Android

Lenovo’s VIBE Shot smartphone aims for compact camera crowd
Lenovo launches its mid-range imaging-centric smartphone VIBE Shot in Malaysia, a device that comes with a dedicated shutter button and designed to mimic the look of a compact camera.  Keith Liu dives into the details of the device.
DNA Test: Samsung’s Tab S2 is true iPad alternative
Samsung's Galaxy Tab S2 takes a page from Apple's iPad playbook, offering its Android tablets in a new 4:3 aspect ratio and backed by a brilliant Super AMOLED display.  The DNA Test team takes the 9.7 inch Tab S2 through its paces and found a lot to like about it, despite the steep asking price.
Samsung updates large-screen smartphone portfolio amid slowing sales
Just two weeks after reporting dismal second quarter results that saw an 8.3% drop in sales in its IT and Mobile division due to “muted” smartphone sales, Samsung Electronics is hoping to turn things around with the update to its popular Galaxy Note series.  Keith Liu breaks down the differences and similarities between both devices.
DNA Test: Chinese smartwatches – cheap, but any good?
DNA editor Keith Liu puts on his Dick Tracy hat and checks out two Chinese smartphones – the FiFine W9 and the DZ09. One he can almost see a use for, the other is peculiar and confusing. Find out which is which.
Samsung brings affordable line of Galaxy J series to Malaysia
New Galaxy J series aims to strike balance between price and performance Design inspiration taken from higher-end Galaxy S and Grand series Samsung Malaysia Electronics’s recently unveiled mid-range Samsung Galaxy J series is now available to Malaysian consumers.
Sony launches 'super mid-range' smartphones focused on camera performance
Sony Mobile unveils two new mid-range smartphones with an emphasis on camera performance, but they come at a higher price than typical mid-range Android devices.  
BlackBerry doubles down on security and privacy
BlackBerry may no longer be a mobile powerhouse but it plans to remain relevant and lead the mobile enterprise security market – through organic growth and acquisitions, as well as an increasing focus on the IoT, Goh Thean Eu reports from the BlackBerry Security Summit in New York.
Asus launches Intel Atom x3-powered ZenPad C 7.0
Asus has announced the availability of the ZenPad C 7.0 in Singapore, the first in a series of ZenPad tablets which it introduced at the recent Computex technology expo in Taiwan.
Sub-US$100 smartphones to generate 40% of unit sales by 2020: Ovum
Most of the growth in the smartphone market will come from the sale of sub-US$100 devices in developing as well as developed countries. This price tier will represent more than 40% of global smartphone sales by 2020, up from 13% in 2014, Ovum said.
SEA mobile games revenue to hit US$7bil by 2019: Frost & Sullivan
The mobile games industry in South-East recorded impressive growth and reached over US$1 billion in revenue in 2014, according to Frost & Sullivan.
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