Archives for January 2nd, 2014
Xperia Z1 display goes up against its mini sibling, the Xperia Z1 f
There is wide expectation that the Xperia Z1 mini will be announced at CES 2014 in Las Vegas next week. The handset shares much of the same hardware of the Xperia Z1, but packs it into a smaller chassis with 4.3-inch 720p display. Sony has had much criticism over the displays used in its 2013 ...
Archos Debuting Archos 45 and 50 Helium 4G LTE Smartphones at CES
Archos announced a new line of affordable 4G LTE smartphones today, the Archos Helium 45 and Helium 50. The two devices will be unveiled at CES next week, and mark the birth of Archos’ Helium line which will pack mid-range specs into an affordable package. Made with emerging markets and first-time smartphone owners in mind, the ...
The Games of Early 2014 – All the Important Release Dates!
Gaming in 2013 ended with a bang! The year saw banner titles on consoles as well as PC. The last-gen consoles had major releases that proved they still had some juice left in them, especially the PS3. Of course, the biggest news was the huge launches of Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PS4. Now it’s the ...
Shenmue’s Ryo Confirmed for iOS and Android Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing!
We reported recently that Ryo Hazuki, the protagonist of Dreamcast cult classic Shenmue, was back in the news. Sega had been teasing images of Ryo driving all sorts of vehicles on its Facebook page. All signs were pointing to Ryo coming to Sega’s kart racer, Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing Transformed. Today Sega confirmed ...
BlackBerry Axes Alicia Keys from Creative Director Position
A new year, and more bummer news for BlackBerry. The Waterloo company has decided to let go one of their most important staff members, Alicia Keys. That’s right, she hung around longer than good ol’ Thorsten did. Wow. Alicia Keys was appointed to Creative Director of BlackBerry last year, and was the first of many celebrities ...
Lenovo launches Vibe Z, A859 and other cheap handsets worldwide
Lenovo today announced its LTE-enabled Vibe Z handset will finally venture outside China into the rest of the world. The Vibe Z is a pretty solid device rocking a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS display with a pixel density of 400 ppi. Body-wise it carries a thin, 7.9mm frame, and tucks away a powerful quad-core Snapdragon 800 ...
Motorola Moto G Landing On Boost Mobile for Just $129 Off-Contract
Reunited and it feels so good… Motorola and Boost Mobile have apparently made amends, announcing today that the budget friendly KitKat touting Moto G will be available through the pre-paid carrier this month. The Moto G will be making an appearance on HSN today, and will become available for purchase beginning Tuesday, January 14th at www.boostmobile.com. ...
Price Drop: LG G2, DROID ULTRA and HTC One now $449 on Verizon
Verizon is kicking off 2014 with price drops on a few of 2013′s hottest Android smartphones. The LG G2, HTC One and DROID ULTRA can now be purchased off-contract for $449, a few hundred bucks cheaper than they were last year. That’s great news for Verizon customers who are looking to upgrade their devices, or for ...
LG’s Upcoming WebOS Smart TV Leaked Ahead Of CES Announcement
WebOS, the bastard mobile operating system that seemingly no company can do good with has finally resurfaced again. While Palm nor HP could bring the OS into the limelight again, even with its simple and elegant UI, but early last year LG decided to take on the challenge and implement webOS into smart televisions. Well, ...
USPS wants to use mobile Point-of-Sale tech to speed up post office lines
The U.S. Postal Service has been in the doldrums for years, as it continues to bleed money. The days of door-to-door mail delivery is slowly becoming a thing of the past, so the government ran carrier is looking for different alternatives. USPS is said to be testing a mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) system to cut waiting ...