Cortana coming to Cyanogen OS
Cyanogen OS will have full integration of Microsoft's voice assistant.
Phablet
Samsung now mass produces 12 Gb LPDDR4 chips
The industry's first 12 Gb LPDDR4 mobile memory chips are 30 percent faster than their 8 Gb predecessors, but also offer twice the speed of DDR4 memory currently available for PCs.
MobiWire unveils 5.5-inch Winona smartphone for 200 Euros
The smartphone will be just 7 mm thick and run Android 5.1 with an octa-core SoC.
BlackBerry acquires Good Technology
The two companies have signed an agreement with a value of $425 million in cash, BlackBerry gaining improved security capabilities across all platforms.
IFA 2015 | Lenovo shows off Phab and Phab Plus tablets
The budget 6.8-inch and 7-inch phablets will carry Snapdragon 400 and 615 SoCs.
HTC Desire 728G coming this October for 300 Euros
The 5.5-inch mainstream smartphone will come with 13 MP and 8 MP rear and front cameras, respectively.
OnePlus 2 Smartphone Review
Fine tuning. The second smartphone from the still young Chinese company is once again a strong package. There are many small improvements, but the design evolved as well. A current Snapdragon and even a new operating system are also included, but it is still not a flagship killer.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994, Adreno 430, 5.5", 178 g
IFA 2015 | Archos unveils Diamond Plus smartphone
This 5.5-inch handset is similar to the cheaper and smaller Diamond S and will also hit the market in November.
Moto X Pure Edition pre-orders beginning tomorrow
The handset will go on pre-order tomorrow via Moto Maker in the US, starting at $399.99 USD as previously announced.
Elephone P8000 Smartphone Review
The price-performance elephant. A smartphone with Full HD, LTE, fingerprint scanner and metal casing for not quite 200 Euros (~$226)? That sounds too good to be true! But the Elephone P8000 features just that, and we will uncover whether there is a catch somewhere.
Mediatek MT6753, ARM Mali-T720 MP4, 5.5", 203 g
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) Smartphone Review
The modern pen and paper. Who needs college-ruled paper and lead pencil when the Galaxy Note 5 does it all? The Note 5 may be a great successor to the Note 4, but don't throw away that classic notepad just yet.
Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa, ARM Mali-T760 MP8, 5.7", 171 g
China's Zopo hopes to sell 1 million devices over the next year
Zopo is aiming to sell tons of smartphones over the course of next year by entering India.
Incorrect positioning of the S Pen can damage the Galaxy Note 5
Putting the stylus back in its recess upside down can cause the pen to be stuck.
Alleged shots of Nexus 6 2015 appear on Google+
Images show the supposedly final design of the upcoming phablet including its top rear camera.
Samsung pushing ads to smartphone notification centers
Samsung has followed in HTC's footsteps; some users are finding advertisements in their notification centers.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 has the best smartphone display claims DisplayMate
The Galaxy Note5 gets the crown for best display according to DisplayMate tests. "A very impressive smartphone display".
Moto Maker now selling the Moto X Play smartphone
Prices start at around 380 Euros and 430 Euros for the 16 GB and 32 GB models, respectively.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 global preorders start
However, there is a significant price difference between the devices sold locally and those available for preordering abroad.
Samsung intros Level On Wireless Pro headphones
These premium Bluetooth 4.1 headphones introduce Ultra High Quality Audio, a technology that offers a high definition experience, but also feature a comfortable fit and dual layered diaphragm.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 6 Kids Edition Tablet Review
Limited. Amazon's newest iteration of the HD 6 tablet was designed with kids 3 years and up in mind. It is shipped with both a thick foam bumper and accidental damage protection. Our review will clarify how this child-friendly tablet is targeting its demographic.
Mediatek MT8135, PowerVR G6200, 6", 360 g
Lenovo launches 6.8-inch Phab Plus handset
This new phablet comes with dual SIM and 4G LTE connectivity, Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Soc and full HD display, but will only be available in China.
Xiaomi announces Redmi Note 2 smartphone for 115 Euros
The 5.5-inch FHD smartphone confirms previous leaks with its cheap price and mainstream hardware.
Samsung unveils Note5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+
These two long-awaited devices have similar specs but different designs and will be available globally later this month.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 - Rumors, Facts and Dates
Samsung's high-end phablet called Galaxy Note 5 is expected for autumn 2015. We summarize all the relevant rumors about the Galaxy Note 5 and give a perspective on the upcoming flagship phablet from Samsung.
