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03 Oct 2015
BlackBerry’s Collapse Leaves Room for Microsoft’s Lumia
BlackBerry’s Collapse Leaves Room for Microsoft’s Lumia The end is nigh for BlackBerry phones, and that could mark a new beginning for Microsoft’s Lumia lineup. While BlackBerry CEO John Chen said the phone maker’s sales were “bottoming out” this spring, they really bottomed out last week, with BlackBerry selling only 800,000 handsetsin the past quarter.
03 Oct 2015
Experian Breach Exposes 15 Million T-Mobile Users
Experian Breach Exposes 15 Million T-Mobile Users Consumer credit monitoring firm Experian on Thursday disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal data of 15 million potential T-Mobile customers. That number includes people who applied for T-Mobile postpaid services or device financing between Sept. 1, 2013 and Sept. 16, 2015. Stolen data contains names,
03 Oct 2015
Surprise: Ad Blockers Make the Mobile Web More Pleasant
Surprise: Ad Blockers Make the Mobile Web More Pleasant Since Apple embraced mobile ad blockingfor Safari in iOS 9, folks have been quickto download ad blockers like Purify Blocker and Crystal. But do they work? Using iPhones, a 4G mobile network, and the Purify, Crystal, and 1Blocker apps, the The New York Times conducted
03 Oct 2015
Outlook on the Web Getting Likes, Mentions
Outlook on the Web Getting Likes, Mentions Microsoft is about to make email a little bit more like social media and hopefully cut down the number of messages in your inbox in the process. “We show our approval by ‘Liking’ a friend’s status update on Facebook and we ‘@Mention’ others in a Twitter post
03 Oct 2015
Now You Can Do a Google Reverse Image Search From Your Phone
Now You Can Do a Google Reverse Image Search From Your Phone Chatting with a hottie on Tinder and want to do a little background check before you actually meet up with them? If you were on a desktop, you could use Google’s reverse image search tool to make sure the person isn’t lying about
02 Oct 2015
Apple’s iPad Pro Tries to Copy Microsoft’s Surface But Falls Short
Apple’s iPad Pro Tries to Copy Microsoft’s Surface But Falls Short Apple is famous for its sleek luxury devices and is no doubt an acknowledged leader in the tablet category. However, it seems like the novelty is wearing off. Apple’s new iPad Pro is the talk of the town. The dominant opinion is that
02 Oct 2015
Facebook Introduces Big Changes to Profile Pictures
Facebook Introduces Big Changes to Profile Pictures Facebook is introducing five big changes to user profiles starting today. While the features will become available to some users today, others might have to wait a bit to get the big update. Looping Profile Videos The most exciting change is the new profile video. Once you
02 Oct 2015
Sony Xperia Z5 Has The Best Smartphone Camera in the World
Sony Xperia Z5 Has The Best Smartphone Camera in the World 2015 already saw a lot of phones entering the top 10 best smartphone cameras in DxOMark tests and beating last year’s models by a big margin. DxOMark is widely considered the most authoritative source when it comes to testing smartphone cameras. While the
02 Oct 2015
Pakistsani Foreign Exchange Reserves Reach An All-Time High
Pakistsani Foreign Exchange Reserves Reach An All-Time High Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have reached an all-time high at $20 billion. The information was revealed in a statement from the Finance Ministry on Thursday. The reserves are distributed between the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and commercial banks with $15.24 billion and $4.83 billion respectively.
01 Oct 2015
Leak Spills the Beans on Nexus 6P Specs
Leak Spills the Beans on Nexus 6P Specs So much for secrecy. Ahead of Google’s Sept. 29 press event, presentation slides for the rumored Nexus 6P device were posted online, while another site said you can order the smartphone starting tomorrow. Ubergizmo on Sunday posted slides that tip a 5.7-inch Nexus 6P runningAndroid 6.0