By Joe Osborne Being laser focused on productivity, Microsoft is perhaps in a better position than any of its rivals in the phone space when it comes the dreaded word: phablets. The $649 (about £422, AU$893) Lumia 950 XL has been touted as the ultimate phone for getting things done, but that boils down more…

By Joe Osborne Being laser focused on productivity, Microsoft is perhaps in a better position than any of its rivals in the phone space when it comes the dreaded word: phablets. The $649 (about £422, AU$893) Lumia 950 XL has been touted as the ultimate phone for getting things done, but that boils down more…

By John Biggs The history of media streamers has always trended towards the cheap and powerful. The first streamers, essentially massive Windows PCs with some media tricks built-in, were toys for enthusiasts. Then the Apple TV, Boxee, and Roku started making media streaming boxes into commodities thanks to smaller electronics and a race to the…

Apple released its iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices in 36 additional countries and territories on Friday, including Mexico, Russia, Portugal and Taiwan. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

The purported Samsung Galaxy A9 (SM-A9000) has just surfaced online in an AnTuTu benchmark, revealing some of its core specifications. If these specs turn out to be accurate, the next member of the Galaxy A Series could be an upper-mid-range offering. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

The Huawei P8 Lite has received a neat price cut, as Amazon is now offering the unlocked version of the handset for $199.99. This marks a neat $50 discount, but the limited-time deal is set to expire on Saturday, Oct. 10. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

It may look a lot like last year’s model, but the iPhone 6s has some great new features up of its sleeve. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Natasha Lomas California’s DMV has published all the official accident reports involving autonomous vehicles tested on the region’s roads, covering the period from last September to date. The data mostly pertains to Google’s driverless vehicles, with eight of the nine reports involving Mountain View robot cars. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

Google mobile search as compared to searches done on the desktop has become wider than ever. From being a popular mobile search engine in ten countries, Google mobile search has now increased its popularity worldwide. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Apple has started selling the SIM-free unlocked models of the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus. The SIM-free model of the iPhones allows customers to use their handset on any carrier. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Apple claims that the tests which compared the battery life of iPhones with a TSMC chip and a Samsung chip are not a good representation of real-world usage. As such, the test results are misleading. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

The newly-introduced LG V10 smartphone packs in LG GATE, an enterprise-level security feature which is compliant with the US Federal Government Standard. Thanks to the FIPS and AES-56 support, LG GATE is able to secure data on the smartphone. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

OnePlus has taken the concept of the “30 minutes or it’s free” delivery scheme often used by pizza chains and applies it to smartphones. Users that order the OnePlus One should expect the device delivered to them within 60 minutes, or else, it will be free. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

If you thought iPhone 6S was expensive, you did not see the Caviar Putinphone. The $3,334 customized version of iPhone 6S was made by Caviar Perna Penna and it features golden portraits of Vladimir Putin in a limited edition. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Apple has equipped its latest iPhone 6s with a more powerful camera and 4K video shooting capabilities, but just how well does the smartphone film in 4K? Well, based on a video shootout that pits Apple’s flagship against the Nikon D750 DSLR, the iPhone 6s is a rockstar. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones