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David Steele
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I grew up with 8-bit computers and moved into PDAs in my professional life, using a number of devices from early Windows CE clamshells and later. Today, my main devices are a Nexus 5X, a Sony Xperia Z Tablet and a coffee cup.

Google TensorFlow Updated To v1.0 With New API Modules
Feb 16, 2017 · By David Steele
Google TensorFlow Updated To v1.0 With New API Modules
At Google’s first ever TensorFlow Developer Summit, the company announced it has updated its machine…
Feb 16, 2017 · By David Steele
HMD Global Is Preparing 3 New Nokia Phones For A MWC Launch
HMD Global is preparing 4 Nokia phones for a Mobile World Congress launch according to…
Feb 13, 2017 · By David Steele
Sprint: Five Lines With Unlimited Data For $90 Per Month
Sprint is offering a new promotion for customers buying two unlimited lines at $90 a…
Feb 10, 2017 · By David Steele
Samsung's 7nm Process Size Technologies Differ From TSMC's
Samsung and TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) have provided updates to their 7nm chip technologies…
Feb 08, 2017 · By David Steele
Google Highlights Google Wifi Security On Safer Internet Day
Google have chosen today, Safer Internet Day, to showcase a number of the security features…
Feb 07, 2017 · By David Steele
Samsung's SM-T378 Tablet Certified By The Wi-Fi Alliance
A new unknown and unreleased Samsung tablet has been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, and…
Feb 03, 2017 · By David Steele
Full Phone Sales Tax Rebates Now Offered By T-Mobile US
T-Mobile US, America’s fastest-growing wireless carrier, debuted a new promotion on Thursday as it started offering…
Feb 02, 2017 · By David Steele
2015 Galaxy Flagships On Verizon Receiving Jan 2017 Patch
America’s largest carrier, Verizon Wireless, started rolling out the January Security Update for four of…
Feb 02, 2017 · By David Steele
Verizon's Go90 Service Referred To As "Pretty Much Dead"
An investment analyst from Frost & Sullivan, Dan Rayburn, has explained that Verizon Wireless’ go90…
Feb 01, 2017 · By David Steele
Sprint Plans For HPUE Support On Postpaid Phones By 2018
America’s smallest national carrier, Sprint, announced today that it expected all of its postpaid handsets…
Feb 01, 2017 · By David Steele
Unknown Sony Handset Receives Bluetooth Certification
A new and unknown Sony Xperia handset has received its Bluetooth SIG certification. Unfortunately, comparatively…
Feb 01, 2017 · By David Steele
The European Union Reaches Deal For Roaming Rate Caps
The European Union has reached a compromise deal to cap roaming costs for citizens of…
Feb 01, 2017 · By David Steele
Report On Android VPN Security Shows Significant Issues
A group of authors created an academic report about the Android market for virtual private…
Feb 01, 2017 · By David Steele
Indian Moto Z Play Devices Receiving December Security Patch
The Indian Moto Z Play smartphones are now receiving Google’s December 2016 security patch. This…
Feb 01, 2017 · By David Steele
AT&T Discuss AirGig Broadband-Over-Power Line Technology
America’s second largest carrier, AT&T, has released an informative blog post discussing some of their…
Jan 31, 2017 · By David Steele
Alcatel Sends Out MWC 2017 Invites, Plans To “Light Up” Event
Alcatel is sending out press invites for their Feb. 27 event at Mobile World Congress…
Jan 31, 2017 · By David Steele
Investment Analysts Cautious Over AT&T’s Prospects
Two top investment banks have released cautious statements regarding AT&T. The first, Deutsche Bank, reduced…
Jan 31, 2017 · By David Steele
Primetime: T-Mobile's Focus On Subs Continues To Prove Effective
T-Mobile US started its war on the conventional American carrier back in 2013 with the…
Jan 30, 2017 · By David Steele
The EU Is Preparing A Third Set Of Roaming Charge Talks
European Union member states and lawmakers are preparing to hold a third round of talks…
Jan 30, 2017 · By David Steele
Google Is Optimizing Rendering Performance In Chrome
The Google Chrome browser is designed to offer a smooth, fluid fast browser experience and…
Jan 30, 2017 · By David Steele
Starbucks Debut Voice Ordering 'My Starbucks Barista' Feature
American coffee chain, Starbucks, has today revealed the latest in virtual coffee ordering technology in…
Jan 30, 2017 · By David Steele
Geekbench Listing Of Lenovo Tab3 8 Plus Emerges Online
Lenovo’s unannounced Tab3 8 Plus likely appeared on Geekbench on Monday. The tablet bears the…
Jan 30, 2017 · By David Steele
BlackBerry's Upcoming Mercury Appears On An ABC Sitcom
The new BlackBerry Mercury device has been spotted in an episode of “Last Man Standing,”…
Jan 29, 2017 · By David Steele
Samsung's Galaxy Tab S3 & Galaxy S7 Have Similar Specs
We’ve seen a number of different leaks of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 in recent…
Jan 29, 2017 · By David Steele
Trump's Immigration Order Forces Google Employees To Come Home
On Friday, Google has issued a recall note to American-based staff advising them to immediately…
