Lenovo A6600 launched with quad-core CPU, dual SIM (4G+VoLTE) support

Lenovo has silently launched an entry-level smartphone in India. Dubbed Lenovo A6600, the device is powered by MediaTek's MT6735P SoC with quad-core 1GHz processor, and sports a 5-inch HD display. It comes with 1GB RAM and 16GB of expandable internal memory, and packs in a 2,300mAh battery. In terms of camera, the phone features an 8MP rear unit and a 2MP front shooter. The Android device comes with stock UI, and offers support for dual SIM (4G+VoLTE). As for price, the Lenovo A6600 carries an official tag of INR 6,999 (around $105). It's being sold through offline channels, with...

Samsung Gear S3 to carry €399 price tag in Europe

Samsung has announced pricing information for its latest Gear S3 smartwatch, which was unveiled by the company at the ongoing IFA conference in Berlin. The wearable, as you might already know, comes in two variants: Classic and Frontier. The South Korean company has confirmed that both variants will carry a price tag of €399 (around $445) in Europe. There's, however, currently no word on when the latest Samsung smartwatch will be available for purchase in the region, although we expect the tech giant to reveal the information soon. Meanwhile, you can read our hands-on impressions...

Samsung confirms Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic aren't being discontinued

As you might already know, Samsung has made official the Gear S3 smartwatch. While that's certainly good news for Samsung fans, what does this mean for the previous generation Gear S2? Will it be discontinued? Well, Samsung has confirmed it won't stop selling the Gear S2. Both standard as well as the Classic variant will be available for purchase alongside the newly-unveiled Gear S3 Classic and Frontier. In fact, the South Korean company will be pushing out an update to both Gear S2 variants that will bring along all the new software features that the new Gear S3 smartwatch packs...

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime launched with octa-core CPU, 5.5-inch display

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime, images of which leaked over a week ago, has been officially launched. The device is now listed on the South Korean company's Vietnam website, revealing its design as well as key specifications. The listing reveals that the device is powered by an octa-core 1.6GHz processor, and sports a 5.5-inch full HD display. It comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB expandable internal memory, and packs in a 3,300mAh battery. In terms of camera, the handset features a 13MP rear unit and an 8MP front sensor. It measures 151.5 x 74.9 x 8.1mm and comes with connectivity...

HTC Desire 10 will be unveiled on September 20

HTC is looking at all the news coming out of IFA and it wants you to know that it plans on announcing something too. Just not now. Or in the next few days. In fact, the company's next grand unveiling has been scheduled for September 20, as you can see from the teaser that it's posted to its official Twitter account. If you're wondering what smartphone HTC will take the wraps off on that occasion, well, it's the Desire 10. And we have heard that this won't be one phone, but two - the Desire 10 Pro and the Desire 10 Lifestyle. In HTC's teaser the outline of the Pro model is (barely)...

Instagram for iOS finally lets you pinch to zoom on photos and videos

This is one of those things that we can't believe are only now being added to an app. See, Instagram is all about pictures and videos, and pinching to zoom on images and videos is basically second nature on a device with a touchscreen. Yet only today has Instagram added that capability - and for now it's only available in its app for iOS. Android support is supposedly coming in the next few weeks. Until then, Instagram users rocking an iPhone or iPad are once again getting to play with a new feature first. To get an idea of how pinching to zoom works in Instagram, have a look at the quick...

Unlocked Moto Z and Moto Z Play will be out in the US in October

So far the Moto Z and Moto Z Force have both been exclusive to Verizon in the US, but back when they were first announced we were promised an unlocked version of the former would hit the States at some point. And now we know when to expect that. It turns out that both the Moto Z and the just-announced Moto Z Play will be available in unlocked form in the US in October. Pre-orders for this version of the Moto Z will start on September 15. The unlocked Moto Z will be sold directly by Motorola for $699.99 and it will not work with CDMA carriers such as Verizon and Sprint. The unlocked Moto...

