Lenovo today announced its LTE-enabled Vibe Z handset will finally venture outside China into the rest of the world. The Vibe Z is a pretty solid device rocking a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS display with a pixel density of 400 ppi. Body-wise it carries a thin, 7.9mm frame, and tucks away a powerful quad-core Snapdragon 800…
USPS wants to use mobile Point-of-Sale tech to speed up post office lines
The U.S. Postal Service has been in the doldrums for years, as it continues to bleed money. The days of door-to-door mail delivery is slowly becoming a thing of the past, so the government ran carrier is looking for different alternatives. USPS is said to be testing a mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) system to cut waiting…
Tweetbot for iPhone now supports viewing photos in DMs
Tweetbot for iPhone continues to be one of the best third-party options to run your tweets through, as the Twitter client just updated its app today. Now users gain support for viewing photos sent by way of the service’s direct messaging feature, similar to what the official Twitter application added earlier this month. However, Twitter…
Year In Review 2013: Apple further cements its ‘fingerprint’ on the industry
It’s safe to say that 2013 was another successful year for Apple. Did we finally get that “wait, there’s more…” moment we’ve all been salivating over for years? No. However, what we did get was the same model of consistency we’ve all grown accustomed to for so many years. This year Apple made it’s usual…
Alleged first-gen iPhone prototype snags $1,500 on eBay
Someone on eBay just sold what supposedly is being called one of the original iPhone prototypes. The supremely rare device brought in around $1,500 to a guy in Australia called ‘applefancollector’. Here it goes! My wife says I have too much stuff, so I have to reduce my collection. I am selling a very rare…
Xbox One available on Amazon, grab it by Dec. 30 — Go, Hurry!
The Xbox One has been one of the hottest items of the year to get your hands, with the gaming console being in limited supply at most retailers. The demand is so crazy that Microsoft’s latest machine sold one million consoles on launch date. Now Amazon once again has the device up for sale, and…
Nokia yanks Here Maps from the App Store because of iOS 7
Nokia has decided to yank its Here navigation app from Apple’s App Store because it claims iOS 7 “harms the user experience of HERE.” This decision is eerily close to the deadline Apple gave to developers in making their apps iOS 7 compatible by February 1. Nokia says users can still use it via the…
Taiwan FTC slaps Apple with $670k fine for iPhone plan pricing
Apple has found itself in a bit of hot water with the Taiwan government, as it’s been ordered to pay a fine of $670,000 due to unsavory pricing plans. Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission is serving out the penalty because it says Apple influenced phone pricing through distributors and service providers in the region. Three of…
Apple’s latest patent uses Siri to sort through iPhone photos
Like most of its competitors, Apple files for different types of patents, many that will never see the light of day. However there is a new submission that we could see hitting our iPhones in the very near future, according to a fresh application published today by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The filing, entitled…
Amazon offers $20 gift cards for UPS and FedEx shipping issues
Are you one of the unfortunate folks out there who had a package shipment delayed through Amazon? Well, the e-commerce giant wants to make amends for your pain and frustration, as the company announced it will issue out $20 gift cards to any of those affected. Amazon came up with this solution after receiving a…