Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Samsung is expected to unveil its Galaxy Note 4 phablet on September 3, but an online store may have just spilled most of the key features of the device. A dedicated product page from Indonesian Internet retailer Erafone describes the Note 4 in full detail, purportedly revealing or confirming just about …

Xiaomi’s Mi Band on China’s Tmall.com Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Chinese vendor Xiaomi will launch its new rock-bottom-priced fitness band on Monday. Known as the Mi Band, the device will sell for 79 yuan, which translates to about $13 or 10 euros. The first wearable gadget from a company known for its increasingly popular smartphones, the Mi Band can monitor …

Apple The iPhone 6 is now facing its final test phase in preparation for mass production. At least, that’s the latest scuttlebutt from Chinese media. Purportedly based on sources at Apple supplier Foxconn, a report from Chinese blog site Weibo claims that the iPhone 6 is now in a stage called product validation test (PVT), according to the G for …

Android 4.4 KitKat keeps flavoring more devices. Google Android 4.4 KitKat continues to climb up the food chain of Android devices. In Google’s latest Android Developer Dashboard released on Wednesday, version 4.4 of Google’s Android mobile operating system, called KitKat, scooped up a market share of 20.9 percent. Using data collected via visits to the Google Play store over a …

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Prospective iPhone 6 buyers can already preorder cases even though the phone hasn’t yet been announced. Korean mobile case and accessory maker Spigen has unveiled a dedicated product page touting its iPhone 6 cases with rendered images illustrating how the cases themselves would fit snugly into Apple’s next iPhone. Spigen said it based the look of …

Apple’s iPad Air and other devices are apparently not on the outs with the Chinese government. Josh Miller/CNET China and Apple have both refuted a report that certain Apple devices have been banned for government purchases in the country. On Wednesday, a Bloomberg article claimed that China had banned the iPad and Mac from government purchasing due to security concerns. …

Windows Phone users stuck on version 7 will have to bid farewell to Skype within the next few weeks. On a support page, Skype parent Microsoft posed the question: “Is Skype for Windows Phone 7 being discontinued?” The response? “Yes.” Sometime within the next few weeks, Skype will no longer be available in any form on Windows Phone 7, according …

Apple’s iPad Air. Josh Miller/CNET Has China banned key Apple products from government purchase? A new report is throwing cold water on that claim. In a story picked up by CNET and other news sites on Wednesday, Bloomberg said that China had banned Apple’s iPad and Mac from government purchasing over security concerns. Citing “government officials familiar with the matter,” …

Apple’s iPad Air. Josh Miller/CNET Apple is reportedly facing a purchasing ban on certain products for Chinese government use. The powers-that-be in Beijing have excluded the iPad and MacBook from a list of products that can be bought with public money, Bloomberg said Wednesday, citing “government officials familiar with the matter.” Specifically, the iPad, iPad Mini, MacBook Air, and MacBook …

Chitika Apple iPhone owners continue to surpass users of Samsung phones at generating a greater level of Web traffic in North America, according to a report from online ad network Chitika. In new data released Monday, Chitika found that Apple accounted for 52.3 percent of all smartphone traffic seen on the Web in the US and Canada last month, a …