Based on the number of Google search requests for the Apple iPhone, Swiss brokerage firm UBS' Evidence Lab Phone Monitor is raising its estimate of first quarter iPhone sales to 70.9 million units. That far surpasses the brokerage firm consensus...

Sony's TV division has lost money for 10 years straight, but the Japanese giant is still optimistic about its upcoming lineup. The Tokyo-based company could start shipping the first Sony televisions with Google's Android TV platform, starting...

Android Lollipop still has a very low market share, with less than 0.1% of the overall Android devices connected to Google Play services. This number will soon change, as some devices are getting official updates from their manufacturers. Just two...

In March this year, the 5.5mm thin Gionee Elife S5.5 held the crown for being the slimmest smartphone in India. It is surprising how things change so quickly. The Chinese company has already announced its next model, the Gionee Elife S5.1, which...

Android Lollipop for HTC One M8 and M7 Google Play Edition finally rolling out (for realsies)

After a couple of heartbreaking delays, owners of the Google Play Edition of the HTC One M8 can finally enjoy a taste of Android 5.0 Lollipop. The upgrade is headed out to handsets over-the-air, so you'll need a solid connection and a juiced up...

As expected, HTC has started pushing out the Android 5.0.1 update to the Google Play editions of both the HTC One (M8) and HTC One (M7). A tweet sent out late yesterday from HTC executive Mo Versi, had alerted everyone to expect the latest and...

HTC is "on track" to update carrier versions of One (M8) and One (M7) to Lollipop by February

Not long after starting updating its One (M8) and One (M7) Google Play Editions to Android 5.0.1 Lollipop, HTC posted some information for those who don’t have a GPE device. According to the company, it’s “still on track” to deliver Android Lollipop...

O2 have stolen a march on its rivals by launching the new Google Nexus 6 in the UK a few days ahead of Carphone Warehouse. The handset is available on O2′s Refresh tariff and is available to both new and existing customers. The retailer is offering...

Chris Burns This morning HTC has tapped in with final upgrade approval for both the HTC One M7 and HTC One M8 for Android 5.0 Lollipop. The first devices that will be updated are the Google Play...

Introduction Very few tablets stray from the normal slate designs we’re accustomed to seeing, but Lenovo surprised many late last year when they unveiled the peculiar looking, Android-powered Yoga Tablet line. One year later, they’re readying...

Introduction Lenovo has an arsenal of tablets that fit into the Windows ecosystem, but they’re becoming more aggressive in the Android tablet market as well – evident by recent devices like its new Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 line. Taking charge, the compan...

Week in Tech: Week in Tech: Amazon's burnt, PlayStation's old, Google's fixing the web

There's an old saying: "if you're in a hole, stop digging". Amazon's Jeff Bezos clearly hasn't heard it, because he plans to follow the Fire phone fiasco by making more Fire phones. This week we also heard about the decidedly different Yota...

Since Jeff Bezos has built Amazon up from an online book retailer in the late 90s to the behemoth it is today, he probably knows a few things about taking calculated gambles. "If you're going to take bold bets, they are going to be experiements...

After a two week delay on the initial release date, today is the day that HTC's Google Play edition One M8 and M7 handsets finally receive the long anticipated Android Lollipop update. Users are already reporting, that they are receiving that...

A late tweet from HTC executive Mo Versi reveals that the manufacurer has now received technical approval from Google, and will start pushing out the Android 5.0 update to the HTC One (M8) Google Play edition later today. The stock Android version...

Its another year, leading into the holiday season and that means one thing; new iPhone! Like 2013, the Californian company introduced two models this year, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. Despite these two devices being very much Apple playing catch up, they’re brilliant devices in their own right....

Let me open up the first sentence saying that the iOS 6 is not a revolution, but is is a refinement. Yes, since the first iOS was introduced by Apple, it has been a gold standard for tablets and smartphones. Each successive version has just polished itself further and further. So, this means that iOS...

Here is the latest review of app called AskMe dedicated to find businesses near your location and after using it for a day, we have found that Getit Infoservices Pvt. Ltd. makers of this app did a tremendous job in creating a simple and user friendly businesses finding app with simple and stylish user...

