NuAns is back with Neo Reloaded, but it's Android-powered

Back in 2015, Japanese company NuAns showed off its Windows 10-powered Neo smartphone for the first time. It's selling point was the TWOTONE interchangeable covers for its back. The phone debuted at CES 2016, post which the company announced its plans for the device's global launch through a Kickstarter campaign. The campaign, however, failed. Then...

New GSMA mobile engagement study finds almost half of mobile users still only talk and text

It's not everyday you see an endeavor of this scale and potential importance to the mobile realm. GSMA has take upon itself to create and start conducting a new annual study and calculate what it is calling the new Global Mobile Engagement Index (GMEI). It is an unique figure that measures the population's level of engagement with mobile phones,...

New rumor suggests both FullHD and QHD display options for the Xiaomi Mi 6

The Xiaomi Mi 6 has been frequenting the rumor mill for quite a few months now. Frankly, the immense fan interest has made it exceedingly hard to sort through all the alleged info on the device. Thus, you should take this new scoop, courtesy of a source on Weibo with the usual pinch of salt. The poster claims that the Mi 6 will come in two distinct...

Sony slashes Xperia X price down to INR 24,990 in India

Competing well and staying relevant with a mid-range offer in today's market is an almost impossible task. The going is especially tough in India, where many value-driver Chinese manufacturers have focused their expansion efforts in recent years. Since, Sony isn't really known for its aggressive pricing strategy, discounts for devices like the Xperia...

Sony slashes Speria X price down to INR 24,990 in India

Competing well and staying relevant with a mid-range offer in today's market is an almost impossible task. The going is especially tough in India, where many value-driver Chinese manufacturers have focused their expansion efforts in recent years. Since, Sony isn't really known for its aggressive pricing strategy, discounts for devices like the Xperia...

ZTE Hawkeye Kickstarter campaign has been cancelled

ZTE has announced that they have decided to phase out the Kickstarter campaign for the Hawkeye smartphone that was revealed by the company last month. The announcement came in the form of an update to the phone's Kickstarter page. The company, however, said that the project isn't over. "We are reevaluating the device for the winning Project CSX idea...

Nougat update starts hitting Huawei Honor 8 units in India

Huawei has started rolling out a new update to Honor 8 units in India. Arriving as version FRD-L02C675B310, the update brings along Android Nougat (version 7.0) and EMUI version 5.0. The update was being beta tested until now, but now the beta phase has come to an end. "Honor 8 with Nougat and Emui 5.0 is open to users in India now," the Chinese...

YouTube plans to remove 30-second unskippable ads

If you've been using YouTube for a few years now, then its hard not to notice how much it has changed and gradually morphed. Google's efforts all seem to be aimed at one goal - to position the video platform as a viable mainstream content provider, not unlike TV and capitalize on advertisement accordingly. A lot has already been said about the new...

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge on AT&T start getting Nougat update

Shortly after T-Mobile started pushing it out, AT&T has also begun rolling the Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 edge Nougat update. Weighing in at around 1.6GB, the update arrives as version G930AUCU4BQA6 for the S7 and G935AUCU4BQA6 for the edge variant. Aside from bumping the Android version to 7.0, the update also brings along some other changes, including...

LG G Pad III 8.0 starts getting Nougat update

The Nougat update for the LG G Pad III 8.0 has been released. Specifically, Canadian carrier Fido has started rolling out the update to units on its network. The update bumps the Android version to 7.0. Given the fact that it's an OTA roll out, it might take some time for the update to hit your device. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient, you can manually...

Apple releases four new iPad Pro ads

Apple has launched four new ads for the iPad Pro. The underlying point of each of these is that the iPad Pro is good enough to be your personal computer, which each ad talking about a particular aspect. One of the ad talks about the lack of typical PC viruses on the iPad Pro, the other talks about availability of Microsoft Word, then the third one...

Samsung teases Exynos 9 chipset, which could be powering the Galaxy S8

Last year's Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge were powered either by the Korean company's own Exynos 8 Octa chipset or Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820, depending on which market you bought one from. This year most leaks and rumors that have talked about the Galaxy S8 have focused on it sporting the upcoming Snapdragon 835, and how that impacts Samsung's competitors....

