Xiaomi Mi Note 2 to be priced around $590, new rumor suggests

In a world with no Galaxy Note7 a Note 2 might be exactly what we need. Yes, it's the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 we're talking about, due to be unveiled in just 3 days. There's been an abundance of leaks detailing its specs, and also some discrepancies between various sources about its price. Well, now we have a third number, and we're not sure how to feel...

Huawei Mate 9 Pro will come with a dual-curved 5.9" QHD display

Curves, curves everywhere. The Mate 9 Pro will be the dual-edge version of Huawei's high-end phablet to be unveiled in a couple of weeks. So far known as Long Island, this tricked out model will offer QHD resolution as opposed to the 1080p of Manhattan (Mate 9 proper). Daydream has been the incentive here - Google's VR feature will only be supported...

'Invisible' series by Doug Liman now available on the Samsung VR platform

Samsung Gear VR owners rejoice - here's some new quality content for your viewing pleasure. Presuming you've got one of Samsung's older phones, and not the Note7, of course. The supernatural drama series 'Invisible' is now available to watch on Samsung's own VR platform. Directed by Doug Liman ('Bourne Identity', 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith', 'Edge of tomorrow',...

New Alcatel Idol 4S leak shows off packaging that transforms into VR headset

A T-Mobile training guide for the Windows 10-powered Alcatel Idol 4S has leaked online, suggesting an imminent launch. The leak not only confirms some of the device's key specs, but also compares the phone with the iPhone 7 and Galaxy S7. Aside from this, the leaked guide also reveals that the a free VR headset will be included with the handset -...

More Meizu M5 images leak; device spotted on Geekbench as well

If you recall, we have already seen some leaked images of Meizu's upcoming M5 smartphone. Now, a couple of more images alleged to be of the device have surfaced online, showing a black and a green colored variant of the handset. Further, an alleged Geekbench listing of the device has also been spotted, confirming some of its rumored specs such as...

Instagram testing Go Insta! live video feature

Facebook is apparently in development of a live video feature for Instagram. It was spotted by a Nexus 6P user in Russia, running a beta version of the app. Screenshots from the Instagram beta with live video Going into the Explore tab gives you a Live section in the suggestions bar with popular live videos (of which there obviously aren't any at...

GSMArena smartphone buyer's guide: 2016 Holiday edition

We've had an exciting year in the smartphone world and for those that haven't bought a new one already, it's time to answer the question - what should you put in the letter to Santa? Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/smartphone_buyers_guide_holidays_2016-review-1510.p...

HTC Bolt tipped to launch globally as HTC 10 evo

If you recall, last month, the usually reliable leakster Evan Blass - who goes by the handle @evleaks on Twitter - revealed that the yet-to-be-announced HTC Bolt will be available in the US through Sprint sometime in October. While we are still waiting for that to happen, the tipster, meanwhile, is back with some more news about the device. He has...

Huawei Mate 9 looking good in purple in what appears to be an official render

The Huawei Mate 9 is scheduled to be announced on November 3 - less than two weeks from now, and with the big day coming closer, we've been witness more and more leaks on the high-end phablet. Here's another. Coming from trusted source Evan Blass (@evleaks), the single image depicts the flat-screened Manhattan version (supposedly, there will be an...

Pokemon Go hits $600 million revenue mark in record time

While it's growth may be slowing, Pokemon Go is continuing setting new records. Case in point: a new report from market research firm App Annie, which says that Pokemon Go has now become the fastest game to hit $600 million in revenues. According to the data released by the firm, the game hit the milestone in around 3 months, surpassing other extremely...

October security update starts hitting ZUK Z2

Lenovo sub-brand ZUK has started rolling out a new update to its Z2 smartphone. The update brings latest security patch - post-update, the Android security patch level will be October 1. The update also includes several other improvements such as those related to camera and volume. Given that the update has just started rolling out, it may take time...

Microsoft's Surface Book Bundle receives $260 price cut

Microsoft's Surface Book Bundle, which includes a Surface Book, Surface sleeve, 2-year warranty, and 1 year of Office 365, has received a price cut in the US. A quick look at the bundle's listing on Microsoft's US online store reveals that it currently starts at $1,613, which translates into a discount of $259.98. The promo runs through February...

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua receives new security update

Sony has started rolling out a new update to its Xperia M4 Aqua smartphone. The update - which is hitting all variants of the device, and bumps the build number from 26.3.X.0.131 to 26.3.X.1.33 - brings Android security patch for the month of July. As is usually the case with OTA roll-outs, it may take some time for the update to hit your device....

