Last month I was one of many thousands of journalists who were on hand to check out Samsung’s new flagship phone the Galaxy S5 and the new iteration of the Galaxy Gear watches, the Gear Neo and the Gear 2, updates of the original Gear smart watch launched last fall.
Report: Samsung Galaxy S5 Will Include Fingerprint Scanner, Bigger Screen After All (via BestTechie)
Even as we march closer to Samsung’s planned Unpacked event later this month, the rumor mill stops for no man – as today we have two new reports about the potential new phone from Samsung, the Galaxy S5. The first report, from SamMobile, claims…
Today would have been Zora Neale Hurston’s 123th birthday had she not died in poverty and infamy in the 1960s.
Renowned for her sharp wit, anthropological skill and dope stories about black women, Hurston was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, a period of American history known for its debauchery as well as literary creativity during the Jazz Age and Prohibition.
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HP Testing Android Smartphones: Report (via slashdot)
Hewlett-Packard is reportedly working on two supersized Android smartphones, according to The Information (hat tip to The Verge for the link). HP is no stranger to smartphones, although its previous effort in that segment proved disastrous. In 2010,…
2013 was a banner year for scandals, outrage, triumph and discoveries. Below are a few which caught our attention.
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A few days a go I wrote about the collabo between Beats By Dre and Undefeated for Black Friday. A few days after that post a FedEx package arrived and inside were the Studio headphones. Out the box, I really liked the size and color of the headphones which come in the recognizable military design familiar with Undefeated: olive drab. In some light the headphones look brown.
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Pacquiao dominates Rios in comeback fight (via AFP)
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao made a triumphant comeback to the ring Sunday with an overwhelming points victory over Brandon Rios to win the World Boxing Organisation international welterweight championship. The three ringside judges scored the…
Apple unveils revamped iPads to beat back rivals (via AFP)
Apple has unveiled the “iPad Air”, a slimmer version of its top-selling full-size tablet, and a revamped iPad Mini, bidding to fend off rivals who have eroded its market dominance. The new products will likely fuel the trend of mobile devices vanquishing…
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 release date, price and where to buy (via The Inquirer)
KOREAN PHONE MAKER Samsung unveiled its latest phablet device, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, at its glitzy IFA conference in Berlin on Wednesday. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 held few specifications surprises, thanks to the months of leaks surrounding the…
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch in Berlin (via AFP)
South Korean electronics giant Samsung unveiled its hotly anticipated smartwatch the Galaxy Gear, which allows users to make calls, receive texts and emails and take photos. JK Shin, head of Samsung’s mobile division, predicted the Galaxy Gear — effectively…
Hong Kong doctor offers implants to eye-gouged boy (via AFP)
A six-year-old Chinese boy who had his eyes gouged out by a woman believed to be his aunt may one day see again after a Hong Kong hospital offered him “electronic eyes”. Hong Kong-based eye expert Dennis Lam said his team would provide the treatment…
Next Android mobile software version dubbed ‘KitKat’ (via AFP)
Google on Tuesday said the next version of Android will be called “KitKat” in keeping with its penchant for giving tasty names to its software for powering mobile devices. “Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after…
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