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The Android smartphone charging protocol is a bit of a mess. While Google itself has been using USB Power Delivery protocol since last year to provide fast charging on its devices, most Android devices rely on Qualcomm's Quick Charge, while others...

Google canceled Project Ara modular smartphone endeavor back in September leaving many developers and potential customers who've been looking forward to the project empty handed. Our colleagues at Phandroid have managed to get their hands on a...

Virtual reality is still in its infancy and its held back by several things - including literally by cables. HTC has a clever chaperone system that keeps you from walking into walls and now the company (along with manufacturer TPCast) have a...

The Samsung Gear S3 classic and frontier were announced at IFA back in September, it feels so long ago. Now the Tizen-powered smartwatch is on sale in its home country of South Korea and will launch in several other markets in a...

Citing data from market research firm NPD, Microsoft has revealed that the Xbox One was the best-selling gaming console in the US for October. With this, the Xbox One has managed to outsell Sony's PS4 for four months in a row. In addition,...

A mysterious OnePlus smartphone has been spotted on Geekbench. Listed as OnePlus Pixel, the device is powered by a Snapdragon 820 chipset and has 6GB RAM. The handset runs Android Nougat version 7.1. As you might already know, OnePlus is set...

The rumor mill built up a good deal of hype for the HTC Bolt - an un-Googled Pixel XL with extra stuff like waterproofing and fancy new headphones, what’s not to love? HTC and Sprint (which has exclusivity on the phone in the US) even roped in...

As scheduled, the Windows 10-powered alcatel IDOL 4S has been launched. The device is currently available for purchase in the US, where T-Mobile is selling it for $469.99 (or $19.59 per month for 2-years). Specs-wise, the phone is powered by...

If you are in the US and are planning to purchase the Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 edge, you'll be glad to know that both the phones (unlocked models) are currently available at discounted rates in the country. Specifically, Best Buy has the...

If you recall, earlier this month, Nextbit's cloud-focused Robin smartphone came down to $170 in the United States. The discount, however, was only on the Midnight color variant of the phone - the Mint model was listed for $197. If you have been...

Samsung has started rolling out a new update to the dual-SIM variant of its Galaxy A8 smartphone. The update brings Android security patch for the month of October. In case you aren't aware, the standard Galaxy A8 received the October...

Samsung has announced that the new Blue Coral color variant of its Galaxy S7 edge smartphone will be launched in its home country of South Korea on November 11 (today). The device will be available in both 32GB and 64GB storage variants, and...

If you are a Samsung fan in the US, and are in the market for wireless earphones, here is a deal for you: the South Korean company's Gear IconX earbuds have received a small price cut in your country - currently going for around $184. Amazon...

Today WhatsApp has started turning on two-step verification in its beta releases for both Android and Windows Phone. On Android, this feature is live in version 2.16.341 and above (maybe even earlier). On the Windows side, you'll see it if you're...

Many were upset that ‘Night mode’ went missing on the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X once the Android Nougat 7.1 beta OTA was installed. After much buzz about the omission of Night mode, Ian Lake from Google spoke about why the feature went missing: “it...

Today Instagram is adding some new features to Stories, the section it initially ripped off from Snapchat, but then made it better. Last month Stories started being featured in Instagram's Explore tab, for example. As part of Instagram 9.7, which...

ZTE's Axon 7 has so far managed to do pretty well in the market, playing OnePlus' game of offering very good specs in a package that's priced like a mid-ranger. The Axon 7 is however still running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, so you may be wondering...

Before it unveiled Daydream and the Daydream View headset, Google's push into VR was called Cardboard. This consisted of a simple and cheap headset design, an actual cardboard headset made by Google, as well as an app ecosystem for Android. While...

The P9 is proving to be quite the successful smartphone for Huawei. The Chinese company seems to be selling P9 units like hot cakes across the world. Back in September we heard that the P9 had crossed the 6 million sales mark, and today Huawei has...

OnePlus has started pushing out a new update to its OnePlus X smartphone. The update - which arrives as OxygenOS 3.1.4 - brings along several changes, including the Android security fixes for the month of November. In addition, the update -...