Xiaomi Redmi 3 has ginormous battery, costs only $106

Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer known for well-performing, low-cost devices, is betting that your two biggest qualms with smartphones today are high price and shoddy battery life. Its latest phone, the Xiaomi Redmi 3, aims to fix both issues: It's a 5-inch Android phone with a 4,100…


Moto 360 Sport review

Running straight into limitations When Motorola announced that it would be making a new sport watch, it was not unreasonable to think that it might be an improved version of something like the MotoActv, a 2011 release that won over a small but rabid fan base of workout enthusiasts. The MotoActv was…


OXY SmartWatch connects to Android, iOS and Windows 10 smartphones

OXY is the first smartwatch that looks and feels like a traditional watch and can connect to virtually every modern smartphone - Android, iOS or Windows 10. Bristol, UK based start-up OXY has launched an Indiegogo campaign for its smart watch. The OXY watch will be available in two shape and colour…


Huawei Mate 8 is a 6-inch behemoth with plenty of battery life

You know who's been the world's third biggest smartphone manufacturer for nearly three years? Huawei, that's who. Despite strong competition from Chinese peers Xiaomi and Lenovo, the company just keeps on churning out solid handsets, both in China and overseas. Its latest flagship, the 6-inch…


You can now ask Google's mobile app (almost) anything

Frankly, it was always possible to ask Google anything, but for slightly more complicated questions, the answers were a bit...wanting. Now, Google has updated its mobile app to better understand complex queries. In a blog post Monday, Google product manager Satyajeet Salgar explains some of the…


More Samsung Galaxy View images and details leak

We posted some exclusive information about Samsung’s upcoming large-screen tablet last week along with its images and specifications. Now, some more images of this huge device have surfaced on the Internet. The Galaxy View is an Android-based tablet with an 18.4-inch TFT display with a resolution…


Hands-on with LG's dual-screen, dual-selfie camera V10

If you were wondering how LG might keep up with Samsung's experimentation with extra screen real estate on its Edge phones -- and really, isn't that the first thing we all think about after we wake up, pour a cup of coffee and question the insignificance of our existence -- the V10 is your answer.…


Verizon to unveil next Droid smartphones on October 27

"Everything you expect from a phone will change," the carrier teases in an invitation to its media event. Verizon Wireless' Droid smartphone franchise will soon get its moment in the spotlight. The New Jersey-based carrier sent out invitations to a media event in Manhattan on October 27, teasing…


Microsoft's Band 2: Specs, pricing, SDK and more

Microsoft's Band 2 fitness device -- part of the company's Windows 10 devices family -- is available for preorder in the U.S. for $250. Microsoft's second-generation fitness band, the Band 2, was one of several new devices the company introduced last week. In the days since Microsoft showed off its…


Cat Phones announces Cat S40 rugged Android smartphone for the US market

Our smartphones are often the computer we use the most and when you are out in the mud, snow, or water you still need a device to perform. The Cat S40 is designed to go into these environments with you. As a professional engineer and ship designer, I often find myself out on shipchecks crawling…