Saturday, August 9, 2014

Android, Windows Phone news Aug 10, 2014

Android

In Depth: 4K phone screens: madness, or clearly the next big thing?

In Depth: 4K phone screens: madness, or clearly the next big thing?
t few years, as smartphone design has basically settled on rectangular slabs of glass, we've seen manufacturers take the competition over who produces the best gear to a new battle ground: the specs war. Nowhere is this clearer and more easily visible than smartphone displays, the resolutions of which have b... -techradar



The Moto X+1 might have even better specs than we thought

The Moto X+1 might have even better specs than we thought
ttp://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/is-it-the-moto-x-1-nice-specs-that-just-got-benchmarked--1245405">Last we heard about Motorola's rumored Moto X+1, the upcoming flagship was said to rock the same Snapdragon 800 processor found in countless other handsets.But according to ... -techradar



Jeremy Laird: In-car apps are terrible and it's time for an urgent rethink

Jeremy Laird: In-car apps are terrible and it's time for an urgent rethink
ot smartphones. A simple enough notion, but not one that most motor manufacturers seem to grasp.For proof, observe the rush to implement irrelevant and maybe even dangerous apps in the latest cars. You're nobody today without in-car facebook and twitter support. But I've reached the poin... -techradar



In Depth: iPods to ear pods: smartphones are supercharging hearing aids

In Depth: iPods to ear pods: smartphones are supercharging hearing aids
martlyThe notion that wearables are a new thing is wrong. The name might have only just become common vernacular, but wearable technology is centuries old.The common set of spectacles, blood pressure monitors and hearing aids are all examples of how humans have sought to overcome impairment through t... -techradar



Good news, parents: multiple user accounts coming to Android phones

Good news, parents: multiple user accounts coming to Android phones
some apps you just don't want your kids to use, even if they otherwise have free run of your smartphone. And Android phones currently have no feature to accommodate that.But that's changing with the introduction of multiple user accounts in upcoming versions of Android, a Google employee confirmed in a thread on t... -techradar



Windows Phone

Nokia Lumia 730 leaks with new software and selfie snapper

Nokia Lumia 730 leaks with new software and selfie snapper
the high-end Nokia Lumia 930 and Lumia 1520, plus the budget focussed Lumia 630, 635 and 530, but things are looking pretty bare in the middle of the range for Microsoft and its newly acquired mobile division.The gap could be filled soon though, as pictures of a new Nokia handset have leaked onto the web... -techradar



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