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Samsung 512 GB eUFS chips for mobile devices enter mass production (Source: Samsung)

Samsung begins mass production of first 512 GB eUFS storage solution for mobile devices

The new Samsung 512 GB eUFS embedded memory is about eight times faster than a typical microSD card, providing up to 860 MB/s sequential read speeds and up to 255 MB/s writes.

Codrut Nistor, 05 Dec 2017 13:05

35W 'Coffee Lake-S' chips are all set for production shortly. (Source: Mydrivers)

Leaked roadmap reveals Intel's 'Cascade Lake-X' HEDT along with new 35W 'Coffee Lake-S' offerings

We might soon see Intel's 35W 'Coffee Lake-S' hit production in Q1 2018 alongside quad-core and dual-core 'Gemini Lake' entry level CPUs. Interestingly, Q4 2018 will see the launch of HEDT 'Cascade Lake-X', the successor to 'Skyla...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 05 Dec 2017 09:41

Target Wallet mobile payment system in action (Source: TechCrunch)

Target launches a new mobile payment system

The Target app has just received Wallet, a mobile payment system that only supports the Target REDcard for now, but it will soon gain the ability to add and pay with Target GiftCards as well.

Codrut Nistor, 05 Dec 2017 01:45

Wileyfox Pro with Windows 10. (Source: Wileyfox)

Wileyfox's new Windows Phone isn't shipping today like planned

The 'Wileyfox Pro with Windows 10' Windows phone has been delayed by two weeks until the 18th of December.

Craig Ward, 04 Dec 2017 23:20

Lenovo V730 business notebook leaks online

The Lenovo V730 is a 13-inch notebook that has an 8th generation Intel Core processor inside (up to i7, of course) and features a business design that places it between the ThinkPad lineup and the IdeaPad family.

Codrut Nistor, 04 Dec 2017 22:10

Facebook Messenger Kids app for iOS (Source: Facebook)

Facebook Messenger Kids rolls out in the US

The new Facebook Messenger Kids opens up the social network to children aged under 13. This app allows parents to download the app on their child's device, create a profile, and then approve the contacts they are allowed to intera...

Codrut Nistor, 04 Dec 2017 18:50

Samsung Secure Wi-Fi VPN service (Source: SamMobile)

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 gets a VPN service with the latest update

Apparently as a response to the recently discovered (and patched) KRACK exploit, Samsung added a VPN service to the Galaxy Note 8. Known as "Secure Wi-Fi," this service encrypts all outgoing traffic to provide safe browsing while ...

Codrut Nistor, 04 Dec 2017 17:07

The Cherry MC 4900 is aimed at office and business environments that need extra security. (Source: Cherry)

Cherry outs the MC 4900 optical mouse with fingerprint reader

The MC 4900 mouse is designed to bring extra security to office and business environments through the integrated fingerprint reader. While the mouse has a modest 1375 DPI optical sensor, the fingerprint sensor is among the best ca...

Bogdan Solca, 04 Dec 2017 13:00

LeEco's Silicon Valley headquarters. (Source: Gizchina)

LeEco's final death may be at hand as the company puts up headquarter building for sale

LeEco's woes don't look like stopping anytime soon, as the company has finally put its headquarters building in China up for sale. The property, with a massive 20,000 square meters of space, comes with an asking price slightly ove...

Ricci Rox, 04 Dec 2017 10:23

OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition (Source: GSMArena)

OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition coming to India next week

The Star Wars Limited Edition of the OnePlus 5T has not been dropped since it has just been revealed that the Indian market will get it later this month. This special flagship made its debut this weekend during Comic Con India.

Codrut Nistor, 04 Dec 2017 09:35

NCIX files for bankruptcy, all retail stores now closed

After almost 22 years of operation, which saw great expansion through the 2000s and 2010s, NCIX has completed the closure of all their retail stores and filed for bankruptcy.

Craig Ward, 03 Dec 2017 23:58

Microsoft Surface Pro LTE Edition now shipping to corporate customers

Prices will purportedly start at $1150 USD for the i5/128 GB SKU or $1450 for the i5/256 GB SKU with the Gigabit Snapdragon X16 modem.

Allen Ngo, 03 Dec 2017 20:42

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 "Deep Sea Blue" Android flagship (Source: Samsung)

There is no such thing as a "Microsoft Edition" Galaxy S8 or Galaxy Note 8

Although the so-called "Microsoft Edition" Galaxy S8 has been available in the Microsoft Store for a few months, Samsung finally decided to let the world know that these flagships sold by the Redmond giant's store are not special ...

