BlackBerry won’t develop any new phones

Today, the Canadian company Blackberry has officially stated that it will not be working on new phone models and other mobile devices, instead focusing on software development, “applications and security” among it, as BlackBerry’s spokesman has stated. This does not mean that we will never see a BlackBerry logo on a mobile device – but these will not be made by different companies that have bought BlackBerry’s licence. Something like that has already happened to a Chinese TCL, which DTEK50 was basically a renamed Alcatel Idol ...

iOS 10.1 beta tests on iphone 7 Plus promise an improved RAM management

There has been much negative commentary about the recent RAM situation on Androids, with users complaining about their phones lagging under multitasking situations, even when equipped with 4GB/6GB of memory. There is even a video online, showing iPhone 7 losing hard in a performance match against iPhone 6S, even though the latter has only 2GB RAM. Thankfully, recent betatests of the new iOS 10.1 on an iPhone 7 Plus show a meaningful improvement in performance when compared to iOS 10.0.X. ...

Xiaomi plans on opening 1000 retail stores by 2020.

Recent years has not been kind for Xiaomi, seeing the Chinese company’s profits declining, partly due to a poor distribution network. That’s probably the reason why, after hinting about it every now and then, Xiaomi has finally revealed that it’s going offline. They plan on building one thousand shops, which will supposedly bring the company an income of 50 million Yuan per month, or 1.43 million per day. Xiaomi hopes that being able to physically “get the feel” of the device, not to mention being able to just walk in from the street and buy one, will ...

It’s over 4000 (mAh)! That is, Ulefone Tiger’s battery will be.

Until now, all we knew about the upcoming Ulefone Tiger phone is that it’ll have a 5.5′ screen. Now we also know that Tiger’s battery will have the capacity of over 4000mAh which, according to Ulefone, will allow it two days of normal use before having to recharge. The company promises that Tiger’s batteries will be made with Sony’s latest li-polymer electric cell, which will lead a to more stable electric input and output, and that the use of a special energy consumption control chip will minimize the unneccessary power usage. Due to Samsung’s recent ...

Elephone C1 available for pre-order

Specification: – metal case, blue or gold, – 5,5′ HD display, – quad-core MediaTek MT6737 1,3 GHz, – Mali T720MP GPU, 650 MHz, – 2GB RAM/16GB ROM, – microSD 64GB port, – 2850 mAh battery, – 12 Mpx rear camera, 8 Mpx front camera, C1 will cost $109.99 in pre-order; after that, the phone’s price will be $119. If you ask me, this looks like a mid-low tier phone, maybe low. How do you think, is it worth its price? Tweet Vote on ...

Samsung Galaxy Note7 again available in Europe

Or, rather, it will be soon. After the hiatus caused by the infamous exploding batteries issue, Galaxy Note 7 is already available in South Korea and the US. As for Europe, the exchange program for the defective devices will be over by 28th October, after which Galaxy Note 7 will once again be available to all the Germans, Poles, French and all the other europeans. Tweet Vote on HN ...

UMi Plus battery tests – it’s good!

UMi Plus boasts a large, 4000mAh battery; this battery’s lasting power has been tested, and it looks very positive. Tests have been carried through with a 60% brightness, except for a talk time test, during which the phone’s screen turned dark. Talk Time – 32.45 Hours. Compared to other devices, nearly 33 hours of chatter are impressive Internet Browsing – 8:10 Hours. Not the best out there, but still more than acceptable Video Playback – 7:20 Hours. An average score, neither particulary good nor bad. 3D Gaming – 6:39 Hours. Another good score, seeing how ...

Meizu has announced a 3GB RAM version of MX6

Two months ago, Meizu has released the MX6 flagship with 4GB RAM on board. Now the company has decided to launch a 3GB version of the device. All the other specifications are exacly the same as they were: – 5.5” full HD display supplied by Sharp– Helio X20 CPU– 32GB ROM– Sony’s 12MP IMX386 CMOS main camera & 5MP front camera– 3060mAh battery– Android 6.0 with Meizu’s Flyme UI 3GB RAM MX6’s price is $270. Do you think it’s a good price, or is it still too steep? Would you consider ...

Huawei Mate 9 renders show us Leica Certified Dual Cameras (and 7 available colour sets)

We’re expecting the Huawei Mate 9, this year’s Huawei flagship, to premiere somewhen during November. Thankfully, we don’t have to wait so long to learn more about the device – instead, we can learn a bit already. Seven photographies have leaked into the Internet, and each of them shows Mate 9 in a different colour set, which suggests that these will be the colours available. What’s more, these photos shows Mate 9 equipped with dual cameras and words “Leica” can be found between them, indicating that they will be certified by the Leica company. As a ...