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Let there be hue: five of the best LED color change apps on the Play Store

Let there be hue: five of the best LED color change apps on the Play Store

yesterday, 07:17 | by Paul.K
In the present day, most Android handsets sport a discreet multi-color LED light on the front, which...

HTC One (M8) is now receiving Android 5.0.1 Lollipop with Sense UI at long last

HTC One (M8) is now receiving Android 5.0.1 Lollipop with Sense UI at long last

yesterday, 06:52 | by Peter K.
HTC One (M8) users, rejoice! The long and nasty wait for the Lollipop version of HTC's Sense for your...

2015 to be the 'year of Samsung,' says analyst, citing flexible OLEDs and 14nm chips

2015 to be the 'year of Samsung,' says analyst, citing flexible OLEDs and 14nm chips

yesterday, 06:32 | by Daniel P.
Despite that Apple just announced a blowout quarter for the business books, an analyst from the reputable...

Here's how to easily manage app permission on your non-rooted LG G3

Here's how to easily manage app permission on your non-rooted LG G3

yesterday, 05:58 | by Peter K.
Many users are becoming quite conscious about the number of permissions many Android apps are requesting...

ZTE Blade S6 outed as the first Android with octa-core Snapdragon and Lollipop

ZTE Blade S6 outed as the first Android with octa-core Snapdragon and Lollipop

yesterday, 04:02 | by Daniel P.
Value-for-money lovers, rejoice, as today is the day. Apple might have announced a quarter for the books,...

Android games that allow multiplayer on one device - 5 great hot-seat or split-screen games

Android games that allow multiplayer on one device - 5 great hot-seat or split-screen games

yesterday, 03:29 | by Paul.K
Android has been getting more and more of a viable gaming platform, especially with all the third party...

Android 5.0 Lollipop for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 available in Russia

Android 5.0 Lollipop for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 available in Russia

yesterday, 03:17 | by Peter K.
Surprise, surprise - from the looks of it, it seems like the Galaxy Note 3 might get treated to Android...

Meizu Blue Charm unveiled: the best affordable Android phone you've never heard of

Meizu Blue Charm unveiled: the best affordable Android phone you've never heard of

yesterday, 03:03 | by Victor H.
When it comes to affordable Android smartphones, China is king. You might have heard about the huge success...

JuiceDefender is an Android battery saving app classic

JuiceDefender is an Android battery saving app classic

yesterday, 03:00 | by Luis D.
Today, we're introducing you to a battery saving classic - meet Juice Defender. It has been on the market...

Apple dethrones Gazprom for the most profitable corporate quarter in the history of mankind

Apple dethrones Gazprom for the most profitable corporate quarter in the history of mankind

yesterday, 02:35 | by Daniel P.
We still live in the oil era, and know the extraction business is a good business, right? Case in point...

Leaked case suggests new camera flash and heart rate sensor placement for the Samsung Galaxy S6

Leaked case suggests new camera flash and heart rate sensor placement for the Samsung Galaxy S6

yesterday, 01:39 | by Luis D.
Ready for a small glimpse at how the Samsung Galaxy S6 is coming together? Cleanse thy body, put on thy...

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge launches in Canada on February 18: it'll be expensive

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge launches in Canada on February 18: it'll be expensive

2 days ago, 23:57 | by Florin T.
Samsung's Galaxy Note Edge is finally headed to Canada, but you'll have to pay a lot of money for the...

Foxconn to help its Chinese clients expand smartphone sales in emerging markets

Foxconn to help its Chinese clients expand smartphone sales in emerging markets

2 days ago, 23:33 | by Alan F.
According to industry sources, Foxconn wants to help its Chinese handset clients expand their sales in...

Huawei chief: our real competitor is Samsung, not Xiaomi

Huawei chief: our real competitor is Samsung, not Xiaomi

2 days ago, 23:23 | by Florin T.
Although Huawei is fighting with Xiaomi for the third place in the smartphone market, the company believes...

Report: Sony to cut 1000 jobs from its smartphone division

Report: Sony to cut 1000 jobs from its smartphone division

2 days ago, 22:46 | by Alan F.
Japan's Nikkei Business daily reported on Wednesday (with the time difference, it is still Tuesday evening...

AT&T adds 1.9 million net wireless customers in Q4

AT&T adds 1.9 million net wireless customers in Q4

2 days ago, 21:24 | by Alan F.
AT&T, the nation's second largest carrier, reported 1.9 million net wireless additions during the fourth...

Report: Apple replaces Xiaomi as the leading smartphone producer in China

Report: Apple replaces Xiaomi as the leading smartphone producer in China

2 days ago, 19:42 | by Alan F.
Research firm Canalys released a report today stating that the popularity of the Apple iPhone 6 and the...

