Another leak of the Microsoft Lumia 850, now in 4 color schemes

The floodgates on the Microsoft Lumia 850, a.k.a. Honjo, have opened, and photos of it are coming from all corners of the world. Hot on the heels of the full-body shot provided by @evleaks, we're now being treated to another image, coming out of China. This new press render shows the color options, in which Microsoft's upcoming midranger will be...

AMOLED displays gaining market share, Samsung accounts for 95.8% of it

Apple may be switching to AMOLED displays for the 2018 iPhones, and those could either come from Samsung or JDI, depending on who you ask. But then again, even without Apple, AMOLED is doing mighty fine, a report out of South Korea states. The numbers for Q3 2016 show a 35% increase in number of displays shipped, compared to the previous quarter....

Google launches Christmas versions of a couple of open-source apps with open invitation to developers

As the caring parent of our beloved Android OS, and a sea of other technologies as well, Google has always made sure to foster the growth of every brainchild as best it can. The search giant's Fun Propulsion Labs is a perfect example of one such initiative. It is aimed at advancing various, mostly open-source, technologies for game development across...

Microsoft Lumia 850 (Honjo) leaked in full glory

Now that the long-awaited Windows flagships Lumia 950/950 XL are already out and selling, we can turn our heads lower down the Lumia ranks. Next in line for release is apparently the Lumia 850, and it has now been leaked in detail front and back. Codenamed Honjo, Microsoft's entry into the upper midrange is no stranger to us, as we already got a...

Apple serving full-screen iPhone 6s pop-up ads to App Store users on old iPhones

With an aim to boost the sales of its iPhone 6s smartphone, Apple has started displaying full-screen pop-up ads of the device to those accessing the company's App Store app on older iPhone models. This is for the first time the Cupertino-based company has served full-screen ads. The ad - which includes an image of the device with the slogan "Ridiculously...

Walmart begins selling Apple Watch online

World's largest retailer Walmart has started selling the Apple Watch as well as its accessories. Specifically, the Sport variant of the smartwatch is now listed on the retailer's website. The listed variant is available in both 38mm and 42mm models, with color options including silver and space gray. Shipping is free and Walmart says that orders...

Facebook at Work launching in coming months

Facebook's corporate service for companies - Facebook at Work - will be launched in the coming months, a company executive has said. The service has been in the testing phase for almost a year now. Currently in invite-only Beta stage and being used by over 300 companies, Facebook at Work will be open to all companies once it is launched. Although...

Twitter's iOS app updated with 1Password integration

Twitter for iOS has received an update, bumping it to version 6.43.1 and bringing along 1Password integration. The update also includes improved user experience. For those who aren't already aware, 1Password is a popular password-management app that remembers all your website passwords. All you have to do is to remember just one master password to...

Moto X Style begins getting Android 6.0 update

Earlier this week, Motorola revealed that the company has started the Android 6.0 soak test for the 2015 Moto X Style in several European countries. And now, it looks like the update has already begun rolling out. According to an Android Police report, which cited one of the publication's readers, the device has started getting the Marshmallow update...

Google Play running limited-time Buy A Movie, Gift A Movie promotion

Google Play is currently running a limited-time promotion where-in you can purchase a movie and gift a second, free copy of the same movie to any of your friends or family members. Appropriately dubbed Buy A Movie, Gift A Movie, the promotion, however, covers only a handful of movies, including Back to the Future, Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2,...

HTC Desire 828 dual sim to be available in India starting next week

The Desire 828 dual sim smartphone from HTC, which was launched in China last month, will go on sale in India starting next week - December 14. It will be available for purchase via Flipkart. It's worth mentioning that the smartphone is the first device in the Taiwanese company's Desire line-up to feature Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). The handset...

From December 13, buy a $35 Chromecast and get $20 Play Store credit

If you like Google's Chromecast streaming HDMI dongle, especially its faster and more colorful second generation, here's something to keep in mind. If for whatever reason you've so far thought the Chromecast's $35 price to be way too much, you'll soon be able to get one for essentially $20 less. Starting on December 13 (and up until January 2), when...

Google Play Movies & TV gains AirPlay support on iOS

The Google Play Movies & TV app for iOS has received an update today, which is already live in the iTunes App Store. The new version finally brings with it support for playback on Apple TV, through AirPlay - nicely complementing the already built-in Chromecast functionality. There is a caveat unfortunately. For this to work, you need to have...

