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The Note 7 fiasco definitely marred the whole second half of the year for Samsung. Problems with batteries overheating, spewing smoke, catching fire and even exploding put a major damper on the Note line, but the company became more aggressive in marketing its Galaxy S7 smartphones, even adding two new colors. There’s also word that…
Apple has drawn the battle lines for jailbreakers with the iOS 10.2 public release. The battleground is eerily silent at the moment, and only two jailbreak experts appear to be left standing – Pangu and Luca Todesco. SEE: Pangu Waiting for Stable iOS 10.2 before Releasing its iOS 10 Jailbreak? While Pangu has everyone believing that they…
Most Pokémon Go fans have already given up on the app coming to Apple Watch, but a Tweet early this morning on the @PokemonGoApp account shows that those plans may not be dead in the water just yet. Both Apple and Niantic, the game’s developers, said this September that the app would make its appearance on Apple Watch…
Smartphones have been getting faster, sleeker, more powerful and much easier on the eyes over the last ten years since iPhone hit the market. But the form factor has essentially remained unchanged during that time. There’s only so much you can do with the body, the screen resolution, the color options, the bezels and all the…
Earlier this month we reported that Microsoft and Qualcomm were partnering to produce a “Cellular PC” that would run Windows 10 Mobile with ARM chips. We have since learned that Microsoft could be unveiling this cellular PC concept at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona in February, 2017. So the mystery of the Windows 10 “Surface Phone”…
Google made waves with the Google Pixel featuring its artificial-intelligence-based Google Assistant, but Apple had already done that with Siri on iPhone, so it was nothing new. Yet, the concept still seems fresh as another smartphone joins their ranks today. The Honor Magic, the end result of deep R&D by Chinese electronics major Huawei, comes with a…
We’ve been expecting an iOS 10 jailbreak this month, but word has it that hacking group Pangu could be waiting for a more stable version of iOS 10.2 to be released before they reveal their iOS 10 jailbreak. Here are the signs that point to this assumption. First of all, the public release of iOS 10.2…
If you’re one of several Apple users frustrated by the bugs and issues on iOS 10.2 that came out earlier this week, you’ll be happy to know that Google Drive now makes it easier than ever to switch to Android from an iPhone. Any guesses as to which Android device Google wants you to switch to?…
After a three-month wait that began on September 7 at the unveiling of iPhone 7, Super Mario Run is finally available on iTunes for iOS users of versions 8.0 and higher. The game is Nintendo’s first foray into the mobile app ecosystem, and was updated on iTunes as of December 14. iOS users can now…
We’ve all been wondering what Microsoft was up to on the smart home assistant front, but the company was as secretive about the whole thing as Apple usually tries to be with any new iPhone. But Microsoft has actually pulled it off this time. While everyone was distracted with the HomeHub on Windows 10 PCs,…
After being spotted in some international markets in November, the standalone Apple Support app has now made its debut in the United States and possibly all other markets. Originally slated for release today, December 14, the app was seen up and running ahead of schedule last night. Similar to online support, the support app provides…
As a tech-focused site, we at 1redDrop.com are always excited when reporting new technologies and gadgets on the market. This particular one is currently being crowdfunded on Indiegogo and has already achieved 259% of its original funding requirement of $20,000. ChargEST claims to be the world’s smallest and most advanced universal power adapter. The design…
By now, every Microsoft follower knows that the company’s plans for the mobile space no longer follow traditional lines. The fact that they look at mobility in an entirely different way from Apple or Google, coupled with the push to make Windows 10 a cross-device platform, logically leads to the conclusion that they want to…
Apple Music was launched in June 2015 and is now available in more than 100 countries. In a mere 18 months, Apple Music’s paid subscription base has grown to 20 million subscribers. But the interesting aspect of Apple Music’s user base is that over 50% of subscribers live outside United States. Source: Musicbusinessworldwide Despite starting…
A Supreme Court ruling this morning shows that, although Samsung did violate some of Apple’s design patents vis-a-vis specific components, the violations cannot be applied to the entire product. During the Supreme Court’s ruling on Samsung versus Apple today, Justice Sonia Sotomayor is quoted as saying: “The term ‘article of manufacture’ is broad enough to embrace both…
