Fashion brands working on accommodating larger smartphones

With smartphones getting larger and more unruly to put into pockets, it would seem the fashion industry has taken notice. Based on a report from Quartz, Uniqlo is working on accommodating these innovations of tech. “We are having conversations currently with the product development team regarding technology overall, and how our clothes can provide compatibility from a user perspective. Jean pockets is one of those conversations.”

And it would seem they aren’t alone. Business Insider reports that American Eagle, L.L. Bean, J. Crew, Levi’s, and Lee Jeans are working to make their jean pockets a bit bigger as well.

Source: Quartz + Business Insider | Via: Ubergizmo

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pre-orders now open

Apple has opened up its pre-order page for unlocked iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus which are slated to arrive in Canada on the 19th. Ordering systems in Canada opened at 3 AM without issue while some buyers in the US were frustrated by glitchy pre-order pages.

Aside from two sizes at 4.7-inched and 5.5-inches, interested parties will have to select a finish (silver, gold and space grey) and capacities ranging from 16GB, 64GB or 128GB. As for carriers, TELUS, Rogers and Bell all have their specific pre-order pages up and running.

Demand for new iPhones has been traditionally high in Canada and this year, having larger screens, two-sizes and a range of storage capacities, it is expected to be no different. Ordering an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus? Which one are you getting and why. Let us know below.

Update on Friday, September 12, 2014 at 10:09AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Checking in at 10:00 AM and it seems like most models are still available altought shipping for some of the iPhone 6 models is slated at 3-4 weeks. 

Review: Moto X (2014)

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I have no doubt that this year’s Moto X can tussle with any of the leading smartphones we have today and match or even surpass them in the common functions, running apps, surfing the web, multitasking, and even starting the camera and taking burst-mode photos, which are all a huge improvement over last year’s model.

Last year’s most surprising smartphone was the Google-owned Motorola Moto X. A mid-range smartphone in terms of specs, it innovated various areas and became a favourite of many reviewers as well as loyal fans who preferred it to the Nexus 5 as the closest thing to a Pure Android device.

Great design, touchless control, gesture-enabled camera and for lucky US-based users, a fully customizable palette of colours, textures, capacities and even startup screens. The Moto X was the blueprint that was used to create the Moto G (Moto’s white knight) and the Moto E; the original Moto X remains one of 2013’s best non-superphone devices. Let's find out how the new one fares.

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Report finds that factory reset on Android devices don’t wipe all the data

If you thought factory resetting your smartphone before selling it would wipe all the data on it, then this new report debunks that idea. Security software firm Avast bought 20 different Android phones on eBay and used data-recovery tools on all of them. They were able to uncover 40,000 photos (over 1,500 family photos and around 250 photos of someone’s “manhood”), 250 contacts with names and addresses, loan applications, 750 emails, and even a completed sexual harassment course.

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