Well that didn’t take long. Nokia only launched its line of Android-powered phones at Mobile World Congress this week, and someone has already rooted one of them. The Nokia X runs a forked version of Android, so you can’t gets apps from Google Play, or use the Google Now personal assistant. Until now, that is. …
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March, 2014
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2 March
Samsung’s new Chromebook to get leather makeover?
Samsung appears to have a new Chromebook in the works that sports the company’s new trademark faux leather cover. Images tweeted by @evleaks shows what appears to be a Chrome OS-powered notebook featuring a back wrapped in textured fake black leather and framed by stitching on the edges, much like last year’s Galaxy Note 3 and the recently announced Black …
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2 March
Google Glass updates slow down ahead of KitKat upgrade
Google took a break from its monthly update cycle for the Google Glass Explorer Edition, saying it’s working on a bigger change to the 4.4 KitKat version of Android. Google’s Teresa Zazenski announced the change on the private forum for owners of the electronic eyewear, according to Glass Almanac. Google didn’t want to publish an update that “isn’t ready for …
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2 March
TEST Pandora is growing up, and it smells like teen spirit
Pandora turned 13 this year. An identity crisis would be right on time. But the operator of the Internet’s biggest radio service seems to know exactly what it wants to be when it grows up. Its dream: become an advertising-powered heavyweight, holding its own against any of the radio giants that, for now, gorge on the lion’s share of the …
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2 March
Do you have a problem with clutter?
Are people more obsessed with reducing clutter now than they were in times past? A mastering and recording engineer friend recently told me he was selling off all of his CDs and LPs, and from now on Spotify would be his only music source. I was taken aback by that remark; this man has spent his entire working life making …
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1 March
Samsung Galaxy S5 pre
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is even more eagerly anticipated than its predecessor. Pre-orders for the handset are a whopping 130 per cent higher than for the S4, according to Carphone Warehouse. And that’s just in the first three days, compared to a 10-day pre-registration period for the S4. Impressive. “If these early pre-registration figures are anything to go by then customer interest is …
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1 March
Leading to the gigabit promised land?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Blair Levin, whose bio is below. CNET invited him to write about the debate behind broadband infrastructure in the United States. Last summer, Israel announced a plan to deploy a world-leading, gigabit broadband network nationwide. Cisco CEO John Chambers, in announcing his company’s investment in the project, predicted Israel will lead the …
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1 March
Poll: What’s the worst audio format?
Moving forward from the earliest days of Edison cylinders in the late 1880s, there is a long list of consumer audio formats that garnered popular support, while many others disappeared without a trace. The 78 RPM record, 45 single, and LP all enjoyed mass acceptance. Reel-to reel tape never took off, but 4- and 8-track cartridges had a good run, …
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February, 2014
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28 February
All Three’s 8m customers are now on a 4G tariff
Three started rolling out its 4G network in December, and now it boasts that all its customers are on a 4G tariff. Three offers 4G at no extra cost, so its customers haven’t had to do anything to be upgraded. (It’s worth remembering that Three is the smallest of the main networks in the UK as well — it has …
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28 February
Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile to carry Samsung Galaxy S5
Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile have thrown their names into the Samsung Galaxy S5 hat. Related stories: Samsung Galaxy S5 hands-on GS5 vs iPhone 5S vs LG G2 Pro Comparing the Galaxy S5 with the Galaxy S4 Samsung Galaxy S5: Everything you need to know (FAQ) The two prepaid Sprint brands on Friday announced intentions to carry the flagship device …
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