HP: Additional lay-offs until 2019
One year after the split-up of the company, HP announces additional job-cuts, that will take place over the course of the next three years. The additional lay-offs mean that 14 % of all jobs at HP In. will be cut.
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Samsung might lose almost half of its smartphone users
A recent survey suggests that no less than 40 percent of Samsung's smartphone users have plans to drop the maker of the ill-fated Note 7 for another brand when buying their next handset.
Flexible Xiaomi device shows up online
While most users ask for increased battery life, Xiaomi joins the club of handset makers currently working on flexible touchscreen displays.
PC Market: Sales keep falling
The PC market continues to shrink. In the last quarter less PCs were sold then one year ago, yet again. However, the decline in sales wasn´t as big as the market research companies expected it to be.
Apple iPhone 6 "Touch Disease": More law firms join class action lawsuit
Three lawfirms have joined the class action lawsuit against Apple regarding the "Touch Disease" issues on many iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus-models from 2014.
Amazon launches Music Unlimited streaming service
This new on-demand music streaming service features "tens of millions" of songs and starts at $3.99 USD per month (when used exclusively with an Amazon Echo device).
Modular Fairphone 2 smartphone includes replaceable display, battery, and earpiece
The year-old Fairphone 2 is still going strong and continues to be one-of-a-kind in the crowded smartphone market.
Cyanogen OS goes modular
Soon after naming a new CEO, Cyanogen Inc. announces that all interested device makers will be able to license just some features instead of a full OS.
Samsung kills the Galaxy Note 7
The saga of this ill-fated Android device has come to an abrupt end - in a very expensive move, Samsung completely drops its latest Galaxy Note phablet.
LG: Preliminary earnings results for the third quarter of 2016
LG Electronics Inc. (LG) announced its preliminary earnings results for the third quarter of 2016. Earnings by business division were not announced, but most analysts say that all divisions but the smartphone division has achieved good performance.
Samsung begins production of the Exynos 7 Dual 7270 SoC for wearables
The new 7270 chip is the first 14 nm FinFET processor for wearables. It integrates a full set of connectivity features, including a 4G LTE modem.
Lenovo ThinkPad P70-20ER000XUS Workstation Review
Pricey yet powerful. Lenovo’s latest P70 configuration features an Intel Xeon Skylake CPU and bumps the GPU to an NVIDIA M4000M, while also introducing NVMe SSD storage. How do these upgrades affect overall performance? And is this still a workstation worth considering today?
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5, NVIDIA Quadro M4000M, 17.3", 3.7 kgLG patent reveals transparent display
Since Samsung's foldable tablets might launch next year, it is no surprise that LG is working on transparent and foldable touchscreen displays as well.
Gartner: Worldwide PC and smartphone shipments to decline again
Gartner's latest devices forecast figures predict a second consecutive year of decline. Premium ultramobile PCs are the only device type with a forecasted growth. Mobile phone shipments will fall 1.6% in 2016.
Slickwraps launches Google Pixel and Pixel XL skins
The new Google Pixel handsets just got nine skins each, including carbon, metal, wood, and stone finishes. Each has multiple color choices and costs less than $20 USD.
Chromebooks: Shipments exceed expectations
TrendForce reports 2016 Chromebook shipments exceed expectations with annual growth projected around 30 - 40 percent. Besides having a remarkable shipment record this year, Chromebooks could capture a part of the education market.
Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 production
After five incidents involving Note 7 units that were supposed to be safe, it looks like Samsung has decided to stop production of this phablet.
Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe coming to the US
This Qualcomm Snapdragon 821-powered phablet is scheduled to hit the US market by the end of October, carrying a price tag of $799 USD.
Kodak teasing a new smartphone
The new handset is expected to launch in two weeks, but there is no information on the specs of this successor to the mid-range IM5 smartphone.
Sprint to replace "safe" Galaxy Note 7 units
After the first incident with a supposedly safe Note 7, Sprint has decided to allow its customers to replace their last-gen Samsung phablets with any other handset.
Replacement Note 7 catches fire inside an airplane
A replacement unit obtained from AT&T apparently blew up on a Southwest Airlines flight, but the plane was still at the gate and, fortunately, nobody was injured.
Samsung acquires Viv Labs
This acquisition aims to give Samsung the ability to allow third parties to build virtual assistants and to integrate a natural language-based interface into their apps.
Fujitsu: Lenovo to take over the PC business?
According to a report from nikkei, Lenovo is planning to take over Fujitsu´s PC business. Its no secret that Fujitsu wants to leave the market, Lenovo on the other hand has many experiences with acquisitions.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 returns to T-Mobile
Although this carrier still has to replace some Note 7 units with battery issues, sales of safe handsets will resume tomorrow on T-Mobile.
Android 7.1 update coming to Nexus devices
The developer preview version of Android 7.1 Nougat is expected to come out by the end of the year, targeting at least the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, and Pixel C devices.
