By John Biggs As any child will tell you there are a few things you want to try every time you see them. When you’re young you want to ride on any coin-operated animal or train you see on the street. A few years later and candy machines are the target. Then, when you get…

By Frederic Lardinois The commercial drone market is starting to gain traction. There are some obvious markets for drone usage, including real estate marketing, media and inspections. FairFleet, a Munich, Germany-based startup that’s launching out of private beta at Disrupt London today, brings together drone pilots and businesses for exactly these kinds of use cases.…

By Matt Burns Point and control. That’s the basis of the SevenHugs Smart Remote. Instead of selecting, say, a connected light bulb on a menu in the remote, a user simply points the remote at the light to control it. Want to control a Sonos speaker? Point the remote at the speakers and the remote…

Samsung reportedly started testing various heat pipes for its next-generation Galaxy S7, indicating that it could return to Qualcomm processors. The extra precaution would ensure the Snapdragon 820 doesn’t overheat like the Snapdragon 810. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By John Biggs In the near future, all of our shower accoutrements will be connected. In fact, everything from your soap to the loofah will talk to your e-Shower head if Hamwells has anything to say about it. The e-Shower, which launched today onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt London, is basically a standing shower that can…

Analysts suggest that Apple may launch the iPhone 6c in March or April 2016. The pocket-friendly iPhone is expected to get A9 processor, TouchID and Apple Pay. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Asus announced that a new variant of Asus ZenFone 2 Laser will sell in India. A decent price, a powerful spec configuration and a generous 6-inch full-HD screen came with the newest Asus ZenFone 2, the ZE601KL. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By TechRadar Deals Manic Monday Christmas Gifts So apparently Manic Monday is a thing now? It may be yet another marketing synonym for ‘spend money here’ but there are some great deals out there today and we’re rounding them all up here. We’ve found great deals, many of which use voucher codes which expire at…

An image of the Xiaomi Mi 5 has appeared online, which shows that the upcoming smartphone resembles the Mi Note. Xiaomi is rumored to launch the Mi 5 in January or February 2016. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Microsoft finally launched its Lumia 550 smartphone, releasing the device in select markets on Monday, Dec. 7. The Lumia 550 is the cheapest Windows 10 smartphone, so here’s what it has to offer. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By James O’Malley Over the weekend, Square Enix revealed a new trailer for the hotly-anticipated remake of PS1 classic Final Fantasy 7. It also revealed in a later press release that the game will be receiving an “episodic” release, though it wasn’t mentioned at the show. The trailer, which clocks in at just over 2…

By James O’Malley Over the weekend, Square Enix revealed a new trailer for the hotly-anticipated remake of PS1 classic Final Fantasy 7. It also revealed in a later press release that the game will be receiving an “episodic” release, though it wasn’t mentioned at the show. The trailer, which clocks in at just over 2…

By Jon Russell Amazon has turned to Baidu, China’s top search company, to power its Amazon Fire tablet in China — the country where Google and its services are not welcome. The device, which first launched in the U.S. in September, is now available in Mainland China where it is priced at 499 RMB (around…

LG is working on an entry-level smartphone dubbed LG K7, which will have a Snapdragon 210 processor. The handset is rumored to launch in mid Q1 2016. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Apple’s A9 processor, which is used in the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus, tops the list of processors that appear in an AnTuTu benchmark test. The A8X chip occupies the second spot. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones