As expected Samsung has officially announced a global recall for their newest flagship, the Galaxy Note 7. The new smartphone has been beset by issues regarding its batteries and fire fears – 35 of which has been confirmed by Samsung during their investigation. As such, the Korean company has announced it will suspending sales of […]
Hoorah! The latest version of Android dubbed Nougat, has officially been released by Google today. While the search giant released versions of the new operating system (now in its 7th iteration) in the past few months as developer previews, it’s only today that the company is officially rolling out the consumer-ready version of the OS […]
If you thought Pokémon Go was the very first monster-catching augmented reality game (ARG) for mobile phones, then you’re in for a surprise. Monster Buster: World Invasion, a monster battling ARG, was launched two years ago, in October 2014, for Windows Phones. Though the game never became a worldwide sensation, mainly due to its platform […]
A few months ago we gave you an early look at CloudFone’s budget, fingerprint and LTE packing Thrill Access, and we walked away impressed. Based on what we saw during our brief stint with the phone, it had the potential to become a fast seller provided CloudFone priced it correctly. Today we’ve finally gotten our […]
We go hands-on with CloudFone’s unreleased Thrill Access CloudFone impressed us with their new batch of smartphones revealed earlier this year, which is coincidentally when the company got new direction courtesy of new executives. Their Excite Prime is still selling like hotcakes in their stores, and the local company is looking to build on that […]
Strap yourself down, it’s a lot Ealier this morning Google kicked their yearly developer conference, I/O, with a bang. In typical Google fashion the company announced several new features that won’t just be relegated to Android N. So, let’s get started! Google Assistant The biggest and most substantial announcement in I/O this year is Google […]
We hope so Google dropped Android N developer preview today, and as expected multiple smartphones from their Nexus line of devices including last year’s flagship, the Huawei-built Nexus 6p will be able to download and try the Developer Preview (think beta) of Android 7.0. One particular phone from the list intrigued us though: along with […]
We were able to sit down with Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google Senior Vice-President and Head of Android, Chromecast, and Chrome OS here at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Lockheimer is at the forefront of global mobile technology as he helms the most popular mobile operating system in the world. This was also the previous […]
We review the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 Windows edition! Xiaomi announced the successor device to their highly popular Mi Pad tablet last year, and we gave you our take on the Android-powered tablet as soon as it was available overseas. Unfortunately, it’s only now that Xiaomi has released the Windows 10 powered variant of the […]
We review Cherry Mobile’s Action Camera! If you though Cherry Mobile’s product lineup couldn’t get more diverse, the company introduced their first action camera at the beginning of the month during it’s dealer night celebration. Dubbed as the Cherry Mobile Action Camera, the rugged shooter promised to give thrillseekers on a budget a way to […]
We review the Huawei-built Google Nexus 6P! Google’s Nexus lineup is the probably the most desirable series of phones if you’re a developer or are an Android enthusiast. Many people may dispute it, but fact is that the Nexus series of smartphones have limited commercial appeal compared to devices offered by Google’s partners, namely Samsung, LG […]
We review Samsung’s newest wearable! Samsung’s original Gear S released last year was met with a thundering “meh” from consumers. It was an overly ambitious product, trying to be a jack-of-all-trades and predictably, ended up as a master of none. It’s also not the prettiest wearable around, which reinforced people’s view that it was a […]