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The e-Paper market has enjoyed steady growth over the last decade, starting with the introduction of the Amazon Kindle back in 2007. While there are many vendors attempting to make a mark in the technology required in this space, E-Ink's offerings have ruled the roost. The most popular category of products using E-Ink's technology has undoubtedly been eBook readers. Recently, digital notebooks and notepads have also emerged as a significant driver in E-Ink's expansion. These products take the regular e-reader and add support for an electronic pen / stylus. These products were initially quite expensive and targeted business professionals dealing with huge amounts of paperwork and requiring note-taking support (such as lawyers). The Sony DPT lineup (review) became one of the leading products in this...
The OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro Review: Becoming The Flagship
It’s been a couple of months since OnePlus released the new OnePlus 8 & OnePlus 8 Pro, and both devices have received plenty of software updates improving the device’s...
92 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/29/2020Andy Rubin’s Essential Smartphone Company to Shut Down
Essential, a company founded by Andy Rubin with an aim to create easy-to-use devices tailored for the most important needs, this week announced its cease of operations. Andy Rubin, the...
51 by Anton Shilov on 2/13/2020Huawei Launches Flagship MatePad Pro Tablet with Punch-Hole Display
Huawei is among a few manufacturers who still competes on the market of high-end tablets against Apple and Samsung. This week the company introduced its MatePad Pro, a high-end...
25 by Anton Shilov on 11/26/2019Xiaomi’s Mi Note 10 Family: World’s First Smartphones with 108 MP Penta Camera Array
A couple of months back, Samsung announced a new ultra high resolution 108 MegaPixel sensor for smartphone cameras. At the time we didn't know where this sensor would first...
34 by Anton Shilov on 11/7/2019Made by Google 2019 Live Blog (Starts at 10am ET/14:00 UTC)
We've seen the latest and greatest smartphones from Apple, Samsung, LG, and Huawei. Now as we're getting ready to close out the year, it's the final major smartphone launch...
51 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/15/2019World’s First Smartphone with a 64 MP Camera: Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 8 Pro
Xiaomi has unveiled its new breed of Redmi Note smartphones boasting with high-performance SoCs as well as premium cameras. The new flagship Redmi Note 8 Pro is the industry’s...
33 by Anton Shilov on 8/31/2019Huawei Delays Launch of Foldable Mate X to Q4
Huawei’s Mate X garnered quite of attention at Mobile World Congress earlier this year as one of the industry’s first foldable 5G smartphones. Unfortunately for those looking to get...
10 by Anton Shilov on 8/15/2019Huawei Clarifies Android Update Situation, Commits to Android Q for Last 2 Generations
Huawei last night launched an information campaign about the status of software updates on existing devices in the face of the company’s troubles with the U.S. Commerce Department. The important...
21 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/21/2019The Condor Allure X: A Premium Smartphone with a 6.39-Inch AMOLED Display for €300
Condor Electronics introduced its new flagship smartphone at Mobile World Congress. The Allure X has a large AMOLED display with a 92% screen-to-body ratio, a higher-end SoC, and advanced...
37 by Anton Shilov on 3/6/2019Nokia 9 PureView: Hands On, Impressions, Thoughts
HMD Global introduced its new top-of-the-range Nokia 9 PureView smartphone at Mobile World Congress earlier this week. The handset brings in a unique camera featuring six modules (five RGB...
34 by Anton Shilov on 3/1/2019Alcatel 3T 10 Launched: An Entry Level Android Tablet
Entry-level Android-based tablets are a relatively minor market, which is why companies offering such products tend to aim them at a specific geographical markets in a bid to avoid...
17 by Anton Shilov on 2/25/2019Nokia Launches Nokia 9 PureView at MWC 2019: So I Heard You Like Cameras
HMD Global has introduced its new Nokia flagship smartphone at MWC 2019. The key feature of the Nokia 9 PureView is its six-module camera (five lens + Time-of-Flight) co-designed...
32 by Anton Shilov on 2/25/2019Alldocube X Android Tablet Quick Look: Low-Cost OLED
Back in August we first talked about the Alldocube X tablet, launching with Android 8.1. The company sent us one to check out, so I’ve run some tests on...
33 by Brett Howse on 2/19/2019Samsung Unveils Galaxy Tab S5e: 10.5-Inch sAMOLED with USB-C
Samsung today introduced its new mid-range Google Android-based tablet. Despite its formal positioning for consumers, the Galaxy Tab S5e features a rather large 10.5-inch sAMOLED display, a decent SoC...
40 by Anton Shilov on 2/15/2019Nokia 8.1 Unveiled: Elegant Phone with 6.18-Inch Display, 20MP Selfie Cam, Zeiss Optics
HMD Global has introduced its new flagship smartphone, the Nokia 8.1. The phone features a large 6.18-inch display, an elegant design with a metallic frame, an advanced camera with...
15 by Anton Shilov on 12/11/2018Google Rolls Out Night Sight Tech to Improve Quality of Low-Light Photos
Google on Wednesday began to roll out its Night Sight low-light computational photography technology to its Pixel-branded smartphones. The technology is designed to improve the quality of low-light photos...
33 by Anton Shilov on 11/14/2018Google Unveils 2018 Chromecast: 1080p at 60 fps, Chromecast Audio Support
Google on Tuesday introduced its newest Chromecast dongle for media streaming. The updated device adds support for 60 fps streaming at 1080p, but does not support a 4K resolution...
23 by Anton Shilov on 10/9/2018Nokia 7.1 Smartphone Launched: 5.84-Inch ‘PureDisplay’, Zeiss Optics
HMD Global today introduced its new ‘performance mainstream’ smartphone that will replace the existing Nokia 7.1 on the global market and will be available towards the end of the...
31 by Anton Shilov on 10/4/2018BlackBerry Key2 LE: A Competitive Android Offering
As a person who works on my phone during my commutes to write news and stories, I have always batted around the idea of picking up a BlackBerry with...
36 by Ian Cutress on 9/17/2018