We’re continuing our budget smartphones comparison series with two more models from Samsung today. Last time we looked at the Samsung Galaxy Core vs Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 and saw that it’s still worth considering some of the company’s older models if you’re in the market for an affordable handset. Our contestants for today will be the Samsung Galaxy Core ...
Read More »iPad Air 3 rumor round-up: release date and specs
Apple has had a great 2014 with the newly launched iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air 2, but the year is starting to shape up as yet another successful year with new launches coming up. Rumors are already piling up about the iPhone 7, the iPad Pro and even the new iPad Air 3. Naturally, all these new ...
Read More »iPad Air 2 gets considerable price-cut
Looking for a great deal on an Apple tablet? Well, you’re in luck! The highly desirable iPad Air 2 is now on sale at Best Buy, with all Air 2 models receiving a significant price reduction. The cheapest model, the iPad Air 2’s 16 GB version is off $50, costing $449 instead of the regular $499. The same $50 discount ...
Read More »Moto E is next in line for Android 5.0 Lollipop update
The Moto E, Motorola’s budget friendly handset, seems to be next in line to get the Android 5.0 Lollipop update. We dare to say that seeing as both first and second generation Moto X and Moto G handsets are receiving Android 5.0 Lollipop as we speak. Remember that this is a staggered rollout, so if the update hasn’t popped up ...
Read More »Xperia Z2, Z2 Compact and Z prepping for Android Lollipop update
The Xperia Z2 is last year’s flagship form Sony and thankfully the company confirmed when Android 5.0 Lollipop was released that all of its premium devices will be getting the update. Sony promised that Lollipop would be released in a timely manner, but it seems the process isn’t speeding up, in spite of fans clamoring to get the new OS. ...
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and S5 Mini will get Android Lollipop, but not before March
For the last few years, we’ve been dabbling with different versions of Android KitKat. At last, at the end of 2014, Google released the highly anticipated Android Lollipop 5.0, which naturally spawned a huge interest for the popular OS. Everyone owning a more or less recent and decent Android-based smartphone is thus naturally wondering whether or not Lollipop, or Android ...
Read More »The HTC Desire 816 and 610 will be getting Android Lollipop, but not too soon
According to a recently leaked roadmap for HTC’s Android Lollipop updates, a lot of popular HTC smartphones will be indeed getting the new Android OS over the course of the next few months. While many smartphones are already running Android’s candy-themed, highly desirable OS (Motorola and Nexus smartphones being first-in-line, as usually the case), most major smartphone manufacturers like LG, ...
Read More »Amazon Fire Phone 2 has to bring some real innovations if it wants to succeed
The Amazon Fire Phone was a huge disaster, but that didn’t seem to stop the retailer giant from already working on the Amazon Fire Phone 2. While we have to admire the company for being brave enough to face another inevitable wave of ridicule, we do have to wonder as why they would even bother with this. Others would have just given up ...
Read More »Blackberry 10.3.1 update to start rolling out for the Blackberry Passport next month
Blackberry Passport owners will be happy to know that a new major operating system update is currently in the works and should start rolling out as soon as next month. A couple of minor updates to 10.3.1 have recently leaked online and you can try them out if you wish, but as always, it’s advisable to wait for the official ...
Read More »LG G2 Mini Android Lollipop update doesn’t seem to be coming anytime soon
While a lot of people are waiting for Android Lollipop to arrive on their flagships, some of us are more interested in seeing how it performs on older models like the LG G2 Mini. Surprisingly, LG was one of the first manufacturers to upgrade some of its devices to the latest major update, which is a pretty big feat considering ...
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