Not all smartphone brands have had the opportunity to make it big on a global scale, but some have managed to make a name for themselves in local markets. Xiaomi, a Chinese company that has gained such kind of popularity, has removed the covers on their rumored "Red Rice" phone. And the features are impressive and, should I say, colorful.

Just when you thought that clamshell phones, also known as flip phones, were totally out of fashion, someone comes up with an attempt to revive the form factor. That someone, in this case, might be Samsung, as new details of its next flip phone surface.

It is no secret that Google's biggest profits come from advertisements, so it is no surprise that the company would eventually bring its advertisement ecosystem from Web to Android. Today, Google has officially launched the first version of its AdSense app for Android.

As the global smartphone market starts to stabilize around some top players, others get pushed farther into the background and take financial hits. And sometimes, they decide to call it quits. Today, NEC has announced that it is making an exit from the smartphone battling ground.

With the anticipated launch of Motorola's new Moto X just a day away, the company is cranking up last minute teasers and press communications. The latest of these is a quick peek at the beating heart of the Moto X, Motorola's somewhat mysterious X8 system-on-chip.

Just like that the brand new Google Chromecast device has received its first update. This afternoon the folks from Google have quickly (and quietly) announced that the Chromecast is getting an update starting today. Users will get it automatically, and they won't need to do a thing to enjoy all the benefits.

Google has been busy lately with different Calendar options across Android and our PCs. After finally bringing their Calender as a stand-alone app to the Play Store last year, it's seen several updates and improvements. As expected Google is continuing to improve the app, and today's update added something many will be happy to see.

It's currently the "world's thinnest smartphone" coming in at just 6.18mm thin, known as the Huawei Ascend P6 smartphone. We saw this phone plenty last month when it was initially announced, but today we'll be taking a close look at this super thin phone. One that still manages to pack a quad-core processor and a 4.7-inch 720p HD display.

Motorola seems to have been doing a fine job of keeping people talking about the Moto X smartphone. The official launch event is scheduled for tomorrow, August 1st, and it looks like they are going to continue the teasing right up until that kicks off. We have seen more than a few Moto X related teasers coming from the Motorola Twitter account and today appears to be no different.

The smartwatch space continues to be tested and it is looking like the latest entry is going to be one called the Omate TrueSmart. This will be another watch that takes the funding campaign route. The folks at Omate have yet to specify which platform they will be using, however they have provided us with a few early details about what can be expected.