Luxury smartphone manufacturer Vertu has revealed its latest high-end device, the Constellation. Every Vertu smartphone is handcrafted and the devices are traditionally far more expensive than most mainstream brands. The Constellation boasts a 5.5-inch WQHD (2,560 x 1,440) AMOLED display protected by a sapphire crystal screen. The smartphone includes dual-SIM support and global Wi-Fi access from iPass, [...]
WhatsApp is rolling out an update for iOS users which allows them to tap send on messages when there is no active data connection. WhatsApp Version 2.17.1 lets users queue messages by tapping the send button. The messages will then be sent when the user’s device establishes a data connection. The photo and video limit [...]
Australia plans to process travellers using biometric recognition of the face, iris, and fingerprints – replacing the current passport scanners and paper cards. Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection said that by 2020 it wants to have a system in place “to process 90% of travellers automatically, with no human involvement”. The Sydney Morning [...]
3D TVs are set to disappear from South African store shelves, following Samsung, LG, and Sony dropping 3D support for their displays. In early 2016, Samsung, LG, and Philips turned their back on 3D TV, saying consumers never embraced the technology or based their buying decisions on 3D support. This year, Sony followed suit, which [...]
With the holiday shopping season upon us, it's time to start covering your tracks online lest you spoil a holiday surprise. If you are like me, then you shop or at least research potential gift ideas on your phone. And if you have kids like mine, then they are constantly borrowing your phone. To preserve [...]
It's that time of year again: Soon we'll begin scouring the internet to find the lowest prices for holiday gifts. As a savvy online shopper, you'll visit multiple websites to find the perfect deal, usually creating accounts with your credit card and other personal information. But when it's time for checkout, don't make the same [...]
Here's a story for you: Instagram now has more than 600 million users, 100 million of whom joined up in just the past six months. The rapid growth comes after a year that saw the debut of the Snapchat-like "Instagram Stories" feature that allows users to share a string of photos or videos that disappear [...]
Near the end of his life, Steve Biko wasn't permitted to speak to more than one person at a time, but that didn't stop him from spreading the message of equality for all. Biko was an anti-apartheid activist in the 1960s and '70s, when the system of racial segregation and discrimination was at its height [...]
Tim Cook is apparently trying to dispel the feeling that Apple has abandoned the desktop. Though the company released an overhauled MacBook Pro laptop in October, it's been years since much of its Mac lineup of desktops has been updated. That has led to pessimism among the Mac faithful that Apple is forsaking the desktop. [...]
Snapchat’s recent name change to Snap Inc. seems to signal more than the app’s push into hardware. Snap is exploring an initial public offering that could value the company at $25 billion or more and could happen as soon as early next year, according to a new report. Snap could start selling shares as early [...]
