Tag: Phones
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New SatNav Database Promises To Reduce Lorry Accidents
I doubt many of us have had to live through the frustration of damaging a lorry under a low lying bridge as a direct result of satnav directions. It seems like a very specific experience – but now it seems to be one that the powers that be are taking in hand. Apparently the issue…
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Nokia May Re-Enter Phone Market in 2016
Nokia are stealthily about to sneak their way back into the mobile market, following some deals with Microsoft that lead to their Lumia branch becoming absorbed into the computing giant. Several foul ups a few years ago led to Nokia being thoroughly outpaced by Apple and Google’s handsets, leading to the sell off of their…
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Phones Have Unused FM Radio Chips
It may seem odd but older FM radio stations still remain one of the biggest ways listeners get their hands on music. Bands and artists still rely on radio as a big outlet for their music – digital and downloads might be huge these days, but they haven’t yet squashed the older format. FM radios…
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Spartan Browser Arrives On Phones
Internet Explorer is going the way of the Dodo. The internet browser is already being phased out in favor of Microsoft’s brand new browser, Spartan. The new and improved web viewing app is to feature the ability to integrate with other browsers on Windows 10 for PCs, but what about phones? Well, Spartan has made…
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Android Wear Coming To iOS Phones
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Having a smartwatch is the best way to ride the wearable wave – they’ve got the best screens, looks and styles on their side, as well as great connectivity with your phone. Notifications, web searches and commands can easily be sent from your watch to your phone, but the huge amount of Android watches available…
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More Lumia Phones To Get Windows 10
Lumia Windows phones haven’t yet all been given the opportunity to try the new Windows 10 operating system for mobile devices – Microsoft previously stated that at first the OS would be arriving on mid-level phones, so up until recently the entire Lumia range for example has not yet been upgraded, The reason for some…
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Google Opens New Store for Devices
From now on if you’re looking to buy a tablet, smart watch or mobile phone from Google’s Play Store, you’ll soon be relocated to a brand new Google store for devices only. The amount of kit you can buy on the Play Store has increased so much that Google have decided that it can all…
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Flip Phones Still Huge In Japan
Whilst it doesn’t seem to correlate with the current smartphone trend, Japan’s obsession with flip phones isn’t going to die out soon – fans of anime would be able to tell you that straight away. Whilst the devices appear a lot in Japan’s famous cartoons, in real life the older flip phone is still growing…
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Android Lollipop Usage Numbers Released
The latest version of Android is often slow to arrive on mobile phones – whether as a download for users to get hold of themselves or as an included operating system on brand new phones. The new Android 5.0 Lollipop update is no different, as new figures released recently have shown that the brand new…
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Mobile Tech Made $3.3 Trillion in 2014
As the new year draws in, facts and figures about the year gone by are coming in thick and fast – we’ve already seen the announcements of gaming’s biggest titles in 2014, and now it’s the turn of the mobile industry, with reports of staggering revenue being generated by mobile tech companies during the year.…
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Android On 84% Of Phones Shipped in Q3
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Industry statistics are showing yet more market dominance for Google’s Android OS – a staggering amount of phones shipped to retailers online and in store are using Android operating systems on board. Around 84% of smartphones have gone out with an Android OS on board, according to Strategy Analytics, a firm specializing in correlating and…
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Amazon Stands By Poor Selling Fire Phone
The ill-fated Amazon Fire Phone is just not shifting, according to a senior VP at the company. As you remember, the Amazon branded device, complete with 4 camera facial recognition technology and unprecedented access to Amazon stores, just didn’t manage to make it off shelves, potentially due to a lack of marketing and customer interest in…