Author: Renee Kreller
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Android Marshmallow now running on over 15.2 percent devices: Report
Search engine giant Google has posted its Android distribution numbers for the month of August. According to the data, the latest Android Marshmallow is now running at 15.2 percent, an increase of 1.9 percentage points compared to last month’s 13.3 percent. KitKat is still at the helm of things powering 29.2 percent of smartphones running…
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Microsoft Band 2 gets major price drop at Amazon
The Microsoft Band 2 is now available for a cool $175 at Amazon. That’s quite a price drop considering the same until now commanded $249.99. There is a rider though; the special discounted price is only applicable to the medium size option. That said, the other size version still qualify for a price cut though…
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7: Specs, price, release date
The next addition to the Galaxy Note line-up will be released on 2nd August 2016. It is almost confirmed that the Note 5 successor will be named Note 7 instead of Note 6 to maintain consistency with the company’s S-series of smartphones. The press invites for the launch event have already been distributed and the official…
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Samsung Gear S3 release date tipped as early September at IFA 2016
Samsung is expected to launch the Gear S2 successor at the IFA this year. The brand new Gear S3 is will reportedly be launched between 2nd September to 7th September at this year’s IFA. The next generation smartwatch from Samsung is rumored to sport a rotary bezel similar to its predecessor. This indicates that the…
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Microsoft job cut of 4700 employees means exit from smartphone business?
Microsoft has announced more job cuts are on the anvil as the company struggles to come to terms with its loss-making, market share losing mobile hardware division. And as a direct fallout of that, 2,850 will be served pink slips by the middle of 2017, which comes on the back of a similar announcement made early…
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Google Nexus 2016 release date: Leaked images reveal aluminum unibody design
Google is expected to unveil two brand new Nexus smartphones soon. HTC will manufacture both of the upcoming devices named as HTC S1 (Sailfish) and HTC M1 (Marlin). A rendered photograph of the latter has surfaced online showing us how this year’s Nexus will look like. The image is claimed to be made using extensive…
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Chinese tech company LeEco acquires US TV brand Vizio for $2 billion
LeEco Group from China has officially announced that it is about to acquire Vizio Inc. The former will pay $2 billion in cash to buy the latter. LeEco is one of the largest technology and entertainment company in China, and Vizio is a manufacturer of consumer electronic based in the USA. This deal will give LeEco…
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 battery drain issue to resolve with software patch soon
Microsoft has confirmed the battery drain issues that has been dogging some Surface Pro 3 owners is a software glitch and that it can be fixed with a suitable patch. The Redmond-based company, however, stopped short of committing to a specific launch window for the said software fix. Experts though believe it could be part…
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Apple MacBook Pro 2016 release date: MacBook Air price cut hints sooner launch
Apple often cuts prices of its older products before a major launch. It could be a ploy to vacate inventory so that the slate is clean for the launch of a new product. The back-to-school promotion deals now offer the 13-inch MacBook Air for $799 while the 2015 edition of the 12 inch MacBook is…
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OnePlus 3 Soft Gold Version now available for purchase in the US
The brand new soft gold colored OnePlus 3 can now be purchased in the United States from the official website. The new color variant is priced at 399 USD, which is exactly same as the price of the Graphite model. The new version of the OnePlus 3 is identical to the Graphite variant except the color…