Gordon Gottsegen

Early Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) renders allegedly surface

While Samsung’s flagship S7 receives praise from critics and the Note 7 is riddled with controversy, it’s important not to forget about the Korean company’s midrange phones. Last year, Samsung released the Galaxy A8. It was the company’s slimmest phone at the time and came at a lower price than the Galaxy S6. This year, …

Read More »

Microsoft could quit the Lumia line in December

Lumia phones have likely reached the end of the line. Microsoft will stop selling Lumia devices like last year’s flagship 950 and 950 XL by December, according to an alleged Microsoft employee speaking on terms of anonymity to tech site WinBeta. After purchasing the Lumia smartphone division from Nokia in 2014 for a slightly more than the hefty $7.2 billion …

Read More »

Samsung Galaxy S8 could be an Edge

A new report of South Korea fans the rumor that Samsung could do away with flat-screen displays on the Samsung Galaxy 8 in favor of curves. The latest scuttlebutt comes from The Korea Herald, where “sources” claim that Samsung is readying 5.1-inch and 5.5-inch curve screens. If the rumor proves true, 2017’s Galaxy S8 would come as a curved-screen, Edge-only …

Read More »

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 gets put on no

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 is off to a rough start. Not only was the product recalled soon after its release due to battery issues, horror stories about the phones exploding keep grabbing attention. The latest update in the saga comes from Australia after three airlines — Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia — banned travelers from using or even charging the …

Read More »

Uber lets its riders DJ via Spotify and Pandora

Uber wants its passengers to be able to host their own version of Carpool Karaoke by letting them control tunes during their ride on both Spotify and Pandora, the company announced Thursday in a blog post. Although Uber has partnered with Spotify as far back as 2014, the feature wasn’t widely promoted. The ability to stream Pandora was unveiled back …

Read More »

Apple’s iPhone 7 could be more powerful than we thought, according to benchmark tests

All you Apple fans eagerly awaiting Wednesday’s likely iPhone 7 announcement may have good reason to jump for joy. Benchmark tests for a mysterious device called “iPhone9,3” surfaced online, MacRumors reported. The results, run using popular diagnostic tool Geekbench, are believed to belong to Apple’s unannounced-but-highly-rumored iPhone 7. This is based off the fact that the iPhone 6s and 6s …

Read More »

Apple Watch 2 has thicker battery according to leaked measurements

Apple is hosting its big press event tomorrow, and we’re expecting plenty of news about a second-generation Apple Watch. The latest leak gives us something to think about as we count down the hours. Byte.co.uk, a retailer that sells replacement parts for Apple products, released a video detailing what could be the Apple Watch 2’s display and battery measurements. They …

Read More »