New LG G6 live images surface, highlight always-on display and shiny back

A couple of new live images portraying the LG G6 have been leaked today, and they are embedded below for your viewing pleasure. As you can see, this time around the phone is turned on, and we can glance at its Always-On Display functionality, showing the time, date, and battery capacity at all times. The rounded corners of the screen are in view...

BlackBerry reacts to the Gartner report that said it has 0.0% market share

Yesterday market research firm Gartner released its latest report on the state of the mobile world. One interesting tidbit in there was that for the fourth quarter of 2016, sales of devices running BlackBerry OS reached an unflattering 0.0%. Today the Canadian company has sent us its official reaction to that report. Here it is: As has been widely...

vivo V5 Plus review: iPhone impersonator, bokeh king

How many front cameras is too many? Certainly not two - two is just right, vivo says, and ushers in the V5 Plus. Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/vivo_v5_plus-review-1570.p...

Xiaomi promotes India head Manu Jain to Global Vice President

Xiaomi Global has assigned Manu Kumar Jain to the position of Global Vice President. Jain has served as the head of India operations since the day the Chinese brand opened shop in India in 2014. Apart from serving as the Global VP, he will continue to oversee the India operations as Managing Director. Jain's promotion follows the exit of Hugo Barra...

Apple to start manufacturing iPhone SE in India

Last month Apple reportedly selected Wistron as the primary manufacturer for all its iPhones in India. The Taiwanese partner of the Cupertino-based company set up a plant in Bengaluru in order to start the local production. According to industry sources speaking to Reuters, iPhone SE assembly will begin in the coming months. Apple's midranger is...

HTC is dominating the VR market in China

VR was a hot topic all throughout 2016 and things are only looking up. With prices constantly going down, 2017 might realistically be the year for VR to go mainstream and companies that already have positions there like HTC might benefit the most from it. A couple of days ago, the Taiwanese business hinted at a new VR product already in development....

5.5" Xiaomi also spotted on TENAA, is this another Redmi Note device?

Earlier today we told you about a Xiaomi device spotted at TENAA named Xiaomi MAE136, but apparently the Chinese regulatory agency approved another, bigger phone. Its codename is Xiaomi MBE6A5 and the specs reveal 5.5" FullHD display and a deca-core Helio X20/Helio X25 CPU with Mali-T880MP4 GPU. The RAM is 3GB and the internal storage is 64 GB and...

Meizu M5s passes 4.25M registrations in a day

Meizu announced the M5s on Wednesday. The phone has a 5.2" 2.5D IPS display with HD resolution and a Mediatek MT6753 chipset with an octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU. There are two versions with different internal storage - one for CNY799 ($115) with 16GB and a CNY999 ($145) one with 32 GB. With such prices we shouldn't be surprised that the registrations...

New Samsung Galaxy S8 cases reveal even more hardware details

We are yet to see an official render of the Samsung Galaxy S8. But thanks to various accessory makers we already have a pretty good idea of what the device will look like. The latest images come from the Australian brand UAG. The company listed several Galaxy S8 cases on its website, revealing that the device will have iris scanner, as previously...

Alleged Sony Xperia XA2 passes through the FCC

We have already seen spy shots of what is said to be the Xperia XZ successor, as well as the Xperia XA one. Now, the latter apparently made a stop over at the FCC. Sadly, this yields little to no actual new information on the handset itself. It is somewhat interesting to note that Sony appears to be sticking with its usual placement for the FCC ID...

New rumor suggests Snapdragon 835 SoC and 6GB RAM for LG V30

While the upcoming LG G6 might miss on the Snapdragon 835 SoC (thanks to Samsung), the successor to LG's V20 smartphone may well be powered by that chipset. The information comes courtesy of a new rumor out of China. In addition, the rumor suggests that the V30 will have 6GB RAM, feature a dual camera setup on both back as well as front, and will...

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro escapes China

The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro, which was made official last month and has only been available in China since is now starting its journey across other markets. Confirming previous reports, the device has been launched in Hong Kong. The phone is now listed on the South Korean company's official Hong Kong website, although you currently can't place any...

Huawei MediaPad T3 clears TENAA with 8" display, Android Nougat

The Huawei MediaPad T3 (KOB-L09) has been certified by the Chinese telecommunication regulatory TENAA. The listing reveals the tablet is powered by a quad-core 1.4GHz processor and sports an 8-inch display of 1280×800 pixel resolution. The Honor-branded device has 3GB RAM and 32GB internal memory. The camera department is handled by a 5MP rear unit...

