Happy New Year 2018!

Another year has passed and it was great with the advancements in mobile tech once again. We enjoyed covering all the advancements in technology which the year brought along and we are hoping to see many more of those in 2018 as well. Thank you for being with us and we hope to remain your preferred tech website in 2018. Our YouTube channel has almost doubled its subscriber base over the course of 2017. We now have 318K subs compared to 180K at the end of 2016. We are grateful that you appreciate the hard work we put into our video projects and we hope to do even better in 2018. Our...

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Honor View 20 pricing and Maserati Edition retail box appear online

Huawei's subsidiary is introducing the Honor View 20 under the name Honor V20 in China next Wednesday. The announcement may be six days away, but we have more and more info, incoming on a daily basis. Latest leaks and rumors showcase the back panel of a phone called Honor V20 Maserati Edition, meaning another auto brand is joining the smartphone business with its design series. We also know how much the phone will cost and how many memory combos it will have - two, the more expensive of both setting you back no more than $500. Honor V20 front panel • Honor V20 Maserati Edition...

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OnePlus 5 and 5T receive a new beta build of Android Pie

Last week OnePlus finally outed the first beta build of Android 9 Pie for its smartphones from 2017, the 5 and 5T. And now the company is rolling out a new beta release for the duo, arriving as OxygenOS Open Beta 23 or 21, depending on which device you have. This is going out to the people who have joined the OnePlus beta track. If you've already flashed the previous Open Beta, you will receive the new build as an over-the-air update. Alternatively, if you'd like to switch from stable Oreo to this release, follow the instructions on this page - but keep in mind that these builds may not be...

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New Google Assistant ad has Macaulay Culkin go home alone again

Google has posted a new ad for the holidays, and this one is all about Google Assistant. And specifically, how Macaulay Culkin's role in the Home Alone movies would've been made much easier had the virtual assistant existed at that point. That said, the movies themselves surely would have been much more boring as a consequence. Take a look for yourself: For a limited time, the Assistant has these Home Alone easter eggs available: - Hey Google, how much do I owe you? - Hey Google, did I forget something? - Hey Google, the Wet Bandits are here. - Hey Google, it's me Snakes. I...

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OnePlus 7 or OnePlus 5G leaks for the first time, take a look

If you were wondering what OnePlus' 5G phone or the OnePlus 7 are going to look like, we may now have the answer. The image you can see below has been leaked today, and it's a shot from an internal company meeting, with OnePlus CEO Pete Lau attending. The employee who took the picture surely risks being fired for this. Anyway, as you can see, the design of the back is a pretty big departure from OnePlus' recent phones, with a huge circular camera island. The device on the slide is red, as is a prototype just laying on the desk, but there's also a white model in development - don't miss the...

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Nokia 9 PureView gets Bluetooth certified

The (in)famous Nokia 9 PureView is still vaporware at the moment, but that might change soon - either at CES in January or MWC in February. Three versions of it have just been certified by the Bluetooth SIG, a prerequisite step for the launch of any new smartphone. They have the model numbers TA-1082, TA-1087, and TA-1094. The last one of those has also been spotted at other certification bodies in the past, such as 3C and MIIT, so the Nokia 9 is certainly on its way to the market - even if it seems to be taking its sweet time getting there. The Nokia 9 will unsurprisingly have...

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Apple's latest 9.7-inch iPad is now just $229, $100 off its usual price and cheapest ever

Apple's newest non-Pro iPad, the 9.7-inch model launched in March this year, can now be yours for the lowest price we've ever seen. Normally starting at $329 for the 32GB model, you can now grab the same tablet for only $229, both at Amazon and Walmart. Not only do you save $100, but at $229 this is an amazing deal that isn't to be missed if you're looking for a very capable tablet that won't break the bank. It's also compatible with the first generation Apple Pencil. The slate comes with Apple's A10 Fusion chip, 2GB of RAM, a Retina Display, and a 32.4 Wh battery. It's unclear how long...

