LG Opens G5 Smartphone To Module Devs By Seth Colaner LG pushes hard into modular smartphone market by opening up G5 module development and hosting a mini dev conference.
Nintendo Releases Miitomo For iOS And Android By Michael Justin Allen Sexton As part of Nintendo's strategy to expand into the smartphone market, the company just released its first piece of smartphone software: Miitomo.
How Can A Smartphone Stand Out In A Sea Of Sameness? Specialize By Seth Colaner Smartphone sameness has been a problem for flagships, and it's an epidemic in the midrange and lower. What can smartphone makers do to stand out from the crowd?
Motorola Moto X Pure Edition Review By Matt Humrick, Leonid Yankulin Not yet rated The Moto X Pure Editionās software is purely Android, its attractive styling is purely Motorola, and its customization options make it purely yours.
Canonical Impresses With Ubuntu Core And Low-Power Mobile Devices By Seth Colaner We were skeptical going into Canonical's booth at Mobile World Congress, but the company's Ubuntu Core "convergence" experience running on middling mobile hardware was impressive.
Pay For Your OnePlus Smartphone In Installments, Carrier-Free By Michael Justin Allen Sexton OnePlus announced that U.S. customers can now pay for their OnePlus phones with a new installment program.
Saygus V-Squared Smartphone Still Coming, Just A Little Less āSuperā By Seth Colaner The long-awaited Saygus V-Squared "superphone" is coming to market finally, but the specs that last year were extraordinary are now...not quite. But it's still a promising handset.
Intel Adds Hand-Tracking To Project Tango Phone, Without Peripherals By Seth Colaner Intel's Project Tango phone now offers hand- and object-tracking -- without the use of any peripherals -- as well as improved demos.
Dual-Screen Siam 7x Smartphone Beats The Odds, Hits The Market By Seth Colaner The dual-screen Siam 7x smartphone was a longshot to ever reach the market, but it beat the odds and went on sale today.
(Update: Pricing, Preorder, And No Video Out) U.S. Gets Ubuntu-Flavored Continuum Competitor With Meizu Pro 5 Global Launch By Seth Colaner
Imagination's New Low-Power Series8XE GPU Doubles Fillrate By Matt Humrick, Chris Schodt Imagination Technology announced the PowerVR Series8XE at MWC 2016, a low-power GPU targeting low-cost smartphones, wearables, televisions, IoT devices, and other embedded applications.
Acer Liquid Zest, Liquid Jade 2 Announced At MWC, No U.S. Availability By Lucian Armasu Acer announced two new phones at the MWC, called the Acer Liquid Zest (which also has a 4G variant), and the higher-end Acer Liquid Jade 2.
Sony Announces New Xperia X Series Smartphones By Alex Davies At MWC 2016 Sony took the wraps off three of its latest Android smartphones, part of the Xperia "X" series phones: the X Performance, X, and XA.
Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus With Full HD Screen, Snapdragon 616 Only $149; No U.S. Availability, Though By Rexly PeƱaflorida Lenovo announced the Vibe K5 Plus, which brings a Snapdragon 616 processor, full HD screen, 2 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of storage for only $149.
Samsung Galaxy S7 And S7 Edge Preview By Matt Humrick Samsung follows up last year's radical redesign of its Galaxy flagships by fixing common complaints, polishing up the design, and resurrecting microSD support and IP68 environmental protection.