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Google’s Helpouts service now offers expertise on your iPhone

by George | Apr 16, 2014 | Cell Phone Repair

Need to brush up on your cooking skills, but only have your iPhone close at hand? Don’t panic: Google has quietly brought its Helpouts service to iOS. Much like the existing Android software, the iPhone-sized app (sorry, no iPad version) lets you schedule video...

Google’s Project Ara wants to revolutionize the smartphone industry within a year

by George | Apr 16, 2014 | Cell Phone Repair

The night before Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) division was supposed to show off the one and only functional Project Ara prototype to a room full of eager developers, someone dropped the phone and broke the display. At any other product...

Jaguar Land Rover brings the boardroom to your dashboard with in-car infotainment system

by George | Apr 16, 2014 | Cell Phone Repair

The boundary between your smartphone and your car is growing thinner by the day, and Jaguar Land Rover is the latest in a long line of car companies trying to work out the ideal balance between the two. The company’s InControl Apps system has been in the works...

Toshiba’s vision for Project Ara extends to wearables and beyond

by George | Apr 16, 2014 | Cell Phone Repair

Project Ara is primarily focused on building a modular smartphone in the hopes of changing the industry, but is that the only type of mobile device on the drawing board? Absolutely not. An executive at Toshiba, one of Google’s partners on the project, just...

Unreal Engine 4 to support Windows Phone and Windows RT, but not anytime soon

by George | Apr 8, 2014 | Cell Phone Repair

Unreal Engine 4’s new $19 subscription option might be real tempting for developers on a budget, unless, of course, they’re hoping to make games for Windows Phone and Windows RT. Although Epic Games’ next-gen engine doesn’t work with the...