Tag: smartphone

  • Amazon Fire Phone can actually shake up the smartphone industry

    Amazon Fire Phone can actually shake up the smartphone industry

    There are already plenty of smartphone options out there, and more than enough companies fighting with each other to make the next great smartphone. It is understandable that the response to news of Amazon jumping into the fray with a smartphone of its own design was met with cynicism. However, Amazon is arguably the only…

  • Are you worried about someone stealing your mobile device?

    Are you worried about someone stealing your mobile device?

    If your smartphone or tablet were lost or stolen, which would concern you more: the cost of replacing the mobile device itself, or the value of the personal content–much of it irreplaceable–on the missing device? Most people still get smartphones on some sort of carrier-subsidized plan that makes them seem less expensive than they actually…

  • Vibe Z: Lenovo’s First LTE Smartphone

    Vibe Z: Lenovo’s First LTE Smartphone

    Joining the wide-array of LTE-capable Android smartphones, Lenovo finally unveiled their first-ever 4G handset—the Vibe Z. As one of the highlights at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the gizmo is targeted at the midrange market with a gigantic display, a razor-thin design, and the latest mobile processor—on par with the likes…