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Mere hours ago Huawei basically confirmed that the Mate 7S would be the star of its September 2 event at IFA in Berlin. And now the upcoming phablet has apparently been certified for sale in China by TENAA, the country's equivalent to the US FCC....

Today Twitter has finally put into place a change it's announced back in June. It was supposed to be launched in July, but here it finally is. The 140 character limit has now been lifted from Direct Messages on the platform. This means your...

A few weeks ago Motorola announced the Moto X Style, its flagship smartphone for 2015. Back then the company told us to expect the handset to make it to the US sometime in the fall, but under a different name - Moto X Pure Edition. The new Moto X...

Last month HTC unveiled a bunch of Desire-branded smartphones for the US market, at which point we found out that some of them would be headed to certain carriers in the country too, in addition to being sold unlocked. And today one of those...

Google's become a carrier of sorts in the US earlier this year, through its Project Fi venture. Since Fi operates on both T-Mobile and Sprint's networks, there are some hardware and software tweaks needed for a device to work with this carrier,...

The new Samsung phablet duo is almost here. As most of you surely know the Korean giant's "Unpacked" event is set for tomorrow and the main stars will be the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+. The tidal wave of interest that both devices...

Samsung released a 64MB update for the Tizen-based Samsung Z1. The update is available both as a direct download and via the OTA service. The OTA update is 64MB big and will bring your Z1 up to Tizen version 2.3.0.1. Currently the update is...

Sony held back on screen resolution, staying on 1080p from the original Xperia Z to the Xperia Z3+ only going up to QHD with the Xperia Z4v. The company may be looking to jump to the front of the line with a 4K display. A User Agent profile...

Huawei has two upcoming events in the next couple of weeks - on August 20 and the newly revealed IFA date - September 2. Many rumors suggest the manufacturer will announce a new Honor 7i flavor on August 20 in China, which will feature a sliding...

Tomorrow Xiaomi is going to unveil its next-generation MIUI v7 launcher, but many rumors put devices such as Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, Mi 5 and Mi 5 Plus on the announcement queue as well. And while we are waiting for the event to happen here is some...

Snapdragon 810 proved both its parent company, Qualcomm, and client phone makers in a very tough spot. The company can see the light at the end of the tunnel though and revealed some official info about the Snapdragon 820. First things first – it...

LG has announced the new Music Flow HS8, a wireless sound bar that is also curved to match your curved TV. The sound bar pairs wireless with your TV or smartphone to transmit audio using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The dynamic i-Sound Mode...

The upcoming Nexus phones will be split between two makers – LG bringing a more compact 5.2" handset and Huawei making the larger 5.7" phablet. We've seen rounds of leaks detail the specs, but it looks like they will be roughly the same device...

ZTE's former Nubia Z7 flagship came along with two siblings - the Z7 Max and Z7 mini. The device still has a lot of appeal with a stylish exterior and good specs, but as with most other Chinese handsets - acquiring it outside the Asian market is...

"When in doubt, launch a new One M9 version" is probably HTC's motto. This isn’t official mind you, but a poster on ePrice claims that the embattled company is looking to relaunch the One M9 with a MediaTek chipset. Allegedly the other specs will...

The Sony Xperia M5 is the first in its family to get Phase Detection autofocus as part of the Hybrid AF feature (a combination of traditional contrast AF and Phase Detection AF). The company promises an autofocus lock in just 250 milliseconds thanks...

Snapchat has released an update for its iOS and Android apps that brings with it two new features. The app now has a Travel Mode that can be enabled in the settings, which prevents stories from loading when you're on your data network, useful...

The HTC-made Google Nexus 9 tablet - which was launched back in October last year - is now available at discounted price on Expansys. The online retailer is selling the 16GB WiFi variant of the device for just $290 in the US. That's a steep...

The Sony BSP60 Smart Bluetooth Speaker, which was unveiled back in March at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) and went on sale in Europe a few months later, is now available for purchase in the United States. Strangely, although the...

The HTC One M9+, which was released back in May this year and went on sale in Europe a couple of months later, is being taken off shelves from several retail stores in the Netherlands. Popular retailer Phone House sent out the following statement...