Studies have shown that potential iPhone buyers can’t wait for a bigger iPhone 6 to arrive, with the screen size being a major factor when deciding on their next smartphone purchase. But a new report seems to indicate that the iPhone 6’s display won’t just be bigger — it’ll also be better.
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Even though LG’s G3 media event is less than a week away, the company can’t wait to share more details about the device with the public and generate even more buzz for its 2014 flagship handset. After confirming the phone’s name, display specs and launching a special QuickWindow case, the company has released new teaser ads for its home country, which confirm other G3 rumors including all the recent G3 image leaks. In three very short videos, LG is teasing three G3 features including the display, design and camera of the handset.
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One of the many problems with Samsung’s first Galaxy Gear, apparently, was that it wasn’t a standalone device and really required you to tether it to a Samsung smartphone for it to be at all useful. However, The Wall Street Journal now reports that Samsung will be releasing a standalone smartwatch this summer that will be perfectly capable of functioning on its own without a smartphone.
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Some widely-covered research from Counterpoint analyst Neil Shah seemingly showed us that despite Android’s global dominance, Apple is still the top-selling smartphone vendor in the United States by a sizable margin, thanks to its popular iPhone lineup. An equally or possibly even more interesting point was lost in much of the reporting that covered the research, however: T-Mobile soared past Sprint in the first quarter this year to become the nation’s No. 3 carrier in terms of smartphone sales.
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PLX Devices’ Legion Meter is a tiny USB dongle currently raising money on Kickstarter that will help you charge your iPhone or Android smartphone up to twice as fast. With 27 days to go, the project has already surpassed its $10,000 goal, reaching almost $210,000 in pledges, which means that Legion Meter has already been funded.
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If you’re planning on buying a new car in the next month or so, you might want to pick from what’s on the lot, because there could be a long wait for new vehicles from the factory. Locomotives continue to be in short supply in North America, and that’s causing major delays for automakers trying to move assembled cars.
According to The Detroit News, there are about 180,000 new vehicles waiting to be transported by rail in North America at the moment. In a normal year, it would be about 69,000. The complications have been industry-wide. Toyota, General Motors, Honda and Ford all reported experiencing some delays, and Chrysler recently had hundreds of minivans sitting on the Detroit waterfront waiting to be shipped out.
The problem is twofold for automakers. First, the fracking boom in the Bakken oil field in the Plains and Canada is monopolizing many locomotives. Second, the long, harsh winter is still causing major delays in freight train travel. The bad weather forced trains to slow down and carry less weight, which caused a backup of goods to transport. The auto companies resorted to moving some vehicles by truck, which was a less efficient but necessary option.
Now, things are finally starting to improve. The weather is warming, and the freight industry is putting more trains on the rails. According to The Detroit News, shipments will finally get back on track to normal in early July. That will give automakers a few months reprieve before the snow will begin falling again.
180,000 new vehicles are sitting, derailed by lack of transport trains
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Think the proposed Comcast–Time Warner Cable merger is a bad idea? Then just wait until you hear what UBS analyst John Hodulik has in mind. In a new research note flagged by Barron’s, Hodulik explains why he thinks AT&T’s bid to buy DirecTV will not only help Comcast get its TWC merger passed but will also push Comcast to get into the wireless space to go head-to-head with AT&T and Verizon. And you know what this means: Hodulik thinks Comcast will then try to buy T-Mobile.
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We have seen some scary Android malware in the past, but a new report from former Googler and current software engineer turned accidental security researcher Szymon Sidor reveals that some simple code can force an Android phone to secretly capture photographs. The resulting images can then be uploaded to a remote server without the device’s owner ever knowing.
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The iPhone’s camera is already pretty strong for a smartphone camera but what if you need it to do more? Luckily for you, The Guardian this month asked Dan Rubin, editor-at-large at the Photographic Journal, to make a video showing off the iOS apps you need to turn your iPhone into a professional-grade camera and take absolutely stunning pictures. Below you’ll find a list of Rubin’s six favorites along with descriptions of what they do as well as pricing information.
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The latest installment in the ongoing series of iPhone 6 leaks is perhaps one of the most interesting yet. We have seen many models of the iPhone 6 created using schematics that were supposedly obtained from Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn, and we’ve seen them compared to various other smartphones in an effort to give future buyers a good idea of what they can look forward to.
Now, however, an iPhone 6 mockup has been compared to every other previous iPhone model in a high quality, high-definition video for the first time.
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