Family heirlooms are often packed away for safekeeping. For one man from China, hiding a 26-carat black diamond worth $14.5 million was not in his plans. A businessman from Hong Kong commissioned craftsman Stuart Hughes of Liverpool, England, to help him show off his family treasure. The result? An iPhone 5, boasted by Hughes to [...]
T-Mobile Rolls Out iPhone 5 With Discounts, Incentives
April 10, 2013 | Posted by
T-Mobile is cranking up the hype for its iPhone 5 launch on Friday. The carrier added another incentive to hop on its bandwagon, extending its trade-in program to include older iPhones from other carriers. In exchange, customers can avoid putting money down for a new iPhone 5, as well as get a reduced monthly rate. [...]
Report: New iPhone Due in Summer
April 3, 2013 | Posted by
A new iPhone, one that looks the same as the iPhone 5, may be released this summer. Apple plans to start production on the new phone in the second quarter of this year, said The Wall Street Journal, citing “people familiar with the device’s production.” The phone — presumably the “iPhone 5S” — could be ready [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Challenges the iPhone 5
March 26, 2013 | Posted by
Samsung’s Galaxy S line has sold in bunches, and proved that a non-Apple phone can take the smartphone world by storm. But one of the company’s biggest game-changers is the Galaxy Note. Its super-sized screen and innovative S Pen present a stark contrast to the iPhone’s barely-changed-since-2007 simplicity. Let’s revisit two of the hottest – and most radically different – [...]
Tech Devices to Watch For in 2013
December 30, 2012 | Posted by
iPhone 5, iPad Mini, Nexus 7 and Galaxy SIII rocked the devices market in 2012, but as gadgets get slimmer, sexier and more powerful, similar to those seen in 007 Bond flicks, gadget enthusiasts are in for a treat in 2013. 2012 saw users transitioning from feature phones to smartphones as they moved from just [...]
iPhone 5: More than 2 Million Sold in China in Three Days
December 17, 2012 | Posted by
Apple Inc said it sold more than 2 million of its new iPhone 5 in China during the three days after its launch there on Friday, marking China’s best-selling iPhone rollout ever. But the highly anticipated release in China, Apple’s second-biggest market, has not eased worries about stiffer competition in smartphones that are driving a [...]
Apple Shares Slip on iPhone 5 Supply Shortages
October 19, 2012 | Posted by
Apple Inc. launched the iPhone 5 to great fanfare last month, but supply of the latest smartphone was tight in that final week of the quarter, and a growing number of analysts believe it may remain that way in the current period. Apple AAPL -0.20% shares have slipped about 8% since the Sept. 21 launch of the [...]
Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini Is Not a ‘Real’ Galaxy SIII
October 15, 2012 | Posted by
This past Wednesday, Samsung announced that they were to release a device called the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini. Presumably this meant that the phones would be exactly the same except, of course, for the size. My first thoughts on the device were yes, yes, and yes! I love just about everything about the Galaxy S [...]
Samsung Unveiling Galaxy S III Mini Tomorrow
October 10, 2012 | Posted by
Samsung has confirmed that it will unveil a smaller version of the popular Galaxy S III smartphone tomorrow. Speaking to Korean media this morning, Samsung mobile chief JK Shin said that Samsung will lift the lid on a 4-inch version of the Android-powered smartphone on Thursday, a week after the smartphone maker sent out invitations to a [...]
Apple Blames iPhone 5 Purple Flare Photos on Users
October 8, 2012 | Posted by
Apple’s conceded that the camera on the new iPhone 5 is causing a purple flare to appear on photos – but says it’s the users’ fault. Since the phone’s launch last month, many users have been complaining that their photographs are marred by a purple flare near the edge. It shows up when there’s a [...]
