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The handset shown in Barcelona today is the first one to run BlackBerry 10 OS and to pack a slide-out keyboard, as well as a curved touchscreen.

Between September 2014 and February 2015, Chinese manufacturer Lenovo has been preloading the Superfish adware on its laptops. This is a short history of the Lenovo-Superfish scandal.

Today BlackBerry officially announced the Leap, a 5-inch smartphone with dual-core processor. As with all BB 10 OS devices, the Leap can also run Android apps.

Over at MWC 2015 in Barcelona, Silent Circle announced two new devices, the Blackphone 2 handset, and the Blackphone Plus tablet. The main feature of the new devices is an ultra-secure operating system.

At MWC 2015, Huawei has expanded its Android tablet range by announcing the MediaPad T1 7.0 and the MediaPad T1 10. These affordable tablets are priced starting at around 100 Euro.

The Taiwanese fabless chipmaker presents two new 64-bit processors for mobile devices and a new standard that will simplify resource sharing between gadgets.

The two new handsets will hit the market next month and Samsung hopes they will perform much better than the Galaxy S5 and even the company's best seller so far, Galaxy S4.

The new chips unveiled today aim smartphones, phablets, and tablets, as well as convertibles. First products that use them are expected in mid-2015.

This 4-inch Windows smartphone is Windows 10-ready, has low specs, but promises to run better than Android smartphones with similar hardware, and will hit the market next month.

Archos has just unveiled three new Android tablets in its Magnus series, one of which is marketed as the first tablet in the world to come 256 GB of storage.

These two new Windows Phone handsets are both upgradeable to Windows 10, come with a one-year subscription to Office 365 Personal, and target the low-end segment of the market.

Today Lenovo unveiled two entry-level Android tablets that feature Dolby's Atmos surround sound technology. The new Lenovo tablets come with quad-core processors and IPS displays.

Today Sony officially unveiled the Xperia Z4 Tablet, a device that's being marketed as the thinnest tablet in the world. In addition to a thickness of just 6.1mm, the main highlights include a Snapdragon 810 chipset and Android 5.0 Lollipop.

This new 5-inch handset packs a Corning Gorilla Glass 3-protected IPS Zero Air Gap display, 13 MP main camera, a 64-bit MediaTek processor, and loaded with Android 5.0 Lollipop.

HP's new 13-inch convertible offers an Intel Broadwell-U processor, an M.2 SSD and a high-resolution touchscreen.

The hotly anticipated HTC flagship doesn't bring many changes from its predecessor, but the improvements are obvious.

The two new Exynos-powered flagships sacrifice removable battery and expandable memory in favor of metal-and-glass design.

With a market share of only 20 percent, the notorious Cupertino-based company managed to grab most of the smartphone operating profits worldwide.

This 7-inch Android tablet powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor is the first one to join the carrier's portfolio and can be purchased alone or as part of two virtual bundled promotions, next to select LG handsets.

This 12.2-inch ultraportable is powered by a new Intel Core M processor and will hit the US market tomorrow for a price that starts at $1,200 USD.

Unlike most previous Ubuntu smartphones, Meizu's MX4 Ubuntu Edition is packed with flagship-tier hardware.

The second generation drops the dual SIM capability, but brings 4G LTE connectivity, a larger screen, a faster processor, as well as more internal storage and Android 5.0 Lollipop on top.

The new owner of VAIO, the Japan Industrial Partners investment fund, is allegedly gearing up to officially announce the first VAIO smartphone in the history of the brand.

Toshiba has expanded its Satellite C50-B, C70-B, and B-C70D notebook series by announcing five new models. The new notebooks are priced between 549 and 699 Euro.

The Xperia Z4 Tablet briefly surfaced yesterday on the official Sony website. The main highlights include a 2K display and a high-end chipset.

The industry’s first 128 GB ultra-fast UFS 2.0 embedded memory for next-gen high-end smartphones has just entered mass production.

