Features Hardware The Year in Tech: 2014 Top Stories Page 7 : Mobile By TechSpot Staff December 29, 2014 TechSpot is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Facebook Twitter Reddit RSS Comments Mobile Tech Culture Hardware Software The Web CPU/Graphics Gaming Mobile Apple Google Microsoft IT Security Mobile January Early benchmarks suggest Nvidia's new Tegra K1 SoC is a winner Intel's wearable push: smartwatch, 'Edison' mini PC and Jarvis Nvidia unveils Tegra K1 SoC with 192 CUDA cores, Kepler architecture Qualcomm buys massive portfolio of Palm, iPaq and other mobile patents from HP Nokia officially shuts the doors on Symbian and MeeGo app support February Tizen Association welcomes 15 new Partner Program members Qualcomm launches flagship Snapdragon 801, 64-bit Snapdragon 610 & 615 Samsung launches new Exynos SoCs, one destined for the Galaxy S5 pCell promises mobile data breakthrough: wired-like reliability, no more congestion or dead zones Senate proposes federal smartphone "kill switch" legislation Japan's Rakuten acquires Viber messaging app for $900 million Telegram added 4.95 million new users the day Whatsapp went down House passes bill to legalize cell phone unlocking March Android outshines iOS to become the top operating system for tablets worldwide Nvidia overhauls mobile graphics line with GeForce 800M GPUs featuring Battery Boost April Project Ara video shows off customization options and new modular tech Facebook is eliminating chat from its main app, forces users to download Messenger app instead WhatsApp's new record: 64 billion messages handled in 24 hours Qualcomm reveals speedy next-gen Snapdragon SoC lineup Apple, Google, Microsoft and others join forces to improve smartphone anti-theft measures May Foursquare unbundles experiences, creates Swarm to manage check-ins Snapchat agrees to 20 years of privacy monitoring in FTC settlement LG launches the G3 with metallic skin, WQHD display California Senate changes tune, approves smartphone kill switch legislation June Amazon unveils long-rumored Fire Phone featuring a 3D 'dynamic perspective' Yahoo launches Aviate, a homescreen personalization app for Android July Researchers create 'Holy Grail' of battery technology, smartphones with 3x battery life in sight Phone unlocking to become legal in the United States again Used Android phones give up a lot of information about their previous owners Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 with minor upgrades August Top seven percent of smartphone owners account for nearly half of all app downloads Here are the top 25 most popular mobile apps in the US Amazon's Fire Phone is a colossal flop, analytics data indicates Meet 'China's Apple': Xiaomi is the new king of the world's biggest smartphone market Qi wireless charging will soon work over greater distances Sprint abandoning T-Mobile takeover bid, replacing longtime CEO Dan Hesse Android "L" to bring multiple user accounts feature to smartphones California's smartphone kill switch bill passes legislature, about to become law The Cornerplay: Soon no one will care about a phone's battery life September It's official: Apple announces iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Google's Nexus 6 to feature 5.92-inch, 2,560 x 1,440 display with 498 PPI, report claims Verizon enables VoLTE for simultaneous voice and data on iPhone 6, Galaxy S5 and LG G2 Motorola launches the Moto 360, new Moto X, and new Moto G Project Ara to use a modified version of Android L that will allow most modules to be hot-swappable Amazon quietly debuts seven new Kindle devices The Cornerplay: The iPhone 6 is DOA and the iPhone 6 Plus is the killer October The Cornerplay: Android Wear has the vision, Apple Watch has the execution Amazon loses $544 million in Q3 after Fire Phone failure Shamu is official: Google unveils the Nexus 6, will ship with Android 5.0 Lollipop Cyanogen said to have turned down acquisition offer from Google LG's new 5.3-inch smartphone display features impossibly thin bezels Nexus Player and Nexus 9 tablet round out the new Nexus lineup November Sony is developing a minimalist fashion watch based on e-paper technology Vsenn aims to challenge Project Ara in the modular smartphone race Intel MICA fashion bracelet gets $495 price tag, December launch date The Cornerplay: The Nexus 9 offers clues about the future of tablets Sharp's latest smartphone display features a mind-boggling 736 PPI Microsoft pledges to upgrade all Windows Phone 8 Lumias to Windows 10 Lumia 535 is the first Microsoft-branded Windows Phone BlackBerry and Samsung join forces on end-to-end enterprise security solution for Android December BlackBerry returns to its roots with new Classic smartphone If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing. 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