Saturday, September 30, 2017

Gionee S11 pops-up on TENAA with a 6-inch, 18:9 FullVision AMOLED display

Gionee S11 pops-up on TENAA with a 6-inch, 18:9 FullVision AMOLED display Gionee is definitely keeping busy lately. Only a few days ago the company the and and a recent suggest a third budget-oriented 18:9 device is on the way as well....

Alleged Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 renders show dual camera setup and a near bezel-less design

Alleged Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 renders show dual camera setup and a near bezel-less design Last week, Xiaomi reinforced its Redmi value lineup with yet another the . But as appealing as the 720p, Snapdragon 435 device is, considering its...

The vivo X20 is now up for sale in China

The vivo X20 is now up for sale in China The vivo and are undoubtedly two of the more interesting new devices to take on the ultrawide aspect trend. They were finally unveiled and didn't exactly fly under the radar, thanks to seductive...

Friday, September 29, 2017

iPhone 8 and 8 Plus now available in India

iPhone 8 and 8 Plus now available in India Apple has launched the and in India today, alongside 8 other countries, including Andorra, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary,...

Huawei silently launches the Nova 2i

Huawei silently launches the Nova 2i Another day, another Huawei smartphone appears. This time is the Huawei Nova 2i that appeared on the Malaysian department of Vmall, the manufacturers official online retail store. It comes with FullView...

HMD official confirms Nokia phones will get Oreo by the end of 2017

HMD official confirms Nokia phones will get Oreo by the end of 2017 HMD Global GM for Australia and New Zealand confirmed that , and would get an Android Oreo update. Although this is not the first time we hear about the upgrade, the...

Samsung Galaxy Note8 wins Gadget of the Year at the India Mobile Congress

Samsung Galaxy Note8 wins Gadget of the Year at the India Mobile Congress The first India Mobile Congress 2017 wrapped up this week, and the results are in won the Gadget of the Year award. According to judges, the phone got the prize...

Oppo F5 appears on posters in the Philippines

Oppo F5 appears on posters in the Philippines , but Oppo already decided to launch a successor to the phone, dubbed selfie master. Its name is Oppo F5, and it already started popping up on various advert places. We got a tip that the...

Thursday, September 28, 2017

ZTE Axon M photographed, a foldable phone coming in mid October

ZTE Axon M photographed, a foldable phone coming in mid October October 17 will be a busy day for ZTEs brands is launching a new device and so is Axon. And theres a good chance that the new Axon M will be the more interesting of the...

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Check out this LG V30 vs. 8K RED Weapon camera comparison

Check out this LG V30 vs. 8K RED Weapon camera comparison Yesterday to take the for a spin and today we get a comparison between the smartphone and the 8K RED Weapon movie camera. Youtuber Parker Walbeck decided to recreate the Walter...

Was the Nokia 6 Arte Black canceled?

Was the Nokia 6 Arte Black canceled? , Nokia 6, where Arte thou? Seriously though, what happened to the Arte Black version, which promised 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage in addition to the exclusive piano black finish? We snooped around...

Huawei launches the Honor 7X on October 11

Huawei launches the Honor 7X on October 11 Huaweis subsidiary is bringing a follow-up of its mid-ranger. The new device will be called Honor 7X and will arrive on October 11, the company announced on Weibo. The image comes with a slogan,...

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Apple releases iOS 11.0.1 update for the iPhone and iPad

Apple releases iOS 11.0.1 update for the iPhone and iPad Just a week after release, iOS 11 is getting a minor point update in the form of iOS 11.0.1. The update is about 280MB in size and is now available to all compatible iPhone, iPad...

Samsung's upcoming Windows Mixed Reality headset leaks

Samsung's upcoming Windows Mixed Reality headset leaks Samsung is getting ready to jump into the Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) space. The Korean company is working on a WMR headset of its own, which will compete in the market with offerings...

Truecaller adds SMS spam filtering functionality on iOS

Truecaller adds SMS spam filtering functionality on iOS Truecaller has updated its iOS app to add support for SMS filtering. After updating to the latest version the app will attempt to filter spam messages and separate it into a second...

Nokia launches flagship Nokia 8 smartphone in India for around $565

Nokia launches flagship Nokia 8 smartphone in India for around $565 Nokia has launched its flagship smartphone in India. The phone is priced at INR 36,999 and will be available offline across major retail outlets and online exclusively...