New BlackBerry DTEK60 could be released as soon as October 25

There's still no official word from BlackBerry about just when the newest DTEK60 model will be released. However, a new report from Pocket-Lint says that a new listing on German Media Markt shows the TCL-built BlackBerry device in question with a price tag of around $499 which is to be launched in the US, Europe and Canada starting on October 25....

Watch the Google Pixel and LG V20 go through scratch and burn tests

YouTuber JerryRigEverything is back with a couple of new scratch and burn durability tests. He performs endurance tests on smartphones by testing how easily every component on the outside of the phone can be damaged with either razors, Mohs hardness picks, or a lighter to test the 'degradability' of pixels over time. Starting off with the scratch...

Google wrote its address on the Pixels' SIM trays

YouTuber JerryRigEverything is back with a couple of new scratch and burn durability tests. He performs endurance tests on smartphones by testing how easily every component on the outside of the phone can be damaged with either razors, Mohs hardness picks, or a lighter to test the 'degradability' of pixels over time. Starting off with the scratch...

You can now buy the HP Elite x3 sans desk dock for $699

HP has been selling the Elite x3 Windows 10 Mobile device in the US since September, but so far you've only been able to purchase one with the bundled desk dock. That arrangement shot the price up to a hardly palatable $799 unlocked, but now there's some good news if you don't need said dock. HP is finally offering the Elite x3 without the desk dock,...

LG G6 won't have any Friends as the company gives up on modular accessories

A new report from the company's home of South Korea claims LG's next flagship smartphone, the G6, will have no friends. Or rather, no 'Friends' - the modular accessories that were talked up as a big selling point for its predecessor, the G5. It unsurprisingly turns out that people aren't interested in such gimmicks and just want the best features...

Google wrote its address on the Pixels' SIM trays

People across the internet are calling this "a hardware Easter egg", but it seems more random than anything else. If you buy a Google Pixel or Pixel XL then take out the SIM tray and look very closely, you'll see... Wait, what is that? It's Google's address. To be specific, it's the address of Google's headquarters, though in slightly shortened form....

LG V20 is up for pre-order at Sprint and US Cellular too

Following the lead of AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, today Sprint and US Cellular have finally started taking pre-orders for the LG V20. So far these two carriers were the last ones out of the big five not to have taken the step, so it's good to see it happening eventually. At Sprint, the device is priced at $792 full retail, or $33 per month for...

Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro is now official with Snapdragon 653, 6GB of RAM

As expected, today Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy C9 Pro for China. This phone is the company's first to boast a whopping 6GB of RAM, which should be a top selling point in the spec-obsessed Chinese market. The C9 Pro has had most of its specs leaked yesterday, so you may already know everything there is to know about it. Still, it doesn't...

Google Pixel XL undergoes the teardown treatment, its repairability score is 6 out of 10

Yesterday the Google Pixel and Pixel XL officially went on sale in the handful of markets the company deemed worthy of receiving its first own-brand smartphones. As such, you might have been eagerly anticipating to see a teardown for at least one of the two handsets, and today the folks over at iFixit have delivered. They've just published their...

Blue Coral Samsung Galaxy S7 edge officially confirmed, launching November 5 in Singapore

If you recall, a photo leak last week revealed Blue Coral variant of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, and that it's headed to Verizon in the US. Now, the South Korean company has officially confirmed the new Galaxy S7 edge color. Specifically, the confirmation came from Samsung's Singapore subsidiary which announced the retail availability for the handset...

LG V20 went through 60,000 validation tests before mass production

LG held a press tour at its Digital Park in Pyeongtaek, where smartphone production and R&D facilities are located. The event was meant to highlight testing procedures carried out on devices before they go into mass production. The V20, for example, suffered through a total of 60,000 validation tests, no small part of those just to comply with...

ARM demo shows that Vulkan will reduce power usage in games

If you're into gaming, you must have heard about Vulkan - the successor to OpenGL/DirectX that's based on AMD's Mantle. See, the thing is that OpenGL was designed in the era when computers had one processor with one "core" (back then we didn't even talk about cores). These days, mobile chipsets have anything between 4 and 10 CPU cores and OpenGL...

