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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7 premium Android tablet, Samsung dominates the Western European tablet market

Samsung now leading the West European tablet market

Apple lost its crown in Western Europe, where the company's tablet sales dropped 11.5 percent in the first quarter, while Samsung managed to grab the first place thanks to a year-over-year growth of nearly 18 percent.

Codrut Nistor, 22 May 2017 16:00

One metric for assessing the validity of a threat is its specificity. (Source: The Guardian)

Leaked internal Facebook censorship guidelines fuels concern about ethics

Internal documents from Facebook revealed to the Guardian show the difficulties the company is facing to police its 2-billion-strong membership.

Douglas Black, 22 May 2017 13:43

Dynamic Stretchable AMOLED Display by Samsung Display shows up May 23rd

World’s first stretchable display to be unveiled this week

This whole new technology will be displayed at the Society for Information Display 2017 in Los Angeles. The event starts tomorrow and runs until Thursday. Unlike flexible panels currently available, stretchable OLED displays can bend in both directions.

Codrut Nistor, 22 May 2017 10:55

HTC U11 "Ocean" flagship in Sapphire Blue finish, HTC celebrates 20 years in the business

HTC celebrates two decades in the business

The Taiwanese company was one of the first brands to offer a 3G smartphone to the masses, while the HTC Dream/T-Mobile G1 became the first Android handset back in 2008. A recent anniversary video reassures consumers that HTC aims to "keep innovating" although the company has been sailing rough waters lately.

Codrut Nistor, 22 May 2017 09:05

Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1 check SKU battery recall instructions May 2017

Panasonic recalls 280,000 tablet batteries

The battery packs of three Toughpad tablet series are prone to short circuits after prolonged use in extreme temperatures, and so Panasonic ended up recalling the affected models, also releasing a patch that reduces both the charging voltage and peak operating settings.

Codrut Nistor, 22 May 2017 06:35

Android Pay mobile payments service heading for five new markets

Android Pay to reach five new markets soon

In addition to the improved loyalty card features, this mobile payment service will soon be deployed to Brazil, Russia, Canada, Spain, and Taiwan. This would bring the total number of markets with full Android Pay support to 15.

Codrut Nistor, 19 May 2017 11:15

Dell Latitude 5289 (i5, 256GB, 8GB) Convertible Review

84% Dell Latitude 5289 (i5, 256GB, 8GB) Convertible Review

Flexibility and stamina. Convertible notebooks with 360° hinges have become more and more popular in the past years and even businesses have started using them. Naturally, Dell would like a piece of the pie and has consequently launched the Latitude 5289. Read our detailed review to find out why it will have a hard time asserting itself despite its convincing performance.

Intel Core i5-7300U, HD Graphics 620, 12.5", 1.3 kg

Benjamin Herzig, 19 May 2017 09:54

Panasonic Toughbook CF-33 rugged convertible tablet with Windows 10 and Kaby Lake processor coming to the US June 2017

Panasonic Toughbook CF-33 rugged convertible coming to the US later this month

Packing 7th generation Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors, this rugged convertible tablet with Windows 10 on board will hit the US market later this month, starting around $3,649 USD.

Codrut Nistor, 19 May 2017 09:35

QNAP TVS-1582TU Thunderbolt 3 NAS for van live media production

QNAP launches TVS-1582TU Thunderbolt 3 NAS

This new Intel Kaby Lake-powered, Thunderbolt 3 NAS can accommodate up to 90 TB RAW capacity by using 10 TB 3.5-inch hard drives. It comes with Intel Core i5-7500 and 16 GB DDR4 RAM or Intel Core i7-7700 and 32 GB RAM.

Codrut Nistor, 18 May 2017 23:15

Android Go should bring Android to cheap devices without bogging them down. (Image: Google)

Google announces Android Go, a light version of Android for inexpensive smartphones

Android Go will be Android tailored for cheap, low-cost smartphones. The OS will be lighter, and apps will require less resources to run. Rollouts are expected to start in 2018.

Sam Medley, 17 May 2017 23:14

Tonino Lamborghini ALPHA ONE luxury Android smartphone launches in Russia

Tonino Lamborghini ALPHA ONE launches in Russia

This liquid metal-made luxury smartphone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor under the hood, next to 4 GB RAM, 64 GB internal storage, and a 3,250 mAh battery. Its price tag reads no less than $2,110 USD.

Codrut Nistor, 17 May 2017 14:05

Hyogun Lee during the Samsung Tizen Developer Conference 2017 keynote

Tizen smartphones to go global

Although these low-end handsets are only available in a few markets, the excellent sales recorded in India during the last two years made Samsung consider launching them in all markets. However, a time frame has not been disclosed yet.