Monday, September 25, 2017

Gionee M7 is official with FullVision screen and dual cameras

Gionee M7 is official with FullVision screen and dual cameras As the Gionee M7 debuted today with a FullVision screen of 18:9 ratio and huge 4,000 mAh battery. It is the first phone with Helio P30 to hit the market after . The...

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Weekly poll results: the iPhone X is the only one worthy of fan love

Weekly poll results: the iPhone X is the only one worthy of fan love If youre going to have an iPhone and shows that maybe you dont get the . The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus barely registered on the charts they didnt improve enough, making...

Oreo update for Huawei Mate 9 could be arriving soon

Oreo update for Huawei Mate 9 could be arriving soon Looks like could be receiving the Oreo update soon. The device with Android 8.0 on board has been spotted listed on benchmarking website Geekbench. For what it's worth, this is not...

New update hitting Samsung Galaxy Note8 units on T-Mobile

New update hitting Samsung Galaxy Note8 units on T-Mobile It has come to light that T-Mobile has pushed out a new update to units on its network. Arriving as version N950USQU1AQ15 and weighing in at under 200MB, the update includes...

Samsung's Bixby digital assistant now available in India

Samsung's Bixby digital assistant now available in India Samsungs Bixby digital assistant dubbed Bixby Voice debuted shortly after the arrival of the company's series smartphones. It was in the company's home country of South Korea,...

Xiaomi sells over 1 million smartphones in India in 2 days

Xiaomi sells over 1 million smartphones in India in 2 days Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi managed to sell over 1 million smartphones in 48 hours during online festive sales in India, carried out by retailers Flipkart and Amazon....

Friday, September 22, 2017

PSA: Oreo is causing Google Alarm Clock app to fail for some

PSA: Oreo is causing Google Alarm Clock app to fail for some Oreo is Androids latest version release, and as with every release, there are always going to be kinks and issues that need to be ironed out in the following maintenance update....

Professional photographer's take on the iPhone 8 Plus camera

Professional photographer's take on the iPhone 8 Plus camera As the iPhone 8 reviews come out, we will see a lot of different viewpoints discussing the various aspects of the phone. But there's something to be said about hearing the...

'Check for updates' button in Android now actually works

'Check for updates' button in Android now actually works The infamous 'Check for updates' button has been around on Android for what seems like forever now but in all this time it has been about as useful as the close door button on...

iPhone 8 teardown lays out its guts, results in average repairability score

iPhone 8 teardown lays out its guts, results in average repairability score You've already seen the new , and now it's time for us to get a look at its internals literally. iFixit has created another comprehensive teardown, and its...

Samsung Galaxy Note8 availability expands, arrives in Thailand and Malaysia

Samsung Galaxy Note8 availability expands, arrives in Thailand and Malaysia The has been launched in a couple of more countries today. Asian markets Thailand and Malaysia are the newest regions where the device is now available for...

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) users are reporting battery charging problems

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) users are reporting battery charging problems For quite some time now, users have been reporting issues with battery charging. Specifically, they say their device's battery doesn't charge beyond around 85%....

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Moto G5S Plus lands in the US on September 29, pre-orders are live for $229.99

Moto G5S Plus lands in the US on September 29, pre-orders are live for $229.99 Yesterday was all about the and its US availability in both the and the . Today the Lenovo-owned brand has news relating to the US and another of its smartphones,...

Nokia 8 with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage headed to the US

Nokia 8 with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage headed to the US The by the US FCC in June this year. The device last month, and is already available in . The list, sadly, doesn't include the US yet. However, this could change soon, as HMD...

Beta test program for Samsung Galaxy S8 Oreo incoming

Beta test program for Samsung Galaxy S8 Oreo incoming The series is eagerly waiting for its Oreo update. We already spotted an Oreo-powered Galaxy S8 in a benchmark listing, suggesting that the update is currently being tested by the...

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

PSA: Turning off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth from Control Center in iOS 11 doesn't actually turn them off

PSA: Turning off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth from Control Center in iOS 11 doesn't actually turn them off The shiny new to supported iDevices yesterday. So you're probably already enjoying its many benefits, but here's something you may not...