ZTE confirms its presence at this year's MWC

ZTE's sub-brand nubia has confirmed its presence at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC). The company sent out invitations for media to visit its stand at the industry's largest event. While the teaser reveals where exactly nubia products will be showcased at the MWC venue, there aren't any details on which products will be displayed. Also, it...

Mi Mix successor already in the works, confirms Xiaomi CEO

Less than four months after Xiaomi announced the Mi Mix, the Chinese company has confirmed that it's working on the successor to the device (allegedly dubbed Mi Mix II). The confirmation came in the form of a Weibo post from none other than the company's CEO Lei Jun. Here's the complete post (translated): "Today, I am pleased to meet again with international...

OnePlus 3T 128GB variant up for grabs in India through Amazon

If you are in India and have been waiting for the 128GB variant of the OnePlus 3T smartphone, you'll be glad to know that the model is currently listed on Amazon's India website. The device carries an INR 34,998 price tag, or around $520. What's, however, worth mentioning here is that in order to make a purchase, you should be a member of the retailer's...

Galaxy S7 and S7 edge on T-Mobile start receiving Nougat update

If you are a Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 edge owner on T-Mobile, and have been waiting for the Nougat update, you'll be glad to know that the rollout has begun. The update is currently only hitting the S7 edge units that were part of the company's Galaxy Beta Program, but it's reasonable to assume that the standard S7 models as well as units that aren't...

Nougat update for Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 edge starts hitting units in Taiwan

Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 edge flagship smartphones have started getting the Nougat update in Taiwan. Arriving as G930FXXU1DQBI for the S7 and G935FXXU1DQBI for the edge variant, the update weighs in at around 1,260MB. As is usually the case with OTA roll outs, it may take some time for the update to hit your device. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient,...

Lenovo Phab2 Pro with Tango AR by Google drops down to $449.99 unlocked

If you don't mind using first-generation stuff, you probably won't mind testing out the Google-developed Tango AR (augmented reality) tech that's built into the Lenovo Phab2 Pro smartphone. This was in fact the first handset to launch packing Tango, when it debuted last year. Ever since its release it's been available for $499.99 unlocked, but now...

New 5-inch Xiaomi phone passes through TENAA, might be the Redmi 5

A new Xiaomi smartphone has been spotted at TENAA today. The Chinese regulatory agency has certified it for sale in the country, and this process has resulted in the images you can see below becoming public. A few of the device's specs have been outed too, but less than usual for whatever reason. According to some speculators in China, this could...

Google Home can now order things for you

While the rumored voice call functionality is still quite far off at this point, the Google Home speaker has received some new smarts today. The search giant has announced that you can use the Google Assistant inside Google Home to order stuff. This currently works with all retailers participating in Google Express, so you can easily get all the...

Apple outs two new ads for Portrait Mode

Remember those ads for the iPhone 7 Plus' Portrait Mode that Apple released a few days ago? They were all about cuteness, with a dog and a little boy being the stars. Yet the company isn't done promoting the major differentiating feature for the iPhone 7 Plus' camera (even compared to the non-Plus iPhone 7). And so, today it's outed two new promo...

Unlocked LG G5 for AT&T can be yours for just $299.99

We're now exactly ten days away from LG's grand unveiling of the G6, its next flagship smartphone. This will take place on February 26, and the new device is sure to be a very interesting entrant in the mobile world. But what if you don't care about the latest and greatest? Well, if you don't mind ignoring LG's failed "Friends" experiment comprising...

Huawei Mate 9 Pro review: Time-saver edition

If you remember, Huawei announced the Mate 9 Porsche Design along with the regular Mate 9. It used the same hardware except for the screen, which was AMOLED and a curved one at that. It was also prohibitively expensive, and it was only going to be sold through Porsche Design exclusive boutiques. It set off a gadget craving that the regular Mate 9...

Really Blue Google Pixel and Pixel XL are now up for pre-order in Canada at Rogers

A few days ago Rogers proudly announced that it would be exclusively selling the Really Blue color version of the Google Pixel in Canada, but failed to provide any other details about it in the process. So up until now we didn't know how much it would cost or when it would be available. Today the carrier has started taking pre-orders for both the...

Asus Zenfone 3 Go leaks with specs and renders

Asus' naming convention is getting more and more confusing with each passing day. Navigating already official models is a challenge in itself, but when it comes to analyzing leaks, it really takes some dedicated investigative work to get the facts straight. This time around, however, we have an almost suspiciously straight-forward scoop. The Zenfone...

