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The earlier teased world’s slimmest phone has been officially announced. It’s the Gionee Elife S5.1 which has an incredibly thin 5.1mm shell. That, actually, sounds hard to hold in hand, though I would have to try it out before coming to a conclusion. Specs wise, this is a mid-range product with specs that include a…
With its upcoming BlackBerry Blend solution, the Canadian company is preparing to go beyond mobile. Said product (software solution) will allow select BlackBerry phone owners to connect their QWERTY device to the big screen and get accordingly better experience. In other words, the extra screen estate will be properly used, allowing folks to more easily…
Samsung is yet again partnering with Swarovski to add more bling to its products. This time round, it’s the newly announced Gear S which is getting the crystal treatment; more precisely, the wearable will be using Swarovski’s latest Crystal Fine Mesh product that is apparently used by “top brands in the fashion industry.” The end…
Motorola will be announcing new products on Thursday, September 4th when we hope to see the successor of its wildly popular Moto X smartphone. The rumored Moto X+1 has been apparently caught at Verizon Wireless computer system, hinting us that the Big Red carrier is readying to jump on the opportunity as soon as the…
It has been suggested that the next iPhone may finally integrate an NFC chip to enable contactless mobile payments, among other things. Alongside that rumor, we’ve also heard that Cook & Co. are preparing to launch their own payments platform and have apparently cornered American Express, MasterCard and Visa over some kind of deal. We’re…
Chances are you know that the IFA show is kicking off later this week in Berlin, Germany; and that we expect to see a bunch of new mobile devices unveiled at that time. In fact, we expect to see more new product announcements at IFA than we’ve seen at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Guess…
With its rock-solid custom Android ROM, Cyanogen has attracted a huge following, with the likes of Oppo and OnePlus even preloading this “flavor” of Android to their high-end handsets. Said huge following and vendors’ willingness to opt for third-party ROMs may be raising eyebrows in Mountain View, whereas the big tech companies are exploring ways…
We’ve already told you that Sony is preparing to launch its latest smart watch at IFA in Berlin. What we didn’t know is that it won’t be the only wearable device the Japanese company will unveil at that time; joining the SmartWatch 3 will be the SmartBand Talk that will be a simpler device that…
If you’re on a market looking for a Bluetooth wireless speaker, you have quite a few options to choose from. Some of these speakers look rather simplistic, while some others are sexy. The latter group consists of products made by the likes of Jawbone and few other specialty accessory makers. Om/One is something completely different;…
Guess who’s looking to make a smartphone with sapphire glass? Yup, that would be Xiaomi, which is often referred to as “Apple of China.” If “regular Apple” can do it — cause we expect the next iPhone to boast a sapphire glass screen — so can its Chinese “counterpart,” if I can say so. According…