Apple just launched a new color option for the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, Red. It is available to buy in all of the Apple retail stores and online. The red iPhone has a black bezel on the front and a red glass backing that is bright and vibrant. When the sun hits it at certain angles it looks like a Ferrari and at … [Read more...]
Amazon is removing adverts for all Prime Exclusive Phones
Amazon has announced that they are removing all of the advertisements on the lock screen for all of their Prime exclusive phones. Existing phones will be receiving a firmware update in the next week or two that will remove ads. With this change, the only difference between discounted Prime Exclusive Phones and their … [Read more...]
Blackberry Services Shutting Down Soon
Blackberry is shutting down a number of services in 2018 and beyond. The company announced they are closing the Blackberry Playbook Video service in March and the Blackberry World App Store will be eliminated in December of 2019. The Blackberry Priv will no longer be receiving security updates and it it has been … [Read more...]
YotaPhone 3 to be Unveiled on September 19th
The YotaPhone 3 will be officially unveiled on September 19th at the Chongqing conference in China. This model will likely only be available on JD.com and TENAA. This model will be the same as all other Yota devices, it will only run a few dedicated apps on the E-Ink screen and not be able to mirror what is on the main … [Read more...]
The Palm Brand is being Resurrected
Blackberry and Palm were the two phone companies that never saw the iPhone coming and soon became irrelevant and a shadow of their former selves. HP purchased Palm and used their WebOS that was developed for the TouchPad and then gravitated it on smart televisions, but this segment failed to catch on. It looks like the … [Read more...]
The New YotaPhone 3 will be available in China soon
The new YotaPhone 3 will likely not be available in North America and will primarily be marketed in China. Chinese bands are different from North America, so even if you manage to purchase one and import it in, you won't be able to have LTE or 4G internet access. This new model has an E Ink Carta secondary screen, … [Read more...]
There is a strong demand for AMOLED smartphone panels
There is a growing demand for AMOLED smartphone panels and 161 million of them will be shipped in 2017. According to an analysis done by IHS Technology, AMOLED screen production cost is now lower than that of LCD screens. LG plans to unveil a premium model, the LG V30, at the end of August, according to the … [Read more...]
Asus ZenPhone 3 Zoom Video Review
The Asus ZenPhone 3 Zoom is heavily marketed as having a better camera than the iPhone 7 Plus. The Zoom features a 12MP system, one lens is a f/1,7 aperture 25mm wide-angle lens, while the second is a 59mm second with 2.3X optical zoom. The system can magnify up to 12X with digital zoom. One of the most compelling … [Read more...]
Amazon is developing a new Android Smartphone
Amazon is developing a new Android driven smartphone that is targeting India and emerging markets. It will have Google Play and the Google Play Framework, so users will not be getting their content directly from Amazon, nor will it be running FireOS. The report from Gadget 360 notes that the new Ice phone will not … [Read more...]
Tablet and Smartphone Resolution will triple in the near future
Researchers at the University of Central Florida has developed a new surface that allows the fine tuning of individual subpixels on a display. This breakthrough will result in the resolution in your smartphone, tablet and television to triple. The current generation of screen technology are made up of hundreds of … [Read more...]
Asus Zenphone 3 Zoom Unboxing Video
The Asus ZenPhone 3 Zoom is competing against the iPhone 7 Plus for the best dual-camera system. The Zoom features a 12MP system, one lens is a f/1,7 aperture 25mm wide-angle lens, while the second is a 59mm second with 2.3X optical zoom. The system can magnify up to 12X with digital zoom. One of the most compelling … [Read more...]
Blackberry Announces KeyOne Smartphone with QWERTY Keyboard
Blackberry has released their second smartphone in the last two years that has a fully functional QWERTY keyboard. Unlike the PRIV, this one does not slide out, instead the keyboard is very similar to the Blackberry Classic or the Blackberry Bold. The BlackBerry KeyOne features a 4.5 inch IPS screen with a … [Read more...]