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The long–time rumored Huawei Ascend Mate 2 has been officially announced at CES. Just like we’ve told you, it kept the big, 6.1-inch 720p HD screen rather than sporting the one with full HD resolution. It does add 4G LTE-Advanced connectivity to the mix (for 150Mbps downloads), along with a faster 1.6GHz quad-core processor and…
If you thought the “mini” wars were over, you were dead wrong. While a majority of flagship smartphone displays are hitting the 5+ inch mark, not everyone wants a phone of this size. Last year, we saw the HTC One Mini, Galaxy S4 Mini, and today Sony has announced the Xperia Z1 compact. Unlike many…
And the saga continues. Michael Bay’s recent freakout at the Samsung press conference at CES in Las Vegas this afternoon has quickly gone viral, and the embarrassed director has taken to his own personal blog to respond to the matter. Bay plays it off like a champ, admitting his embarrassment and plugging the product and…
Sony and T-Mobile have officially unveiled the Xperia Z1s. The slightly tweaked Xperia Z1 retains all of the great features of the original, while adding a few exclusive features into the mix as well. A T-Mobile exclusive for the US, the Sony Xperia Z1s will launch on January 22nd for $0 down and 24 monthly…
Squeamish about all the greasy swipe-marks on your smartphone? Anxious when allowing a friend to touch your device? Corning, makers of super strong Gorilla Glass, might just have what you’ve been looking for. The company announced its Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass today! Unveiled at CES, the new Gorilla Glass should calm your germaphobe fears. Corning Antimicrobial…
Samsung’s CES keynote was chugging along smoothly, with some impressive 4K UHD curved smartTVs gracing the giant screens situated around the stage. Transformers director Michael Bay showed up on stage, and started a rant about being a director and how cool he is. Then the unexpected happened..he choked. Big time. Apparently, it wasn’t Bay’s fault;…
Dual boot Android and Windows devices still haven’t really caught on and the market remains largely untapped despite a few outings. Now a laptop giant is aiming to change that with its newest foray into the dual-boot ecosystem. Asus is unveiling its latest hybrid, the Transformer Book Duet, at CES and it’s impressive. The Transformer…
Samsung, not a company to “underdo” anything, has announced a whole new family of devices, The Galaxy TabPRO and Galaxy NotePRO. The new line of tablets ship with high-end specs and display sizes up to 12.2 inches! The front-runner of the PRO lineup is the Galaxy NotePRO. Shipping with a 12.2 inch WQXGA (2560 x…
It’s a name you may remember from the golden days of VHS camcorders and portable cassette players; Panasonic. While the company hasn’t gone anywhere in the 20 or so years since its heyday, it hasn’t made a big splash in the tablet or smartphone market in the west, announcing last year that it was dropping…
Connected appliances are all the rage at this year’s CES conference. All manner of household goods are sporting new connections to the internet of things, from the kitchen to the garage. Still, this one might have come out of left field. With a little help from Belkin, Crock-Pot unveiled the latest in its legendary line…