Star Wars themed Google Cardboard now out for free

Love VR and wish you had a Google Cardboard viewer? Love Star Wars too and can't wait for The Force Awakens to be out? Well then, how about a Google Cardboard VR headset with a Star Wars: The Force Awakens theme? That's exactly what Google is now offering in its hardware store. You can pick from the four designs you see below. Oh, and the Cardboard...

Xiaomi Mi 5 seemingly has its front panel leaked

Over the past few days we've seen quite a few leaks regarding the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5, the flagship smartphone that the company's CEO says is "worth waiting for". Not one, but two different renders claiming to show the Mi 5 have surfaced, and yet they aren't identical. Today the plot thickens, since we allegedly get a leak of the phone's front panel....

This leather iPhone case is made from Tesla's leftover upholstery

First, Oneplus randomly launched an iPhone case made of the OnePlus' sandstone texture, and now Tesla is going to sell iPhone cases for the iPhone 6 and 6S (6 Plus and 6S Plus too) made of scraps of leather upholstery used for the automaker's seats. These cases are part of the "Tesla Design Collection" and retail at $45 and $50. One case is just...

Alleged leaks of Galaxy S7 hardware chassis

There is no doubt that the Samsung Galaxy S7 is already in production for an early 2016 release. Some photos were taken along this process of the alleged Galaxy S7 and leaked to the public, though, the original post from Weibo has been taken down since then. Though, just as with any leak, we can't say for sure that this is actually the Galaxy S7,...

Oppo R7s review: Filling the gaps

There was a Plus, there was a Lite, and now there's an S - the Oppo R7s. Next in Oppo's line of premium built mid-rangers, the R7s borrows both the looks and the substance, and brings the so-far-missing 5.5-inch-screen phone size to bridge the gap between the R7 and the R7 Plus. Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_r7s-review-1351.p...

Microsoft offers Windows 10 users ten of the top albums of the year for free

If you use Windows 10, regardless of which device you have it installed on, Microsoft has a nice holiday present for you. Ten of the top music albums of 2015 are basically now being given away for free by the company. All you need is a Windows 10 device. And you have to be in the US, since the offer is geographically restricted. If you do tick these...

Next-gen Huawei-made Nexus tipped to come with a Snapdragon 820

We're all about Snapdragon 820 today. After we told you about a potential Lumia that may utilize Qualcomm's flagship chipset for next year, and benchmark scores revealed the SoC to be a top performer, we're now learning that it may be featured in the 2016 Nexus smartphone, again made by Huawei. The Chinese heavyweight has only made a single Nexus...

Verizon now offers Star Wars-themed Motorola Droid Turbo 2

Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters next week and while some of them won't allow you to bring a lightsaber, you can bring your Star Wars-themed Motorola Droid Turbo 2 for Verizon. Starting today you can use the Moto Maker (online or at a store) to create and edit a phone with one of the new characters. It's mostly a color scheme of the exterior...

OnePlus and AirConsole offer exclusive games you can play in your browser

Have you tried AirConsole? Its motto is "Your browser is the console, your smartphone is the gamepad," which means exactly what you think it does. You can play games on your PC screen, controlling them with your phone, which turns into a touch controller. You can invite your friends for multiplayer games too! Now OnePlus has partnered with AirConsole...

Samsung Galaxy S7 to actually come in 4 versions

The popular tipster @evleaks got yet another interesting piece of intel today, this time around it's the Samsung Galaxy S7 in the spotlight. According to the leak the Galaxy S7 will be outed in four different editions: Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 plus, Galaxy S7 edge, and Galaxy S7 edge Plus. This doesn't sound too surprising as Samsung already has three...

Refreshed LG Mini Beam portable projectors lineup coming at CES 2016

The annual CES expo in Las Vegas is almost upon us and LG is among the first to tease some of the electronics it will be presenting there. Today's announcement shows a few intriguing devices with rich connectivity options and up to 1,500 lumens of brightness The three new projectors part of the Mini Beam series are PW1500, PW100, and the PH550, while...

BlackBerry Priv already sold out at Walmart, shares soar

The world's largest retailer Walmart started selling BlackBerry's Priv a couple of days ago, and a quick look at the retailer's website now reveals that the device is already out of stock. Its listed price on Walmart is $700. A quick bit of Googling reveals that the Android-powered smartphone went out of stock at Walmart in less than a day. Assuming...

