Kristin Mariano

Hhgregg Black Friday deal 2014: iPad Air for $100 less
iPad mini 3: Target is giving a $100 discount for the device, bringing down the price to $299. In Best Buy, the 16 GB iPad mini 3 costs $324.99 or $75 off the original price.

HTC One M9 to be iPhone 6's toughest competitor in 2015
Below are the other specs and features of what is believed to be HTC's next offering:

Android 5.0 L bugs: Top 5 issues found in Nexus devices
Nexus 5 users reported fast discharge rate or poor battery life after the installation of Android 5.0 Lollipop, perhaps due to the power-hogging features of the new OS. Google reportedly released a fix for this particular issue already.

HTC prepares to release Android 5.0 Lollipop for HTC One M7, M8 Google Play Edition
HTC's U.S. vice president of product management Mo Versi announced via Twitter that the company will deliver the update early this week. The tweet did not specify whether both M7 and M8 will receive the Lollipop OS. However, HTC previously confirmed that both handsets will receive the OS update.

LG G3 boosts earnings, consumers expect LG G4 to be even better than predecessor
LG sold 16.8 million units of its smartphones in Q3, which is a big jump from the second quarter's 14.5 million units. The company earned $420 million in profit, doubling the company's figures from last year with an increase of 111.8 percent.

Sony Xperia Z4 to enter phablet category with 5.7-inch screen display?
The Sony Xperia Z4 concept image sports a sleek and elegant design. Under the hood, the handset is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor paired with 4 GB of RAM. The device will most likely run with Android 5.0 Lollipop OS that will give rise to new software features.

MacBook Air, Pro Black Friday 2014: Where to go on Nov. 28 for best deals?
The U.S. retailer also gives a $200 discount for the non-Retina version of MacBook Pro, while the Retina version (2.6 GHz i5 processor, 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage) receives a $150-price cut and now costs $1,349.99.

Amazon Black Friday 2014 deals begin with gaming titles and accessories
According to Black Friday Magazine, the Amazon Countdown to Black Friday Video Game Deals Store has officially started, and buyers can get weekly specials and fast hourly deals on video games and gaming accessories. The following are the current offers in Amazon that they noted:

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge to be fast charging with no bezels?
According to Concept-Phones, the handsets pack a non-existing bezel offering a full glass façade. The devices will also include a fast charging feature that will allow users to charge the battery by 50 percent in 20 minutes and fully charge the handsets in slightly more than an hour. The battery capacity of the S6s is 2980 mAh.

iPhone 8 concept image emerges
The latest iPhone 8 concept image was visualized by designer Steel Drake from Kyrgyzstan. It has a combined design and form factor of the iPhone 4 and Xperia handsets, with a rounded design made out of metal.

PS4 and Xbox One: Best deals on Black Friday 2014
Rivaling the PS4 is the Xbox One, which is the update of Xbox 360. Target offers the most attractive deal for this gaming console. The retailer offers the device for $330 that includes the 500 GB Xbox One console, digital downloads of "Assassin's Creed Unity" and "Assassin's Creed: Black Flag" as well as a $50 Target GiftCard.

Apple to open stores at 8 a.m. for iPhone 6, iPad 2, iPad Mini 3 Black Friday deals
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, which is a popular shopping time in the U.S. because it marks the start of the holiday season. It is a no-brainer that Apple will jump into the Black Friday frenzy, giving buyers the perfect opportunity to take home their desired Apple devices at more affordable prices.

Moto G and Moto X (2014) Pure Edition gets Android 5.0 L update
Also, the recently released Moto G reportedly gets the Android 5.0 Lollipop OS. However, there is no word yet pertaining to the other Motorola devices.

Samsung Galaxy S6: Rumored handset to sport fast storage systems
This particular type of storage system is designed for mobile apps as it delivers high performance while keeping the power consumption at the minimum. The storage system also works by fusing a super-fast solid state drive with a low-power embedded multimedia card. The UFS storage system is good for 1.2 GB/s transfers, which is better than the current 400 MB/s speed of transfer.

'X-Men: Apocalypse' to center on Magneto-Mystique-Beast love triangle?
An unnamed source told The Hollywood Reporter that Fox and Marvel are taking advantage of the rising popularity of Jennifer Lawrence and Michael Fassbender by putting the concocted romance between their characters front and center.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Edge Black Friday deals: Will there be any discounts?
Many Samsung fans who are looking forward to getting the Note 4 or Note Edge at a lower price might be disappointed with this news. But then again, retailers can still update their product lists until Black Friday.