Smartphones are making point and shoot cameras more irrelevant by the year. Sensors on phones are producing more detailed shots in sun and low-light thanks to more advanced software being developed behind them. These technological changes allow today’s simplest low to mid range phones to capture decent photos. Although low to mid range phones serve…
Official Vine app comes to Windows Phone, brings Live Tile and camera integration
Vine today announced that it has taken the Windows Phone plunge. Users can now enjoy all the six second craziness that all Android and iOS users have enjoyed for so long. Well, it safe to say that Nokia has kept its promise when it said Windows Phone would be getting the video sharing service back…
Retina iPad mini hits the Apple online store just before the holidays
Great news for those of you patiently waiting to get your hands on the new Retina iPad mini. Apple now has the high-demand tablet available through its online store, and delivery began at 1-3 days for 16GB and 32GB Wi-Fi, and 5-10 days for all other Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular models. Most major market…
RunKeeper for iOS adds M7 support on iPhone 5S; tracks activity in the background
RunKeeper updated its iOS app with support for the M7 chip found in Apple’s iPhone 5S. For those who don’t know about Apple’s new M7 chip, allow me to explain. The M7 chip inside of the new flagship iPhone is known as a “motion co-processor” that helps take pressure off the A7 processor. Now fitness…
AT&T brings LTE to 14 new locations, rural areas
AT&T is continuing to deliver its 4G LTE around the country in breakneck speeds, with today’s announcement of 14 new markets. If you check the list you’d notice that many of these new spots are made of rural towns, which is very important to expanding a network. Below are the regions to get AT&T’s 4G…
Apple to add new manufacturers for iPhone and iPad demand
Apple is reportedly ramping up production of iPhones and iPads for this upcoming holiday season. The tech giant is rumored to be adding new manufacturing partners to help with the growing demand with its popular iOS devices. Both companies are said to be Wistron and Compal Communications. A Foxconn executive, who chose to be unamed,…
T-Mobile’s demise for axing phone subsides was greatly exaggerated
I told you so. Almost a year ago I told you that T-Mobile axing phone subsides wouldn’t be its death, that its move to promote no contracts and cheaper unsubsidized monthly plans would ultimately shake the industry up as we knew it. At the time, most of the pundits were crazy pessimistic about such a…
Amazon celebrates FAA rule change with 15 percent sale on Kindle tablets
Amazon today announced it is taking 15 percent off select Kindles in celebration of the FAA’s ruling to allow folks to carry their tablets on planes. Customers get to choose between the basic Kindle for $59, the Kindle Fire HD for $118 or the Kindle Fire HDX for $195. Unfortunately, this deal will only last…
Path reportedly headed to BlackBerry 10 next year [Updated]
Path, the private mobile social networking platform, is reported to be heading to the beleaguered BlackBerry 10 OS sometime next year. According to Crackberry, Path CEO Dave Morin said he would be doing such thing. This is great news if you happen to be an owner of any BlackBerry 10 device. However, with the company…
Pandora finally gets the Chromecast treatment
Pandora fans can rejoice as the popular music streaming service finally has support for Google’s Chromecast. Folks can now stream their music from their Android smartphone or tablet directly to their TV sets. This feature was also added with tablet support, which brought proper optimization to the UI experience on all Android slates. Owners of…