It's becoming increasingly difficult for manufacturers to design and develop any type of new product without it somehow managing to make it into the public domain prior to an official unveiling. Granted, so-called "leaks" are occasionally instigated by the company itself to drum up pre-release interest in the hardware, but more often than not the information that makes it out before it's meant to is down to an insider. The latest smartphone leak that we are now privy to focuses on the HTC One A9, and gives us our clearest look at the hardware to date.
We clearly live in an age where it's extremely difficult for any manufacturer to design and develop a new product without intricate details of said product getting into the public domain prior to its official unveiling. We already know that Google has scheduled a dedicated media event for September 29th, where it's expected to unveil a slew of new hardware. We probably already know a little more about those potential unveilings than Google would like. Now, thanks to leaked visuals of retail packaging, we have confirmation of the naming conventions of the two new smartphones expected to be announced at the event.
Why would you bother investing the time, energy, and financial resources into coming up with your own ideas when you can simply "borrow" inspiration from those around you who continually look to innovate? Samsung is reportedly working on its own smartphone leasing program that will work similar to Apple's recently announced iPhone Upgrade Program.
Sometimes it is just abundantly clear that someone inside Samsung's marketing division just cannot help themselves but launch a shot across Apple's bow. The latest video ad to come out of Samsung, extolling the virtues of being able to heavily customize how the company's Galaxy Note 5 looks, certainly has the feel of being aimed at Apple, that's for sure.
It seems that television-related devices are flavor of the month at the moment. Last week we had Apple introducing the fourth-generation Apple TV that's focused on mobile gaming. Yesterday we watched on as Amazon introduced three new television-focused devices in the form of a new Fire TV box, an improved Fire TV Stick, and a new gaming Fire TV box with accompanying controller. Now, it looks like Google is about to join the growing list of companies revealing television-centric hardware with an announcement regarding the second-generation Chromecast likely to come later this month.
After arriving on the Google Play Store a little over 24 hours ago, Apple's Move to iOS app now has a majority of 1-star ratings left by trolling Android fans.
After sitting back and watching Apple take most of the consumer tech headlines this last fortnight, Amazon has now played its' own hand, and it's a good one. In fact, it's one that will see its rivalry with Apple kicked into overdrive as we approach the extremely lucrative holiday shopping season. The online retailer has lifted the lid on three new TV-related devices that will thrust it into direct competition with the recently revealed fourth-generation Apple TV.
YouTube has taken the opportunity to capture the collective attention of a captive audience during this year's Tokyo Game Show with an announcement relating to mobile gaming. Executives from the Google-owned video streaming service have told those in attendance at the show that Android gamers will soon be able to live stream their gaming sessions directly to YouTube from an array of Android devices.
With the next James Bond movie, Spectre, set to hit theaters soon, Sony will be launching a special edition, all-black Xpera Z5 dubbed the 'Bond Phone.'
Ever wondered why we can't just have a smartphone release without someone on the Internet getting their underwear in a twist about it? Given the way far too many people seem to treat smartphones as some sort of technological religion, we really shouldn't be surprised. Yet we are, year after year, and the very recently announced iPhone 6s serves as a prime example.
















