MWC 2017 | Samsung Galaxy S8 migh launch in February 2017
What appears like a leaked image of a future Galaxy Unpacked event suggests that this next-gen flagship is scheduled to show up at MWC 2017.
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OnePlus 3: Production stop and new model with LCD-panel possible
According to industry sources, OnePlus could stop production of the OnePlus 3 in order to have free capacities for a follow-up model with LCD-panel and Snapdragon 821 processor.
Nokia D1C shows up on AnTuTu
The first Nokia smartphone with Android has been spotted with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 on board, next to 3 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage.
Qualcomm: Snapdragon 830 units on their way to India
Test units with Qualcomm's next generation processor MSM8998 on board have turned up on India's import/export database Zauba. Most likely, this model will be next year's Snapdragon 830 and power a lot of high-end Android phones in 2017.
Sales of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 have been stopped
Samsung issued a statemen, warning users about using the Galaxy Note 7 and asking all retail partners and carriers to stop selling it. This comes just one day after Samsung stopped production of the Galaxy Note 7.
Huawei Honor 6X launching next week
This 5.5-inch handset is expected to hit the market powered by a Huawei Kirin 620 processor and to retail for a price of roughly $200 USD.
Gartner: Worldwide PC and smartphone shipments to decline again
Gartner's latest devices forecast figures predict a second consecutive year of decline. Premium ultramobile PCs are the only device type with a forecasted growth. Mobile phone shipments will fall 1.6% in 2016.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime hits the Philippines
This Exynos 7870-powered handset with a 5.5-inch full HD TFT display hits the third market, less than one month after reaching Vietnam and India.
Slickwraps launches Google Pixel and Pixel XL skins
The new Google Pixel handsets just got nine skins each, including carbon, metal, wood, and stone finishes. Each has multiple color choices and costs less than $20 USD.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 units still exploding: Stop using them!
Last week has been a disastrous one for Samsung and its current flagship the Galaxy Note 7. Even the new model that was said to be safe to use, exploded in five cases and caused injuries. Tech magazines recommend to stop using them and get a refund.
OnePlus 3 running out of stock: New version coming?
Chinese Weibo is the source of a new rumor that a new version of the OnePlus 3 is coming. The current OnePlus 3 seems to run low on stock again and takes at least three weeks to ship in the US.
Microsoft: Surface Phone might not come before 2018
Don't wait for the Surface Phone, it might take longer than expect. According to new rumors directly from the source, the Surface Phone will not be released until late 2017 at the earliest.
Huawei: The Kirin 960 processor might be revealed on October 19th
Huawei has sent out invitations for a press event on October 19th. The company did not reveal what product it will show on that day but it is widely believed to be the Kirin 960 processor, successor to last year's Kirin 950.
Oppo will release the R9s with new Sony sensor on October 19th
Oppo made it official. Event invitations point to October 19th as the start of its R9s smartphone, successor to the successful Oppo 9R. There might even be a Plus-version and both are said to feature a new Sony IMX-sensor.
Leagoo M5 Smartphone Review
Hottie!Leagoo's M5 is an affordable entry-level smartphone with one great feature - according to the manufacturer, the screen is fracture and breakage resistant should it be dropped. To achieve this, the manufacturer has installed a solid metal frame and an especially hardened glass front. However, this resistance seems to be at the expense of heat dissipation since the M5 presents its hot side in the test.
Mediatek MT6580M, ARM Mali-400 MP2, 5", 178 g
UMi Super Euro Edition Smartphone Review
Limited edition. Only 999 UMi Super Euro Edition smartphones were supposedly released worldwide. The blue smartphone is thus pretty exclusive, although it doesn't differ much from the standard UMi Super. The smartphone from China is great in some areas, but some features are far from "super".
Mediatek Helio P10 MT6755, ARM Mali-T860 MP2, 5.5", 202 g
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Moto Z Smartphone Review
Moto-mania. Not only does Lenovo's new flagship Moto Z feature high-end technology, it also aims to attract customers with its modular expandability and extremely slim design. Does the concept work in practice or are there even any drawbacks such as reduced battery runtimes?
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996, Adreno 530, 5.5", 136 g
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.
Honor 8 Smartphone Review
Blue marvel. The Honor 8 comes to us in an appealing 2.5D-glass casing and classy colors. But is a stylish casing and dual-camera enough to convince buyers in the highly competitive mid-range? We will find out in our test.
HiSilicon Kirin 950, ARM Mali-T880 MP4, 5.2", 153 g
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fitbit Charge 2 hits the US market
This fitness tracker hits now multiple new markets, with more to be added next month, and a Special Edition Series to launch in December.
T-Mobile Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge get Samsung Cloud and the last security update
The new firmware contains the September Security Maintenance Release, but it also delivers the Samsung Cloud features like sync for photos, videos, and other files.
Xiaomi shows off low light capabilities of the Mi 5s camera
Xiaomi released 26 professionally made pictures showing the low light capabilities of the new Xiaomi Mi 5s smartphone and its internal 12 megapixel Sony IMX 378 camera.
Blackberry DTEK60 leak: New Android smartphone looks like Alcatel Idol 4s
Starting October 11th, BlackBerry could start selling the DTEK60 smartphone for 699 CAD in Canada, a new leak suggests. Once again BlackBerry uses TCL hardware. The Android phone resembles the Alcatel Idol 4S with updated specs.
Lenovo Moto Z and Moto G4 to get Nougat later this year
A Lenovo official has recently unveiled that the Moto Z and the Moto G4 families are scheduled to get Android 7.0 in the fourth quarter of this year.
LG V20 available starting this week
LG Electronics announced that the new smartphone LG V20 will become available to customers starting this week. The LG V20 will make its public debut in LG's home market of South Korea.
Huawei Honor 6X coming next month
This 5.5-inch handset is expected to hit the market next month, featuring dual cameras and a fingerprint scanner, as well as mid-range specs overall.
Xiaomi Mi 5s & Mi 5s Plus now official
These 5.2-inch and 5.7-inch handsets are both powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 chip, and will soon hit the Chinese market.
Samsung Galaxy On8 launches in India
This 5.5-inch, Exynos 7580-powered handset will go on sale via Flipkart starting October 2 and carries a price tag of roughly $240 USD.
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