2016 Kia Optima Preview

For Kia, the current generation of the Optima sedan has been a very good thing, as it’s pushed the brand’s mid-size sedan entry from faceless to fashionable. How does Kia take all the ground it gained and add even more luster to the Optima nameplate? With a sweeping yet measured new design, and a slightly larger, lighter, and more...

Archos 50 Diamond: Emerald cut

It's the first time we have an Archos smartphone for review here at GSMArena but it isn't the first time we hear the French maker's name. For years now Archos has been churning out tablets with good specs for...

Huawei P8 Lite apparently portrayed in official renders

On April 15, Huawei is set to announce the P8, its next flagship smartphone offering. But it looks more and more like we might also be introduced to another device on that occasion. We're talking about the P8 Lite, a handset that should keep the general looks of the higher-end P8, but come with lesser specs - and a more affordable price tag, naturally. Huawei P8 Lite renders So far we've seen the purported P8 Lite getting certified for sale in China by TENAA, and that process resulted in a few low-quality images of the smartphone. Now though we're treated to what are said to be official press renders for the P8 Lite, which you can see above (click the thumbnails for full size pics). The renders reportedly originate at an unnamed European distributor working with Huawei. That said, they could also be nothing more than fan-made renders based on those aforementioned TENAA images, there's no way of knowing right now. Anyway, as you may have noticed, they show a metal body for the phone, and two color versions - though there may be more of course. Alongside the pictures, the source of this leak tells us that the P8 Lite will have dual-SIM support and a price tag of €250 (sans contract, obviously). Based on past info, it could sport a 5-inch 720p touchscreen, a 1.2 GHz octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13 MP rear camera, and a 5 MP selfie unit. It should launch running Android 5.0 Lollipop with Huawei's own Emotion UI on...

The original Tomb Raider video game arrives on Android

The 1996 video game smash hit Tomb Raider finally made its way to the Android ecosystem. The title has been available for iOS since December 2013.

Moto X is $140 cheaper for one day only

It might be April Fools’ Day today, but this is no joke. Motorola has decided to run another price-cutting promo for the Moto X on this occasion, and you’re now able to save $140 if you purchase the device.

Huawei Honor 6 Plus is set to arrive in the UK on May 1

We've known for a while now that Huawei was planning on bringing its Honor 6 Plus smartphone to the UK. Last month we even got word that Three would be the Chinese company's exclusive operator partner for the device. And today Huawei has finally outed the actual release date for the Honor 6 Plus in the UK: May 1. That's when it will become available at Three stores across the country. This marks the first time that Huawei's Honor-branded devices are offered through a carrier, at least in the UK. The handset will be priced at £299.99 sans contract, which is actually £50 more expensive than previously announced. If you're impatient and want to be sure you'll have the Honor 6 Plus first, you'll be able to pre-order one at Amazon starting on April 6. The price should be the same. The Honor 6 Plus was unveiled last December, and it features a 5.5-inch 1080p touchscreen, and a pretty unique rear camera setup with two 8 MP units, combining to capture 13 MP images. The front snapper is a single 8 MP one, and the device is powered by a HiSilicon Kirin 925 SoC, boasting an octa-core CPU in big.LITTLE configuration. Also in are 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, dual-SIM support, Cat.6 LTE connectivity, and a 3,600 mAh battery. It runs Android 4.4...

2016 Lexus RX Preview

The Lexus RX is the luxury brand’s best-selling model, and for 2016, with its introduction at the 2016 New York Auto Show and an arrival at dealerships this fall, it enters its fourth generation with more interior space, a more lavish look and feel, and a suite of new safety-tech features. The look of the 2016 Lexus RX is described as...

2016 Lexus RX Preview

The Lexus RX is the luxury brand’s best-selling model, and for 2016, with its introduction at the 2016 New York Auto Show and an arrival at dealerships this fall, it enters its fourth generation with more interior space, a more lavish look and feel, and a suite of new safety-tech features. The look of the 2016 Lexus RX is described as...

Exclusive: Huawei Honor Cherry live photos and camera sample

A few days ago we wrote about an upcoming Huawei smartphone and now a tipster has clued us in on some new details and provided us with exclusive photos and camera sample. The handset will be part of the Honor line, but our tipster called it "Cherry," which is likely its codename. It will reportedly launch in Russia first at a rumored price between RUB 13,000 and RUB 15,000, that's $225-$260. It will expand to other countries later on. Huawei Honor "Cherry" The phone will be powered by a Kirin 620 chipset - built on a 28nm process, it features an octa-core Cortex-A53 and Mali-450MP4 GPU, 150Mbps LTE connectivity too. Huawei Honor "Cherry" The camera sample is with 7MP resolution, though it looks like it came from a 4,160 x 2,336px image. That was most likely a crop too (or at least 16:9 mode), the width is typical of 13MP sensor. The EXIF info reports an f/2.0 aperture and 1/3.2" sensor. Huawei Honor "Cherry" camera sample The battery capacity will be 2,550mAh (matching the Galaxy S6) and according to our source it will last 51 hours of moderate usage, 28 hours if you press it harder and 80 hours for light usage. Thanks goes to our anonymous tipster for the info and the...

