BlackBerry's 3Q 2015 financial results to be announced on December 18

BlackBerry has scheduled an event to report its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal 2015. Beginning at 8am ET on December 18, the announcement will take place in a conference call and a webcast. In case you miss the live broadcast, there will be a replay available for another two weeks until January 3. Market analysts and investors...

BlackBerry's 3Q 2016 financial results to be announced on December 18

BlackBerry has scheduled an event to report its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal 2016. Beginning at 8am ET on December 18, the announcement will take place in a conference call and a webcast. In case you miss the live broadcast, there will be a replay available for another two weeks until January 3. Market analysts and investors...

Hands-on with the OnePlus Sandstone case for the iPhone 6/6s

OnePlus caused quite the buzz a few days ago, when it announced the Sandstone case for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s. Wait, what? A smartphone maker is releasing a case for a smartphone made by another smartphone maker? The internet was bewildered. It's fair to say then that the marketing stunt did what it was supposed to. People were talking and OnePlus...

4-inch Apple iPhone 7c might come in September 2016

Rumors on a possible successor to the iPhone 5c have been on and off at least since March. An alleged iPhone 6c then showed up in a live image (well, at least its back cover), and at one point it was also rumored to launch side by side with the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. No such thing happened, as we're all aware, but rumors keep coming in that an iPhone...

December video update on Apple Campus 2 progress reveals underground auditorium

Construction of Apple Campus 2 is well underway with a launch date set for the end of next year. In his customary monthly aerial video photographer Duncan Sinfield gives us an update on how Campus 2 is progressing and reveals an undeground auditorium in the making. The giant circular complex is shaping up nicely, and parts of it are already waiting...

Microsoft holding Lumia 950/XL pre-launch event in Dubai next week

Microsoft has announced that it is holding a pre-launch event for its new Windows 10 flagships - the Lumia 950 and 950 XL - in UAE on December 11. Set to take place at Microsoft retail store in Dubai Mall, the event will begin at 6:00 pm local time. Those attending the event will not only be able to purchase the flagship devices, but the first 20...

Six-year-old HTC HD2 receives Android 6.0 port

Released back in 2009, HTC's legendary HD2 smartphone simply refuses to die. Although the device shipped with Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional, it has seen ports of several major mobile OS' including Windows Phone 7, MeeGo, and of course Android - v2.1, Jelly Bean, KitKat, and Lollipop. And now, Marshmallow has also been ported onto the handset. Frankly,...

Xiaomi YI Action Camera lands in US for $100

Xiaomi first launched the YI Action Camera in China back in March this year. Now, nine months later, the camera has officially arrived in the United States, where Amazon is selling it for $99.95. The e-commerce giant also has a YI Action Camera Kit listed on its website. The kit, which consists of the camera, a selfie stick, as well as a Bluetooth...

Asus ZenFone 2 Laser 6-inch variant goes on sale

Unveiled back in August this year, the Zenfone 2 Laser (ZE601KL) with 6-inch display has now gone on sale in India, where it's currently only available online through e-commerce sites such as Amazon, Flipkart, and Snapdeal. Those planning to purchase it through offline channels will have to wait until next week. Specs-wise, the device is powered...

Sony launches first set of PS2 games for PlayStation 4

Last month, it was revealed that Sony is working on PS2 backward compatibility for PlayStation 4, and now, the company has launched the first batch of PS2 games for the PS4 gaming console. "To celebrate our PS2 heritage, I'm excited to announce that starting tomorrow, you will be able to purchase and play PS2 games on your PS4 via PlayStation Store...

Alleged Lumia 850 renders leaked

Months after its specs leaked, alleged renders of the Microsoft Lumia 850 smartphone have surfaced online, courtesy of leakster @OnLeaks. While the Windows 10 device was earlier believed to be cancelled, the leakster suggests otherwise. According to the information leaked by @OnLeaks, the device sports a metal frame and measures 155.9 x 77.23 x 6.92...

TAG Heuer suspending online sales of its Connected smartwatch

Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer is not able to keep up with the demand of its newly-launched Android Wear-powered Connected smartwatch. So, the company is not only stepping up the production of the $1,500 wearable, but is also suspending its online sales to give priority to physical stores. TAG Heuer has received around 100,000 orders from retailers,...

IDC: Detachable tablets predicted to pick up sales while tablet sales decline

Just a few years ago, before tablets took off, netbooks dominated the computing space. They offered basic computing with a full Microsoft OS (XP at the time) for studying or basic web browsing in a portable package with a long lasting battery. A couple of years after the original iPad came out in 2009, manufacturers started building tablets and demand...