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Android 9 Pie for the Nokia 8 is finally rolling out

The Nokia 8 is finally ready to taste Android Pie. HMD Global has started rolling out the update to all units today. This is the stable release, following a beta build that was outed around a week or so ago. It looks like no huge bugs were found in that one, or at least nothing that couldn't be fixed quickly. This update has been a very long time coming. At some point we even heard a rumor that the company was intentionally delaying it, after having missed its initial deadline of releasing it in November. All's well that ends well, though? The update comes with new system...

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Redmi Pro 2 may be Xiaomi's 48MP phone, teasers suggest Snapdragon 675 chipset

Remember the Xiaomi Redmi Pro? It may finally be getting a sequel as teasers have started cropping up on Weibo, one of which points to the Snapdragon 675 as the chipset of choice. Even more interestingly, this may be the Redmi with a 48MP camera that Xiaomi has been teasing lately. That one has also been connected to the S675 chip and rumors suggest a punch hole for the selfie. Xiaomi Redmi Pro 2 teasers This would be a fitting sequel as the original Redmi Pro had a 10-core chipset and and Xiaomi's first dual camera. Source (in Chinese) | Via

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Gionee declares bankruptcy, enters liquidation

We have some good news and some bad news about Gionee. The good news is that one day there may be a movie about what happened. The bad news is that the company has officially entered bankruptcy. A court in Shenzhen has accepted the application for liquidation bankruptcy by Huaxing Bank. This may still turn into a company reorganization - Gionee hired restructuring consultants last week. Founder Liu Lirong thinks that the company can turn its fortunes around in 3-5 years. However, Gionee owes a total of CNY 20.2 billion (around $3 billion) to 648 creditors. About half of the debt is to...

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Xiaomi's first Android Go Edirion smartphone is certified

Xiaomi's upcoming Redmi Go smartphone has been certified with Singapore's IMDA, the US' FCC and Russia's EEC, sporting the model number M1903C3GG. According to the listings it will run Android 9 Pie (Go Edition), making this Xiaomi's first Android Go phone. It will have a dual-SIM slot, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2 and likely just 1GB of RAM. Judging by its reported measurements of 141 x 71 mm, the Xiaomi Redmi Go will likely carry a screen smaller than 6-inches. Since this will be an Android Go smartphone we expect it will be affordable (likely under €100). And if we go by its...

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Android 9.0 Pie update for Asus Zenfone 5 now available

Asus just uploaded the Android 9.0 Pie update for its Zenfone 5 and the package can be found on the company's official website. The FOTA update is just around 1.1GB and the process of installation is pretty straightforward if you are too eager to get the Pie. All you have to do is download the package from the source link below then move the downloaded file to the microSD card. Enter into recovery mode, choose "apply updates from microSD, select the downloaded package, confirm and you are all set. If you are not in a hurry, the OTA update should be coming shortly too - so keep an...

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Honor View 20 leaked posters reveal more about the phone

The 48MP main camera on the Honor View 20 is undoubtedly the centerpiece feature along with the flagship Kirin 980 SoC but the recently leaked posters also reveal the battery capacity and the front-facing camera specs. Leaked Honor View 20 posters According to the images, the phone will sport a 4,000 mAh battery and a 25MP sensor in the display hole. The posters also talk up the Turbo Link feature that uses the 4G and the Wi-Fi network simultaneously when downloading. Meanwhile, an image surfaced recently suggesting that Honor will announce a Maserati version of the handset...

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Xiaomi teases Play smartphone with waterdrop notch

Xiaomi has uploaded a number of teaser posters for its upcoming Play smartphone that's due to arrive on December 24. The teasers show the phone from the front and rear, revealing a display with a waterdrop notch on the front and a dual camera and fingerprint scanner on the back. Xiaomi Play teasers The phone looks very much like the one we saw on TENAA yesterday, which we assumed would be the Redmi 7 (or Redmi 7 Pro). So if we go by those specs then the Xiaomi Play will have a 5.84-inch 2280x1080px display, a 2.3GHz octa-core processor, 12MP main camera on the rear...

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