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Building on the successful acquisition of Pebble, Fitbit – leader in the connected health and fitness market, has announced the acquisition of Europe-based smartwatch maker – Vector, for an undisclosed sum. By virtue of this, the team and software platform behind Vector Watch will all join Fitbit. In a statement issued on the brand’s official […]
Over the past year, a number of half-baked information about the partially-unveiled Nintendo Switch Hybrid console have been going around. After months of speculation, Nintendo has taken it upon itself to host the Nintendo Switch event to address and divulge all the juicy details about the switch including the specifications, pricing, available games and official […]
Following the sale of Yahoo’s core internet business to Verizon Communications, the remaining stakes owned by Chinese Internet giant Alibaba will henceforth be known as Altaba, when the closes by late March. According to insider sources, the new name is a combination of Alternative and Alibaba. Last year, Verizon has a deal to buy Yahoo’s […]
Samsung’s upcoming devices in the China-bound Galaxy C series – the Galaxy C7 Pro & Galaxy C5 Pro, have both been spotted alongside the already announced Galaxy C9 Pro. The duo are expected to bring some improvements over the the Galaxy C7 and C5, but will keep the same 5.7- and 5.2-inch screen sizes respectively. […]
HMD Global, the new company behind the Nokia smartphone brand, has confirmed it will reveal more information about its upcoming smartphones at the MWC 2017 in February. The Finnish coy is expected to announce the Android OS powered Nokia D1C (now official as the Nokia 6 for the Chinese market) and the Nokia E1. Judging […]
Recently, China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center – TENAA, certified a new ASUS smartphone in the home country. The ASUS_X00GD (final name unknown) could be a new ZenFone 4 series device and also join the already spotted Zenfone 3 Zoom (ASUS_Z01HDA) ahead of the CES 2017. Sporting a full metal body build and 5.2-inch display with […]
Fresh off announcing its soon-coming Grocery Store without checkout lines, Amazon is in the news again. This time, the e-commerce giant’s patent application for sky floating warehouses, capable of flying at altitudes of 45,000 feet or more above ground level, has come into light. Spotted by CB Insights Tech Analyst – Zoe Leavitt, Amazon has […]
ZTE is set to make a splash at the upcoming CES 2017 with various product offerings. The company is expected to announce its known crowdsourced smartphone and new promo material uploaded briefly on the official website suggests, it will join the Dual-Camera phone bandwagon soon. Sporting a metal body build with diamond-cut edges & matte […]
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy C series smartphones – the Galaxy C5 Pro (SM-C5010) and Galaxy C7 Pro (SM-C7010) have been certified in China by TENAA. The duo, were expected to go official in China this month but a 2017 release date is looking more likely. As expected, the Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro (SM-C5010) and Galaxy C7 […]
Ahead of the new year, UMi has announced plans to undergo major changes and rebrand under a different moniker. Henceforth, the Chinese company will release its smartphone products under the UMIDIGI brand and the already announced UMi Z will be the last model labelled with UMi. Going forward, UMIDIGI (short form for UMi Digital) will […]