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Huawei has announced that the Honor View 10 will get face unlock feature in an upcoming OTA update. The rollout has already started and will be available to everyone by January 24. Face unlock works similarly to other phones, where the phone will...

MIUI 9 update was announced in July, and a global rollout began on November 2. Xiaomi said that 40 devices would get the latest version of the user interface, including phones from 2012. One of the new features of MIUI 9 is smart system...

Huawei is celebrating Honor Day. Okay, the holiday is not real but the discount is. Two phones are on offer: the premium mid-ranger Honor 9 and the entry level Honor 6A. The best deal is in the UK, but it will last only until the end of today....

Fingerprint readers were pushed to the back by shrinking bezels but may return to the front, except they’ll live below the screen. You can’t put a selfie camera on the back, however, which resulted in notches on some phones – like the iPhone X and...

A newly discovered vulnerability in Apple's iMessage lets ill-meaning people to completely freeze the app on and even restarts the iDevices by simply sending a link. The bug named “chaiOS” was taken down from the platform and the account was shortly...

The Guardian interviewed Sony CEO Kaz Hirai, who talked in depth about the company’s various divisions, but we found his thoughts on the smartphone segment the most interesting. First, the good news: Sony Xperia phones are here to stay. Now the...

HMD started the year early and unveiled the new Nokia 6 (2018) on January 5, but was quiet at CES. It seems that the company has been saving the good stuff for MWC – the Chief Product Officer, Juho Sarvikas, promises it will be “awesome”....

Google’s blog, The Keyword, interviewed the lead designer behind the Pixel 2 phones and other Google products. Here’s a rare look behind the scenes and some insight into why the gadgets were built as they are. Ivy Ross, the lead designer,...

Last weekend Xiaomi users complained about a problem with WhatsApp. When opening the app, it read “This version became obsolete. Please go to the Google Play Store to download the latest version”, but when they did, it just said the application is...

After it was discovered that Apple is slowing down the chipsets as their batteries age, the public outrage was so massive, that the company had to issue an official statement in order to avoid further lawsuits. According to Tim Cook, iOS 11 users...

Last week, we reported that an issue with devices like Chromecast dongle or Google Home is preventing WiFi networks from operating properly. Google quickly confirmed the problem, even before it came to light that the issue is widespread. Now, the...

Amazon is expanding its smart assistant lineup to two new markets. Amazon customers in Australia and New Zealand can take advantage of Amazon’s virtual assistant starting February 1. Today, customers in these markets can pre-order three different...

If you are an Essential Phone owner, and have your device enrolled in the company's Oreo beta program, here's a new one for you: the Oreo beta 3 update is now available. You can download it manually from the company's official website, or wait for...

The alcatel 3C got the leaked press render treatment a week ago, and in the meantime it's already been officially announced in Italy. This is the first device to go official from alcatel's newly revamped roster, that was teased at CES. All of the...

Apple and Huawei have already introduced AI-focused chipsets last year, the A11 Bionic and Kirin 970, respectively. Not one to allow itself to be left out of the latest trends in the mobile world, Samsung is reportedly working tirelessly on a Neural...

Huawei’s Watt Lab is talking up a next-generation quick charging technology, which could fill a phone’s battery to 48% in just 5 minutes. The setup shown in the video is a bit unconventional, however. The good stuff starts around the 50 second...

BlackBerry had an event at CES 2018 where the company introduced a Bronze edition of the Keyone. When we had a hands-on with the device, we were told the phone would arrive in the EU, Middle East, and Asia. Today Blackberry announced the start of...

Another day, another Samsung Galaxy Note8 deal. This one is from eBay (US-based seller) and asks $725 for the stylus-packing flagship. It’s the dual-SIM Exynos version of the phone, which should work in most places in the US. Note that AT&T’s...

Samsung officially unveiled the Exynos 7872 chipset, which we already saw on the Meizu M6s. The new chip is part of the mid-range Exynos 5 series, but packs some more upscale features. It is built on a 14nm process and features a hexa-core CPU...

Apple missed the holiday rush as it delayed the HomePod to early 2018 while Amazon and Google cashed in. Cupertino still hasn’t nailed down the exact launch date, but info from one of the suppliers suggests that it’s coming soon. Inventec has...