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Government Mandates to Weaken Device Security

The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CUA)®, regarding government efforts to force Apple to circumvent security features on an iPhone to assist in a federal investigation: “Our association and our entire industry stand united with the global community as we decry … Read more

ZTE Becomes Official Smartphone of Sevilla Football Club

ZTE Mobile Devices today announced the signing of a sponsorship deal with Sevilla Football Club to serve as the club’s “Official Technology Partner.” This sponsorship seals the deal for ZTE to be the official smartphone of the team. ZTE’s support of sporting activities across the world is already scoring great results and becoming a definitive … Read more

Will Flagship Samsung S7 Sell?

In its yearly update, Samsung showed its flagship smartphone duo at the Mobile World Congress on Sunday including the Galaxy S7 and Edge (curved display) models. But beyond the extended hype, some say the pair failed to generate the excitement, traditionally seen in a new consumer product launch. Samsung introduced just incremental upgrades and in … Read more

Panasonic’s Tiny Tablets Are Smallest Toughpads Yet

Panasonic was showing off its connected IoT products, as well as a rugged smartphone in the Toughpad line. Although officially described as a tablet, the device is 4.7″, supports dual SIM cards and can be used for voice calls – enough, in our eyes, to classify it as a smartphone! Two Toughpad models are available: … Read more

Users to Blame for 75% of Device ‘Failures’

No trouble is found with almost 75% of mobile devices returned to mobile network operators and manufacturers in Europe and North America, according to Blancco Technology Group – a provider of mobile device diagnostic and secure data erasure solutions. Based on data collected from ‘millions’ of Android and iOS smartphones using the SmartChk platform, Blancco … Read more

LEADER Joins the TICO Alliance to Promote Efficient UHD Content Delivery

LEADER Electronics Corporation, a globally active producer of high-grade test and measurement equipment for the broadcast industry, announces that it has joined the TICO Alliance. This decision forms part of LEADER’s commitment to ensure that its hardware and software solutions conform to the IP-based data-exchange formats increasingly being used in broadcast television, radio and professional … Read more

Google Pushes Android 6.0 to Shield

The Nvidia Shield (Nvidia Reaffirms Move to Gaming Products With Streaming Console) is the first device to get version 6.0 (Marshmallow) of Android TV. The software update comes with new features and includes various bug fixes. Google has mainly focused on fixing errors and bring devices up to speed. The update includes: improved colour support … Read more

Sony Focuses on Iteration, Not innovation

Thanks to Sony’s press conference kicking off as MWC opened on the first day, we didn’t make it in time for opening remarks. However, we were there for the launch of the company’s newest devices – and the reasoning behind them. “We are spending too much time on screens” was the message of Hiroki Totoki, … Read more

Asustek Challenges Knox

Asus has released a video showing off a new series of business tablets called the Zenpad M Series, although information about them is still thin. Built for business, the 7″ and 10″ units are pre-loaded with the Asus Device Admin for Mobile (ADAM) system, which can be used for local or remote device management. Tablets … Read more

HTC Surprises with Vive Price

HTC had two stands, located opposite from one another: one was dedicated to the Vive VR headset (and was very busy for all four days of the show), while the other, larger stand held new phones and wearables. The consumer edition of the HTC Vive is available to pre-order now, for $800 (significantly lower than … Read more