AT&T is catering to cost-sensitive consumers with two new lower-cost tiers of service for its Mobile Share plans and a less expensive smartphone for its prepaid service. Starting July 26, AT&T will add two new tiers to its Mobile Share portfolio and begin offering the Nokia Lumia 520 to its prepaid GoPhone customers for $99.99. …
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The next Nexus 7 seems to have been further outted with full images and a Best Buy promo flier. Alleged photos of the upcoming Nexus 7 tweeted by @evleaks display its full front and back. The photos show a tablet that looks just like the current model, except for the addition of a camera on the back of the unit. …
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The budget iPhone we’ve been hearing a lot about could come in two varieties, according to the latest rumour. Codenamed the iPhone Zenvo and iPhone Zagato/Bertone (I know, but bear with me), both will feature 4-inch screens, but will have slightly different processors and connectivity options, Phone Arena reports. The Zenvo is said to be the slightly more affordable of …
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Nokia has some mystery event up its sleeves for Tuesday in which it promises something BIG landing. Other than revealing the event’s time for 9 a.m. in the U.K. (1 a.m. PT) and an image of a orange square displaying the Nokia logo, the company is mum on any details. Curious consumers will be able to catch the event via …
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Apple’s testing a wide variety of new screen sizes for its mobile products, including a 13-inch iPad, according to anonymous manufacturing sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal. No specific sizes were mentioned for the iPhone, but recent leaks have hinted at a 4.3-inch display, which might cause it to be later than planned. A slo-mo video mode has also …
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More information about LG’s New York press event has finally been revealed via the latest round of invitations, which were sent out today. Related stories TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea Best Laptop for 2022: The 15 Laptops We Recommend Best TV Deals of 2022: Save Up to $1,500 on LG, Samsung and Amazon Fire …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 has leaked again. This time we’ve got a couple of sketches showing off the device’s design, and some specs to go with them, all courtesy of Dutch site Sim Only Radar. The Galaxy Note 3’s codename is said to be SM-N900. Notable additions include a xenon flash, and a dedicated camera button. These pics look like …
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Update: An official image has leaked of the Moto X Phone, courtesy of TheUnockr. I’ve updated the story with it as the main image. Original story follows. We’ve seen leak after leak of the Moto X Phone. The handset doesn’t launch until 1 August, but last week Google’s Eric Schmidt was papped swanning about showing one off like it was no …
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As you may remember, Hasbro’s Furby reboot of 2012 got all-new LED eyes, trippy personalities, and an iOS companion app that translated Furbish and played minigames. The 2013 version unveiled today and coming this fall adds some over-the-top new color patterns, but the biggest change is a big update to the free companion iOS app. Instead of Furby getting its …
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In the latest wireless war of words, T-Mobile appears to be having the most fun. In an advertisement debuting on Tuesday, T-Mobile takes a juicy quote from technology news site The Verge and runs with it. The quote, “AT&T’s reaction to T-Mobile’s transparency is to be more deceptive than ever,” touches off a cheeky follow-up line from the company. Related …
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Verizon Wireless returned fire against an ad posted by AT&T claiming to be “America’s most reliable network.” AT&T on Thursday showed off the ad, which aimed to supplant Verizon as the superior network. In a response posted in the Wall Street Journal on Monday, Verizon called out the ad without using AT&T’s name. Rather than take a direct shot at …
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About 10,000 mobile phones are stolen in London every month, according to Scotland Yard. That’s up by 15 per cent in the last year. This spike in so-called “Apple-picking” (after the ubiquitous smart phone-maker) has prompted none other than mayor of London Boris Johnson to lead calls for a ‘kill switch’ that would disable mobiles the minute they’re nabbed. BoJo …
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SAN FRANCISCO — For people with autism, communication with other people doesn’t always come naturally. Recent high school graduate Shubhankar Jain understands — his younger brother Paras is autistic. Watching Paras, who Jain said is intelligent but has difficulty interacting with people emotionally, inspired Jain to build an app, Audeo, that utilizes natural language processing and visuals to help …
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Looks like someone’s been a naughty boy. Panasonic and its subsidiary Sanyo have admitted they were involved in conspiracies to fix the prices of laptop battery packs and car parts. The Japanese giant will pay a total of $56.5 million (£37 million) in criminal fines, the US Department of Justice said in a new release. Of that, Sanyo will pay …
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LG today released yet another new video that teases its upcoming G2 smartphone. More LG G2 stories Images of alleged Optimus G2 leak a month before LG launch LG hints at Optimus G2 unveiling in August LG dumps Optimus smartphone brand, opting for simply ‘G2’ LG to debut Optimus G successor at Aug. 7 media event in NY? The short …
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