Warranties fall into that category of “things you don’t think about until you need it”. At the end of the day, it’s nice that if your phone stops working in a short period of time, you can contact the company who made the phone and get some kind of satisfaction – most of the time. But every now and then, those warranties turn out not so great. Maybe there is an issue with your phone that isn’t covered or maybe the factory is swinging and missing on basic warranty service. Either way, suddenly that assurance isn’t so reliable.Then, there’s the other side of the coin – ...
For the many uses of VR that we’ve yet to discover, we’d figure that some of them are going to be outrageously stupid. Who’d want to walk around town and into stores buying stuff with their headsets on? Seriously.Well, Samsung does have an idea that makes more sense that not only gets kids involved, but it also keeps busy parents close in touch, too. The R&D department are ...
Talking about the DROIDs, it seems, has set us up for another news piece about them, their predecessors and their progenitors. Also, VentureBeat‘s Evan Blass talked about them, so of course we have to tail the chase now.And of course, it’s by Twitter. Even more, it’s by retweet of a similarly formed tweet ruminating about a DROID Turbo and Maxx 2.So now I’m hearing that ...
1984. Just the mention of those four digits together brings to mind the advertising hall of fame that was the commercial for the Apple Macintosh. But you look back to when HTC had its marketing mojo and you’ll find that you have a place in its commercials.Well, since we’re talking about a
OnePlus is a company that seeks to give its users impeccable value for their smartphone-buying dollar, and while that means paying a lot less for your handset than you might with a bigger-name OEM, it can also mean making a few sacrifices along the way. With last year’s OnePlus 2, users did without a number of features that we might expect to see on a more full-featured flagship, especially in the power department: not only did the phone lack a wireless charging option (forgivable), but there was no ...
The Death Star can only make so much progress on one front, like with progressing to a 2G-less network or flaunting exclusive devices. But software updates for the phones on its network? Not really in its roundhouse, as we found out with HTC today.But take the Samsung Galaxy S6 as all of AT&T’s major ...
Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we discuss the recent deals for the Exynos Galaxy S7 variant. Then we discuss Motorola’s May 17 event in India. We then talk about the recent progress of roaming chargers in Europe. The Google Nexus 6P follows as we learn that it might get a spec upgrade soon. We end today’s show talking about the recent pre-order details and deals for the HTC 10.All this and more after the break.Stories:– Galaxy S7 eBay deal has new factory-unlocked models for just $560–
The story of the FBI’s efforts to access the iPhone 5c in its San Bernardino terrorism investigation may seem like it’s over – and has been over for weeks, following the agency dropping its efforts to force Apple to help break into the phone – but the story keeps going strong. And why wouldn’t it? This one has it all: technology, civil liberties, national security – we could go on. And even with the meat of the story wrapped up, we’re continuing to learn more and more about how this all went down. Last ...
Sometimes it feels like choosing a mobile carrier is practically rolling the dice when it comes to your smartphone’s update future. Will you end up on the luckier side of things, ending up closer to the front of the line when updates finally start heading out, or will you be like those kids with Z last names, doomed to be at the back of the stage on graduation day? HTC fans on AT&T know what the waiting game is like all too well, and while we’ve seen Android Marshmallow updates come to
Apple used to sell just one size of iPhone. But now, between the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and iPhone SE, there are three different … iPhones? iPhone? iPhone models? In a debate better suited for a grammar-school classroom than the digital halls of Twitter, Apple SVP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller has taken some users to task over how they form the plural of Apple products – and in doing so, has created quite the little controversy for himself.It all started innocently enough, with ...
X-Doria has announced a new addition to the Defense Lux series cases with the new Defense Lux Impression cases for iPhone 6s. Built to exceed Military Grade Drop Testing, MIL-STD-810G, Defense Lux is the fashionable upgrade to its popular Defense Shield and Gear protective cases. The entire Defense line of products are made from anodized machined aluminum to combine ...
Apple is at the beginnings of a transition. The high end smartphone market is maturing. Mac sales continue to fall. Cupertino supports two different computing environments between OSX and iOS. Pushing to find new sales growth, Apple is working to bring more professional features to iOS instead of adding multi-mode or touchscreen options to MacBooks and iMacs.We now have our hands on the second iOS “Pro” product following this philosophy. The 9.7 retains most of the design of the iPad Air 2, but includes more ...
We get it: you want a fancy new smartphone, but you don’t feel like paying full price it. Certainly, we’ve all been there. So you scrounge through carrier listings, hoping for a good deal, or maybe keep your fingers crossed that some generous retailer will come through with a bargain. Eventually, you probably will stumble across a price you can live with, but that deal’s not always one without its trade-offs. Take, for instance,
SCOSCHE Industries today announced the release of its new portable power solution, the MagicMount PowerBank. This handy companion magnetically attaches to Lightning or micro USB-powered smartphones to rapidly charge them when users need it most. Its compact design and magnetic capabilities make it the ideal portable power solution for commuters, travelers and others who are looking for a sleek, ...
