http://blog.laptopmag.com News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Wed, 06 Aug 2014 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~3/sGH-ZfHJUJE/fire-phone-vs-iphone-5s-galaxy-s5 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 15:13:58 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=263629 How does Amazon’s new Fire Phone stack up against the iPhone 5s and Galaxy S5? Here are the results of our flagship smartphone face off.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopmag/~4/NdnXz7kOhmk" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~4/sGH-ZfHJUJE" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.laptopmag.com/fire-phone-vs-iphone-5s-galaxy-s5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopmag/~3/NdnXz7kOhmk/fire-phone-vs-iphone-5s-galaxy-s5 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~3/Ok6920Phsn4/best-back-to-school-deals Tue, 05 Aug 2014 19:32:57 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=263684 From smartphones to notebook's here are the best back to school tech deals we've found for 2014.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopmag/~4/7rl9j298BuI" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~4/Ok6920Phsn4" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.laptopmag.com/best-back-to-school-dealshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopmag/~3/7rl9j298BuI/best-back-to-school-deals http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~3/9dcmgpIP18I/iphone6-sept-9-launch Tue, 05 Aug 2014 19:00:33 +0000 Cherlynn Low, LAPTOP Staff Writer]]> http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=263782 A credible report indicates that Apple has scheduled a media event for Sept 9 to launch the iPhone 6.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopmag/~4/BXx6S9kBG5g" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~4/9dcmgpIP18I" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.laptopmag.com/iphone6-sept-9-launchhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopmag/~3/BXx6S9kBG5g/iphone6-sept-9-launch http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~3/0zbxZyRnHII/tmobile-phones-longer-battery-life Tue, 05 Aug 2014 18:46:39 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=258984 Based on extensive battery testing, T-Mobile's phones tend to last longer on a charge than other carriers' devices.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopmag/~4/KGxxzB8zk2g" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~4/0zbxZyRnHII" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.laptopmag.com/tmobile-phones-longer-battery-lifehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopmag/~3/KGxxzB8zk2g/tmobile-phones-longer-battery-life http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~3/-MZFj-PS3pc/phone-calls-allowed-on-planes Tue, 05 Aug 2014 16:07:21 +0000 Michael Andronico, LAPTOP Staff Writer]]> http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=263728 The Department of Transportation is getting closer to banning cell phone calls on planes, but is there a case for them?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopmag/~4/pgPE4eZdgao" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~4/-MZFj-PS3pc" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.laptopmag.com/phone-calls-allowed-on-planeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopmag/~3/pgPE4eZdgao/phone-calls-allowed-on-planes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~3/yZi9JHOSCHg/ios-8-beta-5 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:12:03 +0000 Michael Andronico, LAPTOP Staff Writer]]> http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=263713 The latest update to the iOS 8 beta adds support for lung capacity data, among other health-related additions.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopmag/~4/thRVaOfkIqw" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~4/yZi9JHOSCHg" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.laptopmag.com/ios-8-beta-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopmag/~3/thRVaOfkIqw/ios-8-beta-5 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~3/Cu3FBfe5FwY/iphone-6-rumors Tue, 05 Aug 2014 07:05:14 +0000 Michael Andronico, LAPTOP Staff Writer]]> http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=248353 Get ready for the iPhone 6. From the screen size and camera to launch timing, these are the most believable rumors so far.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopmag/~4/g3-s5LCkwgE" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~4/Cu3FBfe5FwY" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.laptopmag.com/iphone-6-rumorshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopmag/~3/g3-s5LCkwgE/iphone-6-rumors http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~3/NGCbbveuAiA/ipad-air-2-leak Mon, 04 Aug 2014 20:37:54 +0000 Michael Andronico, LAPTOP Staff Writer]]> http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=263675 A leaked image of the iPad Air 2's purported back panel highlights several possible design changes.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopmag/~4/Wo771blwr4w" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~4/NGCbbveuAiA" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.laptopmag.com/ipad-air-2-leakhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopmag/~3/Wo771blwr4w/ipad-air-2-leak http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~3/QOquTLtT22U/galaxy-note-4-rumors Mon, 04 Aug 2014 19:30:20 +0000 Michael Andronico, LAPTOP Staff Writer]]> http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=263658 From a quad HD display to a possibly curved design, these are the biggest Galaxy Note 4 rumors in one place.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopmag/~4/NSxNzD-Yg-M" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~4/QOquTLtT22U" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.laptopmag.com/galaxy-note-4-rumorshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopmag/~3/NSxNzD-Yg-M/galaxy-note-4-rumors http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~3/D1Dc8uUKAL0/galaxy-note-4-release-date Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:20:38 +0000 Michael Andronico, LAPTOP Staff Writer]]> http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=263642 Samsung's annual Unpacked event will kick off in Berlin on Sept. 3, when we're likely to see the debut of the Galaxy Note 4.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopmag/~4/X57FMB58T0A" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/laptopTipsandAdvice/~4/D1Dc8uUKAL0" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.laptopmag.com/galaxy-note-4-release-datehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laptopmag/~3/X57FMB58T0A/galaxy-note-4-release-date