Codrut Nistor, 01 Dec 2017 23:10

Samsung W2018 luxury flip phone with f/1.5 camera (Source: SamMobile)

Samsung W2018 now official with world’s first f/1.5 aperture phone camera

The Samsung W2018 is a luxury dual-display flip phone that features the world's first f/1.5 aperture phone camera. Expected to retail for more than US$2,000, it is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor and features a Bixb...

Codrut Nistor, 01 Dec 2017 19:20

The XG5-P SSDs come in the M.2 2280SS for-factor, so they can be integrated with notebooks, as well as desktops. (Source: Toshiba)

Toshiba introduces large capacity XG5-P NVMe SSD

The new XG5-P SSD is aimed at heavy workload environments and provides storage capacities up to 2 TB. Supporting the PCIe Gen3 x4 interface, its sequential read speeds go up to 3,000 MB/s, while the sequential write speeds reach 2...

Bogdan Solca, 01 Dec 2017 15:22

Lock screen advertising on Android (Source: Android Police)

Google Play removes most apps with lock screen ads

A few years after removing apps that showed ads as push notifications, Google takes one more step in the right direction and forbids apps that display ads in the device's lock screen from being distributed via Google Play.

Codrut Nistor, 30 Nov 2017 23:59

LG Gram 15Z975-A.AAS7U1 with Intel Core i7-8550U (Source: LG Electronics)

LG Gram lightweight notebook gets 8th generation Intel Core processors

LG has silently added three Gram ultralight Windows notebooks with Intel Core i5-8250U and Intel Core i7-8550U processors to its official US website, so those interested should be able to place their orders soon.

Codrut Nistor, 30 Nov 2017 22:45

Google Datally mobile data-saving app in action (Source: Google)

Google launches Datally mobile data saving app

Since having more than a few GB of free, full-speed mobile data remains a dream for many Android users around the world, Google Datally comes to help them by providing the tools needed to better manage its usage.

Codrut Nistor, 30 Nov 2017 21:05

Dell Vostro 14 5471 (Source: Dell China)

Dell Vostro 14 5471 with 8th generation Intel Core i7 processor now up for pre-order

The new Dell Vostro 14 5471 comes with up to AMD Radeon R530 GDDR5 graphics and an 8th generation Intel Core i7 processor. Those interested can pre-order it only in China for now, where its starting price is roughly equal to US$83...

Codrut Nistor, 30 Nov 2017 17:25

ZTE Axon 7 Android flagship production ends in late November 2017

ZTE stops making Axon 7 handsets

ZTE Axon 7 has been around since mid-2016 and now it runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat, but it also received CyanogenMod support in the meantime. Sadly, ZTE has just confirmed that this handset is no longer being manufactured.

Codrut Nistor, 30 Nov 2017 13:45

Skyforge MMORPG now available on Xbox One (Source: My.com)

Skyforge now available on Xbox One

After five years in development, Skyforge entered the open beta stage in early 2015. This free-to-play MMORPG was released for PlayStation 4 in April, and now the time has finally arrived for the Xbox One console to get it as well...

Codrut Nistor, 30 Nov 2017 11:05

PC market expected to drop 2.7 percent by year's end

Laptops will rise to make up over 40 percent of the PC market in the next five years at the expense of desktops and traditional slate tablets.

Allen Ngo, 30 Nov 2017 06:45

Samsung has acquired AI startup Fluenty

Fluenty has recently become the first South Korean AI startup to join Samsung on their path to a much better Bixby virtual assistant. As usual, the financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Codrut Nistor, 30 Nov 2017 02:40

Bitcoin value movement over the last week. (Source: Coindesk)

Bitcoin breaks the US$10000 barrier for the first time, hits high of US$11377

Bitcoin's meteoric rise jumped sharply from last week as it moved from around US$8,000 to a high of US$11,377. This is doubly impressive when you consider that on new years day the cryptocurrency was sitting just under US$1,000

Craig Ward, 30 Nov 2017 01:24

OnePlus 5T Lava Red Limited Edition (Source: Weibo)

OnePlus 5T Lava Red Limited Edition hits China

Although a Star Wars-themed special edition was apparently on its way, OnePlus only released a Lava Red Limited Edition of the 5T flagship. Sadly, it is only available in China for now.

