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A Variety report shows that Google has nabbed ex-Apple employee and microprocessor industry veteran Manu Gulati to head up its own SoC team, an indication that the company is considering designing its own processors, presumably for future generations of the Pixel smartphone and possibly the Google Home smart speaker as well. Gulati has been working with…
Google has just validated its stand on supporting Android smartphones with OS updates for two years after the device’s launch date. This applies to all devices that are sold under the Google Pixel and Nexus brands. As it stands, the Nexus 6P and 5X will stop receiving Android updates as of September 2017, with security…
The new Moto Z² Play has just been slated for a June 8 pre-order start date in India, and people around the world are expectantly waiting to see what the Moto Z² Play can offer that the Moto Z Play from last year couldn’t. However, there are questions cropping up, now that we know the specs and we can…
Motorola’s position in the smartphone world has been fortified by several solid models at decent mid-range prices over the past few years. Of these, their flagship Moto Z models have had considerable sales momentum. Now, ahead of the upcoming launches of several new models for 2017, Lenovo has started discounting it’s current variants. One of…
In early April, a report was published in The Information that the next generation smart speaker from Google, the Google Home 2, would have the ability to act as a WiFi router in addition to its current features. If that turns out to be true, then Amazon Echo is going to need a set of…
At the ongoing Google I/O 2017 developer conference this week, Google Home had some major updates announced. These are not “cute” features that are “nice” to have. We’re talking major, major upgrades that tremendously improve the functionality and productivity of Google’s smart speaker. First of all, we need to understand Google’s biggest strength and its biggest weakness…
The Lenovo N22 Chromebook for students is now retailing at Walmart from $129, a massive price cut from the list price of $200. As Chromebooks go, this one’s a bit unique, with its own built-in handle that allows you to carry it like a little attaché case (briefcase) and a 1-megapixel swivel camera at the top…
Arguably the best feature on the classic Moto Z Play was its 3510mAh battery that kept your device going and going – for about 50 hours of expected battery life. That’s reportedly going to be missing from the new Moto Z2 Play, which will only have a 3000mAh battery, giving it about 30 hours. Leaker…
Later today, Microsoft will be launching the new Surface laptop that we’ve been talking about for a while. Word is just out that several photos of the device were leaked online, and we’ve brought the whole bunch right here for you to ogle at. Yes, the device looks gorgeous, which is surprising when you think…
Ever since word got out that Microsoft was planning to release a mobile device – dubbed Surface Phone – that would run the full Windows 10 version, speculation, rumors, leaks and genuine information have been flooding the Internet – for nearly two years now. While it looks like Surface Phone is still a long way away, what is…
In a surprise move by Apple Inc., the Cupertino smartphone maker has decided that its new OS version, iOS 10.3.2 (currently in beta testing), will not come to iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c. That leaves tens of millions of devices in the lurch, forcing a hard stop at iOS 10.3.1, the current public version. We’ve known for…
As the lineup of flagship smartphones for 2017 gets heavier on the premium side of things, Microsoft is under intense pressure to reveal Surface Phone, its biggest attempted entry into the smartphone market since the acquisition of Nokia prior to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella taking over the helm at one of the most valuable tech…
Japanese media house Nikkei has reported that Apple Inc. has placed an order with Samsung Electronics for 70 million flexible OLED panels for the 2017 iPhone – the device’s 10th anniversary edition, which may be called iPhone Edition according to an earlier report. Unnamed sources also told Nikkei that there will be three models – something…
Samsung yesterday launched the much anticipated and highly leaked Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. We don’t have a unit in hand to give you a hands-on report, naturally, because it only ships next month. However, here’s a first look at why the larger Galaxy S8 Plus might not be the phablet you’re looking for….
It is widely known that Google has no intention of stopping with the Google Pixel line of smartphones. The company has already confirmed its plans for the second lineup of Google Pixel 2 and Google Pixel 2 XL smartphones, along with a possible third, larger phone currently going under the codename Taimen. But a recent…
