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Samsung keeps announcing new devices like it’s nobody’s business. And yes, we’re having hard time keeping up with all of their different series and models. Their latest phone is called Galaxy Core Lite and it’s one of those devices you should know about only to never buy it. I understand Samsung’s desire to cover every…
Lenovo has started rolling Android 4.4 KitKat update for its last year’s flagship, Vibe Z, GSMarena is reporting. The first users to get the new software will be those living in Malaysia, though we’re certain the rollout will be expanded to other markets in just a few days… or weeks. We don’t have Lenovo’s official…
Huawei is preparing to launch its latest flagship device, Honor 6, which we know by its codename “Mulan,” at a special event on June 24th at the Beijing National Stadium. According to reports from China — and brought to our attention by GSMinsider — Huawei wants users to think of its smartphone as a rival…
Unbreakable screen is something most of us want. While Corning’s Gorilla Glass is getting better with every new version — right now new devices ship with Gorilla Glass 3 — it’s still breakable. Scientists at University of Akron claim they’ve managed to make an even tougher screen, using transparent electrodes to make for harder-to-break panels.…
Apple has quietly acquired the Spotsetter app, which provides personalized recommendations for places to go. No formal press release has been issued and we get to learn about the acquisition from TechCrunch, which claims that Apple is doing this to boost its mapping service, as well as to add two Spotsetter’s founders, Johnny Lee and…
Microsoft is preparing to join the wearables game with a smart watch of its own. The rumored Surface watch has been caught while being tested in the New York City, Gearlive.com is reporting. Apparently, an unnamed person was spotted in the Big Apple wearing the watch, which Gearlive is saying, looks like the Samsung Gear…
Roughly a month ago we’ve seen Sprint and Virgin Mobile adding the Kyocera Hydro Vibe to their respective portfolios; now it’s Boost Mobile’s time. They got the Hydro Icon, which too is rugged and can be completely submerged in up to one meter (3.28 feet) of water for up to 30 minutes. Kyocera’s IP57-rated, Military…
Russia’s version of the FCC, the Russian Federal Communication Agency (ROSCOM), has approved a dual-SIM version of the HTC One (M8) to be sold across the country. This, however, doesn’t tell us when this model will actually hit the stores, but with that hurdle out of the way, chances are we won’t be waiting for…
The upcoming Huawei flagship device, codenamed Mulan, has leaked and from what we can tell, this will be one of the best phones, ever. Design wise, it will keep a very slim profile of Huawei’s Ascend P6 and P7 phones. Inside, we’ll get Huawei’s own Hisilicon Kirin 920 chipset with a 1.3GHz octa-core processor, Mali-T624…
Now that Apple has acquired Beats, rumors have started that Google may be looking to buy a similar service, despite owning and operating its own Play Music service. According to the New York Post piece, the search giant may be interested in acquiring Songza, the 6-year-old Long Island City-based music curation and streaming service with…