Tag: Smartphones
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LOOKING AHEAD: Smartphones to launch 2017
2017 is upon us, bringing with it a flurry of new top-end smartphones to get excited about. The tenth anniversary of the original iPhone means Apple may have something special in store for us this year, while Samsung will probably come out all guns blazing in order to soundly recover from the Galaxy Note 7…
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WhatsApp stops working on older Android, iPhone, Windows Phone 7 models
Popular instant messaging app WhatsApp has stopped working in older smartphones. Anyone using a smartphone running Android 2.2 Froyo or older versions of Android, apart from an iPhone 3GS or iOS 6 and lower versions of iOS, will find that WhatsApp has stopped working on their smartphones. Notably, the market share of these devices is…
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Samsung set to release Galaxy Note 7 probe results
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has revealed hint it will announce this month results of an investigation into what caused some of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported on Monday citing unnamed sources. The South Korean firm said in October it was examining all aspects of the phone, suggesting…
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Nokia files patent infringement charges against Apple
Nokia Corp said on Wednesday it had filed a number of lawsuits against Apple Inc for violating 32 technology patents, striking back at the iPhone maker’s legal action targeting the one-time cellphone industry leader a day earlier. Nokia’s lawsuits, filed in courts in Dusseldorf, Mannheim and Munich, Germany, and the U.S. District Court for the…
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Google trends: Most searched consumer tech of 2016
Google has released search trends for year 2016 recently, dubbed ‘Year in Search 2016’ with Apple topping the list of most searched consumer tech worldwide, raking up four positions worldwide and taking top spot as the most searched mobile phone in Nigeria. This year, many topics set a new all-time high in search interest. Some…
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China’s TCL to make, sell Blackberry smartphones
BlackBerry announced on Thursday that it has entered a long-term licensing agreement with TCL, which allows the Chinese electronics company to make and sell BlackBerry-branded mobile devices globally. Under the agreement, the hardware made by TCL will be coupled with BlackBerry’s security software and service suite, according to the Canadian company. “TCL Communication is the…