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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Bluetooth Fast Pair for Android 6.0 and up seamlessly connects supported accessories

Bluetooth Fast Pair for Android 6.0 and up seamlessly connects supported accessories Undoubtedly inspired by the 'magic' Apple was able to accomplish with its W1 chip for Bluetooth accessories, today Google has officially announced...

Apple releases iOS 11.1, watchOS 4.1, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, and tvOS 11.1

Apple releases iOS 11.1, watchOS 4.1, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, and tvOS 11.1 After a few weeks of beta testing, Apple has finalized and made it available today for supported devices. This release doesn't bring huge new features compared...

Xiaomi ships 10 million phones in October

Xiaomi ships 10 million phones in October Xiaomi in September and it has repeated this feat in October as well. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun posted the good news on his Weibo account while reminding people of the upcoming sale of the (known elsewhere...

Nokia 2 announced with 5-inch display, 4,100mAh battery

Nokia 2 announced with 5-inch display, 4,100mAh battery As expected, HMD has officially announced the entry-level smartphone. The device comes with a 5-inch HD display, and is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 212 SoC. The handset features...

Apple plans to drop Qualcomm modems in 2018

Apple plans to drop Qualcomm modems in 2018 We already reported and has purchased CVD machines to build . A new report says Cupertino is about to change its chipset provider too. According to sources, Qualcomm has stopped providing...

Watch the Nokia event livestream here

Watch the Nokia event livestream here HMD the Nokia 7 in China, and now we are about to see a new official unveiling. The Nokia 2 is expected to make an appearance. According to that popped up on Saturday, the Nokia 2 is about to arrive...

Monday, October 30, 2017

New, redesigned Skype for Windows, Mac, and Linux is now available

New, redesigned Skype for Windows, Mac, and Linux is now available Today Skype is introducing a new look across its desktop apps for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This is in line with the latest redesign of the service's mobile apps. The...

Nintendo expects to move 14M Switch consoles

Nintendo expects to move 14M Switch consoles Nintendo expects to reach its highest earnings in seven years due to impressive Switch sales. The video games maker company doubled its full-year operating profit forecast on Monday after...

ZTE Axon M will be available to order from AT&T on November 1, in stores 16 days later

ZTE Axon M will be available to order from AT&T on November 1, in stores 16 days later the foldable smartphone with two screens earlier this month. Back then we did find out that it would be exclusive to AT in the United States,...

Oreo-powered LG G6 spotted in Benchmarks

Oreo-powered LG G6 spotted in Benchmarks Oreo will soon be rolled out to the .The device has gone through Geekbench running Android 8.0. This indicates that the update is currently under testing. The phone was launched back in March...

Canalys: Huawei retains lead in China as Apple grows for the first time in 2 years

Canalys: Huawei retains lead in China as Apple grows for the first time in 2 years Analyst company Canalys published its report on the Chinese smartphone market in Q3. According to the data, Huawei, Oppo, and vivo are in the lead with...

MIUI 9 Global ROM starts hitting Xiaomi Mi 6

MIUI 9 Global ROM starts hitting Xiaomi Mi 6 MIUI was , but Xiaomi needed more than three months to launch a stable global ROM. Days before the planned , some units already started receiving the firmware. The MIUI V9.0.1.0.NCAMEI brings...

Essential Phone early adopters get $200 vouchers

Essential Phone early adopters get $200 vouchers Last week of its smartphone by $200, bringing the tag down to $499. But if you paid full price for it you'll now be compensated. The company is giving a $200 Friends & Family code...

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Sony Xperia Touch getting Android 7.1.1

Sony Xperia Touch getting Android 7.1.1 Sony's one-of-a-kind Xperia Touch projector running Android is getting a software update. Launched on Android 7.0 and , the device is now being treated to the 7.1.1 version of Google's OS. It's...

Friday, October 27, 2017

New Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) update brings BlueBorne fix

New Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) update brings BlueBorne fix Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its smartphone. Currently hitting units in Europe, the update weighs in at 392MB, arrives as version J530FXXU1AQI3, and brings...

BlackBerry Keyone successor already in the works with Snapdragon 660

BlackBerry Keyone successor already in the works with Snapdragon 660 The has definitely been a very successful BlackBerry branded Android device, and it looks like TCL, the company making it, is already working on a successor. The existence...

iPhone X screen repair to cost $279, while other damage will set you back $549

iPhone X screen repair to cost $279, while other damage will set you back $549 The is , and a lot of people seem to want to grab Apple's first $999 smartphone shipping estimates have already at the moment, in fact. An interesting detail...

