As we are approaching the launch of the Galaxy S7 smartphones, more details are leaking with every new day. After the first renders of the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge and Galaxy S7 Plus, we have a possible confirmation regarding the different screen sizes.
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Gionee F105 Handset Visits TENAA
Last month, several Gionee smartphones received certification from the Chinese certification agency called TENAA. Today, another smartphone from the company, dubbed the Gionee F105, has passed through TENAA, revealing its design and possible specifications.
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OnePlus X Champagne Edition Goes On Sale In India
As promised earlier this month, OnePlus has launched the Champagne Edition of its affordable OnePlus X smartphone in India. The handset went on sale on December 22 in Europe and Hong Kong, and is now available for purchase in India priced at Rs. 16,999 (around $260).
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Samsung Launches New SoC For Fitness Trackers
Samsung has done a great job in 2015 with its chipset portfolio. The latest chipset for 2016 is the aimed at the health-oriented wearables market. Dubbed the Samsung Bio-Processor, the chipset is currently in mass production and is expected to launch by the first half of 2016.
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Toshiba Exits Consumer Notebook Market; Seeks New $2.5B Credit Line For Restructuring
Shortly after Fujitsu announced that it is splitting its PC and mobile businesses, another financial-struggling manufacturer has announced similar plans. Toshiba has just announced that will now focus its global mobile efforts on the more profitable business notebook category.
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Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite To Get Skylake In 2016
The affordable version of its premium thin-and-light ATIV Book 9 ultrabook will get improved specifications for 2016. According to a new report, Samsung will update the hardware, replacing the current processor options with Intel Pentium Skylake and add 8 GB of RAM.
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HP Falcon Rumoured For MWC 2016, Features High-End Specs
HP Falcon was one of the first devices that revealed the existence of Windows 10 Mobile devices powered by the Snapdragon 820 chipset. According to a report out of Germany, HP is gearing up for the announcement, which will happen during the MWC 2016.
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ASUS ZenFone Go 4.5 Now Available In India
ASUS has officially announced that its new entry-level smartphone is available in India. The ZenFone Go 4.5 smartphone can be purchased in India starting today, for Rs. 5,299 (around $80) only from Flipkart in black, white, pink and blue color options.
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Samsung Exynos 8870 Surfaces, Could End Up In Non-Samsung Devices
Samsung's high-end 8890 chipset will only be used in its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphone, but there could be some changes compared to previous years. For the first time, Samsung might launch a new chipset that will be supplied to other smartphone manufacturers.
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Sprint's LG G Stylo Gets Marshmallow Update
Owners of LG's mid-range phablet called G Stylo will be happy to hear that Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system is now available for their smartphones. The official update is now rolling out over-the-air in stages for Sprint's LG G Stylo, so check your notifications.
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Researchers View North Korea's OS, It Looks Like OS X
Florian Grunow and Niklaus Schiess, two researchers from a German security company called ERNW, have presented information about North Korea's operating system at the Chaos Communication Congress. The researchers gained access to the code for RedStar OS.
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Verizon Offering $650 To Switch Carriers
Verizon, responding to deals from other carriers, is now offering consumers up to $650 to switch to its wireless network. The money can only be applied to your installment plan balance and it will come in the form of a prepaid card. Verizon has other restrictions as well.
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Game Of Thrones Was The Most Pirated Show In 2015
For the fourth year in a row, Game of Thrones is the most pirated television show in existence. TorrentFreak's annual report on TV torrents reveals the show was downloaded at least 14 million times in 2015, which is ahead of The Walking Dead's 6.9 million.
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Apple Files Trademarks For Four More Beats Stations
More radio stations will likely be added to Apple Music in the near future and they'll be available alongside Beats 1. Consomac (France) reports Apple has filed trademarks in the US for Beats 2, Beats 3, Beats 4, and Beats 5. The trademark includes logos for the stations.
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Rise Of The Tomb Raider Debuts On PC In January
A recently launched Steam page for Rise of the Tomb Raider reveals the game will be available on PC in January 2016. Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix aren't saying much about the port, but the Steam page seems to reveal the game's release date. A similar listing was on Amazon.
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Zuckerberg Defends Free Basics From Critics
The number of people actively complaining about Facebook's Free Basics service has grown daily and the service was recently blocked by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, has now defended the service in an opinion piece.
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Samsung Adding SmartThings Hubs To 2016 TVs
Upcoming television models from Samsung will include integrated SmartThings hubs that will let the TVs control various smart devices. Every flagship TV included in the 2016 lineup will come with the SmartThings features, which means the TVs can operate as smart home hubs.
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Samsung Pay Online Payments Launching In US Next Year
Samsung Pay will soon support payments for online services in the US, according to a report from Reuters. In early 2016, people will be able to use the service to pay for items on websites, allowing Samsung Pay to compete in some ways with PayPal and similar payments services.
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Amazon Added 3M Prime Members In Week Before Christmas
Just before Christmas, three million additional people signed up for Amazon Prime, contributing to a record-breaking season for the eCommerce site. Most of those new members are using a free trial, but their still helping Amazon's revenue. 200M items shipped during the season.
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191M US Voter Registrations Leaked Online
A database filled with millions of US voter registration records has been found online. Chris Vickery, a researcher, came across the database, which contains 300 GB worth of records for 191 million Americans. The data includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth.
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