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Obi Worldphone is probably not the first name that pops into your head when start-up companies come to mind , Obi , a company headed by former Apple CEO John Sculley has officially unveiled two smartphones running Android .The Worldphone SF1 - a classy mid -range Android device has familiar looks and a premium build while the other - the SJ 1.5 features a affordable price tag and a well designed chassis . Obi WorldPhone SF 1 If a Lumia and a iPhone 4 had a baby , this is what it would possibly look like , although the design cues are a bit obvious the handset certainly looks a lot more premium than its $199 asking price .The phone , made using premium materials includes a strong metal chassis and Gorilla glass 4 arranged in a "floating" laminated sheet gives the user a feel of having apps almost floating at the surface (many high end models feature this zero air gap method now) .The handset -which comes with a gorgeous 5" 1080p display is sure to give the phone a c...

Whilst almost everyone is clamoring for the latest touchscreen smartphone , there are some who still like things a bit old school , so manufacturers like Nokia (not the division that Microsoft bought out) are still keeping their production lines open for old school featurephones including the new Nokia 222  and the Nokia 222 Dual Sim . The handset , designed using styling cues from the old Nokia Classic range feature basic phone necessities without the triple digit cash figures . The Nokia 222 and the 222 Dual sim are both capable of utilizing EDGE /2G data networks to power on board social apps (Facebook , Messenger ,GroupMe by Skype and Twitter) .free copies of Assassins creed brotherhood and Midnight Pool 3 are also  provided by Gameloft . Both phones also feature Nokia's NFC style SLAM feature that lets you share data when two compatible devices are "slammed together" the feature is powered by Bluetooth 3.0 .Camera wise , the phone has a 2MP rear camera , and as ...

The S-Pen stylus on the Galaxy Note series is probably the main reason why the product line is popular in the first place , the S-Pen ,along with the added features of the Note software made pulling a digital stylus out enjoyable once again ,but apparently the experience is not so great for some Galaxy Note 5 owners as the new model has a issue that will get the stylus stuck in its silo if you insert it the wrong way . The new S -Pen , a digital stylus which uses a Waycom digitizer is also equipped with a spring loaded action which once pressed releases the pen from the silo , earlier models of the Note line featured a fingernail pull out (queue the "thats what she said jokes) tab that worked without any issues even if it was inserted the wrong way . If the new S-Pen is inserted the wrong way , the spring section of the pen gets trapped in the S-Pen proximity sensor which might get destroyed if the owner decides to use brute force to pull the trapped pen out -rendering your prec...

More details about the upcoming Huawei Nexus have emerged after the alleged device was exposed with its Bootloader caught in the open . The handset , rumored to be the most likely contender for the title of becoming the next Nexus (LG is also said to be working on a similar project , but we expect LG may be working on creating a successor to the compact Nexus 5 instead) was previously leaked in a pre-production stage with a rear mounted fingerprint scanner and a HTC hero-esque rear design . The new leaks show the device to be sporting a Snapdragon 810 Soc , 3GB of RAM (LPDDR4) and 64GB of Storage provided by Samsung . Other specs leaked according to previous photos show us the display of the phone sitting in the 2560x1440 resolution range and having a USB Type C port .Although further details about the Huawei Nexus are still under wraps , we can expect the device to be unveiled somewhere in the range of October and November along with 5.2/6.0 aka Android Marshmallow and a possible s...

Get ready for a smartphone with greater focus. All will become clear on 02.09.2015. pic.twitter.com/Mm7HjWKojA — Sony Xperia GB (@sonyxperiagb) August 24, 2015 As IFA 2015 gets closer , major manufacturers are gearing up to showcase their products for this years final quarter ,Sony - a manufacturer who announces two flagship handsets per year is now set to launch the Xperia Z5 -the next generation successor to the Xperia Z3+/Z4 launched in the first half of the year . The Z5 is expected to look like the previous handsets before it , monolithic designs and glass/metal combinations and Sony's excellent water resistance are all set to come once agian but this time Sony is rumored to be focusing on improving the camera experience with the new handset by allegedly adding hybrid autofocus to the module .The twitter post , which shows a blurred out photo of Sony's next flagship is set with the title "With Greater focus" - a possible hint at the focusing system that wil...