Samsung and LG dominate the US Android market
The two companies control almost 80 percent of the Android smartphone market in the US, while Apple continues to drop.
Sony announces Xperia Ultra C5 availability and price
The Xperia Ultra X5 phablet is coming first to Hong Kong for about 350 Euros.
Google and Samsung promise monthly OTA Android security updates
Both companies promise monthly security updates, but while Google revealed the devices that will get them, Samsung's plans are still unclear.
AT&T releases Stagefright fix for Galaxy S6, Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 4
Soon after Sprint, AT&T becomes the second large mobile carrier in the US that releases a patch to address the notorious Stagefright vulnerability.
T-Mobile becomes the third-largest mobile carrier in the US
Sprint falls on the fourth position, after T-Mobile added 2.1 million customers in the second quarter and moved up.
New LG and Huawei Nexus specs surface
The new Nexus devices will most likely launch some time toward the end of this year, probably together with Android M.
Honor 6 Plus Smartphone Review
Are two better than one? The key feature of the Honor 6+ is the dual-camera of the smartphone. HTC tried this in the past as well and failed miserably, but the Chinese do a better job. The 6+ also convinces with a good set of features as well as great battery runtimes.
HiSilicon Kirin 925, ARM Mali-T628 MP4, 5.5", 164 g
Sprint updates Galaxy Note 4 to fix Stagefright vulnerability
The update is based on Android 5.1.1 and also fixes the home button and the recent menu button lag.
IFA 2015 | Sony confirms IFA 2015 press conference
Sony will be present at the Berlin event between September 4 and 9, but has also confirmed a special press event that will take place on September 2.
Lollipop grows to 18 percent, KitKat remains most popular Android version
Android KitKat still holds almost 40 percent of the market, with Jelly Bean ranking in second place, but both slowly lose ground while Lollipop is slowly heading up.
Huawei Maimang 4 comes equipped with the Snapdragon 616 SoC
Qualcomm has confirmed that the Chinese smartphone uses Snapdragon 616 and not Snapdragon 615.
Sony unveils Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5
The C5 Ultra phablet comes with a generous 6-inch display and two 13 MP cameras, while the waterproof M5 smartphone has a 5-inch screen and a 21.5 MP image snapper on the back.
MediaTek Helio X22 and X30 10-core chips coming in 2016
While the X22 is a slightly faster X20, the X30 uses a different arrangement of cores to improve performance, and first devices to use them are expected in early 2016.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ may be coming this August for 800 Euros
Expect price cuts for the existing Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge if the S6 Edge+ launches on August 21.
Sony might unveil Xperia C5 Ultra on Monday
Sony unveiled on Twitter that "a new way to capture split-second photos is coming" on August 3, most likely the Xperia C5 Ultra.
MasterCard and Samsung to launch Samsung Pay in Europe
While the US and South Korea will get Samsung Pay later this summer, MasterCard and Samsung announced they will bring their mobile payment service to Europe as well.
Galaxy J2 SM-J200G spotted on GFXBench
The specs of a new SM-J200 Galaxy smartphone have been revealed by a GFXBench database entry, but Samsung declined to commend, as usual.
LG G4 receives new leather back covers
LG has expanded its range of back covers for the flagship G4 to 9 different colors and an upgrade option for 50 Euros.
Moto X Pure Edition starts at $399.99 USD
The handset is a Moto X Style loaded with pure Android 5.1 Lollipop and fully unlocked 4G LTE, expected to hit the US this fall.
Spigen Galaxy Note 5 cases now up for pre-order
While Samsung's next-gen phablet is expected to show up on August 13, Spigen already begun to accept pre-orders for Note 5 cases and screen protectors.
Samsung launches world's first 1.0 μm-pixel, 16MP image sensor
This new image sensor has a very low footprint, making it the ideal choice for the thin next-gen mobile devices.
LG only made 1.2 cents per phone sold last quarter
LG's great sales were not enough to bring in a lot of profit.
Motorola Moto G receives update
Motorola unveiled the latest Moto G smartphone on Tuesday.
Motorola announces new Moto X Style and Moto X Play
The next generation of Moto X was introduced Tuesday by Motorola as two of three new smartphones announced.
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 coming mid-August
The event will take place on August 13 in New York and Samsung might reveal the new Note phablet and a new Galaxy S6 device, but no details have been unveiled.
Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 5 spotted on Geekbench
The Verizon Wireless version of Samsung's next-gen phablet has been spotted and the latest rumors claim it might launch before the end of July.
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