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The OnePlus X was announced today; the second phone this year from OnePlus and their third overall. The new phone is smaller and cheaper than its predecessors, with a 5-inch AMOLED display and £199 price point, but it still retains the company’s signature look and near-stock Android.
Motorola announced two new phones today in cooperation with American carrier Verizon: the Droid Maxx 2 and the Droid Turbo 2. The Maxx 2 was previously released worldwide as the Moto X Play, but the Turbo 2 is a brand new phone. According to @upleaks, the Turbo 2 will get a worldwide release too… and it’ll be called the Moto X Force!
If you’re looking for a Bluetooth keyboard to use with your phone or tablet, there are plenty of great options on the market that blend tactile keys, a portable size and a sleek, modern look. However, what happens if you want something a little more ostentatious? A little more retro? Here’s the ultimate Bluetooth keyboard for hipsters: the Qwerkywriter.
HTC’s next flagship is coming soon. It’s called the One A9, and early impressions have been very favourable – great performance, excellent software and a reasonable price. The only thing in question is the design — which is an interesting mixture of past HTC phones and a rather more obvious influence.
Wi-Fi may not be a viable technology in the long term, as the EM spectrum become increasingly crowded and interference becomes a greater issue. One Austrian professor, Harald Hass, thinks he has the answer: Li-Fi, a new technology that uses regular LED room lights to transmit data.