Kia, a Korean car manufacturer, is looking to breathe some life back into its UVO eServices telematics, as it plans to join forces with Google to offer its latest navigation system. The updated setup will bring a totally different feel to earlier versions such as allow users to send directions and locales from their smartphone…
Samsung Galaxy Note II in red and brown spotted in a Korean magazine
We’ve told you that Samsung is working on new color versions of the Galaxy Note II and voila – the phablet has been spotted in red and brown in a Korean magazine. The official names for these colors are “Ruby Wine” and “Amber Brown” respectively and in case you wonder, we’ve no idea when these…
Video: Open webOS ported to Nexus 7!
Savvy developers keep webOS live and have recently managed to cram it into the Nexus 7. As you’re about to see in a video, Google’s 7-inch tablet can handle this platform fairly well, though not all of the capabilities are working just yet. Still, you can connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot and browse the web…
LG Display suing Samsung over Galaxy Note 10.1’s screen
Like Samsung already doesn’t have enough legal problems with Apple, LG’s screen-making arm is joining what seems as a trend, suing the electronics super-giant and asking it to stop selling the Galaxy Note 10.1. LG Display claims Sammy’s tablet infringes on display technology that makes it easier to view the screen at many different angles.…
Fujitsu bringing its senior-friendly Android phone to the US and Europe
Fujitsu is apparently looking to bring its senior-friendly Android smartphones to users in Europe and the US. We don’t have a single date to share but we expect to learn more within a week when CES kicks off in Las Vegas. As you would expect, these smartphones are super-easy to use, featuring only few options…
US Cellular’s Galaxy Note II gets the multi-window upgrade, too
Next in line to get its version of the Samsung Galaxy Note II updated is US Cellular, which users can now join the “multi-window trend.” The new software brings Android version to 4.1.1 adding few new features and updating many of the apps. Here’s what you’ll get: Split screen functionality (Multi-Window) for true multi-tasking. Fixed…
Trio of Huawei handsets show off their colorful sides in leaked stock photos
Huawei is gearing up for a big CES with three new handsets that’ll boost the company’s lineup of flagship handsets. Stock photos of the three handsets were leaked to Unwired View, giving us yet another look at Huawei’s upcoming offerings. Shown above is the Huawei Ascend Mate, a six-inch Android phablet with a 720p display…
Chinese Lumia phones get exclusive call and SMS blocker feature
All of Nokia’s Lumia phones have been in high demand since the devices landed in China. Customers who have bought the handset discovered a couple of unique features seemingly exclusive to the Chinese market only. These functions include call and SMS blocker. If you live in China having a call and SMS blocker is huge…
iOS 6 Do Not Disturb suffers a New Years fail
Well, the New Year is here, and so is another major iOS feature fail. iPhone users are reporting that the ‘Do Not Disturb’ feature (which lets folks turn off notifications at night), stopped working sometime between the transition from 2012 to 2013. Strangely, manually flipping Do Not Disturb from off to on again seems to…
Sony Xperia Z and ZL shown off in official press shots
We’ve been hearing rumblings for some time that Sony was working on a competitor to Samsung’s wildly popular Galaxy Note device. So with CES around the corner it makes perfect sense that this mystery handset shows its face. Official press renders of the Sony Xperia Z and ZL have surfaced, courtesy of the folks over…









