The Moto X Pure Edition just got a new storage option. Previously available in 16GB and 32 GB flavors, the Pure Edition now has an option with 64GB of internal storage. Buying a 64GB Moto X Pure Edition will run you $599.99.
Amazon is offering a major promotion on their Appstore, featuring several paid apps for free. The bundle has a total value of around $110, and includes the following utilities and games:
Privacy and smartphones is something of a popular — and important! — topic, especially after the last few years of spying scandals and security breaches. It's often not clear how much data from your device is being collected, not just by your apps and by Google, but by the manufacturers. It's also often unclear just how to turn that off on your phone should you wish to not have your data being shared with them.
Well, Motorola wants to respect your wishes, and so the company has made it easy not only to disable device feedback but also for Moto X users to see exactly what the privacy policy for its phone is.
It's transparency done right, and it's worth highlighting here.
Chinese manufacturer Huawei has seen its smartphone sales rise by almost a third in 2014 to $11.8 billion, according to a report by Reuters. The publication cites a shared internal memo, showing the company's continued growth in the competitive industry.
If you're looking to round off 2014 with a bargain, Vodafone UK has a deal that's worth a look. The carrier is selling its branded HTC One M8 on Pay As You Go for £289, well below the £350-400 you'll pay elsewhere for the handset. The device will likely be locked to Vodafone, but if you're already on that network — or have an easy way to SIM-unlock it — then this is a pretty good deal for one of the top Android phones of 2014.
It's been a good long while since we've mentioned Palm around these parts, but there's a strong possibility we could be mentioning them a lot more often if what we think is happening is in fact what is happening. By all appearances, it looks like Alcatel Onetouch has purchased the Palm brand and trademarks from HP. This comes just a few years after HP shut down webOS and eventually open sourced it and sold their development assets to LG. It's hard to say what exactly Alcatel Onetouch might be doing with the Palm trademarks, anything from protecting their own branding to a complete rebrand as Palm is possible.
