Samsung is apparently planning to release a successor to its Galaxy Golden clamshell. According to GSMarena’s report, the Korean company’s next flip phone will be the most powerful such device ever. Specs are rumored to include a pair of 4.6-inch Super AMOLED screens with WXGA resolution (1,280 x 768 pixels), Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core chip…
Archos VR Glasses will work with just about any smartphone, sell for 30 bucks
Archos is entering (PDF announcement) the nascent VR glass marker with a product of its own. Unlike Samsung’s Gear VR and Carl Zeiss’s glasses, the ARCHOS Video Player is made for the masses. It will have a rock bottom price of just $29.99, making it an easy sell even for those who considered creating their…
Monday Deals – 10/20: HP Omni 10 64GB Windows 8.1 Tablet just $299 with Free Shipping
It’s Monday and you know what that means: time to save some money! We’ve got some awesome handpicked deals on tablets, smartphones and more below. Check them out and begin saving today! Out Favable deal of the day is the HP Omni 10 64GB 10.1 inch Windows 8.1 tablet for just $299 plus free shipping.…
Motorola Droid Turbo Press Render Leaks
We’ve got a nice look at one of Motorola’s upcoming Droids, thanks to @evleaks, and damn if it isn’t looking good. The new device is known as the Droid Turbo, supposedly because of the inclusion of rapid charging. Verizon could unveil the new Droid line including the Turbo on October 28th according to a few…
AT&T Moto X (2014) Review: A Very Familiar Beast
Motorola has been going through quite the change over the past few years, transitioning from producing high-end handsets to taking a more modest approach. 2013’s Moto X was the beginning of something new for Motorola Mobility; finding a balance between a high price point and functionality. While the 2013 Moto X didn’t quite strike that…
Nokia Lumia 830 Now Available in Canada from Fido for $80 with Contract
The Lumia 830 has landed in Canada on carrier Fido. The Lumia 830 can be purchased for $80 with a Tab24 Smart Plan, and $200 with a Tab24 payment plan with a standard plan. If you want the Lumia 820 with no contract that’ll run you $400. The Lumia 830 runs on Windows Phone 8.1…
Sony Xperia Z4 specs leak: 5.5″ QHD screen, Snapdragon 810, 4GB RAM, new camera and more
Another day, another Sony Xperia Z4 rumor. This time round, we (think we) have the entire specs sheet to share. According to PhoneArena’s tipster, the Japanese company’s next flagship will be one of the best phones at the time of its launch. Or even the best phone. Period. Here’s the specs rundown: 5.5-inch Quad HD…
Android and Chrome (OS) inching closer together with Google’s VP of Engineering for Android assuming the same role for Chrome
At some point in the future we expect to see Android and Chrome OS becoming a single platform. Or something similar, with docked Android smartphones connected to the big screen acting like today’s Chromebooks. Already you can run a select number of Android apps on Chrome OS-powered devices, and apparently that’s just a start. To…
Sprint’s HTC One M7 gets a bug-fixing update
HTC and Sprint have started rolling out software update for the last year’s HTC One M7, AndroidPolice is reporting. While the new firmware, version 5.05.651.2, is described as a minor update that includes “Google security fixes,” we can’t help but notice it’s a massive 1.5GB download. There are also other changes included, such as removal…
Pant pockets too small to carry the iPhone 6 Plus? These two carriers will enlarge them for you
In a remarkable PR stunt, we have two mobile operators offering complementary pant pocket enlargement service to the future iPhone 6 Plus owners. One of them is China Unicom which managed to make its campaign go viral, with Weibo users sharing the image of a tailor at the carrier’s Shanghai store, adjusting pant pockets to…