LeTV, primarily a video content company from China that also makes its own TVs and more recently starting building smartphones as well, unveiled the Le Max Pro smartphone at CES with many technological “firsts” for 2016. The Le Max Pro isn’t too different from LeTV’s previous Le Max smartphone. The company thought the existing design […]
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Obi Worldphone, the company backed by ex-Apple CEO John Sculley, has unveiled a new smartphone, the MV1, at the MWC 2016 in Barcelona. The company says that the Obi Worldphone MV1 smartphone is targeted at “young professionals” markets across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe. Priced at $149 (approximately Rs. 10,000), the smartphone will be […]
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HTC at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Sunday unveiled three new Desire-range smartphones, the Desire 530, Desire 630, and Desire 825 smartphones. The Taiwanese company also revealed the global variant One X9 smartphone, which was previously unveiled only for China. The company says that the three new Desire-range smartphones, which feature colourful rear […]
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In December last year we heard that the shipping date of the “unhackable, unbreakable, waterproof”Turing Phone had been delayed until Q1 2016. Now, alongside an additional delay till April, Turing Robotic Industries (TRI) has announced the Turing Phone will no longer run Android 5.1 Lollipop with the Turing Aemaeth UI skinned atop – rather, it […]
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Apple today re-issued iOS 9.2.1 to fix the “Error 53″ that had crippled iPhones whose owners had replaced some parts themselves or had a third-party shop do repairs. The new iOS 9.2.1 will only be served to users who update their iPhones through iTunes on a Mac or Windows PC. Most iPhone owners retrieve updates […]
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Struggling smartphone vendor BlackBerry is looking to diversify its business by launching a cybersecurity consulting service, focusing in part on the Internet of Things, and providing related tools to customers. The Ontario smartphone vendor, an early standard bearer for multifunction mobile phones, announced Wednesday it has acquired U.K. cybersecurity consulting firm Encription. The company did […]
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Apple is expected to hold its first public event of the year during the week of March 21. The Cupertino-based company will reportedly utilise this supposed small-scale event to announce a 4-inch iPhone dubbed iPhone SE, a 9.7-inch iPad Pro model, and a range of new Apple Watch models alongside more accessories. While earlier reports […]
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Xiaomi on Monday announced it is launching the Redmi Note 3 in India on March 3, anticipated to be the variant it had launched in China in January. The company is holding an event at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi, which will be open to fans as well, it confirmed in a forum post. To […]
Read MoreApple faces at least a dozen other demands by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist in accessing iPhones, according to a recent filing with a New York federal court. Those 12 cases are in addition to the one involving an iPhone used by Syed Rizwan Farook, who with his wife Tafsheen Malik, killed 14 […]
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Gionee on Monday unveiled its new S8 flagship smartphone at MWC in Barcelona, Spain. The company at the event also revealed its brand new logo and tagline that says, “Make Smiles.” The Gionee S8 has been priced at EUR 449 (approximately Rs. 34,000) and will go on sale by end of March in Rose Gold, […]
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