July, 2013

• 16 July

  The five different Galaxy S4s: Which one’s for you?

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Which S4 is best for you? 3:49 Related stories Samsung Galaxy S4 Best cases for your Galaxy S4 HTC One versus Samsung Galaxy S4 Samsung wasted very little time after sending its Samsung Galaxy S4 into the wild to breed a whole line of variants. Now, there are no fewer than …

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• 16 July

  Sony’s 20MP Xperia i1 rumoured to pack quad

  

  Is a top-notch photo-blower the new must-have for every aspiring phone-maker? It certainly seems like it. Pics and other purported details have appeared online for Sony’s rumoured Xperia i1 camera phone, and as well as its whopping 20-megapixel camera, it looks to take on the likes of the Nokia Lumia 1020 and Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom with some serious speccage. …

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• 16 July

  I bet you didn’t know your iPad could do that

  

  CNET There has never been a “handier” computer than the iPad. Yes, that’s a bold statement. Here are seven tips that back it up. Use your thumbs to type letters that have no keys When it comes to entering text on an iPad, many of us are all thumbs. The device’s split keyboard lets you type characters with your thumbs …

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• 16 July

  Some Samsung phones could skip to Android 4.3

  

  Samsung might skip the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update in favor of the 4.3 release for the Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3, according to a new rumor. Related stories Android 5.0 coming to Samsung Galaxy phones, reports say Is Android fragmentation over with Jelly Bean’s rise? Nope The Galaxy S4’s Key Lime Pie problem As some readers know first-hand, …

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• 16 July

  Clinkle opens its mobile pay service to more college students

  

  Clinkle, the secretive mobile-payments service backed with $25 million in early investments by some of Silicon Valley’s biggest names, will soon allow more college students to sign up. The company is still in stealth mode, with a pilot program at Stanford, but plans to launch at other colleges within the next year. It won’t be available to the general public, …

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• 16 July

  Time Warner Cable, Cablevision light up NYC parks with Wi

  

  Time Warner Cable and Cablevision are bulking up the Wi-Fi service at New York City parks. New York City said on Tuesday that it had partnered with the two cable providers to deliver Wi-Fi hotspots throughout parks in the five boroughs. The agreement includes a $10 million investment fund for Wi-Fi deployment in parks and public spaces. The cable companies …

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• 16 July

  Verizon teases event for July 23; new Droids to be unveiled?

  

  It’s Verizon Wireless’s turn to show off its next big smartphone. The nation’s largest carrier just sent out invitations to an event on July 23. Verizon promised to show off “the next generation of their most popular family of devices.” While the invitation was light on the specifics, it’s almost certainly going to be the next round of Droid smartphones. …

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• 16 July

  Rumored Sony i1 details leaked, 5

  

  Sony might have something up its sleeve, if recently leaked images and specs are to be believed. Taiwan-based news site ePrice published images Tuesday of what it claims is the long-rumored Sony i1 Android-based smartphone. The device, believed to be codenamed “Honami,” has popped up in rumors from time to time and is supposedly shipping this fall as Sony’s flagship …

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• 16 July

  Google Play gets new look online

  

  Google has pressed play on a new look for Google Play, as the online store becomes more like the app on your Android phone or tablet. The Google Play Web Store now has a handy sidebar listing categories of stuff you might want to browse and download: apps, movies, music and so on, as well as a category for devices …

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• 16 July

  Samsung snags almost half of Android traffic in U.S., Canada

  

  Samsung’s dominance in the Android world is borne out by a new report from Chitika. Among all Android smartphone and tablet vendors in the U.S. and Canada, Samsung scored 47.2 percent of all online traffic seen by the advertising and Web analytics firm. The percentage is based on the number of ad impressions recorded by Chitika from June 17 to …

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