Week 37 in review: Apple iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Watch

The Week In Review is our series meant to recap all the major announcements of the week, which you might have missed. Week 37 was all about Apple's big announcement event where the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Watch went official.

Additionally, Microsoft is rumored to drop the Nokia and Windows Phone branding altogether, while the Galaxy Note 4 went on pre-order costing an arm and a leg. Qualcomm also made the headlines with its new quad-core Snapdragon 210 entry-level chipset.

Apple officially announces the iPhone 6 Plus with a 5.5" display

The Apple iPhone 6 Plus is now official. It's built around a 5.5" IPS LCD display with an Retina HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels or, in other words 1080p). The pixel density is 400 ppi and iOS 8 has been tweaked to take full advantage of the larger display. The back of the iPhone 6 Plus is made of anodized aluminum...

Apple unveils the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 with Retina HD screen

TTim Cook took the stage at the start of today's event and almost immediately announced the new iPhone 6. The Apple iPhone 6 is based on iPod touch looks and has a 4.7" screen. The screen is protected by "Ion-strengthened glass", which is curved around the edges for a more seamless experience when swiping. The screen itself is an LCD with "Retina HD," which translates to 750 x 1,334 pixels. This pushes the pixel...

Apple Watch - square sapphire display, gold option

One more thing! The Apple Watch is real – with a square screen and comes in 38mm and 42mm cases. There will be an 18 karat gold version but more affordable stainless steel and aluminum versions will be available too. The steel version will be called Watch Sport, the gold one will be Watch Edition. All will have changeable wristbands...

Micromax launches Canvas Nitro A310 in India

The Canvas Nitro has a 5.0-inch, 1280x720 IPS LCD, MediaTek MT6595 SoC with octa-core 1.7GHz CPU and Mali 450 MP GPU, 2GB RAM, 8GB storage space with microSD card slot, 13 megapixel rear camera, 5 megapixel front camera, 2,500mAh battery, dual SIM support, and Android 4.4 KitKat. The Canvas Nitro will be available exclusively through Snapdeal...

Nokia brand gone soon, the "Phone" in Windows Phone too

This will probably not surprise many, but it looks like Microsoft is seriously planning on 'sunsetting' the Nokia brand. The software giant has so far continued to use the Nokia name for phones, most recently with the Lumia 830 and Lumia 730 that were officially unveiled last week. However, a new rumor claims...

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge German pre-orders launch

Pre-orders are taken at the mind-blowing €995.91 - almost $1,300. Amazon DE even has the guts to say that you are actually saving just over €3 from the regular retail price, which according to it will stand at €999. Even though Samsung has failed to quote a specific price, we can bet that this is far from the truth...

Snapdragon 210 with quad-core CPU and LTE goes official

Today Qualcomm announced its next generation affordable chipset - Snapdragon 210. Its key upgrades over the existing Snapdragon 200 include better Adreno 304 GPU, 1080p video capture and playback support, and LTE Cat.4 connectivity. Qualcomm expects...