It was just last Monday when we told you that a rumored Nexus 8 tablet had been run through the Geekbench 3 benchmark site. According to the latter, the slate is powered by an octa-core 1.3GHz CPU, which sounds like it could be part of a MediaTek SoC. And while…
Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch rumored to include nano SIM card
We’ve already seen Samsung tease the upcoming Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch, which is expected to be unveiled September 3rd in Berlin, the day before the IFA show is set to kick off. We already know that the timepiece will feature a round display, and comes with a metal build. Rotating…
BlackBerry rumored to have plans for an Android powered Passport
Images of a BlackBerry Passport Silver Edition running Android 5.1 are rumored to be photographs of a prototype being developed by the company. According to the latest speculation, a version of the handset powered by Google’s open source OS will be made available in the second quarter of 2016. The…
Samsung’s gargantuan 18.4-inch tablet rumored again – here are the supposed specs of that monster
A couple of weeks ago, we caught wind of a weird leak pointing towards a possible 18.4” tablet made by Samsung. Yes, you read that right – the slate was listed on a cargo manifest, as it was entering India for testing and evaluation. Unfortunately, absolutely no photos of the…
Huawei’s rumored Kirin 950 SoC benchmarked, tops score tallied by the Exynos 7420
Huawei ‘s home grown Kirin 950 SoC is rumored to be the company’s latest top-shelf chipset. Back in July, a full specs sheet was leaked showing that the chip features four Cortex-A72 cores (with a maximum clock speed of 2.4GHz), and four Cortex-A57 cores. According to the specs sheet, the…
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 specs won’t be released August 11th as rumored
Last week, we told you that Qualcomm would be releasing the technical specifications of the Snapdragon 820 chipset on August 11th. With all of the fear about overheating that has engulfed the Snapdragon 810, many smartphone manufacturers and users will be happy to move the conversation over to the next…
Apple rumored to experiment with OLED displays starting with its 2016 iPhones and/or iPads
Although they’re relatively new compared to LCD screens, OLED panels have gained a lot of traction lately. Just yesterday, we brought to your attention that a report from China claims that Huawei will soon start using OLED panels in its smartphones, perhaps starting with the rumored Huawei Nexus phablet. As…
Elite Chinese hacker rumored to be running Anvisoft antivirus firm
Elite Chinese hacker rumored to be running Anvisoft antivirus firm By: Ryan Whitwam Whenever a new antivirus firm pops up, the Internet tends to be wary. Recent years have seen a multitude of malicious hacks and trojans masquerading as legitimate antivirus software, and suspicion is even more warranted when a…