Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge sales nearing 25 million units
With more than 10 million units shipped in the first month since their launch, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are now expected to reach the 25 million units mark by the end of the month.
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HP EliteBook Folio G1 Subnotebook Review
More than just a gadget?! HP now also offers passively cooled business notebooks and the EliteBook Folio G1 is a particularly light and thin 12.5-inch device. It is no surprise that the performance is not very high, but can you still use the small subnotebook in a productive environment?
Intel Core m5-6Y54, HD Graphics 515, 12.5", 979 gPanasonic launches Toughpad FZ-A2 tablet
This new rugged tablet is powered by Android Marshmallow and uses the Intel Atom x5-Z8550 processor, next to 4 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage.
Analysts predicting 15 million Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones sold as of Q2 2016
Samsung's smartphone division is expected to grow by 17.1 percent this quarter due to the runaway success and critical acclaim of the latest Galaxy S flagships.
Microsoft offering Surface Membership subscriptions for U.S. businesses
Microsoft is strengthening its focus on corporate customers with a new subscription plan for staying up-to-date on the latest hardware and support services.
Rockchip RK3399 is ready for mass production
The chip that Rockchip unveiled back at CES 2016 is now ready for mass production, so the first devices to use it should hit the market in the coming months.
Lenovo ThinkPad X260 (Core i7, FHD) Subnotebook Review
Mobile Office. Lenovo's small subnotebook is noteworthy for its very decent keyboard and long battery life. An LTE modem allows access to the Internet while on-the-go. All things considered, the ThinkPad X260 is a solid offering.
Intel Core i7-6500U, HD Graphics 520, 12.5", 1.4 kgHuawei plans to beat Samsung and Apple in five years
The company's CEO has recently said that Huawei plans to overcome Samsung and Apple, becoming the global leader of the smartphone market within four or five years.
Android Marshmallow usage reaches 10 percent
Back in April, Marshmallow was heading for the 5 percent market share barrier and now has just left behind the 10 percent milestone.
Gartner predicting single-digit growth rates for 2016 smartphone market
Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to flatten by 2020 at around 1.9 billion units.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active coming to AT&T
This rugged flagship has about the same specs as the North American Galaxy S7, but features a larger battery and better protection from the elements.
Windows 10 usage doubles but Microsoft Edge fails to gain ground
Although Windows 10 is getting closer to the 20 percent market share barrier, not even 30 percent of its users enjoy surfing the web with Microsoft Edge and have another primary browser.
Global tablet market expected to bounce back in 2018
IDC expects the tablet market to get back on track thanks to detachables, a segment that might grow to to 31 percent by 2020, up from 16 percent right now.
Worldwide smartphone market is slowing down according to IDC
Research firm predicts a growth of just 3.1 percent this year compared to 10.5 percent in 2015.
Micromax plans to enter China
India's second smartphone retailer after Samsung plans to enter the Chinese market in 2017 and to go public the next year, also aiming to grab the fifth spot on the global market by 2020.
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 460 Convertible Review
Yoga for the office. Lenovo recently launched the new ThinkPad Yoga 460. The 14-inch convertible is primarily aimed at business customers. Find out in our extensive test what Lenovo has to offer, and whether it can fulfill the high demands of the business world.
Intel Core i5-6200U, HD Graphics 520, 14", 1.8 kgXiaomi to ship Android devices preloaded with Microsoft Office and Skype
As a result of the two companies' recent agreement that also involves cross-licensing and patent transfers, Xiaomi will ship its Android devices loaded with Microsoft Office and Skype.
Lenovo details ThinkPad E560p notebook
The maintenance manual for the 15.6-inch ThinkPad is already available ahead of any official launch dates or SKUs.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet Review
Surface Potential… Lenovo’s first Surface-style ThinkPad device has a lot of great ideas. Can it translate those into a cohesive, practical product for the everyday business user?
Intel Core m7-6Y75, HD Graphics 515, 12", 1 kgSamsung Galaxy Note 4 on Verizon gets Android Marshmallow
The new firmware arrives to the Samsung phablet on Verizon more than two months after Sprint updated the ones on its network, but also less than four months after the Android 5.1.1 update on Verizon.
Panasonic updates the Toughpad FZ-B2 tablet
This rugged tablet is now faster and better protected than before, as it uses a new Intel processor, namely the Atom x5 Z8550, also being IP65-rated for protection from the elements.
Computex 2016 | QNAP NAS TS-453A wins Best Choice Award
This award for excellence was obtained in the Computers & Systems category and shows that hardware applications for IoT are slowly gaining the recognition they deserve.
Lenovo ThinkPad 13 Ultrabook Review
The perfect entry-level ThinkPad? Lenovo's new ThinkPad 13 is primarily targeted at the educational sector. The Ultrabook is supposed to combine a compact chassis with familiar ThinkPad qualities but also stay much more affordable than the business models at the same time. Does it work or did Lenovo save money at the wrong end?
Intel Core i5-6200U, HD Graphics 520, 13.3", 1.4 kgSirin Labs unveils ultra-secure Solarin smartphone
This handset for those who value their privacy more than anything else has a price tag of more than $14,000 USD and weighs 0.55 pounds.
Samsung starts mass production of the industry’s first single BGA 512 GB NVMe SSD for the consumer market
The PM971-NVMe offers up to 512 GB of storage space and is the industry's first SSD with this capacity that comes as a single BGA package and targets "next-generation PCs and ultra-slim notebook PCs."
ARM unveils Cortex-A73 processor cores and Mali-G71 graphics
The two new chips are optimized for virtual reality and augmented reality but offer all-around improvements when compared to their predecessors.
