Samsung has been in trouble for the past few weeks, but things have gone from bad to worse now that Google has unveiled the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Devin Coldewey Kodak accidentally teased an upcoming phone today in a now-deleted tweet. Fortunately, the image accompanying the tweet is also easily found at Kodakphones.com. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Nick Pino Oculus and Facebook are ready to bridge the gap between powerful tethered VR systems like the Oculus Rift and mobile headsets like Samsung Gear VR. The prototype of the product, shown off by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg at Oculus’s Connect Developer Conference, is the firm’s first stab at doing just that. The product,…

By John Biggs Fabricating a circuit board isn’t tough but it takes a while. The back and forth, the bugs, and all of the shipping costs can turn a small project into a big problem. That’s why Botfactory raised $1.3 million to stick a PCB printer on your desk. Founded by NYU grad students Nicolas…

By Darrell Etherington Google held its biggest ever hardware event on Tuesday, and we got a glimpse at devices that bear more of Google’s fingerprint than anything they’ve done before. Yet most of us here at TechCrunch, including myself and TCBC guest for this week Frederic Lardinois, came away with the feeling that the event…

Samsung has special permits in the U.S. for the transportation of potentially hazardous Galaxy Note 7 units. These units cannot be shipped back to Samsung via airplane. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Emma Boyle In a welcome turnaround, game publisher Bethesda has announced that the PlayStation 4 versions of Fallout 4 and Skyrim will soon receive mod support and will render in native 4K on the PlayStation Pro console. It was just a month ago that gaming publisher Bethesda announced that two of its most popular…

By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln Gears of War 4 review Despite a new platform, a new development team and a new-ish set of muscled heroes on its box art, Gears of War 4 isn’t some grand reimagining of the series that helped Xbox 360 go supernova back in 2006. But then again, such a revelation shouldn’t come…

By Jon Porter Pokémon Go fever might have been slowly dying a death thanks to a variety of reasons, but developer Niantic is working hard to bring players back to the game. The latest planned update (as detailed in a blog post) will start to reward players for catching the same low-level Pokémon time and…

By Michael Rougeau Oculus Connect 2016 The Oculus Rift may have started the virtual reality revolution, but recent weeks haven’t been overly kind to the start-up turned multi-million dollar VR headset. Competitors have begun to eclipse it, and a scandal involving its creator hasn’t done the company any favors. Worse, the headset was slow in…

Apple is expected to release new iPad Pro models in the spring, which will be powered by A10X processors. The new chip made an appearance on Geekbench and scored dramatically high results. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Samsung aims to make good by its Galaxy Note 7 dissatisfied customers, and is preparing a video commercial featuring their testimonials. There is good money on the table, too, for those who pass the selection interview. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Samsung’s smartphones are some of the best in the world. Now there is tense anticipation that the Galaxy S7 is set to get Android 7.0 Nougat, because it was spotted running the update on GFXBench. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Qualcomm is reportedly working with Samsung in the development of its next-generation Snapdragon 830 chip. The deal is said to include the adoption of a 10nm fabrication process that could lead to significantly improved performance and efficiency. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

A photo of the Alcatel Idol 4S Windows 10 variant was leaked, confirming that T-Mobile will sell the smartphone and VR headset bundle. Alcatel and T-Mobile hasn’t made any public announcement with regard to pricing and availability. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones