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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 chipset has quite a reputation for loving to overheat. On the other hand, it is that chip maker's current top of the line offering, so some smartphone makers are seeing themselves in a situation where they have to use it...

For many months now there's been speculation about Nokia re-entering the smartphone space in 2016, after the non-compete clause embedded in the sale of its smartphone division to Microsoft expires. And after initially denying it, even the Finnish...

The Google Translate app for Android has a new trick up its sleeve, but for now it only works if you're running the Marshmallow Developer Preview. This will, however, become more widely available as the final release of Android 6.0 Marshmallow gets...

The LG Nexus 5 (2015) (or Nexus 5X, perhaps?) and the Huawei Nexus 6 (2015) are right around the corner. If the ever more detailed leaks on Google's upcoming Marshmallow pair wasn't enough of an indication, the latest price cut of the current...

As most of you surely know, Apple has set its grand unveiling event for September 9 and with IFA press conferences all but over, the industry is channeling its attention to the upcoming iPhone 6s. Rumors and speculations about the device have been...

Google has released Chrome 45 for desktop, which is now available to download on PC, Mac, and Linux. The biggest change in this update is improved RAM management, which reduces the memory usage of idle tabs in the background. Chrome can now...

Alcatel has already announced a myriad of smartphones at IFA, with even more to come, we’ve been told. On top of that there’s also a smartwatch, running a proprietary OS. The OneTouch Pop Up is the highest-specced of the lineup and is powered by...

A couple of days ago, Qualcomm dedicated an entire blog post detailing the design of its upcoming Snapdragon 820 system-on-chip (SoC), with special focus on Kryo, its first custom-designed 64-bit quad-core CPU. The company claimed that the chipset...

WhatsApp has surpassed 900 million monthly active users, according to a Facebook post by CEO Jan Koum. WhatsApp crossed 800 million monthly active users back in April and around 600 million around this time last year. The company was acquired by...

ZTE's Axon brand already launched in China and the US and by the end of the month it will set off for the rest of the world with the ZTE Axon Elite leading the way. The initial rollout will concentrate on Europe and will go through eBay. Starting...

T-Mobile has launched a new feature that lets you make video calls from within your smartphone’s dialer, similar to the way you make normal phone calls. Dubbed Video Calling, the feature doesn't require you to download and install additional apps,...

Mozilla has announced that it has started rolling out the first public preview version of Firefox for iOS in New Zealand. The company said that the aim behind the move is to collect feedback, which in turn will help it create a better browsing...

Sony is now rolling out the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update to another of its devices, but this time it's not a member of the Xperia Z line of current and former flagships. Today the newest version of Google's mobile operating system is hitting...

Samsung's already announced the Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic smartwatches on Monday, but today the company held a special event at IFA in Berlin just for them. The new wearables are clearly the most attractive ones the Korean company has ever...

Last month we heard a rather outlandish claim - that Samsung is working on bringing to market a tablet with a whopping 18.4-inch touchscreen. Not long after that, a new report seemingly confirmed the information. What's more, this also brought us a...

It looks like Micromax-backed Indian smartphone brand YU is now ready to launch its next device. It's still unclear what it will call the handset that will be next in line following the Yureka, Yureka Plus, and Yuphoria. But what is clear is that...

Xiaomi Mi 5 name popped up quite a few times throughout the last year and yet it is still under wraps. The most recent leak from AnTuTu's result database spilled the beans on the power of its chipset - suggesting either a new generation of...

Barnes & Noble announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 Nook slate with 8" Super AMOLED display. Long story short - it's a plain Tab S2 8.0 with some Nook goodies pre-installed. The slate offers an 8" Super AMOLED display with Quad HD resolution...

For quite a while now, LG has been rumored to be preparing a new flagship smartphone, one to launch in the latter half of this year. Recently some of the previously leaked details about it, such as having a premium metal build, have been refuted -...

Today Google updated the Android's Street View app and launched a standalone Street View app for the iOS. Both apps offer the same functionality and support adding your photo spheres around the globe. Now you can not only explore the world...