The new ProShot camera app that popped up in the Play Store last week may be a debutant when it comes to Android, but it’s been on Windows Phone for a while, and, given the camera-centric Lumia phones, has been battling the stock camera interface with great success there. After landing on Android, it quickly became clear that ProShot can …

The infamous “flagship killer” of 2014 – the OnePlus One stirred up feelings and pumped the hype, drawing interest and drool from smartphone aficionados worldwide. The device promised flagship specs and hot looks at half the price of a competing high-shelf phone, and for the most part – that’s exactly what it delivered. Unfortunately, OnePlus decided to not sell the …

Summer, at least in the Northern hemisphere, is getting hotter with each and every day, and so is the smartphone scene. The first half of the year treated us to many exciting new phones, but the second one is even quite promising — we are eagerly anticipating a large number of compelling devices to debut by year’s end. Among these …

  A fresh report from Digitimes, quoting the usual unnamed industry insider sources, says that Microsoft has notified its upstream supply chain to start shipping components for the upcoming Surface Pro 4 in September. The report then moves on to note that the tablet should hit the market in October. The same report also claims that Microsoft Surface Pro 3 shipment …

When we speak about the pace of progress, we often say that smartphones have evolved in such a big way in the past few years. We remember getting our paws on the original iPhone back in 2007, the device that started the modern smartphone era, and we were amazed by all of its features, but also a bit taken aback …

Amid all the rumors and leaks exposing Motorola’s upcoming gadgets, the company has announced that it has an event scheduled for July 28. And from the looks of it, something of great importance is coming, as the unveiling will take place in three major cities – London, São Paulo, and New York. “A better mobile relationship is on its way” – that’s …

A terrific new exhibition has opened in Washington DC’s National Museum of American History, and in it, a section dedicated to the area on the US west coast which is synonymous with cutting-edge technology. The display details the trailblazing chip companies blending with hippy counter-culture to make the ideal mix for innovation and entrepreneurship to thrive. It was this secret …

Google Inc. users were blocked from suing over alleged privacy violations by a judge who said they failed to show any of their information had been disclosed. It was the fourth time U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal rejected the case. The complaint, filed and revised multiple times in San Jose, California, focused on an alleged plan to eliminate barriers between …

Tesla Motors Inc. expects to start selling its Model X sport utility vehicle in China in the first half of next year after first introducing it in the U.S. this quarter. The electric-car manufacturer is also opening five to six new showrooms by the end of this year, bringing the total number in China to about 15, Gary Tao, a …

As a fierce merger fight between Samsung Group’s Lee family and activist investor Paul Elliott Singer has raged in South Korea, the Lees have marshaled their best arguments for the deal, splashed ads on the front pages of the nation’s newspapers, and courted minority shareholders in person. Oh, and announced that they aren’t anti-Semites. With Friday’s vote on the takeover bid fast approaching, critics …