The original Archos GamePad didn’t attract much attention, despite the fact that it offered what a lot of hardcore gamers seemingly wanted: built-in game controls in the form of dual control sticks and lots of buttons. It was, for all intents in purposes, an Android-powered Sony PSP, though with a bigger screen and a lot …
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October, 2013
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9 October
iPhone 64
Can you say flip-flop? The iPhone‘s 64-bit chip is not a “a gimmick” after all, says Qualcomm in an embarrassing U-turn. “The comments made by Anand Chandrasekher, Qualcomm CMO, about 64-bit computing were inaccurate,” says Qualcomm, hanging the hapless marketing wonk out to dry. “The mobile hardware and software ecosystem is already moving in the direction of 64-bit; and the …
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9 October
Smartphone apps to make you (Americans) smarter
Hey, America, have you got a second? We need to talk. It turns out we’re not doing so well in literacy and math compared with most of the developed countries in the world. We also may not be as knowledgeable about our world as we think we are. According to this article in the New York Times, a recent study …
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9 October
‘Hackproof’ Quasar IV Android smartphone gets the go
Remember the self-funded high-end smartphone with an approach to security so strong, it promises to rebuff data thieves? Well, startup QSAlpha announced on Wednesday that its Quasar IV Android smartphone is now going into production. Related stories Read all about the Quasar IV ‘ninja phone’ Samsung amps up business push with Knox security software What’s more, the company reveals that …
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9 October
An iMessage prank every iPhone owner needs to know about
Jason Cipriani/CNET One of the advantages that iMessage has over text messaging is that an indicator is displayed when the other person in the conversation is typing a message. This simple animation gives you a heads-up of an incoming message; I often find myself staring at the dancing dots until the message eventually comes through. That same feature can also …
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9 October
Samsung Galaxy Round: Get bent, get buzz
Samsung’s curved smartphone has generated a lot of buzz but not a lot of reasons to buy it — other than the novelty effect. The South Korean electronics giant late Tuesday unveiled the Galaxy Round, a smartphone similar to the Galaxy Note 3 but with a lengthwise dip in the middle. That dip forms a curve sort of like a …
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9 October
Vodafone 4G launch date confirmed for Liverpool, Glasgow
Vodafone has confirmed the launch dates for 4G in Liverpool and Glasgow are before the end of the month, with coverage extending further out of London from today. 4G will be turned on for scousers on 17 October and Glaswegians on 24 October, with Manchester to follow shortly afterwards. And the service is being extended across the greater London area …
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9 October
AT&T rolls out Android 4.3 for HTC One
AT&T subscribers who own the HTC One should keep an eye out for Android 4.3. On Tuesday, AT&T confirmed that it has officially started pushing the latest flavor of Jelly Bean to HTC’s flagship phone. HTC One owners should see a notification that the update is available for download. Users can also manually check for the update by tapping the …
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9 October
T
If you’re a frequent international traveler, you’re going to want to pay attention to Uncarrier 3.0. T-Mobile’s latest shake-up puts international roaming rates in its sights, with the carrier eliminating fees for data and text messages entirely in more than 100 countries. It will also simplify the calling rates, charging a fixed rate of 20 cents per minute. New and …
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9 October
Pioneer acknowledges Bluetooth audio flaw in new SP
The Pioneer SP-SB23W ($399) may be in a class of its own for affordable sound bar performance, but it’s not quite perfect. Shortly after posting our review of the SP-SB23W, I noticed a couple of user reviews that mentioned issues with Bluetooth audio sound quality. Specifically, the customers found that when using Bluetooth audio, only the right channel of audio …
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