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The LG V30 may have gone on sale weeks ago but word of an unlocked version has been nigh non-existent. B&H has listed one now, though, with it set to go on sale on November 28.

The Nokia 2 has been spotted on B&H's official website with a price tag lower than $100. The device will be HMD's attempt at creating the archetypal budget smartphone, which leaves us curious as to what to expect from the Nokia 1—if there's to be any such device.

Sony has released the Oreo update to users of the XZ Premium. This is about par for the company, as it becomes the first OEM to send out working Oreo updates.

Google is "actively investigating" burn in issues that have started to crop up on some user's Pixel 2 XLs. The latest report follows mixed reviews about the device's LG-sourced pOLED display, which some have said is unworthy of a high-end device priced as it is.

Andy Rubin has slashed US$200 off the starting price of his Essential Phone PH-1. The move follows reports that the device has had a less than stellar sales start.

Root on Android looks to be a dying art, with fear of voided warranties and SafetyNet restrictions holding users back. A Pixel 2 owner has reportedly gotten confirmation from Google's customer support which clarifies that rooting the new Pixels is not cause for a warranty void.

The HTC U11 was released months ago in May but is set to receive the update to Oreo before the middle of December, likely making it one of the first flagships to receive the update.

The race to the Redmi Note 5 is on a crescendo, with the device and a lower specced, identical variant being spotted on TENAA alongside an SoC which we think may just be the new Snapdragon 636.

Paypal continues to integrate with the platforms we use to communicate with each other and is now integrated in Facebook Messenger.

Advertised as a communication robot, the new Sony Xperia Hello! is more than just another Amazon Echo wannabe. It can be used to make Skype or Line video calls, runs Android Nougat, and features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor.

A Samsung J7 smartphone caught fire on a Jet Airways flight bound to Indore from New Delhi causing mid-air panic. The flight staff were unable to extinguish the fire and had to drop the phone in a tray of water to put off the flames.

The HTC U11 Life is expected to be launched alongside the U11 Plus on November 2. While the device's specifications sheet looks to be impressive at first sight, a few points marred a package that could have competed for the top spot in the mid-range market.

The upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 835-driven HTC U11 Plus is expected to get an official launch on November 2, when it is also supposed to become the first HTC handset with a display ratio of 18:9.

The Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro have been launched in China, with the smartphone giants making slight changes to the memory configuration of both devices. The phones will also sell for much cheaper in China, the base version of the Mate 10 being almost $250 less than what it went for at the European launch.

HTC has posted an image on its official Twitter account that announces an event for November 2. The image features a large "U", so we believe that it's the much-expected U11 Plus.

The Huawei Mate 10 Pro was reviewed on camera benchmark website DxOMark, with the flagship recording an impressive total score of 97, just one point behind the Pixel 2.

Samsung has announced a partnership with several leading Android game developers to bring their games to the desktop via a Galaxy smartphone and its DeX PC dock. Vainglory, Survival Arena, BombSquad and Lineage 2 will all be compatible with Samsung's DeX Android-based desktop environment.

The Nokia 7 is a new 5.2-inch mid-ranger manufactured by HMD Global that comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor and 4 GB or 6 GB RAM, as well as 64 GB internal storage. It will launch exclusively in China next Tuesday.

The Aquos R Compact is a slightly watered-down version of the Sharp Aquos R that was announced back in April. It is a waterproof 4.9-inch handset powered by a Snapdragon 660 processor that is expected to hit the market in December via Softbank.

It's prime Redmi time, so it's no surprise that rumors and leaks of the upcoming mid-rangers are starting to crawl out of the woodwork. Actual specifications and prices of the Redmi Note 5 may be inconclusive at the moment but sources have billed the Xiaomi favorite to be launched before the popular 11/11 shopping festival in China.

Qualcomm has something of a monopoly on the Android market at the moment, so it's particularly impressive that Huawei's in-house Kirin 970 is able to compete with the Snapdragon 835 on all fronts.

A Redmi Note 5 has supposedly been spotted on Geekbench but listed specifications and details don't conform to anything we expect from the device.

The mysterious U11 variant seems to have the same specs as the original U11, save for the reduced 4 GB RAM. If the GFXBench leak proves to be true, this would be the first HTC smartphone with an 18:9 display.

The upcoming mid-range smartphone from Motorola will go on sale via Amazon's Prime Exclusive Phones program tonight at 10 PM PST (12 AM CST). The Moto X4 will retail for $330, a $70 discount, but will feature tailored lock screen ads and pre-installed Amazon apps. The deal is available only to Amazon Prime members.

Google has revealed that it will be releasing Android 8.1 for developers soon. At the same time, it revealed a previously unknown morsel about some previously unknown custom silicon it has embedded in its Pixel 2s that will be enabled with the update.

