Both Apple and Samsung have been in ongoing talks with the Department of Defense to bring their devices to the agency’s employees, and now it looks like approval for device security is finally around the corner. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Defense Department reportedly plans to give security approval for Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones …
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Kogan Mobile has claimed a victory today in its court case against Telstra wholesaler ISPOne. (Credit: Kogan) Kogan Mobile launched earlier this year, and was plagued by complaints from customers whose accounts had been suspended from the supposedly unlimited service for making too many calls or using too much data. Kogan, which took ISPOne to the Victorain Supreme Court on …
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HTC has revealed some of the intricate and innovative design and manufacturing techniques that go into making the gorgeous sliver of metal it calls the HTC One. The design video, first shown as part of the One’s launch presentation according to Engadget, is replete with cromulent phrases such as “holistic, beautiful experience”, “no part-breaks”, “electro-chemical etching process”, “nano-matrix structure” and …
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NEW YORK–New Yorkers will be able to hail — and pay — for taxis via smartphone apps within 60 days, a New York Taxi & Limousine Commission executive said Wednesday. Taxi-hailing apps help potential passengers locate a ride in real time. They simply put their location into an app, which is then sent to designated cars nearby. The first to …
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The Samsung Galaxy S4, only out in the UK for a few days and pretty hard to find in that time, is already the country’s third most popular phone, according to uSwitch. The consumer advice site’s mobile tracker ranks smart phones according to their sales, pre-orders and “live searches”, with data from various Omio comparison sites — including CNET’s own …
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Documents listed on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Web site suggest that T-Mobile may soon offer a version of the Sony Xperia Z. Related stories Sony Xperia Z review Unboxing the Sony Xperia Z (video) Details show that this flagship Sony smartphone will support T-Mobile’s newly launched LTE network as well as pentaband HSPA+. In addition to the standard fare …
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The tablet market has grown by more than 140 percent over the course of a year, with Apple continuing to reign as the No. 1 provider of tablets, according to a report published Wednesday by IDC. That means Apple shipped 19.5 million of the 49.2 million tablets shipped worldwide during this past three-month quarter. Samsung, in comparison, shipped 8.8 million …
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HTC could be beavering away on a smaller sequel to the HTC One, fresh rumours concerning the Taiwanese phone-maker’s plans suggest. News of the miniature HTC One, which is apparently codenamed ‘M4’, surfaced in a report on PhoneArena, and is tipped to feature a smaller 4.3-inch, 720p display. The design is rumoured be very similar (the speaker grille, camera flash …
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Of course! Why didn’t I think of this? The world’s been waiting, breath bated, for an Android tablet with a built-in projector and thank goodness for Chinese vapourware tech maker Promate — it’s only gone and drawn one built one. The concept is simple. And totally nuts. You want to share your legitimately downloaded movie with your friends and adoring …
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T-Mobile will begin selling phones compatible with its network at MetroPCS stores later this quarter, according to T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Mike Sievert. The goal is to sell only T-Mobile-compatible phones at MetroPCS stores by the end of the year. The move will help accelerate the migration of customers from the MetroPCS network to that of T-Mobile, Sievert told CNET …
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