Samsung is being sued by a man who recently suffered third-degree burns after his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his pocket. He got injuries to his leg, thigh, and even on his fingers after attempting to remove the phone while it was on fire. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

iFans have started receiving their iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus and many of them will want to protect their handset. Here are a couple of the best heavy duty cases for the new iPhones. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Darrell Etherington I walked into a store and bought two today (there were plenty more around) so chances are you won’t have to resort to overpaying on eBay for a pre-order slot. After only a few hours playing with the Go, I already feel like it has a good chance of pulling me back…

The official Samsung Galaxy Note 7 IMEI tool is now live, the company announced. With this tool, users can check whether their Galaxy Note 7 is a ticking time bomb part of the batch with exploding batteries. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

More renders of the Google Pixel and Pixel XL emerge online, revealing the front panels of both smartphones. Google might launch the next-gen mobile phones on Oct. 4. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By John Biggs Like most small products with a cult following, SCiO has its fans and detractors. Those detractors took to the Internet recently to complain that the handheld molecular scanner, which raised $2.5 million in 2014, still hasn’t shipped. The result? Negative press and plenty of Tweets. I asked SCiO’s creator, Dror Sharon, what…

Last week, the FAA advised people to not bring their Galaxy Note 7s on U.S. flights. Now, the FAA has taken things one step further, banning the phones from flights altogether. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Desire Athow Microsoft’s Surface 3 was, at least in the subdued PC market, a relative success, selling well despite a rather steep price point for what it provides hardware-wise (something we criticised). At nearly £500 ($690 in the US, which is around AU$920) when you factor in the detachable keyboard and the stylus, it…

A man from Florida has filed what could be the first lawsuit in the United States against Samsung related to the exploding battery of the Galaxy Note 7. Will there be more lawsuits in the near future for the company? …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Jon Porter and Nick Pino PS5: what does the future hold for PlayStation 5? Previously it was easy to predict what might be coming with the next PlayStation. We could have made a reasonable guess that the PS5 would arrive around six years after the PS4, that it would feature some beefed up internals,…

By Lewis Leong Project Scorpio Console’s are weird right now aren’t they? First we had the rumors, and then the announcement of the PS4 Pro, and in between we had Microsoft’s announcement and release of the Xbox One S, a souped up 4K-lite version of the Xbox One. And next year with Project Scorpio, Microsoft…

By Dave Rudden and Nick Pino The path to the Nintendo NX The Nintendo NX is one of the most intriguing consoles of recent years. Nintendo has unofficially revealed the release date of the console (March 2017), but beyond that we don’t have any concrete information on what form the new box will take. What…

By Aoife Wilson and Jon Porter New Xbox The Xbox One S has just arrived, bringing with it 4K upscaling and HDR to Microsoft’s console, and Project Scorpio is set to arrive next year with native 4K content, and much beefier internals. It’s all starting to make us wonder, when will we eventually see an…

By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell, Nick Pino and Jon Porter Introduction As gamers we can find it easy to get obsessed about the future. We’re bombarded by trailers and screenshots of the next big thing, and it can be easy to forget what a huge number of games we already have access to. The best Xbox One…

A new report appears to confirm that Apple will add wireless charging capabilities to next year’s iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Rather than using a charging mat, the smartphones will use RF from a transmitter/receiver that will allow them to charge within 15 feet of their base. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones