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 …
Qualcomm’s new WiPower technology brings wireless charging to all-metal smartphones
Qualcomm today announced a new wireless charging technology that will bring wireless charging capabilities to devices made out of metal. Called Qualcomm WiPower, the technology is not based on the well-known Qi and PMA standards, instead relying on a newer wireless charging standard known as Rezence. First demoed in January this year, Rezence is developed by the Alliance for Wireless …
Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile now offer 1GB and 2GB Data Packs to keep you from the horrors of 2G
No one likes to be throttled. No one. So customers of Sprint’s pre-paid providers Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile are getting an opportunity to add more data to their plans, to keep them from exceeding their data cap. Thanks to the carriers’ Data Packs, an extra $5 will tack an additional 1GB of data to your plan, and $10 will …
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 …