Posts by Luke Dormehl

Walmart has a good offer for phone buyers. Photo: Walmart

Walmart has a good offer for phone buyers. Photo: Walmart

If you’re looking to get your hands on a Samsung Galaxy S7 or Apple’s brand new 4-inch iPhone SE, Walmart has an offer for you!

Starting today, customers can save $150 off all Samsung phones and $100 on all in-stock iPhones (including older, larger models).

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The government has big plans for the All Writs Act. Photo: Kārlis Dambrāns/Flickr CC

Right from the start, the current iPhone vs. FBI standoff has revolved around whether it was focused on unlocking one specific handset or setting a precedent that would allow the Justice Department to unlock any phone it wanted.

Well, if you wanted evidence that the government is using the All Writs Act to try and force Apple and Google to unlock a whole lot of smartphones around the U.S., look no further than the below infographic.

The Apple vs. Samsung legal case rages on. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Mac

The Apple vs. Samsung legal case rages on. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Mac

The Samsung vs. Apple patent war has been raging for years now, but it took an interesting twist recently when a three-judge panel in federal appeals court reversed a $120 million jury verdict in favor of Apple.

The reason it’s interesting? Because, according to Apple at least, doing so was a violation of the U.S. Constitution.

Samsung Pay has arrived. Photo: Samsung

Samsung Pay has arrived. Photo: Samsung

After almost two years of planning, Apple finally launched Apple Pay in China last month — and, wouldn’t you know it, Samsung’s keen to catch up!

To that end, the company officially launched Samsung Pay in China today, partnering with the state-backed China UnionPay to do so.

And, right away, it claims that it will be available in more places than Apple’s rival system.

Do you want to be the very best? Photo: Pokémon

Do you want to be the very best? Photo: Pokémon

If, like me, you sank countless hours into Pokémon games during your misspent youth, there’s some great news: Pokémon GO, an augmented reality game for smartphones is one step closer to rolling out.

And it looks great!

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