Mozilla Firefox OS has launched a new smartphone in India for just $33. The new handset, titled “Cloud FX” stemmed from the partnership between Mozilla and Intex Technologies. The phone has 4GB memory, bluetooth and supports both Hindi and Tamil. Intex’s director of marketing, Keshav Bensal said “with the launch of Intex Cloud FX we … Read more
Smartphones sold in California will soon be required to come with a kill switch. California has just passed a law that will require all smartphones to be equipped with a function that can allow users to wipe their data if their phone is stolen or lost. The new law will go into effect on July … Read more
Ryan Seacrest’s start up, Typo has made a full force come back after a copyright infringement case by BlackBerry set the company back to the drawing board. The new start up designed a BlackBerry style keyboard that was able to clip onto the iPhone like a case. BlackBerry of course fought back and Seacrest and … Read more
HTC is reportedly getting ready to release a new and updated version of their One M8 phone. HTC One M8, which runs on an Android operating system has become the companies flagship phone and now there are plans to expand the product range. The next phone in HTC’s line up is the One W8 which … Read more
President Barack Obama has signed a bill making it legal for cellphones to be unlocked from their wireless providers. The new bill is definitely a welcome one for consumers who can now change over wireless providers without being locked to a particular network. The bill signed by the President states that customers can legally unlock … Read more
Bentley, one of the most expensive cars in the world are teaming up with the luxury phone retailer, Vertu to create five custom smartphones. The custom smartphones are expected to cater to high end clients and will have a Bentley app built into the phone offering exclusive content. Vertu began back in 1998 as a … Read more
Are you getting ripped off by your phone provider? After news leaked that T-Mobile was charging customers for fake services, the Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning to consumers over what to look for on their phone bill. The FTC is asking customers to become more aware of services listed on their bills such … Read more
Imagine being able to test the chemical make up of your foods, medicines and cosmetics using your smartphone? Dror Sharon, an Israeli inventor and MIT graduate has come up with a way to measure the chemical composition of certain products using a scanner. Called SCiO, the scanner is designed to detect calories, contaminated foods, the … Read more
The highly anticipated Blackphone is now ready to be shipped to those who placed preorders. After news leaked that the NSA was monitoring users messages, calls and search history, SGP Technologies and Silent Circle came up with the idea of a completely private and encrypted Blackphone. The Android based smartphone runs on PrivatOS and uses … Read more
A new report has found that smartphones and tablets are more popular than a desktop when it comes to searching the web. Mobile usage accounts for nearly 60 percent of total digital media time spent in May according to a report from comScore. This is up 50 percent from the same time last year and … Read more
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