Month: February 2017

  • Xiaomi showcases its first ever in-house chipset – Surge S1

    Just as teased and teased, right on the date, Xiaomi unveiled the Surge S1 – its first in-house chipset. This is the lower-tier of the two Pinecone CPUs Xiaomi has planned and is built on a 28nm process. In comparison, the higher-end Pinecone V970 we’re waiting on will be built around the efficient 10nm process.…

  • Xiaomi Mi 5C announced with the first in-house Xiaomi processor

    Many companies and start-ups are at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but Xiaomi decided to go against the flow and had its own event today at the National Convention Center in Beijing. It had two major announcement – its first in-house chipset named Surge S1 and a Xiaomi Mi 5C smartphone, powered by the…

  • Apple releases Beta 4 for iOS 10.3, watchOS 3.2, and macOS Sierra 10.12.4

    Apple has already begun rolling out the fourth build for three different firmwares. The first is iOS 10.3, which can be downloaded by both registered developers, as well as public beta testers. The new beta build brings a few new features the Find My AirPods option within the Find My iPhone app, Wi-Fi Calling for…

  • Jolla and Sony come together to bring Sailfish OS to Xperia devices

    Jolla has announced that it now supports Sony’s Open Devices Program. This means that the company will be releasing its Sailfish OS for a range of Sony’s Xperia branded devices. The announcement was made by Jolla in a press release where-in the company also revealed that the first project under this partnership is Sailfish OS-powered…

  • BlackBerry Priv currently going for under $280 in US

    BlackBerry’s debut Android phone, the Priv, is currently going for less than $280 in the US. eBay seller mobilepros1 is selling the device at this price, with the listing currently revealing that nearly 600 units have already been sold. A quick look at BlackBerry’s official website reveals a $499 price tag for the device, meaning…