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The Porsche Design Mate RS. (Source: Geek Culture)

The Huawei Mate RS featured OLED panels made by LG

Huawei's new Mate RS features technology that hasn't been seen on smartphones before, which is about par considering its hefty $2000 price tag. The device also uses OLED panels made by LG—particularly noteworthy after the issues w...

Ricci Rox, 06 Apr 2018 07:42

The Moto G5 Plus was one of our favorite devices of 2017. (Source: Pocket Lint)

Motorola G6 devices set for April 19 launch

Motorola is set to announce the launch of its new G6 series devices, the G6, G6 Plus, and G6 Play, at an event in Sao Paulo, Brazil—on April 19.

Ricci Rox, 06 Apr 2018 07:31

The Huawei Honor View 10 has finally been listed on Amazon

The Honor V10 was launched globally months back in December. The device has taken its sweet time to make its way across the pond, though, going on sale via Honor's website a while ago. Potential buyers who prefer doing their shopp...

Ricci Rox, 05 Apr 2018 13:42

The 15+ is obviously larger than the standard 15 model. (Source: MyDrivers)

Meizu 15/15+ specs and hands-on pics surface online

Meizu decided to steer clear from notched or bezel-less displays for its 15/15+ anniversary models, keeping the tried and true bezel-less sides + upper/lower bezel design of yesteryear models. The 15+ model will feature a 5.95-inc...

Bogdan Solca, 03 Apr 2018 18:36

The OnePlus 6 is said to come with a $700 price tag but we're leery

The OnePlus 6 is about due for an announcement. There have been reports that the device will launch with an MSRP of US$700 for its highest-specced variant. We are, of course, not at all convinced.

Ricci Rox, 03 Apr 2018 01:10

Some renders of the Mi 6X were leaked as early as this January. (Source: Target@Youtube)

Xiaomi Mi 6X specs get leaked

Fans of the Mi X5 will probably be disappointed to learn that the 6X is set to feature only a slightly more powerful Snapdragon 626 SoC. The imaging setup, however, has been substantially upgraded to include a 20 MP selfie cam alo...

Bogdan Solca, 02 Apr 2018 14:55

Type-C on a US$99 device is pretty impressive. (Source: UMIDIGI)

The UMIDIGI A1 Pro features the new MT6739 SoC and costs just US$99

UMIDIGI's latest device is the A1 Pro. The device will be powered by the new MT6739 SoC, and will feature dual rear cameras, an 18:9 HD+ display, 3 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of storage. The presence of a USB Type-C port is, perhaps, th...

Ricci Rox, 02 Apr 2018 01:11

The Mi TV 4S is a 55-inch 4K HDR TV with a sub-US$500 price tag

Xiaomi's new Mi TV 4S will be an improved refresh of the Mi TV 4 that was launched last year. The TV features a 55-inch 4K HDR display, 2 GB of RAM, 8 GB of storage, a quad-core Cortex A53 SoC clocked at 1.5 GHz, a Mali-450 MP5 GP...

Ricci Rox, 02 Apr 2018 01:01

Huawei apparently has no plans of giving up on the US market

Huawei may have struggled in its bid to get into the US smartphone market, facing disappointments from all prospective partners. The company will not be giving up on that particular venture, though, according to CEO Richard Yu.

Ricci Rox, 31 Mar 2018 23:59

The Huawei Mate 10 Lite. (Source: ProPakistani)

Huawei Mate 10 Lite now listed on Amazon

Huawei launched the Mate 10 devices towards the end of 2017. While the Mate 10 Pro is being sold in the US officially, the base Mate 10 and Mate 10 Lite never made the trip over. The latter is currently listed on Amazon, though, w...

Ricci Rox, 31 Mar 2018 23:59

Lenovo Tab 4 Plus 10-inch Android tablet

Lenovo tablet with Dolby Atmos audio shows up at FCC

Since the Lenovo Tab 4 has been around for a while, the time seems right for a new Android slate from the Chinese brand. Sadly, the FCC arrival of the Dolby Atmos-certified Lenovo TB-8304F1 does not reveal anything else than its a...

Codrut Nistor, 31 Mar 2018 22:50

Huawei fights back with an even steeper discount on the Mate 10 Pro in the US

It's only been one week since Huawei's last promotion on the Mate 10 Pro and now the manufacturer is bringing it back but with a deeper $150 discount. The news follows on the footsteps of Best Buy's plan to drop all Huawei devices...

Allen Ngo, 31 Mar 2018 02:45

MediaTek could very well make a comeback this year. (Source: MediaTek)

Xiaomi has MediaTek Helio P60/P70 chips lined up for its 2018 devices

Xiaomi's last device with a MediaTek SoC was the Redmi Note 4. The MediaTek Redmi Note 4 never attained the critical acclaim of its Snapdragon sibling but it would seem the Chinese company is set to make a return to its old MediaT...

