October, 2013

• 19 October

  Mind

  

  If you’re tried of calculating exactly which US carrier gives you the lowest absolute price on any given smartphone, you can start by “blaming” T-Mobile. Brassy shock-jock CEO John Legere’s campaign to position the carrier as the simple, refreshing upstart vis a vis AT&T and Verizon’s corporate greed has seen success: T-Mobile has picked up …

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• 19 October

  Google Hangouts for iOS dials up free voice calls for US, Canada

  

  Users of the iOS version of Google Hangouts can now place outgoing voice calls — free to numbers in the US and Canada — and can, if they’re in the states and also have a Google Voice number, receive calls in the app as well. The new feature is part of version 1.3.0 of Hangouts for iOS, which was released …

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• 19 October

  Moto X takes Round 2 against iPhone 5S

  

  The Moto X and its gorgeous display take Round 2 against the iPhone 5S. A couple of weeks back, I wrote that the iPhone 5S bested the Moto X on physical design. This week I’m writing about the display. Mostly because I’m wondering why Apple hasn’t switched to AMOLED displays. After using the X’s AMOLED display for the last few …

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• 18 October

  iPad 5 rumor roundup

  

  Editors’ note:This post was originally published on July 15, 2013. We’ll continue to update it until the devices launch. If history is any indication, we can expect Apple to unveil the latest iPad and a new iPad Mini sometime this fall. In October 2012, Apple updated its popular Retina Display iPad with slightly better specs and introduced a smaller, more …

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• 18 October

  Archos Titanium affordable Androids pack two SIMs for £99

  

  A new contender has entered the arena of affordable Android phones: Archos Titanium smart phones, costing less than a hundred quid and bringing two SIM cards along for the ride. Previously best known for media players and Android tablets, Archos introduces the Titanium phone line-up of four mid-range Android phones, starting with the 4-inch Archos 40 costing £99. The Archos …

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• 18 October

  Telefonica’s Yotam Ben

  

  Android and iOS won the mobile operating system wars, right? Not if you’re Yotam Ben-Ami, who as director of open Web services at Spanish carrier Telefonica is responsible for bringing a new competitor to market, Firefox OS. Last week, Mozilla finished Firefox OS 1.1, but even with some shortcomings fixed, the smartphone operating system faces immense challenges competing against Google’s …

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• 18 October

  HTC’s PR chief quits after 4 months

  

  Smartphone maker HTC’s head of public relations has resigned after four months on the job, according to a report from Bloomberg Businessweek. Related stories Best VR Headsets of 2022 Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How to Clean It Without Causing Damage The Metaverse Is on the Way: Here’s What You Need to Know Vice President and Head of Global …

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• 18 October

  Nexus 5 also coming in white, leaked packaging pics hint

  

  Averse to buying glossy black smart phones? You may be in luck, as Google’s upcoming Nexus 5 may be coming in white. Pictures that appear to portray the Nexus 5’s packaging were spied by Phandroid, seemingly having surfaced at Korean-language site Underkg.com. In the purported pictures of the Nexus 5 boxes, which you can see above, it appears that the …

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• 18 October

  RingMeMaybe app generates disposable phone numbers on the fly

  

  I’m not sure what’s cooler about RingMeMaybe: the name or what it does. It’s a toss-up. RingMeMaybe generates disposable phone numbers right on your iPhone, the idea being to protect your privacy while still making yourself available by phone. Let’s say you’re selling something on Craigslist, which, as we all know, can bring out the nutjobs. Ideally, you’d rather not …

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• 18 October

  Galaxy Note 3 region

  

  The Samsung Galaxy Note 3‘s region lock isn’t going anywhere, a new report suggests. German site allaboutsamsung.de quotes the South Korean tech giant as stating, “The SIM-lock feature on the latest Samsung products will remain in place.” Samsung reportedly says, however, that it is “examining” the situation, and is collecting customer feedback. I’ve contacted Samsung for confirmation, and to ask …

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