The Mate 9 will have dual 20 MP cameras and will boast the upcoming Kirin 960 chipset, going by the rumors. It’ll also sport an octa-core GPU. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

As Motorola prepares to launch the fourth-gen Moto X (2016), it has lowered the price of the second-gen Moto X (2014) to only $199.99. Interested customers can still customize the smartphone through the Moto Maker program. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

A new deal has emerged on Apple’s latest 5.5-inch flagship iPhone 6s Plus. Apple sells the handset for $849 but you can pick it up for a limited time for $799. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Waiting for that sleek HTC 10 to arrive? Good news: the unlocked edition of the HTC 10 is all set to start shipping in the U.S. and the UK in just a few days. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Devin Coldewey Big, complex things running on tiny things is a common theme this week. Earlier we had a hack that put Counter-Strike on Android Wear, and today some maniac has installed Windows 95 on his Apple Watch. At last it’ll do something worthwhile! That is, of course, if you can find the Start…

By Desire Athow Most of us already have a fully-formed computer in our pockets. It’s called a smartphone and while its performance, connectivity and storage capacity have improved tremendously over the past few years, there’s one physical variable that’s barely changed: the screen size. Anything bigger than 5.5-inch and the smartphone becomes unwieldy and starts…

By Desire Athow Most of us already have a fully-formed computer in our pockets. It’s called a smartphone and while its performance, connectivity and storage capacity have improved tremendously over the past few years, there’s one physical variable that’s barely changed: the screen size. Anything bigger than 5.5-inch and the smartphone becomes unwieldy and starts…

By Devin Coldewey Samsung worries about your child. Are they sleeping well? Do they miss you when you’re away on business? Can they put on a VR headset without their parents’ help? That last one is pretty important. Because Samsung wants your kids to experience the joy of VR just before bed instead of a…

The Google Nexus 5X made by LG is one of the best mid-range smartphones on the market, and it’s now available at one of its lowest price points yet. The smartphone is now just $240 on eBay, unlocked and brand new, but there’s also a catch or two. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Motorola scheduled an event for May 17 in Mexico and New Delhi. This means the rumored Moto G4 and G4 Plus should become official soon enough, even sooner than previously thought. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Nextbit recently rolled out a strong update package for its Robin smartphone. The Cloud supported handset got an improved camera and optimized processes, but some users reported overheating issues with deadly consequences. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Lenovo and Xiaomi lose their fourth and fifth places to Oppo and Vivo, respectively. Smartphone saturation in developed economies and a maturing Chinese market are to blame. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Romain Dillet You might not know Rovi, but the company is apparently quite big as it is acquiring TiVo for $1.1 billion in a cash-and-stock deal. Rovi holds a bunch of patents related to the entertainment industry and does a lot of software licensing to set-top box makers and TV service providers. It also…

By Devin Coldewey Hundreds of millions of kids around the world lack access to, among other things, basic education — much less organized school systems with adequate teaching resources. XPRIZE is hoping that tech can help where humanitarian efforts have yet to make a dent — and putting $15 million on the line to that…

By SJ Azar A new Tomb Raider movie has been announced, and will star Alicia Vikander – known for playing Ava in Ex-Machina and an oscar-winning turn in the Danish Girl. Speculation that Daisy Ridley of Star Wars fame had been tipped for the part lent a buzz to the film’s reboot since it was…