300% Longer battery life!
It comes top of almost all ‘most wanted’ polls, but manufacturers rarely listen. Battery life has become the great unloved element of the modern smartphone and it has built an entire industry of spares, charge cases, mini power cables and much more as a consequence. But that could all change after scientists announced they have achieved the ‘holy grail’ of battery design . In a paper published in scientific journal Nature...
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Motorola Moto G The Best All-Round Budget Smartphone
Motorola scored big with original Moto G but in fairness the company was shooting into an empty net. As recently as 2013, budget Android smartphones were almost universally terrible. Now as Motorola returns with its new Moto G in late 2014 the competition is hotting up. Amusingly perhaps the biggest rival comes from Motorola itself. At $180 contract free the first Moto G was a steal, but...
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FBI tells Apple privacy efforts hamstring investigations
Washington (CNN) — Apple and Google have won praise from privacy proponents for efforts to encrypt their latest smartphones in a way that would prevent law enforcement from accessing certain private data. The FBI, not so much. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey told reporters Thursday that the agency is talking to both companies to raise concerns that their privacy efforts could hinder criminal investigations....
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Apple tested the iPhone 6 Plus
Three-point bending: Apple’s tests place pressure on iPhones in varying degrees to make sure they can handle “reasonable” force in various situations. Pressure-point cycling: The pressure-point cycling tests place “substantial” force across an iPhone’s display and encasing, while it is held along its edges, to ensure that aniPhone can be bent and pushed many times over during its lifespan. Apple runs this test hundreds of times to ensure...
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Chinese smugglers make big bucks on iPhone 6
Apple fans in mainland China are being made to wait for the iPhone 6 and smugglers are cashing in, marking up Hong Kong prices by as much as $1,000. Two days after the iPhone 6 went on sale in Hong Kong, customs officers patrolling a backwater pier came across several men loading boxes into a speedboat. When the officers approached, the men jumped into the...
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6 things to love – and hate – about the iPhone 6
Let’s just start with this: The iPhone 6 is the best smartphone ever made. But it’s not perfect. Like any smartphone, there are some things about the iPhone 6 that will drive you batty. First, here’s what you’ll love about the iPhone 6. 1) The rounded edges. The iPhone 6 feels really, really good in your hand. It’s insanely thin and light, and there are hardly any square...
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Apple: Only 9 customers have complained about ‘Bendgate’
The company also says the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus underwent rigorous testing to make sure they’re up to its high standards and can withstand stress. Don’t blow “Bendgate” out of proportion, Apple has warned. Reports have rolled in since Apple released its newest iPhones, the 4.7-inch 6 and the 5.5-inch 6 Plus, that the bigger device is more flexible than it should be....
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iPhone 6 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 3: Decision time
Hello there, dear reader. Welcome to the final installment of this series of soul-searching articles in which I attempt to discern which of my two favorite phablets is superior. In one hand, my trusty Galaxy Note 3. I chose this phone to test because it’s my personal phone, which I’ve been using since the beginning of the year. It replaced the Note 2 I had previously....
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Screens test: iPhone 6 vs. iPhone 6 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy S5
Aside from one another, the main competition for Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Pluscomes from Samsung’s line of Galaxies, the Galaxy S5 and the upcoming Note 4. On paper, the screens in the two company’s phones are one of the biggest differences. Apple uses a LCD screen while Samsung relies on OLED technology, and Samsung offers higher resolution and slightly larger sizes. But which one is better? In the tradition of...
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Apple mops up iOS mess with new update
One day after a bungled iOS update disrupted key features on thousands of iPhones, Apple on Thursday issued a follow-on version of the software to set things right. The newest update, iOS 8.0.2, is available immediately. The bruise to Apple’s public image— also dinged in the last few days by the discovery that itsiPhone 6 Plus can be bent — may take longer to heal. “iOS 8.0.2...
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