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German luxury auto manufacturers, BMW AG, Audi AG and Daimler AG, have banded together to purchase Nokia’s HERE Maps unit. There game plan? Car connectivity and ultimately, self-driving cars. HERE Maps is known for its detailed and accurate mapping. The auto-makers will use the software in their own vehicles, as well as make it available […]
The first Windows 10 Mobile smartphone comes in two variants.
Google I/O held last week, where Android M was launched, including a host of other innovations. One of which includes Project Vault. This is an interesting project made by Google’s ATAP ( Advanced Technology and Projects) lab. Project Vault is a security solution designed to look like a micro SD card. It is supported by
Use your Globacom Ghana line when visiting 8 countries.
The Nordic country becomes the first to end nationwide FM radio.
New smartphone manufacturer, OnePlus, hit the market with its flagship, the One, in 2014. It sold almost one million units in the same year.
As a sequel to my earlier article, Will Palm be back in mobile?, I now report that global handset vendor, TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited, has announced that it has purchased the Palm brand and will create a new Palm Inc., a US-based company that will take ownership of the Palm brand. According to TCL, “the
When Sony Pictures’ corporate e-mail servers were taken down by hackers last month, it was BlackBerry that “saved” the day.
This morning, Bloomberg Businessweek Technology published an essay by Apple’s Tim Cook speaking out on his sexuality for the first time.
I pick up my phone, and the display wakes up by itself. I put it down, and the display sleeps. While the phone is there on the desk, a hear a notification. I just need to have a glimpse of what it is about, so I wave my hand over the phone, and the display
Seems like Facebook is trying to conquer every aspect of social networking, as reports show that the social network giant is currently working on a new website meant for professionals called Facebook at Work. The new site will enable users keep their personal profile separate from their work related profile, and will also give users
While everybody had their eyes elsewhere, mobile phone innovation moved to China. And you are not even ready for what is coming.
Non-Samsung Android smartphone will get BBM for Android as well.
BURG18 is the first smartwatch with a SIM slot and full mobile phone capabilities.
MeeGo was a Linux-based collaboration between Nokia and Intel in the mobile OS space. No-one really knows what happened with that project, as no single MeeGo device is out in the market till date. No; the Nokia N9 is not MeeGo. It is just branded MeeGo. Anyway, Nokia pulled out, Samsung jumped in with intel
