Xiaomi Mi 6 passes 1 million registrations on JD.com

The Xiaomi Mi 6 is getting showered with attention - over 1 million people have registered their interest on JD.com, the Chinese online retail giant. Actually, at the time of this writing the numbers have crossed the 1,250,000 mark and keep growing (do note that registrations are not the same as pre-orders). The flagship goes on sale tomorrow when locals will be able to snag one starting at CNY 2,500 for the 6GB/64GB model. It's CNY 2,900 if you want 128GB storage instead. Available color options are Black (with a glossy finish or a special ceramic), Blue and White. Xiaomi Mi...

LG Q1 fiscal results: profit is good, but mobile division still lagging

LG Electronics posted its Q1 financial numbers and it had the best result in almost a decade. Sadly, the Mobile Communications division wasn't a big part of that as its revenue only rose 2% YoY. Total smartphone shipments were up 10% on a yearly basis to 14.8 million units. It was mostly mid-range smartphones like the K-series that bumped those numbers. Because of the slow LG G5 sales and the niche LG V20, the division still lost KRW200 million or $176,000 between January and March. That's still huge progress over the previous quarter that saw the mobile division bleed over $1...

Vivo launches V5s with 20 megapixel front camera

vivo has launched a new smartphone in the Indian market, the V5s. The phone is priced at INR 18,990 ($296) and can be pre-ordered on Flipkart. The vivo V5s has a 5.5-inch 720p IPS display and a MediaTek MT6750 chipset with 4GB of RAM. It only has a 13 megapixel rear camera, but a 20 megapixel front one with flash, suggesting that selfies are its forte. The smartphone comes with 64GB of storage, fingerprint sensor and a 3000mAh battery. It runs on Android 6.0 skinned with the company's own Funtouch OS 3.0 launcher. The phone will be available in Rose Gold and Matte Black online...

Samsung posts impressive Q1 2017 financial results

Samsung Electronics reported its financial results for Q1 2017 and the results look quite well. The company generated KRW50.55 trillion or about $45 billion in revenue. The operating profit jumped from KRW6.68 trillion to KRW9.9 trillion (about $8.8 billion), making the first three months of 2017 the second most successful quarter in the history of Samsung. It is also the most profitable Q1 ever, giving high hopes to the Korean company. The Mobile division published sales results similar to the Christmas holidays period - KRW2.07 trillion or $1.84 billion. Compared with results...

No iPhone 8 this year, according to Foxconn gossip

Rumors, leaks and speculations regarding Apple's 10nth anniversary iPhone 8 have been a frequent sight for quite some time now. In keeping with tradition, Cupertino isn't sharing any info on the matter, but more than a few reports of substantial parts orders can't all be made up. So we remain pretty skeptical of the latest alleged scoop to come through the proverbial grapevine. Apparently, the gossip delivered by Foxconn inside sources is that Apple only placed orders for iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus units. In other words, just the pain old incremental updates over the company's...

Samsung confirms Galaxy Note8 in quarterly financial report

In about as many words Samsung reaffirmed its commitment to launch the Galaxy Note8 later this year. The company warns of tougher competition ahead, so another flagship launch would help maintain profitability. Against this backdrop, the company will strive to maintain profitability through robust sales of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ and the launch of a new flagship smartphone in the second half. Samsung will strive to maintain profitability in its mid-range and low-end phone segments too, but mentions that the lineup will be streamlined (we do agree that the the A, C, E, J, On series could...

BlackBerry Keyone US launch set for May 31, Canadian availability detailed

The BlackBerry Keyone will be launched in the United States on May 31 - both GSM and CDMA unlocked variants will go on sale on that date. The information came courtesy of a press release which also said that the phone will come to "additional carriers - including Sprint - later this summer." The handset's Canadian availability details have also been announced. The phone is expected to go on sale in the country sometime late next month as the press release mentions that pre-orders will begin May 18 onwards. "BlackBerry Keyone will officially be on-sale in Canada next month at Bell,...