Codrut Nistor, 17 May 2017 10:25

Global smartphone sales reach 375 million units as of Q1 2017

Global smartphone sales reach 375 million units as of Q1 2017

Most major Chinese brands continue to rise in market share at the expense of Apple and Samsung.

Allen Ngo, 17 May 2017 03:53

Corning receives $200 million USD from Apple to further R&D efforts

Corning receives $200 million USD from Apple to further R&D efforts

Apple wants to create jobs in the US by investing more than $1 billion USD into its core domestic suppliers and partners.

Allen Ngo, 17 May 2017 02:59

Samsung has sold 5 million Galaxy S8/S8+ Android flagships in first month

Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ sales hit 5 million units

Although the two Galaxy S8 flagships are not available in China yet, the South Korean giant managed to sell 5 million units already. The global launch of the Galaxy S8/S8+ began with South Korea, Canada, and the US on April 21.

Codrut Nistor, 16 May 2017 16:55

Fujitsu Lifebook S936 (6600U, 512 GB) PalmSecure Laptop Review

86% Fujitsu Lifebook S936 (6600U, 512 GB) PalmSecure Laptop Review

Master of Mobility. With its new flagship, Fujitsu turns towards the traveling business user for whom a mobile all-around worry-free package is worth a lot of money. It does not change anything about its core competencies that the manufacturer messes up in some details and will not keep the target audience from buying this laptop.

Intel Core i7-6600U, HD Graphics 520, 13.3", 1.4 kg

Sven Kloevekorn, 16 May 2017 02:33

Acer TravelMate P658-G2 (7500U, 940MX, FHD) Laptop Review

87% Acer TravelMate P658-G2 (7500U, 940MX, FHD) Laptop Review

A fair deal. With its latest TravelMate P658-G2 top model, Acer is certainly bringing out the big guns: SSD/HDD combo, LTE modem, 16 GB of RAM. All that comes in addition to low operating noise, decent battery life, and a three-year warranty.

Intel Core i7-7500U, NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, 15.6", 2.1 kg

Sascha Mölck, 16 May 2017 00:32

Apple acquires dark data specialists Lattice Data in a quiet transaction May 2017

Apple quietly acquires Lattice Data

This largely unknown startup that has just joined Apple was founded in 2015 to commercialize DeepDive, a system created at Stanford that uses machine learning to "extract value from dark data."

Codrut Nistor, 15 May 2017 13:45

HTC's U Ultra is the latest in a long line of HTC devices to meet a tepid reception. (Source: HTC)

HTC pledges to streamline operations after 8th consecutive quarter of losses

Taiwanese ODM HTC has reported its 8th consecutive quarter of losses this Q1 2017. The latest financial report from the company revealed its lowest revenue in a year. The upcoming flagship HTC U 11 is a possible bright-spot for the company this year.

Douglas Black, 15 May 2017 03:39

MSI WE72 7RJ (7700HQ, FHD, M2200) Workstation Review

81% MSI WE72 7RJ (7700HQ, FHD, M2200) Workstation Review

Workstation with gaming roots. MSI offers mobile workstations based on its gaming laptops for quite a while now. The WE72 is a new 17-inch system, but is the implementation of a professional graphics card sufficient to satisfy demanding customers?

Intel Core i7-7700HQ, NVIDIA Quadro M2200, 17.3", 2.9 kg

Andreas Osthoff, 12 May 2017 14:31

The completely non-serviceable SSD of the 2016 Apple MacBook Pro. (Source: iFixit)

Opinion: With the Surface Laptop, Microsoft joins Apple to push a disturbing trend

Editor Douglas Black argues that designing a non-budget computer with a soldered SSD is a great leap in the wrong direction.

Column by Douglas Black, 12 May 2017 09:25

Lenovo ThinkPad T470s (7300U, FHD) Laptop Review

88% Lenovo ThinkPad T470s (7300U, FHD) Laptop Review

Serious business. Today we evaluate another T470s configuration; this one features an FHD anti-glare touchscreen and a somewhat more mainstream setup than our previous candidate—with a lower price to match. Find out how well it stacks up against the competition in our full review.

Intel Core i5-7300U, HD Graphics 620, 14", 1.4 kg

Steve Schardein, 12 May 2017 08:18

US may extend laptop ban to incoming flights from Europe (Image: regmedia.co.uk)

US may extend laptop ban to more incoming flights from Europe

Flying to the United States from Europe? You may soon be forced to check in your laptop and tablet for safety.

Allen Ngo, 12 May 2017 04:12

Image: Verizon

Verizon snatches Straight Path from under AT&T to secure 5G spectrum space

Verizon has outbid AT&T for the purchase of Straight Path, a small company that holds several hundred licenses in the 39 GHz and 28 GHz spectrums. Verizon will close the $3.1 billion deal over the next 9 months.

