Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Case closed: Apple iPhone 6 Plus bends like crazy, other phones don't

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The Apple iPhone 6 Plus bendgate scandal broke up just a few days after the 5.5-inch phablet arrived on store shelves, and it’s been the source of so much controversy since then. Starting with the ‘of course it bends, it’s a thin aluminum phone’ reaction that dismissed the issue almost as if an expensive $750 gadget was supposed to bend in such a way, to more detailed analyses of the exact reason why the iPhone 6 Plus bends (it’s the large

Saturday, September 13, 2014

New Apple iPhone models use half the bandwidth for FaceTime thanks to H.265 codec

New Apple iPhone models use half the bandwidth for FaceTime thanks to H.265 codec

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A little more than two years ago, we told you that the H.265 codec was coming to mobile phones to replace the current H.264 codec that was then (and still is) employed for video playback on mobile devices. As it turns out, Apple is leading the way on the Apple iPhone 6 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus, with the use of H.265 for coding and decoding of FaceTime over Cellular video. The phones also support the older H.264

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

 Sony Xperia T2 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 to be launched by T-Mobile on July 23

Sony Xperia T2 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 to be launched by T-Mobile on July 23

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While getting ready to launch the LG G3 (which will be the first Quad HD smartphone in the US) and the Nokia Lumia 635 (the first Windows Phone 8.1 handset in North America), T-Mobile reportedly also prepares the release of Sony’s Xperia T2 Ultra. 

According to TmoNews, the T2 Ultra should be available to buy at T-Mobile from July 23. There’s no word on how much the (un)carrier will ask for the handset, but we can tell you that Amazon is currently selling this Xperia for $380, unlocked.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Friday, May 16, 2014