New HTC U11 Plus teaser shows a small screen bezel

New HTC U11 Plus teaser shows a small screen bezel Earlier this week HTC outed its for the upcoming where we expect the to become official. And today the Taiwanese company is back with another picture, this time showing us a teeny tiny...

Sony announces Xperia R1 and Xperia R1 Plus mid-rangers

Sony announces Xperia R1 and Xperia R1 Plus mid-rangers Sony has launched two new smartphones in the Indian market, the Xperia R1 and the Xperia R1 Plus. These are compact, budget Android phones that Sony claims are designed for Indian...

OnePlus 5T might arrive on November 16

OnePlus 5T might arrive on November 16 Yesterday a photo of the , along with a teaser from Carl Pei, OnePlus co-founder. Now a leaked image popped up, suggesting a November 16 launch date, which is 4 days earlier than the one. The...

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Sony Xperia XZ1 is now out in Canada; Nokia 3, 5, and 3310 3G officially coming soon

Sony Xperia XZ1 is now out in Canada; Nokia 3, 5, and 3310 3G officially coming soon As , the became available to buy in Canada today. The smartphone can be purchased from both Bell and Freedom Mobile. While you can get it for CAD 0...

LG mobile division keeps bleeding money in Q3 2017

LG mobile division keeps bleeding money in Q3 2017 LG Electronics posted its Q3 2017 financial results and the trends from and continue. The company keeps going strong, mainly thanks to the Home Appliance & Air Solution divisions,...

Logitech adds Google Assistant integration to Circle security cameras

Logitech adds Google Assistant integration to Circle security cameras Logitech has announced Google Assistant integration for its Circle 2 and original Circle series of security cameras. This will let you use your voice to tell your...

Oppo R11s goes live on Oppo's site days before announcement

Oppo R11s goes live on Oppo's site days before announcement The Oppo R11s is now almost completely revealed, days before it is supposed to be announced on . The phone is now officially listed on Oppo's Chinese website so people can...

New Samsung Pay update brings Android Oreo support

New Samsung Pay update brings Android Oreo support Samung has started pushing out a new update to its mobile payments app Pay. Currently rolling out in India, the update brings along support for Android Oreo OS. What's interesting is...

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Microsoft permanently discontinues Kinect

Microsoft permanently discontinues Kinect Microsoft has ended the production of Kinect and permanently discontinued the device, according to a report by . The Microsoft Kinect was first introduced back in 2009 at E3 under the codename...

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Google starts investigating clicking/ticking sound issue with Pixel 2

Google starts investigating clicking/ticking sound issue with Pixel 2 Recently, it that some users of Google's new smartphones are complaining that their units are making 'clicking and high pitch frequency sounds.' Well, the company...

Gmail gets native add-ons across Android and web clients

Gmail gets native add-ons across Android and web clients Google is officially making Gmail add-ons available for everyone today, following a developer preview release that happened earlier this year. That has helped third parties build...

The Nikkei: Apple can ship only 20 million iPhone X this year

The Nikkei: Apple can ship only 20 million iPhone X this year that Apple will ship 25-30 million units this year, but information reported by points to an even lower number around 20 million. It sounds like manufacturing issues started...

Google Pixel and Pixel XL now getting Google Lens

Google Pixel and Pixel XL now getting Google Lens Google has quietly started updating the Photos app on the and with the new Google Lens feature. Google Lens in Photos can detect objects and places in your photos and give you more information....

Apple Pay arrives in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and UAE

Apple Pay arrives in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and UAE Apple Pay has now expanded to Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the United Arab Emirates, . The addition of Sweden, Denmark and Finland leaves only Norway from the Scandinavian region...

Google Pixel 2 users reporting high-pitched and clicking sounds with their units

Google Pixel 2 users reporting high-pitched and clicking sounds with their units Shortly after Google said it's investigating the with the new phones, another Pixel 2-specific issue has come to light. Basically, a large number of users...

Monday, October 23, 2017

Sprint offers $350 off the iPhone X if you trade in an eligible smartphone

Sprint offers $350 off the iPhone X if you trade in an eligible smartphone We are now fast approaching the start point for pre-orders. These will go live on Friday morning, and Sprint is the first carrier to reveal the deal it's prepared...

