Friday, 1 December 2017

SMART PHONES UPDATES

HIGHLIGHTS

  1. Cell Phone Deals December 2017 Digest
    PhoneDog

    When it comes to shopping for a new phone, November is usually the best time to do it since there are a lot ofdeals worth checking out particularly over Black Friday weekend. If you were unable to score a new device during the sale, however, there are still a few other options you can consider.
  2. Verizon Slashes Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL by $300
    Tom's Guide

    Nevertheless, that's the best deal we've yet to see on these phones and it also trumps Google's current promo, which offers a $100 store credit and free Google Home Mini with the purchase of a Pixel 2. Both smartphones are powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 CPU with 4GB of RAM. Likewise ...
  3. This is the promotional tech-gift you should give customers
    ZDNet

    ZDNet's Business Bargain Hunter scours the web for great deals on computers, phones, services and much more. Prices and availability are accurate at the time deals are shared. Some products and services may not be available outside the US. Follow BBH on Facebook and Twitter, where he's known ...
  4. Bell to launch low-cost wireless carrier called Lucky Mobile — offering $20 plans
    Financial Post

    Lucky will operate on Bell's core network. Plans with 1 gigabyte of data will start at $40 per month, but data speeds will top out at 3G speeds of 3 megabits per second. Gillies expects many customers will bring their own devices, especially since the CRTC mandates that all phones must be sold unlocked ...
  5. Holiday shopping: Desire for deals, but some impulse buying
    Post-Bulletin

    NEW YORK — As shoppers have bought TVs and toys so far this holiday season, they've shown a desire for dealsbut also an inclination for some impulse ... As online buying has made shoppers, armed with mobile phones, more purposeful, retailers from Target to Saks Fifth Avenue are making a bigger ...
  6. Year one: The good and bad of Nokia's return to smartphones
    Android Authority (blog)

    The truth is Nokia smartphones just have the name and HMD is hoping it will be enough to make them compete for your attention and money. The company is trying to cash in on the brand and its plan has been working so far. We likely wouldn't care about Nokia smartphones without the Nokia name.
  7. Volvo wants you to buy a car like you buy an iPhone
    BGR

    But when you consider the insurance and maintenance you're not going to have to do, plus the (hopeful) lack of hassle and increased flexibility, it seems like a good deal. Leases caught on quickly for phones because people like upgrading all the time, the cost of buying a phone upfront is offputting, and ...
  8. Get a Vantrue N3 dashcam and backup camera for $85
    CNET

    CNET's Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter!
  9. Cops arrest 36 in huge assault on Sydney cocaine supply
    Daily Telegraph

    Police likened the operation of the syndicates to pizza businesses, where a central phone number was used for for customers to contact and organise a drug drop at a location of their choice. And officers are this ... The cocaine seized would have equated to about 500 street deals. The majority of those ...
  10. Save £50 on this £27 per month iPhone 8 deal with our exclusive voucher code
    TechRadar

    Black Friday is dead - long live the sales season! If you were worried that you'd missed out on the best iPhone bargains that last weekend had to offer then fear not - we've worked with smartphone retailer Mobiles.co.uk tooffer TechRadar readers an EXCLUSIVE iPhone 8 deal that betters the rest of the ...

Wednesday, 27 September 2017

SMARTPHONES UPDATES

HINTS

  1. Samsung 'Confirms' Radical New Galaxy Smartphone
    Forbes

    Samsung is not being subtle about it. The Galaxy X 'Folding Phone' will be its most radical smartphone yet and no less than three confirmations mean ...
  2. LG's newest smartphone features mosquito-repelling tech
    The Verge

    LG introduced its new India-exclusive K7i smartphone today. It's a fairly standard budget phone with a 5-inch HD display, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of ...
  3. iPhone 8 Plus: The best smartphone on the planet has never been more boring
    BGR

