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HTC joined the trend of tall displays with the U11+ arrival in November and now jumps on the hype train of Face Unlock with the HTC U11 EYEs, announced today. The phone has the same 18:9 6” screen as the flagship, but comes with the upper...

Samsung will announce the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ next month at MWC 2018 in Barcelona. The phones are almost ready for market launch since they just passed FCC certifications. According to Federal Communications Commission listings, the...

Chinese smartphone manufacturer vivo has announced a new color option for its X20 smartphone. Dubbed Dreamy Pink, the new color will be available starting tomorrow (January 16). Specs-wise, there's no difference between pink X20 and other...

A week after there were reports that the Nokia 6 (2018) has started getting the Oreo update, the company has officially announced the roll out. In a Weibo post today, HMD confirmed that the update has been launched for both second gen Nokia 6 as...

While Huawei has already launched an Oreo beta program for its P10 and P10 Plus smartphones, details related to the build weren't available all this while. Well, that changes now as a user has shared screenshots of the update's changelog. The...

For nearly a couple of months now, Nexus Player users have been reporting about an annoying issue that causes the device's remote to sleep after 5-10 minutes of inactivity. It's only after a button is pressed on the remote that it awakes, but that...

HTC seems to have pulled the Oreo update for its 10 smartphone. The update was made available last week, both over-the-air as well as through RUU download. But a quick look now reveals the RUU link has been taken down and reports say users didn't...

Late last week, an issue came to light that causes WiFi networks to be killed. Initially it appeared the problem is with Google Home Max smart speaker, and is affecting only TP-Link routers (specifically the Archer C7). But now, with more users...

The second week of the year ended with a rather unexpected phone on top of our trending chart. The still unofficial Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 took the crown, overtaking the Xioami Mi A1. A couple of Samsung handsets take the next two spots - the Galaxy...

We have a number of iPads in the family and given everything we now know about iPhone batteries and performance it was reasonable to ask if Apple is doing the same to its tablets. The short answer is don't worry, Apple isn't throttling your...

In this episode of the Sunday debate we discuss what is preferable - having a display with true to life colors or a punchier one. Ivan Over the last few years, screen accuracy has gotten the status of a hotword, not unlike optical zoom or...

Sony’s Xperia XA line is home to some of the best mid-rangers, has been since it first hit the scene. That said, the third generation phones are much better than the ones that came before and are the highlight of CES 2018 for us (admittedly, there...

Manufacturers keep implementing dual camera setups on their phones to achieve the background blur for portrait pictures. Google’s devices, the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL, have only one camera, but thanks to a combination of dual pixel phase...

Sometimes it’s the simple things in life – why complicate things with 3D facial scanning when the fingerprint reader does an excellent job already. Especially if that reader is in a convenient place, say under the screen. That’s the feature that...

HMD intends to resurrect the Asha series, which brought back some memories. The Asha phones featured more advanced functions than your typical featurephone, which made them attractive for those who couldn't afford a smartphone. Keep in mind that...

Despite hosting the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the second week of 2018 didn't bring a lot of phone-related action. The biggest story from CES was Synaptics' under-the-screen fingerprint scanner which vivo showcased on a prototype phone,...

If you've been keeping up with Huawei's recent efforts to expand on the US market, you likely heard of the major deal collapse between the Chinese OEM and AT&T. In the short term, this is undoubtedly disappointing for anybody anticipating to see the...

YouTube has been under quite a bit of crossfire regarding its content and moderation practices and enforcement lately. The latest scandal, of course, revolving around a recent Logan Paul video, in which the YouTuber showed footage of a dead...

CES 2018 has admittedly been quite slow in terms of smartphone announcements. This is pretty evident from all the attention Alcatel's upcoming 1, 3 and 5 Series phones received. Don't get us wrong, it's not that we think the trio will necessarily be...

After dropping hints that the OnePlus 3/3T would get the Face Unlock feature, OnePlus has now confirmed the development. At the recently concluded CES, co-founder and global director Carl Pei said the devices will get the functionality in an...