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Huawei is entering the smart wearables space with a device called TalkBand B1. It’s a unique-lookin’ smart watch with a 1.4-inch OLED flexible display and Bluetooth connectivity support. Unlike some other wrist-wearables we’ve seen before, this one comes with a Bluetooth 4.1 earpiece, hence the Chinese company decided to sell the TalkBand B1 as “Talk…
Huawei has officially announced the earlier leaked Ascend G6. The mid-end device looks sexy, and should deliver great value for money. While we don’t know how much the Chinese firm will ask for the unlocked handset, it’s hard to imagine that buying the Ascend G6 will break anyone’s bank. The specs are as follows: 4.5-inch…
Microsoft is using Mobile World Congress to spill the beans on its Windows Phone plans. Set to be unveiled at some point this spring, Windows Phone 8.1 will support different hardware configurations to make it easier for Android handset makers to join the “Windows Phone ride.” Among the chips that will be supported with the…
FitBit has issued a voluntary recall of one of its popular fitness trackers, the Fitbit Force due to skin irritation problems which some owners are experiencing. Fitbit CEO James Park posted the news on Fitbit’s blog, where he revealed that while only 1.7 percent of Fitbit Force owners have reported skin rashes, the company is…
Alcatel has unveiled no less than three phones in Barcelona – Alcatel Idol 2, Idol 2 Mini and OneTouch Pop Fit. The Idol 2 is obviously the best phone on the list, boasting a 5-inch 720p HD screen, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 8-megapixel rear and 1.3-megapixel front-cameras, NFC, 3G and/or 4G connectivity. All this is packed…
@evleaks has tweeted a picture of an unidentified Huawei device, planted right next to a smartwatch. The smartphone in @evleaks’ picture sure isn’t the Huawei MediaPad X1, which we saw just the other day, and is rumored to be announced within the next few days at MWC 2014. The pictured device looks pretty big for…
Samsung has officially announced the next generation of Galaxy Gear devices, the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo, dropping the Galaxy name. Unlike its predecessor, the new Gear smartwatches are no longer be running Android but rather Samsung’s Tizen OS. The new smartwatches look a lot more stylized than the original Gear, eschewing the…
YotaPhone’s successor will be unveiled at next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, BGR is reporting. As I’m writing this, little is known about YotaPhone 2 except that it will be bigger than the original device. The main idea will be the same which means that the YotaPhone 2 will pack two screens, one of…
Opera unveiled Sponsored Web Pass, a new service that allows advertisers to sponsor a free Internet access for a limited time. The idea is simple – if a user agrees to the proposition, he/she will first see the ad before visiting some website. After the predefined period of time expires, the user can either see…
The Geeksphone Revolution is now available for purchase directly from Geeksphone’s site for €222 ($305). The mid-range device is significant in that sense that it can boot into Android or Firefox OS; other than that, it’s a rather mediocre phone with specs that include a 4.7-inch IPS screen with qHD (540×960 pixels) resolution, Intel Atom…