    Apple doesn't give us iPhones to review in advance like every other smartphone company, so I spent last week reviewing a Lexus LC instead.
  4. Sony may finally be changing its smartphone design
    Pocket-lint.com

    Hibi is all too aware that the flagship smartphone sector is moving to larger 18:9 screens, while Sony phones retain large bezels above and below the ...
  5. Smartphone SatNavs to get centimetre-perfect GNSS receivers in 2018
    The Register

    Broadcom is now sampling silicon it says will make smartphones' SatNav systems accurate to a centimeter in 2018. The company announced the new ...
  6. Smartphone That Runs Blockchain In Development: The First Of Its Kind To Boost Crypto Wallets
    Fossbytes

    Sirin labs, the developer of the highly secure Solarin smartphones, has announced an open-source smartphone that will run on a fee-less blockchain.
  7. Exclusive: ZTE Axon M could be the first true foldable smartphone
    Android Authority (blog)

    Innovation in the smartphone space has been notably stagnating over the past few years, with more OEMs opting for iterative updates to smartphones, ...
  8. An app that aims to reduce smartphone addiction? Yes, such a thing exists
    The Denver Channel

    DENVER -- If you look around you it seems like everyone is on their phones all the time, and psychologists say this is having a big impact on families.
  9. Why Smartphone Fixation is Better Than Big Screens in Public Places
    Inside Higher Ed (blog)

    I'll take everyone in a waiting room glued to their smartphones any day over a big television that can't be turned off. Big and loud public screens make ...
  10. Photos show theme parks before and after smartphones
    CNN

    (CNN) — Reading this on a smartphone? You might want to look away now -- especially if you're on a roller coaster. Because, says theme park expert ...

Monday, 18 September 2017

PHONES UPDATES

HINTS

  1. Best deals and offers on Xiaomi phones in India
    TechRadar

    Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has seen its fortunes grow in India over the last few years. Analyst firm Canalys recently released a report that puts ...
  2. Vodafone, BSNL partner handset companies for deals on feature phones
    Economic Times

    Vodafone India, the country's No. 2 telco, has tied up with phone companies Lava and Intex to offer bundled voice plans and cashback with 2G feature ...
  3. Sprint follows AT&T with free iPhone 8 offer for trade-in
    Reuters

    (Reuters) - Sprint Corp said on Monday it will offer Apple Inc's new iPhone 8 for free with a qualifying phone trade-in, following AT&T Inc's buy one, get ...
  4. Sprint's Free iPhone Trade In Offer Not As Great As Last Year
    Fortune

    The best deals from any of the four major wireless carriers were for half off the ... The five phones that qualify for the Sprint trade in are "the five most ...
  5. Flipkart's Big Billion Day sale preview promises Rs 70000 off on big screen TVs
    Economic Times

    Promising 40,000 deals across four days, Amazon will be offering up to ... Other offers in the offing include up to 40% and 60% off on mobile phones ...
  6. Sponsored: Get The Latest Xiaomi, OUKITEL, DOOGEE Phones & More From Tomtop
    Android Headlines

    If you are in the market for a new smartphone, then right now there are plenty of deals to be had and on some of the newest handsets to hit the market.
  7. Get an Amazon Tap portable smart speaker for $79.99
    CNET

    CNET's Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the ...
  8. How to disable Face ID on the iPhone X
    CNET

    Face ID is not entirely unlike Face Unlock found on most Android phones, or the iris scanner on the Galaxy S8 ($729.99 at Amazon Marketplace) and ...
  9. Court upholds juvenile's conviction on Braintree drug charge
    The Patriot Ledger

    ... the juvenile had been in the car, which was seen in an area known for drug deals, and had a knife, cell phone and cash just like the other two men.
  10. Amazon Jackpot offer: You can win products worth Rs 2 lakhs in new app sale
    Financial Express

    Amazon India's festival special offers are about to pour in with the Great Indian Festival Sale, but there is another Jackpot offer on the app you may not ...