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Do you feel frustrated when someone around you tries to peek at your phone when you're using it (especially when looking at sensitive info)? Well, good news is that a solution to the problem is in the works. Google is currently working on a...

Huawei appears to be the first manufacturer to partner up with Google in creating a non-Google Daydream VR headset. This comes as a surprise as we’ve not heard of Huawei making such a device. We do, however, recall Huawei talking about Daydream...

Community-based traffic and navigation app Waze has started receiving a new update that brings some new features, including motorcycle mode, carpool lanes support, and 'OK Waze' voice commands for hands-free operation. Lets begin with the voice...

YouTube has unveiled a new feature for creators called “Reels”. This is YouTube’s official spin on the popular stories format first popularized by Snapchat before it took off on Instagram. The feature is an expansion to YouTube’s efforts to join...

Essential promised to hold AMA (Ask me anything) sessions on Reddit to keep the transparency and intimacy between customers and fans, alike. Today’s AMA session came and went and we’re going to take a look at some of the points that were touched on...

Yesterday a very nasty bug was discovered in Apple's macOS High Sierra, the latest version of its software for computers. In short, this bug allowed anyone with access to your computer to log in as the 'root' user. That's bad, because the 'root'...

Yesterday some leaked press renders of the upcoming Xiaomi Redmi 5 were making the rounds, and a few hours ago the Chinese company decided to officially tease it, while also revealing that it will be made official on December 7. Ahead of that,...

Sony is rumored to finally cut the bezels of its premier smartphones next year, adhering to the biggest trend of 2017 in the mobile world. Better late than never, then. The company's first flagship 'bezelless' offering is allegedly going to have the...

A couple of days ago the Razer Phone was put through a grueling scratch, burn, and bend test - and now it's time to take things to the next level. We're talking about a video teardown of the gaming device company's first smartphone. The insides of...

Update: The firmware update is now hitting units in India and parts of Europe as well. It includes the November security patch (doesn't include Live Focus camera changes though), and in Europe, it's rolling out in markets like France, Germany, and...

The HDMI forum has published the specs for version 2.1 and give gamers and multimedia perfectionists everything they could ever want for years to come. Many, many years. 4K, 8K and even 10K video streams can be pushed up to 120fps (with the new...

It’s the end of the road for the ZTE Axon 7, certainly the US version. A company representative told an inquiring customer that the product has reached its end of life and will no longer be manufactured. There are no units left at zteusa.com, stock...

Samsung has been cranking out Oreo Betas for the Galaxy S8. After a quick fix released on the 27th, today brings another release. It fixes two major bugs: being unable to answer/decline an incoming call and the camera opening to a blank...

Samsung Foundry Business has begun mass production of chips built on the second generation 10nm FinFET process. This is a refinement on the current 10nm chips offering up to 10% higher performance or 15% lower power use. The new chips will be...

Yesterday Xiaomi said it's launchin a new phone in India on November 30 codenamed Desh ka. Today we learn that it's not an entirely new device - the smartphone is actually the Xiaomi Redmi 5a that's just having its local launch. The information...

Allegations of sexual misconduct reached Andy Rubin, Android creator, and currently Essential CEO. According to The Information, Rubin left Google after an internal investigation from the HR department. The allegations are that he maintained an...

The Panasonic Eluga C flaunts a 3-side bezel-less design similar to Sharp’s Aquos phones and Xiaomi’s Mi Mix. It is not a flagship though, instead it aims for the lower segments with a price (in Taiwan) of TWD 6,000 ($200 / €170). Panasonic...

We already saw the leaked press renders, but now we have official information about the Xiaomi Redmi 5. The manufacturer posted an image on Weibo, revealing the launch date of the Redmi 5 and the Redmi 5 Plus - December 7. The phone will be...

Samsung released a new color option for the Galaxy S8 yesterday and now the Galaxy S8+ gets to be in the spotlight. The Spanish division of Samsung launched a SMARTgirl Limited Edition version, which essentially bundles the regular phone in Rose...

You may remember few weeks back someone noticed that Google's burger emoji in Android 8.0 was all sorts of wrong, with its cheese below the patty and being an affront to all burgers and humanity in general. Then someone discovered the beer glass...