Toshiba might be selling its sensor business to Sony

Toshiba seems to be in a bit of a tough spot lately after a troubling revelation that the company overstated earnings by $1.3 billion going back to fiscal 2008/09. Naturally this caused a veritable scandal, followed by a promise to restructure from the new CEO - Masashi Muromachi. A major part of this process is determining the faith of the OEM's...

Apple Music for Android screenshots leak before release

Apple is still sitting pretty on that Android version of Apple Music it promised back when the service was first introduced. But while the app will release eventually, here is a sneak peek at what it's going to look like courtesy of Mobilegeeks.de. The UI is a familiar combination of both Android UI guidelines and Apple Music design elements on iOS....

Sales reports suggest the LG V10 isn't doing very well on its home turf

LG seems to be having a streak of bad luck lately. Both the G Flex 2 and the G4 have failed to meet sales expectations and now it appears the freshly announced V10 is heading down the same road. Initial numbers are coming in for domestic sales of the handset and they don't look very promising. The statistics are courtesy of ATLAS Research & Consulting,...

New press renders of the Motorola Droid Turbo 2 and Droid Maxx 2 surface online

A fresh new pair of Motorola DROID devices is coming to Verizon, no doubt about it. The unveiling event for the Droid Turbo 2 and Droid Maxx 2 is already set for October 27 and the pair is generating a lot of attention. Both models have already been featured in quite a few leaks, so we are now fairly certain about their appearance and specs sheets....

HTC delays its Grip smartband yet again

The HTC Grip fitness tracking smartband was unveiled back in March at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC). At that time, the company said the $199 device would arrive in the US in spring, but that never happened. It was later revealed that an improved version of the fitness band will be launched later this year. However, looks like the device,...

Canadian carrier Telus confirms its BlackBerry Priv plans

While Rogers is already accepting pre-orders for the BlackBerry Priv in Canada, another local carrier has confirmed its plans for the Android device. Telus has revealed that it will begin selling the handset on November 6. @Im_Sure_ Hey Matt, no pre-order this year. The device will be available in-store and online on Nov 6th. :)— TELUS Support (@TELUSsupport)...

Apple Music dents Pandora's user-base

Nearly a month after Apple Music's launch back in June this year, Pandora's CEO Brian McAndrews said their online music streaming service was largely unaffected by the new competitor. However, it has now been revealed that the launch resulted in Pandora losing 1.3 million active users in Q3. The revelation was made by McAndrews himself, who also...

OnePlus extends OP2 invite expiry period to 3 days

OnePlus has made a sensible move - the company has extended its invite expiry period to 3 days, which means you'll now have full three days to claim your OnePlus 2 invites compared to just 24 hours that the company gave you earlier. The reason it makes sense is that a 3 day period will reduce chances of users missing out on invites sent via email....

Apple Watch landing in India on November 6

Apple has officially confirmed that the Watch will be available in India starting November 6 - the date is now mentioned on the Cupertino-based company's India website. While the date of availability has been revealed, the tech giant hasn't mentioned the price tag the smartwatch will carry in the country. FYI, local e-commerce website Grabmore.in,...

BlackBerry begins accepting Priv pre-orders in US, UK, and Canada

BlackBerry has finally started accepting pre-orders for its debut android smartphone. Priv pre-orders are currently live in the US, UK, and Canada, where the device carries a price tag of $699, £559, and $899, respectively. An important point worth mentioning here is that the model on offer in the US is not compatible with CDMA carriers like Verizon,...

iPhone 6s vs. Galaxy S6 vs. Xperia Z5:

Some phones just can't be reviewed in a vacuum, the competition between them is so fierce - and their price tags so high - that they have to be compared against each other under a microscope to determine the best one for you. The Apple iPhone 6s and Samsung Galaxy S6 are joined by the Sony Xperia Z5 for this three-way fight. Source: http://www...

AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S5 finally receives Android 5.1.1 update

AT&T is now finally in the process of rolling out the update to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop for its version of the Galaxy S5, Samsung's flagship from 2014. It's quite late, of course, seeing as how Google's already released Android 6.0 Marshmallow to its Nexus devices, but at least owners of the AT&T Galaxy S5 now have something to look forward...

