Earlier this year, electronic industry analyst Pan Jiutang predicted that the first handset to contain the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset would be the Xiaomi Mi 5. The analyst figured that Qualcomm’s new high-end chip would be sent to manufacturers in December, with the first phones to use the Snapdragon 820…
Sprint CEO Claure says that the carrier would be stronger if merged with a cable company
Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure told Reuters on Thursday, that the nation’s fourth largest carrier would be a much tougher challenger to Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile if it were merged with a cable company. The recent acquisition of Cablevision doesn’t leave any more strong acquisition candidates in the industry, so telecommunication…
Google must remove search results globally, else face huge fines, France says
Right to be forgotten : Google must remove search results globally, or face big fines says French regulator The French data regulator rejected Google’s appeal against the global enforcement of “right to be forgotten” removals, which is related to last year’s ruling wherein an European court said that citizens could…
Thanks to encryption, we may never spot space aliens says Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden says encryption will make Earth and Earthlings invisible to extraterrestrials The anti-encryption lobby has just got a new fan. After the government agencies, who are against encryption for obvious reasons, Edward Snowden has spoken out against encryption albeit for a different reason altogether. Edward Snowden, the US government…
Kremlin Says Hackers Attacked Putin Website
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers made a “very powerful” attack on the Kremlin website on Sunday, the Russian government said on Monday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov linked the attack to regional elections in Russia on Sunday in which the opposition sought to challenge government-allied politicians…
Vodafone’s ‘unforgivable’ hacking of journalist’s phone must be investigated, says union
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Australia’s Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance has called on the privacy commissioner to investigate the circumstances of the “unforgivable” hacking of a journalist’s phone data. On Saturday the Australian published leaked emails that detailed how a day after Fairfax journalist Natalie…
Xiaomi says it will soon solve the most important questions in life
What are the most important questions that you face in life? Whatever they are, Xiaomi is about to solve them. At least, that is what the company says in a teaser posted by the upstart manufacturer’s Brand Marketing Director on his Weibo account. The teaser says “Next week, there will…
Oppo says its Screen Flash was available before Apple’s Retina Flash
As you know, on Wednesday Apple introduced Retina Flash. Designed for the 5MP front-facing camera, the new feature turns the phone’s display into a True Tone flash for selfies. According to Apple, the flash will auto-adjust the white balance to enhance natural skin tones. Retina Flash will provide a light…
OnePlus teaser says that something luxurious is coming
Last month, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei revealed that a third OnePlus handset would be out before the end of this year, possibly around Christmas time. But it doesn’t seem like a handset is being promoted with a teaser posted on the company’s Google+ site. In fact, while the image isn’t…
Meizu’s president confirms a 1080p screen for the NIUX, says it will feature the best CPU
Rumors about a Meizu MX5 Pro have been officially shot down by the company’s VP, Li Nan. Instead, Meizu is working on a new handset that has been given the code-name Meizu NIUX. Yesterday, we told you plenty about the phone, including the Exynos 7420 chipset that reportedly will be…
