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Valentine's Day is on our doorstep and the smartphone market has never been more ripe with gifts for that special someone. But LG reckons it can just spare you all the wondering with the V30 Raspberry Rose edition. So let's see if they're...

OnePlus has started pushing out a new update to its OnePlus 5 smartphone. Arriving as OxygenOS 5.0.2, the update brings the promised Face Unlock feature. The changelog also includes a CPU security patch (CVE-2017-13218), enhanced EIS for...

The HTC U11 is receiving an official price cut in the US. Starting February 1 (today), you'll be able to grab the handset for $100 less than its usual price tag, meaning the 64GB variant will be available for $549, while the 128GB model will set you...

Land Rover builds cars for those who enjoy the outdoors in comfort and luxury. The car company is lending its name to a smartphone that will be called the Land Rover Explore. It’s a ruggedized smartphone built by Bullitt Group, the same company that...

Google’s vast collection of data helps the travel industry with Google’s Hotel search tool and Google Flights. Google is announcing a couple of new features for its plane-ticket search. Starting with finding cheap flights, Google will begin...

The Oppo A71 was quietly announced last September, but it looks like it was a short-lived model. That's because today the Oppo A71 (2018) became official in Pakistan, ahead of a probably imminent launch in India. The A71 (2018) is very similar to...

The mystery has been revealed: Huawei isn't introducing its new flagship smartphones at MWC next month. Instead, it will wait until March 27, when it's holding a special event in Paris. That's when the P11 or P20 family should become official - we...

Samsung will seed the official Oreo firmware update for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ to registered Beta testers 1 day before the general public. The firmware will carry the new Samsung Experience 9.0 under Android Oreo but there's still no official date...

Even Samsung’s foundries have been roped into making Bitcoin mining hardware now. The design for the ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) was completed last year and it went into mass production this month, according to The Bell. These...

Back in September Asus said the Zenfone 5 series should be expected in Q1 2018 and today we have an official announcement date. The company scheduled an event on February 27 at MWC 2018 in Barcelona. The new phones are arriving just five...

Update: turns out this is not an official store. Xiaomi is expanding its European presence eastward – a Xiaomi store will open in Romania in less than two weeks, following Spain and (more recently) Italy. The announcement was made on Facebook and...

This could be interesting – a Sony Xperia Compact with a tall aspect ratio screen. This is just conjecture based on dimensions from an FCC certification, but the numbers are lining up beautifully. The Xperia in question has a 5” screen (126mm)...

The upcoming alcatel 5 popped up on Amazon France, revealing some specs. Today the famous leakster Roland Quandt posted on Twitter a promo video, additional press renders and a complete specs sheet, including pricing and availability. The alcatel...

The Galaxy S9 will be a generation for refinement rather than revolution. The exterior design of the new phones has barely changed – comparing CAD schematics for both makes it plain to see. For the most part, the S9 phones – both the small...

The OnePlus 5T may be the company’s latest device, but it is also the last to receive Oreo. The beta testing is complete and OxygenOS 5.0.2 is rolling out over the air. The update brings a new design for Quick settings as well as new versions for...

Yesterday the 4-year Xiaomi Redmi 1S got MIUI 9 and now the Redmi Note, also from 2014, followed suit. Once again though, the latest Xiaomi user interface runs on top of Android KitKat and the security update is dated as far back as October...

Phone storage is an often overlooked factor in performance, but JEDEC has the cure for slowness – the new UFS 3.0 standard. It promises up to 2x the bandwidth while using lower power to boot. A single lane can carry up to 11.6 Gbps, twice what...

The Honor 7X is officially available since December in major European and Asian markets, but starting yesterday it arrives with some incentives. The Huawei subsidiary announced a partnership with Lords Mobile that lets you get gift cards and free...

Samsung posted its Q4 report, showing $61.8 billion earnings and an operating profit of $11.49 billion. That's a 24% and 73% respective increase over last year's Q4. The positive results are spearheaded by profitable display and semiconductor...

The Huawei Mate 9 has started getting a new update in the US. Currently hitting GSM networks-compatible International unlocked units in the region (MHA-L29 and L09), it's major update that brings along Android Oreo. The change-log for the...