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Amazon now holds third place in the tablet market
In Q4 2015, Amazon managed to ship about 5 million tablets, thus controlling 11.5 percent of the global market.
Microsoft Skype for Web gets phone calling support
Thanks to its latest update, Skype for Web now allows its users to call both mobile phones and landlines.
Goldgenie releases 24K gold Galaxy S7 series
Not long after UK-based Truly Exquisite unveiled its 24K gold Galaxy S7 flagships, Goldgenie unleashes its own custom, gold-plated Samsung Android flagships.
Xiaomi to push digital smartphone sales in India starting with the Mi 4s and Mi 5
The increasingly competitive smartphone market in China is forcing Xiaomi to look beyond its borders for an expansion to India.
Samsung sells over 100,000 Galaxy S7 handsets in South Korea in two days
After two days on the market, the regular Galaxy S7 accounted for about 60 percent of the total sales.
Samsung handsets might use advanced laser technology to monitor health
Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatches, as well as Galaxy tablets and smartphones, might soon use a new laser speckle interferometric methodology to monitor various health indicators.
Microsoft Store removes bitcoin payments for Windows 10
Less than two years after adding it, the Redmond giant removes the option to redeem Bitcoin cryptocurrency to purchase software and devices online.
Lenovo ThinkPad T460s (Core i7, WQHD) Ultrabook Review
On the way to perfection? Lenovo's T460s is proof that even an excellent notebook like the T450s can be improved. No device from the T4x0s series was ever so light and at the same time so powerful – but users will have to waive expandability and maintainability in return.
Intel Core i7-6600U, HD Graphics 520, 14", 1.3 kgLenovo ThinkPad X260 (Core i5, WXGA) Notebook Review
Small typewriter. Lenovo's new 12.5-inch ThinkPad X260 mobilizes the office and convinces in many regards. Still, it cannot manage to secure the top spot for business subnotebooks, despite the good concept.
Intel Core i5-6200U, HD Graphics 520, 12.5", 1.5 kgHuawei threatens Apple's position in China
Although Apple controls alone about 25 percent of the Chinese smartphone market, Huawei has recently seen a solid growth and might overtake the Cupertino giant by the end of the year.
Samsung Pay coming to Galaxy S7 handsets on Verizon
Although it was rumored that Verizon would not offer Samsung Pay on the Galaxy S7, it has just been confirmed that owners of this flagship on the Big Red can use this mobile payment service.
Huawei Pay debuts in China
This new mobile payment service only backed by the Bank of China for now enters a market dominated by Alibaba's Alipay, with more than 400 million verified users.
Lenovo ThinkPad T460p Notebook Review
Looking for more performance? After one-year of abstinence, Lenovo once again offers a powerful device without ULV hardware within its premium lineup. Thanks to fast processors and optional discreet GPU, the T460p is supposed to fill the gap between normal T-series and mobile workstations, but the cooling in particular is a minor issue.
Intel Core i5-6440HQ, HD Graphics 530, 14", 1.9 kgApple confirms March 21st launch event
The 9.7-inch iPad Pro and a 4-inch iPhone should be unveiled during this event, next to new Apple Watch versions.
Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge pre-orders exceeded expectations
Although the numbers are not public yet, the president of Samsung’s mobile division confirmed that pre-orders have been stronger than expected.
HP ZBook 15u G3 Workstation Review
Affordable, portable, professional… The HP ZBook 15u G3 brings us a thin-and-light mobile workstation with capable specs, all within the realm of affordability. But is it a workstation, or is it an Ultrabook… or is it a little bit of both?
Intel Core i7-6600U, AMD FirePro W4190M, 15.6", 2.2 kgSamsung Galaxy S7 is harder to repair than its predecessor
Notorious website iFixit.com awarded Samsung's latest flagship a repairability score of only 3/10 while its predecessor got 4/10.
Microsoft announces SQL Server for Linux
While Microsoft previewed the core relational database capabilities earlier this week, SQL Server for Linux is only expected to become available next year.
Samsung begins mass production of its Dual Pixel sensor for mobile
The new 1.4 μm-pixel image sensor uses the ISOCELL and Dual Pixel technologies, bringing DSLR camera-level features to mobile phones.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow usage has almost doubled in the last month
Although Marshmallow still has a very low market share, new data from Google reveals that its popularity almost doubled since last month while Lollipop finally became the dominant Android version.
Dropbox reaches 500 million users
Less than 8 years since its debut, this online backup service is currently used by more than 500 million people.
Samsung Galaxy S7 coming to Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile
Boost customers will get the new flagship starting March 11th, while those on Virgin will get it one week later, priced at $649.99 USD, plus tax.
Microsoft plans to close Lionhead Studios
The Redmond giant has canceled Fable Legends, but the latest rumors claim they also plan to shut down UK-based Lionhead Studios.
