Make Your Smartphone Waterproof With Liquipel
/* PausePlayPlayPrev|Next Trying to make your smartphone waterproof the old way has some downsides to it. The majority of water-resistant cases add bulk to your device, are downright ugly and may not allow you access components like the earphone jack or charging port. At this year’s CES, a company called Liquipel came up with a revolutionary solution. It involves a nano-sized coating technology which binds itself to all the components of the device... Read More
Samsung Galaxy S II Superbowl Ad Hits Lack Of Turn-By-Turn Navigation On iPhone
This is Samsung’s fourth Ad targeting iPhone users. The Ad continues with the usual iPhone line theme. Samsung had earlier jabbed iCloud, iTunes and iPhone apps. There are a couple of guys lying down while watching an unboxing video. The guy comments that it looks just like last year’s phone. Then a Galaxy S II user walks in to give one of the guys his charger. His phone speaks and one of the iPhone fans says “Turn-by-turn navigation?”. The S II user... Read More
iPhone 4S Lands In 13 African Countries on January 13: Nigeria Missing
Apple has issued a press release of countries getting the iPhone 4S on January 31th. The iPhone 4S already launched in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, Germany, France and Japan in October and will now be officially available in 22 other countries. The African countries where the iPhone 4S will be available are Botswana Cameroon Central African Republic Guinea Conakry Ivory Coast Kenya Madagascar Mali Mauritius Niger Senegal Uganda READ: iPhone 4S: First impression And Full... Read More
How Does Siri Really Work?
Those of us who are iPhone users have been using and probably enjoying Siri for quite some time now. But have you ever wondered how Siri really works? Here’s a summary from SmartPlanet on how it works from the moment you speak to your phone to the moment it gives you results. The sounds of your speech were immediately encoded into a compact digital form that preserves its information. The signal from your connected phone was relayed wirelessly through a nearby cell... Read More
Apple Releases Santa Ad For iPhone 4S And Siri[VIDEO]
Apple has premiered a new Christmas commercial for the iPhone 4S and Siri, using Santa Claus as the main character. The ad shows Santa looking for Directions, checking the weather and searching for an email. Siri also reads an email from Mrs. Claus. Santa then checks how the rest of his day looks. Siri replies “You have 3.7 billion appointments”. Source: MacRumors BinjoBinjo is passionate about(some say he's obsessed with) technology and the web. . In his spare time,... Read More
Samsung Jabs iPhones Again [VIDEO]
The first anti-iPhone ad from Samsung was pretty funny. Samsung has now taken it a step further saying “The Next Best Thing Has The Best Apps”. The ad shows an iPhone user and a Galaxy S II user comparing apps on an iPhone queue. The Galaxy S II user says “Except I got to try them on before I bought it”. Then he jokes about the line moving. Pretty cool ad. What are your thoughts? Is Android Market better than Apple’s App Store? BinjoBinjo is passionate... Read More
Superhydrophobic Spray Makes Devices Waterproof Forever[VIDEO]
Here’s a problem iPhone users face. The inside of iPhones and a lot of other phones come with moisture indicators that turn pink as soon as the devices are exposed to moisture or dropped in water. For iPhone users, Apple uses these markers to deny warranty because the device has been dropped in moisture. Enter: Never Wet Never Wet is a superhydrophobic coating that resists moisture so devices never get wet when exposed to moisture. This might seem like a scam but it’s... Read More
The 7 Types Of iPhone Owners [INFOGRAPHIC]
Turns out all iPhone owners aren’t the same. A new study by AllAreaCodes shows that iPhone owners use, maintain and dis-use their devices differently and can be grouped from the Fanboy to the Complainer. I can see what groups members of the Technesstivity team belong to (Dunni is almost a Fanboy). Can you figure out what group you belong to? Leave us a comment when you do. Source: Bitrebels via Daily Infographic BinjoBinjo is passionate about(some say he's obsessed with)... Read More
Samsung Jabs iPhone Users In New Galaxy S II Ad
Samsung is taking the war with Apple a step further in its new ‘Next Big Thing’ TV ad. It starts with the caption “New York, NY. 9 hours to go” and shows long lines across cities in the US – Denver, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston and Chicago. The kind of line you see at Apple Stores on the launch date of a new device. One of the guys on the line says “I can stay here for 3 weeks” while another lady seems to be tweeting about how many... Read More
Forget Micro-SIM Cards, Here’s The Nano-SIM
The nano-SIM is 60% smaller than this regular SIM card Giesecke & Devriednt introduces the nano-SIM: an even smaller SIM card for connected devices. The nano-sim is a third smaller than the micro-SIM found in the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and 3G connected tablets. It’s also 60 percent smaller than the regular SIM card and 15 percent thinner. If the nano-SIM is adopted, it will pave way for smaller and thinner devices. It could also mean more space for useful additions like... Read More
