Earlier this week, OnePlus confirmed that it’s going to unveil a brand new smartphone on October 12. The handset should be called OnePlus X, and, although OnePlus hasn’t officially showcased it yet, it seems that we already have the chance to check it out, thanks to the FCC. The Federal…
OnePlus X name confirmed by OnePlus executive; phone could be unveiled October 12th
The third OnePlus handset, the one that co-founder Carl Pei said would be out around Christmas, has been dubbed the OnePlus X. Now, a teaser found on the Weibo page of company CEO Liu Zuohu seems to confirm the name. The teaser shows a screenshot of a map, with four…
Small business could be liable for credit card fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As of Oct. 1, credit card companies shifted responsibility onto businesses to reimburse victims of fraud if they don’t have the updated card machines to read the chips. While larger businesses, such as Walmart and Kroger, installed the machines months ago,…
Unannounced Motorola Droid Maxx 2 mentioned by Google, could be released soon
Google has seemingly confirmed the fact that the unannounced Motorola Droid Maxx 2 is nothing else but a re-branded Moto X Play (a handset that’s been available since August in various markets outside the US). On a list of devices optimized for Android Screen casting, Google is showing that the…
Several Nexus 6P third-party cases block the laser auto focus, which could break your phone
Before you buy a case for your new Nexus 6P, better check out a problem that has some case manufacturers kicking themselves in the back. Some of the third-party cases listed on Amazon’s site will block the laser auto focus used with the rear camera. The sensor for the laser…
Apple receives patent that could lead to an iPhone 7 with a curved and flexible display
Apple has been awarded a patent for an application it filed in 2013 for a curved screen. The interesting thing is that Apple’s patent not only covers a curved display like the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, it also covers the ability to make the screen flexible. With such a display,…
Facebook seeks patent that could assign fingerprints to cameras
Your Camera May Soon Be Assigned A Unique Fingerprint For Identification By Facebook Looks like the social networking giant, Facebook is trying yet another way to track you. This time it is through your camera. According to a new “image fingerprinting” patent application filed by the company in January (that’s Patent Publication…
Analyst says Xiaomi Mi 5 could be launched before the year is out
Earlier this year, electronic industry analyst Pan Jiutang predicted that the first handset to contain the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset would be the Xiaomi Mi 5. The analyst figured that Qualcomm’s new high-end chip would be sent to manufacturers in December, with the first phones to use the Snapdragon 820…
This could be the HTC One A9’s fingerprint scanner-donning front panel
Yesterday, we told you that HTC reportedly has some “new-but-not-really-new” devices in store for the end of September. It was brought up that the somewhat noteworthy HTC One A9, an upcoming mid-ranger with an interesting design, probably won’t be among the announcements. We’ll have to wait and see whether that’s…
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL and Lumia 950 could be launched on October 10
Last month, we heard that Microsoft would announce its first Windows 10 Mobile smartphones sometime in October. The two handsets are expected to be the Lumia 950 (codenamed Talkman) and Lumia 950 XL (codenamed Cityman), both of which allegedly offer high-end features. We’re now hearing that the new smartphones should…