Apple Pay’s influence continues to spread, with an additional 17 American banks now accepting it as a form of payment. With these additions, Apple Pay is now accepted in over 1,600 credit unions and b…
Blackberry Are Making Their Way Back Into The Smartphone Market
Blackberry smartphones seem like a distant memory now. The company, unfortunately, scrapped its hardware division last year to focus on other endeavors. At the company’s peak, Blackberry sold 13.2 mil…
Netflix to allow movie and TV downloads for offline viewing
The popular streaming service Netflix is going to allow its users to download videos to smartphones and tablets for viewing on the go. Netflix has always needed an internet connection to give users ac…
Microsoft Says Samsung Owes $6.9 million in Unpaid Interest
Microsoft is demanding $6.9 million interest from Samsung in a dispute over smartphone patent royalties, according to a lawsuit unsealed by a New York federal court on Friday. Microsoft is asking the …
Xiaomi Orders Sapphire Crystal Smartphone Display Covers
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc has tapped South Korean manufacturers to produce sapphire covers for a limited edition premium smartphone that it may launch as early as the year-end, South Korea&#…
Tech Tips: Considerations When Phone Contracts End
As my two-year contract with Verizon came to an end last month, I had to resist the company’s various promotions and discounts. In accepting the offers, I’d have to give up Verizon’s…
Child Labor Suspected At Samsung China Supplier
(Reuters) – Production has been indefinitely halted at a Chinese supplier to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) after the factory was suspected of using child workers. Samsung, the worldR…
GoTenna Provides Cell Network for Off-Grid Travelers
It’s nice to unplug once in a while. No service means no one to bother you for a while–no emails, no texts, no calls. Just peace and quiet on a mountain hiking trail. This is all fine unti…
New Ad Platforms: Your Fridge, Dash, and Thermostat
In December, Google sent a letter to the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) that made it very clear that the company sees a future, only “a few years from now,” in which “[it] …
Motorola Announces $129 Moto E Smartphone
Motorola pushes down the cost of smartphones by announcing the Moto E that will cost only $129 without a service contract. The device announced Tuesday morning will be available in 40 countries throug…
Blackberry Launches New Smartphone for Indonesia
BlackBerry launched a new lower-cost smartphone designed specifically for Indonesia on Tuesday in an attempt to win back market share that has plunged in recent years but remains higher than in many o…
HTC Steps Up Advertising to Regain Once-High Market Share
Taiwan’s HTC Corp is stepping up advertising to ensure sales of the One M8 smartphone live up to the new flagship’s critical acclaim, and win the vendor a bigger share of the developed mar…