LG has refreshed its 10" G Pad tablet lineup with the second gen G Pad 2 10.1 , the tablet  has a more powerful Snapdragon 800 Soc + 2GB of RAM will literally run circles around the previous version which has a sluggish Snapdragon 400 Soc + 1GB of RAM . The display on the tablet is still kept at the 16:10 ratio with a resolution bump to 1920x1080p which is a increase over the 720p pannel used earlier , storage options still remain the same with a MicroSD card slot +16GB of onboard storage . Battery life on the new tablet is said to be very good thanks to its 7400 mAh battery.Pricing and availability will be announced at LG's IFA 2015 event held in September Specs at a glance Processor: 2.26GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 Processor Display: 10.1-inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200 / 224 ppi) Operating System: Android 5.1.1 Lollipop Memory: 16GB eMMC / 2GB RAM / microSD Camera: Rear 5MP / Front 2MP Battery: 7,400mAh Size: 254.3 x 161.1 x 7.8mm Weight: 489...

When it comes to smartphone storage options , Asus has basically crowned itself  as being the top dog for offering 128GB smartphones for less than half the price of high-priced rivals , but without being satisfied with a 128GB option , the company has now unveiled a 256GB option for all those who salivate on more phone storage . The device - which Asus calls the Zenfone 2 Deluxe -Special edition is basically the same as the smaller storage option model , the  64bit Intel z3580 Soc is present as well as the 4GB Ram + MicroSd expansion options along with a 13MP camera and a 5mp front sensor, the monolithic digital camo style  pattern on the back is also available and According to ASUS , the panel is customizable according to your liking .The phone has a 3000 mAh battery , support for 4G dual sims and it all runs on Android 5.0.2 with Asus' ZenUI interface with many perks including a free copy of Asphalt 8 .Pricing for this beast is still unknown . Written by Rak...

Huawei has unveiled a new smartphone today , nicknamed the Huawei 7i , the handset addresses the growing selfie trend by including a swivel action camera which makes the 7i unique and interesting .The phone , launched as a mid range handset has a 13MP Sony BSI sensor with a f2.0 aperture mounted in a swivel head which is said to do a almost 360 , there is also a built in LED flash and the whole unit is said to have a durability rating of swiveling 132 times a day for a whole 2 years which is very impressive indeed . The handset has a new 64Bit Snapdragon 616 Soc , 2GB of RAM 16 or 32GB storage with MicroSD expansion , a 5.2" 1080p display and a 3000mAh battery with a custom build of Android with Huawei's EMUI 3.1 overlay, Availability of the handset outside of its homebase in China is still not confirmed . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - GSMArena

News of Blackberry working on a Android handset nicknamed "Blackberry Venice" has been around the internet for a while now , the phone , a spin off of the excellent Passport smartphone is said to incorporate a sliding physical keyboard and a touchscreen all in one . The upcoming Blackberry device , as shown here by our favorite leaker Evan (also known as evleaks) shows the device to be running Android 5.X along with stock navigation keys ,the phone  unlike previous models ,this might bring Blackberry's aged Blackberry OS platform to a end as the company hopes to make Blackberry handsets appealing in a age where other operating platforms are wiped off by iOS and Android .If the handset is true , it will most likely have some up-to date hardware in the form of a Snapdragon 808 Soc , about 3GB of RAM , a 5.4" 2K resolution display and a 16-18MP rear camera with OIS  , The rumored Blackberry device is expected to launch sometime in November of this year Eye candy...

Samsung has unveiled a large screen phablet version of their Galaxy S6 Edge today , the phone ,known simply as Galaxy S6 Edge+ brings a curved unibody design and a premium price for the 5.7" behemoth . The Edge+ , launched along side the flagship Note5 smartphone  the phone sits in the boundary between the Galaxy S lineup and the large screened Note lineup as it has a somewhat lower price and almost identical specs as the Note except for the S-Pen . The display on the phone is a 5.7" SAMOLED panel with a resolution of 2560x1440p and 518ppi , the curved display will surely be a bit of a gimmick but the curve helps with the natural finger swipes as it glides smoothly opposed to running over a hindrance like a bezel or a edge found on rival products . The Edge+ comes with the Exynos 7420 , the same Soc found on its sibling - the Note5 , this processor is clocked to 2.1 Ghz and it has 4GB of RAM to support Cameras on the Edge+ are almost identical to other Samsung f...

