Following Android M Developer Preview 2, this month, Google was supposed to launch Android M Developer Preview 3 for select Nexus devices. However, we’re now learning that the release is being delayed. The info was shared by a Google employee via the Android M Developer Preview community page on Google+, so it’s as official as it gets. The reason for …
North American launch of YotaPhone 2 cancelled
The launch of the dual-screened YotaPhone 2 in North America has been cancelled. The company said in a letter to those who backed the device on crowd-funding site Indiegogo, that there were delays in receiving the North American variant of the phone from the manufacturer. That is what led Yota Devices to 86 the launch of the handset in the …
Official press renders for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ leak?
Evan Blass, known as @evleaks, has tweeted out what appears to be official press renders of both the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and theSamsung Galaxy S6 edge+. Both phones are expected to be unveiled during the next Samsung Unpacked event on August 13th. The event will take place in New York City, ironically nicknamed “The Big Apple.” The Samsung Galaxy …
Samsung Gear A smartwatch rumored to be unveiled on Aug 13 with limited Samsung Pay capabilities
According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+ will share the stage at the August 13 special event with a new smartwatch that will facilitate a limited rollout of Samsung Pay, the company’s mobile payment platform. Yesterday Samsung confirmed that it is holding a special event on Aug …
The man who designed Windows 10
Terry Myerson is going to read this story. He reads everything that’s written about Windows, the crown jewel of the vast empire of software and gadgets that he now oversees as part of a newly expanded role at Microsoft. In fact, Myerson is hungry for feedback on Windows 10, his team’s years-in-the-making operating system that launches on Wednesday. But Myerson …
It’s strange to have the Sao Paulo police leaking an upcoming Sony smartphone for us to see, but then again, we are living in a strange world! See, a prototype of what appears to be the upcoming Sony Xperia C5 Ultra (the device looks exactly like in the leaked manual pages), worth as much as $12 million dollars in development …
The Caterpillar S40 is a very rugged but not very powerful smartphone
Caterpillar may not be a household name among Android smartphone makers, but the company has a long history of launching rugged smartphones. Enter the new Cat S40, one of the most rugged Android handsets that we’ve ever seen. Starting with the good stuff, the Caterpillar S40 comes with an IP68 certification, meaning that it’s waterproof when submerged in up to …
Samsung outs ultra slim 16 MP ISOCELL sensor, buh bye protruding camera
Samsung could be going for the kill with its future thin and light premium phones, as it just announced a new 16 MP ISOCELL camera sensor that is 20% thinner than its current crop in, say, the Galaxy S6. Buh bye, protruding camera, hello S5K3P3. Most camera sensors in mobile devices run with the standard 1.12μm pixel size, in order …
Shiny HTC Aero concept renders envision volume buttons placed on the bottom
The HTC Aero is one of the most intriguing announcements scheduled for 2015’s second half. No wonder – it’s supposed to be everything that the HTC One M9 wasn’t – that is, exciting. While it is a solid and competent smartphone with stunning good looks, the M9 feels virtually indistinguishable from its predecessor, and its camera and gaming performance, while …
Google Search can now save you time when shopping
Don’t you just hate it when your favorite shopping places become others’ favorite places as well? It means suffering through long lines at the register, dealing with people bumping into you and putting up with smells that your nose has never dealt with before. And we haven’t even touched on the difficulties of finding a parking spot. It seems that …