Category: Mobile

Sony Announces QX Smart Lens Line for Mobile Phones

Sony QX Smart Lens

Confirming what was only a rumor a few weeks ago, Sony today unveiled two models of the QX Smart Lens, a new smartphone accessory that can turn any mobile into a high-end DSLR camera. The Verge reports that the Sony QX10 and QX100 will cost $250 and…

Samsung’s Galaxy Gear Will Be A Result of Samsung Not Copying Apple

Samsung Galaxy Gear Mockup

We are just two days aware from the big Samsung event where the company will be announcing the Galaxy Note III and the Galaxy Gear (smartwatch). Yesterday, VentureBeat published an article showing off what they said was the Galaxy Gear, only to later be dismissed as a prototype of the Galaxy Gear by GigaOM. Prototype or not, those images got me thinking: the Samsung Galaxy Gear is literally the first tech product (since 2007) Samsung is creating without having seen Apple’s own take prior to releasing their version (unless …

Apple launches iPhone trade-in program in US

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Apple on Friday began letting US iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models. The California company’s trade-in program kicked off in the wake of unconfirmed reports of a September 10 event at which Apple will unveil…

BlackBerry May Be Separating Messenger from Company Ahead of Potential Sale

BlackBerry Messanger May Be Spun Off And Sold.

Smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry may be working on a way to “spinoff” its built-in messaging service, simply called BlackBerry Messenger, and turn it into its own “valuable asset” before the company’s rumored potential sale occurs. This report comes out of The Wall Street Journal who is sourcing anonymous “people familiar with the matter.”…