Huawei is looking to join the sapphire glass craze later this year, with the company’s CEO Yu Chengdong showing a special version of the Ascend P7 to the reporter. He went on to add that we should expect “shocking products” from the company, which BTW is looking at high-end market for future growth. Yu said…
Samsung’s three-sided Yoam display is now in trial production; May end-up on certain Galaxy Note 4 models
As you may know, Samsung is gearing towards launching the next Note in September. We’ve previously reported that this phablet will be available in few different versions, one of which may end-up rocking Sammy’s three-sided Yoam display to enable new kind of user experiences. According to the Korean media, said screen has entered the trial…
Samsung Galaxy Alpha inches closer to launch; Caught at the FCC
There are no doubts in my mind that the Samsung Galaxy Alpha will be one of the sexiest phones on the planet the second it launches. From what we’ve heard, it will rock a 6mm-thin body and (relatively) high-end features that include Samsung’s own Exynos 5433 octa-core chip, 4.8-inch 720p display, 12-megapixel rear camera, 2GB…
China’s Vivo next in line to launch a phone with sapphire glass display
After Kyocera, China’s Vivo may be the next vendor to launch a smartphone with sapphire glass display. According to GizChina, the company that is behind some of the coolest phones on the planet like the Vivo Xshot and Xplay 3S, is gearing towards launching yet another ground-breaking device that will be virtually indestructible. At least…
LG G3 A announced in Korea: It’s a G2 with laser auto-focus camera
LG has announced another phone you and I won’t be able to buy. But honestly, we could live just fine without the newly unveiled LG G3 A. Unlike its “non-A” sibling, this unit comes with G2’s specs, plus G3’s 13-megapixel camera with laser auto-focus. No matter how lasers are cool, I’m not sure they are…
Samsung loses top position in China to Xiaomi, India to Micromax
Samsung has seen better days. No longer it holds the top position in two of the world’s biggest phone markets, China and India. During the second quarter of 2014, Xiaomi moved more phones than Sammy in China, according to Canalys. Said analysts claim Xiaomi managed to ship 15 million units to grab 14% of the…
Does HP has what it takes to compete in today’s smart watch market?
You may’ve heard that HP is mulling entrance to the smart watch market, having partnered with designer Michael Bastian and retailer called Gilt. The device is still in the concept phase and although it looks rather awesome, we can’t help but wonder whether HP has what it takes to compete in this space. You see…
BlackBerry Passport clears the FCC, inching closer to the U.S. launch
If you’re like me and can’t wait to try out the upcoming BlackBerry Passport, you’ll be glad to hear that said device has been caught at the FCC. The filing is everything but revealing — there are no external and internal photos — since the Canadian company asked for confidentiality through September 12th. About at…
VOYO Winpad A1 Mini review: affordable 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet from a little-known Chinese company
I’ve had a chance (thanks VOPmart) to review one of those small Windows 8.1 tablets though this one wasn’t made by a major corporation; rather, it’s coming from a little-known Chinese company called VOYO (or that’s just a brand some other firm is using). In any case, I’ve found it to offer quite a bang…
OnePlus OneWatch coming soon? Could be the sexiest smart watch to date
We’ll have to file this under rumors since we haven’t got the official press release, yet. Alas, the leak seams to point that OnePlus — the spinoff from Oppo — is preparing to enter the smart watch market. The site looks ready and the sketches promise one interesting device. According to BGR which managed to…