Jan 28, 2017 · By David Steele
Moto E3 Power Will Not Receive Android 7.0 Nougat
Motorola have updated their support webpages showing the details of those devices that are to…
Jan 28, 2017 · By David Steele
AT&T Network Best During 2017 Presidential Inauguration
AT&T’s cellular network performed the best during the Presidential Inauguration last week according to a…
Jan 28, 2017 · By David Steele
America’s Q4 2016 Carrier Customer Data Use Analyzed
FierceWireless and P3 have formed a partnership, including Strategy Analytics, and able to determine where…
Jan 28, 2017 · By David Steele
Primetime: Google’s Five Messaging Apps May Be Too Much Choice
This week, Google updated the Google Voice application and service. Along with the improvements to…
Jan 27, 2017 · By David Steele
Tech Talk: Microsoft Is Battling The Chromebook Education Market
Educators are adopting the Google Chromebook platform, shunning the expensive and fragile Apple iPad, and…
Jan 27, 2017 · By David Steele
Samsung’s Performance Bonus Due Today, Employees Rejoice
Samsung’s Overall Performance Incentive (OPI) bonus is due to be paid today, which means many…
Jan 26, 2017 · By David Steele
Tech Talk: AR & VR Move Forward As MR Continues To Emerge
The last two years have been exciting from the perspective of AR (augmented reality) and…
Jan 26, 2017 · By David Steele
Cricket Polishes Plans And Offers Discounted Phones
Cricket, the prepaid carrier owned by AT&T, has polished and improved a number of its…
Jan 26, 2017 · By David Steele
Lenovo Isn't Wanting the Moto Z to Beat the iPhone
A Lenovo executive has been speaking about how the company will measure the success of…
Jan 26, 2017 · By David Steele
Beginning Feb. 1st Vodafone UK Will Sell Huawei P8 Lite 2017
Huawei’s new mid-range smartphone, the Huawei P8 Lite 2017, is going to be available in…
Jan 25, 2017 · By David Steele
LG Puts Focus On OLED Production, Invests $4.3 Billion
Yesterday, LG Display announced record Q4 2016 profits and the company has confirmed it is…
Jan 25, 2017 · By David Steele
Facebook & Google Working To Combat Fake News In Canada
Two of the world’s largest media businesses, Facebook and Google, are working to roll out…
Jan 25, 2017 · By David Steele
CPSC Wants Safer Battery Standards In The US
Elliot Kay, the chairman of the U.S. government agency the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),…
Jan 25, 2017 · By David Steele
Verizon Introduce LG K8 V $144 Prepaid Smartphone
Verizon Wireless, America’s largest cellular carrier, have introduced the LG K8 V prepaid smartphone for…
Jan 24, 2017 · By David Steele
Verizon Is Basing 5G Deployment On Commercial Realities
Matt Ellis, Verizon’s new Chief Financial Officer, spoke today during the company’s fourth quarterly results…
Jan 24, 2017 · By David Steele
BlackBerry Unveiling New “Mercury” Device on February 25th
BlackBerry will be unveiling its new “Mercury” device, which carries the DTEK70 label, on February…
Jan 24, 2017 · By David Steele
LG Display Posts Record Q4 2016 Profits Of $778.33 Million
LG Display, the world’s largest manufacturer of LCD panels, has reported record fourth quarter profits…
Jan 24, 2017 · By David Steele
Telecom Industry Excited For New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai
With a change in the U.S. administration, Ajit Pai has been installed as the new…
Jan 24, 2017 · By David Steele
Google & Raspberry Pi Foundation Announce AI Plans For 2017
Raspberry Pi Foundation have announced on their blog that Google is set to introduce a…
Jan 24, 2017 · By David Steele
Tech Talk: T-Mobile Is Poised For Excellent Growth In 2017
There are currently four American national carriers offering coast to coast coverage. In subscriber number…
Jan 23, 2017 · By David Steele
Qualcomm: Apple Intentionally Mischaracterized Agreements
American semiconductor designer, Qualcomm, has issued a statement saying Apple “intentionally mischaracterized [their] agreements and…
Jan 23, 2017 · By David Steele
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ Spotted Running Android Nougat
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ smartphone has been spotted on the GFX Benchmark website running…
Jan 23, 2017 · By David Steele
Nokia Issues White Paper Detailing Zero Emission Networks
Finnish networking and handset business, Nokia, has issued a white paper providing details as to…
Jan 23, 2017 · By David Steele
Nokia And SK Telecom Develop Emergency VoLTE System
Nokia and SK Telecom have successfully demonstrated a new emergency VoLTE system which they refer to…
Jan 23, 2017 · By David Steele
New Images Surface For The HTC 'Halfbeak' Smartwatch
The HTC Halfbeak Android Wear watch has appeared once again, this time presented in greater…
Jan 22, 2017 · By David Steele
ASUS Chromebook Flip Appears On UK Website For Preorder
ASUS’ new Chromebook Flip C302, which was unveiled at the start of the year at…
Jan 21, 2017 · By David Steele
Honor Looking for Users to Review the Honor 6X
Huawei’s Honor brand is offering ten of the new Honor 6X devices for testing. The…
Jan 21, 2017 · By David Steele