Deciding Between Whatsapp And Viber? Viber Let’s Hackers Access Your Phone
Android phone users who have the Viber app have been issued warnings by security firms that there may be a bug in the popular chat application that allows hackers to bypass screen locks and take control of the phone. So how many people are at risk? 50 million, give or take.
Manufacturers Plan To Make Smart Phone Screens Out Of Near Indestructible Sapphire
The next set of smartphones and tablets to hit the market may have screens manufactured from a human-made version of sapphire. The manufactured substance is already used in military vehicles and is close to unbreakable. According to a report published in the MIT Technology Review, the smartphone screen wouldn’t break when it was dropped, and […]
Mark Shuttleworth Is Bringing Ubuntu Linux To Smartphones
Mark Shuttleworth has announced that his company, Canonical Ltd, has built an Ubuntu Linux system for smartphones. It will work as a full desktop operating system (OS) when connected to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
These Are The Only Smartphones Worth Buying
Are you due for an upgrade? Or did you forget your iPhone in your pocket when you went for a swim and are thinking about a change? Check out these smart phones as ranked by Business Insider. It’s one of these, or nothing..
Nokia Subtly Throws Down The Gauntlet To Apple [VIDEO]
It was only a matter of time before Nokia jumped on the versus-Apple bandwagon now that their new flagship, the Lumia 920, is all but on the shelves. Instead of launching into a drawn-out tirade concerning specs and features they focused on small aspects that could actually make all the difference.
How Smartphones Are Revolutionising Health Care [INFOGRAPHIC]
“The electronic management of health care through mobile devices” or, more simply, “mHealth” is rapidly on the rise and a recent study shows just how much of a positive impact it is having. From everyday apps that assist with general health and fitness to more medically-purposed ones that can monitor blood pressure, the presence of […]
Awesome Initiative: Restaurant Offers 5% Off Bill If Patrons Hand Over Cellphone
Restaurants are quite possibly one of the oldest forms of social setting. You get to indulge many pleasures at once – eating, drinking, conversations, romance, and you don’t even have to do the dishes afterwards. Modern times have ruined us though. Interaction takes place from the bright screen of a smartphone, begging for us to check our emails, just “quickly reply” to that instant message, or check-in on Facebook.
The Olympics, Shot Exclusively With An iPhone 4S [PICS]
Dan Chung is a photojournalist for the Guardian on assignment at the Olympics. Instead of lugging around a bag full of heavy, expensive equipment like everyone else, he’s using just his iPhone 4S and a few aftermarket attachments. The results have been amazing.
New Study Reveals The Obvious – Saffas Hate Their Cellular Providers
A new study commissioned by inMobi, an industry research group, has revealed that a massive 70% of South Africans are unhappy with their cellphone providers. It’s not all about the prices either.
Another Nail In The Coffin, RIM Forced To Pay $147 Million Over Patent Dispute
In another financial blow that the company can’t afford, RIM has been found guilty of patent infringement and has been forced to pay out $147,2 million in damages.
RIM Manufacturing Partner Pulls The Plug On BlackBerry
Celestica, the Toronto-based manufacturer that produces hardware for Research In Motion, have announced that they’ll be stopping production of BlackBerry hardware over the next three months, and charging the company $1 billion for unsold BlackBerry inventory. Between the BlackBerry 10 smartphone getting pushed back to late 2012, and new iPhone rumours, this could sort of be RIP RIM.
The Facebook Smartphone Is Codenamed “Buffy”
More details are emerging about Buffy, apparently the codename for Facebook’s HTC smartphone which may run with Android, all the Facebook trimmings and an Opera browser. Or will it? We try sort the facts from the fiction as excitement mounts over the phone that might topple Apple.
Samsung Now Outsells Nokia, Apple
Nokia is no longer the world’s biggest selling cell phone manufacturer. For the first time ever, Korean handset manufacturer Samsung has outsold Nokia in the last quarter – by an estimated 93 million mobile phone units compared with Nokia’s 83 million. It’s also predicted that Samsung has outsold the iPhone in the smartphone market in recent months.
Self-Diagnosis App Being Developed For Smartphones
Pulling a sickie for work or school might soon be a thing of the past as a pair of Korean researchers are trying to integrate advanced bio-detection software into a smartphone app.
Nokia’s New Flexible Phone [VIDEO]
Nokia has released a concept video for their new HumanForm phone – which isn’t so much human-shaped as it is oblong. What’s interesting about it is that the casing is meant to be flexible, and the entire surface is meant to run off of touch recognition, which is fairly rad.