Motorola brand name to be phased out; “Moto” will still be around though
Anyone who knows anything about mobile communications will know the impact that the Motorola brand name has had on the industry – like pioneering the industry, for...
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Android-powered BlackBerry smartphones to dominate BlackBerry’s 2016 lineup
In 2015, BlackBerry finally made good on making a smartphone that ran Android, the BlackBerry Priv, and it appears the Canadian company is quietly optomistic about...
Goodbye Plastic: Weird Oppo ad teases the launch of the new F-series
Manufacturers are free to market and advertise their devices however they want – but it’s sometimes surprising what gets approved for public consumption. The latest Oppo...
Candy Crush Jelly Saga is the latest installment of the Candy Crush series
If you thought you’d seen the last of the Candy Crush series with Candy Crush Soda Saga, you thought wrong. King, who is now owned by...
Nexus 6P in Matte Gold now available for US buyers
When the Nexus 6P was announced in September last year, it was said to be available in four colours: Aluminium, Graphite, Frost and Gold. For whatever...
Source confirms Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge have a microSD slot; pricing and display sizes rumoured
While Samsung‘s 2015 flagships were very, very good, one of the major criticisms of all their devices was the lack of a microSD slot. While we...
Twitter is Upping its Character Limit from 140 to 10,000
According to The Wall Street Journal, Twitter is going to expand its 140-character limit on tweets to 10,000 characters. Many Twitter users were quick to criticize...
BRAVEN BRV-XXL and BRV-BLADE LE continue on the companies ruggedized portable audio solutions in a big way
Audio accessory manufacturer, BRAVEN, is pulling out the big guns this year at CES with the announcement of two new Bluetooth speakers. The middle of the...
Pocket Mortys is a Rick and Morty-themed Pokemon game coming Jan 14th
I’ve yet to get in on the whole Rick and Morty craze, but all my friends who religiously follow the adult cartoon have all told me...
SanDisk bolsters storage solutions with 200GB Connect Wireless Stick and 128GB Dual USB 3.0 OTG Drive
Global leader in storage solutions, SanDisk, is once again pushing their line up to new heights at CES 2016. While they are sure to have a...
January Android security patch is now available, Nexus factory images posted
Google has so far been making good on its promise to release monthly security patches for the Android mobile operating system, which at the very least...
Facebook has a contingency plan ready in case it’s ever dropped from the Play Store
In the land of search and ad networks, two of the biggest players are Google and Facebook. As you can imagine, Facebook has thought about the...
The Emiota Belty is back again at CES 2016 looking better than ever
We first met the Emiota Belty at CES 2015 – a self-adjusting belt that would tighten or loosen based on your body. At CES 2016, the...
Square Enix is putting Final Fantasy IX on Android in 2016
If there’s one publisher who’s keen to keep making money from prior successes, it’s Square Enix. Slowly, but steadily, the games publisher has been bringing its iconic...
HTC’s Cher Wang defiantly declares HTC will never disappear
In today’s smartphone market climate, we really wouldn’t be surprised to hear that struggling brands like HTC and Sony might depart the industry in the not-too-distant...
Spotify’s unpaid royalties have caught up to them in $150 million lawsuit
Spotify‘s music streaming business has been the subject of intense scrutiny over the last few months and it appears one part of that scrutiny is coming...
There won’t be a 5.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S7 edge next year says report
Despite still struggling to turn a profit, Samsung actually had a pretty good year – its four flagship devices this year were all fantastic, and although they...
Management that “doesn’t understand software” blamed for Samsung’s poor mobile performance
There are a lot of things that could be blamed for Samsung‘s poor mobile performance in recent years – arguably it’s a industry-wide shift rather than one...
Apple wants an additional $180 million from Samsung in patent infringement lawsuit
In early December, we heard that Samsung would finally be conceding to the decision handed down in its patent infringement lawsuit against Apple, paying the $548...
Streaming The Beatles on music services is possible from Christmas Eve
Over the last few months, a lot has been made about music streaming services and the fact that they are missing the libraries of quite a...