T-Mobile releases the LG K30, yours for $225

Yesterday T-Mobile jumped the gun and listed the LG K30 on its support pages, thus revealing a host of information about it. Today the phone has become official, and you can already purchase one from the magenta carrier's website. It boasts a 5.3-inch 720p 16:9 touchscreen, a 13 MP main camera with LED flash, a 5 MP selfie shooter, and a 2,880 mAh battery. It's powered by the Snapdragon 425 chipset from Qualcomm, aided by 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, of which 23.65GB are user accessible. A microSD card slot is there for expansion should you need it. The K30 has a...

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The iPhone X is the top-selling smartphone for Q1 2018 with the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus closely behind

The Apple was criticized for releasing the most expensive iPhone ever, namely the iPhone X, but that didn't stop the latter taking the number one spot for the best-selling smartphone for Q1 2018. And if you are surprised, just take a look at the ranking below - the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus follow its more expensive sibling closely in the chart. According to Strategy Analytics, Apple has shipped the whopping 16 million units during that period while the less expensive iPhone 8 and 8 Plus take the second and third place with an impressive score of 12.5 and 8.3 million, respectively....

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Motorola Moto G6 Plus in for review

Before we get into telling you what the Moto G6 Plus is all about, we'll walk you through a bit of Moto G history. Motorola started the G line back in 2013 with a little popular number by the name of the Moto G (OG, if you will). It packed solid smartphone performance at a great price, which at the time was a very rare thing. Since the original G the line has been Motorola's best-selling and that's reflected in the number of models and number of refreshed models it gets in a year. Last spring Motorola released the Moto G5 and G5 Plus but updated them just four months later with the...

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TENAA listing confirms most of the OnePlus 6's specs

A TENAA listing for the OnePlus 6 was just published and as is the tradition with the Chinese authority it confirmed most of the specs of the yet-to-be-announced smartphone. The phone itself is coming on May 16, but now we have a pretty good idea of what to expect. TENAA confirms the latest Snapdragon 845 with 4x 2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold and 4x 1.7 GHz Kryo Silver cores is behind the wheel paired with Adreon 630 GPU and at least 6GB of RAM for the standard version and 8GB for the upgraded variant. You get either 64 or 128GB of internal storage. Leaked OnePlus 6...

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More Spectre-like flaws uncovered in Intel and ARM processors

The year began with horrible news for CPU manufacturers after two security flaws, named Meltdown and Spectre, were discovered. Back then it was speculated that fixes could slow down an OS by 30% to prevent the device from malware. A fix was issued by manufacturer and when it turned out it's not that bad the hysteria started to die down. Now however it might return in full for as eight more vulnerabilities, dubbed Spectre-NG (New Generation), were revealed and they are classed as "high risk", compared to the first Spectre that was "medium". One of the Spectre-NG flaws simplifies...

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Garmin announces inReach Mini satellite communicator

For those of you wanting peace of mind when you're hiking, boating, out of reach of a cell tower or otherwise in the back of beyond - Garmin has announced the inReach Mini, a new addition to its family of satellite communicators. Of course, when trekking through the wilderness you need something that's small and that has the same level of endurance as you. Measuring just under 4" tall by 2" wide and weighing 3.5 oz, inReach Mini is an easy fit for exterior pack pockets or accessory loops. Battery life shouldn't be a problem either with various modes to match your endurance...

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IDC: Global smartphone market declines after massive China slowdown

The International Data Corporation (IDC) published its report on the smartphone market in Q1. The data revealed that a slowdown in China dragged down the whole market to a decline of 2.9% on a yearly basis. The home country of Huawei, Xiaomi and Oppo, respectively 3rd, 4th, and 5th, shipped less than 100 million phones, which hasn't happened since 2013. Samsung and Apple kept the top positions with minor changes in volumes. Company Q1 2018 Shipments Volume (in million) Q1 2018 Market Share Q1 2017 Shipments Volume (in million) Q1 2017 Market Share Yearly...

