BlackBerry Priv is heading to T-Mobile. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
BlackBerry’s first Android-powered smartphone is coming to T-Mobile on January 26, and it’s going to put a big dent in your wallet. If you want to buy Priv off-contract, you’ll be paying $719.99 upfront.
Installing apps from the Google app. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Google is making it possible to install Android apps directly from Google Search. The feature, which is already available for some users, makes it even easier to find Android apps and games.
Samsung is banned from selling some of its older handsets. Photo: Kārlis Dambrāns/Flickr CC
Apple and Samsung have been locked in a never-ending legal battle seemingly forever, but yesterday a federal court in California agreed to finally ban the U.S. sale of several Samsung smartphones which infringe on patents owned by Apple.
The bad news? The phones are now so old that they’re not really sold any more. But there’s some good news, too.
Apple and Samsung both say they have a zero tolerance policy toward underage labor. Photo: iFixit
Amnesty International has accused Apple, Samsung, Sony and other smartphone makers of not making basic checks which would have prevented their using batteries made with minerals mined by children.
In a report focused on cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, children as young as seven were found working in unsafe conditions. Cobalt is an essential part of the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries.
Legendary metal bands and mobile games, oh my. Photo: Roadshow Interactive
Are you willing to die with your boots on? Do you know the number of the beast? If so, you’ll want to keep an eye on this upcoming mobile game from heavy metal band extraordinaire, Iron Maiden.
In conjunction with Roadhouse Interactive and 50cc Games, the legends of metal are putting together a free-to-play role-playing game, due out this summer, on iOS and Android. It’s called Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast (naturally), and will apparently include characters from the long history of Iron Maiden album art, as well as a soundtrack that has previously unheard live recordings from the monsters of rock.