Hasselblad True Zoom MotoMod announced with 10x optical zoom and Xenon flash

The much-rumored Hasselblad MotoMod is now official and it's called True Zoom. Like all MotoMods, this is an accessory that snaps onto a Moto Z, Moto Z Force, or Moto Z Play handset through magnets. Unlike other MotoMods, this one is all about letting you capture stunning images. That's because it comes with a dedicated lens with 10x optical zoom (f/3.5-6.5 aperture), as well as a proper Xenon flash. There's a dedicated shutter button too, and the design of the Mod will make your Moto phone look like a standalone digital camera - at least from the back. RAW image capture is supported, and...

Moto Z Play is official with 3,510 mAh battery, SD625 and 3.5mm jack

Today at IFA Lenovo has finally announced the Moto Z Play, the third member in the Moto Z family - of which the first two have been outed back in June. Unlike the Moto Z and Moto Z Force, the Moto Z Play comes with mid-range specs, but like its high-end siblings it is compatible with MotoMods accessories. Its design is very similar to that of the Z and Z Force, except for the fact that the Z Play's back isn't made out of metal. Instead, glass is used, so beware of fingerprints. The two glass panels on the front and the back are attached to a metal frame however. And the water-repellent...

Lenovo Yoga Book is official with a unique Halo Keyboard

At IFA 2016 in Berlin, Lenovo announced the Yoga Book 2-in-1 laptop. Its killer feature is its flat keyboard called Halo Keyboard. It doubles as a writing surface, since it is pressure sensitive, and comes with self-learning features such as predictive input, auto-correct and auto-complete. Thanks to its hinge taken from the larger Yoga 910 convertible, you can make the Yoga Book look like a tablet quite easily. On the inside, there's an Intel Atom x5 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The screen is 10.2" and has 1080p resolution. The Lenovo Yoga Book weighs just...

ASUS updates ZenFone 2 to Marshmallow

ASUS has finally released the Marshmallow build for the ZenFone 2. The update was announced back in February and was supposed to arrive by Q2, yet here we are in Q3 with the update just being issued. Google pushed out a whole new version of Android in that time. The Marshmallow update brings all the new features you associate with it, but as with the ZenFone Zoom and ZenFone Selfie updates, it also removes a lot of the pre-installed apps that came with the previous version. The recommended thing to do is to do a factory reset on the phone after updating so all the older apps are...

Samsung outs a bunch of official videos detailing the Gear S3

Today Samsung made the Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier official, just as expected. You can read our news article about them here, and go through our hands-on impressions of the new smartwatches here. But what if you want a more official take on the devices? Say, something straight from the horse's mouth? Well, Samsung has you covered in that case. The Korean company has so far outed quite a few videos detailing every aspect of the Gear S3. The first one is the "official launch film". This is the sort of promo video you expect to see with every such launch, quickly showing you the...

nubia Z11 goes international in September for €500

The nubia Z11 wowed buyers in China with its bezel-less design, but everyone else had to settle for looking at photos. Starting this September, people in Europe, America and Asia will be able to snag the slim-fit flagship too. nubia Z11 in Silver The phone packs a big 5.5" screen (1080p) that covers the majority of its front - 81% screen to body ratio! This is thanks to the aRC 2.0 technology, which bends light through the 2.5D Arc Edge glass to make the display seem wider and conceal the side bezels. nubia 11 in Grey The camera is the other key selling point of...

Samsung Gear S3 melds elegance with ruggedness

Right on time, Samsung unveiled the Gear S3 smartwatch. It's actually smarwatches - meet the Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier. Both will come in Wi-Fi only form as well as an LTE and voice-call enabled one. The watches grew since the S2 generation - 1.3" screen size, 46mm in diameter. That's why Samsung will continue to sell the Gear S2 for those who find the S3 too big. Samsung Gear S3 frontier But they will be missing out. The new Always On display is so much better, it shows the full 16 million color gamut (S2 managed just 8 colors). Also, the screen remains...