Codrut Nistor, 30 Nov 2017 00:25

Samsung Galaxy S8 Android flagship has camera focus problems

Shake your Samsung Galaxy S8 to help its camera focus properly

As strange as it may seem, Samsung recommends a "gentle tap to the back" or "a small shake" of their Galaxy S8 to those who complain that their phone's main camera is taking blurry photos and has problems focusing.

Codrut Nistor, 29 Nov 2017 22:50

BLU Products releases phone-bricking OTA update

The latest OTA update for the phones of the popular US-based BLU Products apparently managed to brick a lot of phones and a lot of people are (very) angry about it. Sadly, there is no official solution for this problem that does n...

Codrut Nistor, 29 Nov 2017 12:58

Samsung manufacturing plant in Hwaseong (Source: Samsung)

Samsung begins mass production of second generation 10 nm chips

Samsung's second generation 10 nm SoC products deliver a 10 percent performance increase and a 15 percent power consumption drop when compared to their predecessors. These new chips use a new 10 nm FinFET technology known as 10LPP...

Codrut Nistor, 29 Nov 2017 10:40

Huawei facial recognition technology preview during the Honor V10 launch event (Source: WinFuture)

Huawei previews Face ID competitor

During the Honor V10 launch event, Huawei also revealed the face recognition technology they are currently developing and a demo of its animated emojis, both (advertised as) better than the Face ID and the Animoji by Apple.

Codrut Nistor, 28 Nov 2017 23:20

Nintendo's new Animal Crossing game may be a financial win for the company.

Pocket change: Nintendo's latest foray into mobile gaming may be a financial boon

Nintendo's latest mobile title, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, may be a solid win for the Japanese juggernaut. The app has eclipsed 15 million downloads in its first week of release, and Nintendo's stock shot up 4.16% over the past...

Sam Medley, 28 Nov 2017 19:39

The MT2621 SoC is based on an ARMv7 single-core processor clocked at 260 MHz. (SourcE: Mediatek)

Mediatek announces MT2621 chipset for IoT devices

Mediatek is expanding into IoT territory with its MT2621 SoC that is designed to provide coverage for NB-IoT as well as GSM/GPRS networks. The chip also comes with an ARMv7 processor running at 260 MHz, and it is aimed at smart tr...

Bogdan Solca, 28 Nov 2017 12:40

Pictured: ThinkPad E480 (Source: zive.cz)

Lenovo: First pictures of the new affordable ThinkPads E480 and E580

Apart from the mobile workstation P52s, Lenovo has not yet introduced any ThinkPads with the new Intel "Kaby-Lake-Refresh"-CPUs. Now, we have the first pictures of the affordable E480 and E580, which are getting a redesign for 201...

Benjamin Herzig, 27 Nov 2017 16:24

The Redmi Note 4 was a best-seller. (Source: MI)

Opinion | A Snapdragon 625 on the Redmi Note 5 may be the biggest mistake Xiaomi ever makes

Leaks surfacing last week point towards the next-gen Redmi Note 5 shipping with the Snapdragon 625, a thought that is sure to ring sour in the minds of Xiaomi fans across the globe.

Ricci Rox, 26 Nov 2017 16:24

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Android phablet hits Microsoft Store

Microsoft Edition Galaxy Note 8 hits Microsoft Store

With the Lumia handsets dead and gone, the Devices section of the Microsoft Store is now hosting smartphones by other brands, and the latest to arrive is the Microsoft Edition Galaxy Note 8. This handset is a regular Note 8 with a...

Codrut Nistor, 24 Nov 2017 22:55

Discrete GPU market up 11.7 percent YoY due to gaming and cryptocurrency

Discrete GPU market up 11.7 percent YoY due to rise in gaming and cryptocurrency

Overall PC market as of Q3 2017 remains relatively steady at a 2 percent YoY decline despite the growing popularity of Nvidia and AMD graphics cards.

Allen Ngo, 24 Nov 2017 01:12

BlackBerry KEYone Special Gold Plated Edition (Source: Axion Telecom)

BlackBerry KEYone 2 apparently surfaced on Geekbench

A handset known as "Qualcomm BBF100-1" surfaced on Geekbench and it is very likely to see it soon available on the market as a direct successor to the BlackBerry KEYone. Sadly, this handset has not been officially confirmed yet.

