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Google is apparently preparing to unveil a child-friendly YouTube app on February 23rd, USA Today is reporting. The application will be completely separate from regular YouTube, boasting a super easy to grasp UI with icons such as TV for TV shows, radio for music videos, light bulb for educational clips, and binoculars for discovering top…
A company called Tactus Technology unveiled an interesting iPad mini accessory, the keyboard equipped case called Phorm. But that’s not an ordinary keyboard case we’ve seen in the past; rather its keys are not visible until the user pushes the physical switch on the backside of the case. Then, the physical buttons appear, allowing users…
Pebble is preparing to unveil its next-gen smart watch. Not another variant of the existing model like Pebble Steel, but an entirely new device that has a new software and many other novel features. According to the 9to5Mac report, Pebble won’t be entering the race with Android Wear or even Apple Watch. For one thing,…
I’m a convert. I’ve dumped my Android for… a BlackBerry. That’s right, I got a device made by the company which, as far as I (don’t) know, may not be in the handset making business next year. I may be wrong, but it could be that the Canadian company is moving away from the products…
Although the vast majority of users are still waiting to get Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google is already working on the next major release of its mobile platform – Android M. Details are still scarce, but according to this Reuters report, the next major Android launch will be all about cars, allowing automakers to make their…
Even though most of the world still can’t get Xiaomi’s tablet, the company is preparing to launch its successor, the MiPad 2. According to GizmoChina, Xiaomi’s next slate will dump ARM-based Nvidia Tegra chip for the one made by Intel. Specs will apparently include a 1.8GHz Atom SoC, the same 7.9-inch screen with 2,048×1,536 pixels…
Archos isn’t waiting for CES on Monday to announce the company’s new devices for 2015. Earlier today, Archos announced a smartwatch line as well as a smartphone that runs multiple OS’s including Android, Firefox OS and Windows Phone. Archos just announced a few new offerings that improves upon the company’s 4G device footprint. Meet the…
Alcatel has just announced a budget-minded smartphone that can run three different mobile OS’s at any given time and an Android Wear powered smartwatch line The new Alcatel Pixi 3 comes in a few different flavors. First there’s a 3G only Pixi with a 3.5 inch display, and three 4G models with screen sizes of 4, 4.5…
It adorns a bevy of smartphones and tablets around the world. No, not plastic, but Corning’s Gorilla Glass. You’ve probably heard the name by now, and you might know that the super durable substance protects out electronic devices form the most epic dings and scratches. But how does the stuff really work, and just how strong…
Are you ready for a knock down drag out fight between two of the most powerful Android tablets out there right now? The team over at XDA put the Nexus 9 and the NVIDIA Shield Tablet up against each other. While there are quite a few differences between the two tablets, both devices rock the Tegra…