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Allwinner has unveiled a new octa-core processor that will soon be used in mobile devices, the UltraOcta A80. The processor is the world’s first ARM big.LITTLE octa-core heterogeneous SoC design that includes a PowerVR Series6 GPU. In layman’s terms? Our tablets and smartphones are about to get a heck of a lot faster. The UltraOcta…
T-Mobile’s JUMP! early device trade-in program has been given a few tweaks, allowing T-Mobile customers more flexibility when it comes to upgrading to a new smartphone. The program, which launched mid-2013 allows T-Mobile customers to upgrade their devices more frequently in exchange for paying a little bit more each month. Pretty much every major carrier…
Taking a page for T-Mobile, AT&T has announced the introduction of International LTE data roaming for U.S. customers who venture outside the border. This news comes just months after AT&T expanded its LTE data roaming to Canada, as well as the U.K. Today, AT&T has added SPain, France, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Hong Kong, Switzerland,…
BlackBerry announced that BBM for Windows Phone will be available this summer. The IM client will be preloaded with Nokia X Android-smartphone, whereas Lumia owners will have to wait for another couple of months. “BBM continues to grow in popularity as millions of people use our mobile platform for chatting and connecting with friends or…
Lenovo has just announced a new premium app suite for iOS and Android users, called the DOit Series. The apps are intended to help you sync and share your information across your smartphones and tablets while providing securely and easily. The DOit app series includes: SHAREit – shares information instantly between multiple devices without network…
Sprint has added itself to the list of carriers who provide WiFi calling, allowing customers to connect to WiFi to make calls and receive and send text messages. This is a great move for Sprint, as the company’s cell coverage is spotty from time to time, especially in rural areas. Sprint customers can now connect…
“The Internet of things” is a phrase you’ve probably been hearing over and over during the last year or so. But what exactly is it? A new infographic aims to help us make sense of the confusing term. With the rise of wearable technologies such as Google Glass and a variety of smartwatches and fitness…
In the same AMA session at Reddit where HTC announced its commitment to update North American smartphones for a period of two years, the company also said it will bring Windows Phone Blue to its 8X smartphone. Moreover, they may stay in the Windows Phone game despite their devices not selling that well. The exact…
Smartphone cameras are the de-facto standard of photography these days, with plenty of apps and manufacturer software optimized to make those snaps look even cooler and more impressive than the originals. Apps such as Instagram and social networking sites like Google+ use preset camera settings and filters to make new pictures look old. While these…
Microsoft is working on unifying its Windows platform to allow developers to create one app that can work across devices, including smartphones, tablets and computers. As you can see from the image above, the Redmond giant is outlining the possibility for “Universal Store” apps, that will be implemented with 80% “shared solution”, and just 20%…