You ever get the feeling you’re watching a company unravel in real-time? Chinese electronics and media company LeTV changes its name to LeEco at at the start of 2016 as part of a move to build out a whole ecosystem of products and services. The company unveiled some interesting devices, announced plans to acquire US […]
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LeEco lays off two thirds of US workforce (Le Uh Oh)
Chinese electronics and digital media company LeEco outlined plans for a major global expansion last year, including a push into the US market, where the company now sells a handful of phones, TVs, and other products. But recent reports have suggested things haven’t been going very well and LeEco’s bid to acquire TV maker Vizio […]
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Report: LeEco downsizing plans for the US, selling Silicon Valley property
Chinese company LeEco unveiled its first smartphone, smart TVs, and other products for the US market in October. At the time, the company laid out plans to launch a comprehensive ecosystem for its products, including cloud storage, streaming video, and other services that could be used across platforms. Basically, LeEco wanted to emulate the success […]
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LeEco’s new phones feature USB-C, lack headphone jacks, and have up to 6GB of RAM
Chinese company LeEco showed off one of the first smartphones with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor at CES in January (before the company changed its name from LeTV). Now LeEco is launching three new phones: the Le 2, the Le 2 Pro, and the Le 2 Max. All three are among the first Android phones […]
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From LeTV to LeEco: First Snapdragon 820 phone maker changes its name
Chinese technology and entertainment company LeTV launched its first smartphone in 2015, and the company’s made a bit of a name for itself since then by offering high-end hardware in its home country. Earlier this month LeTV and Qualcomm announced that the upcoming Le Max Pro smartphone would be one of the first to ship […]
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LeTV’s Le Max Pro is one of the first Snapdragon 820 smartphones
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 processor is coming, and one of the first phones to feature the next-gen chip is LeTV’s Le Max Pro. It won’t be available in the United States, but Chinese phone maker LeTV does plan to launch its first product in the States this year… a bicycle which can sync with your phone. […]
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China’s LeTV launches 3 smartphones with USB Type-C
You know those fancy new USB Type-C connectors Apple and Google are using in their new laptops? They’re not just for laptops. China’s LeTV has just unveiled a series of smartphones that also have USB Type-C. The LeTV One, One Pro, and Max all feature the new connectors… as well as some other pretty nifty […]
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Bezels? Where we’re going we don’t need no bezels…
I don’t mind a little bezel on my smartphones — it gives me something to hold onto. But I know some folks have been longing for a phone that has nothing but screen on the front. We’re not quite living in the bezel-free future yet… but we’re getting closer. Chinese company LeTV is reportedly working […]