In a sea of plastic/rubber hybrid phone cases that all look the same, it can be tough to find one that protects your mobile device and looks good while doing it. If you’re in the market for a phone case that will bring a unique look to your smartphone, look no further. Carved, a company out of Indiana, is making smartphone cases that truly stand out from the pack. They’re made of real wood, and each one is completely unique.
I miss the days of being a student – getting big discounts on everything from computers to public transit to movies. Apple Music has just given me another reason to consider going back to school: a 50% discount for student subscribers launching today.
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If you’re in the U.S., that means a $4.99 per month subscription that gives you unlimited access to Apple Music’s impressive library, allows you to keep up to 100,000 songs in your iCloud library, add Apple Music content to your library, listen to Apple Music radio stations, download for offline listening and “get expert music suggestions”.
The crew at Droid Life has their hands on a leaked document (below) which shows a very interesting new strategy. Under the heading regarding a customer who would like a new device, there is an option for a payment plan… much like T-Mobile’s new design. Interesting, to say the least.
This doesn’t mean Verizon is going to cannonball into the unsubsidised realm, as T-Mobile did, but it shows the value for carriers in adopting such an approach.
ARM has released details of its new Cortex-A12 processor which is designed to be a successor to the very popular Cortex-A9. Aimed at the mid-range smartphone and tablet markets, the A12 is 40 percent faster than the A9 and can be used in a big.LITTLE implementation. The new Mali-T622 GPU is OpenGL ES 3.0 compliant but yet has a 50 percent greater energy-efficiency compared to the first-generation of Mali-T600 GPUs.According to projections made by ARM and Gartner, 580 million mid-range smartphones and tablets will be sold in 2015.
At long last, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel for HTC, one that emanates from the 5-inch display of the HTC Droid DNA, also known as the HTC Butterfly. Here’s the latest update on the flagship smartphone’s availability.
We know that the HTC Butterfly will land in China in mid-December, but it looks like those in Taiwan will be able to get their hands on the device first.
According to new documents released by Edward Snowden, the NSA ran an operation code-named “Shotgiant” which targeted the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. The documents come from an internal NSA presentation and show that the NSA succeeded in hacking into Huawei’s internal servers and got access to the company’s emails as well as its source code repositories.Internally Huawei routed all of its emails through one server in Shenzhen where the NSA managed to siphon off the data and gain access to a large portion of the internal communications including messages from company CEO Ren Zhengfei and Chairwoman Sun Yafang.
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A rumor claims Samsung’s chip with AMD graphics won’t be exclusive to Galaxy devices. Vivo is also reportedly using the future Exynos processor. It’s reportedly very fast, although power consumption might be an issue. Samsung might not keep the Exynos with AMD graphics all to itself. According to SamMobile, Weibo leaker Arsenal claims Vivo will use the high-end chip (possibly called the Exynos 2200) in at least one high-end phone, suggesting the team-up won’t be exclusive to Galaxy phones.
The Snapdragon 820 is Qualcomm’s cutting-edge mobile processor this year and it has been quickly picked up for use in flagship smartphones from various OEMs. The less well-known Snapdragon 652 seems to be gaining popularity as a second choice option, having cropped up on specification sheets for both the HTC 10 Lifestyle and the LG G5 SE.
Both of these handsets are essentially “light” versions for their company’s new flagships, with slightly lower price points too.
The Angry Birds series is undoubtedly among the most popular of any mobile gaming series. With a popular Star Wars spin off already in circulation and a big movie on the way, Rovio has done good work with the series. Now, an oldie but goodie, Angry Birds Rio, has just gotten an update.
Rovio has outdone itself with this latest update. At first glance, it seems the game is just getting 24 new levels.
The coronavirus outbreak is still upon us, and it’s affecting daily life for nearly everyone. That includes the movie industry. A number of upcoming major film releases have announced lengthy delays to their release schedules. So, what specific coronavirus movie delays can you expect? Also, what films should you watch in their place? While obviously nothing is going to be as exciting as watching a new movie, there are plenty of decent similar (or prequel) movies that you might want to watch while you wait!