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FCC and TENAA are the usual certification agencies that give us an early peek at upcoming devices, but Malaysia's SIRIM scores a point with a Galaxy Note 5 entry. The model number is listed as SM-N9208 and gives details only about the agency's core...

Oppo is rolling out the new ColorOS 2.1.3i update for the Find 7 and Find 7a. Oppo shared a snapshot of the new features in a preview video. Noteworthy changes in the ColorOS 2.1.3i include the new Air Gestures which allow easy navigation while...

Google has released this month's Android platform distribution numbers, revealing that Lollipop - which is the latest iteration of its mobile operating system - is now powering 18.1% of all active Android devices worldwide. That is up from 12.4% in...

San Jose-based start-up Matchstick has announced that its $25 Firefox OS-powered HDMI dongle, which was announced back in September last year, has been cancelled. The company cited its struggle with the DRM development as the reason behind the...

HTC's One M9 has already received its update to Android 5.1 Lollipop in the US - whether from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, or even HTC itself for the developer edition of the phone. And thankfully it's now set to become available in Europe, the Middle...

Earlier today Sony announced a press event for September 2 during IFA. It is there where the next flagship Xperia smartphone is expected to be unveiled. This is probably going to be called Xperia Z5, and it could be the first in the line to come...

Huawei is already working on its next Honor-branded smartphone, even though it hasn't been long since it unveiled the Honor 7 (which we recently reviewed). For the next member of the affordable Honor line, Huawei has packed an interesting...

Sprint has started rolling out a new software update for its variation of Samsung's Galaxy Note 4. This will bring you Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, which right now is the latest version of Google's operating system. But it also comes with a very...

Today Samsung announced the Galaxy Grand Prime 4G for the Indian market, but it also released the Galaxy A8 in the subcontinent. The metal-clad mid-range smartphone is already available for purchase, both online and from actual stores, for a...

You might already be aware of the recent controversy surrounding Cecil, a Southwest African Lion, who lived in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe and was killed by an American Dentist and recreational game hunter named Walter Palmer. Cecil was a major...

Samsung has announced the new Galaxy Grand Prime 4G for the Indian market. The Grand Prime 4G has a 5-inch, 960x540 resolution LCD, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage with microSD support, 8 megapixel rear camera, 5 megapixel front...

Samsung has launched a new flavor of the popular Galaxy S4 mini - it's called Samsung I9195I Galaxy S4 mini plus, or Galaxy S4 Value Edition depending on the market. It improves on the chipset, while keeping everything else pretty much the...

Fans of Swiss watches may have been a bit apprehensive about smartwatches since they mostly focus on the digital side of things. The Withings Activite was a step in a more analog dimension (and with the coveted "Swiss Made" label), but now there are...

ZTE announced the Axon flagship smartphone for the USA and Canada on July 14. Its highlights are a 5.5" Quad HD display and Snapdragon 810 chipset. Just as promised the handset is now on sale via the ZTE official store, Amazon, Newegg and...

We've seen the TENAA photos of the HTC Desire 728, now it's time for some amateur shots. Someone managed a quick hands-on with the Desire 820 descendant, even though it hasn’t been officially unveiled yet. As a quick reminder, the Desire 728 has...

Waterproof phone with great camera, smaller than the 5.5" slabs, but not as tiny as the Xperia Z3 Compact – that's the elevator pitch of the Sony Xperia M5. Announced today, the M5 is labeled a "super mid-range" phone by its maker. The first...

Sony Italy's Twitter account has confirmed that the company will be attending IFA and indeed it will hold a press conference on September 2 "to announce many new features." Interestingly, the Sony Germany account is mum on the subject. Anyway,...

The premium Galaxy Tab S2 went official a couple of weeks ago. The two models - one 8.0-inches and the other 9.7-inches are Samsung's most premium tablet offers to date. Vastly powerful, those are also the company’s thinnest and lightest tablets...

Sony has announced two new smartphones, the Xperia C5 Ultra and the Xperia M5. The Xperia C5 Ultra is the successor to the Xperia C3 that was optimized for taking self portraits. The C5 Ultra has a 13 megapixel autofocus camera on the front and...

Audi, BMW, and Daimler have agreed to purchase Nokia's HERE mapping business for €2.8 billion ($3.1 billion). As per the deal, which is expected to be completed in Q1 2016, the auto-makers will get an equal share of the mapping unit. This...