Archives for September, 2013
AT&T Claims Amber Update Coming To Lumia 920 “In The Coming Weeks”
While the GDR2 Windows Phone update has rolled out earlier this year, some Lumia 920 customers are still wondering where their update is. AT&T had promised both the GDR2 and Amber updates for the Lumia 920 and 820 handsets before the end of September, so where are they? An AT&T representative on the AT&T forums has shed ...
Is Sony expecting smartphone shipments to increase by 55% in FY14?
Sony says that it will ship 42 million Xperia smartphones during this current fiscal year (FY13) i.e. the year ended March 2014. However, if Digitimes is to be believed, Sony will increase this forecast by 55% to 65 million smartphones in FY14. If true, it highlights Sony’s increasing confidence in its mobile business and the ...
Over 500,000 People Pirated ‘Breaking Bad’ Series Finale 12 Hours After Appearing Online
Last night’s Breaking Bad series finale was something for the history books, clocking 500,000 pirated downloads just 12 hours after the first copy appeared online. Most users who pirate shows and movies do so because of availability issues, which is common outside of the U.S. But the numbers do show the other side of downloading, where ...
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII to Feature Cleavage, Corpses, and Pools of Blood?
The newest Final Fantasy game finishes the quest of Lightning, the protagonist of FFXIII and one of the more interesting Final Fantasy characters in recent years. Square Enix has shown footage of the game off at E3 and other recent events and it looks great. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII isn’t coming out in the ...
Volkswagen Announces an Augmented Reality Repair App for VW Technicians
Auto manufacturer Volkswagen has embraced mobile technology in a major way. It recently unveiled a travelogue app for journeys in its cars. The company’s even gone so far as to partner with Apple on the upcoming iPhone ready iBeetle model of its Beetle. Now the company will be unveiling an iOS app that uses Augmented Reality to ...
Verizon HTC One Update Rolling Out; It’s Not Android 4.3, But It’ll Have to Do
While HTC One owners are biting their nails for the recently released Android 4.3 update to hit their devices, Verizon has begun pushing out a OTA update for the device which brings a few bugfixes and updates to the ISIS Mobile Wallet. This is the first update for the device since it’s debut on Verizon. The ...
Japan’s Xperia Z1 comes with some upgraded features
Earlier today, a leaked brochure from Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo appeared to reveal the full specifications of the Japanese Xperia Z1 (SO-01F) and the Xperia Z1 f (SO-02F), the mini version of the Xperia Z1. Seriously though, if that ‘Z1 f’ name sticks, we’d like to know what Sony is smoking. Anyway, it’s no surprise ...
AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 3 And Galaxy Gear Landing On October 4th
AT&T launched pre-orders for the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear a few weeks back, but if you want to know when you’ll be able to walk into a store grab either one, you’re in luck. Today on Twitter, AT&T officially announced the release date of both the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy ...
Lenovo To Launch Vibe X and Vibe Z Smartphones Internationally
Lenovo has announced two new smartphones, which will be focused on the international market. The Lenovo name is mostly associated with PC’s in the United States, but is well-known for its mobile devices in Asia. The two new devices, the Vibe X will be released in China on October 20th, and the Vibe Z will ...
Sony SmartWatch 2 SW2 unboxing and first impressions
The Sony SmartWatch 2 (SW2) recently started to ship across Europe and we have been putting it through its paces over the last couple of days. Whilst the focus on wearable computing has been at a real fore-front this year, Sony have slowly been iterating on its SmartWatch for a number of years now. The ...