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Canadian researchers come up with flexible smartphone prototype
March 27, 2016
Mobile enthusiasts have been dreaming of wibbly-wobbly smartphone displays for years now, but the said technology has always seemed frustratingly out of reach. Though we’ve seen smartphone manufacturers come up with devices with flexible screens in the past, these products and their commercial viability are yet to find it in the mainstream market, so to speak. However, researchers from Queens University in Canada have just come up with a prototype that has the potential to be a game changer. ...
Lenovo will unveil international expansion plans for the Lemon 3 at MWC
March 27, 2016
Last month, we witnessed the release of the Lemon 3 from Lenovo into the Chinese market. And the question now is when the company is going to release the phone to other countries. At the time of the release of the smartphone and this period, it has not been released elsewhere, but we expect that to change very soon. Following the release of the smartphone in the Chinese market and the upcoming Mobile World Congress, Lenovo might be having international expansion plans for its new flagship. Acco...
New chips from Qualcomm to bring more power to smartphones, smartwatches
March 27, 2016
Look at the inside of any smartwatch, whether running Android Wear or any alternative OS, and you will surely find one of the SnapDragon 400 series chips from Qualcomm powering the operation. The chip manufacturer’s strong hold on the processor segment of wearables is pretty thorough and is expected to stay that way with the announcement of Qualcomm’s new chip – the Snapdragon Wear 2100. The biggest change with the new chip is how much smaller it is compared to its predecessor. Accordin...
Modular Tech: Hit or Hype? Google's Ara project
March 27, 2016
At the moment, the trend in the gadget world seem to be headed toward modular tech, a term loosely used to describe a product that gives you the option of changing its different parts in order to better suit your needs. However, despite the hype about modular tech and the advantages it brings to the table, we are not exactly sure if this will indeed be what the future of the gadget world holds for us. That being said, we took a more discerning look at the more noteworthy modular tech projects...
LG confirms Always ON feature for LG G5
March 27, 2016
LG has always been one of the manufacturers that have no issues when it comes to confirming details about their upcoming devices prior to their unveiling, and this remains true in the case of the LG G5, the manufacturer’s upcoming flagship smartphone. Last week, the Korean smartphone manufacturer announced to the world that it would unveil its G5 smartphone on February 21 at the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. The announcement however did not include any particular detail ab...