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Ryan Whitwam - Mon, Nov 06, 2023
OnePlus is mere weeks out from the launch of its first foldable, the OnePlus Open, but the company has more up its proverbial sleeve. The flagship OnePlus 12 is still expected to appear this year, and leaks are already painting a picture...
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Ryan Whitwam - Thu, Oct 12, 2023
Just a few years ago, Huawei was ascendant. The Chinese megafirm was on-track to become the world's largest smartphone maker, and then it was slapped with trade restrictions by the US government. This cut it off from some of vital...
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Tim Sweezy - Sat, Oct 07, 2023
Google's Pixel 8 Pro comes with a higher price tag than the previous generation, some may wonder if it is worth it. However, improved cameras, a brighter display, a faster and more powerful Tensor G3 chip, and added AI functionality have...
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Ryan Whitwam - Mon, Sep 25, 2023
We are mere weeks away from the unveiling of the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, not that there's much left to reveal. The phones have leaked multiple times, and Google has even confirmed their existence. There's no official word on...
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Ryan Whitwam - Wed, Aug 23, 2023
Smartphones just keep getting bigger, and most efforts to offer smaller phones to consumers were doomed to failure. Asus is still fighting the good fight for those who demand a smaller phone. After announcing the Asus Zenfone 10 several...
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Ryan Whitwam - Fri, Aug 11, 2023
As we advance toward the end of the year, a new version of Android is on the horizon. A beta of Android 14 has been available for Google's Pixel phones for months, but now Samsung is joining the fun. Starting now, Galaxy S23 owners in...
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Ryan Whitwam - Wed, Aug 09, 2023
Google has implemented a big security upgrade for Android users, and for once, you don't have to wait for a theoretical OS update to enjoy it. The Google Messages app now enables end-to-end encryption for all RCS chats by default, and that...
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Myriam Joire - Wed, Jul 26, 2023
It’s summer time, which means it’s time for new folding phones from Samsung. Today at its Galaxy Unpacked event in Seoul (South Korea), the company unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip5 ($999) and Galaxy Z Fold5 ($1799). But as...
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Ryan Whitwam - Tue, Jul 11, 2023
There is no shortage of companies trying to break into the smartphone market, but few ever manage to release a single phone, let alone two. Nothing, the smartphone startup brought to use by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, has unveiled its...
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Ryan Whitwam - Tue, Jul 04, 2023
It's the time of year for spectacular, explosive light shows around the USA, but maybe your next phone will have a little light show of its own. Nothing launched its first phone last year, but it avoided the North American market. With the...
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Ryan Whitwam - Mon, Jun 19, 2023
It's a foregone conclusion that Google is going to release new Pixel phones later this year. After stumbling more than once with its Pixel phones, Google is finally on a roll. The Pixel 6 was excellent, and the Pixel 7 built on that to...
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Myriam Joire - Thu, Jun 01, 2023
Today in New York City, Motorola unveiled a pair of exciting new folding flip phones – the Moto Razr+ (2023) and Moto Razr (2023). Both share the same overall design, have similar tech specs, and aim to one-up Samsung’s Galaxy...
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Ryan Whitwam - Wed, May 31, 2023
Motorola has been on a tear lately, announcing a new phone every time we look away. In recent weeks, Moto has revealed the 2023 Edge+, Moto G Stylus, and Moto G 5G. Now, there's yet another new Moto phone, and this one's got a stylus, too...
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Mark Tyson - Wed, May 24, 2023
It is thought that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be the company's first SoC featuring the highly anticipated CPU architecture from the Nuvia team. Now, a leaker on Chinese social media has stated that these first chips will carry...
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Mark Tyson - Tue, May 16, 2023
Supply chain sources in Taiwan have indicated that NVIDIA and MediaTek are going to snuggle-up to produce premium mobile SoCs. The plan may be to give MediaTek's products a graphical and AI processing uplift, allowing the firm to better...
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Aaron Leong - Mon, May 15, 2023
Pilots and their crew are rightfully alarmed by the increasing cases of lithium battery fires (and thus toxic smoke and explosion risks) onboard passenger flights. In fact, reported cases have increased by 42 percent in the last five...
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Ryan Whitwam - Tue, May 02, 2023
While some previously prominent smartphone manufacturers, like LG and HTC, have dropped off, Motorola is still at it. Moto has struggled to produce a widely successful flagship smartphone in recent years, but it's not giving up. The new...
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Ryan Whitwam - Mon, Apr 24, 2023
ASUS ROG Phone 7 Ultimate - $2,499 MSRP ($999 for non-Ultimate) The latest ASUS ROG Phone offers unparalleled, consistent mobile gaming performance and speed, but the flagship design will come at a premium price. Sharp, bright display...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, Apr 22, 2023
We've been hearing unofficial chatter about Google's first foldable smartphone for over a year now with some of the first rumors suggesting it would launch at the end of 2022. That didn't happen, obviously. Nevertheless, Google appears to...
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Ryan Whitwam - Mon, Apr 10, 2023
Samsung sells the most foldable phones by far, but it has done little to advance its hardware in the most recent generations. A new leak of the upcoming Vivo X Fold 2 suggests the phone will surpass Samsung's current foldable hardware...
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Aaron Leong - Tue, Apr 04, 2023
Humans may one day have our cellular phones embedded under our skin (quite literally at a cellular level, if you may). Don't take our word for it: this prediction comes directly from the pioneer of the modern cell phone.
In a recent...
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Aaron Leong - Mon, Apr 03, 2023
It looks like Samsung might be having a change of heart, as it could be adding the Fan Edition (FE) version of the S23 back into its product line. Samsung had dropped the FE series after the S21 FE, so the S23 FE might give fans a reason...
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