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Manufacturers keep implementing dual camera setups on their phones to achieve the background blur for portrait pictures. Google’s devices, the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL, have only one camera, but thanks to a combination of dual pixel phase...

Sometimes it’s the simple things in life – why complicate things with 3D facial scanning when the fingerprint reader does an excellent job already. Especially if that reader is in a convenient place, say under the screen. That’s the feature that...

HMD intends to resurrect the Asha series, which brought back some memories. The Asha phones featured more advanced functions than your typical featurephone, which made them attractive for those who couldn't afford a smartphone. Keep in mind that...

Despite hosting the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the second week of 2018 didn't bring a lot of phone-related action. The biggest story from CES was Synaptics' under-the-screen fingerprint scanner which vivo showcased on a prototype phone,...

If you've been keeping up with Huawei's recent efforts to expand on the US market, you likely heard of the major deal collapse between the Chinese OEM and AT&T. In the short term, this is undoubtedly disappointing for anybody anticipating to see the...

YouTube has been under quite a bit of crossfire regarding its content and moderation practices and enforcement lately. The latest scandal, of course, revolving around a recent Logan Paul video, in which the YouTuber showed footage of a dead...

CES 2018 has admittedly been quite slow in terms of smartphone announcements. This is pretty evident from all the attention Alcatel's upcoming 1, 3 and 5 Series phones received. Don't get us wrong, it's not that we think the trio will necessarily be...

After dropping hints that the OnePlus 3/3T would get the Face Unlock feature, OnePlus has now confirmed the development. At the recently concluded CES, co-founder and global director Carl Pei said the devices will get the functionality in an...

T-Mobile has confirmed the Oreo update for a couple of affordable Samsung devices on its network. The devices in question are the Galaxy J7 Prime and the Galaxy Tab E 8.0, with the carrier's website saying T-Mobile and Samsung have agreed to support...

Trade shows offer a perfect opportunity for manufacturers to gauge user opinion on future products. According to some anonymous industry insider info, Samsung took advantage of this practice at CES 2018 to showcase its progress on the...

Sony has started pushing out a new update to its Xperia XA1 and XA1 Plus smartphones. Arriving as build number 40.0.A.6.189 and 48.0.A.1.131, respectively, the update brings along Android security fixes for the month of January. It also...

In the beginning of the year 2017, there were reports that Sony would start using OLED displays on its 2018 flagship models. And now, lending more weight to these rumors, an official job listing has been spotted that reveals the company is looking...

An Oreo update for the LG V30 has been imminent for some time now, no doubt about it. In fact, some LG v300S SK Telecom units are already enjoying Android 8.0.0 v19c software availability. Meanwhile, most other popular market variants of the handset...

ZTE launched Axon M last year, which was technically a foldable smartphone, but not the kind we all were dreaming of. Unsurprisingly, it didn't take the market by storm. However, the company says it's committed to the idea, and will expand its...

Google has confirmed an issue with its premium Home Max smart speaker. The problem in question, affected users say, causes WiFi networks to be killed, which means the router/modem requires a hard restart to bring the network up again. Going...

Sectre and Meltdown shook the tech industry – they allow malicious code to peek at protected data. They do it by exploiting CPU features meant to speed up execution, so the solution is simple but unpleasant – devs have to circumvent those...

Sony announced the Xperia XZ1 at IFA last summer, and the phone subsequently made its way to the US in mid-September. It launched over there, in unlocked form, with a price tag of $699.99. In the meantime the price has dropped to $599.99, but today...

Sony unveiled three new mid-range smartphones at CES this week, the Xperia XA2, XA2 Ultra, and L2. All three are now up for pre-order in both the US and the UK. Best Buy is the retailer to go to if you want to be among the first people in the US...

The BlackBerry Motion got official last October, and has since made its way to Europe, the Middle East, and Canada. Starting today, it's also finally available to order in the US. You can have one for $449.99, and you can pick it up from Amazon...

Xiaomi launched the Mi A1 under the Android One program with Android Nougat and promised Oreo by the end of 2017. The update arrived on the last day of the year, but Xiaomi got ahead of itself because users started complaining about unresponsive...