Marshall Headphones announces new smartphone focusing on high-quality audio

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Marshall Headphones, the company that is most famously known for their audio equipment has just announced a new smartphone that focuses on high-quality audio. The smartphone is called London and it is a multimedia powerhouse that incorporates a bunch of unique audio features as well as Marshall’s signature design elements.

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OnePlus 2 will introduce a new invite system for purchasing the smartphone

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OnePlus has just announced that they will be introducing a new invite system for the successor of the OnePlus One. They are also introducing physical cards that can be used as invites to purchase the OnePlus 2.

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LG G4 sales below expectations in South Korea – 240k units sold in 3 months

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A new report states that LG is having trouble selling its flagship device, the G4 in South Korea. Despite being the home market, LG has only managed to sell 240,000 units in the country since its launch 3 months ago.

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HTC One M8 will receive update to Android M

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While HTC has been facing a lot of issues financially as well as with its product sales, it sure is trying hard to keep its customers happy. Apparently the HTC One M8 is confirmed to receive the update to Android M once it releases.

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ZTE announces its Smarthome device at MWC Shanghai

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ZTE has just announced its Smarthome device alongside the Blade D6 smartphone today during MWC Shanghai. The ZTE Smarthome is a device that allows customers to easily communicate between their smartphones/tablets with their home appliances or fixtures.

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UMi teases their upcoming Hammer S smartphone – Will feature a USB Type-C port

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It seems that Chinese manufacturers love the USB Type-C port. After LeTV started the trend, several manufacturers chose to adopt the trend including OnePlus which recently confirmed that the OnePlus 2 will indeed sport a USB Type-C port. Now, its the turn of UMi to feature the port on their upcoming Hammer S smartphone.

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Nexus 5 (2015) shows up on AnTuTu benchmark – Posts a high score of 85,530

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The upcoming Nexus 5 (2015) smartphone has shown up on the AnTuTu benchmark list after posting a really high score of 85,530. The handset is rumoured to be announced alongside one other Nexus device later this year.

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Samsung might announce Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge Plus simultaneously

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We’ve heard the rumour that this time there might not be an Edge variant of the Note 5 that will launch alongside it. We’ve also heard of a larger S6 Edge Plus in the works. Well it seems that the two handsets might be announced together at IFA in Berlin.

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Acer S59 selfie phone shows up on benchmarks – Packs 5″ HD screen, octa-core CPU and 13MP cameras

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A new smartphone from Acer called the S59 has shown up on benchmarks. The device is likely to be a selfie centric phone as it has two 13 Megapixel cameras – one on the back and one on the front.

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Vertu V06 shows up in benchmarks – Snapdragon 810 and 4GB RAM on-board

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While Vertu is famously known for their design and craftmanship, their handsets often run on outdated hardware and perhaps even software. While they have been trying to change that in the past few years, they still do lag behind a bit. But that is about to change if these new benchmarks have anything to say. The Vertu V06 will apparently be powered by a Snapdragon 810 processor and will also have 4GB of RAM.

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Microsoft Lumia 940 and 940 XL to feature polycarbonate bodies – Pricing higher than iPhone 6 and Galaxy S6

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The Microsoft Lumia 940 and 940 XL rumours are slowly gaining traction. the last rumour was a leak that confirmed the existence of a Quad HD Windows phone which is most likely the 940 XL and a smaller 1080p smartphone which should be the 940. A new report now suggests that both the 940 XL as well as the 940 will sport polycarbonate bodies and will be priced higher than the Apple iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S6.

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Apple might introduce new iPods next week – iPod Touch to get 64 bit processor

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It has been a while since Apple updated their iPod lineup. Many predicted that they could be cancelled especially due to the reduce in demand and the subsequent increase in demand for the iPhone. However a new rumor states that Apple is planning to introduce updated iPods on 14th July.

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Geeksphone has decided to quit the smartphone business – Company will still continue to innovate on other products

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Geeksphone which was the world’s first Spanish smartphone maker has decided that it will stop making smartphones. After developing six devices over a span of six years, they have stated that their company has reached the “end of a cycle”.

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Samsung is developing a 11k resolution mobile display – Partnering with South Korean Government

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If you were thinking that Samsung made a good decision to stick with a 1440p panel on the Note 5 instead of going for the rumored 4k display then you aren’t alone. We’ve reached ridiculously high pixel densities on our smartphones that have more than enough sharpness and detail. However, it looks like the resolution wars are far from over as Samsung have announced that they’re planning to make a mobile display with 11k resolution.

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Judge voids $533M penalty verdict against Apple for iTunes patent infringement, orders new trial

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U.S. District court judge Rodney Gilstrap on Tuesday rolled back the earlier decision of court where Apple was asked to pay $532.9 million damages to Smartflash LLC for iTunes software infringement. Continue reading “Judge voids $533M penalty verdict against Apple for iTunes patent infringement, orders new trial”