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We're now into February and getting closer to the Mobile World Congress, which kicks off in under a month, and the most read articles of the past week are mostly focused on that. As was the case the past week, the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ harnessed...

Getting a major OS update is almost like buying a new phone – you get a host of new features, (hopefully) faster software and occasionally a complete overhaul of the UI. It’s actually better than a new phone, it’s free! Yep, phones never had the...

Apple just announced that they've sold less iPhones but made more revenue. In this episode of the Sunday debate we discuss if phones are getting too expensive? Paul: "No - they're no different to any other category" Rookie mistake,...

This spring Apple iOS 11.3 will provide an option to view your battery health and turn off Dynamic Power Management (name to be confirmed by Apple). This will stop your iPhone CPU being slowed down or 'throttled' to avoid the unexpected shutdown...

A while back, we walked down memory lane to revisit storage milestones on mobile phones. That article focused only on the stand-out devices, today we’re going to take a broader look. We will look at the base storage for all phones added to our...

Updated 21st Feb '18 Apple released iOS 11.3 & tvOS 11.3 Beta 3 this week - and AirPlay 2 has been removed. We're unsure at this juncture if AirPlay 2 will make it into the iOS 11.3 and tvOS 11.3 releases, we'll update this feature once we know...

LG Mobile is allegedly set on pulling out of the Chinese smartphone market, reports in local publications state. The news comes following the release of LG's 2017 financial results last week. Record-breaking revenue of LG Electronics as a whole...

Asus has scheduled a Zenfone 5 announcement for February 27 in Barcelona, and the way the company usually does things makes us think it won't be just one Zenfone 5. If anything, the #backto5 tagline could be closer to the number of devices we may...

You can now grab a Moto X4 for the heavily discounted price of $249 on Project Fi, Google's virtual operator proudly tweeted. That's a significant $150 chunk off its usual retail price. Naturally, the deal comes with a requirement for a new plan...

Huawei's next P-series flagship (or a whole family of them) is coming on March 27 instead of MWC a month earlier, but the internet is still undecided on whether it'll be called the P11 or P20. Regardless of naming, at least one of the models in the...

In what seems to be a Valentine's Day deal, the Motorola Moto Z2 Play is getting a price cut in the US. The device will be officially available for $350, which if you compare is a solid $150 down from the tag it usually carries. The deal is...

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its Galaxy A8+ (2018) smartphone. Weighing in at around 115MB and arriving as firmware version A730FXXU1ARAC, it's a security update that's currently hitting units in India. No, it's not the...

We’re already expecting alcatel to announce its new 3V flagship smartphone at the MWC, one that was teased at CES. However, the promotional video, along with some of the press materials including specs and photos have also been uncovered ahead of...

A new smartphone has appeared on GeekBench’s database with an HTC model number: 2Q5W1. This isn’t a new HTC flagship, however. Based on the specifications from GeekBench, the tested device is powered a Snapdragon 625 CPU with 3GB of RAM. New HTC...

Last month, we covered the possibility of a new Redmi Note 5 smartphone for global markets. Two Xiaomi devices have passed through China’s 3C earlier last month, which we suspected were two versions of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (one with less RAM,...

The folks over at Mobile Fun have posted a video taking a close look at the official Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ cases. These cases are identical to the current Galaxy S8 and S8+ flip cases (sometimes called “S-View” or "Clear View") with the only...

Microsoft has introduced new price points for each of its Surface Laptop and Surface Book 2 models. Both now start at a lower price, albeit with reduced specs. Starting with the Surface Laptop, the new base model comes with an Intel Core m3...

The YouTube TV app is now available for tvOS. Google revealed this information in a tweet from the YouTube TV account. The app is available for the 4th and 5th generation Apple TV devices in supported regions only. Hey @AppleTV users, check the...

Samsung is almost ready to release the update to Android Oreo for its S8 and S8+ smartphones, following a lengthy beta testing period that has recently ended. The company even put out an infographic today detailing the new features you can expect to...

The parent company of Google, Alphabet, posted Q4 2017 and fiscal year 2017 results. The report said the 2017 revenues were $110.9 billion, which is a 23% increase year over year. The October-December period accounted for $32.3 billion, $4.69...