Motorola's Valentine's Day sale will let you take up to $140 off of orders (US only)

Motorola's Valentine's Day sale will let you take up to $140 off of orders (US only)

2 days ago, 18:54 | by Florin T.
If you plan to buy a new Motorola smartphone, or the Moto 360 watch, you'd better wait until February...

Apple Watch won't ship before April, says Tim Cook

Apple Watch won't ship before April, says Tim Cook

2 days ago, 17:00 | by Florin T.
Apple's pricey Watch will not be released as quick as some fans may want: the device will only hit shelves...

Apple strikes deal to bring Apple Pay to vending machines

Apple strikes deal to bring Apple Pay to vending machines

2 days ago, 16:37 | by Alan F.
Apple has signed a deal with USA Technologies that expands the use of Apple Pay to vending machines and...

Apple sells 74.5 million iPhones in fiscal Q1, tops high-end estimates; shares soar after hours

Apple sells 74.5 million iPhones in fiscal Q1, tops high-end estimates; shares soar after hours

2 days ago, 16:05 | by Alan F.
Apple has just reported its fiscal Q1 earnings and topped all estimates by selling 74.5 million iPhones...

Samsung Z1 sales

Samsung Z1 sales "exceeded expectations", two Tizen software updates already released

2 days ago, 15:45 | by Florin T.
Despite previous reports, Samsung's Tizen-based Z1 smartphone may have been well received. At the moment,...

T-Mobile to update certain devices to make them compatible with faster 700MHz band

T-Mobile to update certain devices to make them compatible with faster 700MHz band

2 days ago, 14:39 | by Alan F.
T-Mobile is already known for having the fastest 4G LTE data speeds. Now, it turns out that several handsets...

Apple releases iOS 8.1.3

Apple releases iOS 8.1.3

2 days ago, 13:55 | by Alan F.
One of our loyal readers has sent us a screenshot showing that Apple has rolled out iOS 8.1.3. Among...

HTC One (M9) design is

HTC One (M9) design is "sleeker" and "more refined" compared to the current flagship

3 days ago, 12:39 | by Alan F.
According to a person who is familiar with the design for the HTC One (M9), this year's model is "sleeker"...

Living without my Galaxy S5 smartphone, day 11: horror and bliss

Living without my Galaxy S5 smartphone, day 11: horror and bliss

3 days ago, 11:48 | by Nick T.
It was 11 days ago, at 12:30 in the afternoon, when I voluntarily parted with my Samsung Galaxy S5. That...

HTC Desire 826 unveiled in China; phone will launch on January 29th

HTC Desire 826 unveiled in China; phone will launch on January 29th

3 days ago, 11:33 | by Alan F.
The HTC Desire 826 was unveiled in China on Tuesday after being initially outed at CES in Las Vegas earlier...

7 apps for some extra brains

7 apps for some extra brains

3 days ago, 09:55 | by Chris P.
You may very well be the smartest guy in the average room, but nobody can (or rather, should) say no...

The shortcomings of Android 5.0 Lollipop - here are 6 backward steps that Google took with its newest OS

The shortcomings of Android 5.0 Lollipop - here are 6 backward steps that Google took with its newest OS

3 days ago, 09:19 | by Peter K.
Although the majority of Android users have not had the chance to give Android 5.0 Lollipop a try yet...

6 top of the line Sony Xperia Z3 screen protectors

6 top of the line Sony Xperia Z3 screen protectors

3 days ago, 08:25 | by Luis D.
The Z3's impeccably produced chassis might be tough as nails, but the illustrious 5.2-inch display needs...

GFXBench visit reveals specs for Meizu M1 Note Mini

GFXBench visit reveals specs for Meizu M1 Note Mini

3 days ago, 07:41 | by Alan F.
The Meizu M1 Note Mini is the manufacturer's answer to the Xiaomi Redmi 2 and is expected to be officially...

Samsung Galaxy S6 to have multiple back covers with camera lens attachments, health, dual-screen, and fitness functionality?

Samsung Galaxy S6 to have multiple back covers with camera lens attachments, health, dual-screen, and fitness functionality?

3 days ago, 07:40 | by Luis D.
According to an anonymous insider, the sixth-gen Galaxy S has a proprietary connector on its back, fashioned...

Apple Watch expected to have a powerful processor and crisp display at the cost of battery

Apple Watch expected to have a powerful processor and crisp display at the cost of battery

3 days ago, 06:51 | by Paul.K
Ever since the Apple Watch was announced in September 2014, the subject of its battery has been a topic...

Saygus V2 pre-orders to begin Thursday

Saygus V2 pre-orders to begin Thursday

3 days ago, 06:50 | by Alan F.
The Saygus V2 (V-squared) will be available for pre-orders starting on Thursday. The company has been...