The ZTE Axon M features the slightly outdated Snapdragon 821 processor, but it is the only handset to feature a dual display folding design with four operating modes nowadays. Sadly, it will only hit the market via AT&T next month.

The X50 modem provides downlink speeds of over 1 gbps in the 28 GHz mmWave spectrum. Qualcomm also presented the first 5G smartphone reference designs for OEMs. The 5G standard, together with supporting smartphones, is expected to be available by 2019.

Two of tech's giants Andy Rubin and Tony Fadell are engaged in a lawsuit over the use of a new type of wireless connector technology used in Rubin's Essential Phone. Essential is being sued over its use of the technology by Keyssa, which is backed by Fadell.

The Mi 5C was released earlier this year, with the lower specced variant of the Mi 5 featuring Xiaomi's own Surge S1 SoC. Information online points towards an Mi 6C being in the works. It is, of course, expected to be powered by the Surge S2.

The Mate 10 Pro smartphone will be the first with an AI processor, the first with a Kirin 970 SoC and Mali G72 GPU, the first with a safety-certified fast-charging battery, and the first with support for 256-QAM 4x4 MIMO Cat. 18 (1.2 Gbps) networks.

The Nvidia Shield Tablet K1 has been around long enough to move from Lollipop to Marshmallow and then to Nougat. Sadly, it has just been confirmed that this slate for gamers will not get an official Oreo update.

OnePlus 3 and 3T users in the Open Beta Program have received an update that finally gives them a taste of Android 8.0.0 Oreo. It's but a beta update, of course, so it comes with a slew of bugs and worries.

MediaTek is set to make a push up the market ladder in 2018, with its upcoming Helio P40 to offer stiff competition to Qualcomm's mid-range offerings.

The Nokia 8 has finally gone on sale in India, with an Amazon India listing having it on sale for INR 36,999.

Pi-Top's modular rail system that comes with the new notebook case allows users to add more optional modules. In addition to the new 14-inch 1080o display with the case, Pi-Top also included a Videocore IV 3D GPU, an hdmi port and an 8 GB microSD card preinstalled with the Android-based Polaris OS.

Razer's gaming-focused smartphone has made an appearance in the wild ahead of its November 1 launch. The device shown in the leak, however, appears to be a pre-production prototype that was circulated by Razer to developers and might not be completely representative of the final model.

Although the current version still has to add support for a few widely used languages, Samsung Bixby 2.0 is apparently on its way and the updated virtual assistant is expected to come with improved third-party integration and support for other devices than smartphones.

OnePlus co-founder, Carl Pei, has posted a response to the data collection being performed by his company. Some details were given on what purpose the collected data had, and what OnePlus will do going forward.

Blackberry has also given more information on phone specifications and confirmed that they will continue to make phones with physical and virtual keyboards.

The Finnish-made Alleco Alltab is an Android tablet based on the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 that can operate down to 90 meters (TechRec version) or 150 meters (MilPro variant) and targets commercial and military divers.

The handset for gamers that goes as the Razer Phone is expected to show up on November 1, and according to GFXBench it features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, 8 GB RAM, 64 GB internal storage, and a 5.7-inch 1440p touchscreen display.

Samsung has recently listed the new J2 (2017) on its official Indian page. The J2 comes with a price tag in the region of $110, which some would consider quite high for a device straight out of 2012.

Blackview is billed to unveil three new devices at an event in Hong Kong on October 18. Not much is known about these devices but the company does a have a good track record, so it'll be interesting to see what it offers this time around.

One of Samsung's three CEO's has announced his resignation from the South Korean giant. Citing the "unprecedented crisis" facing the company, Kwon Oh-hyun, CEO of Samsung Electronics and Samsung Display will step down in March 2018.

Huawei has announced the launch of its lower mid-range Honor 6C in Russia without much ado. The regular Honor 6C was a solid offering but we're not so sure about this one, as its "Pro" tag doesn't seem to come with the perks one would expect.

From dual rear cameras to quad cameras, OEMs are beginning to get the idea that more is better. The Nubia Z17miniS is the newest device to feature that camera configuration and we can only hope it makes a difference in actual performance. Probably not, we expect.

The striped back and near bezel-free front are looking more likely for the next Huawei flagship.

A few hours ago Microsoft released the Edge browser beta for Android. The new browser is beautiful, simplistic, and provides easy syncing with Windows 10 PCs.

The Nokia 8 was released a few months ago and while it was a solid offering by the HMD, it didn't come with a lot of the trappings being offered by other flagships. A company executive, in an email to a fan query, has confirmed that the flagship will not be sold in the US.