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BlackBerry’s soon-to-be-launched Z30 will most certainly be available across most (if not all) Canadian carriers. We have a confirmation that Bell Mobility will be among those selling this smartphone — a leaked document suggests this while also confirming the Z30 as the go-to-market name. Unfortunately, the same document doesn’t tell us anything about the release…
Almost missed this… Virgin Mobile has recently added a new smartphone to its portfolio, ZTE Awe. The entry-level Android smartphone is available for $99 sans any strings attached, and as such – it doesn’t pack the latest bells and whistles under the hood. The Awe comes with a 4-inch IPS display with WVGA (480×800 pixels)…
With the iPhone 5s, Apple introduced four significant hardware upgrades that set the 5s apart from its competition. These include an improved camera sensor, the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, the 64-bit A7 chip and the M7 motion coprocessor. In this post, I'll look at the M7 motion coprocessor, and why it might be a game…
Apple for some unforeseen reason has eliminated iCloud Keychain from the iOS 7 Gold Master (GM) update, which was issued to developers yesterday. In earlier beta versions of iOS 7 users would get access to the security feature through iCloud preferences in the ‘Settings’ menu, now the Keychain option has been removed. This would show…
Motorola and Google’s Moto X recently began rolling out to eager customers, and Engadget recently got to visit Motorola’s Moto X assembly factory in Fort Worth, Texas. While the Moto X isn’t the fastest or biggest smartphone on the market today, it does offer competitive specs and pricing. The Moto X is also customizable through…
Ever since Edward Snowden leaked classified NSA files a few months ago, new revelations of the government spy agency’s questionable tactics are a daily occurrence. A new infographic helps explain the extent of the NSA spying program, as it pertains to tracking the mobile devices of American citizens. The infographic starts out by explaining the…
Apple showed off its new, flashy iPhone 5S yesterday at its unveiling event. But it also showed off another phone, the iPhone 5C. Apple’s taking a gamble, for the first time it’s making 2 models of its iPhone. Also, the 5C is a lower end device and aimed at more of a budget market. Well,…
If new leaked photos are to believed, the days of QWERTY slider phones may not be over. We’ve seen a few pictures of the rumored Motorola Droid 5 before, which may be sporting NFC and wireless charging. The device is expected to be touting a 4.3 or 4.5-inch touchscreen, and will be coming to Verizon,…
Best Buy is offering a sweet trade-in deal for Nexus 4 owners. Best Buy is offering up to $262.50 for an 8 or 16GB model of the LG Nexus 4. As long as the device is in decent condition and has all of the required peripherals, the trade-in could net you a decent chunk of…
Due to increasing public pressure and suits from privacy advocates like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Director of National Intelligence released a stack of declassified internal FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) documents and court rulings today. Buried in the documents are details of what Clapper refers to as “compliance incidents,” over 15,000 instances of the…