Phew: iPhone X and iPhone 8 won’t be throttled when their batteries get old
Not only did Apple release a new iOS 11.3 beta version that includes the new battery health and speed throttle features, but it also revealed …
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How to make any Android phone feel as fast as an iPhone
In its early days, Android was a slow and buggy mobile platform. Even the most powerful smartphones that were released each year would experience stuttering …
France’s new texting-while-driving law gets you even if the engine is off
Police will fine you if you’re using the smartphone while you drive on the roads in France. In fact, it’ll happen in various other countries …
If you bought a replacement iPhone battery for $79, Apple might have some good news
As Apple tells it, the company was simply trying to help users when it began throttling CPU performance on older iPhones with degraded batteries. Consumers, …
The Galaxy S9 could be painfully expensive if these EU price leaks are real
A source familiar with the Galaxy S9’s pricing structure for the UK revealed a few days ago that the handset will cost £100 more than …
Amazon is removing lockscreen ads from Prime Exclusive Phones – and charging an extra $20
Amazon will remove lockscreen ads from its Prime Exclusive Phones on Wednesday, February 7th. Going forward, new phones from the program will ship without lockscreen …
Samsung’s brand new dual cameras might not be good enough for the Galaxy S9
The Galaxy S9 is finally getting a dual-lens camera this year. Well, the Plus model is, and we’ve known that for a while. All the …
With Android 9 about to launch, Android 7 from 2016 is finally the most popular version
Is it a problem that the most popular version of Android in the world is always at least two years behind? Well, it depends who …
Galaxy S9 has already been on a wild ride, and a new leak shows Samsung’s final design
If rumors over the past few months from reasonably reliable sources are to be believed, Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ have already been on …
Official Galaxy S9 cases just leaked, confirming Samsung’s new design
There is no question whatsoever that the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are the two most hotly anticipated new phones of the first half of …
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro is available for preorder, but not the way you think
Huawei’s best Android phone to date is the Mate 10 Pro, and the handset is finally available to preorder in the US. However, it’s not …
Why Apple’s 6.1-inch iPhone will help shatter all existing iPhone sales records
By all accounts, the iPhone X was supposed to usher in a super cycle of iPhone upgrades. The reality, though, was slightly different. Though the …
Google just enabled a hidden chip to make the Pixel 2’s Instagram pics even better
When the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL shipped last year, they weren’t actually operating to their full potential. Both phones contain a chip …
T-Mobile claims top spot in Super Bowl speeds, but Verizon says data could be ‘easily manipulated’
While last night was a big occasion for a few football teams and Philadelphia’s entire police department, it was also the stage for a high-profile …
Annoying new bug prevents people from using the iPhone X as a phone
The Financial Times reports that Apple is investigating a quirky iPhone X bug that has been preventing some users from being able to field incoming …
The Galaxy S9 is rumored to be Samsung’s last Galaxy S phone
Samsung is getting ready to unveil the Galaxy S9, and the phone might be the last of its name. Samsung is supposedly getting ready to …
Leak says Galaxy S9 will be priced higher than the Galaxy S8
A report a few days ago said that the Galaxy S9 will be more expensive than the Galaxy S8, revealing the purported pricing structure in …
A special Lava Red OnePlus 5T goes on sale tomorrow, but we already have one now
OnePlus on Monday announced a new limited-edition color for its flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 5T. The 5T remains a favorite among many hardcore Android fans …
Top Apple insider claims all 2018 iPhones will use LTE modems from Intel
Over the past few months, we’ve seen scattered reports suggesting that Apple has been angling to drop Qualcomm as a supplier of LTE modems for …
DOJ busts counterfeiter who helped sell more than 40,000 fake iPhones and iPads in the US
The DOJ on Friday announced the arrest of Jianhua Li, a Chinese national living in the United States who, over a period of nearly five …
This notchy iPhone X knockoff runs Android and costs $160
According to some people, the iPhone X’s worst design feature is the notch, that extra bezel space that splits the top of the screen. As …
Hosting the Super Bowl supercharges a city’s network for years to come
Cities will compete to host the Super Bowl, in some cases using public money to fund a brand-new stadium in hopes of attracting the NFL. …
New report says Apple will stop making the iPhone X in the second half of the year
Apple just announced its earnings results for the Christmas quarter, revealing that the company sold fewer phones than it did in the same quarter a year ago, …
iPhone sales are much stronger than Apple’s Q1 numbers would have you believe
As many predicted, Apple yesterday posted record-breaking earnings for the recent holiday quarter. When the dust settled, Apple recorded $88.3 billion in revenue, nearly $4 …
Tim Cook: We didn’t think about upgrade rates when rolling out the iPhone battery replacement program
During Apple’s earnings conference call yesterday, Tim Cook fielded a question about the controversy resulting from Apple’s admission that it throttles performance on older iPhones …
Google’s data-friendly YouTube app expands to 130 countries
YouTube Go, a lightweight version of the full YouTube app designed for people in emerging countries, is expanding worldwide. The app is now available in …
LG settles bootloop lawsuit with $425 payout, or $700 rebate for a new LG phone
LG and Nexus smartphone users who may have been affected by an incredibly annoying bootloop problem in the past are in for great news. The …
The Galaxy S9 likely won’t have the bigger batteries everyone is asking for
A report a few weeks ago suggested that the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will get exactly the same battery sizes as their predecessors. The …
Apple may be working on a better way to handle iPhone battery replacements
Apple dropped the price of iPhone battery replacements after confirming that iOS throttles older iPhones as soon as it detects possible battery health issues. Chaos …
If these leaked Galaxy S9 photo samples are real, Apple is going to be worried
Leak season is in full swing once again ahead of Mobile World Congress later this month. We can’t go a day without a leak or …