Quad-camera Huawei Maimang 6 to be sold outside China as Mate 10 Lite, not G10

Quad-camera Huawei Maimang 6 to be sold outside China as Mate 10 Lite, not G10 , Huawei is set to unveil the for its home market of China. has been lately, and we thought that it would end up being sold elsewhere as the (since the got...

KGI: Apple to use FaceID on all iPhones next year

KGI: Apple to use FaceID on all iPhones next year Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI Securities correctly predicted that Apple will , though he wasnt right about . Now hes back with another forecast for the future in 2018 Apple will drop the fingerprint...

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Google Pixelbook convertible runs Chrome OS, has optional stylus, arrives on October 4

Google Pixelbook convertible runs Chrome OS, has optional stylus, arrives on October 4 Wondering what else Google has prepared for its October 4 hardware event, aside from the , VR headset? The answer is simple: a convertible a laptop...

T-Mobile and Sprint in talks of a merger, again

T-Mobile and Sprint in talks of a merger, again The stock price of both T-Mobile and Sprint have each increased in light of new rumors that talks of a merger between Sprint and T-Mobile have rekindled. The last time we heard of this...

Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro pricing leaks

Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro pricing leaks Earlier today but luckily for all Huawei fanboys, the leaks keep pouring. We received allegedly storage options and pricing of the Huawei Mate 10 and the Huawei Mate 10 Pro. An image of the...

iOS 11, watchOS 4 and tvOS 11 now available for download

iOS 11, watchOS 4 and tvOS 11 now available for download After announcing the new updates back in June during WWDC, Apple has today released the final stable versions of iOS, watchOS and tvOS. iOS 11 is a big update but it's an especially...

Gionee announces mid-range X1s smartphone in India

Gionee announces mid-range X1s smartphone in India Gionee has announced a new mid-range smartphone in India, the X1s. The phone will go on sale on September 21, and is priced at INR 12,999 ($202). The Gionee X1s is a mid-range smartphone...

Deal: save a few quid off an iPhone 8 or 8 Plus with a 1-month contract

Deal: save a few quid off an iPhone 8 or 8 Plus with a 1-month contract Youll have to trade many portraits of Her Majesty to grab an . Carphone Warehouse has a slightly better deal than the 700 that Apple charges you can get the 64GB...

Samsung's new video reminds us that Smart Switch works with iPhone

Samsung's new video reminds us that Smart Switch works with iPhone In honor of its newly released , Samsung would like to remind us of its neat Smart Switch app, which is found on all recent Galaxy flagships. Using a single USB-C to...

HTC will introduce three new phones by the end of 2017

HTC will introduce three new phones by the end of 2017 At the beginning of 2017 HTC official said the Taiwanese company . A member of the HTC community and twitter user Corn Chen now shared the codenames and some specs of all the devices...

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy Tab A with Android 7.1.1 on board spotted in benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy Tab A with Android 7.1.1 on board spotted in benchmarks A couple of Samsung Galaxy devices have been spotted in benchmark listings. Specifically, smartphone and tablet have appeared on both GFXBench...

Monday, September 18, 2017

T-Mobile will raise its monthly soft-cap to 50GB

T-Mobile will raise its monthly soft-cap to 50GB Ever since smartphones began demanding more data, smartphone providers had no choice but to implement a soft data cap or deprioritize heavy data users in favor of those who use less data....

More than 80% of new Apple Watch preorders are cellular models

More than 80% of new Apple Watch preorders are cellular models One of the most notable Apple analysts, Ming-Chi Kuo, had predicted that about 30% to 40% of pre-orders of the new would be for the new cellular enabled version of the new...

Samsung to build its own 1,000 fps camera to challenge Sony

Samsung to build its own 1,000 fps camera to challenge Sony Sony was the first to build a mobile the Motion Eye camera on the Xperia XZ Premium and XZs (later XZ1 too). Now chatter from Korea suggests that Samsung Semiconductors is...

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Weekly poll results: give us stock Android or we're gonna install Nova Launcher!

Weekly poll results: give us stock Android or we're gonna install Nova Launcher! We hear it time and time again and confirms it people prefer stock Android. Overwhelmingly so, this option got a cool 42% of the vote while the second...

Understanding HDR: cameras and displays

Understanding HDR: cameras and displays HDR. You may have come across this term several times, perhaps even in the course of just today. It seems it is everywhere now and everyone is talking about it. But what is HDR? It's in your TV,...