Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Dipping your chip isn’t just about salsa anymore. It’s the latest mode of credit and debit card use, and it should make you less vulnerable to theft. You’ve probably noticed the small computer chip (sometimes called an EMV chip for Eurocard, MasterCard,…
Did you know that they sell smartphone undies in Japan???
When it comes to buying smartphone accessories, the sheer variety of stuff out there can be mind-boggling. There’s your relatively mundane (and actually useful) stuff like car holders, battery packs, spare cables, screen protectors, cleaning kits, et cetera. There are also gourmet food and phosphorous crustacean cases. And then there’s…
Did you know: Apple has added Bluetooth 4.2 to iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air 2
At a certain point after it unveiled the brand new iPhone 6s family, Apple has quietly added support for Bluetooth 4.2 to its year-old iPhone 6 series and the iPad Air 2. Back in 2014 when they launched, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus featured Bluetooth 4.0, while now…
Did you know that the Nokia 1100 is the world’s best-selling handset?
When faced with the question of which is the best-selling phone, most of you probably think “iPhone”. Hehe! Not even close! Although Apple’s crown jewel does sell in cosmic quantities, the iPhone 6 having sold 71.5 million sales in about three months, this lucky champ has nothing going on the…
Hackers Blackmail Bank for Trump Donation: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In a story that proves truth really can be stranger than fiction, a hacker group broke into a bank’s website so it could donate money to Donald Trump’s campaign. The group calls itself “Hack for Trump” and is now demanding a…
2015 Huawei Nexus rumor round-up: specs, features, price, release date and all we know so far
Last year, Google surprised us with its gigantic, 6-inch Nexus 6, but mostly – with the fact that it skipped on a regular-sized handset that will run on stock Android. This year, it’s going back to the basics with two phones that will cater to both those who love more…
Did you know that mobile phone throwing is a national sport in Finland?
Most of us, attentive and caring smartphone users, go to great lengths to protect our gadgets from harm. We buy armor cases and tempered glass screen protectors. We grip our smartphones with the force of an angered Darth Vader choke-holding a guilty imperial officer. And yet, here are the fine…
With new chip credit cards on the way here’s what consumers need to know
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans (USA TODAY) – Techies are calling the upcoming shift in how we will use our credit cards at the store something like “dip the chip.” It’s not a bad way of explaining things. Instead of swiping our plastic, we’ll be able to slide or…
Did you know that MediaTek’s top Helio X10 chip comes in 3 versions: here are the differences
Times are changing: while just last year, most top-end devices were running almost exclusively on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips, these days, we have way more diversity with the extremely well-performing Exynos chips in Samsung Galaxies to the very affordable yet plenty powerful MediaTek chips. It is the MediaTek silicon, however, that…
Did you know: these were the best phones five years ago (2010)
What did smartphones look five years ago? What were the best smartphones available five years ago, and how did they look? These were the questions we asked ourselves, as we contemplated on the fact that these days it seems more and more like Android devices are increasingly becoming very similar…