At $250, the newest addition to the Time family goes for style (and bezels) rather than record-setting battery life or robustness. Didn’t you find it ironic that the wearable pioneer was one of the very few market protagonists to ignore a key trend started last year, and escalated thus far
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No prizes for guessing what the moniker is short for, but the security-centric slider could have definitely used a catchier signature. The last time BlackBerry tried to reinvent itself, a simple, easy to remember combination of a letter and number were chosen as labels for the Z10, Q10, and Q5.
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Don’t fret, since real-life endurance is rated the exact same as on last year’s iPhone 6 Plus. This was a long time coming, and it’s not the least bit shocking, although a few dreamers probably held hope for a cell capacity increase rather than a downgrade until the very last
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It could happen next month, or it could be the figment of various tipsters’ imaginations. It’s not just HTC that has a confusing slew of Android handhelds in the pipeline for this fall, with LG already open about the official specifications and targeted market of the mid-range Class, and at
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An extra-productive slate doesn’t necessarily have to be big, and a Surface Pro 3 contender can be manufactured by a Microsoft partner, not just one of its arch-rivals. Look out, Apple, as HP might be aiming at your spanking new, overpriced iPad Pro with a smaller, more compact, and cheaper
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The hidden timepiece component doesn’t do anything at the moment, but if Google allows it, it might make itself heard before long. So far, the only reasonable explanation we could think of for the ridiculous Apple Watch-matching price policy of the Huawei Watch was aristocratic looks. Typically, beauty is in
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The Moto X lookalike rendered for the press ahead of its probably imminent announcement lacks concrete specification intel, though it could well improve on the Lenovo Vibe X2 and X2 Pro. When Lenovo purchased Motorola Mobility from Google, the Chinese PC specialist was expected to absorb the Chicago-based company while
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The world’s cheapest mobile multitasking beast has just become even cheaper, selling on Amazon for only $30 more than the entry-level version, with twice the memory. Ever wondered how much a gig of RAM is worth? What about four? Bill of material estimates are a good indication of the device
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The round, stylish Tizen timepiece will apparently indeed rival Apple Watch retail costs stateside starting early October. Previewed and teased since August, officially unveiled ahead of IFA 2015 a couple of weeks back, and tipped to go on sale in Europe sometime next month, the Samsung Gear S2 faces an
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A $50 7 incher, a kid-proof non-HD Fire 7, two slightly larger Android slates, as well as a voice remote-controlled Fire TV stick, 4K-capable streaming media player, and gaming-centric set-top box. If this is how a product lineup “curtailed” by Fire Phone failures and recent layoffs looks, we don’t want
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The Japanese device manufacturer is doing everything humanly possible to balance out cell endurance and top-notch display performance, but it may well end up enraging a fair share of power users. 4K resolution on a 5.5-inch handheld. Worthless, absurd gimmick, or welcome evolution of a rapidly progressing mobile environment? The
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The slim-bezeled Android seems to come much closer to a stock software experience than all its predecessors, but unfortunately, the specs are nothing to write home about. Amazon is understandably reluctant to take another chance on a Fire Phone after the first-gen’s monumental box-office missteps, and while the company’s hardware
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Affordable but allegedly pretty robust, with 4G LTE speeds, a 4.7-inch HD screen, quad-core processor, and front-facing flash camera in tow. Microsoft should skip ahead to the Lumia 950 and 950 XL in around three weeks, after missing the window to upgrade the Nokia-branded Lumia 930 to a 940 generation.
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According to IDC forecasts, Apple Watches should retain their dominance over the next four years, but Androids will experience “market-beating” growth, as basic activity trackers are expected to slowly lose steam. Never an exact science when it comes to rapidly shifting branches of the tech landscape, specific market predictions issued
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No words on screen resolution or anything else really, just a “sample for testing & evaluation purpose” valued at the equivalent of $460. Way before Apple settled on experimenting with jumbo-sized tablets decidedly trudging on laptop turf instead of continuing to beat the dead 10-inch horse, Samsung challenged conventional, bulky
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The identity of the recently tested smartphone isn’t confirmed, but its preliminary specs and Geekbench results suggest strong upper mid-range potential. Samsung has already pushed the boundaries of non-flagship Androids this year, with the Full HD/Snapdragon 615/2 GB RAM-packing Galaxy A7 and A8, yet the Korean OEM’s mission of offering
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Just when you thought the Japanese device manufacturer was on the verge of a comeback, a key Xperia Z5-series selling point is stricken out, or at least radically diminished. How cool is it to be able to take your smartphone with you everywhere, come rain or shine, in the desert,
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To make amends for not being able to meet its self-imposed deadlines, the rapidly rising Chinese smartphone manufacturer will soon let everybody order the OnePlus 2 without an invite. They gained precious experience last year, garnered a lot of investment funds, hired more people, ramped up inventory, made big promises,
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Also known as “Bounce”, the shatterproof 5.4 incher’s design is tainted by yet another oddly excessive choice of carrier branding from America’s largest service provider. While the Moto X Style should soon go on sale unlocked with support for all US operators, rumor has it the smaller, lower-end, but longer-lasting
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If the reported specifications pan out, the sequel for the disappointing One M9 looks ready to take on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Apple iPhone 6s Plus. Could it be too late for HTC to stage a spectacular high-end mobile comeback? Not if the Taiwanese OEM’s designers started from
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