By Darren Allan Some hard disks are more reliable than others, and a new report has cast further light on which drives are less likely to fail. Backblaze produces regular reports on hard disk reliability and the latest one for Q1 2016 was conducted using over 61,000 HDDs in data centers, with no less than…

Best Buy is offering a free 32-inch TV with the purchase of an LG G5 on a two-year contract or a monthly installment plan. The LG handset packs in top-end features and is the company’s flagship smartphone of 2016. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Romain Dillet And we’re back for yet another developer conference extravaganza. Google is kicking off its annual I/O developer conference today. The conference starts at 10 a.m. Pacific Time (1 p.m. on the East Cost, 6 p.m. in London, 7 p.m. Central European Time) and you can watch the live stream right here on…

Microsoft may launch the next-generation Surface Pro 5 tablet in June this year. The tablet may sport a Kaby Lake processor, a USB Type-C port, a new Surface Pen and more. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Motorola recently launched its newest G4 and G4 Plus devices in India. We took the time to compare and contrast the new, more secure and better performing smartphones with the Moto G 2015, and here is what we learned. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

New images of the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S7 Active have leaked. The smartphone will be offered in a new ‘desert camo’ gold option. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Natasha Lomas Microsoft is selling the feature phone business it acquired from Nokia back in 2013 to a subsidiary of Chinese manufacturer Foxconn for $350 million, it announced today. At the same time former owner Nokia said it has inked a deal to license its brand to HMD Global, a new Finnish company run…

By Hugh Langley EA decided against putting a campaign in Star Wars Battlefront so it could ship the game in time for The Force Awakens, the company has revealed. You’ll recall that Battlefront was released close to the seventh Star Wars movie, but it was a tie-in that cost the game an all-out single player…

Amazon’s tablet that is specifically meant for children – the Fire HD Kids Edition – is now on sale. The retailer is offering the 6-inch model of the device for $99.99. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Those who are planning to buy Sony Xperia Z5 might be delighted to know that Amazon is offering the Android smartphone at a slashed price. One can now buy the unlocked version of the phone at $499. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Darren Allan HP has announced that it’s now taking orders for its Jet Fusion 3D printers, with the hardware expected to begin shipping from late 2016. The company claims that its Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution revolutionises prototyping and printing by delivering “superior quality” end products at half the cost, and up to 10…

By Darren Allan IBM has made a breakthrough in researching memory technology when it comes to developing ‘universal memory‘ that falls somewhere between DRAM and flash, and could revolutionise storage across the board. The breakthrough involves phase-change memory (PCM) which IBM has successfully achieved storing three bits of data per cell for the first time,…

The official promo render of the OnePlus 3 is making the online headlines, and needless to say, it looks nothing short of awesome. It does kind of remind you of the HTC 10, though. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Samsung rolled out a useful update to the Always On Display feature of its Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, allowing users to set for how long the feature stays enabled. The update also brings a couple of other neat tweaks and changes. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Devin Coldewey Keita Takahashi, creator of the famously bizarre ball-rolling game Katamari Damacy, has a new title, but it’s not for the PS4 or Xbox One — you’ll need a Project Tango compatible device to play this one. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets