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Last month, reliable tipster Evan Blass (@evleaks) revealed the upcoming HTC Harmony will be launched as HTC U11 EYEs. Then there were reports that the device has also received 3C certification in China. And now, the company has confirmed the...

In what looks like a step aimed at bringing its money-losing smartphone division back to profit, LG has announced that it's moving away from the regular smartphone launch strategy they've been following for years. The company said phones will be...

HTC has started pushing out a new update to its 10 smartphone. Arriving as software version 3.16.617.2, it's a major update that brings along Android 8.0 Oreo OS. OTA roll out has already begun, although you can also download the 1.8GB RUU if you...

Like Google Duo, but don't have many of your contacts using it? Well, that's not a problem anymore, as now you can make Duo calls to even those who don't have the app installed on their devices. A Reddit user noticed this recently, and shared their...

Skype is the latest messaging service to jump onto the end-to-end encryption bandwagon. The Microsoft-owned service has partnered up with Signal in order to enable the new functionality, which is optional and not default for every chat. Thus,...

Late last year a purported list of smartphones arriving in 2018 with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 chipset on board got leaked, and it mentioned the OnePlus 6 would be launching in June. Now in an interview with CNET, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has confirmed...

Nokia has outed a new mobile accessory today. We're talking about the Bluetooth Active Wireless Earphones, bearing the model number BH-501. These confusingly share their model number with the BH-501 Bluetooth behind-the-neck headset from 2007. On...

Last month Apple came clean about intentionally slowing down iPhones with old batteries. Subsequently, the company has offered an apology to its customers, and as part of that it's lowered the out of warranty battery replacement fee from $79 to $29....

While we wait for the oft-rumored Nokia 9 to be announced, HMD Global's current flagship smartphone has been put through the DxOMark testing procedures. The end result is anything but impressive, especially given the Zeiss name on the back of the...

Sales of the Essential PH-1 haven't exactly being in the millions, but the phone enjoys a rather dedicated fanbase. About 50,000 units were sold, in by the middle of last month, although the limited availability plays a large part in that. That does...

HMD just trademarked “Asha” with the EU Intellectual Property Office. Nokia Asha phones, for those who don’t remember them, were a lineup of feature phones that often featured a touchscreen and a focus on online services – Facebook, Twitter and...

Huawei’s web design team is getting ready to put up the next P-series flagship and along the way several test pages leaked. They list both Huawei P11 and P12, though it’s pretty clear that these are just placeholders. Still, that calls into...

It’s not official yet, but the European Commission is expected to approve Qualcomm’s $47 billion acquisition of NXP. Initially the Commission thought that the combination of Qualcomm’s baseband processors and NXP’s NFC tech will harm...

Xiaomi launched the affordable Redmi 5A in India on December 7. In under a month, the company managed to sell over 1 million units, according to Manu Kumar Jain, managing director of Xiaomi India. He bragged about the milestone on Twitter to thank...

Research company Kantar Worldpanel released its report on the smartphone market for the September-November period of 2017. The data revealed a mixed performance from iOS, despite launching three new phones. Share across big five European markets...

Samsung has started pushing out a new Oreo beta build to eligible Galaxy S8/S8+ units. Arriving as software version ZRA5 and weighing in at around 595MB, the update brings bug fixes andthe Android security patch for January. This is highly...

The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) just launched in mainland Europe and is now available in the UK as well... sort of. The phone (A530F) is available on Clove UK, but those are imported European units – meaning they come with an EU plug charger. At a...

The Huawei P10 Plus and Mate 10 (vanilla) feature screens with QHD resolution, however an early sighting of the Huawei P20 suggests that the company is still not ready to fully commit to leaving 1080p behind. An HTML compliance benchmark recorded...

Vivo has worked in conjunction with Synaptics to make the first smartphone with a fingerprint scanner integrated into its display. The company just unveiled the near-final product and we were shown a demo unit at CES. This gives us a good idea of...

Samsung has started pushing a new update to its Galaxy A5 (2017) smartphone. Arriving as firmware version A520FXXU4BRA8 and weighing in at 22MB, it's a security update that brings the January security patch. The update is currently hitting...