Articles By Alex Angove
Apple's trade-in scheme offers credit, not cash
Apple has launched its iPhone trade-in policy, officially called the “iPhone Reuse and Recycling Program” (iRRP). It is available in Apple stores across the USA and offers store credit towards a new model iPhone; not cash.
The iPhone 5S we want in September
With the iPhone 5S launch event rumored for September 10th in the US, it’s time we gathered up some of our favorite iPhone 5S rumors. With the history of iPhone’s “S” model handsets being what it is, we don’t have massive expectations for the next instalment. There are a few things that have piqued our interest, though.
Steve Ballmer Leaving Microsoft
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced his retirement from the company that has been his home for over 30 years. Ballmer, who has been with Microsoft (MSFT) since 1980 when he joined as the company’s 30th employee, made the announcement on Friday, prompting the creation of a committee whose purpose is to find a suitable replacement.
Samsung set to release flexible, shatter-proof displays this year?
Samsung’s been showing off its flexible display tech at tech shows for some time now, but now we’re hearing that we could be seeing real commercial devices by the end of 2013. If true, this would give Samsung a considerable advantage in the tech market.
Windows Phone 8 update protects you from bill shock
Microsoft is rolling out its second official update for Windows Phone 8 with a key ‘new’ feature that can protect users from data bill shock. The update isn’t a huge deal, and it doesn’t seem to address some of the issues we’ve had with the OS such as providing separate volume levels for media playback and phone alerts, but it does have some goodness to offer, especially for Xbox Music users.
Yuilop is carrier-free for cell phones, sort of
Yuilop recently launched its full phone service in the UK, adding it to an exclusive club that currently includes only Germany, Spain and the US. Yuilop is a novel service whereby users can not only text and VoIP for free à la WhatsApp, but also communicate with non Yuilop users via a cloud-saved phone number for minimum costs and under no contract.
Xenon vs LED Flash: what’s best for a phone photographers?
Most smartphones these days have an LED flash beside the camera lens, but, after several years in the doghouse, Xenon lights are starting to make a comeback. Most folks tend to not notice the distinction, but it can be an important one, leading to a huge difference in the quality of flash photography.
YouTube for Windows Phone returns
You may not have noticed it was missing, but YouTube for Windows Phone is back. This after Google pulled its canonical video streaming service from the WP7 and WP8 platforms in May, pointing to a lack of ad support within the YouTube client.
CheapCast gives you ChromeCast on the cheap
CheapCast is a new app that allows your Android device to gain the functionality of a ChromeCast dongle. Currently it’s still in the very early stages of development, so expect a few features to be missing and a bug or two while things are worked out.
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