Sony’s two latest smartphones are now available in the US. The company introduced the high-end Sony Xperia XZÂ and mid-range Xperia XA1 in February, and now both phones are available from Amazon. The Xperia XA1 with a 5 inch screen, 3GB of RAM, and a MediaTek Helio p20 processor sells for $360, and the 5.2 inch […]
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Would you buy a $300 Windows Phone with Continuum support? (Cerulean Moment hits Indiegogo)
5 Comments on Would you buy a $300 Windows Phone with Continuum support? (Cerulean Moment hits Indiegogo)Microsoft may be continuing to crank out updates to its Windows 10 Mobile operating system, but there are only a handful of phones that actually run the software at this point, and soon Microsoft will even begin selling Android phones that run some Microsoft apps. So is there really any demand for new Windows phones? Or […]
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Honor 8 Pro international launch coming soon (already available as Honor V9 in China)
Following last month’s launch of the Honor V9 smartphone in China, Huawei is getting ready to take the phone global. The version sold outside of China is expected to be called the Honor 8 Pro, but it’s pretty much the same phone. While an official launch event is scheduled for next week, Huawei’s Russian website already […]
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Samsung launches Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus smartphones (with big, high-res displays)
6 Comments on Samsung launches Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus smartphones (with big, high-res displays)Samsung’s first flagship smartphones for 2017 are here, and they’re… pretty much what we expected, thanks to a series of leaks. But the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are still noteworthy because of all the things that make them different from Samsung’s previous phones. First up, the new phones are nearly all-screen (on the […]
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This is what (part of) Andy Rubin’s new phone looks like
One of the co-founders of Android left Google a few years ago. But earlier this year it was reported that he had a new startup called Essential Products that was developing a new phone. Now we have the first peek at that phone… or at least part of it. Andy Rubin posted this image to […]
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Samsung Galaxy S8 accessories leaked including desktop dock, wireless charger, many cases
2 Comments on Samsung Galaxy S8 accessories leaked including desktop dock, wireless charger, many casesSamsung is set to unveil the Galaxy S8 smartphone on March 29th, but a series of leaks has given us a pretty good idea of what to expect from the phone. Now WinFuture has leaked some of the official accessories as well. Unsurprisingly, there will be a bunch of smartphone cases, including a few with […]
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Amazon Prime Exclusive phones now include $185 Moto G5 Plus and $60 Alcatel A30
Willing to put up with some ads and Amazon apps pre-loaded on your smartphone in order to save up to $50? For the past year or so Amazon has been selling a handful of “Prime Exclusive” phones which fit that description. Now Amazon is adding two new models to the lineup: the recently announced Moto […]
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Sony spinoff Vaio is making Android phones now (in Japan)
About a year after launching its first smartphone, Sony spinoff VAIO is at it again. But this time instead of shipping a business-focused smartphone with Windows software, the Japanese company is launching an Android model. In fact, the new VAIO Phone A is basically identical to last year’s Windows-powered VAIO Phone Biz. The only real […]
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Google releases Android 7.1.2 beta 2 for Nexus, Pixel devices
Google has released a new beta of Android 7.1.2 for a handful of devices, and while this is a bug fix update for the most part, there’s good news for folks still using 2015-era Nexus 6P smartphones. Android 7.1.2 beta 2 build NPG47I brings fingerprint gesture support to that phone. It’s a feature that first […]
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ZTE Nubia Z17: Upper mid-range phone with a 5000 mAh battery
Smartphones with big, high-resolution displays are all the rage these days, but those screens are power hungry, which means you often need a big battery (and/or an energy-sipping processor) if you want all-day battery life. How about a 5,000 mAh battery? That’s what ZTE is packing into its Nubia Z17 smartphone. It should launch in […]