For Digital Know-How, Even The Most Experienced Look To Startups

Common sense tells us that anyone involved in the creation of a startup should learn all they can from experienced executives from established companies. But when it comes to technology, the reverse seems to be the case — startup entrepreneurs these days apparently have business-tech savvy that major-company executives are craving.

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Droid Maxx 2 now accidentally confirmed by Motorola

Just a day after Motorola and Verizon sent out press invites for a joint event centred around “the newest Droids,” the former has accidentally confirmed the existence of the Droid Maxx 2 smartphone. It’s worth mentioning that Google had recently confirmed that the device will be Verizon’s Moto X Play.

Motorola yesterday launched a stock email client, dubbed Moto Email, on Google Play. Among the screenshots accompanying the app’s Play Store listing was an image (shown above) where-in the sender’s signature read, “Sent from my DROID MAXX 2.” A quick look at the listing now reveals that the image in question has been removed.

As multiple Droid-branded phones are to be announced at the October 27 event, we are also expecting the companies to unveil the Droid Turbo 2 (which also has an international variant dubbed the Moto X Force).

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BLU’s new Studio Energy 2 and Energy X are budget phones with monster batteries

Miami-based smartphone manufacturer BLU has launched two new budget-friendly smartphones: the Studio Energy 2 and Energy X. Both are now available for purchase on Amazon – while the former carries a price tag of $179.00, the latter will set you back $109.00.

Specs-wise, the Studio Energy 2 (shown above) – which is the successor to the Studio Energy smartphone launched earlier this year – is powered by a MediaTek MT6735 chipset with quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU and Mali-T720 GPU, and sports a 5.0-inch 720p Super AMOLED display.

The handset comes with 1.5GB RAM and 16GB expandable internal memory, and packs in a huge 5000 mAh battery. In terms of camera, the Studio Energy 2 features an 8MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter. Measuring 144 x 71.2 x 10.1 mm and weighing in at 176 gms, it runs Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system, and is available in Midnight Grey and Ceramic White with Rose Gold color options.

On the other hand, the Energy X is powered by a MediaTek 6580 SoC with quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 processor, and sports a 5.0-inch 720p IPC LCD display. It comes with 1GB RAM and 8GB expandable internal memory, and packs in a big 4000 mAh battery.

In terms of camera, the Energy X features and 8MP rear unit and a 2MP front shooter. Measuring 142 x 70 x 8.9 mm and weighing in at 154 gms, it, however, runs Android version 5.1, and is available in Midnight Grey and Luxury Gold color…

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