Apple’s “If it’s not an iPhone” series of ads has been trying to show consumers that not all smartphones are the same. While the tag line used for the ads does seem rather obvious, there are some people who are not as well-versed about intelligent handsets as our readers are….
Sony’s latest SmartBand can monitor your heart rate and stress levels
Sony has announced the SmartBand 2. The fitness tracker now features a heart rate monitor that can check your pulse, and even your stress levels in conjunction with the accelerometer. While it does not feature a display, the SmartBand 2 does offer customizable LEDs that you can use to configure…
Infinix HOT 2 is Google’s latest Android One smartphone (made for Africa)
Google today announced a brand new Android One smartphone, which, for the first time ever, is made for Africa. Called Infinix HOT 2, the handset is – like every other Android One device – affordable. The new smartphone is already available in Nigeria, where customers can buy it for around…
The Samsung Galaxy Note5, The Galaxy S6 edge+, and the latest Nexus leaks: weekly news round-up
Once again, it is time for our weekly news round-up, where we put the most interesting stories from the past seven days for anyone who needs to catch up. The announcement of Samsung’s latest high-ends was last week’s hottest event. At a brief and straight-to-the point Unpacked press conference, the…
Clever Easter egg in latest Windows 10 Mobile build matches Microsoft’s Birthday
If you are on Windows 10 Mobile build 10512 and you read my initial thoughts on it, you may remember my mentioning of the new wallpapers. The images are themed after Windows 10 on the desktop, and they work quite nicely with the OS. To access the pictures, you can…
Clever Easter egg in latest Windows 10 Mobile build matches Microsoft’s Birthday
If you are on Windows 10 Mobile build 10512 and you read my initial thoughts on it, you may remember my mentioning of the new wallpapers. The images are themed after Windows 10 on the desktop, and they work quite nicely with the OS. To access the pictures, you can…
Apple’s latest iOS 9 beta introduces gorgeous new wallpapers, get them here
After its stage debut at Apple’s 2015 WWDC, iOS 9 subsequently found its way to the devices of willing adopters as a public beta. Apart from it, there’s also a developer beta released on a regular basis; currently, its fifth iteration is up. Guess what, it comes with a slew…
Latest images of the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ and Samsung Galaxy Note 5 appear
With just days left before the August 13th Samsung Unpacked event that should see the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, new pictures have surfaced of these two eagerly awaited handsets. We’ve gone over the specs of these two handsets a number of…
Apple’s latest iPhone ad is all about the camera
Apple has added a new video to its “if it’s not an iPhone, it’s not an iPhone” campaign, highlighting the camera on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The ad shows off crisp pictures and videos spread out across the screens of several iPhones over 30 seconds. This new…
Latest comScore data shows iOS getting even closer to Android in the U.S.
The latest data from comScore is out and it shows that iOS is continuing to close the gap with Android in the U.S. For the three months that ended in June, Apple’s mobile OS was installed on 44.1% of U.S. based smartphones owned by someone 13 years of age and…