Breaking news, information, and analysis on the latest mobile phones and mobile technology
EVleaks has once again managed to ruin one carrier’s plan to announce a new device and show that phone to the world before the official release has been issued. This time, it’s Verizon Wireless’ LG Visit, which we think could the Big Red carrier’s version of the LG G Pro 2 Lite, which has also…
Sprint will launch the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport on July 25th. The GS5 Sport will be a Sprint exclusive, and is essentially the GS5 with a host of health software, a textured body, three hardware buttons and IP67 dust and water resistance. The GS5 sport will be Sprint Spark enabled, and serves as the launch…
Google has expanded the availability of Google Glass to the U.K., allowing residents of Britain to join the Glass Explorer program and grab a pair of glass for a cool £1000, around $1700 U.S. That’s a little more expensive than Glass’ $1500 U.S. pricing, but not by much. Keen on Glass? Head to www.google.co.uk/glass/start/ and order your…
Wireless charging is cool but it still involves putting the phone out of your pocket to place it on a charging pad. That’s not the case with these mobile-charging trousers, created by Microsoft and 31-year-old British fashion designer Adrien Sauvage. “Having something that you want to Put On without the Expertise feeling cumbersome was a…
Microsoft has filed for a smart zoom patent with the USPTO. The filing, titled “Changing between display device viewing modes,” describes a method to automatically zoom in and out depending on the distance from user’s eyes. Embodiments that relate facilitating the viewing of images on a mobile device are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment…
Looks like LG won’t be making this year’s Nexus phone. Presuming Google continues to offer its own devices, some other company will likely get that privilege. The information comes straight from horse’s mouth, LG’s Communications Director Ken Hong, who said that Google still hasn’t contacted them over a Nexus deal. “I know at least not…
As a part of the company’s Un-carrier 5.0 plans, T-Mobile will let you borrow an iPhone 5S for a week without any commitments. The move comes as part of a plan to turn customers on to the magenta network, giving them the chance to try out T-Mobile’s data network before dumping their old carrier and…
Amazon’s Fire Phone is officially here, and you can pre-order the beast from AT&T right now! The Fire Phone will begin shipping and land in stores on July 25th, and will be available in a 32GB or 64GB model. While the specs of the Fire Phone parallel those of flagship Android smartphones out today, the…
Jeff Bezos just took the wraps off of Amazon’s new smartphone, the Fire Phone. Amazon’s foray into the smartphone space rocks a 4.7 inch IPS LCD HD display, Gorilla glass 3, a quad-core 2.2GHz processor, Adreno 330 GPU and 2GB RAM. The Fire Phone packs 13MP rear-facing with f/2.0 lens and OIS and even includes little…
Smartwatches may seem like a novelty to most of us, but the smartwatch market is exploding at the moment. Not only has Google thrown its hat into the ring with Android Wear but big name smartphone manufacturers such as LG, HTC and Motorola all have smartwatches in the works. Samsung already has a smartwatch line,…