Jolla achieves its crowdfunding goal in less than a day, aims to launch Sailfish tablet next year

Yesterday, the Jolla tablet was officially announced as the company's first tablet. Just like the Jolla Smartphone before it, the tablet runs Sailfish OS. However Jolla took a different approach with the tablet aiming to raise $380,000 in 21 days through crowdfunding. It turns out the company managed to reach its goal in just a couple of hours

Android 5.0 Lollipop demonstrated on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Samsung, like many other manufacturers are hard at work readying Android 5.0 Lollipop for their top shelf devices.Both the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 are expected to be updated to the next version of Android, but the following video and screenshots give us a sneak peak of Lollipop running on the Galaxy Note 3.

Samsung's Tizen 2.3 update demonstrated

While Samsung has still to release a Tizen powered smartphone to the global market, the company has a decent lineup of devices (Gear S, Samsung Z) running their in-house mobile OS. 

Now Samsung is working on a new device (Samsung SM-Z130H) which runs Tizen 2.3, and some new screenshots give us a vision of what the latest version of Tizen will look like on one of Samsung's smartphones.

HTC One M8 receives Android 4.4.4 update with HTC EYE Experience in India

The HTC One M8 users in India, are now getting the Android 4.4.4 KitKat software update, which includes the HTC EYE Experience. The update which is being pushed out OTA (over-the-air) is reportedly around 300MB in size and brings the 3.35.720.1 software version.

Sony offers free movies to Xperia Z3 owners in select regions

Sony is offering three movies for free to those who own an Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3 Compact or an Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. Unfortunately this offer is not available worldwide, but only to customers in the US, UK, France and Spain. 

[Android app] NOOK Audiobook by Barnes and Noble now available on Google Play

Barnes and Noble has just released their NOOK Audiobooks for Android app on the Google Play Store. The app allows users to have books read out loud on their Android phones or tablets. This is perfect for those on a long commute who need to catch on on their reading.

You can download the app directly on your Android device through the Google Play Store or by using the following link:

Google Nexus 9 with LTE coming to T-Mobile in December

T-Mobile started selling the Google Nexus 6 smartphone today, to its customers and is also hoping to offer the Google Nexus 9 tablet very soon. The un-carrier confirmed that the LTE version of the tablet will be available in stores from early December, but didn't give any specific dates.

Google Nexus 6 now available at T-Mobile

After a short delay, the Google Nexus 6 is now available for purchase on T-Mobile. The first Motorola built Nexus runs Android 5.0 Lollipop and offers flagship hardware, with a premium design but comes at a higher price than Nexus devices are known for.

Android One devices to receive Android 5.0 Lollipop next month

Google launched the Android One initiative as a way to bring affordable smartphones to users in emerging markets. Android One devices run on stock Android and are supposed to get quick updates to the latest version of the platform. While the Nexus series and Google Play Edition may be higher on Google's update priority, it looks the the Android One devices are next in line for Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Meizu MX4 Pro officially announced with QHD display, 20nm Exynos chip, 20.7MP camera, and fingerprint scanner

After months of speculation, the Meizu MX4 Pro was finally made official, as a more powerful variant of the Meizu MX4. The device design is mostly similar to the MX4 but is more powerful, with a slightly larger frame, bigger display and a redesigned home button which houses a fingerprint scanner.

Jolla Tablet announced with Sailfish OS 2.0, seeks crowdfunding

Jolla recently revealed that they had something big planned this week. It turns out the company was planning their own tablet - which features a compact design, decent hardware and a reasonable price tag. It is known simply as the Jolla Tablet and runs the Sailfish operating system, which also powered the company's Jolla Smartphone, released about a year ago.

[Windows Phone app] Microsoft Health updated (1.3.1111.2)

Earlier today, the Microsoft Band went on sale yet again for a limited time, with limited stock. Sadly the stock only lasted a few minutes, leaving customers frustrated during the checkout process. Fortunately existing Band users will find the companion app, Microsoft Health for Windows Phone has been updated to version 1.3.1111.2 with several bug fixes and improvements.

You can download the update directly on your device through the Windows Phone Store or by using the following link:

[iOS app] WhatsApp updated (2.11.14) with support to iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

WhatsApp for iOS has been updated to version 2.11.14 which included support for the larger screens of the Apple iPhone 6 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus, along with the usual bug fixes and performance improvements. WhatsApp is a popular cross-platform messaging service, which was recently purchased by Facebook.

You can download the update directly on your iPhone through the Apple App Store or by using the following link:

T-Mobile announces free tablet offer, and BOGO MetroPCS smartphone deal

Its the holiday season and T-Mobile is in the giving mood. The un-carrier has announced that it's going to give away free tablets and smartphones to its customers.

On November 21, existing T-Mobile customers can visit a participating stores and get the Alcatel ONETOUCH Pop 7 for $0 down and $0 payments. That means that the customer will only end up paying the sales tax on the device. The offer will be opened up to everyone on November 22.

iPad reportedly gains more storage space with iOS 8.1.1 update

Those with the 16GB base iPad models may usually find their tablets quickly running out of space as they install new apps. Fortunately it looks like Apple has been working on a solution for this issue within their iOS 8.1.1 release.

Apple iOS 8.2 beta released to developers

Apple has released iOS 8.2 beta 1, just a day after releasing the iOS 8.1.1 update to the public. The newest beta is clearly focused on the Apple Watch, which is set to be released in early 2015.

According to the release notes, iOS 8.2 is strictly focused towards developers so they get their apps ready for Apple Watch, so they work in their other iOS counterparts. Besides the relevant APIs for developers, the newest version of iOS doesn't seem to bring any new features for consumers.

Nokia Store will be replaced with Opera Mobile Store on certain Nokia devices

Since Microsoft purchased Nokia's Devices and Services division earlier this year, they have been removing Nokia's branding, from all the product lines that they now own. As part of this transition, Microsoft has come to an agreement with Opera, to replace the Nokia Store on some of its Nokia devices with the Opera Mobile Store.

Nokia N1 officially announced, an Android tablet priced at $249

Nokia has been teasing something inside a mysterious black box, hinting that they were up to something. Now the company has revealed their big secret, the Nokia N1 - a compact, stylish and inexpensive Android tablet.

[Android app] Nokia Z Launcher (beta) arrives on Google Play Store

The Nokia Z Launcher was originally announced back in June, and has been been privately available for testing until now. The Z Launcher is an innovative solution from Nokia's emerging platforms group, which replaces the multiple Android homescreens with a single screen of dynamic apps. The list of apps will change over time based on a users particular needs.

You can download the newest beta directly on your device through the Google Play Store or by using the following link:

Apple Mac OS X 10.10.1 Yosemite now available for download

Apple has released OS X 10.10.1 Yosemite alongside Apple iOS 8.1.1 for mobile devices. The Yosemite update brings various bug fixes and performance improvements to Apple's desktop platform.

OS X Yosemite is probably one of the biggest updates to Apple's desktop platform to date. In brings some useful features like Continuity, Handoff and more. However, the big release had its own share of issues, and soon complaints started popping up from Mac users around the Internet.