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Burger King is going mobile, allowing Whopper fans in the U.S. a quick and easy way to purchase their tasty hamburgers. The fast food giant will soon release a mobile app, which will deliver coupons, deals and the ability to pay via the app. Payment with the app will function much like a gift card,…
In just under an hour, Motorola will be holding an event with Moto 360 smartwatch designer Jim Wicks wherein he and other staff members will shed some more light on the Android Wear powered smartwatch, the Moto 360. Many manufacturers are on board with Google’s new Android Wear platform, with LG showing off its smartwatch…
Sony has unleashed Android 4.4 KitKat upon its Xperia Z devices this morning, bringing an enhanced Google Now experience, a new launcher and Hangouts SMS support to Sony’s Xperia Z smartphones and tablets. The update will land on the Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z1 Compact first, with the Xperia Z, Zl, Tablet…
Ladies and gentlemen, Oppo has announced the Find 7 and it’s the best phone ever! Not only does it have a Gorilla Glass 3-protected 5.5-inch Super Screen 2.0 with QHD (2560 x 1440 pixels – 538ppi) resolution, but also the super-fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor clocked at 2.5GHz. That’s the same chip that will…
Skype has updated its Android app to tackle the problem many users have experienced – the application has been killing their battery like it’s nobody’s business. No more, Skype 4.7 for Android fixes this bug, though it comes with a caveat. To make this happen, the Skype team had to temporarily turn off instant notification…
As part of its marketing efforts for the upcoming All New One, HTC has managed to convince — as in pay for product placement — the producers of Captain America: The Winter Soldier to feature their fancy new gadget in the upcoming blockbuster. Using the tagline “Only the best for the first Avenger,” the Taiwanese…
Apple has filed a patent for a fancy remote control for iPhone’s camera. The filing No. 8,675,084 for “Systems and methods for remote camera control” describes a dedicated device that is connected to Apple’s smartphone via wireless (Bluetooth?) connection to allow users to take selfies, vacation photos and/or group portraits without touching their beloved handset.…
ZTE is launching a new phone brand in China. Dubbed “ZTE Red Bull Mobile,” it will be used to target younger users in the world’s largest smartphone market. In a teaser image sent through Weibo, the Chinese company reminds us it is now 16 years old, and it’s “time for youth.” The image also says…
Microsoft Surface 2 now has an LTE-enabled variant which is selling for whopping $679. That cash gets you a 64GB model (no other storage options are available here), while the rest of the specs remain unchanged and include a 10.6-inch full HD screen, 1.7 GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 chip, 2GB of RAM, 5-megapixel rear…
Just recently we’ve told you about Nokia’s patent for the technology that tries to make phone and tablet bezels active. Now we have a similar patent, uncovered by WMpoweruser, that promises to recognize gestures that start or end outside of the touch screen. According to the filing, these gestures can be used to open applications,…