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Who says you need to sell phones in the West to be super-successful? Take Xiaomi as an example. The so called “Apple of China” has managed to emerge as the 5th largest smartphone vendor in the second quarter of the year. Xiaomi captures a record 5% market share moving around 15 million units. Strategy Analytics…
Samsung just “can’t get enough” of everything. The Korean handset makers has filed a couple of patents which reveal parts of their plans in the wearables space. First we’ve got to learn about Samsung’s trademark for the “Gear S” name, which we think will be used for the company’s premium line of smart watches. The…
Sony is gearing towards launching the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact, as we’ve reported before. We’ve already heard what the “regular” Z3 will be all about, and now we have few additional details to share about its Compact sibling. If the leaked photos (and information that “go with them”) are to be believed, Sony’s…
When LG announced the G3, it said that the phone will be available in five different colors. However, as we all know it, the device is only available in three different colors, including Metallic Black, Silk White and Shine Gold. The two additional colors, Moon Violet and Burgundy Red, should be out in August. When…
It is said that LG will be returning to the Windows Phone market later this year. We’ve heard about the LG Uni8 phone, but we’re still clueless whether that was a real deal or yet another bogus rumor. Now we hear about another unannounced LG-made Windows Phone device. Marked as LG D635, this unit has…
As part of the strategy that seems tailored to appeal to business customers, Samsung announced the Smart Wireless Security Access Point that helps businesses identify unauthorized intrusion in the wireless network. The device supports 802.11ac and is equipped with wireless intrusion prevention solution (WIPS) sensor that can detect unauthorized connections to the network. According to…
Up until this point, the very few Android-powered laptops offered by major companies were low-to-mid end devices. That’s not the case with the recently announced LG TabBook 11, which has been announced in Korea. It gets its power (a lot of it) from Intel’s 2.6GHz Core i5 chip, while also boasting 4GB of RAM, 128GB…
The earlier rumored Windows Phone-powered variant of the HTC One M8 has again caught attention of the media. This time we have Engadget to thank for this; according to their sources, this phone will be known as “HTC One (M8) for Windows.” Yes, that’s an everything but straightforward name and we can’t help but wonder…
We’ve all heard it – Apple is going to bed with IBM (or that’s the other way round?) in a move that could give Cook & Co. new clients in the enterprise space, while helping the Big Blue mobilize (and modernize) its offering. Under the deal between the two giants, more than 100 new apps…
If you’re one of the few folks owning the LG G Watch or Samsung Gear Live, you may be looking to change its face and make it look more like “your own device.” Guess what? There’s an app for that. The newly launched Wear Face Collection will install both on your (Android) phone and your…