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Samsung Gulf Electronics announced the launch of its latest smartphones - the Galaxy A8 (2018) and the Galaxy A8+ (2018) - in UAE. This is the latest market where one of the most well-done mid-rangers arrived, following a launch in Vietnam, Europe...

Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (aka ANATEL) has published its certificates of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. The document contains some legalese, but the juicy bit is the battery capacity. The S9 will have a 3,000mAh battery...

"We will unveil new smartphones when it is needed. But we will not launch it just because other rivals do," said LG Electronics Vice Chairman Cho Sung-jin. After, an anonymous official from the company told The Korea Herald that Cho ordered the LG...

This took less time than expected – Xiaomi is pushing out a new version of the Oreo update for the Mi A1. That update was pulled on Friday after the discovery of several nasty bugs. The new update reportedly resolves the Bluetooth battery drain,...

Last year we reported on the tendency of the Google Pixel 2 XL OLED display to rapidly shift colors when the device was tilted and viewed off-axis. Although the behavior is not uncommon for OLED panels, the LG-made panel on the Pixel 2 XL exhibited...

The Samsung Notebook 9 (2018) launched with a new material dubbed Metal 12. A trademark filing at EUIPO suggests that this magnesium allow will be used for phones, watches, mobile accessories and even home appliances. The new Notebook 9 weighs...

vivo announced the arrival of its E-store in India, enabling purchases of smartphones from anywhere in the country. Early shoppers can join the “Launch Carnival” promos which include offers, discounts and a draw. The “Launch Carnival” is...

Often companies try quirky ways of getting to the customer. OnePlus likes putting boxes with mysterious items in them while Apple is making artsy beautiful videos. One skin manufacturer, dbrand, took it to the next level of sass on Twitter. The...

Sony’s CES trio has reached Europe and is currently taking orders and pre-orders. Here are the the online stores we managed to find that offer the three phones. France is getting the better deal, with Boulanger promising to ship units within 24...

The Samsung Galaxy S8 Oreo beta update (stable build) is highly likely to start rolling out in January. The news comes straight from the company itself, which - in a message on the Samsung Members community that announced the end of the beta program...

The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 has a case diameter of 45mm, same as the Carrera watch, which inspired its design. If that’s too big for your wrist, however, you can try the company’s new 41mm model. And to add a bit of glam to its lineup, these...

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...