Category Archives: International News
Video: Send money from Google Wallet as a Gmail attachment
Joe Devanesan
Google rolled out a bunch of new stuff at the Google I/O developer conference, but some new features were quietly rolled out with little fanfare. Among those is this little addition: the next time you send an email with Gmail, you will have to option to send money from your Google Wallet as an attachment. » read more…
iTunes hits 50 billion app downloads, but Google is catching up
Joe Devanesan
Last week Apple’s App Store hit yet another milestone, and this time its a big one: as of last Wednesday, more than 50 billion apps have been downloaded from iTunes. The unknown, lucky user who downloaded the 50 billionth app stands to gain a US$10,000 gift card from Apple, that can be used in iTunes » read more…
Water-resistant LG Optimus GJ makes debut in Taiwan
Loh Ving Sung
Ruggedised phones are apparently the flavour the month these days, LG had just announced the LG Optimus GJ, a water resistant Android handset, joining the likes of the sleek-but-tough Sony Xperia Z and ZR. The phone has IPX5 as well as IPX7 certification, and is designed to withstand 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. » read more…
First smartphone video call made from summit of Mt. Everest, with a HTC One
Joe Devanesan
British explorer Daniel Hughes has made the first-ever smartphone video call from the top of Mount Everest, using a HTC One to call the BBC and report live on his progress. With that one call, Hughes created history with HTC, recording the highest video call in history. Hughes and his team scaled Everest in a » read more…
Microsoft updates YouTube app (again), still not putting up ads
Loh Ving Sung
After Microsoft came under fire from Google last weeks for introducing a YouTube app that did not stick to Google’s requirements, the company introduced a new version of its YouTube app for Windows Phone. Google sent a cease and desist letter to Microsoft last week, asking it to make the necessary tweaks to the YouTube » read more…
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…