Huawei Mate 9 durability test reveals sturdy panels

Torture tests are somewhat of a YouTuber specialty and the Huawei Mate 9 is yet another great smartphone to get the treatment for your viewing pleasure. Zack from the popular channel JerryRigEverything provided us this latest video. In the beginning he acknowledges the rugged construction of Huawei Mate 9 with the physical bolts visible on the frame....

Apple's WWDC 2017 conference to take place June 5-9

Apple has announced that its Worldwide Developer Conference will be taking place this year between June 5-9. WWDC will be returning to San Jose this year after a long period, at the McEnery Convention Center, away from the usual Moscone West in San Francisco, which has been the hub of Apple events for the past several years. The San Jose venue is...

Two new high-end LG smartphones pop up on Geekbench

With MWC right around the corner, all eyes are on LG and its next G6 flagship, set for a February 26 unveiling. But it seems that's not the only hot new product the Korean giant is cooking up. A few days ago a mysterious LG H871 handset popped up on Geekbench. Today brings two more handset listings of the same nature. Their models names are LGE LGUS997...

Honor V9 to be available outside China as Honor 8 Pro

Huawei announced it will unveil Honor V9 on February 21 - the week before MWC. The device has a ChinaMobile branding on its back, indicating its China-exclusive status. But according to a company insider the device will go global just under a different name. The V9 will be rebranded to Honor 8 Pro and revealed at the Huawei event on February 27 in...

Huawei P10 real photos leaked by FCC

Huawei P10 official unveiling at MWC is drawing closer one day at a time. But leaks surface faster than ever - after we showed you the blue, gold and green P10 color optionsin renders, now we see actual real-life photos of the device, leaked by the Federal Communications Commission. Back • Front • Right side • Left side The new images hardly show...

Archos will be making tablets with Kodak branding

Archos and Kodak signed a brand licensing deal today with Archos CEO Loïc Poirier and VP of Kodak's Consumer Products Group, Brian Cruz making the following comments: We are very proud to become one of Kodak's licensees to jointly develop their brand into the tablet world. We truly look forward to putting these devices into people's hands. We are...

Samsung Gear VR allows New York Fashion Week attendees to experience Milan

Car makers have embraced VR, so why not fashion designers? Samsung has expanded its presence at the New York Fashion Week and brought the Gear VR along. Last year, the company focused on the Oculus Rift and showed people a future where they view clothes in virtual reality before hitting the Buy button. This year Samsung's mobile headset was used...

Asus AIO VR, a stand-alone virtual reality headset, leaks

Most portable VR headsets at the moment require a smartphone to provide the screen and processing power, but there are a few standalone units out there. Asus is reportedly working on one - the Asus AIO VR, to be launched in 2017. AIO stands for All In One and usually refers to self-contained desktop computers, but in this case indicates that the...

Nougat update hits Sprint's HTC One A9

Precisely a month after HTC announced the Nougat rollout for the One A9 in the US, the Android 7.0 update is now coming to the Sprint version of the handset. The build number is 2.18.651.2, for those of you that seek to find meaning in arbitrary numbers. The 'extensive' changelog published on HTC's support page for the One A9 lists two key changes...

MIUI 8.2 ROM is now rolling out

If you own a fairly recent Xiaomi handset, chances are, you have a reason to get excited. Starting today, the Chinese manufacturer has started officially seeding the latest MIUI 8.2 update. And in keeping with its usual support policies, the software will eventually be available to a large number of Xiaomi models. The devices, currently supported...

Apple to replace home button with ‘function area' on iPhone 8

Apple is closer than ever to the no-home-button phone. Latest reports suggest we should expect three devices in 2017, including an OLED screen-packing iPhone 8 with no physical buttons on the front. It will sport a 5.8" OLED with 5.15" display area, while the other part is going to be reserved for ‘function area', the report suggests. According to...

Tho new high-end LG smartphones pop up on Geekbench

With MWC right around the corner, all eyes are on LG and its next G6 flagship, set for a February 26 unveiling. But it seems that's not the only hot new product the Korean giant is cooking up. A few days ago a mysterious LG H871 handset popped up on Geekbench. Today brings two more handset listings of the same nature. Their models names are LGE LGUS997...