GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Qualcomm Launches New Low-Range and Mid-Range Snapdragon SoCs

This week, Qualcomm announced a slew of new processors for high end smartphones, a couple weeks ahead of the prestigious Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Perhaps the company wants to be ahead of the curve, as it faces a growing … Continue reading →

 

MICROSOFT
Windows 10 for Smartphones Preview Rolls Out

A technical review of Windows 10 for the smaller screen is here. Announced Thursday, many Windows phone lovers have been waiting for this. The version, although expected to have a bunch of unfinished elements, will include Action Center upgrades, voice … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Ubuntu’s First Smartphone Will Launch in Europe via Flash Sales

Ubuntu wants its own place in the market so bad that it’s willing to go where everyone else has gone before. Canonical, the UK-based company behind Ubuntu, is making its very own Ubuntu OS-running smartphone. Apparently, rumors of this began … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
ARM Launches Cortex-A72 for Double CPU Speed

ARM is working on new processor architecture that will be up to an incredible 350% faster than previous Cortex models. It’s the 64-bit Cortex-A72 processor core, which if all goes well, should be the perfect ingredient for the next generation … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Bye Bye Buffering And “Notspots”, Eero Encourages More Wi-Fi Coverage

Setting up wireless routers isn’t as easy as plugging in a few cords. Besides the headache of picking one out (there’s endless options), installing it takes some serious patience, and a relatively good password since people are apparently fantastic at … Continue reading →

 

SMARTPHONES & MOBILE DEVICES
Jolla Hopes for More Indiegogo Success by Upgrading Its Tablet

Anyone heard of the Sailfish OS-powered smartphones? The OS was written by a mobile software developer called Jolla, which has been working on improving its software with 9 updates and counting, plus hundreds of new features. Now, to go with … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Glow Headphones Make Listening to Music More Rhythmic

Since nearly every gadget we use in our daily lives has become “smart”, doesn’t that mean they should be functional and helpful to us in some sort of way? Let’s be real. Plenty of gadgets out there are made just … Continue reading →

 

APPLE
Details on Samsung Orbis, the Company’s First round Smartwatch

Samsung is anything but new to the smartwatch world. However, it looks like the tech giant has been on the hunt to find the perfect smartwatch design that would successfully steer consumers away from the Apple Watch. Now we know … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Mouse-Box: Shoving an Entire PC into a Mouse?

“If the smartphones in our pockets are exponentially smaller and more powerful than the laptops that use to break our backs, couldn’t we squeeze a computer inside a mouse?” Good point, Gizmodo. Whether or not there’s a super relevant reason … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Kickstarter’s Displio Is a Cute Lil’ Display for Your Favorite Widgets

Whether we have out laptops open, our tablets in our hand, our smartwatch on our wrist, or our smartphone in our bags, we always want some sort of way to display things that are important to us. A Latvian IT … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Graphene Could Power Our Devices, Just by Deep Frying

Scientists are at it again. This time they are working on making batteries stronger and last longer using a strange new method. Graphene, a super strong “wonder material” made from pure carbon, could be deep fried to make it more … Continue reading →

 

APPLE
What’s All This Talk about Xiaomi’s Apple Competitor, the Mi Note?

Chinese Tech company Xiaomi has been gaining rapid popularity since its first smartphone released in 2011. After tripling its smartphone sales in 2014, Xiaomi has become the world’s 3rd largest smartphone distributor, also expanding into other consumer electronics and mobile … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
The Equil Smartpen 2 Gives Handwritten Notes a Digital Twist

Today I sat down to write in a journal, with my actual hands. My hand was rather sore afterward, probably because I can’t remember the last time I have done this; maybe 6 months? Depending on what type of lifestyle, … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
The Cicret Bracelet Turns Your Skin into the Touchscreen

A recent study from the GlobalWebIndex found that while nearly eighty percent of online adults own a smartphone, less than 20 percent own or use smart wearables. For a market that was once touted as the future of technology, the … Continue reading →

 

INTEL
Samsung Finally Unveils First Tizen Powered Smartphone in India

This week Samsung announced the release of its mid-grade Tizen smartphone for just $90 in India. Wait, go back a second, what’s a Tizen? At first glance I thought that was the name of the smartphone, which is actually called … Continue reading →