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 will have a dual-curved screen, a tweet teases

Xiaomi execs are preparing their presentation for next Tuesday, October 25, when they will be unveiling the Xiaomi Mi Note 2. Meanwhile, the social media team is building up the hype - the most recent revelation confirms the curved screen of the upcoming flagship. A dual-curved screen matches the renders we saw earlier this week. It will be a QHD...

Microsoft Surface revenue improves, still nowhere close to the iPad

Microsoft released its financial reporting yesterday for the previous quarter. Of particular note in that are the numbers for the Surface, which have shown a steady growth. Surface revenues managed to hit $926 million during this quarter, up from $672 million in the same quarter from previous year. That's a 13% year over year growth. While the numbers...

OnePlus 3T moniker spotted online; device said to be powered by Snapdragon 821

Earlier this month, a new OnePlus smartphone with model number A3010 passed what's known as China Compulsory Certification (3C), with reports saying it's OnePlus 3S. Now, a OnePlus 3T moniker has been spotted on Weibo - specifically, one of the OnePlus designers has posted on their Weibo account using the device. Nothing is yet confirmed regarding...

More evidence that Meizu M5 will be made official on October 31

Meizu is holding an event on October 31, and there have already been reports that the Meizu M5 will be unveiled on that day. And now there's more evidence that adds weight to these reports. In response to a user's comment on Weibo, the Chinese company's VP Li Nan has dropped hints that the phone would be unveiled ahead of its November 11 launch....

Android 7.0 Nougat update starts hitting Motorola Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus

Just yesterday there were reports that Motorola has begun soak testing the Moto G4 Plus Nougat update, and now, the company has officially announced that the Android 7.0 update has been released for both Moto G4 and G4 Plus smartphones. It's worth mentioning that while the soak test was being carried out in Brazil, the latest announcement regarding...

Samsung India expects growth in market share despite Galaxy Note7 fiasco

Samsung's India subsidiary has said it's confident that the Galaxy Note7 debacle won't have a negative impact on its smartphone sales during Q4. In fact, the company revealed that their festive sales are inline with the expectations, and they are even expecting a growth in their market share in the country. "We have converted the Note 7 prebooked...

Deal: Buy Xbox One S and Samsung 55" Smart 4K UHD TV together, and save $250

If you are in the US and are in the market for a gaming console and a smart TV, here's a deal for you: Best Buy is offering $250 discount if you purchase Samsung 55" class (54.6" diag.) Smart 4K Ultra HD TV and a select Xbox One S console together. The The Xbox One S console options available as part of this promo include Xbox One S 500GB Console...

October security patch hitting Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge units in India as well

Just a few days after Samsung pushed out the latest security update to its Galaxy S7 and S7 edge units in some parts of Europe, the October patch has started hitting S7/S7 edge units in India as well. The update weighs in at over 21MB. As is usually the case with OTA roll-outs, it may take some time for the update to hit your device. Meanwhile, if...

Google's new Pixel phones are now available for purchase

Google's new Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones are now available for purchase. In the United States, the devices can either be purchased directly from Google or through Verizon and Best Buy. Google Store has both 32GB and 128GB models listed - color options include black and silver. Shipments, however, won't begin until next month. Verizon, on the other...

Check out this Google Pixel VS iPhone7 performance test

There's no denying that the iPhone 7's A10 fusion chip is quite a beast. Fellow YouTuber Super Saf made a comparison video of the Pixel going head to head against the iPhone 7 in two speed tests. The first one is a performance speed test, which shows us the benchmark results between the two devices and both devices' abilities to load and recall apps...

Android Beta 7.1 blocks Android pay on Nexus 6P with unlocked bootloader, not even rooted

We can understand why Google is now cracking down on Android Pay. As Google releases its Pixel devices, it doesn't want people tinkering too much with an Android Pay enabled device. So the rules are simple: If your device is rooted, no Android Pay, if your device's bootloader is unlocked, no Android Pay either, even if you haven't modified the system...

Google posts Pixel factory images and OTA images

All Android tinkerers know it's important to have the factory images available to put the phone you are tinkering with back to an original state, in case aftermarket firmware isn't working. Google has just released the factory images for the Pixel and Pixel XL. Likewise, Google has provided a couple of new OTA files if you'd like to manually flash...

iPhone 7 explodes, car catches fire in Australia

Now, where have we seen this before? Oh yeah, a car caught fire to a Florida man's Jeep where the main culprit was the Samsung Galaxy Note7. In any case, similar to what happened with the Note7 phones. It appears that these phones are exploding within the first week or two since activation. But now that the iPhone 7 has already had more than a couple...

Amazon Echo Dot 2nd gen available now, save with smart home bundles

Amazon's Echo has been a great success, and it took a while for Google to finally catch up to the online retailer giant when it finally introduced its own home assistant, Google Home. The Amazon Echo is now smaller and more affordable than ever before. You can get one for $50 starting today from Amazon US, and available for £50 in the UK where the...

Moto M gets portrayed in leaked renders, live images

The upcoming Moto M has been certified by TENAA back in August, but somehow it still hasn't become official. Hopefully that's about to change real soon, since today we have a barrage of images showing it - leaked promotional renders, live hands-on images, the whole nine yards. The Moto M will be the first device from Motorola to feature a fingerprint...

Two high-end Huawei MateBooks to launch in early 2017

This year Huawei announced its first ever MateBook 2-in-1 tablet / laptop hybrid, but it looks like the Chinese company isn't going to stop there. According to a new report out of China, the MateBook we all know was just the beginning. Huawei will apparently launch two additional "high-end" MateBook devices towards the end of the first quarter of...

ZTE is announcing a big phone on October 27, probably the Axon 7 Max

ZTE has just taken the wraps off the nubia Z11 mini S a few days ago, but the Chinese company apparently isn't done with new phone launches for this month. It's already scheduled a new event in China on October 27. While it hasn't said exactly what the event is for, the teaser (which you can see in the image to the left) says something along the...

Razer announces new Blade Pro laptop with insane specs, brings Blade and Blade Stealth to the EU

Sure, you already think "gaming!" and "crazy specs!" when you hear the name Razer, but the company has surely outdone itself this time around. It's just unveiled the new Blade Pro laptop, and it's more powerful than ever. First things first, though. It has a mechanical keyboard. Thanks to "ultra-low-profile mechanical switches", this should be able...

Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro press renders and specs leak ahead of tomorrow's unveiling

Tomorrow Samsung will make the Galaxy C9 official in China. At least that's what we thought so far. However, it turns out that the device we've been referring to as the C9 is actually going to be called C9 Pro. We now know this because a lot of official-looking Samsung promo materials for the Galaxy C9 Pro have been leaked in China today ahead of...

You can now order Google's Daydream View VR headset and the 4K Chromecast Ultra

As you may remember, Google didn't only unveil the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones at its big October 4 event. There were many more things outed that day, two of which are now finally available to order. We're talking about the Daydream View VR headset and the 4K-capable Chromecast Ultra. Both of these can now be ordered from the Google Store, while...

Samsung could be using LG batteries for the Galaxy S8

Today a new report from South Korea is claiming that Samsung is even willing to work with its main competitor from the country in order to ensure that the Galaxy S8's battery is problem-free. This is understandable, of course, in the wake of the Galaxy Note7 tragedy. An unnamed Samsung executive was quoted as saying the following: "We are looking...

Nintendo Switch console announced, releasing March 2017

Nintendo just revealed their brand new console to the world, the Nintendo Switch. It's the first console of its kind to let you play your game anywhere you want, whether it's at home on your TV or out and about. At the core of the system is a display unit running on a custom NVIDIA Tegra processor that makes use of a brand new set of gaming API called...

Samsung Galaxy On Nxt now official: 5.5-inch FullHD display, 3,300mAh battery

What do you do when you run out of numbers? Samsung takes it to the next level, so now we have the Galaxy On Nxt. An all-round midranger, the new smartphone appears to be a rebadged version of the existing Galaxy On7. The specsheet starts with a 5.5-inch FullHD display, and goes on with a 1.6GHz octa-core CPU inside an unnamed chipset. There are...

Samsung uses DMCA takedown notice to remove GTA V Note7 parody video

Back when the Note7 fiasco was in full swing, YouTube user HitmanNiko uploaded a video of his GTA V mod, where he modified one of the explosives in the game to look like the Note7. The video did get quite popular on the internet and several others like it were later uploaded. It seems though as Samsung has gotten quite butthurt over it, as the company...

Samsung announces industry first 8GB LPDDR4 DRAM package

Samsung has announced a new 8GB LPDDR4 DRAM package, the first of its kind in the world. The package utilizes four of the newly developed 10nm-class 16Gb (gigabit) LPDDR4 DRAM. The new 8GB LPDDR4 is said to operate at 4266 Mbps, which is twice as fast as the DDR4 DRAM for PCs, which operates at 2133 Mbps. This allows it to transmit over 34 GB/s data...