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The Lenovo Vibe Shot packs a surprisingly beefy battery for a 5-incher. 3,000mAh rivals the Xperia Z lineup, which is known for great battery life. The Snapdragon 615 chipset should do quite well too. "Should," but the Endurance rating of 54...

As we start off 2016, nostalgia is in the air and curiosity for some insight on the grander scheme of things is all but natural. The past twelve months saw quite a few revolutionary device releases that managed to ramp up an impressive number of...

The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) went official a few days ago, for the first time taking the A-series beyond the Notes' 5.7 inches. Even though it's the first of its kind, it also gets the model year in brackets as part of its name to stress its ties to...

Last year our reviewers always had something interesting on their hands, but the fun for 2015 is now over. Time to see which of our reviews proved to be the most popular before CES kicks off and pulls the spotlight towards 2016 gadgets. This year...

People increasingly care about software updates - in part because they want to get the new features, but security is becoming a more and more important topic. The Nexus devices (well, the ones from 2013 and later anyway) and Android One are a...

After momentarily introducing the Peek feature in the Android version of its app in the previous beta, Instagram later pulled the feature for unknown reasons. It seems the company is now ready to roll it out again, as some users are now seeing the...

In a recent interview, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that the company's current smartphone market share is "unsustainable." He, however, argued that their aim is to create a world where a device is of lesser importance compared to the...

After the United States, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 has started receiving the December security update in India, too. Weighing in at 71.15 MB, the update bumps the firmware version to N920GDDU2AOL1, and also brings along improved voice call...

Microsoft has joined the list of companies that claim to warn users they suspect may have been targeted by a state-sponsored attack. Quite recently, Yahoo jumped on the bandwagon, and other tech giants including Google and Facebook are also in the...

Oculus has announced that the Touch controller for its Rift VR headset will be delayed. According to the company, the controller will now be shipping in the second half of 2016 - it was earlier scheduled to be shipped in H1. "On the path to...

Launched around five months ago, Windows 10 now claims nearly 10% (9.96% to be exact) of the desktop OS market share, according to latest data from market research firm Net Applications. That's an increase of just under 1% from November, when the...

The Microsoft Lumia 640 XL has received an official price cut in the US. The device (unlocked, white variant) is now listed on Microsoft Store website for $249.00, which is $50 down from its usual price of $299.00. Specs-wise, the handset is...

Motorola has started pushing out the Android 6.0 update to its third-generation Moto G smartphone in India. This was announced by the Indian arm of the company on Twitter. Here is something new and amazing for your Moto G (3rd Gen.), the Android...

Verizon's latest deal concerns the V10, LG's latest high-end smartphone. If you decide to purchase the device from the carrier, you get $100 in instant savings, but also 50% off the LG Tone Pro Bluetooth headset. The accessory normally retails for...

One of the world's largest online video streaming company - Netflix - could soon be bringing its service to India. According to the sources at The Hindu, Netflix is expected to announce its India plans at CES this year. The Hindu further reports...

Getting closer to the present, Q4 2015 was focused mostly on the upcoming Galaxy S7. Display sizes and shapes, dimensions and specs - most of these remain to be established for certain, though obviously they have long been settled upon by...

The third quarter of the year was perhaps the most action-packed. And not just because Apple’s launch events customarily take place in this period, as do Samsung’s Note series releases. No, there was plenty of other stuff going on. It was the...

With both major events on the calendar falling in the first quarter, the April to June period was a quieter time. The most read story was the announcement of the Lenovo K80 – an Intel Atom-powered 5.5-inch phablet with 4GB of RAM and a 4,000mAh...

First phones, now phablets - Samsung made it a clean sweep in our devices of the year polls. Last week, we asked you to pick your favorite phone of the year, which turned out to be the Galaxy S6 and this week in the Phablet category the Galaxy Note5...

We greeted the New Year with fanfare and it’s time for a recap of the one we sent off. And because we’re all about order, we’ll do it chronologically, starting with the most interesting stories from the first quarter of 2015. The top-read...