Apple, Gadgets, Android, Microsoft
Yesterday, Sony posted an image on its Xperia Twitter account (@SonyXperia) making fun of Apple’s “Hey Siri” press event, which is expected to feature not only new iPhones, but also a revamped Apple TV with support for third-party game downloads.
Today, Pandora will introduce its long-awaited Pandora One Day Pass. For just $0.99, you will get ad-free access to Pandora for 24 hours, just as if you were a regular Pandora One subscriber.
Last week, Twitter has pushed a controversial update for iOS users, which shows “Promoted Accounts” in your main timeline. This week, the microblogging service pushed out another update to its iOS app that features responsive design tweaks, meaning iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners will see a uniform user experience across their devices.
Oppo, a Chinese based smartphone manufacturer has announced that they are accepting pre-orders of their latest flagship Android smartphone Oppo R7 plus. The smartphone is currently available for pre-order in US and Europe.
According to a recent leak by CNMO, Nokia is looking to get back into smartphone business. The site claims to have leaked images of the Nokia C1, Nokia’s first-ever Android smartphone and its first phone of any kind since Microsoft bought its original phone business.
In preparation for the launch of its new News App coming on iOS 9, Apple is signing up with dozens of publishers at a rapid pace. The company has already signed with over 50 major publications to compete with the likes of Flipboard and Google News.
Microsoft launched Windows 10 back in July, as a living OS that will receive new features every few months. However, so far regular customers (those who are not part of the insider program) have only see patch updates for the OS. According to a rumor, that will change later this year as Microsoft plans to release its first major Windows 10 feature update.
New Horizons has collected tens of gigabits of data from its Pluto flyby and stored them on its digital recorders. Today, NASA started the process of downlink the data from the spacecraft. Due to the distance and the volume of data, it will take about one year to complete the downlink.
Users of Google Wallet are reporting that they are seeing a banner for Android Pay in the app. The banner ad appears to be a server-side update from Google, to help users in the transition from Wallet to Android Pay.
Rumors and leaked images of Samsung Galaxy Z3 has been making round in the web. However, today we got a real world image Galaxy Z3 along placed beside the Galaxy Z1.
Updating Apple Watch is different from updating iPhone because Watch OS updates are not done directly on the Watch. To update Apple Watch you need to pair it to the iPhone for internet Access and use the Apple Watch app for the iPhone App.
Today, Twitter announced a new update to its iPhone app, which will show “Promoted Accounts” as users you want to follow on your main timeline. In Twitter’s words, the update “will make it easier for users to track down new people to follow”.
Apple iPhone event is scheduled next week on September 9, and Apple has already started putting up decorations at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.
On Friday, BlackBerry announced their acquisition of mobility services firm “Good Technology”, to strengthen its position in secure mobile enterprise solutions.
Today, WhatsApp has announced that they now have reached over 900 million monthly active users. The company’s founder Jan Koum announced the news on Facebook.
Mozilla has officially announced Firefox for iOS and have begun the roll out of their first public preview version of Firefox browser for iOS in New Zealand.
Apple has officially confirmed their plans to open their first Apple Store in Brussels, Belgium on September 19. The date is shown on the hoarding outside the new store, located on Avenue de la Toison d’Or (also known as Gulden Vlieslaan).
Yesterday, Motorola announced Moto 360 and Moto 360 Sport smartwatches. Today, the Moto 360 smartwatch is available for pre-order from the Google Play Store. There is no word on Moto 360 Sport, but we hope it soon will be available for pre-order.