Google Pixel now up for pre-order on Verizon
Verizon Wireless is the only carrier to have the new Pixel and Pixel XL handsets up for pre-order at this time. Their full retail prices are $649.99 USD and $769.99 USD.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 gets new emojis
Next to the new green icon for units not affected by the notorious exploding battery issue, the phablet also gets a rich set of new emojis with the latest update.
Huawei MediaPad M3 confirmed to hit the US
This 8.4-inch, Kirin 950-powered Android tablet will soon land on US soil, but the details of its launch are not public yet.
Windows Hello might hit Android
Windows fans also using Android devices might soon be able to use the fingerprint and face recognition authentication technologies currently available on Windows 10.
Today is Google Pixel day: Watch the live stream here!
We are expecting to see a bunch of hardware, including the Pixel Phones, Google Home, a VR-headset and a new Chromecast. Google might also be giving us a glimpse into the future by teasing Andromeda.
HP ProBook 650 G2 Notebook (Full HD) Review
Disappointing screen. HP's mid-range business laptop pleases with decent input devices, solid casing, good battery life, and low system noise - unlike the Full HD panel that is a disappointment. We expect considerably more from a 1050 Euro (~$1179) laptop.
Intel Core i5-6200U, HD Graphics 520, 15.6", 2.3 kgLenovo ThinkPad E470: Already on sale in Australia
The recently leaked ThinkPad model E470 is already available in Australia, without any formal announcment.
Microsoft: Windows 7 remains on sale in 2017
Windows 7 will be sold alongside new PC in 2017. Although Microsoft still won´t allow official Kaby Lake support for the older operating system, the OEMs still have a way to offer new systems with Windows 7 preloaded.
LeEco formally enters the US market in October
Chinese manufacturer LeEco will hold a launch event in California on October 19, thus marking its official debut on US soil.
Mastercard launches new developer API platform
The Mastercard Developers platform offers access to a range of APIs for digital payments, data and security, including newer categories such as AR, VR and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Spotify might acquire SoundCloud
The two companies are said to be in advanced talks, but there is no official confirmation yet. Spotify would benefit from SoundCloud's rich indie collection, but there could be more to such a deal.
Acer Chromebook R13 now up for pre-order
This Chrome OS-driven convertible notebook with a 13.3-inch touchscreen is up for pre-order with a price tag of $429.99 USD and will begin shipping next month.
Xiaomi to open 1,000 retail stores by 2020
Although the Chinese company only has 25 retail stores right now, they are planning to go all the way up to 1,000 by 2020.
Apple & Deloitte team up to bring iOS to the workplace
Apple and Deloitte are joining forces to help businesses design and implement solutions for iPhone and iPad. Key to this partnership is Deloitte's dedicated team of iOS specialists that will help customers.
Mozilla buries Firefox OS for good
Although Mozilla had hopes to keep this operating system around for use in at least some other devices instead of handsets, the company has finanlly decided to completely stop all work on it.
Samsung Pay celebrates its first birthday
One year since its official US launch, Samsung Pay is now rolling out a few new features, store coupons, and cloud storage backup.
Google Play Music now available in India
Almost five years after the music store went live in the US, Google finally releases Play Music on the Android dominated Indian market.
BlackBerry: All internal hardware-development ceases
Because of the continuing failure produce any profit, BlackBerry is ceasing all internal hardware-development. All future BlackBerry hardware will be engineered by partners, BlackBerry is going to concentrate on software and security.
Apple: New MacBook Pro and MacBook Air with Skylake processors?
According to an analyst at IHS Markit, Apple will release new MacBook Pro models and a new MacBook Air with Intel Skylake processors instead of Kaby Lake silkon because production started too early for Kaby Lake.
T-Mobile Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge get Samsung Cloud and the last security update
The new firmware contains the September Security Maintenance Release, but it also delivers the Samsung Cloud features like sync for photos, videos, and other files.
Wearables: Enterprise device shipments reach 154 Million by 2021
ABI Research forecasts global wearable device shipments to increase from nearly 202 million in 2016 to more than 501 million by 2021. 17% of these will be attributed to enterprise end users in 2016.
Lenovo Moto Z and Moto G4 to get Nougat later this year
A Lenovo official has recently unveiled that the Moto Z and the Moto G4 families are scheduled to get Android 7.0 in the fourth quarter of this year.
Logitech SmartDock and Surface Pro 4 for Skype Business Meetings
The Logitech video collaboration team announced a new meeting room solution at Microsoft Ignite: Logitech SmartDock. Logitech and Skype for Business combine to create an elegant, affordable, easy-to-use conference room system.
LG Pay launch delayed until next year
Although expected to arrive this year, LG Pay is now scheduled to launch in 2017, apparently due to issues encountered during testing in South Korea.
Motorola Mobility: More layoffs, 500 employees left
Lenovo continues the layoffs at Motorola, hundreds of employees loose their job. Once, Motorola Mobility had 20.000 employees, now only 500 are left in Chicago.
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