Seeing double: TCL 598 has four cameras, four!

Whether the LG V20 has two dual-cameras or not, the TCL 598 definitely does as shown in its TENAA listing. The phone has 4 cameras - four, quattro, vier, четыре. The main camera on the back is a dual-camera - 13MP + 13MP. On the front is a dual selfie camera, 8MP + 5MP. Unfortunately, there's no mention how they function. Wide-angle like the LG G5? B&W like the Huawei P9? Depth effects like the HTC One M8? We do know the main camera records 1080p video though. The other specs and they are pretty high up there. The TCL 598 has a 5.5" IPS LCD screen...

Samsung at IFA 2016: Gear S3 hands-on

Samsung dedicated this year's IFA solely to its smart wearables and introduced the Samsung Gear S3. It's a smartwatch that improves on both halves of its name - it looks and feels much more like a traditional watch, while functionality is on par with a smartphone.

Asus at IFA 2016: Zenwatch 3 hands-on

Asus folks certainly had a stretch of sleepless nights preparing for this year's IFA and brought a huge number of devices - some entirely new, others already announced, but not all of them available.

ASUS ZenPad 3S 10 tablet and ZenScreen portable monitor are official

In addition to the excellent-looing ZenWatch 3, ASUS also showcased its latest slate - the ZenPad 3S 10 - and an interesting portable display. ASUS ZenPad 3S 10 The ZenPad 3S 10 sports a 9.7" (got you there) display of QXGA resolution (that's 2048 by 1536 pixels, the same as the iPad Pro 9.7") and under the hood there's a MediaTek 8176 chip with a hexacore CPU and 4GB of RAM. Internal storage is 64GB, but since you're going to watch so many movies on it, you can expand it via the microSD card slot that's on board. The slate sports a very good looking design and is just...

Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 is the company's latest 4K action camera

Garmin has launched the new VIRB Ultra 30, a $500 4K action camera that competes squarely against the GoPro Hero4. The VIRB Ultra 30 has a few interesting features up its sleeve. It is voice controlled, so you can say "Okay Garmin, start recording" and the camera will record without you having to press a single button, convenient when the camera is mounted in a way that makes it difficult to access. It also has a high sensitivity microphone that works well through the waterproof case. The 3-axis electronic image stabilization helps stabilize your shaky footage. The VIRB Ultra 30...

Watch the Samsung Gear S3 announcement livestream here

Once again Samsung is using IFA as the venue to announce its latest effort on the smartwatch front. The Gear S3 is set to arrive any minute now, precisely a year after the Gear S2 became official. The Tempodrom in Berlin, where the event is taking place, can only hold so many people, though, and for the rest of us not on location, there's the next best thing - livestreaming. Don't miss it - the streaming should start here at 6PM CEST.

Samsung reportedly stops distribution of Galaxy Note7 units in Korea

On August 19, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 launched in its home country of South Korea and has sold 400,000 units since then. But now Samsung has stopped deliveries to the country's three major carriers - SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus. A Samsung official only said that the company is checking if deliveries have indeed stopped. One theory states that this is related to several incidents of a Note7 exploding during charging - 5 people have made this claim over the last week. Photos have been posted on Internet forums, though obviously a more serious investigation into the matter is needed...

Corning announces Gorilla Glass SR+ for wearables

Corning has announced a new variant of its scratch resistant glass, the Gorilla Glass SR+. This new variant is designed exclusively for wearable devices, such as smartwatches and fitness bands. According to Corning, SR+ achieves scratch resistance approaching that of "alternative luxury cover materials" (probably referring to sapphire crystal) while having 70% better damage resistance against impact and 25% better surface reflection compared to the same alternative material. The improved optical performance should help increase readability outdoors and require lower display...

