Listen up, food porn posters and cat video fanatics...Facebook has a new app, and it just might be the one you replace the old social media app with on your iPhone. Nine months in the making, the team at Facebook has finally released the long-rumored Paper app. First, it's only available for your iPhone (sorry Galaxy fans), but it looks and behaves a lot like the Facebook … [Read more...] about New App Paper Renders Facebook Obsolete
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Lenovo Buys Motorola from Google for $2.91 Billion
Lenovo hopes to enter the ultra competitive North American market by agreeing to terms with Google for Motorola. The entire deal is the largest in Lenovo's history and will cost them $2.91 billion dollars. The deal with Google is the second one in the last few weeks, as the Chinese company bought IBM's low-end server business for $2.3 billion. Google originally bought … [Read more...] about Lenovo Buys Motorola from Google for $2.91 Billion
BlackBerry 10.2.1 Update Allows you to Install APK Files on your Phone
Blackberry has just initiated a global rollout of their new 10.2.1 update for the Blackberry Z10, Q10, Q5 AND Z30. The most exciting new element of said update, is the ability to load in Android Apps (APK Files) directly on your phone, without the need of bulky, cumbersome software. Over a year ago, Blackberry unveiled its latest operating system for smartphones, which was … [Read more...] about BlackBerry 10.2.1 Update Allows you to Install APK Files on your Phone
Samsung Announces Slightly Lower Profit in its Quarterly Results
Companies are now releasing with their quarterly performance report cards, providing the industry with an insight of recent activity. Samsung released its figures, and the findings were a bit disappointing given the dip in profit reported. The South Asian giant announced profit of $7.8 billion for Q4 2013, which is a few notches below the $8.27 billion that the company secured … [Read more...] about Samsung Announces Slightly Lower Profit in its Quarterly Results
Apple Sold 25 Million iPhone and iPad Devices During the Holidays
Apple might have made a killing during the holiday season so far as sales of iPhone and iPad devices are concerned. While official announcement is not expected before Jan 27, unofficial sources have already pegged the figure at an astounding 25 million. Of these 15 million is believed to have been contributed by iPhone and the rest by iPad devices. Both the figures apply to the … [Read more...] about Apple Sold 25 Million iPhone and iPad Devices During the Holidays
Cisco Reports Android Devices are the Most Prone to Malware Attacks
Android may be accounting for a phenomenal growth in the mobile segment though all of that is fraught with risks of being infected with malware, warns senior vice president of marketing at Apple, Phil Schiller. Quoting Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report, the Apple executive pointed out that Android alone accounted for an unprecedented 99 percent malware threat in 2013. The same … [Read more...] about Cisco Reports Android Devices are the Most Prone to Malware Attacks
Kurio Reveals a Tablet and the World’s First Smartphone For Kids
Kurio has come up with a kid-specific tablet at the ongoing CES event which breaks convention as it is 4G compatible. Until now, manufacturers would usually stick to Wi-Fi connectivity for tablet devices meant for kids to ensure control over their usage of the device. Verizon would be the carrier of choice for the Kurio tablet and is schedule to launch its Share Everything … [Read more...] about Kurio Reveals a Tablet and the World’s First Smartphone For Kids
Video Review: Pebble SmartWatch
Pebble had one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns of all time and raised over ten million dollars to finance an e-paper smartwatch. The essence of this device is to pair to your iPhone, or Android device. It will give you notifications from Skype, eBay, Whatsapp, and basically any app that gives you notifications. The Pebble is basically a watch that has Bluetooth … [Read more...] about Video Review: Pebble SmartWatch
How to Load APK Files on the Blackberry Z10, Q10, Q5 and Z30
Blackberry 10 phones have always enjoyed a basic Android Emulator that allowed users to convert APK to BAR files and install them on your phone. This was often very complicated and warranted using our online convertor and then another piece of 3rd party software to load apps on your phone. Needless to say, this was quite the barrier to the vast majority of phone users that just … [Read more...] about How to Load APK Files on the Blackberry Z10, Q10, Q5 and Z30