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TCL/Alcatel To Reveal New Blackberry Mercury At CES

David Richards December 29, 2016 No Comments

TCL the owners of the Alcatel branded smartphones have confirmed it will launch several new BlackBerry-branded smartphones at CES 2017 as we exclusively tipped earlier this month. ChannelNews understands that…

It’s Official, Blackberry Confirms Alcatel TCL Deal

David Richards December 16, 2016 No Comments

BlackBerry Ltd has officially confirmed what ChannelNews told you a week ago. TCL the Chinese TV and smartphone maker who owns Alcatel now has the right to use its brand…

Mate 9: Huawei Names The Day

Computer Daily News December 14, 2016 No Comments

Huawei Australia says its much-anticipated Mate 9 phablet, first announced back in November, will launch in Australia in Q1 2017 – though neither the actual date nor the Australian pricing…

LG V20: A Smartphone Good Enough For Audiophiles

David Richards December 12, 2016 No Comments

I don’t know what it is about LG Electronics that stops them shooting up the smartphone rankings. The G5 was a cracker of a smartphone and their new V20 is…

The HTC 11 Looks To Be A Powerhouse

Fergus Halliday December 12, 2016 No Comments

While it’s true that the holiday sales have made now your best chance yet to pick up HTC’s solid slate of handsets, leaks suggest the tech giant has a big…

Alcatel Talks Up IDC Numbers, Modular POP 5 And VR-Heavy 2017 Offering

Fergus Halliday December 9, 2016 No Comments

“Joy is part of our DNA” announced Alcatel’s Sam Skontos at an exclusive media gathering in Sydney earlier today. At the event, the VP and managing director of Alcatel ANZ…

EXCLUSIVE: Alcatel Secure Rights To Blackberry Smartphones

David Richards December 9, 2016 No Comments

Alcatel, Australia’s #3 smartphone brand, is set to announce that they have secured the rights to the Blackberry brand and that a Blackberry complete with the now famous Blackberry security…

The Next iPhone Might Not Be So Different After All

Fergus Halliday December 8, 2016 No Comments

If you’re one of the many holding out hope that Apple will take the 10th anniversary of the iPhone in 2017 to unveil some major technical or design innovation for…

How A Tight Fit Doomed Note7

Computer Daily News December 8, 2016 No Comments

US engineering consultancy firm Instrumental believes it has found why Samsung’s now defunct Note7 phablet was catching fire. It says there was too much battery packed into too small a…

Android Nougat Continues To Grow

Fergus Halliday December 7, 2016 No Comments

First released in September, Android 7.0 Nougat now accounts for 0.4% of active Android devices. According to new statistics from Google, the new version of Android continued to rise from…