Monday, March 28, 2016

Samsung launches Rose Gold and Platinum Gear S2 variants in India


Samsung has launched its premium Rose Gold and Platinum variants of the Gear S2 in India. The watches are plated in 18K gold for the Rose Gold variant and platinum for the, well, Platinum variant.

The Rose Gold model comes with an Ivory White leather strap and the Platinum model with a black leather strap. 


Samsung to build a R&D center in Vietnam


Samsung is about to start the construction of its Research & Development center in Vietnam. The new facility will be in Hanoi and will cost the company $300 million.

The Vietnamese government has agreed to give Samsung the land to build its R&D center without having to pay rent for the next 50 year

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Apple to Completely Revamp iPhone Lineup in 2017



Apple is planning a complete revamp of its iPhone lineup in 2017 to a glass design similar to the iPhone 4 with an AMOLED display, reports KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.


Possible Yu Yureka Plus successor spotted in import listing


Indian company YU seems to be working on a new device and, form the looks of things, it appears to be a successor to the Yureka Plus. The mysterious device was spotted on Zauba, entering India from China. The officially provided model number for the unit is YU5200 and, as usual, the listing comes with some basics specs as well.

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Casio's Android Wear Smart Outdoor Watch now available for $500




Unveiled in January at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch from Casio is now available for purchase in the US. You can purchase the $500 device from the Google Store, Amazon, REI, as well from Casio's own online stores


Out of Warranty Service Fee for Apple Watch Sport  Dropped to $199



Apple has dropped the out of warranty service fee for the Apple Watch Sport to $199. The service fee was previously $229.


Android Experiments Challenge: Win a trip to attend Google I/O




Google is holding its annual conference this upcoming May and registration has already closed for this year's event. If you are a fan of Google and love developing applications, you are in luck. Google is holding a contest for developers to come up with really cool and interesting ways to incorporate any of Android's new or unique features into an application or project involving your app

Marshmallow update hitting Honor 7 units in EU


Huawei has started rolling out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to Honor 7 units in the EU. 

Oculus Rift shipments begin


Three months after Oculus Rift went up for pre-order, the Oculus Rift has started shipping, with deliveries beginning March 28. This was announced by Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe in a tweet. 

Production cost of AMOLED screens is now lower than LCD's


According to an analysis done by IHS Technology, AMOLED screen production cost is now lower than that of LCD screens. Production costs in the first quarter of the year for a 5" 1080p display amount to $14.30 for an AMOLED panel compared to $14.60 for an LCD one.