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Samsung support pages confirm Galaxy J6's existence

From February until now, clues about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy J6 has been largely vague with some small bits of information here and there. Now, we have some solid evidence that the Galaxy J6 is coming soon. Samsung has uploaded the handset's support pages in some of its regional websites. The screenshots above show the model number for India (SM-J600G) and Ukraine (SM-J600F). Reports also suggest a third variant with model number SM-J600FN is coming for Western Europe, but that one is yet to be confirmed. The support pages give us no details about the specs so we have to...

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Instagram now lets you make purchases from within app

Instagram has gained a major new feature - in-app payments. The company has confirmed the ability to make purchases from within the app has been rolled out to a limited number of users. All you have to do is to register a debit/credit card and set up a security pin. That's it. After that you can start shopping from within your Instagram app - booking appointments at restaurants, salons, and all that stuff. One of the first apps that users can use for all this is Resy. There's no word on when the native payments feature will be made available to all Instagram users, although...

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1.8 billion logged-in users watch YouTube videos every month

YouTube has announced that the number of registered users who watch videos hosted on the platform each month now stands at whopping 1.8 billion. For comparison, the figure stood at 1.5 billion in June 2017. The announcement was made by CEO Susan Wojcicki at the YouTube Brandcast presentation. Wojcicki also talked about some other topics like the pros and cons of YouTube being an open platform. This is the impact of an open platform: it brings the world together in ways that were just not possible before. But we've also seen that with openness comes challenges, as some have tried to...

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Xiaomi Redmi S2 officially arriving on May 10

Xiaomi officially confirmed the rumors of an upcoming Redmi S2 phone on its Weibo page. On the social media network, the company released an image, revealing a pink phone in the hands of the Chinese actor Turbo Liu. The device will be introduced on May 10 in the city of Nanjing, China. The Redmi S series is expected to be a bit cheaper than the already affordable Redmi phones, given the fact that the S2 will come with Snapdragon 625, while the similar-looking Redmi Note 5 Pro has a Snapdragon 636. The phone is advertised as a selfie device, with previous rumors suggesting a 16...

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Google offering $100 store credit and a Home Mini on Pixel 2 XL purchase

Those in the US who are planning to purchase the Google Pixel 2 XL smartphone, you'll be glad to know the company is offering a nice deal on the handset: $100 in Google store credit and a free Home Mini with each purchase. The store credit + Home Mini deal runs through May 14, and is limited to the US only (the Home Mini deal will still be available until June 30). Those who take advantage of it will receive an email notification for the store credit addition to their account within 6-8 weeks after the end of the promotion. You must use the credit before October 31. For more...

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LG V35 ThinQ renders appear, to arrive on AT&T

Last month we reported a rumor that a phone, dubbed LG V35 ThinQ is arriving. It is expected to be a minor update of the LG V30S ThinQ, which is an modest jump over the LG V30 on its own. Latest information coming from Android Headlines says the device will be called "AT&T's LG phone" since the other flagship, the just announced G7 ThinQ, is not arriving at the carrier. The information was accompanied by two renders, showing the V35 ThinQ. LG V35 ThinQ in Black and New Platinum Gray As you can see, the new phone will hardly be any different than the current V30S ThinQ. The...

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Canadian pre-orders for Huawei P20 and P20 Pro are now live

Canada's wait for Huawei's P20 and P20 Pro is over. The devices are now available to pre-order at Rogers and Fido. Rogers is offering the P20 for CAD 749 ($585), while the Pro version will set you back CAD 999 ($780). Of course, you can also go for two-year payment plans, and can even get a free Huawei MediaPad T3 on some of them. Fido is also offering the devices at same prices (outright). Again, you can opt for a two-year plan if you want. Other carriers like Telus, Koodo, Videotron, Bell and Virgin Mobile will also be offering the P20 series, but haven't started taking pre-orders...

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Samsung begins rolling out May security patch

Samsung has started pushing out the Android security patch for the month of May. The first device to receive this latest patch is the Galaxy J2 Pro (2018). The update is currently hitting units in the Asian country of Bangladesh. There's currently no information if any other changes are part of the update. Given that it's an over-the-air roll out, it might take time for the update notification to pop up on your unit, so be patient. Via

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