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Xiaomi finally took the ribbon off the Mi Note 2 today. Right off the bat, we can't fail to mention the phablet has taken more than a few pointers from the now late Samsung Galaxy Note7 and frankly, the timing couldn't be better. The Mi Note...

Google has made a minor but useful change in its Photos app: now albums are also included in search results. Previously, photos contained in albums would show up in search results, but not the albums themselves. It's likely a server side...

Microsoft is currently running a promotion where-in the company is offering a free select game as well as a 3-Month Xbox Live Gold membership with select Xbox One S gaming consoles. Some of the consoles on which the deal is available include...

Around a week after it was spotted on benchmarking website Geekbench, the Samsung SM-J327P - which is said to be the Galaxy J3 (2017) - has been certified by the FCC in the United States. The model carries an FCC ID of A3LSMJ327P. Specs-wise,...

According to a new report from Bloomberg, Twitter may soon announce a new round of job cuts. Specifically, the report notes that around 300 employees, or around 8% of the company's total workforce, could be laid off. An announcement in this...

The HP Elite x3 Windows 10 smartphone has started receiving a new update, bumping the firmware version to 0002.0000.0014.0100. The update doesn't bring along any new features, but it contains fixes that significantly improve the device's camera...

Android’s software and hardware that runs it is arguably a chaotic platform. Oftentimes if the OEM gives up on a phone or fails to implement a simple fix, it means it’s up to the developer community to figure out how to do something, or modify a...

Huawei is preparing to announce its latest Mate lineup, complete with a Pro model that features a curved dual-edge display. Huawei is going to hold its launch even on November 3 in China and it has released a teaser poster on its official Weibo...

Sony has started pushing out a new update to its Xperia XA smartphone. The update is hitting both single SIM as well as dual SIM variant of the phone, carrying a build number of 33.2.A.3.81 and 33.2.B.3.81, respectively. The update brings...

Today is Apple software update day. We've already told you about the biggest new release from the company, namely iOS 10.1. That's going out to supported devices right now, adding Portrait Mode for the iPhone 7 Plus. But Apple hasn't forgotten its...

Amongst all the chatter about the Google Pixel phones, one popular topic of discussion was Google’s decision not to make the Pixel phones totally waterproof. While they do carry a rating of IP-53, the certification doesn’t guarantee any kind of full...

Today Google has announced that it plans on partnering up with Visa and Mastercard to make payments on the mobile web easier. Starting in "early 2017", Android Pay will integrate with Visa Checkout and Mastercard's Masterpass service. Once that...

Today Boost Mobile has launched a new Android-powered smartphone. It's another affordable unit made by ZTE, as it turns out. The ZTE Tempo is already available at the Sprint-owned prepaid carrier, and can be yours for only $69.99 plus tax. As usual...

If you're a Prime subscriber, you may already know that you can buy a select few unlocked smartphones from Amazon cheaper than anybody else, if you can take some "lockscreen offers and ads", as the retailer says. Case in point - the usually $199.99...

After many weeks of beta testing (both developer-only and public), Apple is today releasing the finalized version of iOS 10.1. The latest update for the company's mobile operating system has the usual assortment of bug fixes and performance...

Samsung is announcing that another of its tablets is headed to the US market, and very soon - later this week, in fact. Starting on October 28 (that's Friday), you'll be able to purchase the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with an embedded S Pen stylus....

Vivo has mostly been keeping a low profile the past couple of months, which can only mean the Chinese OEM is due for a release. Industry sources hint that the company's next handset will bear the X9 moniker and might be unveiled as soon as November...

Google has started rolling out an update for its Cast app for Android that changes its name. From this point on, the app will be known as Google Home, which makes sense considering the fact that it's going to widen its scope once the Google Home...

Meizu has confirmed that its upcoming Pro 6s smartphone will be powered by a MediaTek chipset. The confirmation came from none other than the Chinese company's VP Li Nan in a post on Weibo (China's Twitter). While Nan didn't confirm exactly...

Do you pride yourself on your digital privacy habits? Are you particularly proud of that 256-bit encryption and personal VPN setup? Well, we definitely won't try to take any of that away from you, as such practices might just save you from a digital...