It's sleek, it's colourful, it's cheap, and it doesn't come from Nokia or Microsoft - it's the Yezz Billy 4.7, in hand at AAWP Towers. I've been looking at it in detail and it's stunningly thin and light. In terms of functionality and performance it's - in theory - exactly halfway between the Lumia 535...

Many would cringe at the idea of spending near $1,000 outright on a smartphone. That’s where quality budget devices step in, offering most of the benefits, without the price tag. The Kogan Agora 4G by BenQ looks to take a slice of the pie, with specifications that on the surface, offer plenty of performance...

Apple TV lets you access iTunes or view content from a Mac or iOS device on the big screen. The same holds true for Google Chromecast and Amazon Fire TV. Unfortunately, each only works with devices in that company’s ecosystem. Looking for something more platform agnostic? Check out the IOGEAR Wireless...

Sony Xperia Z2 waterproof tablet only weighs one pound, making it the lighting 4G LTE tablet. The Xperia Z2 is also the slimmest 4G LTE tablet with a quarter-inch (6.4 mm) width. This Verizon XLTE-ready device has strong durability in the material construction and a great battery life, plus extra features...

Yesterday Google launched a new service called Google Keep. After playing around with it a bit last night, I have a much better idea of what it can and can’t do, and what it really is. Will it be good enough to replace Evernote? Is it even close? In a word, no. Google Keep Phone Interface The...

For some time it seemed that if you wanted to be taken seriously as a business person, you had to have a BlackBerry device. Research In Motion — or RIM as the company was commonly called — built smartphones that were solid, had excellent QWERTY keyboards, they were secure, and they were the first devices...

The candy bar QWERTY has been one of my favourite form factors since I first laid my hands on the Nokia E71. It helped that the E71 was super slim, solid and had amazing battery life, but the tactile keyboard held me back from switching for quite some time. Since those days a glass slab has been my...

When you turn on your Galaxy S 4 the first time, it will ask you a series of questions and preferences to configure it. The good folks at Samsung are well intentioned, but not every one of their customers with a Galaxy S 4 knows from day one whether she wants a Samsung account, what's a good name for...

Organizing your photos into albums on your Galaxy S 4 is important. After you've been taking photos for a while, the job of organizing gets more difficult. You can't remember whether that picture of Johnny was from spring break or Easter. Start putting your pictures in albums sooner rather than later! You...

By Dan Gookin from Amazon Fire Phone For Dummies You don’t have to worry about having or using a datebook or even knowing what one is, because you have a Fire phone. The phone has the Calendar app. It’s well suited to keep track of your schedule and your appointments,...

After it was unleashed from Windows Phone exclusivity, the HERE Maps app has shaped up to be on a steady rise in the Google Play Store. Less than a month ago, the app was at the 1 million milestone, and today 3 million downloads have been reached. HERE Maps’ main selling point has always been its support...

We’ve news today that unlocked Samsung Galaxy S5 and LG G3 handsets in the UK market are at long last receiving their over the air updates to Android 5.0 Lollipop. Some users have already reported that their S5 or G3 have received the update, but these may have been sporadic updates. If you’ve been impatiently...

Apple has been frantically removing Google from their operating systems. Siri and Spotlight search with Bing by default, and there are rumors they’ll make Yahoo! or Bing the default search engine in Safari next. For those of us who just think Google is the better search engine, all this deep integration...

We’ve been complaining for a long time that there’s no safe place to download freeware where the downloads are free of bundled add-ons that usually redirect your browser to something other than what you chose. And even Microsoft is bundling extra installers into their own download site to redirect your...

So, you’re eager to take off the limitations of your Droid and use it on another GSM carrier and now need to know exactly how to unlock a Motorola phone. Whether your excuse is overseas travel or otherwise, you’re going to have to first find and purchase an unlock code. In order to find the correct unlock...

Why do we keep using Titanium Backup even if it looks clunky and requires root access? Well, because it’s one of the best apps for doing what it does – that is, make backups of your phone data and system. Very few backup apps out there could claim to be able to do well what Titanium Backup offers to...

Earlier Samsung launched Terrain Home Android launcher and now Nokia has unveiled its first home launcher for Android, called as Z launcher. The home launcher is a new Android launcher app that works as a home screen for your Android smartphone, similar to most of the other android launchers in the market....