Big news, folks; Sony is returning to Verizon Wireless in a deal that could help it grow its share in North America. And it badly needs something like that. The information, brought to our attention by PCmag, supposedly stems from “reliable documents.” Said documents claim thatBig Red carrier will offer a version of the newly…
Cat S50 is a rugged smartphone made to take you through the wild
When you say Cat, chances are you don’t think about smartphones. That, however, doesn’t stop the company from launching another phone of its own. Or that’s more like borrowing its brand to some phone maker. In any case, the Cat S50 has been announced from the floor of IFA in Berlin, and as you would…
ZTE unveils Blade Vec 3G and 4G, and low-cost Kis 3 Max
ZTE used the IFA show to unveil a trio of rather unimpressive devices, all catered towards folks on a budget and perhaps first-time smartphone buyers. Let’s quickly dive into all three of these, shall we? ZTE Blade Vec 4G Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core chip clocked at 1.2GHz 5-inch 720p HD screen 1GB of RAM, 16GB…
Toshiba, HP unveil new Chromebooks
It’s a Chromebook craze out there with many new companies joining this, still nascent market. Toshiba and HP are among those that have recently updated their offerings; here’s what they came up with… Toshiba’s Chromebook 2 has a 13.3-inch screen and will be available in two different variants: the $249 model packs a 1366×768 display,…
Meet Motorola’s New Toys: The Moto X, Moto G and Moto Hint
As promised, Motorola has unveiled the details of the company’s new iterations of the Moto X and Moto G, as well as revealing the Moto Hint and availability dates for the Moto 360. Unlike the rumors suggested, Motorola decided to keep the naming scheme simple, referring to the new Moto X and G as, well, just…
Watch Motorola Unveil the Moto X+1, Moto G2 and Moto 360 Right Here at 2:30PM Eastern
Motorola is showing off its new gadgets to press as we speak, but for the rest of us we’re going to have to wait until later tonight for juicy details (early morning for some of us) to get a glimpse of Motorola’s new fancy gadgets. Motorola will begin doling out the details at 11PM Pacific…
Huawei Ascend Mate7 is officially announced: it’s a kick-ass, metal phablet with fingerprint reader
Huawei has yet again proven that it has what it takes to compete with Samsung and perhaps even Apple. Their newly announced Ascend Mate7 rocks an all-metal body that makes it look like it’s part of HTC’s One series (yet it isn’t). Moreover, the phablet also packs a fingerprint reader — located at the back,…
Nokia Lumia 830, Lumia 730 and Lumia 735 officially announced
Microsoft announced a trio of Nokia Lumia phones, Lumia 830, Lumia 730 and Lumia 735. The first of the pack is the slimmest Nokia Windows Phone device to date, though it’s not a high-end phone by any stretch of imagination. It does introduce Nokia’s awesome camera technology to the mid-range segment and we salute Nokia/Microsoft…
HTC Desire 820 announced as the world’s first Snapdragon 615-powered phone
The earlier rumored HTC Desire 820 has been officially announced, and just as we’ve expected – it rocks Qualcomm’s 64-bit Snapdragon 615 SoC. Said chip comes with no less than eight cores, four of which are clocked at 1.5GHz and another four at 1.0GHz. There’s also a 5.5-inch 720p HD screen, 2GB of RAM, 16GB…
Acer Liquid Z500 unveiled: music-centric mid-ranger for the masses
Aside from all those tablets, Acer has also unveiled a new smartphone at IFA – Liquid Z500. This device is hardly a head turner, but it will provide a decent value for the money. Set to hit Europe in just a few weeks with a price tag of just 149 EUR (about $195), this mid-ranger…