GoPro Hero4 Session gets another price drop, now only $199

GoPro launched the Hero4 Session in July as its smallest camera up until that point, but the price wasn't especially low at $399.99. In the meantime, we've seen the Hero4 Session getting a $100 price cut at the end of September, but today it's become even more affordable. GoPro has announced that the Hero4 Session is now priced at just $199 in the...

Samsung Galaxy J2 review: Little things

Samsung is flying high on the wings of its flagships success, but it hasn't turned its back on the entry-level market. The Galaxy J2 is the latest affordable smartphone by Samsung, having its sight on strengthening Samsung's push for low-end market dominance. The Galaxy J5 and the more distant Galaxy J1 were rather successful... Source: http:/...

Oppo's advent calendar game counts down to €80 discounts on R7 series

To celebrate the fact that Christmas is rapidly approaching, Oppo will be launching an Advent Calendar game on December 7 (that's this coming Monday, by the way). If you play the game, you can win one of two Oppo R7s units, or a few vouchers of different values, which you can use to make any R7 series device from Oppo cheaper than it already is....

Samsung will pay $548 million to Apple, has the right for reimbursement

The Samsung vs Apple patent legal case has been an exhausting one spanning nearly 5 years. Ultimately, after numerous rehearings, appeals and injunctions, Samsung has agreed to pay Apple $548 million. Both companies have filed a joint case management statement with the USDC (United States District Court) for the Northern District of California, in...

Sony Xperia phones to get their Android 6.0 Marshmallow fix in the next two months

According to @Ricciolo1, a well-known leakster, Sony plans to update its Xperia Z5 lineup to Android 6.90 Marshmallow in January with older models to receive the same treatment shortly after. Marshmallow offers a bunch of improvements, optimizations and features that'd be welcome on any smartphone. Battery life improvements and performance boosts...

A total of 5 Sony Xperia Z6's expected, a 4-inch Mini among them

HTC has a thousand and one Ones, others have S's and Pluses, well Sony will have the Xperia Z6, and a total of 5 of them, apparently. If the latest post on Antutu's Weibo page is to be believed, we'll be seeing a further diversification of Sony's flagship lineup, with diagonals ranging from 4 to 6.4 inches. The namesake model, the Xperia Z6, will...

Sony buys Toshiba's image sensor business for JPY 19 billion

Sony and Toshiba officially announced the deal that has been in the works for months now - Toshiba's chip 48,800 sq m manufacturing plant in Oita City and some 1,100 employees will transfer to Sony. The deal will be carried out to the tune of JPY 19 billion ($155 million/€€142). The factory will primarily manufacture image sensors on its 300mm wafer...

Cyanogen OS 12.1 update for YU Yuphoria to begin rolling out today

Back in June this year, it was announced that the Cyanogen OS 12.1 update for YU Yureka and Yuphoria smartphones will be rolled out soon. After months of waiting, the update landed on the Yureka and Yureka Plus in November, but Yuphoria users were still left hanging. The good news is that the wait is now over, as YU has announced that the Cyanogen...

IDC: Samsung slips out of top 5 wearable vendors worldwide

Samsung has slipped out of the top five wearable vendors in the world, according to the Q3, 2015 numbers released by market research firm IDC. The South Korean company - which was at the number five spot in the firm's Q2 rankings - lost to Chinese vendor XTC (a subsidiary of BBK) by 100,000 units. Fitbit retained the number one position with 22.2%...

Telltale, Warner Bros. and DC working on a Batman game

Telltale Games has revealed that it is working on a Batman game with Warner Bros. and DC Comics. The game will be released on consoles, PC, Mac, and mobile devices. It will be in the same episodic format that Telltale games are known for. The name is yet to be announced and the game will release some time in 2016. A teaser trailer will be released...

Marshmallow update for Xiaomi Mi 4 And Mi Note coming soon

The Android 6.0 update for the Mi 4 and Mi Note smartphones will be rolled out soon, according to Xiaomi's MIUI operations manager, who made the revelation in a Weibo post today. This would make both these handsets the first Xiaomi devices to get Marshmallow. It was also revealed that the update won't bring a new iteration of the Chinese company's...

IDC forecasts single-digit growth for worldwide smartphone market this year

Market research firm IDC is forecasting a single-digit growth for worldwide smartphone market this year, something which would happen for the firm time. The firm is predicting a growth of 9.8% in 2015 to a total of 1.43 billion units. As for the reason, IDC mentions slowdown in shipments in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Western...

