Coolpad’s Flo is its first 3G smartphone in the US, heads to T-Mobile’s GoSmart network
Coolpad isn’t exactly a household name here in the States, but the outfit is otherwise known for its budget-minded offerings. Today, it is introducing the Flo, a 4.5-inch smartphone running Android Jelly Bean — the company tells us this is the fi…
Apple patent filing adds trackpad functions to home button and turns entire display into fingerprint sensor
Arguably the most notable characteristic of the iPhone 5s is the TouchID fingerprint sensor, which lets you unlock your phone and authorize app purchases simply by resting a pre-authenticated fingertip on the home button. It turns out, however, th…
Apple Retail’s Effort to Boost Share of U.S. iPhone Sales Starts Paying Dividends
Over the course of the last several months, Apple has improved its in-store iPhone sales, according to a new survey from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (via AllThingsD). Approximately 25 percent of iPhones are purchased within an Apple Store, up from an estimate of 20 percent earlier…
Fixes coming for Skype Messaging on Windows Phone; improved device syncing also in the works
If you’ve used Skype on Windows Phone, chances are you’ve dealt with out-of-sync and missed messages. Luckily, a fix is on the horizon: according to Skype product manager Jeff Kunins, who spoke with The Verge, Microsoft is aware of the issues and …
Spotify Connect local streaming comes to Android
A couple of months ago, Spotify Connect was announced for iOS — a feature that allows you to wirelessly control (via your home WiFi network) music playing on Connect-compatible speakers with your phone. Good news for Spotify users with Premium ac…
Engadget’s smartphone buyer’s guide: fall 2013
As the leaves turn to gold and flutter from the trees, the Engadget team digs out their scarves and mittens to get ready for the mad rush of phone launches that take place ahead of the holiday season. We’ve seen big devices (both large and high-pr…
Android 4.4 Begins to Roll Out to the GE HTC One. Download the OTA Update Here.
Android 4.4 is finally here for you HTC One users, granted you have the Google Play Edition. Reports have started surfacing all over the place that owners of the GE HTC One began to update their phones to the latest and greatest in Android. For those of you that keep checking your system…
Beyond Television: How Apple Could Incorporate PrimeSense Technology Into Its Products
While PrimeSense, Apple’s latest acquisition, is best known for developing the chip powering Microsoft’s original Kinect motion-sensing gaming system, its 3D sensors have also been used in several industries beyond television and gaming.
It has been widely rumored that Apple will…
Samsung Galaxy S3 only $259.99 today on Amazon (Virgin, Boost)
Amazon is selling one of the most popular Android’s of all time at drastic discounts for the no-contract carriers It’s Black Friday Week over at Amazon so you know what that means! Deals, deals, and more deals. We’re going to do our best to keep you guys and gals in the loop…
50 Google Now Voice Commands All in One Video
Couple weeks ago, we posted a list of all the new voice commands you can utilize with the newly enhanced Google Now. Today, we get all those voice commands again, but in video form. The boys over at PhoneBuff made a new video where they go through the 50 voice commands in Google Now, and […]
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