Microsoft has shown continual willing to build on the user-experience that is thrust into the face of users when interacting with Skype. Since purchasing the company back in 2011, the company has pumped significant resources into ensuring that the whole platform is as smooth and seamless as possible for those who interact with it on a daily basis. Part of that development has focused on overhauling and improving the customer-facing mobile apps on iOS and Android, which has now been updated with a new group video calling experience for up to 25 people that was originally teased back in January.
It was really only going to be a matter of time until we got introduced to the world's first smartphone that actually introduces a sensible case for bendable technology. We've been privy to prototypes and concept designs in the past that introduce a flexible aspect into the mix, but the ReFlex prototype, coming courtesy of a bunch of academics out of Queen's University in Canada, is probably one of the first designs that we've seen that actually puts forward a believable case for why this type of technology should potentially be considered for smartphones of the future.
Security vulnerability on smartphones is more synonymous with Android than any other platform, and a new string of malware targeting it seems to reinforce that sentiment. Discovered by a Danish security firm, Mazar BOT is the newest malware in town that can gain admin rights on your phone and subsequently take control of it.
A leaked Samsung video confirms that the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will be waterproof, a capability that is also hinted at by the company's Galaxy Launch Pack web page.
DOTTI is sized as your typical side table alarm clock but what it packs is a set of squares, lit by LEDs at the back that kick in when a notification or alert is receive on your smartphone. The small little cube-like box features built-in LED bulbs that are utilized by the connected iPhone or Android device to display the icon of an app delivering a notification to the device. Here are the details.
Apple and Samsung have enjoyed a long run at the top of the smartphone game. In fact, it could be argued that the two companies, who produce iOS and Android devices respectively, have the smartphone industry pretty much dominated. Sure, there are companies out there manufacturing seriously impressive hardware, but no-one comes close to breaking the dominance of these two. In an effort to try and appeal to the masses with something unique and entirely different, Alcatel is about to introduce a new smartphone that comes packed in a box which can double as a Virtual Reality headset. Seriously.
The LG G5 is now confirmed to feature an 'Always ON' display, which will provide users with incoming notifications and alerts. LG is likely to unveil the phone at the MWC 2016 on February 21.
The wait is over! Final Fantasy IX for iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android is now available to download from App Store and Google Play Store respectively.
Instagram is now officially supporting multiple accounts setup in the app. Here's how to add your multiple Instagram accounts to iPhone and Android app.
A new leak has provided photos of what appears to be a prototype of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S7 Edge, showing a greatly reduced camera hump and an impressive AnTuTu Benchmark score.