Chromebooks' share of US edtech market jumps from under 1% to 50% in just three years

Google's Chromebooks now constitute over 50% of all devices in US classrooms, up from under 1% just three years ago, according to a new CNBC report which cited latest data from Futuresource Consulting. Of the 8.9 million devices bought by the country's schools and school districts K-12 so far this year, around 4.4 million have been Chromebooks. Image...

Amazon Fire tablet arrives in China

Amazon has announced that its latest Fire tablet is now available for purchase in China, where it carries a price tag of RMB 499 ($78), and includes access to "hundreds of thousands" of Kindle books as well as English language learning features like Word Wise. In addition, the e-commerce giant has also inked a deal with Chinese firm Baidu as part...

Samsung Galaxy Note5 finally landing in Europe early next year

When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note5 back in August this year, it was announced that the device won't be available in Europe, at least not this year. Now, the year is about to end, and a couple of new reports are claiming that the handset is all set to land in Europe early next year. A report from Gadgette says the smartphone will go on sale in...

Details on entry-level LG K7 surface

Less than a month after the usually reliable leakster @evleaks confirmed its existence, details on the entry-level LG K7 have surfaced. According to a new report, the device - which currently carries a code name of M1 - will be launched next year, and is expected be available from multiple carries in the US (including T-Mobile). Specs-wise, the report...

Uber testing a new way to easily spot your driver

In Seattle, Uber is testing a new way to spot your driver's vehicle. The ride sharing company has outfitted some drivers' vehicles with a colored bar called SPOT that illuminates different colors to let passengers easily identify their ride. The only ways to identify your ride right now is by model, color, and tag number. Some people may not know...

ZTE Blade A1 gets official with fingerprint sensor, sub-$100 price

Today ZTE has added a new member to its Blade family of affordably priced smartphones. At an event in China the Blade A1 became official. This is a small handset that comes packing a fingerprint scanner on its back. It also has a design slightly reminiscent of the iPhone 5c and an incredibly glossy plastic build. ZTE Blade A1 The specs are nothing...

Dual-SIM LG Nexus 5X is apparently available in Kuwait

The LG Nexus 5X may be the first ever Nexus device to have a dual-SIM version. That is, if the information listed by one Kuwaiti retailer is correct. Xcite is the company that claims to have the dual-SIM Nexus 5X already in stock, ready to be purchased for KWD 145 in its 16GB iteration (that's around $477 or €437, by the way). All the other specs...

LG V10 is on its way to the UK

After a period of indecisiveness on the matter, LG seems to have finally come to a decision regarding the V10's availability in the UK. And it's good news if you live in the UK and wanted to purchase the Korean company's latest flagship offering. It turns out that LG will officially sell the V10 in the UK after all. The handset is already listed...

OnePlus 2 will no longer require an invite to buy

OnePlus took to its forums and announced it was no longer going to require invites to purchase a OnePlus 2. The open sale begins on December 5 at midnight with both the OnePlus 2 and the OnePlus X up for grabs. The OnePlus X, however, will only be invite-free until December 7. After that, the OnePlus X will be invite-free only one day of the week....

Honor 7 users in the UK can now test Marshmallow beta

Huawei is hard at work on an Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for its lineup and it seems it is now entering the home stretch. This is all but natural, considering the OEM's latest flagship - the Mate 8 does come with Marshmallow out-of-the-box, so, at this point, the ground work is surely done. By the looks of things, the Honor sub-brand might be...

KDDI and Kyocera introduce world's first phone you can wash with soap - Digno Rafre

Waterproof phones are nice for hygiene since you can always give them a light wash. KDDI and Kyocera went a step further and introduced the Digno Rafre - the world's first soap-proof phone. That's right, you can use soap to make sure the phone is as clean as it looks. The Rafre has been specifically rated for hot water resistance at 43° (hot water...

Windows 10 ROM now available for Xiaomi Mi 4 LTE

As promised, Microsoft has released the Windows 10 ROM for the LTE variant of the Xiaomi Mi 4. The ROM is part of Microsoft's Windows Insider program and although stable enough to be installed could have some bugs still. The ROM currently is only compatible with the LTE variant of the device and it is not recommended to install it on any other variant....

Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 gets FCC approval

FCC has spilled the beans on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 tablet. The slate will have an 8" 1280x800 pixel display and will utilize a Snapdragon 410 chipset with a quad-core 1.2GHz CPU. Further specs include 1.5GB of RAM with 16GB of built-in storage and Android 5.1.1 Lollipop to boot. Measurements are 126 x 221 x 8.9mm. At the back, the...

