Entries by Nicole Batac (11946)

Thursday
Jun122014

Samsung debuts new premium Galaxy Tab S tablets


Samsung has introduced its new premium flagship tablet at its Unpacked event in New York held today, June 12. The new Galaxy Tab S is touted as the company’s thinnest and lightest tablet (at 6.6mm thin it is 1mm thinner than the iPad) to date that packs in a few firsts from the company including a Super AMOLED display and up to 128GB of external storage via microSD.

 

Click to read more ...

Thursday
Jun122014

LG and McAfee partner to bring a new anti-theft feature to the G3

LG wants to protect your new G3 from unauthorized factory resets with its new partnership with McAfee. The G3 will come pre-installed with a version of McAfee Mobile Security that will give you a kill switch for the smartphone. This feature will let you disable the phone remotely in case you lose the device or it gets stolen. Some of the features available through the McAfee app include an antivirus, data backup, remote tracking, and remote lock and wipe. The lock screen of the app can block factory resets and any rooting attempts of your device. The app will be free for G3 users for five years.

Wednesday
Jun112014

Sony creates site for third-party accessories of Xperia line

Sony wants to make it easier for you to find third-party accessories for its Xperia gadgets with the “Made For Xperia” website. The products featured include cases and screen protectors made exclusively for these devices. Some of the companies showcased include Incipio, Krisk, White Diamonds, and Case-Mate. The site serves more as a gateway to these companies as you will be redirected to their sites to buy the accessories. It is just a more convenient way to find out what accessories you can purchase out there.

Source: Android Headlines

Wednesday
Jun112014

Amazon adds Audible into the Kindle app

Would you like to be able to switch between reading an ebook to listening to an audiobook seamlessly? Amazon has updated its Android and iOS app to do just that. Amazon introduced Whispersync for Voice in its Kindle app to put together Kindle ebooks and Audible titles with Amazon’s one-click Matchmaker service. It will cost you as little as US$0.99 per title or around $3.99 if the title is a bestseller. This feature is available for over 45,000 titles.

Source: Cult of Android