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Google has launched an official Android beta program for its Maps application on the Play Store, making it easy for early adopters to test latest pre-release builds of the app. Those interested in joining the Google Maps beta channel can head...

According to the usually reliable leakster @evleaks, Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note 6 (or Note7 according to recent reports) smartphone is expected to be launched in the first week of August. Galaxy Note 6/7 launch event is almost exactly two...

Acer has revealed some information on the Canadian availability and pricing of its Liquid Zest Plus smartphone. According to the company, the device will land in the country sometime next month carrying a CAD 249 (around $190) price...

Visa has secured the Olympic venue as the only card to be accepted at the event. Good for them! Visa is also holding a trial with employees, partners, and Olympic athletes alike with its newest payment system ring which only requires the user to...

It's back! Stamina Mode has made a return to Sony's Xperia Z5 family of devices, after having been removed when the updates to Android 6.0 Marshmallow started going out. Now a new software update, with build number 32.2.A.0.224, is in the...

Today, in an event in New York City, Samsung announced a successor for the original Gear Fit which became a quite successful fitness band/smartwatch. Samsung also announced its first pair of fully wireless earbuds called the Gear IconX. The Gear...

Amazon spruced up its Fire HD 10 tablet with a new Silver Aluminum option. The metal option is priced the same as the Black and White plastic incarnations of the tab. Also, there's a new storage option - 64GB - that is available with the aluminum...

Last month when it announced its two newest smartwatches, Pebble also made the Core official. This is the company's first non-smartwatch product. It resembles the iPod Nano, and Pebble bills it a "capable fitness device that lets you leave your...

The next in line in Samsung's iconic phablet family has been flooding the rumor mill and captivating everybody's curiosity for quite some time now. And as August draws near, so does Samsung's typical announcement window for Note devices and with...

OmniVison has become a household brand name when it comes to sensors and chances are you have used a device equipped with one of its sensors. The new Motorola Moto G 4 Plus, for instance, utilizes the company's 1/2.4-inch OV16860 16MP sensor with...

Samsung must be feeling quite proud of the Galaxy Note5 after the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) pronounced it America's favorite smartphone. The organization gave the Note5 86/100 points in its nationwide poll. The iPhone 6s Plus...

¡Hola! ¿Cuánto cuesta? Samsung Pay is launching in Spain, finally getting a foothold on the mainland after the UK launch. Research showed that among Spaniards aged 35 to 65, 64% pay with a credit or debit cards for most or even all of their...

The fate of compact flagships hangs in the balance as Sony killed off the Xperia Z brand and the fabled Z Compact. Does Xiaomi hold the salvation for fans of petite but powerful phones? A rumor attached to a photo details a 4.3" Xiaomi that will...

SanDisk has announced the second generation of its SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C flash drives. The new drives come with an updated design and higher capacity models. The drives, for those not aware, feature a sliding design, with a USB...

Superheroes dominate the movie theaters and soon they will conquer mobile phones as well. LG is cross-promoting its X-series of phones with the new X-Men movies. These "themed" phones will launch in July for Europe, the US and Latin America. The...

After quite a few leaks and even a couple of early pre-sales events, Xiaomi's latest fitness tracker was officially unveiled today. Despite its name, the Mi Band 2 is actually the third installment of the extremely popular wearable, but offers a...

Goldgenie has started offering its customary precious metal plating service for the Huawei P9. The options include 24K Gold, Rose Gold and Platinum. Price is set at £1500, phone included, but we gather there will be differences depending...

Microsoft recently unveiled a few interesting features in the latest Windows 10 Preview Build. If you are subscribed to the Insider program, getting the latest build 14356 should enable the notification syncing feature, that the Microsoft has been...

Google has pushed out a new update to its Hangouts messaging app that brings along support for Direct Share, a feature that the company introduced in the Android Marshmallow OS. As the name suggests you can now directly share stuff -...

Shortly after rolling out the Marshmallow update to the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7, Verizon has now started pushing out the update to Galaxy Note 4 units on its network. It bumps the software version to N910VVRU2CPD1. The update brings Android...