April Fools’ wrap-up

April Fools’ Day is the time for witty jokes and pranks all over the world, and the tech industry is no stranger to using it for generating some publicity. Google is at the forefront in the buffoonery business yet another year, this time with a dedicated top-level domain. Google Japan went all out and “launched” [...]

Sony Cosmos rumored to launch as Xperia C4

Two new images of a selfie-centric Sony Xperia smartphone, dubbed Sony Cosmos leaked recently and now we got some extra info on the device. Confirmed：Sony Cosmos will be going to the market as Xperia C4.— @upleaks (@upleaks) April 1, 2015 As per the upleaks Twitter account, the Sony Cosmos will be introduced as the Xperia C4. It does make sense since the Xperia C3 smartphone was introduced last year in July. This Xperia C series smartphone is expected to arrive with 4G LTE network support. Based on the Xperia C3 hardware, the new Xperia C4 will bring incremental updates. The Xperia C4 will arrive with Android 5.0 Lollipop with Sony's lightweight custom UI on top of it. Unfortunately this is where the available info at this stage ends - nothing on the other specs, pricing or availability has been confirmed yet....

2016 Infiniti QX50 Preview

The Infiniti brand continues to redefine itself, slotting new models into new names as it clears the last vestiges of its former naming scheme. The latest to join the fray: the 2016 Infiniti QX50. Filling the role formerly held by the 2015 QX50, which was itself formerly known as the EX35/37, the 2016 Infiniti QX50 is a “personal...

Samsung Galaxy J7 revealed in user agent profile leak

New information has surfaced about an upcoming Samsung device - the Galaxy J7. It belongs to the budget-oriented family of the Galaxy J1, which was released in February and it will probably be the Korean giant's next budget phablet offer. The bulk of the information comes from a leaked user agent profile from Samsung's database. According to it, the phone, bearing the model SM-J700F, will feature power-efficient Cortex A53 cores, clocked at 1.5 GHz. It also reveals that the screen will have a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and judging by Samsung's recent naming convention the 7 probably signifies a screen size of 5.5-inches, just like the Galaxy A7 and E7. There is still no information about the handset's RAM, storage and camera setup, but tracking information from zauba.com, reveals that sample units are already on their way to India for testing, so it shouldn't be too long before we hear some more information about the upcoming Galaxy J7. Thanks for the tip Michel Source 1 | Source 2 |...

LTE-varaint of the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is getting Lollipop OTA

Samsung has been slowly but steadily ticking the boxes for Lollipop updates to the devices in its portfolio, and apparently the LTE version of the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is next in line. After last week's Android 5.0.2 OTA for the Wi-Fi only variant, the company has now started seeding the update to the 4G model. So far it's limited to a few countries in Europe, with Slovenia, Czech Republic, Croatia and Switzerland confirmed. Now that the build is already finished though, more widespread availability is to be expected soon. The firmware comes at a whopping 1.7GB, carries a T805XXU1BOCC internal designation and is dated March 17. For those of you not in the listed countries, but eager to get your hands on Lollipop, you can head over to the source link where the update is available for download and manual install. Source |...

Buy an LG G3 and get a free VR headset, sort of

LG has been teasing the said promotion for quite some time now. It was supposed to launch in February, but, obviously, there have been some setbacks. The device costs around $20, so it is not a huge promotion, but thrown in as a gift, it is still a nice little perk. To sweeten the deal [...]

Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, and One M9 now up for preorder on Verizon

Samsung's latest devices, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, as well as the HTC One M9, are now up for pre-order from US carrier Verizon Wireless. All the three devices will be available starting April 10. Both the 32GB S6 and the One M9, which is only offered with 32GB internal memory, are priced at $200 on a regular two-year agreement and $600 sans contract. You can also get them for $25 per month for 24 months with Verizon Edge. On the other hand, the 32GB S6 Edge will set you back $300 with contract and $700 without it. Alternatively, if you want to buy it with Verizon Edge, you'll have to pay $29.16 per month for 24 months. Aside from 32 GB, the 64 and 128 GB versions of the Samsung devices are also available for pre-order. Source 1 | Source 2 | Source...

