Month: June 2015

  • Blackberry’s first Android phone rumoured to come in August

    Blackberry’s first Android phone rumoured to come in August

    A few days ago, there were rumours that the Blackberry’s first Android-powered smartphone – codenamed Venice – might arrive in November. However, a new report is suggesting that the Venice might not run Android at all. As per the report, the Canadian company’s debut Android phone will instead be called Prague. Aimed at emerging markets,…

  • 5.5-inch Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 arrives in Canada on June 30

    5.5-inch Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 arrives in Canada on June 30

    After having made its way to the US already, Alcatel’s OneTouch Idol 3 is now headed to Canada too, in its 5.5-inch iteration. Alcatel has officially announced that the Idol 3 will land in Canada on June 30. Over there you’ll be able to purchase one from no less than three carriers: Bell, Telus, and…

  • OnePlus 2 will have underclocked CPU and cost at least $349

    OnePlus 2 will have underclocked CPU and cost at least $349

    Yesterday OnePlus revealed the first piece of the puzzle regarding its next device, namely the chipset it will use. Unsurprisingly, the company went with the latest iteration of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 for the OnePlus 2. However, it assured us then that thanks to using an improved version of the SoC, along with some heavy cooling…

  • Nokia will launch new smartphones in 2016, CEO now says

    Nokia will launch new smartphones in 2016, CEO now says

    Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri (pictured below) seems to have finally given up on saying that his company will not return to the smartphone market. Following one denial last year and another in April of this year, Suri now says the company is in fact planning on putting its name on new smartphones starting in 2016.…

  • Samsung wants court to reconsider $548 million in damages awarded to Apple

    Samsung and Apple have fought numerous legal battles but one stood out against the rest, it’s the 2013 Apple lawsuit alleging Samsung of infringing on some key patents related to smartphone technology and design. Apple initially seeked as much as $2 billion in damages but it was awarded $930 million after a long and arduous trial. Around…