Ricci Rox, 31 Mar 2018 02:41

Huawei's attempts at gaining a foothold in the US have been met with significant resistance. (Source: Gizbot)

Huawei's 2017 sales numbers are in - massive growth across the board

Huawei has released its sales figures for 2017. The company's total revenue for the year stood at US$92.5 billion, a 15.7% rise from 2016. 153 million smartphone shipments accounted for US$36.4 billion of that number.

Ricci Rox, 31 Mar 2018 02:18

ZTE Tempo Go Android smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 210, ZTE Tempo X renamed (Source: ZTE USA)

ZTE Tempo Go now shipping in the US

Although the sub-US$200 market sector is quite crowded these days and there are a few capable handsets even around US$100, the ZTE Tempo Go tries to fight them with a price tag of just US$79.99. Sadly, this is nothing new, since t...

Codrut Nistor, 30 Mar 2018 23:47

The Huawei P20 devices will not be coming to the US

The new Huawei P20 and P20 Pro have been hailed as game-changing camera smartphones and are already in the running for best flagships of the year. The US, sadly, will never get to enjoy the devices, with Huawei apparently not read...

Ricci Rox, 30 Mar 2018 01:48

The diagrams in the patent show a smartphone device in folded and unfolded forms. (Source: LetsGoDigital)

Patent for Huawei foldable smartphone discovered

Dutch website LetsGoDigital has uncovered a patent for a foldable phone filed by Huawei in September 2017. The Chinese technology company seems to have developed a tablet-sized device which when folded would be the size of a regul...

Daniel R Deakin, 30 Mar 2018 01:07

The Mi 6X pays TENAA an early visit

A device that appears to be the Mi 6X has made a surprise appearance on TENAA. It isn’t a full listing, though, so all this tells us is that the device will sport a design similar to the Mi 5X's but with an 18:9 display and vertic...

Ricci Rox, 30 Mar 2018 00:42

Facebook has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. (Source: DigitalTrends)

Official Firefox extension makes it harder for Facebook to track you

Firefox has released an official extension designed to put a stop to Facebook's user-tracking. The extension puts all Facebook-related tabs into a sealed "container", preventing any tracking to be conducted beyond the site itself.

Douglas Black, 28 Mar 2018 15:49

Update | Huawei P20 and P20 Pro unveiled with DxOMark placing them in first and second position

Huawei have officially unveiled the P20 and P20 Pro. Important specifications such as RAM and Storage were missing from the announcement, but the rumors are likely to be pretty reliable, based on the accuracy of the confirmed scre...

Craig Ward, 28 Mar 2018 12:12

Bitmain AntMiner ASIC (Image: Crypto Mining Blog)

Ethereum-based ASIC miners may cause the price of AMD GPUs (and stock) to fall

AMD GPU prices may finally be coming down, but will the company’s stock follow suit? According to analyst Christopher Rolland, that may indeed be the case. A new Ethereum ASIC miner from Bitmain may threaten Team Red’s financial o...

Sam Medley, 27 Mar 2018 21:55

The OnePlus 6 will feature the infamous iPhone X notch. (Source: GizmoChina)

OnePlus 6 beats Samsung Galaxy S9+ in leaked GeekBench results

The OnePlus 6 prototype that is featured in the GeekBench results is powered by the same Snapdragon 845 SoC that comes with the Galaxy S9+ (US version) and Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S and it also features the same 6 GB of RAM. Apparently, th...

Bogdan Solca, 27 Mar 2018 16:30

The selfie cam appears to be placed in the lower right of the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S. (Source: Xiaomi)

Update | Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S officially released, boasts impressive specs and quad-layer ceramic body

The Mi MIX 2S is powered by an overclocked Snapdragon 845 SOC coupled with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage, and the body/back plate will be made out of quad-layered ceramic material, which is more resistant to scratches. It will also ...

Bogdan Solca, 27 Mar 2018 14:55

Official specifications sheet and pricing details of the Huawei P20, P20 Pro, and P20 Lite revealed

The Huawei P20, P20 Pro, and P20 Lite are set to be launched tomorrow in Paris. Specifications and pricing details of the devices have leaked, with the P20 particularly looking like a fine balance of features and price.

Ricci Rox, 26 Mar 2018 16:02

OnePlus will no longer sell the OnePlus 5T in North America

OnePlus has announced that it will no longer sell the OnePlus 5T in North America. The 5T was released in November, just four months ago, so this could go down as the shortest sales cycle of any device ever. It, of course, also me...

