Gear Archive
08 Jul 2015
Microsoft Edge is already good enough for me to drop Chrome
Microsoft Edge is already good enough for me to drop Chrome From the tarnished ashes of Internet Explorer came Microsoft Edge, an all-new browser built from the ground up for Windows 10. When we first went hands-on with the browser – then still called Project Spartan – we thought it brought some interesting concepts
07 Jul 2015
Who’s going to force car tech into the 21st century? Weirdly enough, AT&T
Who’s going to force car tech into the 21st century? Weirdly enough, AT&T eave your car there, between the scuffed yellow lines and oil stains on the ordinary parking surface, let your eyes adjust a bit to the dark, and you’ll see a frosted glass door. Ring the bell. Behind it may lie the
06 Jul 2015
Next Cyanogen phone canceled, MediaTek probably to blame
Next Cyanogen phone canceled, MediaTek probably to blame Cyanogen Inc. had a very public falling out with its previous global hardware partner OnePlus, but it has since managed to get its version of Android on a few more devices in developing markets. The Alcatel Hero 2+ was supposed to be the next North American
03 Jul 2015
Microsoft Kills Nokia X, Series 40 and Nokia Asha Phones
Microsoft Kills Nokia X, Series 40 and Nokia Asha Phones Finally, what we could see coming over the past few months has finally arrived. Microsoft has announced some major changes in Nokia’s product line-up, with virtually everything except Windows Phone being shown the door. The current Asha, Series 40 and X series phones
03 Jul 2015
Nokia Outs the Highly Affordable 225
Nokia Outs the Highly Affordable 225 Nokia has been announcing pretty attractive phones over the past few months, but that doesn’t mean it has forgotten its important lower-end market. It has now presented another option for customers by launching the new Nokia 225. The Nokia 225 comes with a 2.8″ 256K colour display with 320
03 Jul 2015
Nokia Launches Android Powered N1 Tablet
Nokia Launches Android Powered N1 Tablet In a surprise move, Nokia has announced its first Android tablet, dubbed the N1. The N1 features a 7.9 inch display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536, runs on Android Lollipop and bears a striking resemblance to the iPad Mini. The tablet is crafted from a single piece of anodized
03 Jul 2015
Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition is Announced
Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition is Announced Canonical has unveiled the highest-end Ubuntu phone to date with the announcement of the Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition. The phone takes the existing Meizu high-end phone and replaces Android 4.4.4 with Ubuntu Mobile. The phone itself is quite impressive. You get a 5.36” display with an unconventional 1152
03 Jul 2015
PTCL Launches new CharJi Evo LTE Tab with Several Free Goodies
PTCL Launches new CharJi Evo LTE Tab with Several Free Goodies PTCL has launched a new Charji EVO LTE Tablet in Pakistan and offers quite a lot of free goodies that make it good value for money. The tablet is capable of utilising the current PTCL CharJi network and achieve theoretical speeds of up
03 Jul 2015
The 10 Best Bluetooth Speakers of 2015
The 10 Best Bluetooth Speakers of 2015 Smartphones and tablets are great. Smartphone and tablet speakers, however, are dismal. You just can’t get very good sound out of a small, flat object designed to fit in your pocket. Fortunately, you don’t have to rely on your smartphone or tablet to put out sound when
02 Jul 2015
18 Google Maps Tricks You Need to Try
18 Google Maps Tricks You Need to Try Astral projection is the practice that supposedly allows humans to separate their consciousness from their physical bodies and travel anywhere in the universe. It’s all crunchy new age hooey, of course. Or at least it was all crunchy new age hooey until a few years ago when