White Google Pixel 2 sees shipping delays

White Google Pixel 2 sees shipping delays Another year, another Google phone shipping fiasco. The original and were almost impossible to find in stock for months after their launch, and while the new and don't seem to be having issues...

The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) is finally getting Android 7.1.1

The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) is finally getting Android 7.1.1 Samsung is rolling out the Android 7.1.1 update to the in Poland and possibly elsewhere in Europe, . In addition to what Android 7.1.1 brings on its own, Samsung has included...

Pay with Google autofills forms so you don't have to

Pay with Google autofills forms so you don't have to Starting today Google is rolling out Pay with Google to Android devices and the Chrome browser. The feature will automatically fill your card information (which you've given Google...

Nokia 7 scores over 100k registrations ahead of first flash sale tomorrow

Nokia 7 scores over 100k registrations ahead of first flash sale tomorrow The , which was officially unveiled last week, has managed to score over 100K registrations in China ahead of its first flash sale which is set for tomorrow,...

HTC U11 Life Geekbench outing reveals Snapdragon 660 SoC, Android Nougat

HTC U11 Life Geekbench outing reveals Snapdragon 660 SoC, Android Nougat The , which is to debut on November 2, has now been spotted in a benchmark listing. The Geekbench profile reveals key details like Snapdragon 660 SoC and Android...

Nokia 2 briefly listed on US retailer's website

Nokia 2 briefly listed on US retailer's website The upcoming entry-level Nokia 2 smartphone was briefly listed on a US retailer's website. The Best Buy listing which has since been taken down not only revealed the device is coming to...

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Counterclockwise: plotting the average camera resolution through the years

Counterclockwise: plotting the average camera resolution through the years The camera megapixel race is dead as most flagships have scaled back and instead chosen to race with wider apertures and secondary snappers. But mid-range and...

Weekly poll: Which Huawei Mate 10 is the right one for you?

Weekly poll: Which Huawei Mate 10 is the right one for you? Weve of Huaweis flagship lineup, though we confess were still not 100% sure which phone we like better the vanilla or the supposedly better . Were fans of the pricing Huaweis...

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Weekly poll results: people are warming up to Android One, Nexus line still missed

Weekly poll results: people are warming up to Android One, Nexus line still missed With Android One phones picking up speed, if you thought that this line of Google-backed smartphones could take the place of the discontinued Nexus line....

Nokia 9 leaks in new image; Nokia 2 gets certified in Russia

Nokia 9 leaks in new image; Nokia 2 gets certified in Russia The has already been the subject of several so far. And now, another image for the device has leaked. Specifically, the image in question shows the back plate of phone. If...

Friday, October 20, 2017

Dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy Note8 drops to under $800 in US

Dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy Note8 drops to under $800 in US The dual-SIM variant of has received another price cut in the US. , eBay seller was offering the unlocked, Exynos-powered model for $819.99. And a quick look at the listing now...

ZTE Blade X launches exclusively at Cricket for $119.99

ZTE Blade X launches exclusively at Cricket for $119.99 ZTE's back in May, and today it's being joined by a smaller sibling, the adequately named Blade X (sans Max). This device features a 5.5-inch 720p touchscreen, a 13 MP rear camera,...

Report says HTC U11 Life arriving on November 2 for 400

Report says HTC U11 Life arriving on November 2 for 400 We HTC is working on an Android One smartphone dubbed . In fact, the device has already had most of its key specs . However, there has been no word on its pricing and availability....

Apple decreases iPhone 8 production as demand wanes

Apple decreases iPhone 8 production as demand wanes The that iPhone 7 is outselling the looks to have been right on the money. New intel from Taiwan says that Cupertino asked suppliers to reduce production by nearly 50% for the following...

Thursday, October 19, 2017

vivo announces expansion to 6 new markets

vivo announces expansion to 6 new markets vivo is among the top 5 vendors in the world, according to Gartners latest market report and is also of the next two FIFA World Cup tournaments. And to capitalize on its growing brand recognition...

Logitech announces UE Blast and Megablast Bluetooth speakers with Alexa

Logitech announces UE Blast and Megablast Bluetooth speakers with Alexa Logitech has announced two new Ultimate Ears speakers, the Blast and the Megablast. While on the surface they look like slightly redesigned Boom 2 and Megaboom,...

Samsung Gear Sport lets you control smart devices with a turn of the bezel

Samsung Gear Sport lets you control smart devices with a turn of the bezel Samsung's new smartwatch in August this year and it recently. The device is powered by version 3.0 of the Tizen-based wearable platform, making it the first...