Sony released its Xperia Z5 smartphone in November 2015, which is said to stand a tough competition when Xiaomi releases its much touted Xiaomi Mi 5 smartphone in Feb. 24.
Google is planning to manufacture its third generation Nexus 7. It is said that two manufacturers are now being considered by Google to hand over the manufacturing rights of Nexus - HTC and Huawei.
YouTube views show that while Super Bowl Sunday is the day of the big game, the Monday after is usually when viewership of ads from the NFL championship game peak. Users of Google's video sharing site watch and re-watch Super Bowl ads online, and then share and comment on the commercials through social networks.
A new energy-efficient computer chip that can do powerful artificial intelligence (AI) tasks on smartphones and Internet of Things (IoT) devices has been developed by researchers. The tiny chip called Eyeriss developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) would integrate things called "neural networks" modeled after the human brain into mobile AI.
Things change when Huawei Honor 5X is said to come in other parts of the globe, as the company has confirmed on XDA that it is going to put a newer chipset on the device, rather than the older Snapdragon 615 processor.
Xbox One fans who have been on the fence about buying the gaming console can now get a $75 gift code and free game with their purchase. The freebie games bundled with Microsoft Store credit are limited to three video games including Assassin's Creed: Unity. Microsoft's new deal includes packages ranging from $349 to $499, and features options such as Halo, Gears of War, Lego Movie Videogame, and Kinect.
MSI presented its new gaming laptop called GT72S Tobii with eye tracking system at CES 2016 in January, which is now available to purchase.
Facebook's Free Basics mobile app has been blocked by India's telecom regulators in a ruling that argues the world's largest social network broke the rules of net neutrality. Its Internet service provided smartphones with free access to a limited number of online sites with content such as the BBC, Wikipedia, local news and weather forecasts. However, regulatory officials argued that Free Basics favored certain web services over others.
Avid enthusiasts of the video game "Titanfall" may need to wait for up to a year to see a new sequel and a TV series spin-off in development.
Apple has released beta versions of its much awaited 9.3 update. An official preview of this update is already available online.
