BBM’s cross-platform launch failed miserably this weekend. The app made its way to the iPhone in a small few countries, but the rollout was halted before it could reach the United States — or Google Play.
BlackBerry’s excuse for the catastrophic failure was that a leaked BBM APK for Android was causing some server troubles, and now the Canadian company has told fans that it will “take some time” to fix the problem, and that we should not expect to see the app this week.
The U.K. supermarket chain, Tesco, has officially announced its first budget-friendly low-end 7-inch tablet, the “Hudl,” which will ship running Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The device is available to purchase with an affordable price tag of £119 and Tesco Clubcard holders will be able to obtain the slate through their “Clubcard Boost” program, which will enable them to pick one up for as little as £60.
Yesterday, Sprint officially announced that it will be offering Samsung’s much-anticipated flagship smartphone of 2013, the Galaxy Note III, together with its companion device, the Galaxy Gear smartwatch from Friday, October 4.
The iPhone 5s might be the closest any smartphone’s ever come to perfection, but none of its shiny glass, metal and chamfered surfaces really matter if they can stand up to some daily wear and tear. To see which new smartphone is the most durable, the gadget insurance company SquareTrade pitted the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c against the Moto X and Samsung Galaxy S4, in a series of damage tests, including getting dunked in water.
In the end, Moto X came out on top, with the iPhone 5s coming in a close second. The Galaxy S4 on the other hand didn’t fair too well, and was dominated by everyone, including the cheaper the iPhone 5c.
Watch the full results below:
Samsung has started rolling out a major over-the-air update for its Wi-Fi only version of the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 in Australia. This upgrade bumps the 10.1-inch slates firmware version up to P5110XXDMH2, which brings a mass of new features, bug fixes and stability improvements.