Sony officially denies selling its mobile segment, yet again

Jonathan Lin, who is Sony Mobile's General Manager in Taiwan has officially stated that the company won't be exiting the mobile market. His claim is backed up by a recent meeting of his with Hiroki Totoki, who also firmly denies analyst allegations, yet again. According to Mr. Lin, Sony Mobile will focus its energy on improving the business and the...

Samsung Galaxy On7 and On5 go official in China

Samsung Galaxy On5 popped up on the official Samsung India website just two days ago, but the page was quickly taken down. We still managed to extract all the interesting details about the 5" Galaxy On5 and we are pretty much considering it as official. Today Samsung China official took the wraps off the Galaxy On7 and the Galaxy On5 smartphones...

Amazon boasts 23% increase in sales for Q3 2015

Amazon's financial results for Q3 2015 are in and the company is doing very well, as it's gearing for the holiday shopping season. The company recorded a 23% increase in sales to $25.4 billion compared to $20.6 billion in Q3 2014. The result of the boost in sales is a positive quarter balance with a $79 million profit. Amazon's success is due to...

Google beats estimates in Q3, enjoys $18.7B revenue and $3.98B profit

Q3 2015 is one of Google's strongest as Alphabet announced the company's financial results for the quarter. Google's revenue for the period is $18.7 billion, a 13% year-over-year rise. Google's websites generated $13 billion of that revenue - a 16% year-over-year increase. Net income was also high at $3.98 billion, compared to Q3 2014's $2.74 billion....

New render of the rumored Lumia Saana leaks out

A couple of days ago, there were reports that Microsoft is working on a new Lumia device (internally code-named Saana). The following was the first leaked render of the rumored device. Now, another render of the Saana has leaked (see the image below), showing the back of the mid-range handset. As for the specs, the smartphone (RM-1152) is said to...

Facebook for iOS update fixes significant power draw issue

The Facebook app on iOS once again became a cause for concern after users started noticing the app drawing considerably more power and draining the battery. Facebook has now fixed the issue in the latest update, which was pushed out yesterday. Although Facebook didn't bother pointing out the reason to fix or even acknowledge the issue existed in...

Gigabyte unveils four budget phones: Classic and Classic Lite, Essence and Essence 4

Gigabyte dropped four new phones. Or is it two phones in two flavors each? Meet the Gigabyte Classic and Classic Lite plus the Gigabyte Essence and Essence 4. All four are 3G dual-SIM phones and cost under €100. Gigabyte Classic The best-specced of the lot, the Gigabyte Classic is still an entry-level device. It sports a 5" 720p screen (294ppi) and...

Chrome for iOS update brings Split View support on iPad

Google has issued an update to its Chrome web browser for iOS, bumping it to version 46.0.2490.73 and bringing features like Autofill as well as Split View support on certain iPads. With Split View support, you can now use the web browser side-by-side with another app, allowing you to, for example, chat while surfing the Web. The feature, however,...

HTC exec on One A9's iPhone-like design: It's actually Apple who copied us

Ever since HTC launched its new One A9 smartphone, it has been heavily criticized for making a device that looks like an iPhone 6 clone. Now, a senior HTC executive has came to the defense of the handset as well as the company, saying that it was Apple who originally copied one of their phone's design in its iPhone 6. "We're not copying. We made...

Microsoft quietly lays off another 1,000 employees

Just a few months after laying off a whopping 7,800 people, Microsoft has quietly cut another 1,000 jobs, which is approximately 1% of the Redmond, Washington-based company's total global work force. The fresh round of layoffs came after the software giant announced its Q3 2015 earnings, revealing a 54% year-on-year decline in the revenue of its...

OPPO R7s Plus and A33m receive TENAA certification

A couple of new Oppo smartphones have been certified by the Chinese regulatory agency TENAA. These include the high end OPPO R7s Plus and the mid-level A33m. Let's begin with the R7s Plus. As the name suggests, it should be an upgraded variant of the R7s that was made official early this week. As for the specs, it is powered by a 1.5 GHz octa core...

After announcing layoffs, Twitter's new CEO is now giving away a third of his stock to employees

Twitter's newly-installed CEO Jack Dorsey has announced that he's giving away one-third of the company stocks he owns to employees. If you're wondering, that's exactly 1% of the company, which translates into an estimated $214 million. He made the announcement in a tweet on the micro-blogging service. 🐥⚡️ I'm giving ~1/3rd of my Twitter stock (exactly...

