Category Archives: International News
Samsung S4 Active spotted in video and shots
Loh Ving Sung
Alleged leaked shots of the Galaxy S4′s ruggedised sibling have apparently leaked online, and it is set to be called Active. Like its namesake, the S4 Active is designed to be water and dust resistant. A video allegedly showing the phone was also sent to MobileTechReview. Judging from the shots, the S4 Active looks nothing » read more…
Cross-platform BBM could lead to war with Blackberry’s rivals
Joe Devanesan
Blackberry has finally confirmed that its native Blackberry Messenger (popularly known as BBM) app will be made available for Android and Apple’s iOS devices this summer. The free app will be available once approved for Apple’s iOS 6 software released last year and devices running Android 4.0 or higher, released since late 2011. Announcing the » read more…
Yahoo revamps Flickr, includes a new Android app
Nigel Chew
In addition to acquiring a certain blogging platform today, Yahoo, during an event in New York have announced a complete revamp of Flickr. Apart from having the interface of the website changed, it now features content blocks and full bleed images instead of the thumbnail or list view of the past. Furthermore, registered users now » read more…
Jolla makes Sailfish OS smartphone official, also called Jolla
Loh Ving Sung
Jolla has officially spilled the beans on its heavily teased Sailfish OS handset, and the phone is simply called the Jolla. Jolla’s official webpage is currently showcasing a handful of colourful plastic cases, coming in shades of orange, blue or green. On to the specs, the device has a 4.5-inch display (Engadget reports it has » read more…
Apple considers 1.8 and 1.5-inch displays for iWatch
Loh Ving Sung
Apple has reportedly been examining 1.5-inch OLED screens built by Ritek subsidiary RiTdisplay, a Taiwanese manufacturer of display panels, according to Taiwanese publication the Economic Times. Cupertino engineers were apparently set on a 1.8-inch display but felt that was too large and switched to a 1.5-inch instead. The Economic Times adds that RiTFast, a joint » read more…
ConnectMyFolks iPad app helps the elderly get tech-connected
Joe Devanesan
ConnectMyFolks is a social messaging app for iPads that, according to the description on its iTunes page in the App Store, “keeps people who are not comfortable with technology connected with those who are.” Creators of the app, In The Loop LLC, are actually referring to those among the older (some say Golden) generation who » read more…
The Samsung Galaxy S4 to hit 10 million in sales next week
Nigel Chew
According to its head honcho JK Shin, Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 is going to be hiting the 10 million mark in sales, just shy of a month after its release. This means that sales for the S4 beats the Galaxy S III’s time to hit that mark by almost three weeks, making it now the » read more…
Moving to Silicon Valley stalls Facebook’s US$1B acquisition of Waze
Joe Devanesan
Rumours have been swirling on the internet like wildfire that Facebook intends to purchase social traffic/location-mapping app Waze for a reported US$1 billion over the past few weeks. But most reports coming out of Israel, where Waze has been developed and is based in, now indicate that the navigation app builder might be hesitant to » read more…
Google may be planning successor to the Nexus Q
Loh Ving Sung
If you don’t remember the quirky, spherical Nexus Q that came out last year, that might be because Google pulled the plug before it reached the hands of consumers. But according to a recent FCC filing, Google is giving the media streaming market another look. The filing provides a few details on a device called » read more…
This may be the world’s first liquid-cooled smartphone
Loh Ving Sung
Ever feel like your thighs are on fire after an intensive session on your smartphone, be it playing games or doing other processor draining activities. Well it appears NEC has the answer, with its Medias X 06E phone, which comes with a water-filled heatpipe designed to funnel heat away from the phone’s processor. While not » read more…
