CES 2014: what to expect from the biggest tech show of the year

Another year, another giant CES to look foward to Thanksgiving, Christmas, CES 2014. That's how we're splitting up the next three months as we prepare for a whirlwind of feasting, wrapping paper and the hottest tech on the planet. With an eye on those crazy days in January, we're readying ourselves for a typhoon of phones, tablets, laptops, gaming tech,...

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Japan Display tops 4K announcement with denser, smaller screen

Japan Display's newest screens display high-density images What's more important: overall pixel count, or the density of those pixels? It's a relevant question, as today Japan Display Inc. unveiled a 5.4-inch 1440x2560 display with a pixel density of 543 pixels per inch. This announcement came just one day after JDI, a conflagration of Japanese tech companies,...

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Micromax will release devices in Russia and Romania this year

The Indian manufacturer of Android smartphones Micromax will launch its devices in Russia and Romania by the end of this year. Already a top-tier performer in its home market, the company aims to become a global hardware brand according to its co-founder Rahul Sharma. Micromax has already set up shop in Russia, with employees lured from rival companies. The manufacturer...

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Moga Ace Power gaming pad for iPhone pictured, bringing own battery power

Moga's first iPhone accessory? Help appears to be on the way for ardent iPhone gamers keen to ditch the touchscreen and preserve battery life for other activities, according to snaps and information leaked online on Friday. The first pictures of the anticipated Apple-certified game pad from accessory manufacturer Moga have emerged courtesy of @evleaks, along...

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Nexus 4 may get LTE boost days before alleged Nexus 5 launch

LTE looking likely on the Nexus 4 Just days before the Nexus 5 drops in, there's now word that its popular predecessor the Nexus 4 is getting a long awaited LTE upgrade. According to Engadget, a filing at Bluetooth SIG suggests that the Nexus 4 is now certified for LTE support. The popular Android-heavy device has been in the wild for a year already but...

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Motorola Moto X down to $99.99 on contract

Motorola and three of its carrier partners - AT&T, Sprint and US Cellular - are now offering the Moto X for just $99.99 with a 2-year contract. That's exactly $100 lower than the original asking price of the US-assembled smartphone. US Cellular has an even better offer - the carrier will give you $75 back if you opt to open a new line and the Moto X will cost you...

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Japan Display unveils 2 QHD smartphone screens

Just two days ago Japan Display announced an amazingly sounding 12.1" 4K display for tablets. That one featured 3840x2160 pixel resolution and 365ppi density. Today Japan Display unveiled another ultra high resolution display, this time for pocketable mobile devices. The new panel has 1440 x 2560 pixels and is available in two flavors - a 5.4" version with the chart-topping...

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LG G Flex aces AnTuTu, has 720p screen to thank

LG G Flex showed its curved face for the first time two weeks ago on a leaked press image. Two days ago we sat the smartphone appearing in a demo video and a bunch of live shots. LG G Flex live photos Today we got to see the LG G Flex run through the AnTuTu tests, where the benchmark recorded the device's specs and scores in its database. LG G Flex stats on AnTuTu...

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Android 4.3 with Sense 5.5 is making its way to your HTC One

Sense-ational The Android 4.3 update is currently on its way to HTC One handsets around the world, bringing Sense 5.5 and an extra slice of Google Drive storage space with it. While most HTC One owners in Asia, the US and Canada have been enjoying the update for a few weeks already, users in the UK and other areas of Europe have been less lucky. But...

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64-bit Exynos SoC to make it in time for Galaxy S5

Just a month after Korean media outlets reported that Samsung's 64-bit processor is in the final stages of its development, they are again stating the company is "almost done". The report suggests that Samsung is done with the most complex tasks of the development process and is now dealing with technicalities and logistics. The Korean ittoday.co.kr hasn't specified...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 might be back on track to get 64-bit chip

64-bit is back in the game Will it? Won't it? The latest word says that the Samsung Galaxy S5 will be matching Apple's A7 chip found in the iPhone 5S. First we heard that Samsung was working on a new 64-bit Exynos CPU for its next handset – most likely the Samsung Galaxy S5. Then we were told that it was too squeezed for time and wouldn't have the chip...

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LG G Pad 8.3 LTE version appears on Amazon

LG announced the G Pad 8.3 slate at IFA back in September. There were no details on an LTE version back then and all LG said was that it's under consideration. Amazon DE seems to have some info though, spilling the beans on an upcoming LTE-enabled model of the LG G Pad 8.3. Amazon DE has listed the LTE-capable flavor of the LG G Pad 8.3 for €346.50. There...

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Phonebloks concept lets your build your own phone

Time to change it up Lego is fun. People love smartphones. So the Phonebloks concept sounds like a winner - a smartphone which allows you to really easily replace broken parts or upgrade to newer technology with simple blocks. Fancy a faster processor? No problem, just pop out the old one and stick in a faster block. Broken the camera? Just buy a new one...

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Apple iPhone 5s and 5c hit 35 more countries today

Today marks the start of the second availability wave of Apple's iPhone 5s and 5c, which includes 35 more countries. Among those are Spain, Russia and South Korea. The full list of countries in alphabetic order is as follows - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, French West Indies, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein,...

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Sony Xperia Z1S (aka Z1 mini) spotted in the wild

At an exhibition of Sony headphones an interesting, unidentified phone appeared – could it be the Sony Xperia Z1S? If you've missed the rumors, the Z1S is supposed to be the international version of the Xperia Z1 f (also called Z1 mini sometimes). The Sony Xperia Z1 f is the first true super mini – it has the same specs as its 5" counterpart (Xperia Z1), but...

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International HTC One receiving Android 4.3 update

Continuing their exemplary pace for the HTC One updates, HTC has now started rolling out the Android 4.3 update for the international variant. The update brings many changes, which you can see in the screenshot above. The important one here (other than Android 4.3 itself) is the Sense 5.5 update. This update lets you disable the controversial BlinkFeed...

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Twitter on your Windows Phone might be racking up data usage

Windows Phone hits a data usage snag - and it's not even its fault. Microsoft has confirmed that the Twitter client on its People hub might be causing some Windows Phones to re-download contact profile images over and over again, leading to a data drain. The Verge, who reported the issue to Microsoft, is suggesting that the problem may be caused on Twitter's...

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