IFA 2016 event schedule - What to expect

IFA hasn't officially started yet but the press days run early to give tech jounalists a taste of teh latest tech before teh crowds take over. The first couple of events already went live, but there's so much more to expect. Let us be your tour guides and familiarize you with the schedule. Wednesday, August 31 Acer - over Acer showed off several laptops, including the world's first laptop with a curved screen. It's so thick that it looks like it might have eaten a few more compact laptops, not to mention it weighs 8kg. But it's a proper beast in many ways. Gamers...

Asus breaks up with the square for the Zenwatch 3

Today at IFA in Berlin Asus unveiled the next generation in its Zenwatch family. The Zenwatch 3 marks a departure from the rectangular shape of the previous two iterations and adopts a more classic circular design. The circle only begins to describe its looks, though. The Zenwatch 3 will be available in three case colors - Gunmetal, Silver, and Rose Gold, but the rose gold ring around the watch face is a permanent fixture on all three. Regardless of the color all of the models they are all made of grade 316L stainless steel and also carry IP67 certification - good for immersion in...

Acer outs low-cost Liquid Z6, Z6 Plus, and Iconia Talk S at IFA

Acer announced two new smartphones today at its press event at IFA. Both are droids running on Android Marshmallow and spiced by Acer's proprietary launcher. The first one is the budget Acer Liquid Z6 with a price tag as low as €119. It has a 5.0" HD screen and runs on the MT6737 chip with a quad-core 1.25GHz Cortex-A53 processor, Mali-T720MP2 GPU, and 1GB of RAM. The rest of the Liquid Z6 specs include 8 gigs expandable storage, an 8MP main camera, a 2MP selfie snapper, and a 2,000 mAh battery. The Liquid Z6 is made of plastic and will be released this November in Asia, Europe,...

Acer unveils a slew of laptops at IFA 2016, Predator 21 X with a curved screen steals the show

Acer held its IFA 2016 press event today and one of the main focuses were the company's new Windows 10 notebooks. The most interesting one is the Predator 21 X with a curved display aimed at the serious, on-the-go games. Then, there are the Acer Swift 7 and Spin 7, which are thin and light. Acer Predator 21 X There's no going away from the fact that the Predator 21 X is a beast. It's the first gaming laptop to sport a 21" curved display and its dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 GPUs support the awesome G-Sync technology. The CPU options include the latest 7th-gen Intel Core...

The new S-Pen can get stuck in the Galaxy Note7, Samsung responds

Another year, another Note, another S-Pen issue. Samsung made sure this year the Galaxy Note7 users can't insert the S-Pen backwards, and yet a new flaw seems to be plaguing some styluses. As it turns out, the mechanical button on the S-Pen, which ejects the stylus from the silo, may stop clicking. And no clicking means no S-Pen ejection from within the Note. You can still get it out with a pin, or some hitting on the S-pen's hole, but once you start having problems with it, you may have to resort to doing this quite often. There are already a few videos on YouTube showing the issue and...

Geekbench 4 now available on PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android

Popular synthetic CPU benchmarking tool Geekbench has been updated to version 4. The new version comes with multiple changes and is available across all major platforms. One of the major changes in Geekbench 4 is the removal of separate tests for mobile and desktop platforms. Previous benchmarks had different tests keeping in mind the hardware differences between the platforms but with the newer smartphones getting faster that is no longer necessary. The updated benchmark includes new workloads, such as executing SQLite queries, processing LLVM file, and rendering PDF documents....

ZTE teases Axon 7 mini with dual-speaker for IFA event

While we already know that ZTE will unveil an audio-centric phone at this year's IFA conference in Berlin, the device might feature a dual-speaker setup like the big Axon 7. Today the company released a teaser image that focuses on audio with a "2" over a stylized bookshelf speaker, which some of us took for a dual camera setup initially. While roaming the IFA 2016 grounds as part of the press days we stumbled upon this huge poster hanging from the ceiling, which clearly showed the Axon 7 and Axon 7 mini, confirming that the petite flagship will be the centerpiece of the event...

Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus pricing, storage versions leak

The Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be one of the hottest smartphone announcements this fall. Naturally, pricing is what's on everyone's mind and the latest information regarding their price tag comes from Apple's largest wholesaler in China - Leleda. The information from Leleda confirms the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will come in 32GB, 128GB and 256GB flavors, marking a notable change from the 16GB, 64GB, 128GB variants we had so far through the years. Here's the pricing for the SIM-free variants. It seems that Apple will double the storage of the upcoming iPhone models...

The In App mode of the Google app lets you search inside other apps

Google is adding a new feature to its namesake app - a search mode named In Apps. This new mode can look into apps on your phone and find stuff like contacts, songs and notes. The scope of the In Apps search results is so far limited to apps like Gmail, Spotify and YouTube, but in the future the list of supported apps will include Facebook Mesenger, LinkedIn, and Google Keep, among others. The whole thing works entirely on your phone, so it's accessible offline without Wi-Fi or data connection. While the feature will be available on most current Android phones, on the LG V20 it...

Nexus Sailfish rendered in 3D, have a look

There's a rule that says photos of Big Foot and unreleased phones must be dark and blurry. Good thing that people with skills create beautiful 3D renders based on those photos (and sometimes design sketches). That's what TechConfigurations did with the Nexus Sailfish... well, maybe not "Nexus." Anyway, the video zooms around the phone, showing relevant specs as it goes. While those specs (and the design itself) are unofficial, you can think of this video as a speculative trailer for the Sailfish. By the way, check out TechConfiguration's YouTube channel - it's chock full of...

New Lenovo phone clears TENAA, likely Vibe P2

A new Lenovo phone, alleged to be the Vibe P2, has been certified by the Chinese telecommunication authority TENAA, revealing its design as well as most of its key specifications. The listing reveals that the device - carrying a model number of P2c72 - is powered by an octa-core 2.0GHz processor, and sports a 5.5-inch full HD display. RAM is 4GB, while internal memory options include 32GB and 64GB. In terms of camera, the phone features a 13MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter. Measuring 153×76×8.29mm and weighing in at 179g, the handset runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and packs in a...

Google stops selling Chromebook Pixel 2

A few months after the $999 model of the Chromebook Pixel 2 went out of stock permanently, Google has stopped selling the $1,299 variant as well, effectively discontinuing the product. The computer, which was launched back in March last year, is no longer available from the Google Store as well as the retailers that have been selling it all this while. "We're committed to the Pixel program but we don't have plans to restock the Pixel 2," a spokesperson for the Mountain View, California-based company said. There have been indications that Google is working on a new Chromebook...

Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 now leaks in live images

Just a couple of days after promotional images for the Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 leaked online, the successor to last year's Samsung Galaxy Folder has now leaked in a set of live images, showing the gold color variant from all angles. Galaxy Folder 2 live images Specs-wise, the flip phone - which has already cleared Bluetooth SIG and TENAA - is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 SoC clocked at 1.4 GHz, and sports a 3.8-inch touchscreen display of 480 x 800 pixel resolution. RAM is 2GB, while storage is 16GB, although expandable. The device features an 8MP/5MP camera...

Another set of Xiaomi Mi Note 2 live images leak online

Just a few days ago, a Xiaomi Mi Note 2 leak confirmed some key specs, curved display, and a dual-camera setup for the device. And today, another set of live images have leaked online, squarely focusing on the handset's curved screen this time. Take a look: Specs-wise, the phone is expected to be powered by a Snapdragon 821 SoC, sport a 5.5-inch OLED display, and come with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal memory. Rumors say there will be two editions: one with 1080p resolution and other with QHD. Pricing and availability-related information isn't currently known, although given the...

