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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 review: Still a fantastic phablet, but no longer the best

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 review: Still a fantastic phablet, but no longer the best Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 can’t quite beat the LG G4 overall but it’s still a stonking smartphone Update, 29/6/2015: This is our original review of the Note 4, but we’ve added a comparison to the fantastic LG G4 to the end of

Nexus 6 review: Google’s big beast has just had a price cut

Nexus 6 review: Google’s big beast has just had a price cut Google’s flagship smartphone is big and bold, but it can’t quite live with the best large-screen handsets around   Update: Google has cut the price of the Nexus 6 on the Google Store. The handset now costs £399 for the 32GB model and

Android 5.1 Lollipop review: Google’s best OS is coming to the Asus ZenFone 2

Android 5.1 Lollipop review: Google’s best OS is coming to the Asus ZenFone 2 Update: The Asus ZenFone 2 ZE550ML is about to get an Android 5.1 update Update: Google’s best mobile OS yet is already available on most Android handsets, and now it’s coming to Asus’ entry-level ZenFone 2. Android 5 – or Android Lollipop

Sony turns a profit thanks to PS4, but Xperia looks in deep trouble

Sony turns a profit thanks to PS4, but Xperia looks in deep trouble Sony has started to turn around its troublesome technology empire, but its Xperia smartphones are still haemorrhaging cash   Sony’s first quarterly earnings of 2015 show a threefold net profit increase, to ¥82.4 billion (£425m), thanks mostly to the PlayStation 4. However,

Samsung to Adjust S6 & S6 Edge Prices Due to Declining Profits

Samsung to Adjust S6 & S6 Edge Prices Due to Declining Profits   It appears that people were confused. Earlier this year, Samsung announced its best smartphones to date with the duo of the Galaxy S6/S6 Edge. While those phones mark the peak for Samsung’s Android adventures so far, they’re undoubtedly too iPhone-like. Seriously, what’s

Blackberry Might Leave Smartphone Industry if Fortunes Don’t Improve

Blackberry Might Leave Smartphone Industry if Fortunes Don’t Improve   It’s not news that BlackBerry has been struggling in the smartphone business mainly because of Android and iOS. In a recent interview, BlackBerry CEO, John Chen said that if turnaround efforts fail to catch fortunes, Blackberry will be forced to leave the smartphone market altogether.

Google Ditching Interstitial Ads on Mobile

Google Ditching Interstitial Ads on Mobile   Many mobile websites promote their companion apps with full-page, pop-up ads that encourage visitors to download the app rather than view content on the mobile Web. But according to a Google study, the vast majority of people ignore download prompts and continue to the mobile website. Which is

Tab S2 8.0 & 9.7 Are Samsung’s Lightest and Thinnest Tablets Yet

Tab S2 8.0 & 9.7 Are Samsung’s Lightest and Thinnest Tablets Yet   Last year, Samsung upped the bar for high-resolution tablets with its Galaxy Tab S tablets. Now, it is doing that again with the unveiling of the successors to those tablet, the Tab S2 8.0 and 9.7 which come with more conventional displays

PTCL ChaarJi LTE Tab [Unboxing + Review]

PTCL ChaarJi LTE Tab [Unboxing + Review]   PTCL announced its Chaarji LTE Tablet few weeks ago that it is selling for Rs. 25,000 in cities where PTCL’s Chaarji service is available, i.e. in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad and Peshawar. Tablet comes with Rs. 5,000 worth of freebies to sweeten the deal. Before we go to unboxing

Whatsapp Urdu Is Going to Be Available Very Soon

Whatsapp Urdu Is Going to Be Available Very Soon   We have some great news for those of you who prefer communication in our national language. An Urdu version of Whatsapp will very soon be available in the iOS and Android App stores. The translation couldn’t have come at a better time. Mobile penetration rates