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Canalys has outed the numbers for the Indian smartphone market for the second quarter of the year, April to June that is. And for the first time ever, the overall market is contracting, as shipments fell 4% compared to Q2 2016. Just under 27 million...

The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is set to be unveiled on August 23 and will likely go on pre-order immediately (though sales will likely start in September). According to a Samsung document, the flagship will reach Australia soon after the US/EU reveal –...

Google has two platforms for navigation - its own Google Maps and the subsequently acquired Waze. The latter is invaluable due to its crowd-sourced traffic and road issues alerts and is a favorite for many drivers. Now Waze is finally...

Lenovo was promising killer performance and it seems that the MediaTek Helio X20 will be the source of that power (despite all the Snapdragon-related rumors). We had seen an X20-powered Lenovo, though we didn’t quite believe the company would jump...

A new heap of Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL renders are upon us, complete with a video. The renders are based on factory computer-aided designs and rumored dimensions acquired by ONLeaks. Google Pixel 2 The dimensions in...

Meizu drew back the curtains to reveal the Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus. These two use AMOLED tech on both the front and the back. It can be used to check notifications, control the music player and snap selfies with the main camera. The main...

China is still the world's largest smartphone market, but its growth streak finally ended in Q2 2017. After six consecutive weeks of increasing shipments the past three months marked a 3% decline, according to analyst company Canalys. For second...

According to recent info from reliable leakster @ice, Samsung has decided to give the Galaxy Note8 the crown jewels – an “Emperor Edition” will launch in South Korea and China with a domineering 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The base version will...

Xiaomi has launched its own version AI lady in a box and called it the Mi AI Speaker. With the Mi AI Speaker, you can ask it questions regarding the weather, news, measurements, ask it to set a reminder, alarm or timer, control your home...

Microsoft decided to pull the plug of Paint. Now another emblem of the early 2000s is following - Adobe is killing Flash. The company will stop the support and distribution of the platform by 2020. Flash is still used on many websites,...

USB 3.2 has been tentatively announced. It could offer up to 20Gbps transfer speeds, double what USB 3.1 Gen 2 can do. However, it is still in the final draft phase, the formal release will be in September when specs will be locked in. The new...

After GFXBench, the Motorola XT1789 - which is alleged to be the Moto X4 - has now been spotted on the Geekbench benchmarking website. While the listing confirms 3GB RAM and Android 7.1.1 OS, it also mentions a Snapdragon 660 SoC. Previously...

Update: The device is set to be made official next month - August 8 to be precise. Original story follows: There have already been rumors that Sharp will come up with a couple of bezel-less smartphones. Not only that, a leaked teaser image...

At an event in Beijing, China, Xiaomi showed the new version of its custom user interface - MIUI 9. It is based on Android Nougat 7.0 and comes with three key features - Image search, Smart assistant, and Smart app launcher. The...

Today is the day that Xiaomi finally made Xiaomi Mi 5X official. Bit by bit we saw the Mi 5X leaked to the point where the announcement doesn't bring any surprises. The Mi 5X has a 5.5" 1080p screen, a Snapdragon 625 chipset with 4GB of RAM, 64GB...

A new phone from HMD Global has been certified by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It's a 3G device that carries the model designation TA-1036, and is likely to be the 3G variant of the Nokia 3310 (2017). The existing Nokia...

If you are in the US and are planning to purchase the Nokia 6, but have been waiting for the silver variant to be available, here's some good news: the model is now available to pre-order in the country. Amazon has the device listed on its...

The Windows 10-powered alcatel Idol 4 Pro smartphone was all set to go on sale in Europe on July 26 (today). But that's no longer the case as the launch has been delayed. A quick look at Microsoft's Germany and France websites reveals the device...

Microsoft published a list of applications and services that will be removed or deprecated in the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. One of the applications stated for deprecation is the 32 year old MS Paint, that has been part of every...

Motorola held a launch event this morning in New York City where it announced the Moto Z2 Force. Moto is really excited for the second iteration of its flagship device. Along with two new Moto Mods announced, the Moto Z2 builds on top of last year's...