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The other day, Google announced its Android Auto platform and the first thing that came to mind is how it will sing along iPhones. There are plenty of families with members who have different phones, some of which may run iOS and some others – Android. It’s only obvious car makers want to make everyone…
General Electric is joining the smart bulb market with its Link LED lightbulb product, which allows users to control lighting within their homes using a smartphone or tablet running the new Wink app. Available for iOS and Android devices, Wink will enable users to remotely access their Link lights from anywhere in the world. In…
Blu Products has started rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat updates for few of its phones, including the Life Play, Life 8, Dash 5.0, Dash 5.5, Vivo IV, Neo 4.5, Studio 5.5 and Studio 6.0 HD. While we applaud the move to upgrade from Android 4.2.2, we can’t help but notice that some of the newer…
US Cellular has cleared Android 4.4.2 KitKat updates for two Samsung smartphones, Galaxy S4 Mini and Galaxy Mega 6.3. This isn’t the latest available version of Google’s mobile platform, though most users can’t tell the different between Android 4.4.2 and 4.4.3. The newer version mostly fixes some small bugs, so you won’t be missing much…
Sony has started rolling out Android 4.4.4 KitKat updates for three of its phones – Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1 Compact and Xperia Z Ultra. Google has only recently released this version of Android, and it contains just a security patch for an OpenSSL bug. So you shouldn’t expect any notable changes… Nevertheless, we advise you…
Oppo is running a neat campaign to allow its fans (and everyone else for that matter) to win the special version of its hot new Find 7 smartphone. Unlike plain-vanilla Find 7, this unit wears the “Transformers” moniker with the special case and some cool preloaded content. A total of twenty four Find 7 Transformer…
Microsoft will join the smart watch market later this year, as we’ve previously reported. The Redmond giant has been filing for patents left and right to prepare an adequate IP portfolio, and eventually prevent others from using its technology. Or at least make some money when third parties decide to use it [technology]. Recently, WMpoweruser…
Chinese OEM Hisense is entering the Windows Phone market with the MIRA6 smartphone. It’s a mid-range device with specs that include a 5-inch HD screen (most likely 720p), 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core chip, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of expandable storage, two SIM card slots and 4G TD-LTE support that is compatible with China Mobile’s network.…
HTC may be preparing another color version of the One M8 – black. The Taiwanese company’s flagship device is already available in silver, grey, and gold; and we expect the red and blue models to join the roster in the near future. Moreover, there’s that Harman Kardon Edition which is available exclusively from Sprint as…
While many Westerns don’t like Russian president Vladimir Putin, he’s ratings have skyrocketed in Russia after the annexation of Crimea. In fact, some (wealthy) Russians may like him so much so that they would get a special version of the iPhone with his face on it. Yes, such gold-plated iPhone 5S has been announced in…