Samsung has unveiled its fifth iteration of its most popular phablet smartphone - The Samsung Galaxy Note today , launched along side the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus , the Note 5 brings Samsung's new unibody construction and tried and tested S-Pen features in a somewhat compact 5.7" . First look at the device shows us that the new Note 5 is a completely different animal compared to the previous generations , all previous models of the Note lineup featured utilitarian builds and removable back panels with removable batteries and somewhat hot swappable MicroSD cards - two features that are now absent in the Note 5 , but instead of a cheap feeling plastic build (apart from the Note 4) the new phone feels more up market and definitely worth a bit of a premium . Curved metal Edges surround the device and this can be spec'ed in Gold/bronze or silver according to your liking , machine drilled holes give access to the MicroUSB 2.0 port ,the speaker and of course Samsungs S-Pen ...

Alleged Note 5  Samsung is set to announce two big screened devices tomorrow - The Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 , the two devices - spawned from the unibody design language which started from the Galaxy S6 series has finally managed to take hold of all flagship device and therefore  these devices are set to omit regular Samsung features including a removable battery and even a MicroSD card. Although many of you regard this as blasphemy , removing these features is probably set to happen someday so might as well get over it now . Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + Think of this as Samsung's answer to the iPhone 6 Plus , the giant phone is basically a blown up version of the Galaxy S6 Edge which is making waves in the current mobile marketplace . Placed next to this iPhone 6  Plus , we can see that the Edge plus is quite a big boned fellow as it has a 5.67" 2560x1440 SAmoled display along with curved edges which gives it quite a unique look . The S6 E...

Qualcomm has unveiled details of its next gen mobile superchip - The Snapdragon 820 . the processor , a second gen 64bit flagship processor aims to power next gen smartphones while keeping things cool thanks to Qualcomm's own custom chip design and a new GPU . At the heart of the Snapdragon 820 are 4 Kryo cores , these are said to be custom core designs which means Qualcomm will no longer use stock Cortex designs resulting in "hopefully" lower thermal signatures and lesser power consumption ,Qualcomm did not go deeper into explaining about its processing cores , but we can be sure the chips to fall into the 14 -18nm mark as the previous generation (S810) was 20 nm GPU  performance is one place the new Snapdragon 820 will definitely find itself home , the new chip packs the Adreno 530 , a GPU that packs 40% more power and 40% less power consumption than the outgoing Snapdragon 430 of the S810 , this combined with the support for OpenGL ES 3.1 , Android Extension Kit...

Qualcomm has unveiled three low to mid end processors today , the three processors - the Snapdragon 212 , 412 and the 616 are new additions to the Snapdragon lineup with the 616 taking the top dog spot on the list as it replaces the mid range Snapdragon 615 used in many phones today , The 412 replaces the older Snapdragon 410 and the 212 replaces the older 210 Soc announced last year Snapdragon 616 The Snapdragon 616 brings a minor refresh to the already superb 64bit Snapdragon 615 Soc , the only speed difference comes from the increased clock speed of one of the 4 core clusters found on this 4+4 processor , the rest of the specs  including the Adreno 405 graphics , X5 LTE and the 28mm die is left unchanged Snapdragon 412 Snapdragon 412 chip follows a similar refresh as the 616  , the overall chip has received a clock speed boost to 1.4Ghz from the 1.2Ghz found on the S410 . The memory channel    interface has received a boost from 533Mhz to 600 Mhz ,...

If you are in the market for a very affordable Windows 10 "netbook" style laptop then Acer has you covered , the new Acer Aspire One cloudbook has all the bells and whistles of Windows 10 and a ultra affordable $169 price for the entry level 11" model , $189 for a 32GB 11" model and $199 for the 32GB 14" model - a price which might get you a budget smartphone in this day and age . The cloudbook features a 1.6GHz Celeron processor, 2GB of RAM, 2x usb ports (2.0 and 3.0),HDMI,and a SD card slot . The storage options on the laptops are limited however as it only has 16/32GB of internal storage , also included in the package are - 2 or 3 cell batteries (depending on screen size) and a 480p webcam and a somewhat decent 1366x768 resolution display either in 11.6" or 14" .The Windows 10 home running laptops will come with 1 year subscription to office 365 as well as 1TB of Onedrive storage . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - Betanews