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Samsung Mobile Korea just unleashed three teaser videos for the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. They are short (15 seconds each), but contain less than subtle hints about the key features of the upcoming flagships. The first video is all about...

Google keeps releasing versions of its apps taileored for smartphones with less than 1 GB of RAM. After YouTube, Gboard and Google Assistant, now Gmail also gets a Go version. The app is available on Google Play, but can be downloaded in a...

After six years at HTC, Chialin Chang - current President of Smartphone and Connected Devices Business has resigned, citing a "personal career plan". Rumor has it he plans to start an AI company. What's troubling is that HTC CEO Cher Wang...

Huawei attempted to enter the US market by partnering with US carriers but the US government pressured AT&T and Verizon to drop the deal. Now CNBC reports that US security chiefs are recommending against buying Huawei phones but also ZTE...

LG fans in the US might want to check out the deal the company is offering on T-Mobile variants of V30/V30+ (and G6) smartphones: free Minibeam projector with each purchase. The offer is valid until February 22, and will see eligible owners...

TrendForce published its predictions on the global smartphone market in 2018. According to the analysts, the growth of sales will slow down to 2.8% - manufacturers will sell 1.498 billion devices, compared to 1.458 billion in 2017. The reason behind...

Xiaomi has launched the Mi LED TV 4 in India, its first television on the Indian market. The TV will be available through Flipkart and Mi.com online and across retail partners for INR39,999 (€503/$623). The smart Mi LED TV 4 has a 55"...

Xiaomi has officially launched the new Redmi Note 5 and the Redmi Note 5 Pro. The event held in India revealed that prices start at INR9,999 (€125/$155) for the Redmi Note 5 and INR13,999 (€176/$218) for the Redmi Note 5 Pro. The Redmi...

After the international model last month, the Verizon variant of the Motorola Moto G4 Play has also started getting the Nougat update. The update arrives as version NPI26.48-38 and bumps the Android security patch to December level. Aside...

Google's Smart Reply feature might be made into an app that would provide these predictive answers in third party messaging apps. This means that other apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and WeChat would be able to offer contextually suggestive...

Essential has been working quietly in the background since its PH-1 launched during the summer. It has been updating the phone with new camera improvements and shooting features, offered an Oreo beta trial for participants, and even held frequent...

Last October a report came out saying that Samsung's Galaxy Note9, scheduled to launch this fall, would be the company's first smartphone to come with a fingerprint sensor embedded in the display. Today though a new rumor from Samsung's home...

Last month a huge leak told us that the upcoming Moto G6, G6 Plus, and G6 Play would all sport 18:9 touchscreens, and this has been confirmed by their listings in the database of HTML5test. While the aforementioned leak mentioned 2,160x1,080...

Yesterday a report came out alleging that Huawei solicited fake user reviews of the Mate 10 Pro in its private Facebook group, which has 60,000 members. The company told the members of that group to go and leave positive reviews on the Best Buy page...

Panasonic has launched two new compact cameras, one is a point and shoot of the 1-inch sensor variety and the other a Micro Four Thirds mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. Panasonic Lumix ZS200 The Lumix ZS200's most prominent...

Amazon.com is having a bit of a discount on iPhone cases in the US. Cases fitting the iPhone X, iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus are a few bucks cheaper than on Apple.com. Note that the latter two also fit the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus...

The Nokia 8 first received Android 8.0 at the end of November and recently started experimenting with a second serving – 8.1 Beta. That didn’t last long as the stable Android 8.1 Oreo update is now rolling out.Juho Sarvikas (CPO of HMD) just made...

Xiaomi will announce the Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro tomorrow in India and we already learned the specs of both devices. The more powerful version will have a 12 MP + 5 MP dual camera that looks like the one in the Apple iPhone X as a leaked...

Certification is an important step before a phone can be made official and the Huawei P20 (“Emily”) and P20 Plus (“Charlotte”) are almost ready to take that step. They appeared on TENAA, though in name only. Huawei P20 ("Emily") at TENAA: 1...

They are among us – no, not aliens, but Nokia 9 prototypes. Someone was spotted in Jakarta testdriving the phone’s alleged Dual 13MP camera. You can see the vertically-oriented dual camera on the back. With the LED to the side, it matches the...