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Google may be close to signing a lease in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, Crain’s New York is reporting. This in turn would make it the company’s first standalone retail store next to several high-end retailers, such as Apple, Paul Smith, Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren, B&B Italia, Camper, Stella McCartney, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co. The…
We all know that flexible phones and tablets will eventually hit mainstream consumer, but we also know that screen is just one piece of the puzzle; in order to have true flexible devices, other components should also be bendable. Nokia’s recent patent, presuming it’s ever turned into a real product, could help solve the “battery…
Ericsson and Philips have teamed-up to launch new connected LED street light that includes a mobile base station within the design. The two companies said that the product combines the benefits of mobile connectivity and LED lighting in a ”lighting-as-a-service” model for cities. This in turn allows city authorities to offer space within their connected…
ZTE should unveil its next flagship device, Nubia X6, later this month. As far as we know, it will be the first smartphone made by the Chinese firm to come with unibody alloy design, making for a sexy look & feel. Now we learn that the X6 will also boast a powerful camera with Optical…
Google has acquired Green Throttle Games in a move that suggests the company is working on its very own Android-based game console. Game Throttle used to offer a special game center-like app called Arena, as well as Bluetooth gamepads. In November 2013, the company pulled the application from the Google Play Store and Amazon Appstore,…
Focus on the mid-range device and the vast Chinese market seems to be working for HTC. The Taiwanese company has scored 450,000 pre-orders for its Desire 816 phablet in the country in just three days! That’s a fairly impressive figure that pushed HTC’s stock up for more than 3 percent. After few bad quarters, HTC…
We’ve been telling you that Google may launch the Nexus 8 later this year. According to AndroidPit, that device could easily end-up using Intel’s 64-bit quad-core chip, which was announced at this year’s Mobile World Congress. The report suggests that the next Nexus tablet will be unveiled alongside Android 4.5 at some point this summer,…
During this year’s CES, Archos announced that it wants to compete in the emerging connected home space. To that end they’ve unveiled few products such as motion-sensitive camera, lights, a weather station, and a Smart Tracker. Although none of these is still available for purchase (as far as we know) that doesn’t stop the French…
Smart watches are the new craze of the market. A number of companies have already shown us how to make these devices, and just when we thought we’ve seen it all – HeadWatch was unveiled at Indiegogo. It’s an innovative smart watch in that sense that it also doubles as a wireless headset! You got…
Sony is launching a nice treat for its Xperia users who like customizing their phones. The new Xperia Themes come as part of the recent Android 4.3 Jelly Bean upgrade, allowing you to skin your Xperia smartphone in a number of different ways. The best part is that Xperia Themes go beyond backgrounds and screensavers…