Screens front and back the new must-have for Chinese smartphones
Xiaomi kicked off the war on bezels with the original Mi Mix, but the company has taken the fight to a whole new level with a smartphone made up almost entirely [...]
Samsung Galaxy S11 could come with Face ID-like facial recognition feature
Samsung is claimed to be working on a new facial recognition system, which will likely appear on the Galaxy S11 and S11+ in 2020. Clues surrounding the new face recognition system [...]
Realme X gets Dark Mode and October 2019 security patch with new update
The Realme X is receiving a new software update which brings in the much-requested system-wide Dark Mode to the smartphone. Additionally, the new firmware bumps up the Android security patch level [...]
Canalys: Samsung and Huawei extend lead on Apple as global smartphone market returns to growth
Canalys posted today its analysis on the smartphone market in Q3, just a day after the report for China. For the first time in two years, the market saw an increase [...]
Samsung reports record sales for Galaxy Note10 in Latin America
(Telecompaper) The Galaxy Note10, the latest premium smartphone released by Samsung this year, has so far sold almost twice as many units in Latin America as its... Read more
This is how malicious Android apps avoid Google’s security vetting
( "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "VideoObject", "name": "Why does no one seem to care that flagship Android phones are so buggy?", "description": "Adrian Kingsley-Hughes discusses why both Samsung and Google seem to [...]
HBO Max Is the New $200 iPhone
The days of carrier smartphone subsidies are long gone-but streaming subscriptions are filling the void. Read more
Huawei’s smartphone market share jumps 66% in China in Q3
(Telecompaper) The Chinese (mainland) smartphone market increased sequentially in Q3 2019 as shipments reached 97.8 million, from 97.6 million units in the second quarter of 2019... Read more
Samsung releases ruggedised Galaxy Tab Active Pro tablet for US workforce
(Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics America released Galaxy Tab Active Pro, its latest ruggedised tablet designed for mobile workers in the US... Read more
Apple’s AirPods Pro are scarily difficult to repair
GADGET PRODDERS iFixit have been quick to decapitate Apple's AirPods Pro, revealing that noise-cancelling buds are scarily difficult to repair. The hastily carried out teardown awards the AirPods Pro with a repairability [...]