Google has today announced that it will officially revoke access to the Bump and Flock apps on its Play Store as well as the Apple App Store on January 31, 2014. Consequently, this means that on the first day of February, neither app will be available to download from either of the popular app directories and those who have already installed the applications will find that they will no longer work.
Following rumors claiming that Verizon would soon be offering Motorola’s scaled-down variant to its flagship smartphone, the Moto G, for just $99.99 on a prepaid card tariff, Best Buy has issued a statement confirming that it will now be selling the Big Red branded handset in all of its nationwide retail stores.
It’s not too difficult to look back over the last 12 months and pick out a whole host of consumer tech products that were a great success — they’re the ones we all remember, after all. But what about those that didn’t do so well.
We’ve put together a list of the biggest tech flops from 2013 — 7 devices and services that were supposed to be big, but just couldn’t cut it. We’ll start with the overwhelming failure of the HTC First, the first Facebook-powered smartphone.
With the Moto X, Motorola has been trying to solve the issues that consumers face in day to day life, instead of focusing on the irrelevant spec war. Thanks to consumer feedback, the company changed its warranty policies and started posting factory images for its developer edition devices.
The company is not stopping there though, and after listening to consumer feedback of wanting a premium smartphone at a reasonable price and the success of its holiday flash sales, it has decided to drop the off-contract price of the Moto X.
Samsung unveiled its largest Galaxy variant, the Galaxy Mega 6.3, back in April, 2013, and two months later the device was available to purchase in the United Kingdom from several independent retailers for £449. However, if you haven’t had the opportunity or the wherewithal to pick one up before now, it might be of interest for you to know that Amazon U.K. is now offering the phablet for £299.99.