Sam Medley, 11 May 2017 23:49

Dell Latitude 5580 (i5-7200U, HD) Laptop Review

83% Dell Latitude 5580 (i5-7200U, HD) Laptop Review

A longitudinal update. The Latitude series has begun phasing out the proprietary E-port in favor of the more versatile Thunderbolt 3 port. Otherwise, not too much has changed from the outgoing E5570 series.

Intel Core i5-7200U, HD Graphics 620, 15.6", 2.2 kg

Allen Ngo, 11 May 2017 20:48

Garmin Quatix 5 marine GPS smartwatch series coming in June 2017

Garmin Quatix 5 marine GPS smartwatch coming next month

This new smart wearable is based on the Fenix 5 platform and comes in two variants, priced at $599.99 USD (basic) and $849.99 USD (sapphire crystal display protection and stainless steel band).

Codrut Nistor, 11 May 2017 16:20

Xiaomi retail store in Singapore, Xiaomi opens first retail store in India May 2017

Xiaomi opens its first retail store in India

The first Mi Home retail location In India is scheduled to open its gates on May 20. Located in Bengaluru, this store will offer all Xiaomi products, from smartphones and power banks to air purifiers.

Codrut Nistor, 11 May 2017 15:55

Getac ZX70 rugged Android tablet compatible with IP67 and MIL-STD 810G standards

Getac ZX70 rugged tablet now official

This new 7-inch Android tablet for use in the field comes with Marshmallow on board and has been certified to comply with the IP67 and MIL-STD 810G standards for protection from water submersion and extreme conditions.

Codrut Nistor, 11 May 2017 12:55

Google acquires virtual reality firm Owlchemy Labs

Google acquires Owlchemy Labs

This six-year-old startup that joins Google is well known for its VR game Job Simulator, which has been a launch title for PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Touch. For now, Owlchemy plans to keep delivering VR content for multiple platforms.

Codrut Nistor, 11 May 2017 10:55

Nvidia once again in the green for its latest fiscal quarter

Nvidia once again in the green for its latest fiscal quarter

The company made nearly two billion USD in sales through the last quarter alone, up almost 50 percent from the same time last year.

Allen Ngo, 11 May 2017 06:53

Alipay coming to the US

This mobile payment service that launched as a payment processor for the websites owned by Alibaba has over 450 million users worldwide and is expected to hit the US market starting with companies using First Data Clover products.

Codrut Nistor, 10 May 2017 23:55

Image: Sprint

Sprint plans to offer 2.5 GHz 5G by late 2019

The 4th largest cellular carrier in the U.S. is aiming to bring 5G to commercial clients in late 2019.

Sam Medley, 10 May 2017 22:52

Tim Cook at Apple's WWDC, opening keynote for WWDC 2017 scheduled for June 5

Apple WWDC opening keynote set for June 5

During the opening event of the conference that will run from June 5 to June 9, Apple is expected to reveal new versions of iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Some reports also claim that a competitor for Amazon Echo might also be unveiled during WWDC 2017.

Codrut Nistor, 10 May 2017 19:15

Apple finally passed the $800 billion mark in market cap at closing on Tuesday. (Image: Apple)

Apple hits $800 billion market valuation

The Cupertino Giant set a record at market close on Tuesday by eclipsing $800 billion in market capitalization, a first for any U.S. company.

Sam Medley, 10 May 2017 17:43

Lenovo ThinkPad T & X - Which is the best mobile ThinkPad notebook?

Lenovo ThinkPad T & X - Which is the best mobile ThinkPad notebook?

Keeping an overview. It can be difficult to keep a full overview on the laptop market, even if you are just looking at one single manufacturer. In this article, we will give you a good outline of a part of Lenovo's current ThinkPad portfolio. To be precise the ThinkPad T and X series. We want to find out which ThinkPad is most suited for use on the go.

Benjamin Herzig, 10 May 2017 12:44

Google Fuchsia Armadillo OS for smartphones work in progress

Google working on a new OS for smartphones

Known as "Fuchsia," this operating system for smartphones uses a custom kernel that is not based on Linux. Sadly, Google did not reveal anything about its plans for this operating system yet.

Codrut Nistor, 09 May 2017 13:15

Oukitel K10000 Pro Android smartphone with 10,000 mAh battery

Oukitel K10000 Pro coming soon

The successor of the handset with a 10,000 mAh power pack unveiled back in late 2015 promises to arrive with the same massive battery, next to a MediaTek MT6750T processor, 3 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, and a 12V/2A charger that can fully charge it in about three hours.

