The latest build of Google’s mobile operating system — Android 6.0 Marshmallow — is just around the corner. It has already started rolling out to miscellaneous Android One handsets and will be hitting the Nexus 6 and Nexus 5 very soon. As we know, various manufacturers do take their time…
Android phone users warned of latest hacktest hacking threat
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Independent reports that all Android phones are vulnerable to a huge hack that could allow people to take over phones if people just watch one ‘innocent’ video. The bug has been called Stagefright 2 and is similar to a bug…
For Apple Pay, double-digit growth still means very few users
Mobile tap-to-pay systems have been struggling to find adoption, and despite Tim Cook proclaiming 2015 as the “year of Apple Pay”, Apple’s mobile payment system is following the same slow growth pattern as everyone else. Of course, to hear Apple spin it, Apple Pay is doing quite well, but retailers…
Cortana is coming to Xbox One in 2016, preview users to get it later this year
While Microsoft plans to launch a new Windows 10-based interface for all users of its Xbox One this November, the company has revealed that adding the Cortana digital assistant to the console will take a little longer. View full post on MobileNations
PSA: Apple Music’s trial period ends for lots of users soon, cancel the auto-renewal while you still can
Since June 30, Apple Music has been openly available for just anyone with a compatible iOS device to give it a spin thanks to the three-month trial for free. It was the perfect way for the average user to give the service a thorough try and see if it suits…
Apple iPhone 6s overheating for some users: camera flash won’t work until phone cools down
The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are already out on sale in most Western markets, and this is the first weekend for users to try out the new devices and share their experience. Surprisingly, we are seeing the first reports of a weird overheating issue in the camera…
Netflix now allows iOS users to subscribe to the service “in-app”
An update to the iOS version of the Netflix app now makes it easier for iPhone and iPad users to become participants in the latest American sporting activity: binge watching television series. With the update, iOS users can now subscribe to Netflix from inside the app. Thankfully, Netflix decided that…
Users complain about bugs and lags in iOS 9, all iPhone generations apparently affected
Multiple iOS 9.0 users rocking various iPads and iPhones recently took to various online mediums to voice their discontent at the fact that the iOS 9 update brought along multiple bugs and generally caused their devices to succumb to constant lags. As all iPhone and iPad owners probably know by…
AT&T raises high-speed data cap on grandfathered unlimited data users to 22GB from 5GB
Some smartphone users still don’t quite grab the concept of unlimited data. They are told that the new plan they are signing up for offers unlimited data, but there is still a cap on the amount of data they can use. That is because depending on the provider, only a…
BlackBerry users keep their smartphones longer than owners of other brands
Interesting data from Kantar WorldPanel reveals that the average U.S. smartphone owner will hold on to his device for 22 months before upgrading to a new model. It almost seems like American smartphone users are still brainwashed to trade in their phone every two years, the length of the typical…