Ricci Rox, 26 Mar 2018 15:27

The Blackview P10000 Pro. (Source: Blackview)

The Blackview P10000 Pro features an...11000 mAh battery

Blackview is set to debut yet another battery monster in the P10000 Pro. The device will feature an 11000 mAh battery, USB Type-C, and 25W fast charge that’s said to charge the device full in slightly over two hours.

Ricci Rox, 25 Mar 2018 15:21

The leaked OnePlus 6 specs position it as a high-end smartphone that could rival even the Samsung Galaxy S9+. (Source: GizmoChina)

OnePlus 6 specs get leaked

The latest leaked specs reveal that the OnePlus 6 will only have a few things in common with the Oppo R15. The high-end Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB storage, plus the 20 MP selfie cam and the 20 MP + 16 M...

Bogdan Solca, 23 Mar 2018 17:09

ZTE Nubia V18 Android phablet with Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (Source: Nubia Technology)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625-powered ZTE Nubia V18 phablet debuts in China

With a price of around US$205, the new 6-inch ZTE Nubia V18 is powered by the ubiquitous Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 mid-range processor. It also features 4 GB RAM, 64 GB internal storage, and a 4,000 mAh battery. Sadly, it does not c...

Codrut Nistor, 23 Mar 2018 14:45

The Huawei P9 will receive its Oreo update in May. (Source: Trusted Reviews)

Huawei P9, Mate 8, and Honor 6X set to receive Oreo updates in a bit

The Huawei Honor 6X was released back in 2016 on Android Marshmallow. It received the update to Nougat a few months later and is set for one final blaze, with confirmation on Huawei's forums touting a May 2018 Oreo rollout for the...

Ricci Rox, 23 Mar 2018 03:29

Huawei's hopes of making any headway in the US market have been dashed. (Source: Gizbot)

Huawei's plans of developing a presence in the US takes another major hit as Best Buy ends business partnership

Best Buy has pulled out of its partnership with Huawei. This means that the Chinese OEM will no longer be able to sell its smartphones via the retail store. Best Buy was Huawei's major channel of selling smartphones in brick-and-m...

Ricci Rox, 23 Mar 2018 03:08

The Meizu E3. (Source: TechnologyNewsWorld)

The Meizu E3 is a device with powerful cameras and a price tag under $300

Meizu has announced the release of the next device in its mid-range E-series. The E3 features a Snapdragon 636, a powerful dual rear camera setup, 6 GB of RAM, up to 128 GB of storage, and fast charging technology.

Ricci Rox, 23 Mar 2018 03:02

The Redmi Note 5 Pro. (Source: XDA-Developers)

The Redmi Note 5 Pro can now be updated to Android 8.1, Treble support in tow

The Indian Redmi Note 5 Pro launched on Android Nougat, while its Chinese variant ran on Oreo out of the box. The latter enjoys Treble support, and a discovery has shown that users of the Indian model can flash the Chinese Oreo bu...

Ricci Rox, 23 Mar 2018 02:45

The Huawei P20 Pro is expected to feature a massive 40 MP main sensor. (Source: TechRadar)

Is Huawei developing a 512 GB phone?

It appears Huawei might be working on a smartphone that offers a whopping 512 GB of storage space. A recent online listing for a Huawei device offers specification details such as 6 GB RAM and 512 GB ROM. If the Chinese technology...

Daniel R Deakin, 22 Mar 2018 23:27

The Finney smartphone may feature specs such as 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM, and a 5.5-inch display. (Source: Sirin Labs)

Huawei could be working on a blockchain smartphone

There has been a report suggesting that Huawei Technologies is developing a smartphone that could utilize blockchain technology. Officials from the Chinese multinational have apparently been in talks with representatives from Siri...

Daniel R Deakin, 22 Mar 2018 21:07

Lenovo S5 announced, Snapdragon 625 in tow

Lenovo has announced the launch of its new mid-ranger, the S5. The S5 features a 5.7-inch FHD+ display, a 13 MP + 13 MP dual rear camera setup, a Snapdragon 625, 3000 mAh battery, and USB Type-C. All of that at a price point just ...

Ricci Rox, 21 Mar 2018 23:17

Xiaomi Mi A1 details after applying the new update

Last month's security patch finally available for the Xiaomi Mi A1 in Europe

Although Xiaomi released Android 8.0 Oreo for the Mi A1 handset before the end of 2017 as they previously had promised, the first security patch of the new year arrives with a long delay. Even worse, the new firmware does not brin...