Codrut Nistor, 09 May 2017 12:35

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 mobile platform architecture

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 630 and 660 mid-range chips

These two new mobile platforms are the direct successors of the existing Snapdragon 626 and 653. They both use the 14 nm technology and come with Bluetooth 5, Quick Charge 4.0, X12 LTE connectivity, and more.

Codrut Nistor, 09 May 2017 11:55

More analysts showing Huawei well ahead of competitors in China

More analysts showing Huawei well ahead of competitors in China

Huawei knocks Oppo back to second place with Xiaomi inching closer to overtaking Apple in the Chinese smartphone market.

Allen Ngo, 09 May 2017 07:55

The Blackberry Priv and Passport are no longer available directly from Blackberry. (Image: Blackberry)

Blackberry pulls Priv and Passport from online store

The smartphones were pulled from Blackberry's online store this morning, as well as older devices like the Classic. The DTEK50 and DTEK60 are still available for purchase at discounted prices.

Sam Medley, 08 May 2017 22:28

LG G6 Android flagship, LG hits a new market share record in the US

LG smartphones hit a market share of 20 percent in the US

This figure is a new record for LG Electronics, its market share translating to more than 7 million smartphones shipped in the US during the first quarter of the year, reveals data from Strategic Analytics.

Codrut Nistor, 08 May 2017 16:10

Acer Chromebook 11 N7 C731, Chromebook sales to increase by 16 percent in 2017

Chromebook shipments expected to grow by over 16 percent this year

After an excellent year, Chromebook sales are expected to continue growing in 2017 as well. Gartner anticipates a 16.3 percent growth this year, which means shipments of almost 11 million units.

Codrut Nistor, 08 May 2017 06:45

Tablet market shrinks for tenth quarter in a row

Tablet market shrinks for tenth quarter in a row

The slowing pace of tablet sales can be attributed to the growing consumer interest in multi-mode notebooks with 360-degree hinges and detachable keyboard bases.

Allen Ngo, 08 May 2017 01:54

Dell Latitude 12 5285 2-in-1 Convertible Review

88% Dell Latitude 12 5285 2-in-1 Convertible Review

Deja Vu. To the casual observer, the Dell Latitude 12 5285 2-in-1 bears more than a passing resemblance to Microsoft's well-established Surface Pro 4. From the screen size to the overall dimensions and looks down to the accessories like the detachable keyboard and active stylus - the tablet/convertible is a spitting image on many, but not all levels.

Intel Core i7-7600U, HD Graphics 620, 12.3", 1.2 kg

Bernhard Pechlaner, 07 May 2017 20:28

Quad-core Core i7-8650U CPU spotted on GFXBench

Quad-core Core i7-8650U CPU spotted on GFXBench

Intel may be bringing quad-core ULV CPUs to notebooks for the first time. The source has since taken down the listing on the unconfirmed processor page to add more fuel to the fire.

Allen Ngo, 06 May 2017 06:57

"On May 23 in Shanghai, Microsoft will show the world what’s next." (Source: Twitter)

Microsoft teases another Surface device on May 23

Just days after Microsoft released the Surface Laptop at their #MicrosoftEDU event, the company is teasing yet another Surface-related device at an event in Shanghai on May 23.

Douglas Black, 05 May 2017 15:32

Microsoft Surface Book with Performance Base (GTX 965M) Convertible Review

87% Microsoft Surface Book with Performance Base (GTX 965M) Convertible Review

Pumped up. Is premium getting even better? Nvidia’s current Pascal GPU didn’t make it into the new Surface Book but Microsoft managed to fit a Maxwell chip under the hood that should offer plenty of performance. Or does it?

Intel Core i7-6600U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M, 13.5", 1.7 kg

Sebastian Jentsch, 04 May 2017 20:42

According to a promotional video, Microsoft's Surface Book originally sported two USB Type-C ports. (Source: Microsoft)

Promotional video shows Surface Laptop prototype with USB Type-C

Microsoft's own promotional video for their new Surface Laptop reveals that the education-focused device originally sported two USB Type-C ports in addition to the single USB Type-A.

Douglas Black, 04 May 2017 14:05

Editor's Choice: Our Editors' Current and Favorite Notebooks

Editor's Choice: Our Editors' Current and Favorite Notebooks

Ever wondered which notebooks the editors prefer to use day-to-day? The staff of Notebookcheck reveal their preferences.

Douglas Black, 03 May 2017 17:31

Samsung may soon displace Intel as the world's largest chip manufacturer

Samsung may soon displace Intel as the world's largest chip manufacturer

Intel has been the leading company in semiconductor sales since 1993. This could finally change in just a few short months when Samsung is expected to earn 3.4 percent more in revenue than its US competitor this coming second quarter.

Allen Ngo, 03 May 2017 07:39

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