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Another week is over and done, so let's look at the top stories. The US patched its ban on Huawei by adding some 38 third-party companies that Huawei used to circumvent some of the restrictions. Thus Huawei effectively is left without access to...

Introduction These are the Honor Choice True Wireless Stereo Earbuds - there's also a Moecen brand name somewhere in there and an X1, depending on the market. It's somewhat of branding mess, but the earbuds themselves are nothing short of great,...

About a year ago we asked you to weigh in on the under-screen vs. flip-up camera debate. Under-screen cameras won a resounding victory, however due to technological challenges they are yet to make their ways to smartphones. That should change...

Last week’s poll shows that the Microsoft Surface Duo excites power users – maybe not so much with its hardware, but with its promise of next-level multitasking instead. Despite the Surface branding, this doesn’t run Windows, it’s an Android phone,...

Unless you grew up in the US at a particular point in time, you’ve probably never heard of the T-Mobile Sidekick, aka Danger Hiptop. It was designed by a little company called Danger, which was co-founded by Andy Rubin. Rubin would go on to...

A render of the ZTE Axon 20 5G shared by a company executive a few days ago revealed the smartphone in black color. Today, that same employee shared another poster, which shows off the Axon 20 5G in three new colors alongside the previously...

Google's Camera app has a few fascinating idiosyncrasies that anyone who's dealt with Pixel phones has had to come to terms with. One of them is its file management policy for handling Portrait mode shots - for each one of these, it creates a...

Motorola started rolling out the Android 10 update for the Moto G7 Play in June, and now it is the model locked to Verizon's network that's receiving the latest version of Android. Moto G7 Play Verizon's Moto G7 Power is also getting...

A few days ago, we learned Gionee is set to launch an entry-level smartphone dubbed Gionee Max on August 25 in India, which will pack a big battery and will be priced under INR6,000 ($80/€70). Now the company has uploaded a banner on its official...

The vivo Y20 bagged certification from Indonesian authorities last week and today we learn there's a Y20i as well, since marketing images and what look like screenshots of the Y20 lineup's pre-briefing presentation slides have surfaced online,...

At the Note20 Unpacked event on August 5, Samsung also made the Galaxy Z Fold2 5G official - kind of. As in, the foldable got plenty of stage time and press images were released but it wasn't strictly 'announced' - with detailed specs and prices...

Google announced the Pixel 4a earlier this month and teased its 5G variant alongside the Pixel 5, both of which are rumored to launch on September 30. Google hasn't revealed any specs of these smartphones yet, but the CAD-based renders of the Pixel...

The Huawei Mate 40 is expected to arrive sometime soon, and a new report points out three Mate 40 models along with their codenames and technical model numbers. The three devices arrived to the MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology)...

Ever since Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Fold2 at its Unpacked event, we’ve been counting the days until Samsung is expected to announce the full specifications and availability of the Galaxy Fold’s successor – expected to happen on September 1. In...

The upcoming 5G-capable LG Q92 mid-range smartphone has leaked again in Korea, this time in a bunch of hands-on live images showcasing the Ceramic White version. Its looks seem to be heavily inspired by LG's new design language that made its debut...

A couple of days ago we found out that Huawei's upcoming Enjoy 20 Plus smartphone would end up being powered by a MediaTek 5G-capable chipset, and not a Kirin like the Chinese company initially intended. This is because of the new sanctions imposed...

The Wi-Fi Alliance certified a curious phone from Samsung, the SM-F415F/DS. The first “F” stands for foldable – the original Galaxy Fold is F900, for example, the Z Flip is F700. Since the Fold is the premium offering and the is more affordable...

While we’re waiting for the upcoming Zenfone 7 duo which is scheduled to debut on August 26, Asus has begun Android 11 beta testing recruitment for its predecessor - the Zenfone 6. Asus Beta Enroll menu Those interested in enrolling will...

CAD-based renders of the Google Pixel 5 have been released by @onleaks and the phone depicted in them looks very much like the Pixel 4a, save for a few additions and an omission. The screen measures between 5.7” and 5.8”, so it’s the same size as...

Samsung has tipped off general sales of its Galaxy Note20 duo across its retail and partner channels in most markets. The two new Note members are joining the Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+ as well as the Galaxy Watch3 smartwatch and Galaxy Buds Live...