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Indian firm launching Braille smartphone for blind people

John Lister — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:26:37 +0000

Plenty of smartphones and other mobile devices have text-to-speech tools to make them more useful for deaf people. Now an Indian firm is planning a 2014 release for a phone that uses Braille for blind people.

The handset [..]

The merger between T-Mobile and MetroPCS passes another hurdle

Susan Wilson — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:08:26 +0000

MetroPCS shareholders approved its merger with T-Mobile after Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s parent company offered a sweeter loan deal. The merger of the fourth and fifth mobile phone [..]

Burner disposable numbers come to Android

Susan Wilson — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:31:35 +0000

Ever wanted a disposable phone number without the cost of purchasing a disposable phone? Burner offers you that option. You can now get “fake”phone numbers for your Android cell phone. [..]

2013 may see a billion mobile devices sold

John Lister — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:00:32 +0000

A research firm believes the total number of smartphones and tablets sold in 2013 could top a billion for the first time. IDC also believes tablets alone will soon be more popular than traditional forms of computer.

The predictions come alongside calculations that recorded shipments of tablets rose by [..]

T-Mobile breaks away from the “carrier club”

Susan Wilson — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:38:22 +0000

T-Mobile decided to break with US phone carrier tradition and left the “carrier club”. that means the company is ditching traditional two year contracts and subsidizing phones – sort [..]

It’s confirmed: Apple is set to release a low end plastic iPhone

Susan Wilson — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:35 +0000

It’s been confirmed. Apple will indeed release a cheaper iPhone this year. In order to do so, Apple will be stripping off some high end features like the Retina display. The casing will go [..]

Google releases Keep for simple note taking and reminders

Susan Wilson — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:08:56 +0000

Google announced earlier today that it had a new app called Keep. Google Keep is a slimmed down version of other apps but it has the two [..]

Samsung’s Tizen 2.0 gets mixed reviews

Susan Wilson — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:22:51 +0000

Apple iOS, Microsoft Windows Phone 8, and Google’s Android will have lots of competition this year from BlackBerry 10, Ubuntu Touch, Firefox OS and Samsung’s Tizen mobile operating systems. The [..]

Smartphones ‘emasculating’ according to Sergey Brin

John Lister — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:47:36 +0000

The co-founder of Google says traditional smartphones are anti-social and “emasculating.” But it’s safe to say Sergey Brin has a degree of self-interest in making the claim.

Brin spoke at a TED (Technology, Entertainment Design) event in California where he talked about the [..]

Apple and Android beat Sony and Nintendo in portable gaming

John Lister — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:34:29 +0000

Spending on games for smartphones and tablets has overtaken that on games for dedicated portable consoles. And it doesn’t appear to be a temporary blip.

Given the comparative pricing, it shouldn’t be a surprise that the number of game app [..]