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Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon 820 at MWC 2015, a soc that the company aims to put cognitive capabilities in future mobile devices. Using Qualcomm's proprietary Zeroth platform, the chip can leverage machine learning…

Microsoft announced the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL at Mobile World Congress. Both midrange devices have a screen with 1280x720 pixels, with the XL version having a 5.7" touchscreen and the 'normal' Lumia 640 has to make do with a 5"…

Sony has announced a new smartphone during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Xperia M4 Aqua is a waterproof mainstream smartphone with a 5" screen and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor.Sony calls the M4 Aqua its 'figurehead…

Acer brings three smartphones on the market, each with Android 5.0, or Lollipop. The most high-end is the Liquid Jade Z, with a 64-bit soc from MediaTek and a 5" screen with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels.These are the Liquid Z220, Z520…

LG has presented its second round smartwatch. The LG Watch Urbane has many of the same features as the G Watch R from a few months ago, but has a different design. Where the G Watch R has a sporty appearance, LG is aiming for a luxurious…

Samsung has announced its first mobile soc making it at 14nm. Samsung makes the Exynos 7 Octa using its own finfet process. The Exynos 7 Octa will most likely come in the unannounced Galaxy S6.Apart from the process, Samsung does not…

Kyocera has presented its first smartphone for the European market. The sturdy smartphone is intended for business users in Germany and France and will go on sale in those countries this spring.The manufacturer is silent about whether it…

The Chinese government has fined chipmaker Qualcomm in the amount of 860 million euros for abusing its dominant position. The manufacturer would charge competitors too high a license fee for the use of wireless technology.The National…

The British ARM has announced the Cortex A72 core for smartphone processors. Processor manufacturers should make Cortex A72 CPUs on a 16nm FinFet process. In addition to the new core, ARM also comes with a new GPU.The Cortex A72 will be…

The Chinese government wants to introduce a law that makes encryption that companies cannot crack themselves, as Apple claims with iOS 8, illegal. Apple could get into trouble with the Chinese government as a result, reports The New York…