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In recent years, we’ve seen a trend of cutting down the retail box to bare essentials - even for flagship smartphones. There are still a few devices that pack in extra perks, like Galaxy S8’s AKG headphones or LG V20’s B&O headset. Others come with...

Last week we traced the upwards trajectory of phone storage, let’s do the same but for screen size. Note that we’ll focus only on phones - that is no PDAs. With that in mind, get ready for some Nokia domination. Hailing from the distant 1996, the...

It's been six consecutive weeks now that the Samsung Galaxy S8 has led our interest chart. The Korean flagship is also showing no signs of slowing down, having nearly twice the daily hits of the second placed handset, which this week is the Galaxy...

You, our readers, are a savvy bunch and you like to make informed decisions. That’s why most of you have decided to wait out the first reviews of the Sony Xperia XZ Premium before you spend your hard-earned cash. The people in the “wait and see”...

After China, the Android 7.1.1 update for the Nokia 6 has started hitting units in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The update - which weighs in at around 1.8GB - also brings Android security fixes for May. Here's a statement from HMD regarding the...

BlackBerry has started rolling out a new update to its Android-powered smartphones. It's the security update that brings fixes for May. This month's #30dayPatchingSMR is now live, find out more here https://t.co/pvEST9Prq0 #BBSIRT— BlackBerry...

As promised, Sony has pushed out the last Concept build to participating Xperia X units. The update brings along Android security fixes May and some functionality changes. The update features improvements to low memory stability. Some fixes...

Samsung Pay has arrived in Taiwan. The South Korean tech giant has launched a pilot project for the mobile payments service in the country. Participating banks include Citibank, Standard Chartered, Cathay United Bank, E.Sun Bank, Taishin...

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to Galaxy S7/S7 edge and Galaxy Note5 units in India. Weighing in at 169.79MB and 176.49MB for the S7 duo and just 14MB for the Note5, it's a security update that brings Android fixes for...

The Sony Xperia XZs has received a price cut in the US, where the device was launched just a month back. It's currently going for as low as $620, down $80 from its launch price. Amazon has the black color variant listed for that price. Other...

We have already seen the Motorola Moto Z2 Play in leaked renders, and now some spec-related information about the device has been revealed. According to a new report, the phone will feature a slimmer frame compared to its predecessor. Report...

We’ve got a new scoop on the HTC’s upcoming flagship device, the HTC U 11. We’ve already heard the device will come with a 3.5mm headphone jack to USB-C adapter, which directly implies that the device won’t feature a headphone jack. What, are you...

Back in February a device named Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) appeared on GFXBench. Now, a different version of the same device appeared on the benchmark website, hinting at better specs. The current listing suggests the new Galaxy J7 (2017) will...

This year, we have not one but two HDR capable smartphones on the market, the LG G6 and the Samsung Galaxy S8. Yet, two months after the launch of these devices we still don't have any HDR content on mobile. So what gives? Well, it seems...

OnePlus’ successor of the 3 and the 3T will be named OnePlus 5 and will arrive this summer. This was confirmed to The Verge and is the first official information from Shenzhen. Until now we only had teasers, rumors and leaks. They suggested that...

Q1 2017 saw an 8.5% decline in worldwide tablet shipments, according to analysts from IDC. 36.2 million units were shipped globally, compared with 39.6 million a year ago. Four out of top 5 vendors saw a decrease in shipments. The exception is...

The wearable market is growing slowly but its dynamics are changing. According to Strategy Analytics, Apple ousted Fitbit from the top position with 3.5 million wearables shipped during the first quarter of this year. That’s a jump of 59%...

Last month, Xiaomi announced the Mi 6 in China. Upon closer inspection it was revealed that the phone does not have a headphone jack, like so many others in the past year. When asked why, Xiaomi had the same reason to give as Apple. According...

The Galaxy S7 active couldn’t tread water, but AT&T wants Samsung to have another go. Earlier, its code name was leaked - Cruiser - and now the first footprints of this mysterious beast have been found in an unexpected place. Netflix confirms...

The Galaxy Note7 is being reborn. Samsung is inching closer to a relaunch after the device received FCC certification. A listing by the Federal Communications Commission appeared with model numbers SM-N935KOR, SM-N935K, SM-N935L, and...