Microsoft's phone business takes a hit in Q3

Microsoft has released its earnings report for Q3 2015, and while most of the company's businesses have performed well, the phone business has taken a hit - revenue was down a disappointing 54% compared to the same period last year. This means that the Redmond-based company managed to sell around just 5.8 million Lumia phones in the previous quarter,...

BlackBerry Priv clears the FCC hurdle

BlackBerry's Android-powered Priv smartphone has cleared the FCC hurdle, which means it's now ready to go on sale in the United States. Three different versions of the device have been certified, having model numbers STV100-1, STV100-3, and STV100-4. This comes just a day after the handset briefly showed up on BlackBerry's official online store,...

T-Mobile gives you a Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Tab A for free with trade-in

T-Mobile is running an interesting promotion this weekend only. Starting today and until Sunday, you can in fact get both a Samsung Galaxy S6 and a Samsung Galaxy Tab A for free from the magenta carrier. The catch? Well, there are several, actually. First off, in order to get the devices for free you need to trade-in an iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone...

Redesigned Google Play Store is now rolling out

Last week an upcoming redesign of Google's Play Store for Android was first pictured, featuring a major reorganization of categories as well as more modern looks. And today this new Play Store design has started rolling out, with some people already seeing it on their Android devices. Unfortunately (or not), there's nothing you can do to speed up...

Leaked Verizon info sheet sheds more light on the Droid Turbo 2

As we're now mere days away from the grand unveiling of Verizon's new Droids, the upcoming Motorola Droid Turbo 2 understandably keeps on leaking every day. And the carrier itself has already unveiled the look of the device's back, through a short teaser video. Yesterday we got a look at the back cover models that will be available through Moto Maker,...

Garmin has three new smartwatches that running enthusiasts will love

Garmin is far from new on the smart wearable scene and the company does have its own signature twist. When it comes to such tech, Garmin makes sure to build on its extensive expertise in outdoor activities and fitness. The latest additions to its Forerunner device family are definitely no exception. Garmin just introduced three new models, specifically...

GSMArena ZUK Z1 giveaway: the lucky winner has been drawn!

The winner is: Mandeep S. The lucky winner of your ZUK Z1 giveaway has been drawn! Congratulations to our lucky visitor from India, to whom we'll soon send a brad new ZUK Z1, courtesy of HonorBuy. We'd like to thank everyone for taking part in this awesome giveaway. Over 7,000 people signed up for our inaugural giveaway, totaling nearly 25,667 valid...

iPhone 6s vs. Galaxy S6 vs. Xperia Z5: Blind camera test

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Watch Microsoft Lumia 950 XL tore down and put back together

Microsoft's Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL was announced just recently and should to hit the shelves in November. The PR campaign on those devices is now full steam with various commercial videos and tutorials on the Windows 10 features. But today we can give you a different kind of teaser - a video showing the Lumia 950 XL torn down and another one...

Sony to open a new smartphone factory in Thailand

Sony has announced plans to open up a new smartphone factory in the Pathum Thani Province in Thailand. The company already own a large production site there which has been suspended following the massive 2011 floods. The initial investment of several billion yen will give Sony the opportunity to start mass producing smartphones there starting in...

HTC: One A9 design coming to One M and Desire series

Like the HTC One A9 design? Good, because you're about to see a lot more of it. "Starting with the One A9, our design language will enter a different and fashionable phase," says Jack Tong, president of HTC North Asia. Both the One M series (the flagships) and the Desire series (which covers anything from entry-level to upper mid-range) will adopt...

Apple releases a bunch of Apple Watch commercials

Apple has unloaded a bunch of new commercials for the Apple Watch. The commercials are shot in the same new 15-second format that we saw for the previous set of Apple Watch commercials, set against a monochrome background. The new videos, named Dance, Kiss, Style, Play, Travel, Skate, and Move, run through various features of the Apple Watch, such...

Canalys: Huawei pips Xiaomi to become China's No.1 smartphone manufacturer in Q3

Huawei has replaced Xiaomi as China's largest smartphone manufacturer in Q3 2015, according to market research firm Canalys. This is the first time that Huawei has claimed the top spot in its home country. As per the market research company, Huawei's saw its year-on-year smartphone shipments increasing an impressive 81%, while Xiaomi's sales declined...

Samsung Galaxy Note5 update brings call stability and battery optimization

The Galaxy Note5 has been around for some time now it's only natural for updates to start flying in. Despite its limited international availability, the Note5 is still the latest and greatest in the OEM's signature productivity line, so it is a good idea to keep an eye on software changes. Android 6.0 might still be some time off, but the Note5 did...

