Samsung Pay gets another update
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Dell Latitude 13 7370 Ultrabook Review
The sound of silence. With a frameless InfinityEdge display, Core-m processors and passive cooling, the Latitude 13 7370 is Dell's new interpretation of a classic business notebook. A promising concept – but the execution is not flawless.
Intel Core m5-6Y57, HD Graphics 515, 13.3", 1.2 kgAT&T Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge get Android Marshmallow
The 1.5 GB firmware update finally brings Android 6.0 to the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge on AT&T, next to various minor improvements, fixes, and a revamped TouchWiz interface.
Fitbit continues to dominate the wearable market
While total shipments of basic wearables in Q1 increased 67 percent, Fitbit remains the leader of the market.
Nvidia sees green in its Q1 FY 2017 earnings report
Latest quarterly results ending May, 2016 show a profit increase of nearly 50 percent YoY for the popular GPU manufacturer.
MSI PE70 6QE Prestige iBuyPower Edition Notebook Review
business-class gaming. We take our second look at the PE70 to see how well the Prestige series is branching off from its gaming G series roots. Unfortunately, not much has changed.
Intel Core i7-6700HQ, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, 17.3", 2.4 kgHTC announces sharp sales decline as of Q1 2016
After a brief period in the green early last year, the Taiwanese manufacturer is now back to being knee deep in red with a quarterly loss of 2.616 billion NT.
Lenovo overtakes HP as world's largest notebook manufacturer
Overall notebook market is down 7.3 percent year-over-year when looking at the top 8 manufacturers worldwide.
Microsoft shuts down Sunrise Calendar
More than a year after purchasing Sunrise Atelier, the Redmond giant decides to discontinue Sunrise Calendar and integrate it into Outlook.
Apple CEO Tim Cook to meet with Chinese government officials
The visit to Beijing will hopefully strike an agreement between Apple and Chinese officials to lift the ban on iTunes and create a more amicable atmosphere.
Verizon updates the Galaxy S7 lineup with bloatware
A recent update for the Samsung flagship on Verizon includes bloatware capable to download further bloatware, but it can be easily disabled.
Chinese smartphones growing in popularity worldwide
Over 40 percent of smartphones shipped worldwide this past quarter were from Chinese manufacturers.
MSI PE60 6QE Prestige iBuyPower Edition Notebook Review
Part multimedia, gaming, and business. The PE60 6QE is a small update over last year's PE60 2QE based on the GE62 chassis. Unfortunately, MSI will have to do more to distinguish its Prestige series from the rest of its gaming lineup.
Intel Core i7-6700HQ, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, 15.6", 2.4 kgSamsung Galaxy S5 mini and Galaxy J3 to get Marshmallow
After a long wait for the S5 mini users and a very short one for Galaxy J3 ones, they all finally get the Android Marshmallow update.
Lenovo Project Tango phone coming June 9th
The first Project Tango smartphone will finally launch next month, most likely at Lenovo’s second annual Tech World conference.
Microsoft Surface Book 2 might launch next month
The successor of the Surface Book convertible is expected to feature a 4K display and USB Type-C connectivity.
Computex 2016 | Asus Zenvolution event scheduled for May 30th
During this event that will take place at Computex 2016 in Taipei, Asus is expected to reveal the ZenFone 3 handset, as well as its sibling known as ZenFone 3 Deluxe.
Nokia axing thousands of jobs across Germany and Finland
The downsizing will purportedly put the company in a better position to compete against other Ericsson and Huawei.
Windows 10 now running on 20.8 percent of all PCs according to StatCounter
The new data conflicts with Netmarketshare, which claims that only 14 percent of PCs are running Windows 10 with Windows 7 still clearly in the lead.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 20FB-005XUS Notebook Review
Carbon footprint. We compare our second more affordable Core i5 FHD SKU against the pricier Core i7 WQHD SKU to see if it's worth saving some few bucks for less pixels and performance power.
Intel Core i5-6300U, HD Graphics 520, 14", 1.2 kgIntel halts Broxton and Sofia Atom chips
Cherry Trail could be the end of the line for the Atom family as profitability from Atom-driven tablets and smartphones looks unlikely.
MSI PX60 6QD Prestige iBuyPower Edition Notebook Review
All play and no work… Known in part for their hulking portable gaming machines, MSI introduced the PX60 Prestige last year, which marked the company’s first foray into the business realm. Can this 2016 refresh correct some of the missteps of the previous model?
Intel Core i7-6700HQ, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M, 15.6", 2.2 kgLenovo ThinkPad P40 Yoga Workstation Review
Flexible workstation. Lenovo wants to establish the flexibility of the Yoga series in the workstation range with the new ThinkPad P40 Yoga. We basically get a ThinkPad Yoga 460 with a dedicated GPU, but the test model reveals some drawbacks.
Intel Core i7-6500U, NVIDIA Quadro M500M, 14", 1.8 kgLenovo ThinkPad T460 (Core i5, FHD) Notebook Review
New wine in old bottles. Many business customers with enough money to spare have sworn on Lenovo's expensive, but also premium T lineup for several laptop generations. The manufacturer sticks to the tried and tested in its latest 14-inch scion: The input devices and casing are the same as those in the predecessor. Will the screen and technical features once again meet the high expectations?
Intel Core i5-6200U, HD Graphics 520, 14", 1.7 kgTablet market down 14.7 percent as detachables pick up steam
Hybrid devices with dockable keyboards are eating into the tablet and PC markets. Tablet sales and prices have been dropping off with a couple of exceptions.
