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Sigmaintell Consulting published its data research on smartphone shipments on the Chinese market for the first half of 2017. The initial numbers reveal that companies shipped 230 million units or 1.4% less than the January-June period of 2016....

Garmin will soon introduce the Vivoactive 3 – leaked images show the third major edition of the all-round sporty smartwatch. It’s the first of the series to feature a round screen, similar to the Fenix watches, though the bezel has a clean look...

Google has unified and rebranded its Android security tech – meet Google Play Protect. It scans apps in the Play Store before you download them to make sure they follow the rules. But Play Protect also watches apps as they run on phones and uses...

Samsung is back as the top smartphone maker in the US, according to data from Kantar. During the second quarter, the Galaxy phones captured 36.2% of the market (up from 32.9% in the previous quarter). However, that’s a bit lower compared to the...

LG has officially launched the Q6 in India. The phone is being sold exclusively through Amazon India. The LG Q6 is modelled after LG's current flagship smartphone, the G6. The Q6 looks nearly identical from the front, with a near edge to...

Back in June Yota Devices unveiled the new YotaPhone 3 price tag of $350. Now we got a tip for leaked press renders of the phone, along with most of the phone’s specs. It will come with an E Ink display on the back like its predecessors the...

BlackBerry has released a short teaser video through its social media channels. The video focuses only on two things - the KEYone moniker and black color - and ends with a mention of IFA Berlin. That's a strong indication that the all-black...

We’ve seen a case for the iPhone 8, but it was pretty plain with its black color. What if it was Purple or Yellow or Peach or Mint instead? Well, glad you asked! Here are five cases (including a Black one) that show a vertical slot for the dual...

Last month Oppo released the R11 in Black, Gold and Rose Gold. Later it also arrived in Red, and after we had told you last week about the FC Barcelona edition, today it was officially launched for pre-order on Oppo’s website. The hardware on the...

Two days ago some Meizu M6 Note specs appeared on Weibo. Today another user of the Chinese social network posted the press invitation Meizu is sending out in China for the launch of the new phone. It will happen on August 23, earlier than the...

For those interested in the HTC U Ultra and based in the UK, today is your lucky day. Eglobalcentral is offering the Sapphire Blue version with 64 GB storage for half the price until the end of Wednesday. It can be yours for only £299.99 and the...

The Gionee A1 Lite was unveiled back in June and it spent the intervening time in pre-order. Starting tomorrow (August 10), the selfie-obsessed phone is going on sale in India. It’s priced INR 15,000 ($235), a bit lower than originally expected...

Lenovo has launched the K8 Note in India. The phone will be available exclusively through Amazon India starting August 18, 12:00PM IST. The K8 Note has a 5.5-inch, 1080p IPS LCD with 2.5D glass, same as last year's model. The phone gets a big...

Update: The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has also started getting the latest security update. Build number moves from 45.0.A.7.90 to 45.0.A.7.120, and security patch level is August 1. Original story follows: Sony has started pushing out a new...

Google has released Android distribution numbers for the month of August. The latest stats reveal a 13.5% share for the Nougat OS, which is up around 2 percentage points compared to last month. Specifically, Nougat version 7.0 is now on 12.3%...

Update: Shortly after Google released it for its Pixels and Nexuses, the August security patch started hitting Nokia smartphones as well. It's currently out for the Nokia 5 and 6, although the Nokia 3 should also be getting the update sooner than...

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its Galaxy A7 (2017) smartphone. Weighing in at 1394.40MB and arriving as version A720FXXU2BQGB, the update bumps the Android version to 7.0 Nougat. Currently units in Thailand are getting the...

Right on schedule, Google Home - the company's voice-activated smart speaker - has been available for purchase in Germany. The device is listed on Google's online store in the country, carrying a €149 price tag. The speaker is already...

We’ve seen Nokia 8 benchmark results leak recently and today we’re seeing a similar leak: blurry photos of the Nokia 8 with the benchmark results screen on them. The photos came from Chinese social media app WeChat. First of all, the model number...

The Honor 9 has been out for a couple of months or so at this point, and today we’ve caught a glimpse of the Honor 9 in three other unreleased colors. In addition to the already available Glacier Grey, Gold, Midnight Black, and Sapphire Blue are:...