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Huawei Announces P8 and P8 Max Smartphones

This afternoon Huawei announced in London a pair of new Android smartphones; the expected P8 and the entirely unexpected P8 Max. The latter is a total whopper of a phone but more of this later. I watched the show the on-line (in between streaming drop outs) to see CEO Huawei Consumer Business Group Richard Yu show off the P8 and its

OnePlus’ OxygenOS Joins The Android Party

The first release of OnePlus' OxygenOS arrived today, bringing a choice of Android flavours to owners of the OnePlus One handset. As part of OnePlus' long-term strategy, the current Cyanogen KitKat-based OS is being replaced by an in-house build based on Google's Lollipop AOSP. OnePlus' relationship with Cyanogen soured after the latter signed an exclusive deal with India's Micromax for the subcontinent, but

Archos Creates World’s First 256GB Android Tablet with “Fusion Storage”

While tablets are overall a relatively new technology, they've evolved a lot since the first iPad was released in 2010. And now Archos is continuing that evolution with its new Magnus tablets, including the company's innovative "Fusion Storage" technology. Fusion Storage optimizes data storage by fusing internal memory with external micro SD card memory. Once activated, Fusion Storage automatically migrates

IK Multimedia’s iRig 2 is Here for On-The-Go Music Production

One of the more remarkable developments that's happened in the post-iOS world is the rise of hardware and software that allows an iPad or iPhone user to create high-quality multitrack audio. One of the pioneers in this mobile recording technology is IK Multimedia. The company kicked things off with its simple but effective iRig, an adapter that connected to an

Booking.com Launches Booking Now App

I was somewhat surprised to learn that 50% of travel bookings made within 48 hours of departure are booked on a mobile device. On reflection, it's perhaps not that surprising, given that the spontaneous decision to travel is likely to be followed up immediately, rather than waiting to get home to get the laptop out. It's with this opportunity in

Denon Innovates Presentations with Kudo at CES

We've all heard the horror stories of presenters who showed up to a location only to find that the venue's in-house presentation system isn't compatible with whatever gear they've brought with them. Usually, a combination of NASA-like engineering and prayer follows and eventually, the presenter's device is made to work with the venue's A/V system. Denon's new Kudo presentation device should

Snail Games Leverages the Power of Android at CES

The video game market is ready for some real disruption. For years, gamers have been tied to consoles, PC's or mobile devices, all of which have their limitations. Snail Games is a technology company that got its start in software and game design. Now, the company is moving into the hardware space and its employing the Android operating system in