Kaspersky scares us into not charging our smartphones ever again

Digital security company Kaspersky has warned us about many threats. Valid ones, too. Kinda not now. It has posted the 95 Theses against the Church of Charging.First, it attacks third-party chargers. It’s true that they’ve been the cause of explosions, injury and death, especially ones made with the idea of putting 220 volts through a USB port. But even with the charger out of the box, we’ve seen how ...

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Another Le 2 passes through TENAA as LeEco’s first Exynos phone

As LeEco continues to evolve and expand its mobile presence globally, it’s also tweaked around its phones a whole bunch. But we haven’t seen a shift in its silicon like this one from the artist formerly known as “LeTV“.A phone similar to

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Rumor mill hypes up Honor 8

No honor among rumor mongers, they say. But who needs honor when Huawei can have its sub-brand Honor? It placed second in share of the Chinese mobile market in April. And now, there’s some whispering of a smaller partner to the Honor V8.What looks to be a record of upcoming Huawei devices has been leaked and there are two model names — FRD-AL00 and FRD-AL10 — that look to be ...

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Caltech sues Apple via Broadcom over Wi-Fi patent use

If you haven’t had your fill of patent lawsuits last week, check out what the California Institute of Technology is filing against One Infinite Loop.Caltech hit Apple with the suit on Thursday for infringing upon its Wi-Fi patents. The university is alleging that its intellectual property was crucial to the 802.11n and 802.11ac standards and that every iPhone from the iPhone 5.Apple’s Wi-Fi chip ...

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Amazon India has Xperia X in dual-SIM form

It’s a slow and sure launch of Sony’s new Xperia X line of smartphones. Of course the major Asian markets have it, but so does most of Europe and it may be the case that the United States will — sooner or way later.India has a sure thing going for it with Amazon.in taking the online ...

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Canada’s Koodo Mobile floats out three colors for its Moto G4 Plus

The Moto G4 Plus is coming to Canada this summer and one of the places it will hit is Telus’s sub-brand Koodo. But in addition to the typical color options (we’re betting on black and white), the Canadian budget carrier has a special edition Moto G4 Plus coming its way and the carrier wants its Facebook crowd to pick out which color it should be.Continue reading »

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OnePlus’s “The Lab” initiates peer review process for OnePlus 3

OnePlus wants to set its latest smartphone to a “trial by fire”. Could the hottest fire fueled by the passion of the people? The company seems to think so.It has set up “The Lab” as a community criticism outlet that will help the manufacturer tweak its products. Its first initiative is getting 30 OnePlus fans to submit comprehensive reviews the OnePlus 3.The application form includes a ...

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Xiaomi market share touted as top of the Chinese pile in April

Is it still fair game to call Xiaomi a startup? It’s had the typical meteoric rise that successful firms have had and it’s getting out of its first major rut in sales with the release of a new flagship or

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Should more companies build retail stores like ZTE?

Following the launch of the Axon 7, ZTE announced that it will be building 23 retail stores for consumers to go hands on with products. Most of these stores will be in China, but we’re expecting to see an outlet in Mexico, and some presence in Europe. For all of our high tech shopping options, is the future of technology retail a return to “brick and mortar” retail?Tech purchases are often fairly ...

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IHS: 32GB iPhone 7 will be baseline

The iPhone is a very expensive mobile device that can come with very little native storage. Complaint after complaint from the tech media has criticized Cupertino and several other manufacturers for the folly of its baseline memory option of 16GB.To the healthy smartphone user with an Apple in ...

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Asus Unveils New Republic of Gamers Products at Computex

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has unveled a new line-up of elite gaming gear at Computex 2016. The new products included Rampage V Edition 10, a celebratory refresh of ROG's flagship gaming motherboard, and G31 and GX800 -- respectively the world's most-powerful compact gaming desktop and gaming laptop. Also shown for the first time were Swift PG248Q, a super-narrow-bezel ...
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Asus Announces New ZenFone Models

ASUS announced several new products in the all-new ZenFone 3 series of smartphones and new Zenbook 3 as well as new Transformer 3 models. The new product line-up includes the ZenFone 3 Deluxe, ZenFone 3 and ZenFone 3 Ultra with a 6.8" Full HD display. Here's more info: ZenFone 3ZenFone 3 is a feature-packed smartphone that ...
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SteelSeries Releases Rival 700 Gaming Mouse

SteelSeries has shipped the Rival 700, the world's first gaming mouse equipped with a fully customizable onboard OLED display, real-time tactile alerts, and interchangeable components. Available exclusively at SteelSeries.com to customers in North America for $99.99, gamers can now head into battle with a mouse that adapts to personal preferences and provides in-game alerts to enhance performance and ...
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Asus Announces ZenBook 3 and Transformer 3/3 Pro Laptops

Asus at Computex 2016 announced the ZenBook 3, ASUS Transformer 3 and ASUS Transformer 3 Pro laptops. The new Zenbook 3 features Intel Core i7 option with up to a 1TB PCIe SSD. The ASUS Transformer 3 and ASUS Transformer 3 Pro are Asus' new 2-in-1 PCs. Here's more info on these new laptops from Asus: ...
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Samsung Pay gets limited Singapore release with Citibank

If you can’t beat them, join and follow them as soon as possible in as many markets as you can, and hope prospective clients will find your service more practical, convenient, secure and widely accepted.That’s probably the best Samsung can do these days in its efforts to hinder the global expansion of Apple Pay. Cupertino was technically the first to roll out a digital wallet solution in both the US and China, but competition remains fierce due to the arch-rival’s magnetic support and

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