Codrut Nistor, 24 Nov 2017 00:15

Apple headquarters, Cupertino. (Source: Urban Splatter)

Apple are kings of the UK smartphone market

Data by Counterpoint has shown Apple's position as the kings of the UK smartphone market, albeit with a nigh-intangible advantage over rivals Samsung. Alcatel, surprisingly, finds a spot in the top five—just below Huawei, and abov...

Ricci Rox, 23 Nov 2017 22:43

HoloTouch claims Microsoft is infringing on two of its patents. (Source: Microsoft)

HoloLens lands Microsoft patent lawsuit and "triple damages" threat

HoloTouch claims Microsoft's HoloLens is infringing on two of its patents involving a touch-less way of controlling devices, and a design that optimizes the power consumption, size and weight of a holographic head-mounted device. ...

Bogdan Solca, 23 Nov 2017 14:47

Apple iPhone X flagship pre-orders in South Korea exceed 300,000 units

iPhone X pre-orders in South Korea go beyond the 300,000 mark

The iPhone X pre-orders in South Korea exceed by far those of the iPhone 8, having managed to hit the 300,000 units mark already. Official sales are scheduled to kick off tomorrow, so there is still time for improving this record.

Codrut Nistor, 23 Nov 2017 14:45

Apple believes its AR headset could be a technology game changer. (Source: Affinity VR)

Rumor | Apple working on its own AR headset, believes it to be a game changer

Apple is rumored to be developing its own Augmented Reality (AR) headset independent of its existing mobile offerings, running custom parts and software. The company is said to be targeting a late-2019 to early-2020 launch for th...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 22 Nov 2017 15:56

The 'Raven Ridge' powered Dell Latitude 5495 is seen in SiSoft Sandra's listings. (Source: SiSoft Sandra)

AMD 'Raven Ridge'-powered Dell Latitude 5495 surfaces online

Dell could be joining the list of OEMs looking to offer AMD 'Raven Ridge' aka Ryzen Mobile CPUs in upcoming notebooks, if the listing on benchmarking site SiSoft Sandra is any indication. The listing reports scores of a Dell Latit...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 22 Nov 2017 14:32

A new set of Intel Management Engine vulnerabilities confirmed

Not long after a few security research groups discovered new vulnerabilities in the Intel Management Engine remote administration subsystem, the chipmaker confirmed these issues in a new security advisory that also lists other bug...

Codrut Nistor, 21 Nov 2017 14:10

Intel has completed field testing of its 5G modem. (Source: XDA Developers)

Intel's 5G modem completes end-to-end testing, could make its way into a future iPhone

Intel has announced that its first commercial 5G modem, the XMM 8060, has completed end-to-end field testing, beating rival Qualcomm in the 5G race. It is also being rumored that Apple is in talks with Intel to incorporate Intel's...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 20 Nov 2017 15:15

Facebook Creator app tools (Source: Facebook)

Facebook Creator app goes live for iOS, coming soon to Android devices

Released a few days ago, Facebook's new set of tools for content creators that comes as the Creator app is only available for iOS users for now. Described as "a one-stop shop for creators of all kinds," it should hit the Android p...

Codrut Nistor, 20 Nov 2017 14:45

Toshiba already sold its TV and memory divisions this year. (Source: Toshiba)

Rumor | Toshiba could sell its PC division to Asus or Lenovo

With its TV and memory divisions already sold, Toshiba is still going through financial difficulties and may be forced to sell its PC division, as well. Rumors say that Asus or Lenovo could be the buyers, but Toshiba claims it is ...

Bogdan Solca, 20 Nov 2017 10:58

Apple HomePod smart speaker delayed until early 2018

Apple's HomePod smart speaker delayed until 2018

Unveiled back in June, the Apple HomePod smart speaker was expected to hit the market in December. Unfortunately, Apple has confirmed that this Siri-powered accessory will start shipping in early 2018.

Codrut Nistor, 18 Nov 2017 14:45

Smartwatches targetted at children, like the VTech Kidizoom, are now banned in Germany. (Image: VTech)

Germany bans smartwatches marketed at children

Children's smartwatches have been found to have glaring security holes, some of which can present a serious threat to the safety of the children that wear them. These security issues, along with privacy concerns, have led German o...

Sam Medley, 18 Nov 2017 04:09

Deal | You can snag a Nokia 8 for under $500

The Nokia 8, one of the few no-nonsense flagships currently on the market, is currently available on Amazon US for just a bit over $470, and on Amazon UK for £380.

Ricci Rox, 17 Nov 2017 18:15