Another year, another iPhone… or two. Apple is expected to launch the follow-up phones to last year’s iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus soon, and it’s been widely reported that one of the key new features will be the removal of a feature: the new phones won’t have 3.5mm headphone jacks. Instead you’ll be able to […]
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Xiaomi Laptop & Redmi Note 4 smartphone details leak ahead of July 27th launch
Chinese device maker Xiaomi is holding an event on July 27th, and the company is expected to launch several new products. One may be a laptop… although I’d take that with a grain of salt, since we’ve been hearing rumors of a Xiaomi Laptop for years, and they haven’t panned out so far. The other […]
Report: Google developing Android Wear watches with Google Assistant
One of the biggest announcements from this year’s Google I/O developer conference was Google’s plan to launch a new platform called Google Assistant. Building on the company’s existing search-by-voice technology, Google Assistant lets you use natural language to ask questions, issue commands, and generally interact with a wide range of devices including smart home products, phones, […]
Reports: Microsoft working on a Surface all-in-one desktop PC
After decades of making the software that powers most of the world’s personal computers, Microsoft started building its own PCs a few years ago. The Surface line of tablets are positioned as 2-in-1 devices with optional keyboard covers that let you use them like laptops, and digital pens for pressure-sensitive writing and drawing. This year […]
Netflix may let you download videos for offline playback
Netflix lets subscribers stream thousands of movies and TV shows over the internet. But if you want to watch Netflix videos without an internet connection, right now your best bet is to sign up for the company’s old-school DVD/Blu-ray rental service. But soon you may be able to download some videos for offline viewing… something […]
Report: Samsung’s flexible/folding phones might come in 2017
Samsung’s been rumored to be working on phones with folding displays for a while, but according to a report from Bloomberg, Samsung might actually launch some in 2017. Two phones with “bendable screens” are said to be in the works, including one that folds in half “like a cosmetic compact” and another that would look like […]
Report: Microsoft to launch Xbox TV media streamers
Apple has a media streaming box called the Apple TV. Amazon has the Fire TV. Google has the Chromecast (and the Android TV platform for third-party hardware). And Microsoft? The company has the Xbox platform… which is basically an expensive video game console that costs about 10 times as much as a Chromecast. But soon […]
Report: Google’s Amazon Echo-like product is code-named “Chirp”
Apple, Google, and Microsoft all have software that lets you talk to your phone to perform some actions or get answers to your questions. Siri, Cortana, and Google’s voice search tools can come in handy in the car, around the house, or in other places where you may not want to use your hands to […]
Reports: Google to launch Android VR hardware
Google made it easy for anyone to get a taste of virtual reality when the company launched Google Cardboard a few years ago. Throw your smartphone into a cheap cardboard case with special lenses and you can experience 360-degree videos, apps, or virtual big-screen movies for a few bucks. But this year we’re starting to […]
BlackBerry’s next two Android phones leaked (allegedly)
BlackBerry has no short-term plans to launch any new phones running BlackBerry OS. But the company is expected to launch a new Android phone or two this year, and now we may have an idea of what they’ll look like. Leaked photos of two phones, allegedly code-named Hamburg and Rome, are making the rounds. The Rome has a […]