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Texting and driving is dangerous business, and we all know it. A new PSA from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration takes just 30 seconds to scare you into never picking up your phone while driving again. The ad’s debut coincides with the kick-off of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The ad begins with three…
As I’m sure you all know, HBO Go crashed last night, denying millions of people access to the season four premiere of Game of Thrones. GoT wasn’t the only season premiere last night, though. Mike Judge’s new half-hour show that takes on the tech scene, Silicon Valley debuted right after GoT on HBO. In case…
Just the other day, Verizon Wireless has started accepting pre-orders for the Samsung ATIV SE, the Korean company’s first Windows Phone device in years. That model, however, is still shipping with Windows Phone 8 and will get the platform update (to Windows Phone 8.1) later in the year. Meanwhile, we may see the other Sammy…
Microsoft is apparently working to make Windows Phones compatible with hi-res 2K screens and next-gen chips. In fact, a Windows Phone device marked as Qualcomm LiQUID has been caught at GFXBench, and from its listing we learn that it will come with a 2K / QHD screen and Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chip. Unfortunately, the listing…
Almost missed this… During the recent BUILD conference in San Francisco, Microsoft announced two additional partners that will be making Windows Phone devices – Micromax and Prestigio. The two aren’t exactly household names in the West but they could help the Redmond giant grow its market share in the growing economies. Micromax is especially interesting…
Many like to think that the internet is made up of apps, business applications and serious grown-up type stuff. But when we look at the inner workings of the interwebs, the bigger picture becomes clear. And it’s a picture of a big fuzzy cuddly cat next to a steaming pile of bacon. That’s right, internet…
Even though neither Verizon Wireless nor Samsung issued a press release, the Samsung ATIV SE got a page at the carrier’s website. From there will learn that folks will be able to buy it for $199.99 with a two-year contract or $599.99 sans any strings attached. Best of all, Verizon offers BOGO deal on this…
Microsoft pulled the covers off of Windows Phone 8.1 yesterday, the newest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS. Windows Phone 8.1 is a huge improvement to Microsoft’s mobile ecosystem, adding a ton of new useful features, stability improvements and of course Cortana, Microsoft’s Siri and Google Now competitor. Windows Phone 8.1 will begin its rollout to…
Nokia will be launching Windows Phone 8.1 updates for all of its newer Lumia smartphones this summer. And by newer we mean they already run Windows Phone 8 and can thus “handle” the latest version of the platform. Announcing the news during Microsoft’s BUILD conference, the ex-CEO Stephen Elop added that this is something Google…
Microsoft will be offering Windows for free on devices with screens under nine inches. Yes, this includes smartphones as well as smaller tablets, but it’s unclear whether this will also apply to Padfone-like products. This latest move is obviously a part of the new CEO’s strategy “mobile first. cloud first” or that’s the other way…