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By James Peckham LG unveiled four new mid-range phones for its 2015 selection a couple of weeks before MWC, promising the handsets would be on show there. The company made good on its promises and we’ve managed to get a hands-on look with the Magna, Leon, Spirit and the Joy. LG’s Joy has the lowest…

By John Biggs Montblanc, a Swiss luxury company, recently announced a little add-on to its mechanical watch line – the e-Strap, a small OLED system that displays notifications on the bottom of your watch band. I snorted at the concept back in January but now we get to nod sagely at the implementation. To be…

By Patrick Goss Getting a decently priced smartphone right is a thorny problem. All too often manufacturers aim for Apple-inspired design and a premium feel despite cheaper components and materials, but fall well short. On paper, we had high hopes for the ZTE Blade S6 but, unfortunately, it is no exception, despite laudable specs for…

By Patrick Goss Getting a decently priced smartphone right is a thorny problem. All too often manufacturers aim for Apple-inspired design and a premium feel despite cheaper components and materials, but fall well short. On paper, I had high hopes for the ZTE Blade S6 but, unfortunately, it is no exception, despite laudable specs for…

By Matt Hanson The LG Leon is part of the new spread of mid-range smartphones that the Korean company has announced, and I got to try it out at MWC 2015. Not only is the LG Leon a mid-range handset, but it sits firmly in the middle of the new collection of handsets, so you…

By Matt Burns Yep, here’s another card that promises to consolidate all your credit cards into one. But unlike the others, the Stratos Card appears to be worth a longer look. Stratos, the company behind the card, has a novel approach and has seemingly worked through all the niggles so far associated with universal credit…

By Darrell Etherington As far as gaming computers go, there are bound to be trade-offs: bigger size means better performance, and more portability is going to naturally lead to compromises when it comes to pure gaming muscle. The Asus Republic of Gamers G751 is a top-tier gaming notebook, but it still falls prey to that…

By Greg Kumparak Remember that custom Millennium Falcon quadcopter from a few weeks back? It better look out. The Rebel Alliance isn’t the only one with birds in the air anymore. As a followup to his Millennium Falcon project, French RC hobbyist Olivier_C has built a second quadcopter — but this time around, he’s building…

By Kyle Russell Podo is looking to combine the experiences of photo booths and selfie sticks with its tiny camera, launching on Kickstarter today. While it looks to be about the size of a GoPro (you can easily fit it in a pocket or purse), it’s got a pivoting, sticky base that gives away its…

By John McCann Smartphone manufacturers have been pushing the boundaries of the ‘phablet’ for a while, and the Huawei MediaPad X2 feels like a step too far. At first glance the MediaPad X2 looks like a tablet. Its 7-inch, full HD display seems to confirm that fact, but actually, according to Huawei this is a…

By John McCann This is a flash hands on review to give you the chance to see what the phone is all about as soon as possible. Stay tuned as we’ll be expanding and upgrading this review very shortly with more info. Smartphone manufacturers have been pushing the boundaries of the ‘phablet’ for a while,…

By Matt Hanson This is a flash hands on review to give you the chance to see what the phone is all about as soon as possible. Stay tuned as we’ll be expanding and upgrading this review very shortly with more info. The LG Leon is part of the new spread of mid-range smartphones that…

By Matt Hanson It looks like Ubuntu phones are a lot like buses; you wait ages for one to turn up, then two come along (almost) at once. After the launch of the low end, and rather unglamorous, BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition, Canonical was at MWC 2015 promoting its second Ubuntu phone; the Meizu…

By James Peckham Microsoft unveiled a new version of its operating system last year breaking the mould and skipping ahead right to the number 10. Windows 10’s main aim was to connect its ecosystem of devices using the same apps across desktop, tablet, smartphones and even its own Xbox One. All Microsoft devices from here…

By Natasha Lomas Google SVP Sundar Pichai has given a few hints about what value Google sees in Magic Leap, the very well financed augmented reality startup that Mountain View led a $542 million investment round in last year, and which Pichai also sits on the board of. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets