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Deals of the Day (6-28-2017)

Sure, LG’s plan to launch a modular smartphone in 2016 and sell a set of modular accessories that could extend the functionality of the phone didn’t really work out all that well for the company. But if you ignore the modular features, the LG G5 is still a pretty good phone… especially now that you […]

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ARKit could help iOS leapfrog over Android in augmented reality

Augmented reality apps have been around for almost as long as smartphones with cameras have been around. But lately they’ve started to get really good thanks to advanced technologies like Google’s Project Tango which uses software and hardware to mix virtual objects and real-world settings in cool ways. But there are only a few devices that […]

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 brings better performance (and efficiency) to the mid-range

As expected, Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 450 chip is about to bring a huge performance boost to mid-range smartphones. The new chip offers is a 14nm processor that offers higher clock speeds than the 28nm Snapdragon 435 processor that launched just a few months ago. But it should also offer better graphics and video playback performance, […]

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Qualcomm’s new Fingerprint sensors work under glass, under displays, and underwater

Qualcomm is probably best known for making the chips that power smartphones, but the company has also been developing fingerprint sensors for a while. The company’s latest drop the Sense ID name and are just called Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors. And along with the no-nonsense name come features designed for modern smartphone hardware. For example, there’s […]

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Qualcomm launches Snapdragon Wear 1200 platform for wearables

Qualcomm’s latest smartwatch chip is designed for low-power, always-connected devices. The new Snapdragon Wear 1200 platform is a 28nm chip that features a 1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7 processor and support for the new LTE IoT standard. While LTE IoT doesn’t provide the kind of high-speed internet access you get from 4G LTE, you do get […]

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Micron kills off Lexar flash drives, storage cards, and other products

Say goodbye to the Lexar brand of removable storage products. Parent company Micron Technology is “discontinuing its Lexar retail removable storage business.” That means you won’t see new Lexar-branded USB flash drives, SD cards, card readers, or other memory products. I suspect it’ll take a while before stores sell out of any remaining inventory though, […]

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Asus Zenfone 4, 4v, 4 Max names leaked (by Google)

Asus has already launched a flagship-level smartphone for 2017. The company’s Zenfone AR is a high-end phone with up to 8GB of RAM, a high-resolution display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, and support for Google’s Tango and Daydream platforms for augmented reality and virtual reality. But the company also has some mainstream phones in the […]