Google Play Services update adds turn-based multiplayer gaming support

Android owners will soon see the benefits of improved developer tools Google has updated its Play Services tool for Android developers, which allows them to build the latest available features into their applications. The headline new toy for devs is the ability to add native, turn-based multiplayer support for 8 players. The data from each turn will now...

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Wi-Fi-only Sony Xperia Z Ultra rumoured to fall on the tablet side of phablet

Xperia Z Ultra's prohibitive price-tag may fall with a Wi-Fi only version Sony is plotting to ditch mobile data connectivity for a new version of its Xperia Z Ultra phablet, according to reports on Friday. According to leaked benchmarks from http://techradar.com/AnTuTu, the Japanese giant is plotting a Wi-Fi only version of the 6.44-inch device that'll...

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Samsung responds to Knox vulnerability allegations

Samsung Knox security software is continuously gaining popularity among the corporate businesses. And while the US Department of Defense was considering using the Knox-protected Galaxy S4 for its staff, cyber security researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel discovered a serious vulnerability. According to the researchers the issue not only exposes...

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Sony in talks with Microsoft to develop Windows Phones

According to Sony Mobile head for Europe, Pierre Perron, who spoke to TechRadar Sony is in talks with Microsoft to deliver a Windows Phone device. He says Sony is in talks with "other partners, including Microsoft" for a broader Sony spectrum. "We don't want to be a single OS manufacturer" said Perron, and that's exactly what Sony has become having released only Android...

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Expect an influx of Ubuntu phones in 2014

Year of the Ubuntu The Ubuntu Phone is far from dead. In fact, we've been promised that we can still expect to see the Linux OS go big in our smartphones in 2014 Despite missing the funding goal to get its own handset out on the market, Canonical has kept busy to get manufacturers to build their own Ubuntu OS smartphones. And speaking in a Google Hangout,...

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Apple looking to improve autofocus and OIS for new iPhone

A recent patent filed on behalf of Apple has made its way to the US Patents website, which details the development of a new camera stabilization mechanism. The "VCM OIS actuator module" is not only poised to reduce image blurriness, but will also allegedly improve autofocus speed. Through the use of voice coil motor (VCM) actuators that move the camera in directions...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo gets pictured

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo, which was recently leaked via internal promotional documents, has been pictured next to the Galaxy Note 3. If the leaked specs are to be believed, the Galaxy Note 3 Neo is set to be more of the spiritual successor to the Galaxy Note II, with a thinner profile and the faux leather back panel introduced with the Galaxy Note 3. ...

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32GB Nokia Lumia 1520 AT&T goes on sale

AT&T has added the 32GB version of the Nokia Lumia 1520 phablet on its web store at $250 with contract. Note that only the black version has a 32GB option, while the red (which is selected by default), white and yellow ones do not. Anyway, the normal 16GB version is back at $200 after a temporary promotion cut the price to $100. If you prefer, you can get the...

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ZTE flaunts modular smartphone prototype at CES 2014

Phone too slow? Just get a faster processor. We've heard about the Motorola Ara project, which is developing a modular smartphone allowing you to change parts such as camera and processor with ease, but ZTE is also looking into part-swapping handsets. Motorola said back in December 2013 that its modular prototype was "pretty close", but it's been beaten...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 gets tasty KitKat test build

KitKat for all! Sammobile has received a pre-release firmware of Android 4.4.2-running TouchWiz for the Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (the Snadragon version). The release has build number I9505XXUFNA1. The build is still shaky here and there but stable enough to be used as a daily driver. The final update is expected to be released to the masses in the February to March window....

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Making Smart Moves in 2014

Working smart Garry Veale, president of Avaya in Europe, places his bets on the communications trends he thinks will make it big in 2014. Connected Generation In my mind, the trends we'll see emerging in 2014 will be driven largely by the desires and expectations of a new kind of workforce. This workforce doesn't know a world without the internet, expects...

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Sony Store offers freebies with Xperia Z1 Compact pre-orders

The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is already up for pre-order in Europe, but if you're thinking of getting one, you should check the offers by Sony's own web store as there are some enticing offers. XperiaBlog.net checked the regional stores and made a list of the available promotions – the most popular option seems to be the Sony Wireless Headset DR-BTN200M, which would typically...

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Sony still in discussions with Microsoft over Windows Phone

Windows Phone coming to the Sony brand? Sony has confirmed to TechRadar that it is actively looking into the possibility of launching a Windows Phone as it seeks to move away from being a single OS manufacturer. Pierre Perron, head of Sony Mobile Europe, told TechRadar it didn't want to offer only one flavour of mobile OS, stating: "We are continuing our...

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