Traditional e-reader companies have been trying to diversify their portfolios over the course of the last year. Onyx has a great e-ink phone that is in mass production and will likely see a release within the next few months. Wexler, is best known for their Flexx One e-reader, which is the first of its kind to feature a bendable design. The company is branching away from … [Read more...] about e-Reading Company Wexler Getting into the Smartphone Game
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Blackberry Pulls all Phones from T-Mobile
Blackberry has elected not to renew their contract with T-Mobile on April 25th. This will prevent anyone from buying a Blackberry 10 device from one of the largest telecarrier companies in the US. The Blackberry and T-Mobile relationship has soured in the six four months. T-Mobile ran a series of adverts that encouraged Blackberry users to switch to an iPhone and provided … [Read more...] about Blackberry Pulls all Phones from T-Mobile
Russia Technology Fund Buys 25% Equity in YotaPhone
The Yotaphone was the first commercially viable Android driven smartphone that had two screens, color and e Ink. The company has been making waves in the technology industry due to the innovative design and emphasis on mobile reading. Yota has only been selling the device in their home country of Russia and just expanded into Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, UK and some … [Read more...] about Russia Technology Fund Buys 25% Equity in YotaPhone
Medium Launches Read-Only App For iPhone
Medium, the popular blogging platform has made its iOS debut today. The app is fairly simple and users can read articles from the site. After signing in, the app presents you with a list of stories based on what's popular and what you have already chosen to follow from the main website. It tells you about how long it will take to read each story, and if you get bored partway … [Read more...] about Medium Launches Read-Only App For iPhone
ZTE Open Review – FireFox OS Not Ready for Prime Time
There has been lots of buzz surrounding the Firefox OS, as many companies are trying to not exclusively do business with Google. There are 3 current generation phones that run Mozillas mobile operating system. They all suffer from really small screens and abysmal resolution. Is there a future for Firefox OS, or is it a flash in the pan? Today, we look at the ZTE Open, to … [Read more...] about ZTE Open Review – FireFox OS Not Ready for Prime Time
Firefox Mobile OS vs Blackberry vs Android vs iOS
The Firefox mobile operating system is one of the youngest out there. The ZTE Open is one of the first devices to be marketed from the official Firefox website. It is meant to basically showcase the OS and be sold to emerging markets. Today, we look at the OS and compare it to Blackberry, Android and iOS. There are 3 current generation phones that run the Firefox mobile OS. … [Read more...] about Firefox Mobile OS vs Blackberry vs Android vs iOS
e Ink Based Onyx Ink Phone has an April Release Date
Here is another take on the concept of a smartphone offering an e-ink display. The Midia InkPhone made its debut at the CeBIT show with rumors of it being finally ready to hit the streets soon enough. We have been seeing the unique phone design from Chinese manufacturer Onyx for over a year now and it’s really good to see it emerge in its production ready avatar at last. … [Read more...] about e Ink Based Onyx Ink Phone has an April Release Date
Is Apple Preparing For an Early iPhone 6 Launch in July?
Following the launch of the iPad Air and the iPhone 5s, the clamor for the next gen versions has already started to pick up pace. Now, rumors making the rounds are that Apple may have an early release of the iPhone 6 sometime around July 2014, instead of the usual September timeline that the Cupertino-based company usually has. Analysts at Mizuho Securities have stated Apple … [Read more...] about Is Apple Preparing For an Early iPhone 6 Launch in July?
Blackberry Outlines Growth Strategies for 2014
Blackberry has announced that they are working on two new phones that will be released sometime in 2014. Their growth strategy is low-cost phones that build upon the trials and errors of the Q10 and Z10, the first devices to use the Android friendly Blackberry 10 OS. The first phone the company talked about during the popular Mobile World Congress conference was the Z3, … [Read more...] about Blackberry Outlines Growth Strategies for 2014