There have been rumours that smartphone maker BlackBerry is working on an Android phone with a “dual curved display” (a la the Galaxy S6 Edge) that slides up to reveal a physical keyboard.
The smartphone is supposedly based on a device originally announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona back in March. A low-resolution image of the device being held up on stage had leaked earlier on Twitter.
Now, Evan Blass (aka @evleaks) has posted a high-resolution render of the device, codenamed
First came the selfie stick, allowing narcissistic cellphone owners to take pictures of themselves that appear as though they were taken by someone else. Now, a Taiwanese company has launched a new phone explicitly optimized for taking selfies. Fittingly, the device is even named the “Selfie.”
Computer and smartphone maker ASUS unveiled the latest model of its ZenFone line of Android devices at the Computex conference in Taipei on Monday. “I know I’m not the only narcissist in this
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Luxurious real-leather backs and an extraordinarily vibrant screen provide tangible upgrades that really pop on LG’s latest flagship smartphone.
Samsung and HTC have wheeled out their big guns, and now it’s LG’s turn. The LG G4 picks up right w
Samsung’s Milk Music streaming service turns one today and music lovers are getting a special treat to celebrate its first birthday—a new Web music player.
This means that in addition to listening on your Samsung smartphone, tablet, smartwatch, or TV, you can now enjoy the catalog of more than 13 million songs spread out across 200-plus curated stations on the Web as well.
“Now you can get all your favorite stations on your computer with the Milk Music Web Player,” Samsung said.
With Milk Mu
When does a phablet become a tablet? Huawei is pushing the limits of the category with the MediaPad X2. It’s packing a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1,200 x 1,920 pixels. Huawei has done what it can to cut the MediaPad down to size. It is super svelte at just 7.28mm, and the screen goes edge to edge with fairly minimal bezels top and bottom, which scores it a screen to body ratio of 80 percent.
It’s just about as slim and compact as you could
These are the best phones Samsung has ever madeThe Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge are the two
Apple’s iOS may have kicked the smartphone era into high gear, but Google’s Android OS has reaped many of the rewards. The vast majority of all smartphones sold are based on Android, and entire companies like Samsung and HTC, have become huge players thanks to Google’s OS.Android handsets represent a majority of smartphones sold around the world. With that said, for those of you on the hunt for your next phone,
The Nexus 6 is the best overall Android phone we’ve used thanks to Android Lollipop, but it is big and no bargain.
For half a decade, Google’s Nexus phones have shown phone makers and regular folks exactly what it
BlackBerry CEO John Chen probably has one of the toughest jobs in the mobile industry: attempting to improve the fortunes of the once-great Canadian smartphone juggernaut. However, there’s something else in the job description no one noticed until now: He must also attempt to convert his wife to BlackBerry, according to an interview with the Financial Times.
Chen revealed that his wife would rather use her Samsung Galaxy smartphone than a BlackBerry smartphone. It turns out Chen has bee
Android Lollipop 5.0 will reportedly start rolling out on November 3.
The launch date for the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system was apparently revealed in a note to app developers obtained by Android Police. The note tells developers that the Software Development Kit for Android 5.0 is now available. Google further advises developers that they can start developing and testing their apps via the Android 5.0 platform and publish apps that target the latest version to the Googl
Google has launched a host of new devices all running its new Android 5.0 operating system. Initially teased under the name Android L, the preview version has now matured to become Lollipop, a name only now made public. Google has teamed up with Motorola and HTC to launch two new devices – the Nexus 6 smartphone and the Nexus 9 tablet respectively. Here’s all the Google news you need to know right now.
Google puts the importance of Android 5.0 best when it calls the ne
Sony looks to PlayStation to rejuvenate its struggling smartphone division, which lags rivals in an expanding market. (PHOTO CREDIT: Sony)
Sony, which has fallen behind in the rapidly expanding global smartphone market, on Thursday announced a new flagship smartphone called Xperia Z3v, which has the ability to stream PlayStation 4 games. The new handset will be available in the U.S. at Verizon Wireless stores starting Oct. 23.
The new Xperia Z3v features a 5.2-inch display and a waterproof
Don’t start looking for any connection between the new Huawei Ascend Mate 7’s name and previous Huawei hardware, because there really isn’t one. Yes we’ve seen Mate series phones before, but the last one was the Mate 2. Think the number 7 relates to the screen size? Think again — it measures 6 inches. Go figure.
But wait, what’s that? You read right: The Ascend Mate 7 has an enormous 6-inch display.
It makes the phone a bit of a monster, but it’s nowhere near the size it could have been
The squared design is going to be a matter of taste, given how challenging one-handed operation can be, but BlackBerry could be on to something.
It is perhaps fitting that a company as maligned and battered as BlackBerry would launch a new smartphone that has one of the oddest dimensions and form factors seen in a handset to date. For a device that is supposed to reflect the notion of “serious business,” as company execs kept saying, this is a phone that is a head-turner, thoug
When it comes to buying a new smartphone, our choice is huge. We can even decide if we want a certain color or a wooden rear panel to make the new device truly ours. However, sometimes we want to get something unusual, a smartphone that stands out because very few others have one. Thanks to the rise of some interesting international smartphone brands — Xiaomi, Meizu, Lenovo, and Oppo to name just a few — it’s becoming easier to satisfy that desire.
However, phones produced by the
For those wanting a large screen tablet and a stock Android experience, the selection has been limited. The most common choice is Google’s Nexus 10, but unfortunately that tablet has not seen an update since its original release. Google spent more time refining their smaller Nexus 7 and left the Nexus 10 in the dust. Many have been waiting for a new Nexus 10 but have seen nothing. Recently, rumors have been spreading that Google is collaborating with HTC on a 9-inch tablet which is of course
During Samsung’s Unpacked 2014 Episode 2 press conference in Berlin, we expected the company to officially announce the Galaxy Note 4. While it did just that, Samsung also announced another entry in the Note series: the Note Edge. While the Galaxy Note 4 looks to continue the smartphone/tablet hybrid tradition of the Note series, the Note Edge looks to shake things up a bit with its curved display. Let’s take a closer look at both devices, starting with the
Early this month, LG revealed the existence of a stylus-toting G3 version, called G3 Stylus, in a marketing video for its newly-introduced G3 Beat. Given that Samsung will shortly announce the Galaxy Note 3 successor, it has been expected that LG’s new handset will be positioned as a direct rival. As it turns out, that is not the case.
Today, LG officially takes the wraps off G3 Stylus, revealing hardware specifications worthy of a budget-friendly Android smartphone. There is no high-resolu
Burger King may sell cheeseburgers, Coke, and fries, but it’s also now a budget smartphone store, at least, for now.
It will offer free phones for customers who sign up for a contract with AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon. The Moto X, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, HTC One M7, LG G2, and Droid Mini are available, among other selections. You can gain access to the promotion by going to Burger King’s website for itand using the promo code FREEPHONE at checkout. The site direct