Codrut Nistor, 21 Mar 2018 11:55

Huawei P20 Lite goes official, launches as the Nova 3e in China

Huawei has launched the first of the P20 smartphones, the P20 Lite, in Europe and China with the Chinese variant being christened the Nova 3e. With a midrange Kirin 659 at the helm of affairs, the P20 Lite features a notched 19:9 ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 21 Mar 2018 07:03

Official images of the Mi Mix 2S finally released

Xiaomi has released an official teaser for the upcoming Mi Mix 2S. The device is showing sporting minimal bezels and no notch. All things considered, it looks exactly like the Mi Mix 2. The device will feature a Snapdragon 845 and...

Ricci Rox, 21 Mar 2018 00:08

It features a headphone jack, at least. (Source: Fonearena)

This is the OPPO R15 which likely also doubles up as the OnePlus 6

OPPO has announced its two new devices, the R15 and R15 Dream Mirror, in China. If history's anything to go by, the upcoming OnePlus 6 will share a lot of similarities with these devices, including a notch and a 3.5mm jack.

Ricci Rox, 20 Mar 2018 01:35

Xiaomi has released Oreo kernel sources for the Mi A1

Xiaomi has released Android 8.0 kernel sources for the Mi A1. The device's Nougat sources were released a few weeks ago, so this is rather unexpected from Xiaomi. A surprise, but a welcome one to be sure.

Ricci Rox, 19 Mar 2018 00:30

ZTE Headquarters. (Source: Digital Trends)

After a lackluster 2016, ZTE recorded a whopping US$736 million profit in 2017

ZTE was hit with a massive US$892 million fine by the US government back in 2016, a fine that led to the company posting a massive US$377 million net loss for that year. All looks to be well with the Chinese electronics giant now,...

Ricci Rox, 19 Mar 2018 00:00

The Samsung Galaxy S9. (Source: The Inquirer)

Samsung releases kernel sources for the S9 and S9+

Samsung has released kernel sources for the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+, just weeks after the devices were announced. The combination of kernel sources and Project Treble support should ensure that the devices get excellent communit...

Ricci Rox, 17 Mar 2018 20:43

Honor 7X receives Oreo beta, Treble support in tow

The Honor 7X is currently receiving its first Oreo beta. The update brings a number of UI changes and the much-expected Project Treble support that will allow the device enjoy the community development it has lacked so far.

Ricci Rox, 17 Mar 2018 20:28

The Redmi Note 4 was powered by a Snapdragon 625. (Source: Xiaomi)

Rumors of a mysterious Xiaomi device with the phantom Snapdragon 632 allude to vaporware

Word of a device powered by a "Snapdragon 632" has surfaced again, and just like the first time out, we're leery. There doesn't look to be any such SoC in the works, and the source information is as wonky as it gets.

Ricci Rox, 17 Mar 2018 16:34

The HTC U12+ will come with a dual 8 MP camera on the front and 16 MP + 12 MP cameras on the back. (Source: Evan Blass)

HTC U12+ specs get leaked

HTC may completely skip the U12 launch and release the U12+ flagship smartphone in mid Q2 this year. As a competitor for Samsung's Galaxy S9+, the U12+ comes with a WQHD+ LCD screen, top of the line Snapdragon 845 SoC, 6 GB RAM, 6...

Bogdan Solca, 16 Mar 2018 16:49

Motorola Moto E4 Moto E4 low-end Android smartphone

T-Mobile finally gets the Motorola Moto E4

Although the Moto E4 has been around since last July and Verizon Wireless has been selling it ever since for just US$69.99, T-Mobile decided to add this 5-inch Android Nougat smartphone to its portfolio now instead of waiting for ...

Codrut Nistor, 15 Mar 2018 12:20

Huawei Y7 (2018) mid-range phone rumored to feature a 2:1 5.5-inch display, single main camera, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor (Source: Android Headlines)

Huawei Y7 (2018) renders surface online

Shortly after seeing the Huawei Y9 (2018) launch in Thailand, an unofficial render of the next-gen Huawei Y7 surfaced online. This mid-range Android handset is rumored to feature a 5.5-inch display with 2,160 x 1,080 pixels, a sin...

Codrut Nistor, 15 Mar 2018 08:35

Honor 7C Android smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (Source: Honor China)

Honor 7C now official in China with Snapdragon 450 and dual cameras in tow

Although the rest of the world has to wait for it, the 5.99-inch Honor 7C has just been introduced in China. The specs of this handset also include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor, 3 GB or 4 GB RAM, a dual camera setup on the ...

Codrut Nistor, 13 Mar 2018 23:42

OPPO F7 teaser shows notched display (Source: OPPO)

OPPO F7 coming with a notch on March 26

OPPO F7, the successor of the OPPO F5 lineup, will be unveiled on March 26. Although most technical details are still to be revealed, we know of the 6.2-inch display with a rather strange resolution of 2,280 x 1,080 pixels and its...

Codrut Nistor, 13 Mar 2018 19:47