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MWC 2014 Recap : Smart gadgets galore
The 2014 Mobile World Congress event has officially wrapped up, leaving us gawking at some of the new devices and prototypes showcased in Barcelona. If you missed SiliconANGLE’s coverage of the event this week, here’s a roundup of some of the interesting news, announcements, and products: Mozilla pushes mobile boundaries with $25 smartphones Feature phones ...
Amazon’s upcoming digital music service following Google’s cue
Earlier this year, Amazon revealed that there’s a probability that it will raise its Amazon Prime subscription from the now $79 rate to $119 a year. It’s a price hike that staggers into three-digit territory, but comprises free two-day shipping on participating items, a Netflix-like video streaming service and a growing library of e-books. Still, ...
Google launches Oppia : Updates Google+ Hangouts iOS app
If you want to learn about something, the quickest way is to do a search about whatever topic you’re interested in on the Internet. There are millions of published articles and videos available online, but sometimes these aren’t enough, especially when a search seems to only yield more questions. This is the issue Google addresses ...
Smart hearing aids, tags + team ups for the Internet of Things
This week’s SmartDevice roundup features a new SIM option and key partnerships to support the Internet of Things, a smart hearing aid, and a tag to keep track of your stuff. Jasper Global SIM . Jasper Wireless announced the Jasper Global SIM, the latest software module to be integrated into the cloud-based Jasper Platform which ...
MWC wraps up with Blackphone, YotaPhone and more
The Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona is wrapping up today, and there are still a lot of devices that are intriguing the tech industry and consumers alike. Before the event closes its doors, let’s look at what other devices consumers can look forward to in the near future. The Blackphone If you’re still worried ...
Google insists it never intended to acquire WhatsApp
People are still getting over the fact that Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stocks, but the drama regarding this acquisition hasn’t died down. When the deal was made public, reports emerged that Google was also desperate to acquire WhatsApp, and was even prepared to offer more than Facebook. Unfortunately for Google, ...
First Project Ara Developers’ Conference all set for April
When Google unveiled its Project Tango, a 5” smartphone that’s able to make sense of a user’s surroundings recently, many were asking what happened to Project Ara, Motorola’s attempt at creating a free, open hardware for modular smartphones. You don’t have to wonder about that any longer as Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group has ...
More intriguing concept designs showcased at MWC
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain will be over soon but that’s not stopping companies from announcing new services and even concept products that will intrigue consumers for months to come. We’ve been watching MWC for new device launches, from smartphones to smart watches. Here’s a few other notable announcements and products unveiled at MWC ...
Back that data up! The perks of cloud storage, visualized
Hundreds of photos and videos. Thousands of songs. Documents that you have been saving for so long just because you can. All of them gone forever, because you failed to backup your computer. Reality check, computer hard drives aren’t immortal nor indestructible no matter how much it cost. Sure, there’s always external hard drives to ...
Motorola announces Moto X2 and a smartwatch that ‘might’ actually look good
A few questions have been raised as to why Lenovo acquired Motorola from Google. Sure Motorola’s an established brand with lots of potential, but Lenovo’s own mobile business is doing extremely well even without this acquisition. Lenovo’s Q1 earnings call for this year revealed combined smartphone and tablet sales of 17.3 million, chiefly thanks to ...