​Google releases Android 6.0.1 factory images for Pixel C

Google just released Android 6.0.1 factory images for its newly-launched Pixel C tablet. Two images (with buld numbers MXB48J and MXB48K) are available for the device, and they can be downloaded from Google's developers website. In addition, the Mountain View, California-based company has also released binaries for the tablet, although currently...

Snapdragon 820 off the charts on Antutu, great in other benchmarks

The Snapdragon 820 carries the huge responsibility to restore Qualcomm's leading-position in high-end mobile chipsets, undermined by the unfortunate Snapdragon 810. Judging by the results preliminary development units show, it may very well be capable of doing so. Over at the company's headquarters working devices (non-commercial, naturally) were...

Samsung makes a piano from over 100 Galaxy Tab S2 units

Has Samsung now entered the piano market? Well, doesn't seem so, but in a promotional push for their Galaxy Tab S2 tablet, the South Korean company has launched a piano made from over 100 units of the device. The event took place in London's Spitalfields Market, where pianist Myleene Klass unveiled the tablet piano. "Nothing makes me feel more festive...

Snapdragon 820-powered Windows Phone handset spotted on GFXBench

A mysterious new Windows Phone device, dubbed HP Falcon, was spotted listed on benchmarking site GFXBench. The most interesting piece of information the listing reveals is that the handset is powered by Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 820 SoC. The listing also reveals that the smartphone sports a 5.8-inch 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution display, although...

PlayStation 4 reclaims its position as top-selling gaming console in US

After losing to rival Microsoft's Xbox One in the month of October, Sony's PlayStation 4 gaming console has reclaimed its top position in the United States last month, according to market research firm NPD. "PlayStation 4 is the top selling console in the United States during the month of November according to NPD," said Eric Lempel, SVP Marketing,...

Vive pre-orders set for February, HTC confirms

HTC has confirmed that it will start taking pre-orders for its Vive VR headset in February next year, a couple of months ahead of the device's commercial release in April. The confirmation came in a follow up to the earlier statement issued by the Taiwanese company, where-in it was announced that the headset's launch is being delayed until next year...

You can now connect your Gmail account to Yahoo Mail

Yahoo has announced that users can now access their Gmail and Google Apps account right from within the company's Yahoo Mail service. The ability to connect to Outlook.com, Hotmail, and AOL Mail accounts was already introduced a couple of months ago. "All the features you need and love in Yahoo Mail - powerful search, smart contacts, rich compose...

T-Mobile Poland reveals Samsung, LG, Sony, Microsoft, and HTC's plans for H1 2016

Four new Samsung Galaxy and LG smartphones, two new Sony Xperia and Microsoft Lumia devices, and a new HTC One phone will be launched in H1 2016, according to a presentation slide from T-Mobile Poland's recent press conference. To be precise, the slide shows that two of the four Galaxy devices will be outed in the mid of the first quarter. We're...

Google Wallet users can now send money with just a phone number

With an influx of person-to-person payment apps, Google Wallet has simplified one step of the payment process. The recipient does not need Google Wallet account in order to receive the money and can simply click on a link sent via SMS. Google Wallet users can now send money to others with just a phone number. Recipients will receive an SMS with a...

The new Microsoft Band gets an update that enables music controls

Microsoft's second attempt at its very own fitness tracker got official in October, and now it's in the process of receiving a software update that enables some new features. First off, the Microsoft Band 2 has received music controls, letting you pause or play, skip forward or back and adjust playback volume - all from your wrist. The wearable displays...

GoPro teaser video shows footage from Karma drone coming in 2016

It really is no surprise that GoPro plans on launching its first drone next year, as the company's CEO first announced this back in May. Yet now that we're getting closer and closer to 2016, GoPro saw fit to out its first teaser video for the new device. And with it the drone's name has been revealed: it will be called Karma. The GoPro Karma still...

Samsung Pay now supports gift cards from 50 providers

Today Samsung has added a new feature to its rapidly growing mobile payments service. From this point on, Samsung Pay supports gift cards. To start off, those from 50 popular merchants can be added to your Samsung Pay wallet. You can in fact purchase, store, pay with, and share gift cards right from your Samsung phone, if it supports Samsung Pay...