Samsung Q1 2016 financial results reveal higher profits and revenue
While Samsung's smartphone division has been performing spectacularly, its semiconductor and LCD divisions have been flat YoY.
Oppo and Vivo crack the top 5 list of world's largest smartphone manufacturers
Meanwhile, smartphone shipments as of Q1 2016 are up just two-tenths of a percentage compared to Q1 2015.
BBM Video Calling hits Canada and the US
The beta of this feature requires Android 4.4 KitKat or later, but there is no special opt-in or sign up required - users simply need to use the BlackBerry Messenger app as usual.
Amazon tablet shipments in Q1 were impressive
Although the global tablet market dropped by almost 15 percent, Amazon has sold more than 50 times the amount of tablets they managed to sell in the same period of the previous year.
HP EliteBook 850 G3 Notebook Review
Unsatisfactory screen. HP again delivers a decent, upper-range business laptop with its new EliteBook 850 G3. Unfortunately, the company has made a big mistake with the choice of the installed screen, which ruins the otherwise good impression that the device makes.
Intel Core i7-6500U, HD Graphics 520, 15.6", 1.9 kgSamsung Tizen 3.0 coming in September
The new version of this mobile operating system is now 64-bit compatible and might launch powering the Gear S3 smartwatch.
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich outlines his broad strategy for the company's future
Aside from cutting over 10 percent of the company's workforce, Intel's latest restructuring efforts will refocus on five core concepts for the foreseeable future.
LG sells 1.6 million G5 flagships in a month
While the LG conglomerate closed the first quarter with a small profit increase, the mobile division posted a loss of almost $170 million, although LG G5 sales were quite strong so far.
AT&T to shut down its 2G network by 2017
Although the company made this official already a while ago, AT&T has just confirmed that everything is all right and that its plans to shut down the 2G network by 2017 will not face any delays.
LeEco Le 2 Max smartphone sells out in under a minute
The first batch of Le 2 smartphones have already sold out in China. Meanwhile, LeEco CEO criticizes Apple on the lack of innovation with the iPhone SE and slowing iPhone sales.
Motorola announces May 17 launch event
The event will take place in India and the handsets expected to be unveiled are the 5.5-inch Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus, both featuring a metal frame and a plastic back.
Oppo and Vivo are now top 5 smartphone makers
The global smartphone market recorded the smallest YoY growth in Q1 2016, but the top 5 changed as Lenovo and Xiaomi dropped out, being replaced by Oppo and Vivo.
HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G3 Notebook Review
Great display, but expensive. The new EliteBook Folio 1040 G3 is the current premium model from HP. This is also the case for the price, but can the test model justify the additional price over the strong rivals?
Intel Core i5-6300U, HD Graphics 520, 14", 1.4 kgApple's growth has halted
After more than a decade of continuous growth, the Cupertino-based company reports its first drop, mainly caused by weak iPhone sales.
Nokia buys Withings
This deal is expected to close in early Q3 2016 and values the French company at more than $192 million.
HP Elite x2 1012 G1 Convertible Review
Business Elite. With the Elite x2 1012 G1, HP takes on Microsoft's Surface Pro 4. The convertible offers a keyboard dock, an active stylus and an LTE modem. At almost 1500 Euros (~$1690), the complete package doesn't come cheap, however.
Intel Core m5-6Y54, HD Graphics 515, 12.1", 1.2 kgMicrosoft Word Flow iOS keyboard now available
The app developed by Microsoft’s experimental projects division known as Garage is now live in the US App Store.
Samsung Pay leads the South Korean market
This mobile payment system has almost 2.6 million users in Korea, each of them using it more than once a day in average.
HP EliteBook 840 G3 Notebook Review
Just missed. With the third generation 840-series EliteBooks, HP has big ambitions aiming to compete with the best lightweight business notebooks. But there is a problem that already has a traditional link with the manufacturer.
Update 04/18/2016: Excellent WQHD panel
Intel Core i7-6500U, HD Graphics 520, 14", 1.6 kgUpdate 04/18/2016: Excellent WQHD panel
VR sales to beat smartphone sales by 2020
A top HTC China official said the peak of the smartphone market is already behind and the sales of virtual reality devices will exceed smartphones sales in just four years.
Xiaomi Rifle SoC to be unveiled next month
The Chinese company's first SoC is expected to launch next to the Xiaomi Max and Mi Band 2, during the event scheduled to take place on May 10th.
Xiaomi Mi Band 2 spotted in the wild
The new fitness band from China's leading smartphone maker features an LCD display and a physical button.
Xiaomi QuickPass mobile payment system coming soon
The phone maker and UnionPay are working on QuickPass, a mobile wallet for Xiaomi handsets, but its date of arrival is unknown for now.
Galaxy J2, Galaxy J5, and Galaxy J7 get S Bike Mode
Soon after Samsung introduced this feature with the J3, the other members of the Galaxy J lineup get S Bike Mode as well.
Dell Latitude 11 5175/5179 Tablet Review
The perfect business slate? Dell's Latitude 11 5175 is a Windows tablet that offers a generous portfolio of extensions for its customers. Is that enough to find buyers? We will clarify just how well Dell's Latitude 11 5175 competes against its rivals and where it is situated technically in our in-depth test. Update 2016/08/05:Post test of the Latitude 11 5179 including keyboard dock!
Intel Core m5-6Y57, HD Graphics 515, 10.8", 710 g
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