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While we still wait for Samsung to announce MSRPs for its four new tablets, certain European retailers have started accepting pre-orders for the both Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO series. One of them is German CyberPort, and it asks a lot of money for these slates… Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 The top model is going…
Yeah, yeah… Meizu is coming to the West. But we expected them to announce some carrier deal; instead the Chinese firm has teamed-up with online retailer Lightinthebox to sell unlocked devices to users all around the world. Things could change later in the year, and in the meantime if you crave to get your hands…
Swatch doesn’t seem concerned about all the buzz smart watches are getting these days. The world’s biggest watch maker is experiencing a double digit growth from emerging markets like China, and its CEO Nick Hayek thinks these devices present an opportunity rather than a threat for the company. Here’s what he said in an interview…
Qualcomm is expanding its Vuforia image recognition platform (and team) with technology from the Switzerland-based Kooaba. The chip maker bought the company without disclosing how much it paid for the benefit. The goal is to make Vuforia even better, and eventually enabling other apps to rely on Qualcomm’s cloud-based image recognition technology. According to Kooaba’s…
Cloud-based point of sale platform for retailers ShopKeep POS has teamed-up with popular accessory maker Griffin to launch the ShopKeep Mobile, a handheld point of sale device that makes it super-easy to accept credit card payments. “This is a complete handheld POS that is connected to the cloud. It’s everything you need to run your…
If you thought that Sony was done announcing Xperia smartphones for the beginning of the year, you’d be wrong. Last week, we got an official announcement of the Xperia Z1s and Z1 compact, and now the company is unleashing the Xperia T2 Ultra and T2 Dual, alongside the Xperia E1. Given that the two new…
With Sony’s latest handset announcements, it’s pretty clear that the company is trying to cover all its bases. It’s aggressively pumping out devices that ship with powerful specs and nice designs, but it also hasn’t forgotten about the mid-range smartphone market. Enter the Xperia E1. The Xperia E1 ships with a modest spec sheet, meaning…
A year after its release, SimCity is finally set to receive an update that will make the game playable offline. When Maxis released SimCity last March, the company decided to make the game unplayable without an internet connection. Needless to say many fans were flummoxed by this shady move, and the decision came right back…
Nest, the creator of the smart thermostat of the same name has just been purchased by Google for a whopping $3.2 billion. Sundar Pichai, SVP of Android, Chrome and Apps recently tweeted the following, with a link to the official announcement on investor.google.com. Welcome @tfadell and team, really excited to have you all part of…
Sprint has axed the One Up Plans from its plan lineup, just a few days after unveiling their new money-saving Framily plans. The One Up Program provided customers with the option of upgrading their smartphones every year by paying a monthly fee. The plan was unveiled in September 2013. Sprint’s One Up program was a…