Want a premium iPhone 6 clone with Android? Check out the first real photos of the shameless Dakele 3

Want a premium iPhone 6 clone with Android? Check out the first real photos of the shameless Dakele 3

3 days ago, 06:45 | by Daniel P.
Don't get us wrong, this is not one of those $100 iPhone 6 clones you can get off AliExpress. The 7.25mm...

5.1mm-thin Vivo X5 Max L goes through TENAA, brings the best of the crazy-thin Vivo X5 Max for less

5.1mm-thin Vivo X5 Max L goes through TENAA, brings the best of the crazy-thin Vivo X5 Max for less

3 days ago, 06:34 | by Luis D.
Not, it's not another record-busting engineering marvel, but a very solid (and thin!) smartphone nevertheless....

9 beautiful phones from the past (2000-2007) that we wouldn't mind being seen with today

9 beautiful phones from the past (2000-2007) that we wouldn't mind being seen with today

3 days ago, 06:01 | by Chris P.
As the industry entered maturity a few years ago, so did we arrive at a winning form factor. Unlike in...

LG might sue Qualcomm if it exclusively modifies the Snapdragon 810 chipset for Samsung

LG might sue Qualcomm if it exclusively modifies the Snapdragon 810 chipset for Samsung

3 days ago, 05:37 | by Peter K.
The amount of rumors surrounding the Snapdragon 810 and the over-heating issues that it allegedly are...

Kevlar-shielded breakthrough could make thinner, safer batteries and slimmer devices a reality

Kevlar-shielded breakthrough could make thinner, safer batteries and slimmer devices a reality

3 days ago, 05:11 | by Luis D.
We're used to seeing the tough material in all kinds of unexpected places, but the researchers went for...

How to make full use of our phone size comparison tool

How to make full use of our phone size comparison tool

3 days ago, 03:51 | by Chris P.
Did you know that our size comparison tool made its debut all the way back at the end of 2007? Back then,...

It's not that Snapdragon 810 overheats, Galaxy S6 might just be unleashing a chipset war with Qualcomm

It's not that Snapdragon 810 overheats, Galaxy S6 might just be unleashing a chipset war with Qualcomm

3 days ago, 03:38 | by Daniel P.
The use of Samsung's own Exynos line of chipsets instead of Snapdragon 810 in the Galaxy S6 might not...

Tiny Apps is a multitasking armada of 12 Android mini-apps floating above your homescreen

Tiny Apps is a multitasking armada of 12 Android mini-apps floating above your homescreen

3 days ago, 03:34 | by Luis D.
Tiny Apps for Android is a suite of 12 floating apps that pop-up in small windows and layer themselves...

Xiaomi sells an undisclosed amount of Mi Note units in minutes

Xiaomi sells an undisclosed amount of Mi Note units in minutes

3 days ago, 03:27 | by Peter K.
Xiaomi caught many by surprise when it unveiled the arguably best-spec'd Android smartphone right now,...

Huawei on the rise: posts a record-breaking revenue for 2014, smartphone sales have skyrocketed

Huawei on the rise: posts a record-breaking revenue for 2014, smartphone sales have skyrocketed

3 days ago, 02:08 | by Peter K.
Although it might be dwelling in the shadow of Samsung and Apple, Huawei is one of the most serious contenders...

Huawei: our golden Honor 6 Plus is more difficult to make than a gold iPhone 6

Huawei: our golden Honor 6 Plus is more difficult to make than a gold iPhone 6

3 days ago, 23:58 | by Florin T.
Huawei today launched a gold variant of its Honor 6 Plus in China. Unlike Apple's gold iPhone 6, Huawei's...

Windows Phone Store loses Chase app

Windows Phone Store loses Chase app

3 days ago, 21:42 | by Alan F.
Looking for the Chase app to install on your Windows Phone? Did you look real hard? Well, the truth is...

HTC One (M9) gets benchmarked on Geekbench

HTC One (M9) gets benchmarked on Geekbench

3 days ago, 20:56 | by Alan F.
Earlier today, we showed you the Geekbench 3 score of a Samsung Galaxy S6 running the Exynos 7420. The...

LG Ice Cream Smart debuts in Korea as the company's second clamshell smartphone

LG Ice Cream Smart debuts in Korea as the company's second clamshell smartphone

3 days ago, 20:41 | by Florin T.
LG's Ice Cream Smart is a new Android KitKat-based handset that can be bought in South Korea for around...

Next Asus ZenWatch may feature one-week battery life

Next Asus ZenWatch may feature one-week battery life

3 days ago, 18:48 | by Florin T.
Right now, battery life on smartwatches isn't great, but Asus could solve the problem with its next-gen...

Exynos 7420 gets benchmarked

Exynos 7420 gets benchmarked

3 days ago, 18:36 | by Alan F.
With some versions of the Samsung Galaxy S6 expected to feature the Exynos 7420 under the hood, the chip...

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