Monday, February 22, 2016

Apple Posts FAQ Explaining Why It's Opposed to Building a Backdoor Into the iPhone


Apple has posted an FAQ explaining why the company is opposed to building a backdoor into the iPhone for the FBI.


Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls on Government to Withdraw Its Demands in Memo to Employees



Apple CEO Tim Cook sent an letter to employees today, reaffirming the company's opposition to the government's demand that it create a backdoor into the iPhone.


Amazon US And India Deals - Storage And Networking


Sony unveils Xperia Ear, Xperia Eye, Xperia Projector and Xperia Agent


Sony has unveiled  Xperia Ear, Xperia Eye, Xperia Projector and Xperia Agent
 at the MWC

Sony Xperia X series is here - Xperia X, X Performance and XA


Sony kept it short and sweet - it launched a new phone line, the Xperia X, and the first three phones in it are the Xperia X, XA and X Performance.


ZTE announces the Blade V7 and Blade V7 Lite


ZTE Blade V7 and ZTE Blade V7 Lite went official at the MWC today.

They are targeting the young people and those with young hearts, as ZTE likes to say, and both will become available in selected markets later this year. 


Only 32GB Galaxy S7/S7 edge will be available in US and some European markets


Just a couple of weeks after there were reports that only the 32GB variant of Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 edge will be available in some European markets, Samsung has confirmed that the 64GB variant won't be available in the US as well. There is currently no information on if and when the 64GB variant will be made available in these markets. 

As for the reason behind the move, reports say it's purely a business decision as both Europe and the US are major markets for Samsung and the 32GB variants of both S7 and S7 edge are said to have higher profit margins than their 64GB equivalents


Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 landing in India next week



Xiaomi has announced that its Redmi Note 3 smartphone will be launched in India next week - March 3 to be specific.


vivo confirms 6GB RAM, SD820 for XPlay 5


vivo's upcoming XPlay 5 flagship will have a whopping 6GB RAM, making it the world's first smartphone to come with that much RAM.


Amazon's Free Shipping Minimus is now 49$

"Orders including $25 or more of eligible books qualify for FREE Shipping. All orders of $49 or more of eligible items across any product category also qualify for FREE Shipping. With free shipping, your order will be delivered 5-8 business days after all of your items are available to ship, including pre-order items" - Amazon Website