Samsung Pay ends 2015 with losses
This mobile payment service lost almost $17 million during its first year under Samsung, but they are not charging any fees to merchants for now.
Microsoft pushes Windows 10 Redstone 2 to spring 2017
The second major set of features will hit the OS in 2017, when the launch of Microsoft's next-gen hardware is also expected to occur.
Samsung continues to lead the NAND flash market
The South Korean conglomerate controlled over 33 percent of the market in Q4 2015, followed at a distance by Toshiba and SanDisk.
Huawei plans to sell 400,000 MateBook convertibles this year
Although various analysts placed their initial expectations above the 1 million units mark, Huawei expects to ship only about 400,000 MateBook units this year.
Samsung might shut down Milk Music
After shutting down Milk Video in late 2015, Samsung is expected to pull the plug off its music streaming service as well, but nothing is official yet.
Telus delays a few Android Marshmallow updates
Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Note 5 users on Telus will get Marshmallow on March 13th instead of March 9th, while those using the Galaxy S6 Edge have to wait until March 30th, two weeks later than previously announced.
Microsoft Cortana to get language support and new features
Build 14279 of Windows 10 Insider Preview brings Cortana in three new languages and gives it the ability to save information, also packing an updated logon experience and more.
Amazon removes encryption from its Fire devices and then decides to bring it back
Only one day after removing full disk encryption from Fire OS 5, Amazon reconsidered this decision and revealed they are bringing the feature back in an update "coming this spring."
Microsoft closing several stores in Brazil
Although Brazil outperformed the rest of the world for Microsoft back in 2014, things changed rapidly and the company has decided to shut down "several of its physical stores" in the country.
Barnes & Noble apparently leaving the app store market
While the NOOK Store will no longer offer sales of third-party apps starting March 15th, they have just launched a big promotion that ends on the 14th.
Lenovo ThinkPad T560 (Core i5, SSHD) Ultrabook Review
Faster, higher, stronger? Lenovo's new ThinkPad T560 convinces with a wide viewing angle IPS display and promises more performance and longer battery runtimes thanks to the Skylake platform. However, the other changes of the 15-inch device are very subtle – is it still enough for the victory in its class?
Intel Core i5-6200U, HD Graphics 520, 15.6", 2.3 kgXiaomi Mi 5 orders exceed 16 million
While the company was ready to deliver 4 million units in the first round of sales, they were surprised to end up facing no less than 16 million reservations.
Apple beats Xiaomi in India
The US tech giant has left its Chinese competitor behind, grabbing the 6th spot in India's top 30 cities.
Samsung PM1633a is world's largest SSD
With a capacity of 15.36 TB, this drive aimed at enterprise customers uses the 12 Gb/s SAS interface and offers read and write speeds of up to 1,200 MB/s.
Google Hands Free is now live in San Francisco
This new app that allows its users to make in-store payments without reaching for their phone or wallet has just entered in a public pilot stage in a few select South Bay stores.
Global smartphone sales are up as of Q4 2015
Year-over-year smartphone sales should rise by 7 percent by the end of 2016 thanks to rapid growth in China.
Samsung Pay outgrowing Apple Pay
A recent report shows that Samsung's mobile payment system is gaining users faster than Apple Pay, despite being available in only two markets for now.
Sony CEO sees a stagnating smartphone market
The lack of innovation and increasing number of poor performers in the sector are cited as key downfalls in the smartphone world.
24K Gold Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge already up for pre-order
UK-based Truly Exquisite already has the custom 24K gold Galaxy S7 flagships up for pre-order starting at more than $2,300 USD.
Samsung is now fourth largest smartphone processor maker in the world
With around 50 million Exynos chips shipped last year, Samsung follows Qualcomm, Apple, and MediaTek, who are the world's top three smartphone processor makers.
Microsoft adds camera, pinning, ink jotting to Office 365 on mobile devices
This month's update focuses on mobile platforms, bringing Box integration on iOS and multiple features for Windows-powered handsets.
Samsung Electronics grabs 38 iF Design awards
Next to its washing machines and other appliances, Samsung received awards for products like the Gear S2 smartwatch, Galaxy S6 & Galaxy S6 Edge handsets, and the Galaxy Note5.
Toshiba cancels WearVue smart glasses
This smart accessory was announced six weeks ago and shipments were expected to begin next week.
Scout Android launcher shuts down
Although it was always well received by its users and has plenty of them, this contextual launcher for Android will be soon shutting down.
Microsoft kills Project Astoria
Many were excited by the idea of having Android apps ported to Windows 10 Mobile, but Microsoft has unfortunately decided to kill this initiative.
Microsoft buys Xamarin
This new acquisition aims to help Microsoft improve its developer tools and services, offering deeper integration and seamless mobile app dev experiences.
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