices fairly rapidly. In the ever-changing landscape of the smartphone world, let’s consider how things might progress. A Unified Approach…
Samsung isn’t the only one coming up with a curved smartphone. Close on the heels of the Galaxy Round, LG’s curved product – the LG Flex – is launching next month. Luckily for us, rendered images have leaked already. LG Flex Engadget has obtained images showcasing the 6inch OLED panel LG’s subsidiary – LG display,…
Samsung may launch its next flagship – the Galaxy S5, quicker than expected. Reports citing sources from within Samsung are stating that the successor to the Galaxy S4 may hit markets as early as January 2014. Samsung Disappointed by S4 Sales According to a report by a Korean publication, the decision to prepone the Galaxy…