Koodo has lowest outright Samsung Galaxy S4 price in Canada at the moment

Koodo has the lowest Samsung Galaxy S4 outright price in Canada at the moment, as it lists Samsung’s flagship device for $625 CAD.
While it does look like you can only get the Black Mist edition, the price is still a very good one, considering the fact that Telus currently lists the off-contract device for $700 CAD. Bell has announced when it started pre-orders that the outright price of the Samsung Galaxy S4 would be $699.95, the same Rogers will be selling it for.

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2.6 billion ARM-based chips shipped in Q1 2013, more big.LITTLE chips on the way

There’s a good chance that your smartphone is running an ARM-based chip, and you’ll definitely be using one if you’re planning on picking up the latest HTC or Samsung handsets.  The company pretty much corners the smartphone and tablet markets, having licensed its processor technology out to a range of high profile manufacturers, including Qualcomm, Nvidia, and Samsung.

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Huawei supposedly misunderstood about abandoning the US market

This might sound like a ridiculous U-turn considering that only the other day we heard about Huawei supposedly bowing out of the US smartphone market, but Beijing News is now reporting that Huawei’s Executive Vice-President, Eric Xu, was misunderstood he when spoke at the company’s analyst summit on Tuesday.

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LG smartphone with flexible OLED display coming in Q4 2013, company says

LG has apparently confirmed that it will launch a smartphone packing a flexible OLED display in the fourth quarter of the year, although it didn’t provide any other details on said device.
It was Yoon Bu-hyun who revealed that LG Electronics will work with LG Display to create the flexible OLED display for a smartphone. You won’t get a confirmation better than this that such a device is in the works, considering he’s the vice president of LG’s mobile business.

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App Update Roundup: ESPN, FedEx, Mighty Text, and Remember the Milk

It’s time for another App Update Roundup, this time it’s the turn of ESPN’s Fantasy Football, FedEx Delivery Manager, SMS syncing software Mighty Text, and the very handy Remember the Milk.

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Time-delayed and voice-activated photo modes coming to CyanogenMod

I’d tip my hat, if I were wearing one, to the CyanogenMod developers, not only do they continually punch out bug fixes and patches, but they also find the time to implement cool new features into their software.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 won’t come with Knox security at launch

Samsung is gearing up for the worldwide release of the Galaxy S4, but a big feature for the enterprise won’t be ready for launch. The New York Times is reporting from unnamed sources that the security software solution Knox won’t be available at the launch of the Galaxy S4, and will instead be available in July.

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How it works: Google Glass

After much anticipation, Google Glass has finally shipped out to eager Explorers, who have begun posting their thoughts and experiences on the web. What this also means is that we finally have a full understanding about the exact features included with Google Glass, and how the little device works.

So here’s a breakdown of everything we know about Google Glass, and how exactly it all works.

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Best Buy Samsung stores will be around for at least three years

Best Buy Samsung mini stores will be available for you to experience and buy Samsung products in for at least three years from now, as representatives of the two companies have revealed at a recent press event, which took place at the Best Buy location in New York’s Union Square.
According to President of Samsung America Tim Baxter, the partnership to operate the Samsung stores in Best Buy locations has been agreed upon for three years, after which the two companies will decide whether they will extend it or not. At the moment, 200 Samsung Experience Shops have already opened out of the 1400 planned to be up and running by June this year.

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World first: Braille Smartphone in the works

Smartphones and the internet are together making the world a more equal, well informed, and overall better place to live in. With the two technologies put together, almost anyone can gather information, start a company and harness the internet to benefit them in ways that were once unimaginable. But for the visually impaired the power of a smartphone is much more difficult to enjoy.

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