Pandora for Xbox One was just launched today and one of the features the app has involves you, gaming and music. While some of you might think that listening to music while playing Assassin’s Creed or Borderlands is redundant, there certainly is a niche of people who would like the new feature in Pandora for Xbox One. Pandora just announced that ...
Read More »Hacker backdoor aka CoolReaper built into Chinese smartphones
To everyone’s surprise, a hacker backdoor was built into the software of Coolpad smartphones. Coolpad is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer and it seems the OEM allowed for the introduction of a hacker backdoor in most, if not all, the devices they have sold to customers. Palo Alto Networks malware security firm discovered the hacker backdoor and immediately reported the issues, ...
Read More »Apple Pay coming to the UK and Europe soon
Apple Pay, Tim Cook and Co.’s new mobile payment platform was launched a few weeks after the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus release event commenced and it took off pretty well in the United States. That is until certain retailers and drug stores backed out of the deal in favor of CurrentC. Nonetheless, Apple didn’t give up on Apple ...
Read More »Cheap 64 bit CyanogenMod mid-ranger from Micromax launched today
Micromax launched a new smartphone today, a cheap 64 bit mid-range device, the first that takes advantage of the new partnership with Cyanogen and consequently of the CyanogenMod ROM. After the scandal between OnePlus, Xiaomi and Cyanogen, rumors said that Micromax filed a complaint against OnePlus because it was afraid of the competition. Micromax announced that it would launch a ...
Read More »Lumia 1030 aka McLaren release date, specs rumor round-up
The Lumia 1030, dubbed the McLaren is the successor of the famous Lumia 1020, which has been called and is currently considered to have the best smartphone camera that you can find on the market at the moment. Since Microsoft has decided to drop the Nokia name from its products, the McLaren will be called the Microsoft Lumia 1030 and ...
Read More »Android 5.0 beta for Galaxy Note 3 leaked online
Android 5.0 beta is the supposed Lollipop treatment for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and it has been leaked online, so that curious folks can have a go at it. Note that you will have to flash the Android 5.0 beta on your Galaxy Note 3 so if you don’t have experience with this kind of stuff, you’d be best ...
Read More »MWC 2015: BlackBerry will be showing off a new line-up
MWC 2015 isn’t right around the corner, but time passes by faster than you would think and March 6th, when MWC 2015 should be kicking off will come soon, and we’re anxious to see what participating companies have prepared for us. BlackBerry is going to be one of the exhibitors at the show and rumor has it that the newly ...
Read More »Inbox by Gmail updated, enhanced support for Android Wear and tablets
Inbox by Gmail is still invite-based, but that doesn’t mean it’s not being taken care of, receiving a new update that adds enhanced support for Android Wear and tablets. If you’ve been lucky enough to get an invite to join Inbox by Gmail or you’ve received a reply to your email sent to Google, you’ll be happy to know that ...
Read More »Fire Phone update with huge changelog rolling out, but nobody seems to care
The Amazon Fire Phone was launched in June to a pretty unrelenting crowd, and immediately received bad reviews and criticism for its hefty price as well as unimpressive features. Even though the Fire Phone launch was pretty much a failure, Amazon reiterated that it wasn’t going to give up on its own smartphone line and suggested that the Fire Phone ...
Read More »Nexus 5 vs Nexus 6: specs, price and features compared
The Nexus 5 is sadly not being produced any more, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your hands on this year’s most popular stock Android smartphone. The Nexus 6 on the other hand is the latest iteration of a stock Android smartphone from Google and Motorola and aims to set a model for other OEMs on how to create ...
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