These unusually bulky mobile headphones sound great, but are they really up to life on the road? Denon AH-D340
These unusually bulky mobile headphones sound great, but are they really up to life on the road? These unusually bulky mobile headphones sound great, but are they really up to life on the road? Philips Fidelio HTL9100/12
Detachable wireless satellite speakers make the Fidelio HTL9100 one of the most versatile soundbars we've ever used, and it sounds excellent too HTC leak scandal, Oppo Find 7 specs, LG wearables & more – Pocketnow Daily
Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Oppo’s Find 7, and all the details we’ve wanted to know about its 2K display. Then we talk about LG due to some rumors of the G3, aside from possible wearable items. Samsung is next as we first talk about rumors of a new Galaxy Camera on its way. We also talk about the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 that just landed at the FCC. We end today’s show talking about some legal problems that HTC is giving to their previous VP of design due to leaks. All this and more after the break. Stories: -
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Galaxy Note 3 finally adds wireless charging to S-View Flip Cover
Who’s got wireless charging on their mind? You’d better believe that we do, and we just spent a little time talking to you about what the tech might look like should Apple ever decide to implement it for its own devices. For the time being, if you want an official wireless charging solution (as opposed to something more akin to a third-party hack), your better bets are looking for phones on the WP8 or Android side of the fence. Tonight we learn about a new option for one of our favorite Androids, no ...
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Apple asks court for Samsung sales ban
Sure as the sun will rise in the east, and water shall remain wet, Apple and Samsung will always be at each other’s throats, duking it out in a court of law. Most recently, we saw Samsung stuck with the bill for another $290M in damages, but today we’re not talking about money at all: Apple’s out for blood – or more specifically, for getting 20-some Samsung devices banned from sales. Apple had already pushed for a move like this last ...
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Pocketnow Weekly 076: inbox zero
The end of the year in tech is already dominated by lists – best of, worst of, top 5, bottom 50 – you get the picture. So rather than foist another array of numeric bullet points upon you on ...
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How to get your Nexus 7 to work on Verizon LTE (video)
The LTE version of the 2013 Nexus 7 should work on AT&T, T-Mobile, and even Verizon LTE. That last one isn’t as easy as you might think that it should be. Why? Verizon hasn’t added the IMEI numbers from the Nexus 7 to their “approved” list. There is a work-around, and it’s relatively simple — but it does require either a helpful store manager, or a little bit of social engineering. Hit play, and watch as I go on-location and under-cover to tell you how to get your Nexus 7 to work on Verizon LTE. The only thing keeping the Nexus 7 from working with ...
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How would Apple do wireless charging?
Apple’s iPhone is capable of providing one of the most well-balanced, polished experiences in a smartphone. While other manufacturers and operating systems, collaboratively, are encroaching on the excellent experience offered by Apple, the ecosystem, ease of use, hardware quality, and camera performance manage to keep the iPhone competitive with the rest of the industry. That said, there are areas where Apple fails to compete, such as new standards which other operating systems and ...
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Samsung teases Exynos news for CES 2014
Samsung is hoping to be one of the early Android OEMs making the move to 64-bit devices, as it works to release hardware running 64-bit versions of the company’s Exynos SoCs. We’ve been talking about these chips first finding their way into commercial hardware as we start moving into 2014, but just when will that be? The question is back on our mind this evening as we see Samsung tease some sort of Exynos announcement for the CES. The thing is – will this necessarily be about 64-bit chips? Samsung’s tweet and ...
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ZTE Nubia 5 video review
2013 has been an interesting year, and that’s mainly because OEMs have begun to believe in the unlocked smartphone for the United States. Now don’t get me wrong, unlocked smartphones have always existed, but they were either too expensive, or too underpowered to make a positive dent in the US market. Once you compared them against their subsidized competitors, it was really pointless to buy one. It seems that the new trend is for these devices to become more than just an option in a store shelf, and one of the companies that has decided to compete in the US under this model is ...
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LG G3: fingerprint scanner, 2K display, and MWC launch?
Has the fingerprint-scanners-on-phones bubble already burst? This past summer, it sure looked like it was about to become the hot new feature, and while we saw Touch ID arrive for the iPhone 5S, fingerprint scanning hasn’t really taken off for Android devices. Granted, there’s the HTC One Max, but we had issues with the implementation there, and the phone itself wasn’t exactly a flagship to begin with. And while OEMs like Pantech have embraced the tech,
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Second generation Samsung Galaxy Camera surfaces
While 2012 brought us Samsung’s Android-running Galaxy Camera, so far 2013′s fallen short of delivering a proper follow-up. Sure, we got the Galaxy NX, but with its hefty price tag and positioning for more prosumer users, it didn’t quite fit the bill. Last month, however, an image turned up that seemed to be snapped by Samsung’s EK-GC200 – and the first Galaxy Camera was the EK-GC100. Now this apparent successor is showing its face again, as we catch it in an ...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 hits FCC, screen size looking confirmed
Samsung’s got a bunch of new tablets coming up in the new year, and only just yesterday we were talking about how we might like to see them arrive. One of the models we’ve been hearing rumored would represent a new screen size for the Galaxy Tab lineup, the Tab Pro 8.4. While we still don’t have a lot of important details about the hardware, today we see some strong signs for its existence, as the tablet gets its FCC certification. Samsung model ...
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Changes at Pocketnow (Video)
Come January 1, there will be a pretty significant behind-the-scenes change here at Pocketnow. For the first time since 2002, I will no longer be involved in the day-to-day operations of Pocketnow, and I will no longer be Editor-in-Chief. It is with mixed emotions that I make this announcement. Pocketnow is in my blood (literally, as my brother was a co-founder back in 2000) and for many years now it’s been a huge part of my life. I’ve been so incredibly fortunate to have worked closely with the team here, all of whom I consider my friends. And of course, it’s been an ...
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HTC design VP indicted in leak scandal
It’s no surprise to learn that a smartphone company doesn’t particularly like to see its employees leaking information on unreleased products, but rarely do we talk about any of these insiders leaking info with the express intent of profiting from it. In Taiwan, however, that’s very much the saga that’s playing out, as the case against ex-VP of design Thomas Chien proceeds. This all started a few months back, when Chien and a couple other HTC designers were arrested on charges of stealing trade secrets. The investigation has since claimed that Chien and his ...
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