Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 will sport a familiar design, according to recent reports — but it may not be the Galaxy S6 clone we’ve all been expecting. According to a leaked display panel, the device may actually look just like a mini Galaxy Note 5 instead. As you can see in the image above, the leaked

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Google has vowed to investigate poor Wi-Fi performance on its new Pixel C tablet, which is resulting in slow download speeds for some users. Early adopters reports that their Pixel C is only delivering a fraction of the Wi-Fi speeds other devices get on the same network, yet strangely, upload speeds don’t appear to be affected by

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With CES, a.k.a. the world’s biggest Consumer Electronics Show, coming up this week, we’re about to hear a whole lot more about the Internet of Things and smart connected gadgets. Which makes this the perfect time for the announcement of a new type of Wi-Fi called Wi-Fi HaLow, which is an extension of the upcoming

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A leaked specifications list for the upcoming Galaxy S7 suggests this year’s upgrade will be all about adding power and improving upon last year’s incredible camera. It also indicates that Samsung will be joining forces with Qualcomm again after avoiding its fiery Snapdragon 810. Recent rumors have claimed Samsung will launch the Galaxy S7 early this

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In a not-exactly-happy New Year message sent to employees, Samsung chief executive Kwon Oh-hyun has warned that growth will continue to slow over the course of 2016 — with the reason being weak global economies and increased competition from the likes of Apple. The biggest parts of Samsung’s business likely to suffer include memory chips

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Ford has announced that both Apple’s CarPlay and Android Auto are set to be available for all its 2017 vehicles equipped with SYNC 3, beginning with the new Ford Escape. Sync 3 is the BlackBerry QNX-based infotainment system update which replaced Ford’s previous MyFord Touch system. “Sync allows customers to bring the smartphone technology they’re

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LG’s next flagship smartphone, the G5, is nearly 4-5 months away from launch, but leaks regarding the handset have started making their way to the Internet. As per sources of Evan Blass a.k.a @evleaks, the LG G5 will be the company’s most premium smartphone to date and feature an all-metal build. The handset will also borrow design elements

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The arrival of the original iPhone may have fundamentally changed Google’s plans for its Android smartphone platform, but according to Google’s Vice President of Design, Matias Duarte, Apple’s iOS layout — consisting of grids of apps icons — is disappointingly stagnant. “[The iPhone] crystallised a lot of other things that were kind of stayed even

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We’ve heard for years that Apple could incorporate OLED displays into next-generation iPhones, but over the past few months, those rumors have ramped up, suggesting that the power-sipping display technology could land as early as the iPhone 7. Now, a new report buttresses those rumors, saying Apple is close to finalizing a supply agreement with

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