Man behind Nokia’s phone revival quits
Only been there for two years
The bloke tasked with bringing the Nokia phone division back from the dead has surprised everyone by quitting.
Huawei unveils Honor 8 smartphone in Europe
Starting at €399
Huawei has decided that its 5.2-inch Honor 8 smartphone deserves a dedicated European launch, where it will be available in the coming month with a starting price of €399.
Huawei shipments up
60.5 million smartphones globally
Huawei has said that it shipped 60.5 million smartphones globally in the first half of 2016, a 25 percent rise from a year before.
MediaTek expected to do well in the third quarter
Everyone wants its chips
MediaTek is to announce its third quarter results soon and the word on the street is that the outfit will do rather well.
LG profits reach two-year high
$504 million for April June
LG Electronics appears to be doing rather well all of a sudden and says its second-quarter operating profit will reach a two-year high.
Apple patents tech to stop iphone users videoing concerts
Acting in its users’ interests.
Fruity cargo cult Apple has come up with a method to switch off all the iPhones at a concert to stop Apple fanboys recording live acts.
LeEco's Le 2 smartphone with Helio X20 now available
Helio X20 starts at $199
Le Eco is a company that got renamed from Le TV and it looks like they are ready to ship four phones, some with Helio X20 and some with Snapdragon 820 chips inside.
Ulefone has Helio P10 smartphone for $199
Full HD bezel-less screen, 4GB RAM, 32GB ROM
Ulefone Future is an interesting smartphone that is currently selling for $199 to $239, and you get quite a lot including Helio P10 SoC, 5.5-inch bezel-less Full HD screen, Android 6.0 out of the box, Gorilla Glass 3 and 16-megapixel camera.
Samsung outsells Apple
Twice as many Smartphones in 2016
Samsung managed to sell twice as many smartphones as Apple in the first quarter of 2016.
HTC unveils the new 5.2-inch HTC 10 flagship smartphone
It is all about the design
HTC has officially unveiled the successor of the HTC One lineup, the new HTC 10 flagship smartphone with 5.2-inch screen, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 SoC, 12MP UltraPixel camera and new BoomSound speakers.