Clueful notifies you if an app endangers your mobile phone
Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Android, Applications
BitDefender has recently launched a new Android app which alerts you if any other app endangers your device and threatens your privacy. Clueful is free and extremely easy to use – you can download it on Google Play Store. After the app installation you can scan your phone and Clueful will assign you a privacy score. This score is based on the permission you have gained to all your apps you have installed on the phone and the results are…
Ask Watson – the IBM’s service agent comes to Smartphones
Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Android, Applications, Blackberry, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows RT
Are you familiar with the IMB’s supercomputer Watson? The world’s smartest machine has recently won a showdown competition on ABC against two big champions – Jennings and Rutter. That proved a sizable computer can win against a human –game’s creator. Then, Watson found another job – as an oncologist in a medical school. Now, the supercomputer has started a new job – as a customer service agent. Yes, that is not the same as fighting the cancer, but Watson’s help…
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 UK release date set, priced £459.99
Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Phones, Samsung
Back in April, Samsung introduced two new ultra big screen mobile phones – the Galaxy Mega 6.3 and 5.8. Since then, we haven’t seen any important updates or official information to be revealed. Now, we got information about the pricing level of the new Galaxy Mega 6.3. The information comes from the UK Company Clove. The retailer has listed Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 as available for pre-orders and the expected shipping date is set for July. Regarding the price, Clove…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 tablet and Galaxy Note 3 spotted in benchmark results
Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Samsung, Tablets
Past few days were full of leaks regarding the possible new Samsung devices. First, let’s talk about the new tablet – Samsung Galaxy Tab 3. Spotted at the FCC benchmark, it seems that the tablet could be powered by Intel, at least that is the indication at the moment. Intel is struggling to find the right way to the mobile market, the way that would lead the company to increase its profit and revenue. With Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Intel…
No contract mobile plans popularity grows, satisfaction improves
Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Carriers, Phone Business & Stocks
According to ACSI, the satisfaction from the wireless industry in the US is increasing and it has reached the total score of 72 out of 100. Despite the satisfaction rate growth, the score is still below the rating across other industries like internet and TV service providers and some others. What is really interesting here is that the smaller carriers in the US satisfy the consumers at the same or even higher level than the top carriers do. For example,…
Google Glass for first time on Craigslist against Google Terms of Sale
Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Accessories
One of the most fascinating breakthrough products from the last months is the Google Glass. This amazing project of Google is still undergoing improvements; therefore it is not commercially available. It is purposed for the elite Glass Explorers and comes in package with serious restrictions about the possibilities to sale, loan or give away the purchased product. With this said, a recent ad on Craigslist came as a total surprise for all of us. Apparently a Google Glass owner is…
How Google will react to the update of the YouTube app for Windows Phone?
Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Applications, Windows Phone
In May, a lot of the owners of Windows Phone enjoyed the new great YouTube app that “demolished” the competition with abundance of features and possibilities. Users who tried the app could not get enough of it. However, the app violated major Google regulations and everything showed that the search engine giant will not stay silent about this, especially as we know that the company almost completely owns YouTube. One of the things that did not make Google happy is…
Qualcomm shows demo version of the new Mirasol display with 2,560 x 1,440 resolution
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Phone Business & Stocks
After a long period of silence about the future Mirasol production, now Qualcomm has revealed some proof concepts during the SID display week in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company showed the previously announced 1.5-inch concept display panel. The display was embedded on a smart watch and on an “always-on” smartphone panel. Bear in mind that the hardware shown yesterday were just mock-ups and the displays could appear on any third-party device, Qualcomm explained. But actually the most interesting announcement yesterday…
HTC to launch two new models, Desire 200 and Desire 600 certifications available
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in HTC, Phones
The Taiwanese company HTC is working on two new smartphones, a recent spot in a certification filling and in a data benchmark revealed. The phones will be mid-range, according to the data available. The HTC Desire 200 has appeared in a certification document in Taiwan, while the Desire 600 was seen in a benchmark result ranking. This is the first time both devices to appear with numbers, instead of the previous names Desire X and Desire SV respectively. The HTC…
Kyocera Hydro arrives at U.S. Cellular and Sprint
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Carriers, Kyocera, Phones, Sprint, U.S. Cellular
If you are planning a vacation, and you want a safe and waterproof Android phone, Kyocera could be the right choice for you. Yesterday, at the CTIA show in Los Angelis two Kyocera Hydro phones were announced. They have similar characteristics but different names – Kyocera Hydro Edge arrives at Sprint, while Kyocera Hydro XTRM will be available at U.S. Cellular. The new devices are follow-ups to the previous Hydro model, available from Boost Mobile last year. The device arriving…