According to a recent report from market research firm Kantar Worldpanel, Windows Phone is now more popular than Apple’s iOS in Brazil. In the month of July 2015, Kantar believes that Windows Phone had jumped to a market share of 5.9% in the country, up from 3.6% in September 2014….
Xiaomi Mi 5 teaser surfaces, can the phone be that far behind?
While it isn’t as exciting as seeing the actual phone, a teaser for the Xiaomi Mi 5 has surfaced on the Weibo account of serial tipster @KJuma. Underneath the image of the number “5” are the words “Are you ready,” with a partial image of a fingerprint on the bottom….
How to use Google’s Handwriting Input keyboard on your Android phone or tablet
If, for whatever reason, you want to use handwriting instead of a standard keyboard on your Android device, you don’t necessarily have to own a handset or tablet with a stylus pen (like Samsung’s Galaxy Notes). All you need to do is to download a handwriting app. The easiest to…
Doogee says phone makers need to stop copying the iPhone
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Doogee sent out an email the other day to gizChina, with a new manifesto. The company says that smartphone manufacturers need to stop manufacturing handsets that look like the iPhone, with those rounded edges. Doogee says that this desire to be different is what pushed the company…
Revenge ‘insider’ Aviva phone hacker jailed
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Richard Neale, former director at Esselar, a company contracted by Aviva to run its security network, has been jailed for 18 months for hacking 900 phones belonging to Aviva insurance employees. In Guildford Crown Court on Monday he admitted committing four…
The liquidmetal-made Turing Phone will start shipping in December
Announced back in April, the Turing Phone was supposed to be available to pre-order starting July. However, all you could do was reserve the handset, and the reservation period has now ended. Turing Robotic Industries – the company behind the Turing Phone – this week announced that it has teamed…
WeChat and Amazon Windows Phone apps get minor updates
Two popular apps on the Windows Phone platform, the messaging app WeChat and the Amazon shopping app, have both received updates. However, don’t look for any new features; the apps both got bug fixes and unnamed improvements with these new versions. View full post on MobileNations
Aviva ‘revenge’ phone hacker jailed for 18 months
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A man has been jailed for 18 months for hacking into 900 phones belonging to the insurance company Aviva. Richard Neale, 40, pleaded guilty to carrying out the attack as revenge after falling out with colleagues. He was previously a director…
Lumia Camera app now works with non-Lumia Windows Phone models
Back at the beginning of this year, we told you that the Lumia Camera app will work on all Windows 10 devices (including PCs and tablets), regardless of the manufacturer. But right now, even before Windows 10 Mobile has been rolled out, non-Lumia Windows Phone 8.1 powered handsets can download…