The all-metal Urbane that will be unveiled next week in Barcelona promises to become the world's first LTE-enabled smartwatch.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has surfaced in a leaked benchmark result. The main highlights of the tablet include an octa-core Exynos 5 processor with 3GB of RAM.

Google recently announced a partnership with three major carriers from the United States. By the end of the year, the Google Wallet app will come pre-installed on almost all new Android smartphones sold by these carriers.

Sony announced today a new entry-level smartphone called the Xperia E4g. The LTE smartphone will be released in April at prices starting at 120 EUR.

A Google manager announced the upcoming release of the high-end Chromebook's second generation. This premium Chromebook is geared towards developers and will be produced in limited quantities.

Toshiba has just expanded its 15.6-inch notebook Satellite P50-B series with the addition of the Satellite P50-B-11M model. The notebook comes comes with an Intel Core i7-4720HQ processor, AMD Radeon R9 M265X graphics, and a Blu-ray burner.

Microsoft is apparently working on an updated version of the Lumia 635 that comes with 1 GB RAM. The updated handset is said to be unveiled next week at MWC 2015.

T-Mobile USA recently published a photo teaser of the upcoming Galaxy S6. The photo confirms that the smartphone will feature a curved display and a metal frame.

LG has officially announced four new mid-range Android smartphones called the LG Joy, Magna, Leon, and Spirit.

In the semiconductor trade show ISSCC currently taking place in San Francisco, AMD has announced details about their new APU generation. Although Carrizo is processed in the same 28 nm lithography as its predecessor, the chip should score points with a significantly better energy efficiency.

A new Samsung Galaxy S6 video teaser from the South Korean manufacturer emphasizes the metal build of the upcoming flagship. The Galaxy S6 will be officially unveiled at MWC 2015 on March 1st.

The second-gen slate with Super AMOLED display is expected to feature a Samsung Exynos SoC, Cat.6 LTE connectivity, and to ship loaded with Android 5.0.2.

The company caves in to negative feedback and says the overclocking feature will return the same way it was removed - through a driver update.

According to a recent rumor, Apple is readying somewhere between 5 and 6 million Apple Watch units in preparation for the launch of the smartwatch series. The manufacturer is also said to have canceled many of the announced functions.

The new Snapdragon 415, 425, 618 and 620 transform once-premium features such as 64-bit support, LTE and Wi-Fi 802.11ac into baseline standards.

Allview has unveiled a new Android smartphone. The E2 Jump is a IPx5-certified waterproof handset priced at 139 Euros. The 4.5-inch device will be broadly available in Europe starting with March 5.

HTC confirmed today that the One M9 will be officially introduced on March 1st at the Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona. The smartphone is rumored to come with a 5-inch fullHD display, a Snapdragon 810 chip, and a 20.7MP primary camera.

Acer is gearing up to update its 17-inch gaming laptop with Nvidia's new mid-range graphics cards. Some configurations will also receive Intel's 3D Real Sense camera.

Nvidia recently announced that GRID, the company's on-demand game streaming service, will soon be home to 40 gaming titles. Three new games will be added in the next few weeks: Saints Row IV, Alan Wake, and Metro Last Light Redux

This 13.3-inch ultraportable weighs only 2.6 pounds, has a Full HD IPS display, Intel Core-M processor, comes loaded with Windows 8.1, and starts at $699 USD.

Samsung recently announced that it started mass producing the 64-bit Exynos Octa 7 using the 14-nm FinFET technology. The new chip is likely to be called the Exynos 7420, and is expected to power the upcoming Galaxy S6.

A new rumor claims that the official unveiling of the LG G4 is planned for the month of April. On the first day of March, two major Android flagships are expected to be unveiled, the Samsung Galaxy S6, and the HTC One M9 Hima. By unveiling the G4 later in the year, LG plans to distance its device from competing products.

VAIO, the laptop brand which used to be owned by Sony, announced yesterday two new Ultrabooks. The Vaio Z is an acrobatic slim Ultrabook that can be used in multiple viewing modes, while the screen of the VAIO Z Canvas can be completely separated from the keyboard, resulting in a fully-featured Windows tablet.