An image of what is supposedly the HTC 11 has leaked. The report also states the smartphone will feature a borderless display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, 8 GB of RAM, and more. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

The first leaked image for Huawei’s concept smartphone, the Honor Magic, has been making the rounds online. Will the device be able to challenge Xiaomi’s Mi MIx? …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

A new deal for Verizon’s iPhone SE is available from Best Buy for a limited time. The retailer is offering a free $200 eGift card with a new device payment plan starting at $9.99 per month. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Jon Porter Third party controllers have had a bad reputation in the past. It’s not that they’ve been particularly bad, but they’ve been the kinds of controllers that have made you realise just how amazingly designed Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo’s own controllers have been. As a case in point, the wired Xbox 360 controller…

By Jon Porter Nintendo’s retro console, the NES Mini, is fast turning into a great little gift for this Christmas, and typically that’s meant that it’s sold out absolutely everywhere. And, because this is the internet, that’s meant that if you’re not careful you might end up paying way over the (fairly reasonable) asking price…

Renders of the next-gen Samsung Galaxy A7 smartphone – the 2017 model – have leaked online, offering a peek into the upcoming device. The 360-degree video of the renders shows off the handset in black, sporting a metal and glass body. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Samsung Canada has announced that it would be removing carrier connectivity, as well as imposing certain other functional limitations on the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone units. Network access for the Galaxy Note 7 in Canada will be stopped on Dec. 15. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Samsung is planning to release an update that will prevent all Galaxy Note 7 units in the United States from charging. The company is looking to force owners still holding on to the recalled smartphones to have the devices replaced. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By John Biggs Open source laptops — ones not running any commercial software whatsoever — have been the holy grail for free software fans for years. Now, with the introduction of libreboot, a truly open source boot firmware, the dream is close to fruition. The $730 laptop is a bog standard piece of hardware but…

By Devin Coldewey Droughts, climate change and deforestation are putting forests at risk worldwide, so studying these ecosystems closely is more important than ever — but it’s a hell of a lot of work to climb every tree in the Sierra Nevada. Drones and advanced imaging, however, present an increasingly practical alternative to that, as…

By Parker Wilhelm Pokémon Go may not be the all-encompassing sensation today that it was when it launched this summer, but the folks at Niantic are far from done with the real-world monster catcher. In what we can only describe as “the most millennial thing,” the augmented-reality craze is officially teaming up with Starbucks, turning…

To counter Apple’s Jet Black iPhone 7 Plus, Samsung is about to launch a new Galaxy S7 Edge. The company is expected to announce the Pearl Black Galaxy S7 Edge with 128 GB of internal storage on Dec. 9. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Lora Kolodny Hardware kits, internet-connected toys and robots that teach kids to code are now commonplace. But Osmo, an early entrant in IoT toys, is pulling ahead of the pack with funding and partnerships with top names in the field. Specifically, Osmo has raised $24 million in new venture funding from Mattel, Houghton Mifflin…

By John Biggs Everyone knows the holiday season means three things: family, friends and interconnected low-energy Bluetooth devices connected using a simple mesh network. Estimote, a beacon company, has given us the last thing by creating a small mesh network of wireless beacons that they proceed to hang on a Christmas tree. The new beacons…

By Darrell Etherington AMD’s big graphics software update this year is called Crimson ReLive, and comes in both Pro and standard formats. The annual huge improvement dump adds a lot of oomph under the hood for Radeon graphics hardware, including performance increases of over 8 percent in terms of specific title gaming performance on the…