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2014 was a great year for Chinese maker Xiaomi, the company shooting from near irrelevance to third smartphone manufacturer globally. It appears that the company isn’t wasting any time celebrating though as it’s already preparing to release its next...

Archos has announced a whole slew of new devices, including four smartphones and three tablets. The first of the lot is the Archos 50 Diamond, something we saw being announced earlier last year but wasn't going to be announced till 2015....

With 2014 just over it seems only natural that we take a look back at the devices that you, the readers, found most interesting in our reviews. It was definitely a strong year on both the iOS and Android front and unsurprisingly the flagship devices...

Its first smartwatch isn't the only thing Alcatel is talking about today. TCL, the Chinese company behind the brand, has also unveiled an upcoming line of smartphones called Pixi 3 - to succeed the original Pixi from 2013 and the Pixi 2 from last...

It's not the first time we're witnessing an Android 5.0 Lollipop ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 but this time the firmware looks to be better suited as a daily driver. The ROM amounts to 1.1GB (usual for a Note 3 ROM) and requires a few...

Just over a week after its Q900s Plus went on sale, Indian smartphone manufacturer XOLO has unveiled a new version of the device. Dubbed Q700 Club, the smartphone is listed on the company’s website at a price tag of INR 6,999...

The Year 2014 is now gone and it's time we take a look at what you liked best over our blog. This year was full of new devices, a plethora of flagships made it to the market and some of them surely turned not the jewels the companies had advertised...

In the first day of the new year, the upcoming Microsoft Lumia 1330/1335 has made an appearance in China. The phone stars in a couple of photos revealing its size and general design. The phone is said to pack a 5.7" HD OLED display, making...

With 2014 coming to an end we can't help but feel a little nostalgic and look back at what the past twelve months have brought us. We couldn't be happier with what we do and we have all of you, our loyal readers to thank for our success. The...

A couple of weeks after a Huawei spokesperson reportedly claimed that the company's Honor 6 Plus smartphone, which launched in China in mid-December, will not be available to customers in Europe or other Western Markets, the company has made it...

Chinese manufacturer Huawei saw its smartphone revenue increase by around 33% to over $11.8 billion last year, according to a Reuters report, which cited an internal memo from Richard Yu, the head of the company’s consumer business. Huawei...

OnePlus has been quietly developing its own Android 5.0 Lollipop based ROM for the OnePlus One. Following the controversy with Cyanogen licensing in India, the company had announced that it will be providing an early build to customers, which will...

Another year has passed and boy was it an eventful one! In the last moments of 2014 we take a look back at the most exciting news of the past twelve months. Time does fly by fast, especially in the tech world where is seems that the past 360 days...

Sony has launched a limited edition series of the Xperia Z3 devices, including the Z3, Z3 Compact, Z3 Tablet Compact. The devices feature an exclusive etched pattern on the glass back. Three designers were chosen for the job, who each chose a...

Xiaomi will launch a new version of its popular Redmi 1s smartphone this coming Sunday, on January 4. The device will hit the shelves soon after its unveiling. Both SIM card slots of the newcomer will support 4G LTE connectivity. The current...

While Samsung hasn't officially launched the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 in the US through any carriers, the two metal smartphones are now available to buy stateside. That's possible because they're being offered by Expansys, a third party retailer...

The Oppo R5 held the title of "world's thinnest smartphone" for what has to be the smallest amount of time ever. It was announced at the end of October, but by early December the Vivo X5 Max had already overtaken it in this insane race. Still,...

Lollipop may be the latest version of the mobile OS developed by the search giant, but it's clearly not the most stable yet. In fact, the new and handsome iteration of Android has a memory leak bug that has some nasty effects. On Android 5.0.1,...

The Samsung Galaxy Core Prime, which we've just reviewed, is apparently headed to Europe in the near future. So far, the handset has only been on sale in India, where it became available earlier this month. But it now looks like it will be up for...

As expected the HTC One (M8) successor rumored as HTC Hima won’t make it to CES 2015 in Vegas early next year. While HTC has already sent invitations for a special press event on January 5 in Las Vegas and HTC Hima has even leaked via AnTuTu, it...