Rumors of Apple equipping future iPhones with OLED displays have been circling for quite a while, but most of them suggested that such an iPhone wouldn’t arrive until around 2018 or 2019. However, a new report out of China claims that Apple will actually release the long-awaited OLED iPhone in 2017, which aligns with separate reports… Continue reading Apple might launch its first OLED iPhone as early as next year
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Apple’s 4-inch iPhone might be called the iPhone SE
Numerous leaks and rumors have claimed that Apple is preparing to launch a 4-inch version of the iPhone soon, which is expected to be like an iPhone 5S that has updated hardware and a new design, but nobody can agree on what the name is going to be. For a while now, most people agreed… Continue reading Apple’s 4-inch iPhone might be called the iPhone SE
Microsoft won’t bring Android apps to Windows 10 after all
Things aren’t looking good for Windows 10 Mobile, as Microsoft has cancelled Project Astoria, the initiative that was supposed to allow developers to easily port their Android apps over to Windows 10 Mobile. The company announced on Thursday that it’s no longer working on the initiative, but considering how Microsoft recently acquired a startup that specializes… Continue reading Microsoft won’t bring Android apps to Windows 10 after all
The government won’t be able to crack the next-generation iPhones
Apple’s face-off with the FBI has proven that the government is willing to use legal force to make companies weaken the encryption on their products, thus harming both the company and its users. Although Apple is challenging the demands, it’s also taking steps to ensure that even if it ends up being forced to weaken… Continue reading The government won’t be able to crack the next-generation iPhones
Smartphones will soon have 256GB of storage thanks to Samsung
Nextbit wants to solve the problem of storage anxiety on smartphones by using the cloud to ensure that you never run out of storage space, but Samsung has a more traditional solution: just give smartphones more internal storage. That’s easier said than done, however, because it’s not enough to develop a storage chip with a larger… Continue reading Smartphones will soon have 256GB of storage thanks to Samsung
The OnePlus 3 will launch within the next few months
It seems like OnePlus is launching a new smartphone every few months, and the next one could launch by the end of the second quarter of this year, according to company co-founder Carl Pei. According to him, the OnePlus 3 will be released within the next few months, but he didn’t go into much detail about the device,… Continue reading The OnePlus 3 will launch within the next few months
Xiaomi is giving Apple and Samsung a run for their money
After keeping us waiting for more than a year, Xiaomi has finally taken the wraps off its new flagship smartphone: the Xiaomi Mi5. With a Snapdragon 820 and 4GB of RAM, the Mi5 can easily hold its own against other flagships in terms of power, but it’s the ridiculously low price of $262 for the… Continue reading Xiaomi is giving Apple and Samsung a run for their money
Sony is killing off its flagship smartphone series
The Xperia Z-series has never been a big sales generator, and considering the laughable state of Sony’s mobile business, it’s no surprise that the company has decided to kill off the series. Sony confirmed as much on Wednesday when it announced that last year’s Xperia Z5 will be the last Z-series smartphone that it releases. All of… Continue reading Sony is killing off its flagship smartphone series
Reviews for the LG G5 are starting to come in
LG’s flagship smartphones are always decent, and that’s why they’re never as successful as Samsung’s flagships, because just being decent isn’t enough to compete against the likes of the Galaxy S series. That’s why LG is being a little more bold with its next flagship, known as the LG G5, by giving it an always-on display and making… Continue reading Reviews for the LG G5 are starting to come in
Windows Phones are even less popular than they were before
Gartner’s most-recent sales figures for the global smartphone market have shown us something we already knew, that Windows Phones aren’t even remotely popular. According to the figures, which were released on Thursday, a mere 1.1% of the new smartphones sold last quarter were Windows Phones, while Android and iOS devices accounted for 80.7% and 17.7% of… Continue reading Windows Phones are even less popular than they were before