Huawei Mate 8 is a 6-inch behemoth with plenty of battery life
You know who's been the world's third biggest smartphone manufacturer for nearly three years? Huawei, that's who. Despite strong competition from Chinese peers Xiaomi and Lenovo, the company just keeps on churning out solid handsets, both in China and overseas. Its latest flagship, the 6-inch…
Microsoft Lumia 950 Review: The Future of Smartphones Is a Bit Undercooked
These days, smartphones are easily our most important devices. We use them as cameras, gaming platforms, music players, text-messengers, calculators, and — occasionally — as phones. But what if they could do even more than that? What if our phones could act as full-on desktop computers? That’s the…
LG says faulty screen component behind smartwatch recall
A faulty component in LG's Watch Urbane 2nd Edition, which had the potential to affect image quality, was behind the smartwatch's removal from sale. The LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition, which was on sale for just six days before being pulled off shelves, contained a component with the potential to…
LG joins Apple, Google in creating its own mobile payment system
The electronics conglomerate wants to turn its smartphones into digital wallets, just like its competitors have. Just when you thought there couldn't be more tech companies tackling the notion of mobile payments, in walks LG. The South Korean electronics conglomerate said Thursday it plans to…
Samsung takes cue from Adele, prepares to launch flip phone
When she used a flip phone in her "Hello" video, Adele may have actually been onto something. As it turns out, flip phones are not entirely out of fashion; in fact, Samsung is working on a model with very interesting specifications. According to Sammobile, Samsung's upcoming flip phone will likely…
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 review: Not quite a laptop, but so close
The original Microsoft Surface Pro was supposed to be the flagship PC for the touch-centric world of Windows 8. It was, in the company’s own words, “the tablet that can replace your laptop.” And last year, after two respectable tries, it finally delivered on that promise (mostly) with the excellent…
You can now ask Google's mobile app (almost) anything
Frankly, it was always possible to ask Google anything, but for slightly more complicated questions, the answers were a bit...wanting. Now, Google has updated its mobile app to better understand complex queries. In a blog post Monday, Google product manager Satyajeet Salgar explains some of the…
More Samsung Galaxy View images and details leak
We posted some exclusive information about Samsung’s upcoming large-screen tablet last week along with its images and specifications. Now, some more images of this huge device have surfaced on the Internet. The Galaxy View is an Android-based tablet with an 18.4-inch TFT display with a resolution…
Hands-on with LG's dual-screen, dual-selfie camera V10
If you were wondering how LG might keep up with Samsung's experimentation with extra screen real estate on its Edge phones -- and really, isn't that the first thing we all think about after we wake up, pour a cup of coffee and question the insignificance of our existence -- the V10 is your answer.…
Apple 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K Display (late 2015) review: Superb image quality for the price
PROS - 5K display now supports professional-level P3 colour technology - Competitive price - Elegant, all-in-one design - Good performance from 6th-generation Intel Skylake processor CONS - No internal drive bays or expansion slots - Limited user upgrade or repair options - Apple's build-to-order…