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Xiaomi has started sending out a new Android 8.1 Oreo update to the Mi A1 Android One device. This comes after the initial rollout was stopped due to the emergence of a pretty nasty bug that wiped your entire SMS history. Basically you'd apply the...

Truecaller has introduced a new call recording feature within the Android version of the app. Users will be able to record incoming as well as outgoing calls from within the app without having to use a separate recording app. You get an option to...

TCL-owned alcatel has unveiled its newest flagship offering today, the 5V. The phone comes with a 6.2-inch 19:9 notched display with 720x1500 resolution, an 88% screen-to-body ratio, and 2.5D Dragontrail glass on top. The alcatel 5V has a dual 12...

The LG G7 ThinQ has been available in the US for about a month and a half and it already has its first serious discount – B&H sells it for $630 (unlocked), which is $120 off the MSRP. The Platinum model is available now, the Black one is coming...

Huawei has announced the list of devices that will be getting its GPU Turbo feature. Along with device names, the company also revealed approximately when these devices will be getting the feature in a future update. All in all, there are...

The futuristic vivo NEX S is arriving by the end of this month in five new markets - Russia, India, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The date for India is July 19, and the device already appeared for pre-order on vivo’s online store and Amazon...

The Xiaomi Mi A2 is not what you would call “official”, but that shouldn’t get in the way of a good deal. And it is a good deal – a seller on AliExpress is asking $190/$210 for the phone, even though initial rumors suggested $283 or so (to be fair,...

The US Department of Commerce lifted the ban on ZTE trading with American manufacturers last week. The resolution was reached after ZTE managed to pay over $1.4 billion in fines and replace all its board of directors and key employees. The...

window._epn = {campaign:5338110667}; There’s a 20% discount going around sellers on eBay UK, including some Samsung, Google and B&O accessories. The discount code PLAY20 is valid from today until Thursday at midnight and is capped at £100 off...

Dash Charge is one our favorite features on the OnePlus phones, but the company has now trademarked Warp Charge. The simplest explanation is that OnePlus ran into some trademark issues in the EU because the name clashes with the Bragi Dash (wireless...

Xiaomi is launching the stock Android version of the Mi 6X on July 24 in Madrid, Spain. The phone will arrive as Xiaomi Mi A2 and the manufacturer just teased it on Twitter, saying all Mi A1 fans “will love this” while posting an image of the...

Small, affordable, Android One – that’s the elevator pitch for the Nokia 3.1. The phone just launched in Germany, Italyand Malaysia, check out the links below. The pricing in Europe is around €150-170 and in Malaysia it’s MYR 655 (€140). The...

Meizu CEO Jack Wong will announce the next flagship, called Meizu 16, on August 26. There is more than a month until the unveiling of the series, but a Weibo user just showcased the front panel of the Plus-sized variant of the device. The new phone...

Xiaomi launched three flagship phones back in May - the vanilla Mi 8, the lite version called Mi 8 SE and the powerhouse variant with a see-through back called Mi 8 Explorer. While the first two have been on the shelves since early June, the...

Xiaomi is announcing the Mi Max 3 on Thursday, but the company decided to go ahead and to tease the key selling points in adavance - the huge screen and massive battery. The rest of the specs were leaked in Chinese media, leaving little unknown...

Sony has quietly updated its RX100 V camera that it launched last year. The new model is still called RX100 V but if you look at the model number it is DSC-RX100M5A. The new model just casually replaced the old one on the company's...

The most important event this week was the official announcement of the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus. A couple of less major new products were introduced by Xiaomi and Microsoft - the hybrid watch Mijia Quartz and the Surface Go Windows tablet. We also...

Update: It's done! We've closed the polls, we'll post a final article on Sunday to congratulate the winner. It's been a long and exciting tournament - passions high and tensions rising, especially in the two semi-final matches. We've tallied up...

We're only two months away from Apple announcing its latest A12 SuperSonic (our name) processor alongside the 2018 iPhones, which will undoubtedly have increased CPU/GPU performance. In this weeks Sunday debate we discuss whether our smartphone...

After more than a month of rapid movement, the top 10 trending phones chart had finally had a relatively calm week. There are still three new names, mind you, but the top five contains the same phones as last week. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro...