Verizon and Motorola today revealed that they’re going to host a Droid-related event on October 27 in New York City. For now, the two companies aren’t providing too many details about the event, but they do say we’ll see new Droid devices then. Most probably, Verizon and Motorola will finally…
Android 6.0 rollout announced and factory images live for Nexus 5, 6, 7, 9, and Nexus Player
Today is the day that Google promised the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to start rolling out to Nexus users and while we have yet to hear about over-the-air (OTA) updates hitting devices, Google has posted a number of factory images for various Nexus devices. If you’re the type of person…
Cheaper gold Apple Watch to be announced alongside the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus?
Folks who want to buy a gold-made Apple Watch currently have to shed out at least $10,000 in order to get one (with some Watch Edition models costing as much as $17,000). But things may change in the near future. According to The New York Times, a less expensive gold…
Compact Alcatel OneTouch Flash 2 will be announced next month
Almost 1 year ago, Alcatel released a smartphone called OneTouch Flash, presenting it as a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo competitor (though it didn’t have a stylus). Now, Alcatel is getting ready to unveil a OneTouch Flash 2. The new OneTouch Flash will be officially announced next month, and Alcatel…
6 affordable octa-core smartphones (under $350) announced in 2015
Back in 2012, the maximum number of cores that smartphone processors had was four. Octa-core smartphones started hitting the market in the following year, and now, in 2015, handsets with 8-core processors are everywhere. Many of them are quite cheap, while at the same time offering decent features and overall…
IRS admits taxpayer hacking is much worse than previously announced
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Last May, when the Internal Revenue Service announced that hackers had managed to successfully breach their network security and steal the confidential data of unwitting taxpayers, the IRS said that “approximately 100,000 tax accounts” were affected. But today the agency admitted that number is much larger,…
IRS ADMITS HACKING TWICE AS BAD AS ORIGINALLY ANNOUNCED
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Every government hacking story seems to include subsequent revelations that the problem is at least twice as bad as the authorities originally admitted. The IRS data breach originally announced last May followed the usual pattern, as theAssociated Press reported today that the number…
Evleaks: smaller iPhone 6c may be announced together with the 6s and 6s Plus
Apple is heavily rumored to return to the smaller iPhone form factor with an iPhone 5c heir, codenamed iPhone 6c by the tech blogosphere. Unlike its predecessor, this eventual handset is said to sport a more premium, metal body, and was believed prepped for release some time in the first…
Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime briefly appears online, could be announced on August 13
As Xiaomi’s birthday nears, more and more rumors claim that it might release a new phone alongside the 7th generation of its MIUI skin, which is slated for an August 13 announcement. The rumored device could either be the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, or the Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime, which…
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 could be announced on August 13, at the same time with MIUI 7
The long-rumored Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 might be finally announced next week, at the same time with Xiaomi’s brand new MIUI 7 Android skin. While Xiaomi already confirmed that it’s going to announce MIUI 7 on August 13, it didn’t say anything about a new Redmi Note. However, according to…