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After years of simply having ebooks, Google today announced that it is adding audiobooks to the Google Play Store. Audiobooks will be available in 45 countries and in nine different languages. Just like the ebooks, the audiobooks will be...

As always, at the beginning of this month Google rolled out the January security updates for the Nexus and Pixel devices it still supports. Today, however, the company has published three new images for specific carrier versions of certain handsets....

Apple has released iOS 11.2.5 for compatible devices. The OTA update weighed in at 172.9MB for our iPhone 8 Plus unit but as usual the size will vary with device. The major change in this update is the addition for HomePod support. As we...

Snap Inc. as announced that Snapchat users will soon be able to share their posts on other social media. What is undoubtedly a move to keep user interest and prevent more users from jumping ship to Instagram, Snapchat will give users the ability...

DJI has launched a new drone which the company claims is its smallest and best drone yet. Called the DJI Mavic Air, the new drone is the size of a smartphone when it is folded up. Apart from the size, which is very obviously the focus of...

We’ve had some back and forth on the next Huawei P-series phone and it’s starting to feel like Huawei itself hasn’t made the decision yet. First, the company trademarked P20, now it trademarked P11. The application was filed in the US, the UK,...

Last week Xiaomi listed which 40 devices will receive MIUI 9 and today it announced the start of the MIUI 10 development. The launch was announced at a glamorous event in Beijing, held by Hong Feng, co-founder and VP of Xiaomi. He said the main...

Apple's highly anticipated, and delayed, HomePod wireless speaker, moved a little closer to release today as Apple announced that it would arrive in stores beginning February 9 and is available to order online this Friday, January 26 in the US, UK...

Huawei announced which devices will get Oreo-based EMUI 8.0 back in October when the Mate 10 series were launched with the new OS and user interface. Now its subsidiary Honor also published a list of all devices that will get the latest EMUI....

With Android 8.0 in the bag, the Nokia 8 has turned its attention to version 8.1 of Oreo. The beta version has started seeding – it’s a 1.55GB download that will only go through Wi-Fi. The changes are relatively small and seem mostly battery...

JDI is primarily known for its display, but the company is diversifying – it just announced its first fingerprint reader. Based on its capacitive touch technology, this fingerprint reader is transparent and could be used in future...

Apple shipped 29 million iPhone X phones in Q4 2017, making the flagship the best-selling device over the holiday season. The $999 model was mostly bought in carrier-centric markets where Apple has a big user base that can afford the cost. An...

A 512GB microSD card was unveiled as far back as mid-2015, but that never came to market. Maybe this new one will work out better - Integral Memory promises it will arrive in Febuary (but there’s no price yet). The new 512GB card is rated class...

So you want an affordable but powerful phone with unmodded Android? “Affordable” means not a Pixel. “Powerful” dismisses Android Ones. And “Unmodded” discounts the likes of Xiaomi. A surprising answer to this question might be the ZTE Axon 7, a...

We’ve already told you that Google launched the “Go” program for its apps. They use less memory and mobile data and are aimed at those in emerging markets. YouTube Go is already a success with over 10 million downloads and the next app in the...

Certifications are painting a familiar picture of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, at least as far as the power supply is concerned. The Brazilian agency revealed that there will be no increase in capacity and now China’s 3C has detailed the...

Xiaomi announced the Surge S1 with the Xiaomi Mi 5c back in February 2017. One year later a successor is on its way, according to industry sources from China. The Surge S2 will be built on the TSMC 16 nm process and will power the Xiaomi Mi 6X, also...

Samsung has started pushing out new updates to its Galaxy Note8 and Galaxy S6 edge+ smartphones. These are security updates that bring along Android fixes for the month of January. The Galaxy Note8 update weighs in at 707MB and is currently...

Just last week, Google acknowledged the Android Auto pixelated display issue, and now, the Mountain View, California-based company has provided a heads-up on yet another Android Auto-related problem. The issue in question prevents the service...

There is big news today for those of you who pre-ordered the Hydrogen One phone from Red. But first, we’ll try to recap as quickly as possible for those who missed the initial wave of news about this phone. Red is a maker of professional-grade...