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Remember all those times when you wished your battery could last just a bit longer to get you through the day? The frustration is real and it appears it was too much to cope with for one Chinese maker. MACOOX took it upon itself to remedy the issue...

A new render was released by @OnLeaks showing us a bit more than we saw yesterday of the Huawei Mate 8. It looks like textures were applied to a render that case makers get from the manufacturer. This 3D render can be seen below and shows more...

If you have been wondering why the Google Camera app on your non-Nexus or older Nexus phones doesn't have the same UI as the new Nexus 6P and 5X camera app, then you can stop wondering now, as Google has updated the app to match the design of the...

Market research firm Gartner has released its latest report on quarterly smartphone market share, revealing a major drop in Windows Phone's share - from 3% in Q3 2014 to 1.7% in Q3 this year. In terms of number of units, the Redmond,...

With an aim to boost security, Amazon has rolled out two-factor authentication feature for user logins. First spotted by Engadget, the feature - according to one of the company's engineers - was launched a couple of weeks ago after a private...

Skype's Android app has received an update, bumping it to version 6.11 and bringing several new features such as the ability to save videos, share photos with groups, as well as enhanced search. The updated app now lets you save a video you...

We already know that Xiaomi is holding a product launch event on November 24. While we were initially expecting the Mi 5 flagship, it's all but confirmed that the Redmi Note 2 Pro will be unveiled during the event. And Now, it looks like the company...

In a blog post yesterday, Motorola announced that an all new Moto X Pure collection designed by the New York-based designer Jonathan Adler will go on sale early next month - on December 3. The limited-edition collection consists of "three...

Chinese smartphone manufacturer vivo has been heavily teasing its upcoming X6 smartphone lately, indicating an imminent launch. And now, it looks like we have the exact launch date for the device. The company has posted yet another teaser...

Nearly a week after it started rolling out globally, the enhanced Google Maps offline mode is now available to users in India. The feature is currently only available on Android, although the company says iOS support is "coming soon." "From...

If you own an Android Wear smartwatch and are wondering if and when it will get Android 6.0 update, here is some good news: Google has said that all existing Android Wear watches will get the Marshmallow update "in the coming months." The...

According to a new report coming out of its home country of South Korea, Samsung is planning to bring a few new features to its more affordable smartphones in the future. We're talking about fingerprint sensors as well as support for Samsung Pay...

Mobile payments are becoming more and more popular with several platforms out and another one on the way. LG confirmed to The Korea Times that it is planning to launch its own mobile payment platform as soon as next month. LG is making deals with...

Microsoft could really be working on a Surface Phone, it turns out. That's because a mobile device bearing the name Microsoft Surface Phone was recently put through the paces of the HTML5test benchmark, running Windows 10 Mobile no less (which the...

Yesterday we told you about an upcoming official charging dock accessory for the Apple Watch, which got leaked. And here we are now, just one day later, and the thing has become official. It's already up for grabs from Apple's website, and it's a...

Xiaomi is holding an event on November 24 during which it's expected to unveil both its next flagship smartphone, the Mi 5, as well as the newest iteration of its affordable phablet - which should be called Redmi Note 2 Pro. And now it's pretty...

HERE 360, the official blog for HERE Maps, published a chart comparing its offline service to Google Maps. First, the comparison shows offline support for both platforms. HERE won by a long shot offering offline driving, transit, and walking...

A Samsung mobile phone - which is said to be the successor to the Galaxy A7 smartphone that was launched early this year - has been certified by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), indicating an imminent launch. As you can see in the...

It hardly comes as a surprise that Apple's "next big thing" is selling well, the only question being exactly how many iPad Pro's Apple is actually moving. Cupertino is usually hesitant in revealing numbers, but a leaked research note offers a...

Samsung's mobile payments service - Samsung Pay - was launched in the company's home country of South Korea back in August this year. This was following by a launch in the US, which happened around a month later. Now, the company is said to be...