Dedicated Android fans know by now that Google finally announced the one product many fans may have been dreaming off, a virtual mobile network that’s ready to offer affordable plans and, most importantly, cheap data. However, Project Fi, using network access purchased from T-Mobile and Sprint, won’t be immediately available to anyone looking to change carriers. Instead, an invitation system is in place, and you’ll have to wait your turn to get in.
In an unexpected move, Google may launch its wireless service on Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal has learned, confirming some of the recent details that were leaked about Google’s game-changing carrier ambition.
Apple won’t sell you a smartwatch in stores this weekend, as you hoped it would, and the Apple Watch won’t be available in retail stores for the entire month of May, at least according to a recent internal Apple memo that was leaked to the press. Apple choose to only take online orders for the device, receiving harsh criticism for the “fake” April 24th release date. However, it turns out there may be a more than plausible explanation for Apple’s decision, analyst Carl Howe revealed in an extensive piece on his blog.
In just over a week, LG will finally unveil its 2015 flagship handset, but the company has already revealed many details about the upcoming Android device, including a hot offer for certain buyers, one that many fans of the G line won’t be able to enjoy.
Much has already been said on the fact that Apple’s Watch launch is basically a mess from a simple perspective: the company’s most important new product since the iPad debuted in 2010 will not be available in stores on the day Apple marked as the official release date. Many buyers who preordered the device will not receive it on April 24th either, but that doesn’t seem to be as important as the fact that Apple won’t be able to use its massive infrastructure of retail stores to sell Watches to walk-in customers who aren’t keen on just ordering the device online.
Apple might not be able to fix its launch problems at this point, but at least the company is publicly acknowledging its launch marketing issues.
If you’ve seen one smartphone unboxing video you’ve basically seen them all, or at least most of them. But every once in a while someone comes up with an amazing way to take a brand new device out of its retail box for the first time, and that’s what Samsung did for the Galaxy S6 edge in a series of new unboxing clips
Google’s plans of becoming a mobile operator are officially confirmed, but the company is yet to make it MVNO network available to customers. Even so, a new Android application has been discovered inside a mid-February Lollipop build for the Nexus 6, with Android Police unearthing some exciting details about Google’s upcoming carrier initiative. From the looks of it, Google has some interesting ideas to convince you to dump your regular operator in favor of its yet-to-be-named service, which might turn the Search giant into a brand new, but much smaller, “uncarrier.”
Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are probably the most durable Android handsets the South Korean giant made to date, even though they’re not indestructible – after all, no handset is. The Galaxy S6 has already been put through a variety of torture tests meant to test its durability in some extreme conditions, including drops from various angles, water submersion and even bending. But YouTube channel iCrackUriDevice went one step further, putting the handset through a different kind of ordeal: running it over with a Tesla Model S.
Apple early on Friday started taking preorders for all of its three Apple Watch models in a variety of markets, just as previously announced. But in what felt like a few short minutes, the company sold out all available launch stock, regardless of available model, and early buyers soon found themselves having to accept shipping dates of four to six weeks rather than April 24th.
The Apple Watch on Monday night got some unexpected airtime on ABC's The Voice when music star Pharrell seemingly flashed what was likely the 42mm stainless steel Apple Watch with the white sport band. With the official Apple Watch launch just about two weeks away, we can likely expect to see more instances of Apple's upcoming wearable showing up in unexpected places.
T-Mobile kept its word and started shipping Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge units earlier than competitors, offering customers who preordered the handsets the chance of using them way ahead of the April 10th official release date. However, many T-Mobile subscribers revealed on xda-developers forums that the Galaxy S6 edge units they received had various quality issues related to the display.
Samsung is yet to announce record launch numbers for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, currently available for preorder in a variety of markets, but various reports already claim the new phones are already selling like hot cakes. After a rumor said a few days ago that Samsung is tripling Galaxy S6 edge production in order to meet increased demand, a new report from South Korean publication Naver reveals that preorders for Samsung’s sixth-gen Galaxy S models are significantly outpacing Galaxy S5 preorders in the U.S., one of the most important markets for the company.
A recent report about Apple Watch availability lends a certain amount of credence to reports that Apple may be experiencing production problems with its new wearable. When the vaunted Apple Watch hits store shelves in late April, it will surprisingly not be available for sale to walk-in customers, according to a recent report.
One of the main features of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge is Samsung’s welcomed new take on user interface. The company has taken major steps towards making TouchWiz a lot friendlier than ever before, both when it comes to design but also preloaded features and apps. But, as Tizen Indonesia reveals, the new simplified and very appealing TouchWiz UI might not be entirely inspired from Google’s material design vision for Android.
After Galaxy S6 screenshots emerged a few days ago suggesting that preloaded default apps on the Galaxy S6 including Google, Samsung and Microsoft apps, can be uninstalled like the user, a new report from Greek publication TechManiacs says that won’t be the case.
Bad news, HTC One M9 fans, the phone might not be available in stores as fast as you might have hoped. The hot 2015 HTC flagship handset should have been launched on Monday in Taiwan, both in 32GB and 64GB flavors, but the company had to push back the release due to unspecified software issues affecting the handset, Focus Taiwan reports.
The HTC One M9 is by far one of the best Android phones of the year, even if HTC may have lost the battle with Samsung at MWC 2015, at least when it comes to the attention received by their latest mobile devices during the show. Samsung’s Galaxy S6 models, and especially the S6 edge, surprised the audience, being completely new designs, while the HTC One M9 is more of a refinement of last year’s top HTC phone.
Even so, the HTC One M9 will certainly impress many potential buyers, and the phone already has a release date and pricing details for Taiwan. More interestingly, ePrice reports the phone will be available in two distinct versions, when it comes to storage.
A series of reports originating from China have revealed that Huawei might be one of the companies chosen to build the next Nexus smartphone for Google. Even if that hasn't been confirmed by either Google or the Chinese company, more reports continue pouring in from the region that have revealed more purported details about the upcoming Google Nexus phone.
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