Has it really been five months already since Microsoft introduced the Surface 3, its latest Surface tablet and the first non-Pro model to run a full version of Windows? After initial sales of the WiFi version of the tablet began back in May, carriers got sales started of the 4G-connected version this summer. But for all those options shoppers had access to, one was still missing: the unlocked, carrier-free edition of the LTE Surface ...

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Microsoft has done a good job at wowing the world with its new HoloLens project, but obviously at this point it’s just that, a project. We have yet to see when this will become a reality for the enterprise and consumers, so it does leave the door open for any competitor to try to find a way to use these ideas and compete. Apple is notorious for grabbing existing ideas and launching them with its own touch, and today we learn of its probable next project.Trusted sources claim that Apple has ...

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For the past few weeks now, Samsung’s been crystal-clear: the Gear S2 smartwatch is coming, and it’s coming to IFA. As we gear up for our trek to Berlin, where we fully intend to check out this wearable for ourselves, it seems that Samsung couldn’t even bring itself to wait for the start of the expo itself, and today the manufacturer officially announces both the Gear S2 and the rumored Gear S2 ...

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At a time when companies like Huawei, Samsung and now Xiaomi are moving into the proprietary silicone game on smartphone flagships, it only makes sense for Qualcomm to focus on unique features to keep its Snapdragon offerings selling. Qualcomm has gained a lot of bad publicity with the Snapdragon 810, making the need to not fail with the Snapdragon 820 even more intense. Today we learn about a new feature that will make it to the new chip.Qualcomm has just ...

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Samsung’s found such success combining the idea of a larger-screened smartphones and a packed-in stylus, that it’s little surprise the manufacturer’s peers have been eager to get some of that action for themselves. That’s led to plenty of Note-ish devices, like the one LG introduced a few months back, the G4 Stylus/G Stylo (above – with the name varying dependent on region). But before we saw the G4 ...

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The “Internet Of Things” is still still a market in its relative infancy, even with the crazy amount of attempts to make the TV smarter. Some companies have succeeded at this, like in the case of Nest, and others have gone back to the drawing board a repeated amount of times. Just as we saw Google giving this a second try at Google I/O, today we learn of an OEM that’s also trying.LG has just announced that it’ll be showcasing its new new SmartTinQ Sensor at IFA. The idea is that you connect ...

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Sony has been doing a ton of initiatives in order to regain economical piece of mind. First Flight is one of those cases, where the company has launched its own crowdfunding platform with the idea of gaining an extra push for its own internal projects. This service is currently only available in Japan, but we get to see today what it’s all about.First Flight has just announced crowdfunding options for the ...

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Google sure looks like it might break from tradition this year and deliver a pair of Nexus phones, and rumors have pretty soundly settled on LG and Huawei as the companies likely to bring us these devices. We’ve already heard quite a bit about both phones, with multiple leaks getting into details like hardware specs. One of the bigger questions we’ve had concerns just how premium Google wants these phones to be, and they might be top-tier across the board, or make a few sacrifices to keep prices ...

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We’ve kept a close eye on all the rumored changes that Apple is planning for the Apple TV. The company’s “hobby” product is rumored to gain a ton of updates that will help Cupertino compete with cable companies in a different way. We thought existing Apple TV units would gain some of the fun, but today we learn that it might not.Sources claim that the new Apple TV will sell along with the current one, being the newer one the premium model. This premium unit is rumored to be similar to the current one in ...

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Is Motorola’s smartphone lineup getting a little busy? Instead of one Moto X this year we got two, in the form of both the Moto X Play and Moto X Style. And to hear the latest news, Motorola phones should be about to get even more numerous still, as Lenovo hands the keys to its smartphone business over to its recently acquired subsidiary. Today we wonder if we might already be starting to see the effects of that shift, as a leak attempts to reveal the Motorola Bounce.With a 5.43-inch quad HD ...

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Motorola has not released many smartphone over the last few years, preferring to stick to a core few handsets in the Moto and DROID ranges... oh yes, there was also the Nexus 6. However, under Lenovo?s wing the company has more backing and security so can experiment with more smartphone releases. Which brings us nicely to the Motorola Bounce.
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Motorola is widely expected to launch a follow-up to the Moto 360 smartwatch, which was probably the best Android Wear device so far. However, while we are plenty excited about that, we are also eager to see Motorola's other new wearable, an apparent Moto 360 Sport.
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Xiaomi is working on the Mi 4c smartphone, a limited edition version of its Mi 4 flagship, a device that has been leaked over the last week. The handset has already received certification from TENAA in China, which typically means a device is just around the corner.
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Last Friday, we saw Amazon list the Huawei Watch for pre-order, only for the page to subsequently be taken down. Huawei released a statement mentioning “incorrect information” on “a partner website,” but didn’t go into much detail. We’re still waiting for the full story on that smartwatch’s release, but at least one related mystery has just managed to resolve itself. You see, while that listing was still up, it mentioned iOS compatibility for the Huawei Watch, despite this being ...

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This year’s arrival of the Apple Watch has helped answer some important questions about the smartwatch market, including not just how readily mainstream consumers might take to the tech, but how much money shoppers can be convinced to spend, especially if it was clear they were getting some very high quality hardware out of the deal. In the wake of the Apple Watch, more and more Android Wear models are experimenting with the premium segment, and today we learn of LG’s effort ...

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