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Less than a month after ZTE pushed out the Android 7.0 Nougat update to its Axon 7 smartphone, the device has started getting the Android 7.1 update. Rolling out over the air, and arriving as software version ZTE_A2017V1.1.0B09, the update is...

OnePlus has started pushing out the Android 7.1.1 beta update to participating OnePlus 3 and 3T units. Weighing in at around 1.32GB, the update is currently hitting units in China (meaning it's the v7.1-based HydrogenOS build that's rolling...

Just as teased and teased, right on the date, Xiaomi unveiled the Surge S1 - its first in-house chipset. This is the lower-tier of the two Pinecone CPUs Xiaomi has planned and is built on a 28nm process. In comparison, the higher-end Pinecone...

Many companies and start-ups are at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but Xiaomi decided to go against the flow and had its own event today at the National Convention Center in Beijing. It had two major announcement - its first in-house...

YouTube is undoubtedly one of the most popular online video services available today. But just how popular is it? Well, here's a number that should give you an idea: we are consuming a whopping billion hours of YouTube content each day. To put...

Apple has already begun rolling out the fourth build for three different firmwares. The first is iOS 10.3, which can be downloaded by both registered developers, as well as public beta testers. The new beta build brings a few new features the Find...

BlackBerry's debut Android phone, the Priv, is currently going for less than $280 in the US. eBay seller mobilepros1 is selling the device at this price, with the listing currently revealing that nearly 600 units have already been sold. A...

Jolla has announced that it now supports Sony's Open Devices Program. This means that the company will be releasing its Sailfish OS for a range of Sony's Xperia branded devices. The announcement was made by Jolla in a press release where-in...

Seems like the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ is all set to get the Nougat update soon as an Android 7.0-powered model has been granted WiFi certification by the WiFi Alliance (WFA). Samsung Turkey last week shared a detailed Nougat release roadmap...

GSMA has recognized the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge as the “Best Smartphone of 2016” in the “Best Mobile Handsets and Devices” category at MWC’s yearly “Global Mobile Awards”. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge was (and still is) a wonderful device, and it...

If you are in the US and are planning to purchase a Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 edge, here's a deal for you: retailer Best Buy is offering free Samsung Fast Charge wireless charger (worth $59.99) and 256GB memory card (worth $249.99), as well as a $100...

A new rumor comes from Korea that claims OnePlus’ next smartphone flagship will be named the OnePlus 5. Why would the company skip the OnePlus 4, you might ask? Well there are a couple of possibilities: the number 4 is considered unlucky in China,...

Earlier today, Oppo introduced a new camera technology named Dual Camera Zoom at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It is dedicated for mobile use and has an industry first "5x lossless zoom". 'Lossless zoom' seems to be a bit of marketing...

Verizon and T-Mobile restarted offering unlimited plans after several years of intentionally avoiding them and now AT&T also jumped the bandwagon of the “Unlimited Data Plan”. The latter introduced an offer for its consumers that provides 10GB...

HMD announced three Nokia Android smartphones yesterday (plus the 3310 (2017) homage of a feature phone), and we got to spend a few minutes of hands-on time with them. The folks over at fonearena have spoken with Ajey Mehta, India VP at HMD Global,...

Two Motorola Moto devices were launched yesterday at MWC in Barcelona, and they sure look promising. The Moto G5 has a pretty decent 13 MP f/2.0 primary camera and is powered by Snapdragon 430. It also has a bigger sibling named Moto G5 Plus...

We already told you about four Android devices Alcatel launched at MWC. But there is also a Windows smartphone that discovers new lands - it is the Idol 4S. It will be available in Europe this June and has been rebranded as Alcatel Idol 4...

GoPro has partnered with Huawei to bring the Quik video editing app into EMUI's Gallery. With the newly announced EMUI 5.1, Quik will be responsible for all Highlights and custom video edits. GoPro's has a few apps available on Android and iOS...

Oppo is attending the MWC 2017 as well but they are not announcing any new phones here. Instead, much like last year, it have come to showcase a camera technology that the company have developed for mobile use. The technology in question is a 5x...

The Mobile World Congress is for all kinds of mobile devices. Some of the most exciting unveilings were the LG G6 and the Huawei P10, but there are also laptops that were launched in Barcelona and deserved our attention. Lenovo, for example,...