Qualcomm and Samsung have confirmed that the Snapdragon 835 chipset will be released in the first quarter of 2017. While the two tech giants have confirmed that the chipset is set to be released soon, not much details have been provided about its performance and configuration.
Grace UX, Samsung's latest software experience released alongside the Galaxy Note 7, has found its way to some Galaxy Note 5 devices. Samsung is yet to confirm this but there are reports that some Galaxy Note 5 users in South Korea have received over-the-air updates of the Grace UX.
You know those times when you do not want to leave your browsing record on their mobile phones, especially when looking for certain sensitive or strictly personal type of information? That is exactly what FireFox Focus brings to users, and it comes in a beautifully simple, high-speed web experience with no tabs, no menus, and no pop-ups.
AT&T officially launched its DirecTV Now service on Monday, Nov. 28 after several months of promoting it.
The Lenovo K6 Power smartphone is set to be released in India exclusively via Flipkart.
The OPPO Find 9 smartphone could be launched at the Mobile World Congress 2017.
Facebook is testing a new WiFi model to bring quality Internet access to the rural parts of India.
Chinese competitor Huawei is using Samsung's trial as an opportunity to rise higher in the Android device industry. This year has been bad for the South Korean brand which has suffered from plummeting sales due to defective Galaxy Note 7 units. Meanwhile, shipments of Huawei devices to international markets have increased, boosting the company's profits. Huawei reportedly has a 2.4 percent share of the international smartphone operating profit during the third quarter of the year. This is equivalent to nearly $200 million. Neil Mawston, the executive director of Strategy Analytics said that "Huawei also became the world's most profitable Android smartphone vendor for the first time." He added that it is possible that the company will "maintain steady profitability into the first half of 2017, because its smartphone shipments are growing and it is doing a good job of controlling operating costs." However, experts believe that the Chinese brand's gain over the heated South Korean company may be short-lived. Samsung benefitted from its decision to manufacture in India but was adversely affected by the explosion and recalls of the Galaxy Note 7s smartphone line. This pushed the company to the ninth place in the ranking of smartphone manufacturers during the third quarter of 2016. Despite these struggles, the Samsung brand remains strong on the market making it easier for the company to bounce back with new flagship devices. Richard Yu, the CEO of Huawei, said that his company is targeting to be the second-biggest smartphone manufacturer following the American brand Apple. Samsung was the most profitable firm in the Android field but Apple continues to reign over all smartphone manufacturers with its 91 percent operating profit market share. Meanwhile, two other China-based firms, Oppo and Vivo are also doing well in the industry with a 2.2 percent gain each.
VLC, one of the most popular media player applications, is ready to support 360-degree content. This makes the media player the first in the market to do so.
Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank is launching a pair of Star Wars mobile phones in line with the new "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" movie that is coming out soon. The new phones made by Sharp comes in both dark and light side editions; allowing users to choose their Force allegiance.