Phone number and email predictions are back with SwiftKey's latest update

If you recall, smart keyboard and prediction tech company SwiftKey had disabled cloud sync service as well as phone number and email predictions from its app following complaints about an issue that caused "unfamiliar terms" as well as other users' email addresses to show up as text predictions. While the cloud sync service was re-enabled in an update earlier this month, predictions remained disabled. However, that's changing now as the company has pushed out a new update that brings back predictions. Here's what the change-log says about predictions: "Number, email and other...

ZTE teases dual-camera smartphone for IFA

While we already know that ZTE will unveil an audio-centric phone at this year's IFA conference in Berlin, looks like the the device will feature a dual-camera setup as well. The company has released a teaser image that suggests this. In addition, the teaser also confirms that the phone will be part of the company's Axon series. Sadly, nothing else is currently known about the device in question, including its specifications and overall design. Aside from the device being teased, we expect the ZTE Axon 7 mini to be also present at the event - in case you missed, the...

Microsoft Surface 3 drops to £319 in UK

If you are in the UK, and are planning to purchase the Microsoft Surface 3, here's a deal for you: the tablet is currently going for as low as £319 in the country. Retailer PC World is currently selling the device at that rate. It's worth mentioning that the aforementioned price is for the 64GB model, which - if you compare - is being officially sold by Microsoft UK for £359. So, purchasing the tablet from PC World saves you £40. In case you don't already know, Microsoft has already confirmed that the company will stop producing the Surface 3 tablet by the end of 2016. Source |...

BlackBerry DTEK50 starts getting first official beta update

BlackBerry has started rolling out the first Android beta update for the DTEK50. Weighing in at 435MB and carrying a software version of AAG326, the update brings along Android security patch for the month of September (patch level shows up as September 6). Needless to say, only those who have signed up for the beta program will be getting the update. If you are eligible, but still doesn't see the update, try dialing dial *#*#CHECKIN#*#* from the Phone app dialer. Upon receiving a success notification, check for the update again. Via

Here's what we think of the Honor 8 [Video]

Our full written review of the Honor 8 is on its way, so if you are excited about the Honor 8, you should watch our video review in the meantime. TLDR: I really enjoyed using this little phone. Battery life is quite good and the 5.2 inch screen size stands out among the many smartphones out there with 5.5-inch displays. There are only a couple of shortcomings that don't entirely justify the $400 (or Euro) retail price. Still, The Honor 8 is a wonderful device to use, it's snappy and its Kirin 950 silicon runs much cooler than the Snapdragon 820. EMUI is not the most pleasant Android...

ZTE Warp 7 launches at Boost Mobile for $99.99

Today a new lower-midrange ZTE smartphone running Android has been launched by Boost Mobile. Almost five years after the Warp brand was first used on a phone, Sprint's prepaid brand already has the new ZTE Warp 7 up for sale through its online store, yet the device will only make it to brick and mortar establishments starting on September 5. It comes with a 5.5-inch 720p touchscreen, a 64-bit Qualcomm 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, a 13 MP rear camera with LED flash, a 5 MP selfie snapper, LTE, and a 3,080 mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick charge...

Pebble 4.0 software update redesigns Health app and launcher menu, speeds up animations

Pebble has announced its latest firmware update for its newest smartwatches. The Pebble 4.0 firmware is accompanied by version 4.0 of the Pebble app for both Android and iOS. The new software release works on the Pebble Time, Pebble Time Steel, Pebble Time Round, Pebble 2, and Pebble Time 2. It brings a redesigned Health app (both on the watch as well as your companion smartphone), a new timeline with quick views, and a new launcher menu "built for speed" featuring App Glances which show preview info without even opening an app. You can now use all four buttons to quickly launch any...

