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We can’t wait for the day to see the very first Ubuntu-powered smartphone hitting the market. Canonical — which makes the popular Linux distribution — has been experimenting with few different Nexus devices but none of these were ready for prime time. With Meizu, Canonical has a chance to bring Ubuntu to many new users…
BlackBerry is working on a gold version of its flagship device, BlackBerry Passport. It’s unknown when exactly the gold model will join its piano black and porcelain white brothers, but chances are we won’t wait forever to find that out. However, we do doubt this model will be available all around the world; rather, it’s…
HTC has seen better days. What used to be one of the best smartphone makers in the world is now struggling to meet investors’ expectations and stay relevant in the ever competitive mobile market. The Taiwanese company is not only facing Samsung and Apple, but also the emerging players from China like Xiaomi, Meizu and…
It’s only natural that you’ll want to browse web pages on your wrist, right? No it isn’t. However, that doesn’t stop Opera Software from conquering yet another platform. So they announced the data-friendly Opera Mini for Samsung’s Gear S smart watch, which as you know, comes with its own data connectivity. So yes, this means…
Toshiba is looking to join the smart glass market, having shown a prototype device at the Ceatec event in Japan this week. Called Toshiba Glass, the device has a small projector clipped onto one of the arms near the lens. Said projector displays an image that reflects off the inside of the lens to provide…
File this under “strange,” but it’s interesting, nonetheless. Some guy managed to make his Samsung Gear Live run Windows 95. We’ve no idea why would anyone need something like this, but hey – there are folks who like to experiment with things like these. The magic happens thanks to aDosBox, an Android app that functions…
Sony has scheduled an event in New York City on Thursday, October 9th, and from what we’re getting, at that time they’ll announce a deal with T-Mobile. This in turn will see the Magenta network starting to offer the Xperia Z3 in the States. Or we could see few other carriers lining up to sell…
Well what do you know. Microsoft may launch the previously canceled (from what we’ve heard) Surface mini, after all. According to TK Tech News’ tweet, the Redmond giant may soon unveil both the Surface mini and Surface 3. It is my understanding that both slates will run Windows RT, which could be a big downer…
We’ve told you that HTC is working on a selfie-centered phone that could be announced as early as later this week. The device we thought will be known as HTC One M8 Eye will actually be sold as HTC Desire Eye, indicating it won’t have an all-metal body like the models from the One series.…
You would think Google is done with messaging with its Hangouts app, right? Think again; according to the Economic Times report, the search giant would like to launch something better, something people would use on a daily basis. Yes, that would be something like WhatsApp, which as we all know, has been bought by Facebook…