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- The Pope says the Internet and social networks are a “gift from God”
- Here are the 74 candidates for the next big Emoji update
- Amazon Echo can now tell you show times and NFL scores
- New Snapchat features discovered, including voice notes and video calls
- Samsung Galaxy S7 series could launch as early as March 11th
- honor 5X review
- You can no longer buy the 16GB OnePlus 2 in the US and Europe
- Nextbit Robin’s CDMA variant has been delayed to April
- Xiaomi starts rolling out Marshmallow to Mi 4, details changes to MIUI 7
- Mobile Roar 124: HTC Nexus rumors, Verizon FreeBee program, and Chris’ big news
- Deal: $50 off the unlocked 2014 Moto X until January 26th
- WhatsApp might be sharing your user info with Facebook, but why?
- Find My Phone apps keep leading police to the same house
- Xiaomi looking to join Huawei in the dual-boot laptop game
- AT&T thinks governments, not companies, should decide the future of smartphone encryption
The Pope says the Internet and social networks are a “gift from God” Posted: 22 Jan 2016 04:28 PM PST Pope Francis has admitted to not being the most tech-savvy person in the world. He actually called himself a "disaster" when it comes to technology. However, earlier today he called the internet, social networks, and text messages "a gift from God". |
Here are the 74 candidates for the next big Emoji update Posted: 22 Jan 2016 04:01 PM PST Emoji are all the rage these days. Why say something with words when you can use little icons? An emoji update is coming this June, and you can see the early candidates right now. |
Amazon Echo can now tell you show times and NFL scores Posted: 22 Jan 2016 03:17 PM PST The Amazon Echo, which has sneakily become an awesome device, keeps getting better. The latest new features to be added to Amazon's voice assistant/speaker is all about movies and the NFL. |
New Snapchat features discovered, including voice notes and video calls Posted: 22 Jan 2016 02:22 PM PST Love it or hate it, Snapchat is one of the most popular mobile apps around. They've added quite a few features over the years. Some big new features are on the way if Snapchat's code is to be believed. |
Samsung Galaxy S7 series could launch as early as March 11th Posted: 22 Jan 2016 01:27 PM PST We're about a month away from the announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S7. There's still a lot we don't know about the phone(s), including the release date. According to Evan Blass (@evleaks), it's looking like the new Galaxy phones will launch a month earlier this year. |
Posted: 22 Jan 2016 01:21 PM PST If there's anything history has taught us, it's that it's really hard for manufacturers to build a great smartphone for under $200. Somehow Huawei managed to do this with the honor 5X which on paper, appears to be the best budget Android device on the planet. But is it? Find out in our review. |
You can no longer buy the 16GB OnePlus 2 in the US and Europe Posted: 22 Jan 2016 01:02 PM PST OnePlus has decided to ditch the cheapest model of the OnePlus 2. You can no longer buy the $329 16GB version in the US or Europe. You may be wondering why they would remove the easiest to afford model, but according to OnePlus it wasn't selling well. |
Nextbit Robin’s CDMA variant has been delayed to April Posted: 22 Jan 2016 12:05 PM PST Nextbit has announced that the CDMA version of their cloud-focused smartphone -- the Nextbit Robin -- has been delayed. That variant of the smartphone will now arrive in April instead of its original February arrival expectation. |
Xiaomi starts rolling out Marshmallow to Mi 4, details changes to MIUI 7 Posted: 22 Jan 2016 11:57 AM PST Xiaomi has finally started rolling out an update to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow for the Mi 4. They wisely decided to skip 6.0 and go straight to 6.0.1, which should make this update worth the wait. The latest build is MMB29M. |
Mobile Roar 124: HTC Nexus rumors, Verizon FreeBee program, and Chris’ big news Posted: 22 Jan 2016 11:09 AM PST We've returned from our Holiday break with a bunch of great mobile news! HTC is rumored to make two Nexus devices, Verizon has a new controversial FreeBee data program, Uber wants to deliver food, and Chris has big news! This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Deal: $50 off the unlocked 2014 Moto X until January 26th Posted: 22 Jan 2016 10:46 AM PST Motorola is taking a nice $50 off the Moto X 2014 until January 26th in their latest deal. The Moto X 2014 16GB normally costs $299.99, so you're getting a smartphone that can still handle an Android power user's needs for less than $250. |
WhatsApp might be sharing your user info with Facebook, but why? Posted: 22 Jan 2016 09:47 AM PST Evidence in the latest WhatsApp update suggests the app will soon share your user data with Facebook. We're not exactly sure what the data will be used for aside from a quick note that it'll be used to improve your Facebook experience. |
Find My Phone apps keep leading police to the same house Posted: 22 Jan 2016 08:30 AM PST As much as we love Find My Phone apps around here, it seems not everyone is quite as pleased with them. A bizarre issue is causing one Atlanta couple much grief: people looking for their lost or stolen phones keep "finding" them at their house. |
Xiaomi looking to join Huawei in the dual-boot laptop game Posted: 22 Jan 2016 07:29 AM PST Huawei isn't the only mobile OEM looking to jump into the computing arena. Xiaomi is also supposedly planning to launch a tablet/laptop hybrid like the Microsoft Surface Book. Like Huawei's model, Xiaomi reportedly will look to use a dual-boot system that can run Windows 10 or Android-based MIUI at any given time. |
AT&T thinks governments, not companies, should decide the future of smartphone encryption Posted: 22 Jan 2016 06:52 AM PST Much will be made about smartphone encryption this year, with two major states in the US looking to ban the practice outright. Should companies be able to encrypt smartphones in a way that can't be decrypted? Well, AT&T doesn't think so. |
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