Archive for: June, 2014

Instagram Boosts Editing Powers for Android and iOS

Instagram today made available new versions of its Android and iOS mobile apps. The improved Instagram gives budding photographers much more control over each image with the addition of new filters and the ability to adjust the strength of each filter. The app further tempts creativity with tools for adjusting brightness, contrast, highlights, saturation, shadows, […]

Sprint Offers Open Enrollment for Device Insurance

Sprint today said customers who elected not to sign up for handset insurance when they bought their phone can enroll at any time during the month of June. Sprint offers several insurance programs, including Total Equipment Protection, and Total Equipment Protection Plus. Pricing ranges from $7 to $13 per month, depending on the handset and […]

Sony Announces the Slim Xperia T3

Sony today announced the Xperia T3, an Android smartphone with mid-range features and a premium design. The T3 borrows heavily from Sony’s Z2 smartphone with a metallic rim and a slim, 7mm profile. The T3 includes a 5.3-inch 720p HD LCD screen with in-plane switching and Sony’s Mobile Bravia Engine 2 for added clarity. The […]

Samsung and InterDigital Strike Patent Accord

InterDigital today announced it has reached a patent licensing agreement with Samsung. The agreement, which InterDigital called “mutually beneficial,” also puts to rest all pending litigation between the two companies. InterDigital is a patent assertion firm and makes money by pursuing such agreements with companies it believes is violating its intellectual property. Terms of the […]

FCC Proposes Spectrum Screen Changes

The Federal Communications Commission today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will see changes made to how it uses spectrum screens to weigh spectrum auctions and sales. The FCC wants to see low- and high-band spectrum put to use more evenly around the country by a wider range of companies. “Rules are needed to […]

Marvel Looks Towards It’s Future With Alex Lozano’s “100TH ANNIVERSARY” Art Piece

Marvel Comics is looking to make its future a big one. Like really, really big. In advance of the publisher’s “100th Anniversary” initiative – a series of July debuting one-shots set to explore the possible Marvel Universe of the year 2061 – the team at Newsarama shared a massive piece of art from painter Alex Lozano […]

T-Mobile Will Support Wi-Fi Calling in iOS 8

T-Mobile said that, with the arrival of iOS 8, its iPhone subscribers will have access to Wi-Fi calling. T-Mobile has offered other smartphone platforms Wi-Fi calling for years as an alternative for making voice calls in poor cellular coverage areas. Apple introduced iOS 8 earlier today and one of the many new features is support […]

Sony Discontinues Japanese PSP Sales to Focus on PS Vita

The PlayStation Portable is being discontinued in Japan later this month after selling more than 80 million units worldwide and coming close to its ten year anniversary. According to an official statement from PlayStation Japan this morning, Sony has halted PSP shipments in the region as part of a push to sell more PS Vita. […]

Nintendo Announces New Super Mario Bros 2 Bundle with 2DS

Nintendo has revealed a new 2DS bundle containing a copy of New Super Mario Bros. 2 and all its DLC. The bundle, which is only confirmed for Europe at the moment, will include a red and white version of the 2DS handheld. It will come with a digital version of New Super Mario Bros 2, plus all […]

Wii U System Update Adds Quick Start Option and Game Pad Alerts

Nintendo released a new system update for Wii U today, bringing the console’s software to version 5.0.0 and adding the promised quick start menu option designed to get players into games faster. With the new quick start option, Wii U owners can access recently played or newly installed software if they power on the system using […]

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