Sharp unveils Corner R smartphone with bezel-free FHD display
A prototype 5.2-inch FHD smartphone from Sharp makes its debut at an electronics show in Japan.
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Oct 9, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
LG V20: First smartphone supporting LTE-Band 66 starts shipping October 28th
T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint and Wind in Canada all announced recently that they will start shipping the LG V20 on October 28th. The LG V20 is the first smartphone to offer band 66 support, which will improve speed and offer better indoor reception.
Xiaomi: Possible Mi Note 2 prototype unit leaked
Pictures of an unkown Xiaomi phone appeared on Weibo yesterday. Even though no information was supplied with the pictures, it seems likely that this indeed isX the Mi Note 2.
Oppo 9Rs (Plus): TV spot and official teaser
Oppo is said to unveil the successor to the Oppo R9 phone in two weeks but the company has already started to tease the R9s and R9s Plus on Weibo and Chinese national TV.
LeEco Le Max2 & Le S3: This is LeEco's first US-Phone lineup
LeEco leaked details about their first US-phone and TV-lineup by accidentally publishing information ahead of time. Here is what's coming to the US in 10 days.
Samsung may manufacture both the Snapdragon 830 and Exynos 8895
Samsung and Qualcomm are reportedly partnering on a new 10 nm FoPLP manufacturing process for use on both the next generation Snapdragon and Exynos SoCs.
Oct 7, 2016
Microsoft: Windows event announced for 26th of October
Microsoft has announced a Windows-centric event for October 26th. According to rumors Microsoft plans to unveil a Surface branded All-in-One PC, which was speculated about a lot the past months.
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.
Wacom launches MobileStudio Pro series of professional tablets for a starting price of $1499
The 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch tablets will carry the next generation of Wacon Pro Pen 2 styluses with WQHD/UHD display options and either Intel Iris or Nvidia Quadro graphics when they launch next month.
Eurocom Sky X4E2 notebook with LGA 1151 socket now available
The 15.6-inch notebook will continue the Clevo tradition of offering desktop sockets and MXM 3.0 expansion slots for its range of high-performance notebooks. Prices start at about $1700 USD.
Oct 6, 2016
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.
Lenovo PHAB2 Pro Tango handset coming next month
While Project Ara has been dropped, it looks like the Project Tango-born PHAB2 Pro phablet is finally ready to hit the market and will begin shipping in November.
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.
Oct 5, 2016
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.
Oct 4, 2016
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.
Verizon Google Pixel leak and pricing information: What is Google Magic?
Just a few hours before Google's big hardware event today, yet another leak surfaced recently, unveiling a blue version of the phones and some Verizon pricing information. It also mentioned a new buzzword: Google Magic
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.
Oct 3, 2016
Acer Iconia Talk S debuts in Taiwan
This 7-inch slate is powered by a MediaTek processor, next to 2 GB RAM and 32 GB storage, runs Android Marshmallow, and retails for less than $240 USD.
Asus quietly unveils the Zenbook UX410 notebook
This 14-inch notebook with 6 mm-thin bezels is apparently powered by a Kaby Lake processors (i3, i5, and i7 options available), but the details on pricing are not available yet.
Google Pixel and Pixel XL leak online
With 5-inch and 5.5-inch AMOLED displays, both handsets use a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor and are expected to be officially unveiled tomorrow.
Lenovo ThinkPad E470: Already on sale in Australia
The recently leaked ThinkPad model E470 is already available in Australia, without any formal announcment.
Oct 2, 2016
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.
Sep 30, 2016
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) debuts in Korea
This 5.7-inch phablet hits South Korea via SK Telecom, powered by a Samsung Exynos 7420 SoC and priced at roughly $590 USD.
HTC Desire 10 Lifestyle debuts in India
This 5.5-inch handset is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, next to 3 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage, all with Android Marshmallow with HTC Sense UI on top.
Lenovo Tab3 8 Plus leaks online
This tablet is expected to come in both 32 GB and 64 GB versions, both powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC, next to 3 GB of memory.
Google: Pixel-Nexus size comparison & Google statues in Australia
Now that we have renders of the two Pixel phones, a size comparison with their predecessors makes sense. Meanwhile Google is busy putting up statues of their MadebyGoogle initiative all over the globe, people in Australia see a different date though.
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.
Google delays final Android Wear 2.0 update to early 2017
Google just announced a third developer preview of its next major Android Wear OS 2.0. It does introduce the Google Play store to Android Wear watches but delays the final release by a few months, Google says.
Huawei press conference on November 3rd: Mate 9 incoming?
Huawei is holding a press conference on November 3rd in Munich, Germany. While the invitation does not specify the device being introduced on that day, we are pretty sure, it will be the Mate 9.
Google: 360 degree video of the Pixel XL shows device from all sides
Based on factory CAD models, the 360 degree video shows the bigger of the two Pixel Phones that Google will officially unveil on October 4th of this year.
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).
Aorus X7 v6 gaming notebook to ship with a QHD 120 Hz display
Both the 15-inch and 17-inch notebooks are shipping with 120 Hz/5 ms displays, GTX 1070 GPUs, and an overclocked Core i7-6820HK CPU for a starting price of $2399 USD.
Sep 29, 2016
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.
The OnePlus X is getting Android 6.0.1 more than a year after its release
Better late than never. OnePlus X customers will be happy to hear that OnePlus released Oxygen OS 3.1.2 today, which will update the OnePlus X to Android 6.0.1 more than one year after its initial release.
Huawei Mate 9 leak: Pictures, pricing and planned configurations
Two leaks targeting the Mate 9 phablet by Huawei reveal a bunch of high quality pictures and give us detailed information about this years successor to the Mate 8 including planned pricing.
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.
Apple may be returning to Nvidia graphics for future Mac products
Nvidia is looking for new applicants who can "help produce the next revolutionary Apple products."
Sep 28, 2016
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.
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