Week 30 in review: Note 7 and iPhone rumors
Both Apple's and Samsung's big announcement are almost here - the Note7 Unpacked event is set for August 2, the iPhone 7 family should come a few weeks later. Many interesting things are coming are way shortly and naturally, the leaks and rumors are getting a lot clearer and more informative.
As far as the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 goes, we have ads, renders, leaked shots, specs and even official press images and preliminary pricing. All we have to do now is wait through the long weekend for the phablet to finally be unveiled.
The rope is tightening around the new iPhone lineup as well, although it is still shrouded with a lot more mystery than we would like. Even the naming is still being debated, although the iPhone 7 moniker does appear to pop-up more frequently.
In other news BlackBerry debuted its second Android handset. The $299 DTEK50 seems to be a rebranded version of a certain recent Alcatel model. Then there is Gionee's pair of battery-rich M6 and M6 Plus handset and also the highly-anticipated Xiaomi Redmi Pro flagship.
Last but not least, a veritable war seems to be under way on the increasingly-popular ultralight laptop scene. Xiaomi finally threw its gloves into the ring with the Mi Notebook Air - a device that has been frequenting the rumor mill for years now. And not long after, to make things even more interesting, Lenovo entered a new model in the race as well.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 stars in 11 minute long video
It's an SK Telecom prototype, but it reveals salient info - chipset, iris scanner and, of course, it shows the S Pen.
BlackBerry DTEK50 becomes official, runs Android and costs $299
The much-rumored second Android smartphone from BlackBerry is a rebranded alcatel Idol 4.
Samsung Galaxy Note7: the story so far
A brief re-cap of the rumors less than 10 days before launch.
Xiaomi Redmi Pro goes official with Helio X25 SoC, dual camera setup
The device - which costs RMB 1,499 (around $225) for the base model - will be available for purchase in China starting August 8.
Gionee M6 and M6 Plus unveiled: huge phones, huge batteries
The M6 has a 5.5" screen and a 5,000mAh battery, while the M6 Plus goes up to 6" and 6,020mAh.
The Mi Notebook Air is a MacBook competitor that won't leave you wanting
Xiaomi really put together a strong event today. Frankly, we would have been more than content with the now official Xiaomi Redmi Pro, but the Chinese OEM threw another surprise our way - the Mi Noteb...
First official Galaxy Note7 ad is out, confirms a bunch of things
Will have a fingerprint sensor, won't be Note6, will be water resistant.
Samsung Galaxy S8 to focus on VR with UHD screen, fast chipset
How will the Galaxy S8 + Gear VR coexist with the dedicated Odyssey headset?
New leaked photos suggest a total of three iPhones are on the way
Logic dictates the two bigger versions will bear the Plus and Pro monikers respectively.
Rumor says Sony Xperia F8331 will be launched as Xperia XR
The device is expected to be made official in September at this year's IFA show in Berlin.
What could have been: Microsoft Lumia 2020, 650 XL, and Nokia XL 2 leaked
A leaked image pictures a few unreleased Nokia phones and tablets, last chance to shed some tears.
iPhone 7 tipped to release in week of September 12
The information comes courtesy of the usually reliable leakster Evan Blass (@evleaks).
More pictures showing the Xperia F8331 flagship leak
This is probably going to be the successor to the Xperia X Performance.
Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro goes official, doubles the storage
Yet another Galaxy gets a Pro upgrade in India, this time it's the newly released Galaxy J2 (2016).
Mi Notebook leaks in live photos
We already know that Xiaomi will most likely unveil a laptop on June 27, which is tomorrow. Allegedly dubbed Mi Notebook, the device - which has already been the subject of some rumors - has now leake...
Lenovo takes on Xiaomi's Mi Notebook Air with its own Air 13 Pro laptop
Shortly after Xiaomi unveiled the Mi Notebook Air, fellow Chinese company Lenovo announced a laptop dubbed Air 13 Pro. The device is powered by Intel I5-6200U processor and sports a 13.3-inch IPS disp...
Apple iPhone 7 to go on pre-order September 9
And on sale a week later, on September 16. Last year, the iPhone 6s waited two weeks before it went on sale.
Yet another batch of iPhone photos spotted online
This time the shots are not only plentiful, but also pretty high quality and leave nothing to the imagination.
App installs and updates from the Google Play Store will be smaller
Google's new algorithms make apps smaller, go easy on your data limit.