New Xiaomi Mi 5 render shows up looking a bit different than the last

A couple of days ago we showed you a leaked image out of China which claimed to depict the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5 in all its glory. And now we have yet another purported render of this smartphone. As you can see, this one's blurrier, and the device it shows is a little bit different than the one in the previous leak. If you look closely, the design...

Google Photos shared albums now rolling out to iOS, Android, and web browser

Among many of the new features of Google products that were announced at Google I/O this year, Shared Albums was one of them. This feature was demoed at Google I/O. Photos were shared to another user via a link. You can open the link directly in the browser or on the photos app. You can then add these photos directly to your own Google Photos library....

Chromecast Audio gains hi-res playback and multi-room support

Alongside the second generation Chromecast dongle for your TV, Google also unveiled the Chromecast Audio this September. Whereas the 'normal' Chromecast is simply put a way to smarten up your TV, the Audio does the same for speakers. It can connect to your existing speakers that don't have any type of network connection either via a 3.5mm analog...

Xiaomi device codenamed Kenzo gets benchmarked, may be Redmi 3

Xiaomi could already be preparing the upcoming Redmi 3 smartphone. A new Xiaomi device has surfaced courtesy of Geekbench. The benchmark has been run on a handset codenamed Kenzo, which sports 2GB of RAM and runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. Based on the motherboard name being MSM8952, it looks like this Xiaomi is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617...

Apple developing an in-house GPU

Apple has been designing its processors since the Apple A6 chip (iPhone 5), which introduced the first custom processor to the series, followed by the first 64-bit CPU inside Apple A7 (iPhone 5s). But Apple isn't working only on its own CPU design, it has been developing in-house solutions for motion coprocessors and some sensors. The latest rumor...

GoPro iOS app updated with new features and support for Apple Watch

GoPro is now compatible with the Apple Watch and allows you to preview what the camera sees, start and stop recording, add Hi-Light tags, and toggle settings. GoPro released a new promo video with the updated support for Apple Watch featuring pro-skateboarder Mikey Taylor. The Apple Watch functions are demonstrated while Taylor pops over a ramp doing...

Leaked Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus 3D model rendered on video

A few days ago we published purported 3D renderings of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Plus - the upcoming 5.1" and 6" flagships from Samsung. Now OnLeaks and uSwitch have cooked up a more realistic render and made a short video of it. The phone largely looks like a Galaxy S6. The sides seem more rounded, which plays nice with the 2.5D glass...

Apple awards best apps and games of 2015

Apple announced its top apps for 2015 and the iPhone App of the Year award went to livestreaming service Periscope. On the iPad it is the game The Robot Factory, though Game of the Year went to Prune. On the Apple Watch the "hyperlocal weather" app Dark Sky took home the big prize. Here are the rest: .atable { width: 100% !important; } .atable td...

Samsung patents phone with interchangeable camera module

Samsung has been patenting some interesting technology - from foldable phones to a modular camera for phones. The patents also detail a phone with a dual-xenon flash (!). The modular design shows several options - a regular looking camera, one with a camera bump that looks like it houses optical zoom and one with an exchangeable lens. The host phone...

YouTube adds Trending tab to website and apps

YouTube has introduced a new Trending tab, that appears on the website and in the mobile apps next to your Subscriptions tab. The tab had previously appeared for some users on a trial basis but it's now permanently included. The Trending tab shows videos that are, well, currently Trending on YouTube. The tab shows international as well as regional...

A Xiaomi laptop might finally become reality next April

Rumors of a Xiaomi laptop have been around since 2014, but the company is yet to put out or even hint at the possibility of a notebook offer. However, these rumors have been rekindled by industry sources and with additional info on the matter, the Xiaomi PC appears closer than ever. The new batch or rumors claim that Xiaomi has been working hard...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Prime coming soon on Amazon India

Xiaomi is set to launch the Redmi Note 2 Prime on the Indian market. Amazon is teasing the launch with a dedicated poster, but a specific date is yet to be revealed. There's also no word on pricing just yet. The news of the market launch comes 3 months after the 4.7-inch Redmi 2 Prime was made available in the country, and about a fortnight after...

A metal LG G5 to launch in February, bring a 21MP camera and iris scanning

We keep hearing that LG may pull the LG G5 launch up a bit, unleashing the new flagship in February instead of the usual Q2 launch. The new model will focus on further improving the camera and on one thing the G4 missed out on - biometric security. According to a new rumor coming in from Taiwan the LG G5 will have a 5.6" screen, keeping the QHD resolution....