Facebook lets Parents organize the baby photos with new Scrapbook

New parents love checking the comments and number of Likes on the photos of their infants on Facebook. However, it is not easy to visit those comments when those photos are spread over different albums and at a different time frame. Beauty of the Scrapbook is that it will appear as a dedicated album and [...]

Survey reveals Apple Pay users experience problems at checkout

A survey conducted by Phoenix Marketing International shows that two thirds of Apple Pay users encounter difficulties using the system at checkout. Out of the 3,000 surveyed with an iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, 66% are using Apple Pay. Half of them reported that many locations, despite being listed as an Apple Pay partner, weren't ready to accept the payments made with the platform. Furthermore, 48% were dissatisfied with the time it took to process a transaction and described it as too long. In some cases, transactions were run twice or were just outright incorrect. Finally, 42% of the surveyed shared that more often than not cashiers weren't familiar with the Apple Pay system altogether. Bloomberg points out that a separate survey done by Citi Research confirms the complaints, too. Part of the reason for the problems is the shop's lack of iPhone 6 supported NFC point-of-sale terminals. In the US, retailers will have to upgrade their non-NFC terminals to new ones, which support the wireless standard by October as per a new regulation. In spite of the problems, Apple Pay usage increases thanks to the growth of iOS 8 adoption. Bank of America alone boasts some 1.1 million cards that are used by Apple Pay. Source |...

Samsung unveils 850 EVO mSATA and its first M.2 SSD

The Samsung 850 EVO SSDs came a while back, but they were available only in 2.5″ form-factors. Now Samsung has introduced the mSATA version and its first M.2. M.2 is the successor to mSATA and new super-thin laptops – like the ones these SSDs are targeting – are already switching to the new standard.

HTC announces the RE SOK, the world’s first smart sock

Smart watches are passé. HTC has just announced the RE SOK, the world’s smart sock. The sock integrates a display on the side that shows your phone’s notifications, so instead of doing the bothersome task of pulling the phone out of your pocket or bag, just hold your ankle next to your face.

Lollipop arrives for LG G2 phones on Vodafone Italy

The Lollipop update for the LG G2 is expanding- starting from South Korea, it already hit US carrier Verizon and it has now arrived at Vodafone in Italy and Spain. The update seems to be limited to Vodafone devices. It will bump the software version to V30D and can be downloaded over the air or installed from a computer. You can also manually grab the file and flash it, if you know how. Note that only the 16GB model is getting updated in Italy and that ROM is not compatible with the 32GB model. You can flash the Vodafone Spain update for 32GB LG G2 phones instead. Or wait for the official OTA update to become available. Follow the source link for download links to the ROM files. Source (in...

Report says Facebook violates EU law by tracking all visitors, including even those without an account

Facebook tracks the Web movements of all its European visitors, including people who are logged out, have opted out of the tracking option, as well as even those without an account, according to a report compiled by the Belgian Privacy Commission.

Carphone Warehouse will not carry the Apple Watch at launch

In another episode of Apple's marketing strategy for its Watch, we've now learned that Carphone Warehouse will be left out of the initial launch and won't be offering the wearable on April 24. The info has been revealed by no other than Graham Stapleton, CEO of UK's biggest cellphone retailer. Or as he cautiously put it: "We would love to be able to stock the Apple Watch. I've got to be careful what I say but I think they are just going another way with it. We have not been given the opportunity." Apple was previously negotiating with fashion retailer Nordstrom to carry the Watch and rumor has it that in the US Best Buy was denied the wearable as well. Apparently, Apple wants the Watch to be perceived more as a fashion statement, than a piece of tech and is marketing it accordingly. Aiming to create a more upmarket image for the Watch, Apple is reportedly planning to build dedicated Watch shops at high-end department stores in London, Paris and Japan. The company is also managing the stores directly, presumably to keep markups within the company. So far we've also learned that Apple has been clearing its own stores from any products remotely competitive to the Watch, namely various smartbands. Rumor also has it that you won't be able to just drop by a store and pick up an Apple Watch, instead you can just try it on and then order it...

OnePlus launches limited edition DR-1 drone for $20

After teasing a new game changer product last week, OnePlus has finally introduced the OnePlus DR-1 drone today. What may appear to be a well fabricated prank, is actually true. The Chinese startup intends to sell limited units of this remote controlled drone.

Microsoft announces MS-DOS for mobile

Microsoft is bringing back MS-DOS but this time on the mobile. The company has announced a new version of MS-DOS for the mobile platform that you can download and install on your Lumia device.