If you didn’t order your unlocked or Developer Edition HTC One M8 before today, then you’re going to have to pay an extra $50 for it. The early bird promotion that allowed customers to bag one of these handsets for $649 for a limited time has now ended.
Google has introduced a new “People” section to the Play Store that helps users discover new apps, games, and other content based on what their friends like. It presents you with a whole bunch of titles that have been rated or reviewed by the people in your Google+ circles, and suggests other users you may wish to follow.
Verizon Wireless has finally confirmed its pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S5 and begun taking pre-orders, just one week ahead of the handset’s launch. In line with other U.S. carriers, Big Red is charging $199.99 for the new flagship — after a $50 mail-in rebate — when you take out a two-year contract.
Last year, Samsung released its first ever camera-phone hybrid, the Galaxy S4 Zoom, and it’s pretty safe to say that it didn’t do quite as well as the South Korean company would have hoped. It was extremely thick, slow, heavy and bulky, which resulted in very poor sales. But now it looks like Samsung has taken all the negative feedback onboard and is now ready to give it another shot with its new yet-to-be announced ‘Galaxy S5 Zoom’.
Yesterday an anonymous source submitted a picture to SamMobile, which reportedly shows the upcoming Galaxy S5 Zoom in all its glory. As you can see from the image above, the handset continues to feature the monstrous 20-megapixel rear-facing camera and 10x optical zoom, which its predecessor featured, though, this latest model appears to be significantly thinner and more rounded, which comes as nothing but good news.
Amazon finally unveiled Fire TV, its much-anticipated set-top box, at an event in New York City on Wednesday. Priced at $99 and powered by Android, the device will take on rivals like the Apple TV, Google Chromecast, and the Roku 3 — but how does it stack up against these already popular devices?
We’ve put together a handy comparison chart to help you decide which is best for you based on hardware, services, and price.