B&N Nook GlowLight Plus - an e-Ink reader with waterproof, aluminum body

We've seen a number of Samsung Galaxy-based Nooks, but now Barnes & Noble unveiled a new e-Ink reader. And it's waterproof, something that was Kobo's domain until now. Here's the GlowLight Plus, coming two years after the original. The chassis got a surprise premium treatment, it's made out of aluminum. The screen is guarded by fingerprint and...

Fossil announces Android Wear smartwatch and fitness trackers

Watchmaker Fossil has announced that it is jumping into the smartwatch and activity tracker segment in collaboration with Intel. The company announced the new Fossil Q series consisting of four devices. The most interesting of them is the Q Founder, an Android Wear smartwatch. Unfortunately, Fossil hasn't unveiled the design yet and all we know is...

SanDisk is being acquired for $19 billion

Popular flash memory company SanDisk is being acquired by hard-disk drive manufacturer Western Digital for a total of $19 billion in a cash-and-stock deal. The value of the transaction, however, depends on the fate of China-based Unisplendour's already-announced investment in Western Digital. "If the previously announced investment in Western Digital...

Sony acknowledges Xperia Z5 Compact touch-screen issues; fix coming next week

A few weeks ago, there were reports that users of the Compact variant of Sony's new Xperia Z5 smartphone are facing issues with touch input - interestingly, the said issues were only reported with the white color model. Now, the company has acknowledged the problem. "We are aware of reports of a limited number of customers experiencing touch input...

All major US carriers now support Samsung Pay

Samsung has announced that all major carriers in the United States, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular, and Verizon, now support its mobile payments service Samsung Pay, which was launched in the country on September 28. "Starting today, October 21, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note5 users on the major U.S....

Nextbit begins accepting pre-orders for its Robin smartphone

Nextbit has now started accepting pre-orders for its cloud-focused Robin smartphone. Those pre-ordering will have to shell out $399, and the handset - available in mint and midnight color options - is expected to begin shipping in February 2016. If you aren't in the know, Robin's selling point is the way it handles the internal storage, making sure...

Apple patches exploits used in Pangu Team's recent jailbreak

Acting fast, Apple has fixed the exploits used by the Pangu Hacking Team in their recently-released jailbreak tool that works on devices running iOS 9 through 9.0.2. The tool in question was released around a week ago. Apple's new iOS 9.1 patches the two vulnerabilities found by the Pangu Team: one was a kernel memory corruption issue that allowed...

Priv briefly shows up on BlackBerry's official online store; detailed specs, price, and shipping date revealed

BlackBerry's debut Android smartphone, the Priv, will cost $750 for the unlocked model in the US and $949 in Canada, according to the official listings of the device on the Canadian company's online store. The listings, which have since been taken down, also revealed that the device will ship starting November 16 - for those who aren't already aware,...

Ad suggests BlackBerry will start accepting Priv pre-orders this Friday

Last week, BlackBerry started allowing consumers to pre-register for the Priv, and now it looks like the Canadian company will officially start accepting pre-orders for its debut Android device this Friday. The information came courtesy of a recent advertisement that appeared online. As you can see in the image above, the ad in question clearly mentions...

Back cover models for Droid Turbo 2 shown in new leaked image

Yesterday Verizon decided to start teasing its upcoming Motorola Droid Turbo 2 by showing us its back in a quick video. However, we have previously learned that the Turbo 2 is going to be the first Droid-branded phone to be available through Moto Maker, Motorola's online hardware customization service. Naturally then, we should expect to see many...

YouTube Red launches on October 28 with offline and background playback, no ads

After almost a year since first announcing it, YouTube's subscription service is now ready for everyone to use. The beta tag will be taken off on October 28, which is also when a name change will happen - the service will be known as YouTube Red, and not as YouTube Music Key anymore. YouTube Red brings you quite a few things for $9.99 per month....

Apple Watch gets watchOS 2.0.1 update today

We've already told you about Apple releasing both iOS 9.1 and Mac OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan today, but the company hasn't forgotten about its first wearable either. So watchOS 2.0.1 is now available as an update for the Apple Watch, improving upon watchOS 2 by adding new emoji characters as well as fixing a big number of bugs. After you apply this...