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T-Mobile apparently isn’t content with just shaking up the way wireless carriers do business. The Magenta carrier is expanding into banking territory by announcing its new Mobile Money service, which provides customers with a pre-paid Visa card and the ability to cash checks, receive direct deposits and withdraw cash from more than 42,000 ATM’s for…
T-Mobile customers can now get their hands on the Sony Xperia Z1s. The thin but tough smartphone is the latest addition to Sony’s Z series lineup, sporting a 20.7MP camera with a Sony G Lens and a 5 inch Full HD TRILUMINOS display with a waterproof exterior. The Xperia Z1s can be purchased from T-Mobile for $0…
That wacky Bill Gates is at it again! Nope, he’s not announcing his bid to come back as CEO of Microsoft, he’s taking a very viral approach to promoting the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The newest Gates Annual Letter is out, and this one is taking on three myths that block progress for the…
Apple has released a few new iPad Air ads, both thirty second clips that feature the poetry of Walt Whitman at the ending. The ads showcase people using the iPad Air in myriad of ways, including snapping pictures and recording sound. Apple’s “Your Verse” marketing pitch melds poetry with tablets, doing what Apple does best,…
Some two weeks ago we’ve told you that Sony is working on a Wi-Fi version of the Sony Xperia Z Ultra and now that device has been officially announced. Alas, at the moment its availability will be limited to Japan but the hope is that other markets will get in the near future, as well.…
Thanks to the Moto Maker service, owners of other, non-Motorola made smartphones can easily switch devices. The service doesn’t just support Android phones — iCloud-to-Google data transfer is possible as well, allowing iPhone owners to beam their existing data to their shiny new Moto phone. And guess what? This capability is now available to just…
Looks like Samsung won’t be the only major handset maker pursing the Tizen platform. According to PhoneArena, ZTE may also experiment with it and use its powerful Geek smartphone to showcase the capabilities of Tizen. Those of you who missed it should know that the ZTE Geek was the first smartphone to feature NVIDIA’s powerful…
Most of the time, renders of new devices are awe-inspiring, conjuring up adjectives such as sleek, sexy and forward-thinking. A new render Samsung Galaxy S5 render spotted today is quite the opposite. Instead of showcasing innovation, this render causes constipation. Grody! The new render comes from Dutch website SamsungGalaxyS5.nl, a site which has posted some…
The Dr.Dre backed Beats has launched a new streaming music service, known as Beats Music. Beats Music lands on iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices alongside a number of other streaming music services such as Spotify, Rdio, Slacker, iTunes Radio and Google Play Music All Access. Late to the music streaming game, Beats is hoping…
Google Glass is definitely an interesting piece of hardware with a myriad of possible uses, and can be used for much more than just entertainment purposes. Glass has an unlimited number of potential uses in the enterprise sector, and could help everyone from doctors performing complicated surgeries to firefighters struggling to save innocent people’s lives.…