When Sony Mobile unveiled the Xperia Z2 smartphone at Mobile World Congress in late February, it indicated that a global rollout would begin in March. While North American launch details have yet to be revealed, Sony’s latest flagship smartphone had been expected to launch in Europe and the UK in mid-April. Sony has now delayed the Xperia Z2 launch to […]
Launch delays
Pressy “Almighty Android Button” postpones delivery date to mid-April
While Pressy, a programmable multi-function button that fits in the audio jack of an Android smartphone, has made great progress since launching as a Kickstarter project in August 2013, the latest update brought a bit of bad news with it. With production ramping up, production quality has proven to be a challenge with quality assurance running across “too many faulty […]
Samsung Tizen smartphone launch pushed out to 2014
Despite a promise earlier this year to launch “new, competitive Tizen devices” in 2013, all the signs (let alone the calendar) now point that such a launch will not happen until 2014. According to Japan’s RBMen, Samsung officials apparently told unnamed Korean media that the launch of the first Tizen smartphone had been pushed out to the first half of […]
More bad news for Samsung ATIV Q?
The bad news continues to pile up for the Samsung ATIV Q, the convertible tablet that was to run both Windows 8 and Android. Following rumours that it was cancelled comes word that, even if not cancelled, it will not ship in 2013. This latest news comes from the German site, All about Samsung, who reached out to Samsung Germany […]
Samsung delays Tizen phone by two months
Two Samsung Tizen-powered smartphones, the GT-I8800 and GT-I8805, have been the topic of recent rumours and were expected to be released sometime in August. It now looks as though Samsung is delaying their release by two months, pushing the release date to October or possibly November. The reason – Samsung wants to make sure there will be plenty of apps […]
NVIDIA SHIELD launch delayed over “mechanical issue”
NVIDIA yesterday announced that it was delaying the launch of its Android-powered SHIELD portable gaming console because of a “mechanical issue” with a third-party component. The company provided the following statement: During our final QA process, we discovered a mechanical issue that relates to a 3rd party component. We want every SHIELD to be perfect, so we have elected to […]
Samsung 1080p display production issues to delay Galaxy S IV launch?
The launch of the rumoured Samsung Galaxy S IV may not happen as quickly as we all want. Rumours last week suggested that it could launch as early as Q2 2013 but warned that Samsung was facing production challenges. A report today also suggests that Samsung Display is having a hard time ramping up mass production of the display intended […]
Microsoft delays some Surface tablet pre-order shipments by a week (Updated)
The launch of the Microsoft Surface tablet appears to have hit a bit of turbulence. A number of customers in Canada and the UK who pre-ordered the tablet through the Microsoft Store as early as the first day have received emails indicating that their shipments will be delayed by a week: The release date for the preorder product has changed. […]