Russian mobile phone company Yota unveiled its YotaPhone dual screened Android smartphone at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona. It has a quad core processor and second display on the back of the phone which should help the phone retain its battery which gives 58 to 68 hours of phone use for basic tasks. […]
Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19 billion. WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app for smartphones, according to OnDevice Research. On announcing the deal Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg referenced this specifically: “There are countries [such as] Korea or Japan where another messaging service is bigger, but if you look across the world, WhatsApp – across Europe, […]
Blackberry CEO outrage at T-Mobile iPhone offer. T-Mobile sent emails last week advertising a free upgrade to an iPhone 5s and calling it “a great offer for Blackberry customers”. After Blackberry customers complained on social media, chief executive John Chen called the promotion “inappropriate and ill-conceived”. From the official BlackBerry blog: “I want to thank […]
According to Taiwan’s Economic Daily News, Apple will launch a 4.7 inch iPhone 6 in the third quarter of the year. The publication says that the larger 5.6-inch iOS smartphone will be an “experimental” device that won’t come with iPhone branding. The publication does not offer an alternative name for the 5.6-inch iPhablet, and it […]
Next week at Mobile World Congress 2014, Samsung will reveal its brand new Smartphone – Galaxy S5, and Early in 2014, rumors suggested that Samsung Galaxy S5 will have Fingerprint Scanning technology like iPhone 5s. Fingerprint scanners are becoming a popular feature for Smartphones, and SamMobile has confirmed that Samsung Galaxy S5 has a Fingerprint […]