Huawei Enjoy 5S goes official with octa-core CPU and fingerprint scanner

In line with a recent teaser, the Huawei Enjoy 5S has been made official - the device is now listed on the company's official online store VMall. It is a variant of the Enjoy 5 smartphone which was launched back in October this year. The handset is powered by a MediaTek MT6753T chipset with an octa-core 1.5GHz processor, and sports a 5-inch 720x1280...

Microsoft plans to support Windows 10 Mobile until January 2019

Window 10 Mobile is now making its debut on user devices, with the Lumia 950 and 950XL leading the show. And, judging be a freshly uncovered Microsoft support schedule, it might stick around until the beginning of 2019. The document details the beginning and presumed end of the support lifecycle for the mobile OS. It seems the Microsoft marked the...

Enterprise-focused Panasonic Eluga Mark with 5.5-inch display launched

Panasonic has updated its Eluga lineup in India with the launch of a new smartphone. Dubbed Eluga Mark, the device is aimed at enterprise users, offering support for enterprise mobility management (EMM) platform Android for Work. The handset is powered by a Snapdragon 615 SoC, and sports a 5.5-inch (720x1280 pixel resolution) IPS display. It comes...

YU Yutopia launch pushed back to December 17

Indian smartphone manufacturer Micromax's subsidiary YU has announced that the launch of its upcoming Yutopia smartphone has been delayed. The device, which was earlier scheduled to be unveiled on December 7, would now be launched on December 17. The announcement was made by YU's CEO Rahul Sharma on Twitter. .@YUplaygod Hold your excitement, as we...

Check out the second 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' trailer

Couple of days ago, Warner Bros. released a teaser of the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a few months after the original trailer released. Today they released a second full length trailer that delves a lot deeper into the events of the movie. Here's a quick rundown of everything that happens. We see Clark Kent interact with Bruce Wayne...

High-end LeTV Max Pro with SD820 SoC and 4GB RAM spotted on AnTuTu

A high-end LeTV smartphone has been spotted on the AnTuTu benchmark. Dubbed LeTV Max Pro, the device in question carries a model number of X910. As you can see in the screenshot above, the benchmark listing also reveals some of the key specs of the device. It is powered by Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 820 chipset, and sports a 5.5-inch (2560x1440...

HTC One smartwatch tipped for February 2016 launch

Rumors of HTC developing a smartwatch have been there since late 2013, but the company is yet to launch a device in that category. While at one point we were led to believe that the Taiwanese company has given up on the idea, a couple of rumors that have since followed have suggested otherwise. Thankfully, the usually reliable leakster @evleaks has...

LeTV creates new record, sells over 1 million smartphones in November

Back in August this year, LeTV became one of the fastest growing Chinese smartphone manufacturers after it was revealed that the company sold 1 million smartphone units in three months. Now, it is being reported that the company has broken its own record by selling a million handsets in just one month. Of the million smartphones it sold in the month...

Two more Gionee phones (GN9010L and GN5001S) pass through TENAA

Several Gionee phones have been spotted listed on TENAA's website in the past couple of months. And now, two more handsets from the company have been certified by the Chinese agency. The new devices carry a model number of GN9010L and GN5001S, respectively. Starting with the GN9010L (see image below), its TENAA listing reveals that the handset is...

Android 6.0 update for HTC One M8 (unlocked) ready to roll out in US

The Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the unlocked units of the HTC One M8 smartphone is ready to roll out in the US. This was revealed by the company's VP of Product Management Mo Versi on Twitter. HTC One (M8) unlocked owners! Great news, all testing has been complete and the update for Marshmallow will be sent out within 24 hours. Thx— Mo Versi...

Crowd-funded MicroFlip reversible micro USB cable starts shipping to pledgers

This summer, a reversible micro USB cable called Micro-Flip hit Kickstarter. The campaign promised to design and manufacture a micro USB cable with pins on both sides that'll fit into a micro USB port regardless of the direction it's inserted. The cable is capable of charging at up to 2.4A and is fully compatible with Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0....

Google Phone and Contacts apps for Android 6.0 Marshmallow are now in the Play Store

Today Google has brought two more of its apps to the Play Store for Android. Contacts and Phone are part of Google's version of Android, the one it ships on the Nexus line for example. But up until now, in order to issue updates to these apps, the company had to make them part of a new Android software rollout. That's no longer the case, now that...