Verizon Galaxy S5 gets Android Marshmallow
Almost two months after Sprint and one week after T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless updates the two-year-old Samsung flagships on its network as well.
Oppo unveils a custom edition of the F1 Plus smartphone
This limited edition handset aims football fans, more precisely those who would enjoy a smartphone styled in Barça red-and-blue aesthetics that also carries the club's insignia in 18K gold on the back.
Computex 2016 | Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon Wear 1100 SoC for smart wearables
This new chip is the sibling of the Wear 2100 SoC, which was announced back in February, but focuses on basic fitness trackers and connected watches for kids instead of fully-featured smartwatches.
Toshiba Tecra Z50-C-10P Notebook Review
Conservative in a positive sense. TThe Tecra Z50 keeps up the virtues of classic premium office laptops: An outstanding screen alongside very good input devices, extensive security features and a decent battery life - the system is quite capable of competing with well-known leaders.
Intel Core i5-6200U, HD Graphics 520, 15.6", 2.1 kgLenovo Q4 2015 financial results are all-around mixed
Lenovo stays afloat despite a shrinking PC market and continuing problems in the smartphone world.
HP ZBook 17 G3 Workstation Review
The perfect workstation? HP's ZBook 17 G3 is a conventional workstation without the desire to be as thin as possible. Instead, it is focused on the performance. But can HP convince the demanding business customers with the new generation?
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5, NVIDIA Quadro M3000M, 17.3", 3.3 kgLenovo ThinkPad L560 (Core i5, HDD) Notebook Review
Familiar design - new technology? At long last, Lenovo has refreshed the entry-level ThinkPad and equipped the business notebook with an up-to-date Intel processor from the Skylake series. Despite a price of well under 1000 Euros (~$1111), it is supposed to meet the high claim of the ThinkPad series. Our in-depth review will reveal whether Lenovo has managed this.
Intel Core i5-6200U, HD Graphics 520, 15.6", 2.4 kgSamsung Pay Mini might launch soon
This new mobile payment service will work on both non-Samsung Android smartphones, but will also support Apple handsets.
Microsoft cutting more thousands more jobs from its smartphone branch
The Redmond company is continuing to distance itself from the Nokia and Lumia brands by cutting 1850 jobs with restructuring efforts totaling nearly $1 billion USD.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Injustice Edition coming next month
This limited edition variant of the Galaxy S7 Edge flagship comes in an exclusive black and gold color combination, also featuring a golden-colored Bat-Signal on its back.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet now available in Europe
After a three-month delay, the X1 Tablet is now finally shipping in Europe after being available in the US for several weeks.
Toshiba Tecra Z40-C-106 Notebook Review
King of battery life.Toshiba's Skylake refresh edition of the Z40 business notebook is particularly convincing us with impressive battery runtimes. In our in-depth review, we check whether the very light and compact, and yet not exactly cheap companion meets the high demands of its target group.
Intel Core i5-6200U, HD Graphics 520, 14", 1.5 kgPayPal to discontinue BlackBerry, Amazon Fire, and Windows Phone apps next month
Support for the PayPal apps on these three platforms will cease on June 30th, but users of the BBM app will still be able to send payments using it.
Dell Latitude 12 E5270 Notebook Review
Compact business companion. After recently testing the bigger Dell Latitude 14 E5470 extensively, the smaller scion is next in line. There is a big demand for compact devices that also always have enough computing power. Our test report reveals whether Dell successfully bridges the gap between computing performance and mobility.
Intel Core i5-6300U, HD Graphics 520, 12.5", 1.7 kgQNAP announces TVS-x82 business NAS series
This new feature-packed business NAS family features up to 32 GB RAM and Intel Core Skylake processors, including the high-end i7-6700.
Samsung to stop making Android Wear devices
With Tizen becoming Samsung's mobile operating system of choice for a wide range of devices, the company should drop Android Wear soon, but they deny the rumor for now.
Lenovo E31-70 Notebook Review
Reliable Companion. A mobile 13-inch notebook should be highly reliable and also feature solid input devices to make the user's life easier. The E31-70 is Lenovo's affordable offering in this segment. This much we can say beforehand: the notebook meets most of the requirements.
Intel Core i3-5005U, HD Graphics 5500, 13.3", 1.6 kgMicrosoft updates Windows 10 hardware requirements
Windows 10 desktop now requires at least 2 GB RAM, but Microsoft also approved 7-inch tablets and up to 9-inch Windows 10 Mobile devices.
Apple pulls iOS 9.3.2 update
This update apparently bricked some iPad Pro tablets and Apple has decided to withdraw it.
Lenovo announces N42 and N23 notebooks for education
Both portables were designed for K-12 institutions and will launch in June, starting at just $199 USD and $249 USD.
Dell Venue 8 Pro 5855 Tablet Review
Back to business. The latest edition of Dell's Venue 8 Pro presents itself as an extremely strong teammate in our test - thanks to the latest Cherry Trail platform in conjunction with generous dual-channel working memory. However, the colleague is not prepared to work overtime.
Intel Atom x5-Z8500, HD Graphics (Cherry Trail), 8", 377 gSamsung Galaxy J7 (2016) hits T-Mobile
This 5.5-inch mid-ranger comes loaded with Android Marshmallow, has 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage, as well as full support for T-Mobile's 4G LTE network.
Google Play Store coming to Chrome OS
Although Google is not merging Chrome OS and Android yet, they have just announced that Android apps and the Google Play Store are both coming to Chromebooks.
Microsoft selling its feature phone business
Microsoft's feature phone assets will pass to FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology Group, and HMD Global, Oy as part of a deal worth $350 million.
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