Losing Samsung’s business might mean Qualcomm may spin off its Snapdragon unit
It was a decidedly brave move for Samsung to rely on its own Exynos processors to be used in their make-or-break flagship devices, but it has...
Manufacturers
Sony predicts it will sell 38 million handsets in 2015
Sony has had a particularly rough ride in the smartphone market of late – after a barnstorming run with the Sony Xperia Z and Xperia Z1,...
Samsung allegedly hired 500 fake fans for Chinese Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge launch event
Samsung has been known for making questionable marketing decisions before, but this one seems to take the cake (if true). According to a report out of China, Samsung allegedly...
Oh snap: Motorola chief suggests Samsung, like Nokia and Blackberry, will fade away in the future
In case you haven’t heard, Motorola has had a great quarter. While it hasn’t yet translated to profit for its now-parent company Lenovo, it’s innovation and...
Announcement of HTC One M9 at MWC 2015 will be 2 hours before Samsung’s event for Galaxy S6 and S Edge
MWC 2015 is bearing down on us and manufacturers around the world are no doubt lining up their flagships to tempt consumers with come announcement day,...
Micromax dethrones Samsung to become the biggest smartphone brand in India
As per the latest report from Canalys, Micromax has left Samsung behind to be the top smartphone manufacturer in India. The home-grown manufacturer managed to achieve...
Sony’s mobile division could be split off due to continued poor performance
It wasn’t long ago that Sony‘s mobile division looked like the dark horse in the mobile industry, producing quietly brilliant devices that had subtle advantages over their...
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 shipments to LG and Xiaomi will still be on schedule
We heard the other day that Samsung could be ditching the latest and greatest processor from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 810, for most of its Galaxy S6...
OnePlus sells close to one million OnePlus One handsets
Despite all the criticisms and marketing flops, it looks like OnePlus has come out of 2014 a winner. Reporting that it has sold almost one million OnePlus...
Mediatek MT2601 is a processor for wearables, hopefully used to make cheaper smartwatches
Mediatek processors aren’t typically used in devices in markets like Europe and America, however in Asia and emerging markets, they are used in practically every device....
Leaked memo claims 40% growth of Huawei’s smartphone sales
The Chinese smartphone market is a very interesting beast to keep tabs on. In the past year, we’ve seen the “Apple of China“, Xiaomi, leapfrog its...
Personnel reshuffle at Samsung could go all the way to the top
You may have heard over the last few months that tech giant Samsung hasn’t been doing too well in the mobile business. Obviously it’s still a...
No surprise: Samsung will cut number of models released by 25 to 30 percent
In case you hadn’t heard, Samsung isn’t doing too great. Sure, it’s still top of the Android ladder, but its poor financial performance this year has...
OnePlus customer service getting spotty reviews due to poor RMA responses
OnePlus has had an interesting last few months to say the least. On the one hand, the ‘startup’ Chinese manufacturer surprised the Android community with one...
Nexus 9 demand is causing HTC to increase production capacity
In no way should this news be surprising, but here it is anyway. It is being reported that the Nexus 9 demand in the world is...
Pantech is putting itself up for sale after six consecutive quarters of losses
Pantech has the rather uneviable task of competing with mega smartphone companies like Samsung and LG in their home country of Korea, but has still managed...
Sony will focus on high-end smartphones to help right the ship
In case you haven’t heard, Sony is in a little bit of strife. After having a resoundingly successful 2013, Sony’s financial success has taken a turn...
Google chose HTC for the Nexus 9 to stop any one manufacturer gaining a monopoly
We’ve suspected its been coming for the longest time, but it’s always nice to find out a bit of back story. The Wall Street Journal has...
OnePlus talks about its new pre-order system, calls the invite system “a blessing”
We knew it was coming, but OnePlus has started a blog to talk about exactly why they are migrating to a pre-order system from their much-maligned invite...
Motorola Releases Behind the Scenes Video for their New Moto X Commercials
You have no doubt seen the New Moto XÂ and Moto 360 commercials Motorola released not too long ago, and we can all agree the marketing team...