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China's DJI Opens New Flagship Store in South Korea on March 12

Sami Ghanmi   | Mar 11, 2016 12:14 PM EST

Chinese aerial vehicle manufacturer DJI is preparing to open a new flagship retail store in western Seoul, South Korea on March 12 at 10 a.m. local time. read more

LeEco Le 2 Pro Smartphone to Feature Snapdragon 820 SoC and 21MP Camera

Sami Ghanmi   | Mar 11, 2016 12:10 PM EST

It looks like Chinese Technology Company LeEco (formerly known as LeTV) is preparing to unveil the successor to the LeEco Le 1s handset. An image of the device was recently spotted on Chinese social website Weibo along with its specifications. read more

InFocus M460 to Take on Coolpad Note 3; Features 3GB RAM and MediaTek MT6735 Processor

Daphne Planca   | Mar 11, 2016 08:38 AM EST

US-based electronics manufacturer Infocus will be launching their latest handheld device - called the Infocus M460 - in the international market. The Infocus M460 will be taking on the cheapest smartphone in India with 3GB of RAM, the CoolPad Note 3. read more

Vivo Xplay 5 Elite Smartphone is now Available in China for CNY 4,288

Daphne Planca   | Mar 11, 2016 08:43 AM EST

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo unveiled its latest device - called the Xplay 5 Elite - at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain last month. read more

Android N Preview Version Reintroduces Night Mode Feature

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Mar 10, 2016 04:40 PM EST

The latest version of the Android mobile operating system - Android Marshmallow - has yet to make its mark in terms of device market share, but Google is already developing its successor, the Android N. The latest preview of the Android N incluldes the Night Mode feature which was pulled out of Android Marshmallow at the last minute. read more

Google Joins Facebook’s Open Compute Project

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Mar 10, 2016 04:29 PM EST

Tech giant Google announced on March 9 that it is joining the Open Compute Project, an organization that counts some of the world's biggest tech companies as member including Facebook. The main vision of the organization is for companies to share designs of their data center infrastructure in order to push cross-company development as well as the adoption of newly developed technologies. read more

Oculus Adds 360-Degree Video, New Games to Facebook on Samsung Gear VR

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Mar 10, 2016 04:15 PM EST

While most virtual reality devices are designed mainly for gaming, the Facebook-owned Oculus Gear VR is pushing its boundaries to incorporate social networks. As part of this effort, Oculus recently released a new suite of features geared towards social networking for its Gear VR device. read more

Facebook Acquires Face-Swapping App Masquerade

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Mar 10, 2016 04:08 PM EST

Tech giant Facebook has announced its decision to acquire Masquerade Technologies - the company that developed the popular face swapping app MSQRD. Facebook said that the decision is part of the company's plan to upgrade its social network platform by incorporating its own video services. read more

MIT Unveils Polaris; New System Allows Web Pages to Load 34 Percent Faster

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Mar 10, 2016 04:01 PM EST

Now, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab in cooperation with Harvard developed a system known as Polaris. Researchers from the two prestigious universities claim that the system is capable of decreasing webpage loading times by as much as 34 percent. read more

OnePlus 2 Smartphone Receives Update With RAW Camera Support

Daphne Planca   | Mar 10, 2016 10:46 AM EST

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has rolled out an update for its OnePlus 2 smartphone that adds RAW camera support. OnePlus 2 is the latest flagship of the series. The device recently received an update for its operating system called the OxygenOS version 2.2.1 - an Android-based specially crafted operating system. read more

ZTE Blade V580 Smartphone now Available in Japan for JPY 27,800

Daphne Planca   | Mar 10, 2016 10:47 AM EST

Chinese smartphone manufacturer ZTE has announced that its latest device called the Blade V580 is now available in Japan for the price of JPY 27,800 or equivalent to $246. read more

Seagate Announces Enterprise-Grade SSDs With 10GB/Second Throughput

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Mar 09, 2016 05:28 PM EST

Seagate on Monday unveiled its newest enterprise class PCIe solid state drives. Seagate claims that it is the fastest SSD in the market and will be released later this summer. read more

Faulty Drivers Could Permanently Damage Nvidia Video Cards: Reports

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Mar 09, 2016 05:23 PM EST

Reports coming from several gaming websites claim that the latest Nvidia graphics card drivers have the tendency to damage the hardware. The culprit is the GeForce driver version 364.47. Nvidia has already pulled down the driver installer on its website. read more

Google Rebrands Skybox Imaging to Terra Bella

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Mar 09, 2016 05:16 PM EST

Tech giant Google is rebranding one of its services. Google's satellite imaging service formerly known as Skybox Imaging has a new name - Terra Bella - and it has a new feature which focuses on image analysis. read more

4chan Founder Chris ‘Moot’ Poole Joins Google

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Mar 09, 2016 05:13 PM EST

Tech giant Google has surprised the tech community by hiring Christopher "moot" Poole, the founder of the infamous 4chan internet image board. read more

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