HTC has big things planned for the One A9 Hero – Multiple launch events across USA next month

As we mentioned in our previous post, HTC aren’t announcing the One A9 Hero on September 29th. Instead we are most likely to get an updated international variant of the One M9+ and a China only Butterfly 3 handset on that date. But not to despair as HTC have big things planned for the HTC … Continue reading “HTC has big things planned for the One A9 Hero – Multiple launch events across USA next month”

LG V10 appears online flaunting its secondary ticker display – Announcement scheduled for October 1st

LG is expected to introduce a new smartphone called the V10 on October 1st and the phone is said to pack a secondary ticker display above the primary display. Now, we have a photo of the actual device and it seems to have a secondary ticker display as previously rumoured.

WhatsApp, social media exempted from Draft National Encryption Policy after uproar

The Government has confirmed that it will exempt WhatsApp and social media like Facebook, Twitter, payment gateways, e-commerce and password based transactions from the Draft National Encryption Policy.

HTC One A9 detailed specifications surface, might not be a high-end smartphone

HTC A9 (Hima Aero) had been rumored as a high-end smartphone since July. Now @evleaks has leaked the specifications of the smartphone, which reveals that it will be a mid-range smartphone. According to the leak, the One A9 will pack a 5-inch 1080 AMOLED screen and will be powered by the latest Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor. The new leak doesn’t reveal … Continue reading “HTC One A9 detailed specifications surface, might not be a high-end smartphone”

Google hires former Hyundai CEO John Krafcik as CEO for Self Driving Car project

Google has roped in former Hyundai CEO John Krafcik, an auto industry veteran to lead its self driving car project. He will take over as the CEO of Google’s ambitious project by end of this month. Krafcik confirmed his appointment on his official Twitter account.

Xcode iOS simulator confirms 2GB RAM for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus and 4GB RAM for iPad Pro

Last week, it was reported that the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus could have a 2GB RAM while iPad Pro could have a 4GB RAM. Today, these two important specifications of the newly launched Apple iOS devices have been confirmed.

Periscope live streaming app finally gets landscape support

Periscope was launched for iPhone back in March and it arrived for Android in May. Twitter had been adding new features for Periscope every few weeks, since the launch, now it has finally added support for landscape mode. If you watch a landscape stream in portrait mode, it will not be available in full screen, as you can see … Continue reading “Periscope live streaming app finally gets landscape support”

Meizu schedules event on September 23, new flagship “Pro 5” expected

Just yesterday, Meizu President and Co-founder Bai Yongxiang confirmed that its next flagship phone will have a 1080p display. Now, a couple of leaks and teaser are stating that the Chinese smartphone maker is set to announce a new phone on September 23.

Samsung Galaxy S7 with 5.7-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 820 surfaces in benchmarks?

Samsung smartphone codenamed Lucky-LTE surfaced on Geekbench yesterday with Exynos 8890 Octa-Core SoC. Now the same smartphone has surfaced on AnTuTu (Via) with a Snapdragon 820 SoC. This reveals that Samsung is testing both the Exynos 8890 or Exynos M1 with custom CPU cores and Snapdragon 820 on a prototype smartphone that could be Galaxy S7.