Galaxy S8 to have dual rear camera, 8 MP selfie snapper and iris scanner

Now that the Galaxy Note7 is official, the rumors are starting to focus on Samsung's next flagship - yes, the Galaxy S8 that should only be announced next year. The fact that we're still many months away from that event isn't stopping Chinese leakers from allegedly outing details about the S8 already. Case in point - today's report that says the device will sport a dual rear camera arrangement. One of the units will have 12 MP resolution, while the other will be 13 MP. The company will once again source cameras from both its own division making them, but also Sony. The Samsung model for...

Google's Marlin and Sailfish will not have Nexus or HTC branding

If a new report allegedly coming from "several people familiar with Google's plans" is to be believed, then the Nexus program is dead. The Huawei Nexus 6P and LG Nexus 5X from last year have been the last Nexus-branded smartphones ever. The highly anticipated (and much-leaked) two handsets built by HTC that we thought would be 2016's Nexuses will instead have different branding, the same unnamed sources go on to claim. This isn't detailed any further, so it could just be that they will be called Google phones or something like that. Furthermore, the Marlin and Sailfish won't have HTC's...

Verizon-bound Moto Z Play Droid gets pictured with 3.5mm jack in tow

The Moto Z Play has been leaking a lot lately, making us think that its official unveiling will happen very soon. We've seen the upcoming mid-range member of the Z line in many pictures already, and its specs are pretty much an open secret at this point. What we haven't known up to this moment is whether Verizon will sell the Moto Z Play like it does its two siblings, the Z and Z Force. Well, the answer is yes, it will. And of course it will apply Droid branding to it just like it did for the other two Z handsets. The Moto Z Play Droid has been the star of a quick photo shoot...

Moto M shows up at TENAA with 5.5" screen, metal body, rear fingerprint scanner

Mere hours ago we reported on a rumor claiming that Lenovo is working on a new Moto-branded handset that will have a rear fingerprint scanner. And now exactly such a device has been spotted at TENAA, the Chinese agency akin to the US FCC. However, the Moto M has been claimed to sport the model number XT1663 (and in fact this phone has been caught in a benchmark database too a while back). The smartphone seen at TENAA (and pictured below for your viewing pleasure) is the XT1662. So this may be another handset entirely, perhaps the Moto M Plus. Or maybe this is the Moto M. Then again,...

Intel announces 7th generation 'Kaby Lake' processors

Intel has taken the wraps off the 7th generation of Core processors. Called internally as 'Kaby Lake', the new processors are based on Intel's 14nm (or 14nm+) architecture and are a refined version of last year's 'Skylake' series. The buzzword this year for Intel is 4K, with the company having geared the processors for 4K media consumption and creation. If you're a desktop user and are wondering what's the big deal about 4K encode/decoding then it's worth noting that these new chipsets are primarily aimed at notebook and all-in-one computers, that often come without dedicated GPU and can...

Xiaomi-backed Huami Amazfit smartwatch is now official

Xiaomi once again paired with Huami for a new smart wearable and the result is Huami Amazfit Smartwatch. In case you need a refresh, Huami is a Xiaomi-backed company mostly in the way of financing. The Amazfit Smartwatch has a circular 1.34" display with 300px diameter. It runs on a dual-core 1.2GHz processor with half a gig RAM, 4GB storage, and is powered by a 280mAh battery. The Amazfit Smartwatch is very well connected supporting Bluetooth 4 LE, Wi-Fi, GPS, and AliPay (Alibaba mobile payments). It also features a heart-rate sensor for advanced fitness...

Euro Commission may levy on Apple €13 billion tax retroactively

Following its investigation over Ireland's questionable tax breaks for Apple back in 2014, the European Commission has found out the company to be guilty of receiving "illegal aid". As a result, Apple has to give back the €13 billion it saved over the 2003-2014 period. The investigation concluded that Apple paid an effective corporate tax rate of 1% on its profits in Europe in 2003, whereas in 2014 the rate was as low as 0.005%. However, Ireland's official corporate tax rate is 12.5%. EU tax officials have found that whenever someone buys an Apple product in Europe, the Middle East,...