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…
5-inch Samsung Galaxy J3 coming soon as a new affordable Android smartphone?
Last month, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy J2 (pictured on the left) in India, and it looks like now it’s getting ready to introduce another member of the Galaxy J series: the J3. Recently benchmarked over at GFXBench and Geekbench, the Galaxy J3 (model number SM-J3109) seems to be larger, and…
Report: Sony might exit its smartphone business if 2016 doesn’t produce a profit
According to a new report, Sony Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai is giving the company’s Xperia smartphone line one more year to prove itself. If the division doesn’t break even, or post a profit in 2016, the executive has hinted that there are “alternative options” for Sony including exiting the business…
These limited-edition smartphone skins are just what the Jedi ordered for Star Wars fans
If you’re a Star Wars fan and you want your smartphone to show it, then make sure to check out the latest limited-edition Galactic Series skins from Slickwraps. Created by artist Justin Maller exclusively for Slickwraps, the two new Star Wars-inspired skins feature a colorful representation of either an Imperial…
Samsung allegedly working on a Tizen smartphone that syncs with the Tizen-based Gear S2
According to a new report, Samsung’s upcoming Tizen smartphone, the Z3, will be able to sync with the Samsung Gear S2, the Tizen-based round smartwatch that is currently making waves in the smartwatch market. Android stood at the core of Samsung’s rise to dominance in the global smartphone market, and…
The latest Nexus leaks, the rumored LG V10 smartphone, and the iPhone 6s release: weekly news round-up
Once again, it is time for our weekly news round-up, where we put the most interesting stories from the past seven days for anyone who needs to catch up. Last week was in no short supply of Nexus leaks – we got to see both the upcoming Nexus 5X and…
BlackBerry can’t stop bleeding money as smartphone sales continue to plummet
On Friday, BlackBerry announced its results for the second quarter of the 2016 financial year, and the numbers are anything but pretty. In the three months period ending with August 29 2015, the company brought in revenues of $490 million, down 46.5% compared to the same time period a year…
Samsung remained the top smartphone manufacturer globally during the second quarter
According to Counterpoint Research, Samsung was the global leader in both mobile phone and smartphone shipments during the second quarter. In smartphones, Samsung accounted for 21% of units shipped from April through June, followed by the 14% belonging to Apple. Huawei was third with a 9% market share. Xiaomi (5%)…
LG’s intriguing V10 smartphone (with two displays) shows up in a new photo
Remember the unannounced LG V10 that showed up earlier this month? Thanks to @evleaks, we can now see the handset in a new photo which seems to confirm the fact that it’s got two screens: a regular one, and a ticker display above it, which shows shortcuts to various apps…
My biggest problem with my current smartphone is… (poll results)
It will probably come as no surprise that the results from our yesterday poll, where we asked you to identify your single biggest problem with your current smartphone, point to battery life. And as we’ve commented in the past, that’s only natural, seeing as how the rest of the building…