Month: November 2015

  • Windows 10-powered Katana 01 to go on sale next week

    Windows 10-powered Katana 01 to go on sale next week

    A low-end, Windows 10-powered smartphone will be released next week. Dubbed Katana 01, the device is manufactured by Japan-based OEM Freetel, and will go on sale in the country on November 30. Specs-wise, the device is powered by a quad core 1.1GHz CPU, and sports a 4.5-inch (480 pixel resolution) display. It has 1GB RAM…

  • LG is restructuring its business to optimize growth in promising areas

    LG is restructuring its business to optimize growth in promising areas

    ust like its Korean cousin Samsung, LG is a huge corporation with many divisions across a number of markets. And while it is no secret that the company’s mobile division has been struggling to turn a profit lately, some of LG’s other branches have been thriving. The OEM is currently supplying the majority of display…

  • Huawei Mate 8 goes official with 6-inch display, Kirin 950 SoC

    Huawei Mate 8 goes official with 6-inch display, Kirin 950 SoC

    As expected, Huawei has launched the Mate 8, which is being called the company’s “most advanced flagship smartphone.” In line with what was teased before, the smartphone is powered by the Chinese firm’s latest Kirin 950 SoC with octa-core CPU and Mali T880MP4 GPU, and sports a 6-inch FHD IPS display. For those who aren’t…

  • Lumia 950 and 950 XL already available at some Microsoft retail stores in US

    Microsoft’s latest flagship smartphones – the Lumia 950 and 950 XL – are now available for purchase at some of the software giant’s retail stores in the United States. FYI, that’s a day earlier than what was previously announced. That’s good news especially for those planning to purchase the Lumia 950 XL given that the…

  • New render claims to depict upcoming Nokia C1 running Android and Windows 10 Mobile

    New render claims to depict upcoming Nokia C1 running Android and Windows 10 Mobile

    The C1 is supposedly going to be the first handset to bear the Nokia logo after the Finnish company sold its smartphone business to Microsoft a few years ago. That there will be new Nokia mobile devices coming in 2016 has already been confirmed by the CEO, so that’s nothing new. Yet whether the first…