Samsung Korea is giving away its new flagship smartphone to loyal Galaxy S owners in South Korea, a local newspaper reports. The company offered the new Samsung Galaxy S6 to SK Telecom customers who either bought all Galaxy S-series smartphones or were still using the Galaxy S1, which was launched back in 2010. The South Korean electronics giant on Tuesday held an event to reward its loyal customers,... 

Google and Taiwan’s Asus are launching a “computer on a stick” which can plug into a display to turn it into a PC. Google said in a blog post that the Asus Chromebit would be arriving mid-year with a low price tag. “Smaller than a candy bar, the Chromebit is a full computer that will be available for less than $100,” Google said. “By simply plugging this device into... 

Xiaomi, the company often referred to as China’s Apple, has teamed up with the Android Open Kang Project (popularly known as AOKP) for its MIUI 7 custom user interface based on Android 5.1 Lollipop. The news was confirmed via AOKP’s official blog that revealed both Xiaomi and Team Kang were working closely on MIUI 7, which will debut on the next flagship smartphone, the Mi 5. For the uninitiated,... 

The Asus ZenFone 2 is set to launch in India by the last week of April, as per a company statement on Monday – in-line with an earlier statement by Asus Taiwan that’d tipped an April launch. The much-anticipated smartphone has several variants, including one with a 5-inch display and a few with 5.5-inch displays, and with memory up to 4GB of RAM. The top-end Asus ZenFone 2 model (ZE551ML)... 

Xiaomi on the occasion of its fifth anniversary has unveiled a more affordable variant of the Redmi 2, the Redmi 2A. The Chinese company alongside also unveiled the Mi Note (Pink Edition). Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun at an event in China unveiled the two new products. The Xiaomi Redmi 2A has been launched at CNY 599 (approximately Rs. 6,000) and will be available at a special price of CNY 499 (approximately... 

You know that your credit and debit cards include all sorts of loyalty programs and special discounts when you shop at select stores or restaurants. But did you actually read through those documents that come from the bank, to figure out where the best deals are? And even if you did that, unless you go out specially to take advantage of a scheme, will you remember all the deals the next time you go... 

Free mobile apps with ads drain your smartphone’s battery faster, cause it to run slower, and use more network data, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found. When compared to apps without ads, the researchers found that apps with ads use an average of 16 percent more energy than apps without ads. That lowers the battery life of a smartphone from 2.5 to 2.1 hours on average –... 

Apple may not debut its much-anticipated 4-inch iPhone model this year, while more details about the implementation of the expected Force Touch feature on the iPhone range have been tipped. KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo contradicts recent rumours that suggested three new iPhone models were likely to launch this year – the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, and iPhone 6C. Kuo further added that the next-generation... 

The famous bendgate videos and memes may just start doing the rounds of the Internet again, and this time it’s not Apple and its new larger iPhone models that are the butt of the joke. SquareTrade, an extended warranty service provider for consumer electronics, has come out with a video showing the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge being put through a bend test alongside the iPhone 6 Plus and HTC One M9. The... 

Gionee on Saturday launched the Elife S7 in India at an event in Hyderabad, its latest slim smartphone offering with a thickness of 5.5mm. The Elife S7 has been priced at Rs. 24,999, and will hit shelves in a week in Black, White, and Blue colours. The Gionee Elife S7 was unveiled at MWC 2015, where the company president William Lu had explained why the smartphone was not slimmer than its predecessor,... 

Xiaomi on Tuesday launched a new 40-inch variant in its Android-based Mi TV 2 lineup in China at CNY 1,999 (approximately Rs. 20,000). The first sale of the television is scheduled for March 31 on Xiaomi’s China website. The new Mi TV 2 model from Xiaomi features a 40-inch Sharp SDP X-GEN full-HD panel with a ‘Radiant’ LED backlight module, a 14.4mm bezel, and 5000:1 dynamic contrast... 

Xiaomi, the company often referred to as China’s Apple, is turning five in April and the company to mark the occasion has announced an event on Tuesday. The Chinese company on its MIUI forum has confirmed that Lei Jun, CEO, will be launching new device (or devices) at the event. The company has not revealed what is up its sleeves; though based on recent rumours Xiaomi is expected to launch the...