Saturday, January 18, 2014

LG G Pro to get QuickWindow cover, KnockOn update

LG will be announcing a new QuickWindow cover that is designed exclusively for its G Pro phablet. The leaked image of the accessory also suggests that the upcoming add-on will have a similar functionality to that of the G2 quick cover. Apart from introducing a new accessory to glorify the looks of the G Pro, the South Korean manufacturer is expected to bring a couple...

Dual-SIM Motorola Moto G debuts, Australia gets first dibs

Back when the Motorola Moto G was announced, company officials went on record saying that there’s a dual-SIM version coming down the road, but provided no details on either pricing or availability. Well, now we have at least one piece of the puzzle as the dual-SIM Moto G has landed Australia. The information comes courtesy of Motorola’s official webpage for the land...

Sony Xperia Z1S comes with bootlader unlocking disabled

At CES, Sony announced a special version of the international Xperia Z1, called the Xperia Z1S for T-Mobile in US. While on surface, the two phones seem nearly identical, except for minor differences such as 32GB of storage space instead of 16GB, turns out there is one more important change under the hood that you won't see on a spec sheet. According...

Spotify hints it could monitor your heart to give you the right beat

The more Spotify knows, the better your recommendations Spotify has hinted that metrics like the listener's heart rate, speed of motion and sleep patterns could someday be used to improve recommendation tools, as smartphone technology improves. In an exclusive interview with TechRadar, the streaming giant's product manager for discovery and recommendations,...

Sony Xperia Z1 successor with slimmer bezels leaks

Courtesy of XDA member iRimas come some photos and rumored specs of a mystery Sony smartphone. The device in question belongs to the family Xperia and has the model number D6503. According to the leakster it sports a 5.2" display, thinner bezels than the Xperia Z1 and runs on a fresh new UI atop Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. The device is apparently unstable and the UI is...

How easy is it for your customer to make mobile payments?

An ever increasing number of people are turning to shopping on their mobile (m-commerce outstripping e-commerce by 200 percent). The issue as all shoppers know is that mobile shopping isn't as agile and speedy as it should be, checking out for example regularly takes you away from the mobile app/site to a payment page that isn't always optimised for mobile. This...