Motorola's new Moto E is bigger, faster and has 4G LTE
Smartphone makers often focus on making premium devices with big screens, gorgeous metallic designs and high-performance specs, although many — like Motorola — also build their brand by not neglecting the low end. With last year's first-generation Moto E, Motorola embarked on a mission to kill the…
Meet LG's four new midrange phones: Magna, Spirit, Leon and Joy
LG got a head start on the smartphone rush that comes with Mobile World Congress by announcing four new smartphones: the Magna, Spirit, Leon and Joy. The phones, which range in size and specs, are designed to provide you with affordable, midrange features in more premium-looking housing. All four…
FlyShark - All-in-One Smartwatch
It’s not long until the Apple Watch goes on sale, and although we don’t know everything there is about the new device, we do know it won’t be cheap. What’s an iPhone owner without upwards of $350 to spend on a smartwatch to do? One option is to trawl Kickstarter and see what new wearable tech is on…
YouTube Is Launching A Kid-Friendly Video App
YouTube will launch a new, child-friendly version of its service for mobile devices on Monday.USA Today broke details of the news. The app will initially be available for Android and in the U.S. only, but the move is telling of the Google-owned company’s ambition to develop its service beyond just…
Samsung Wants To Build LoopPay Into Devices, And To Build A Holistic Mobile Wallet
Samsung said it would be working toward building LoopPay’s technology into future devices, and stressed that this isn’t just about mobile payments: It’s about building a mobile wallet that is more comprehensive in scope, without requiring either merchants or consumers to change their behavior at a…
LG G Flex 2 upgrades the curved phone, but it's on the slow side
It looks like curved phones are here to stay. The first curved phones debuted in 2013, a product of flexible displays and the desperation of smartphone manufacturers to differentiate. The LG G Flex was among them. It was also a gigantic underpowered beast of a phone, and although its curved screen…
Sony SmartEyeglass Now Available for Pre-order
Mere weeks after Google stopped selling Google Glass, Sony jumped on the smart eyewear bandwagon. Its SmartEyeglass Developer Edition, a pair of augmented reality glasses, are available for pre-order in the UK and Germany for $840 (£540 or €670), starting Tuesday. SmartEyeglass, which connects to…
HTC One M9 to Boast 20-megapixel Camera, Smartwatch Coming too Says Report
The HTC One M9 could be just weeks away, and is set to bring with it HTC's first smartwatch. That's according to the latest rumors surrounding the follow-up to last year's HTC One M8. The new flagship is likely to be a big deal for the troubled Taiwanese company, but with Samsung's dominance over…
Coolest toy of the year: Google and Mattel give the old View-Master an exciting VR twist
Google and Mattel on Friday unveiled a new View-Master toy infused with virtual-reality technology. The Internet search giant and the toymaker plan to use Google's Cardboard virtual-reality platform to offer virtual reality, augmented reality and "photospheric" images, using a smartphone as the…
Phorm iPad mini case has physical 'key guides' that appear and disappear when you need them
Apple’s touch-based devices have changed the way we interact with computers entirely, but that hasn’t stopped users from occasionally thinking wistfully of the days when physical keyboards ruled the roost. Tactus has taken that desire to heart, and the startup’s first consumer product, the Phorm,…