Samsung’s upcoming low-end A series phone appears in benchmark
The benchmark reveals detailed hardware info of the lowest-end member of Samsung’s upcoming A series of smartphones. The Galaxy Alpha took the crown of being the first Android phone from Samsung to feature a metallic body, and word has it that the company will be launching three more phones in the same series as the Galaxy...
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Select Android apps can now be run on Google’s Chrome OS
The Android app compatibility on Google’s Chromebooks is a big step in the company’s plans to integrate its popular mobile and notebook operating systems. Back at Google I/O in June, the search giant announced that Chrome OS would be gaining the ability to run Android applications without any modifications. Now, Google has announced the first batch...
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First Microsoft-branded Lumia shows up online
Before Microsoft even completed its acquisition of Nokia’s handset business, people have been curious on when the company would replace the Nokia branding on Lumia devices with its own. The deal was completed in April this year and so far all new Lumia devices that have been announced sport the Nokia Logo on top. Renowned...
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Apple Watch may require you to ‘charge nightly’
The battery life might not be something to write home about. The proverbial cat is now finally out of the bag. Apple Watch was formally unveiled on September 9th. The company spent nearly half an hour talking about the smartwatch’s various features and functions. It didn’t take long for people to notice that Apple wasn’t...
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iPhone 6 release day may be far but people have started lining up
A scalper’s dream come true? The first reports of people lining up outside an Apple Store to pick up an iPhone 6 came last week even before Apple had officially unveiled the new smartphones. Those lines formed outside the iconic Fifth Avenue store in New York City. Latest reports show that people have now started...
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G.SKILL demos DDR4 at 3333 MHz
At IDF 2014, G.SKILL has demoed 32GB of Ripjaws 4 DDR4 running at 3333 MHz, in a 4GB x 8 modules configuration. In addition, 8GB modules running at 3200 MHz were also showed, making up 32 GB with just 4 sticks. (Previously, 3200 MHz were restricted to 4GB modules.) The demos were driven by Intel’s...
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Apple mockfest continues with hilarious iPhone 6 and Watch parodies and jabs
It took longer than expected (because the new iPhones and Apple Watch are so awesome?), but Samsung followed up on its first shy Apple attacks, joined by Asus, OnePlus and a YouTube comedy show star that’s probably not affiliated with anyone in the tech scene. A pear for an apple? A tweet bringing to mind...
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Latest Android distribution numbers have KitKat at nearly 25%, Jelly Bean at 54%
The Google Play data for the first week of September is in, and unfortunately, the aging trio of Jelly Bean flavors still rules over the Android realm, with KitKat on the rise, but not nearly fast enough to catch up. 10 months for 25 percent. So long for so little, some may say. And while...
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HTC slates ‘double exposure’ event for October 8, selfie-centric Eye phone incoming?
Now that things are starting to quiet down in the tech scene on the heels of IFA 2014 and Apple’s iPhone 6/Watch intro, the timing seems right to prepare ourselves for other fall releases, including a mystery HTC event next month. Between the Desire 510 and 820 announcements, One E8’s spread and the debut of...
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Nvidia spills the beans on HTC Nexus 9, says to expect it by the end of Q3
It’s no surprise the HTC-produced Google Nexus 9 tablet continues to make the rumor rounds, but the latest source tipping its arrival, Nvidia, is the very definition of a reliable “insider”, supplying the forthcoming 8.9 incher with cutting-edge Tegra K1 chips. We must say, some awfully weird things are happening in the tablet décor. Or...
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Microsoft will kill off the Nokia smartphone brand
Microsoft is planning on dropping the Nokia brand completely, and electing to promote just the Microsoft brand across all mobile products. A recent internal document leak has detailed Microsoft’s plan to drop the Nokia branding from the Lumia line, and simply calling these devices ‘Lumia’ later on this year. Not only that, the Redmond-based company...
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Qualcomm announces the LTE-enabled Snapdragon 210 SoC for low-cost smartphones
Qualcomm’s latest entry-level chipset is aimed at bringing LTE connectivity to smartphones and tablets under the $100 price segment. Budget smartphones are getting better and better every day, but most of them continue to lack support for LTE connectivity. Qualcomm is hoping to change that with the Snapdragon 210, a mobile chipset aimed at entry-level...
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Better than bigger: Samsung, Sony, HTC and Microsoft poke fun at Apple again
The formal introduction of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus couldn’t have escaped public mocking, especially with a line as cheesy and ill-advised as “bigger than bigger” used to build up hype. A new Apple announcement, a new cooperative parody effort from some of Cupertino’s most dangerous rivals. As always, Samsung leads the crusade,...
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New iCloud price plans announced
Check the new list for updated iCloud pricing. Many expected that Apple will talk about iCloud at yesterday’s event but the company only had new iPhones and the Apple Watch on its roster for the event. It did quietly update the iCloud webpage to reflect new prices for its cloud storage service. All iCloud users...
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Apple Watch can be used by lefties too
Apple has poured water over rumors that its first wearable design had a critical design flaw. The wait finally ended yesterday when Apple took to the stage at the Flint Center in Cupertino to unveil its first wearable device. It had been widely referred to as the iWatch but the official moniker given by the...
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Apple keynote recap: iPhone 6 ads, Apple Pay intro, new iCloud prices and more
The jumbo-sized iPhone 6 duo and Android Wear-slaying Apple Watch no doubt stole the show during Cupertino’s latest glitzy (and lengthy) special press event, but a slew of slightly less paramount announcements deserve a bit of attention as well. All set on what new iPhone to get in lieu of the aging, tiny 5s? Excited...
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Dell’s Venue 8 7000 is the world’s thinnest tab, first to come with RealSense too
In a strikingly surprising move, just as Apple was bathing in the spotlight thanks to its biggest iPhones to date and first ever Watch, Intel and Dell joined hands to unveil the Venue 8 7000 and revolutionize the tablet market as we know it. Dell sure chose a questionable timing for its latest stab at...
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iOS 8 coming to existing iPhones and iPads on September 17
The latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system will go live for existing devices two days before the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are set to go on sale. Amid the excitement around the announcement of the bigger iPhones and Apple’s first smartwatch, the Cupertino giant revealed that iOS 8 will go live for...
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It’s time: Apple Watch breaks cover, coming ‘early next year’ for $350 and up
For the first time since the death of Steve Jobs, Apple used the iconic “one more thing” line during a keynote/iPhone presentation, thus introducing the next step in the company’s evolution: its inaugural wearable effort. It’s not called the iWatch or iTime, but it can pair with an iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, 6 or 6...
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