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Well folks, the day has come. The original Galaxy Gear is getting the Tizen update that will wipe its Android core and make it run Samsung’s own platform. You may be a fan of Google’s platform, but this is not the time to stand by your principles. In fact, after the update you won’t notice…
Not exactly a mobile news, but interesting nevertheless. Now that it’s a former CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer needs a new hobby and a way to spend all that cash. And he’s apparently turning his attention to sports, having agreed to acquire NBA team L.A. Clippers for a cool $2 billion. The entire sales process…
Google’s Senior Developer Advocate Timothy Jordan turned to Google+ (where else?) to show how Android Wear will handle notifications. He added that any app which serves notifications on an Android smartphone or tablet will be able to extend the capability to users’ wrists with just a few lines of code. This in turn will allow…
Chances are you know that HTC is about to launch the One M8 Ace, which will be a plastic version of the regular One M8 (that has an aluminum body). What you may not know is that the company is already working on flagship device(s) for the second half of the year, and again –…
AT&T and Samsung have officially announced the Galaxy S5 Active, a tougher version of the Galaxy S5. As such, this device looks a bit uglier but that extra ruggedness gotta count for something. Specs wise, the S5 Active phone is pretty much the same as the regular Galaxy S5, boasting a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED screen,…
Just as expected, Oppo announced a smaller version of the N1 phablet. Unfortunately though, the Chinese company failed to mention all the details about the Oppo N1 Mini. We do know it comes with a 5-inch screen but we don’t know which resolution that display can handle. We’re guessing/hoping it’s 1080p full HD but we…
Samsonite is entering the mobile market by acquiring Speck, one of the biggest phone and tablet case makers, in a deal worth $85 million. “The acquisition offers Samsonite the opportunity to participate in the large and growing smartphone-case market, which in the U.S. alone is estimated to be worth $2.3 billion, as well as in…
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Mega 2, which we’ve mentioned before, has been caught at the FCC. The device marked as SM-T2558 won’t be a high-end model and will rather target buyers on a budget who don’t mind carrying a super-big phone around. Although the FCC paperwork is done and the device will be ready to be…
Aside from the 5.5-inch QHD screen, LG Display is preparing to offer a similar 6-inch product, with such panel entering mass production in the near future. The Korean company is preparing to showcase the 6-inch QHD display at the upcoming SID expo taking place in June in San Diego. The panel offers pixel density of…
Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat updates for U.S. Cellular’s Galaxy S3 and Sprint’s Galaxy Note II. Both devices will get the performance and battery life improvements after the update, as well as other enhancements included in the latest version of Google’s mobile platform. Furthermore, there will also be some of Sammy’s own…