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Verizon Wireless has start rolling out a big update for its Ellipsis 7 tablet. There are many important things included in this firmware, such as: Verizon 4G LTE data connectivity support Mobile Hotspot User Experience and Connectivity Image quality improvements when using the camera Battery life improvements SIM Card Activation experience improvements Added support for…
A new report published by DigiTimes says that Intel is thinking about leaving the smartphone market. Citing a rumor circulating in the upstream supply chain in Taiwan, the story suggests the chip making giant may decide to look elsewhere for business after 2015, and has even internally started evaluating whether to stop spending resources on…
HTC is looking to join MediaTek’s octa-core craze and launch a device of its own that rocks the Taiwanese chip maker’s fastest chip yet. Such phone has been caught in the wild, boasting colorful back covers a la Nokia. We’re talking about such color options as yellow, orange, cyan and red. Aside from the mentioned…
Juniper Research estimated that the number of smartphones shipped last year reached 980 million units, 280 million in the fourth quarter alone. Of that figure, Samsung managed to capture almost a third, having moved more than 300 million smartphones in a single year, while growing at a rate of 40%. However, for the first time…
Asus keeps pushing its Padfone concept forward. After launching the Padfone Mini and Padfone X, the Taiwanese company unveiled Padfone E in Taiwan. Similar to the Padfone 2, this model comes with a 4.7-inch HD IPS screen (phone) and 10.1-inch tablet dock. Inside, it packs Qualcomm’s 1.4GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 graphics,…
Lenovo don’t want to miss the upcoming 2K screen phone craze. In fact, the Chinese firm’s device marked as K7T “Kingdom” has been caught at Antutu benchmarks recently. This phone is packing top notch specs that include the mentioned 2560 x 1440 pixels display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core chip, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of internal…
Google has apparently acquired an artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepMind in a deal valued at some $500 million, recode is reporting. The London-based DeepMind is said to be working on a number of approaches that could improve existing recommendation systems, which could presumingly help Google serve better search results. In addition, DeepMind also has a…
Samsung is apparently looking to join the smart glass market later this year. According to an AndroidAuthority report, the Korean company may unveil the so called Galaxy Glass at the upcoming IFA in Berlin. It was at 2013 IFA when Sammy introduced the Galaxy Gear alongside Galaxy Note 3, so it makes a lot of…
Goodbye SkyDrive, hello OneDrive! Six months after British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB) has forced Microsoft to rename SkyDrive, the Redmond giant has unveiled the new brand for its cloud storage service – OneDrive. As that was the case with SkyDrive, OneDrive will also be marketed as a service where users can store and share their…
Good ol’ EVleaks can’t stop from amazing us. Their latest leak is all about Nokia’s still unannounced Android smartphone – Nokia X. According to their sources, this device — presuming it ever launches — will be a low-end affair with specs that include a 1GHz dual-core chip, 512MB of RAM, 4-inch WVGA screen, 1,500mAh battery,…