United attendants will get the iPhone 6 Plus to help you mid-flight

United attendants will get the iPhone 6 Plus to help you mid-flight:

Now that Apple finally has a large smartphone, it's venturing into places that were previously off-limits. Case in point: United has announced that all of its 23,000 "mainline" flight attendants will get the iPhone 6 Plus in the second quarter of 201...

This is the Samsung Galaxy Grand 3: thinner and lighter than the Grand 2

This is the Samsung Galaxy Grand 3: thinner and lighter than the Grand 2:

Samsung is seemingly almost ready to release a successor to its Galaxy Grand 2 - one of the company’s best-selling smartphones in the first half of the year. Naturally called Galaxy Grand 3 (model number SM-G7200), the new handset hasn’t been announced yet, but we can still check it out - thanks to the fact that it’s been approved by China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center.



Although we heard that the Grand 3 would sport a 5.5-inch display, in reality the smartphone comes with a 5.25-inch 720p screen - just like its predecessor. The new Galaxy Grand measures 146 x 74.8 x ...

O-film to start production of fingerprint recognition modules in 2Q15

O-film to start production of fingerprint recognition modules in 2Q15: China-based touch panel maker Shenzhen O-film Tech, in view of shrinking orders from China-based smartphone vendors due to increasing competition from in-cell touch panels produced by Japan Display (JDI), Sharp, Samsung Display and LG Display, plans to begin production of fingerprint recognition modules for use in smartphones at an initial monthly production capacity of four million units in the second quarter of 2015.

Synnex Technology sees decreased November revenues

Synnex Technology sees decreased November revenues: Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$26 billion (US$846 million) for November, decreasing 4.1% sequentially and 17.5% on year.

6 new and coming Android smartphones powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor

6 new and coming Android smartphones powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor:

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor is the piece of 64-bit silicon we'll most likely encounter in the "almost flagship" smartphones that will appear on the market before the likes of Samsung, LG, HTC, and Sony are ready to present their most important offerings in the first half of 2015. By "almost flagship", we mean devices from the "upper mid-range" category, which are reasonably advanced in terms of hardware, but usually aren't representative of their manufacturers' latest breakthroughs in design and technology. There are exceptions to the rule, of course, but for the most part, that's the ...

Fewer Brits are using social media, but those who do can't put down their phone

Fewer Brits are using social media, but those who do can't put down their phone:

While you might access your Facebook feed or Twitter timeline numerous times a day, as a general rule, social media use in Britain has actually fallen over the last year. In a new research report, UK regulator Ofcom found that the number of people si...

Samsung might out a whole new E-series of midrangers, as specs for SM-E700 and E500 pop up

Samsung might out a whole new E-series of midrangers, as specs for SM-E700 and E500 pop up:

Samsung vowed to stop diluting its brand with tens of hard to distinguish handsets each year, but it doesn't seem to start doing it soon, if the latest leaks about upcoming low-ends are any indication. After releasing three Galaxy Alpha or A-series, and a fourth on the way, now it seems we will see a new E-series, with tentative Galaxy E5 and Galaxy E7 titles, since specs for a Samsung SM-E700 have been unearthed, shortly after the SM-E500 ones.

Samsung SM-E700 will apparently have a 720p HD display resolution, like the E5, and will be powered by a chipset clocked at ...