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 …
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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 …
The iPhone X design people hated is now being copied by Android phone makers
As is the case each and every year, the iPhone X’s design leaked long before the phone was officially announced by Apple. And when people …
Woz explains the one aspect of the iPhone X design he can’t stand
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak — a bona fide legend in Silicon Valley — has never been afraid to give the masses his unfiltered opinion on …
Why the lack of an iPhone X ‘super cycle’ might actually be a good thing
Amid a slew of reports that Apple recently decided to cut iPhone X production in half, shares of Apple have predictably taken a beating over …
New reports detail what might end up being iOS 12’s best new feature
Apple reportedly dropped some of the major changes it had planned for iOS 12 in order to focus on stability and performance improvements, according to …
Apple confirms that government agencies are investigating secret iPhone throttling
Apple late on Tuesday confirmed that unspecified governmental agencies are currently investigating the iPhone slowdown scandal, a few hours after a report said that the …
Galaxy S9 hasn’t been announced yet, but Samsung just made it official
Samsung has never been one to conform to convention, and it served up yet another reminder early Wednesday morning by discussing a next-generation flagship smartphone …
Samsung’s most exciting flagship phone of 2018 won’t be the Galaxy S9 or Note 9
Samsung will soon take the wraps off of its next big worst-kept-secret, the Galaxy S9. Thanks to a large number of leaks we have a …
Renowned filmmaker Steven Soderbergh open to using only iPhones to shoot movies
Apple turned the iPhone into one of the most used cameras out there, upgrading photo and video quality over the years, and introducing new features …
Hollow reports of Apple slashing iPhone X production spring up every year at this exact time
Shares of Apple have taken quite a tumble this week, falling nearly 6% over the past two days of trading. Hardly a surprise, there have …
OnePlus has taken iPhone copying to a whole new level
It’s no secret that Android manufacturers “take inspiration” from Apple’s work on the iPhone. It makes sense — Apple does the same thing! After all, …
Why can’t iPhone owners just accept the fact that Google can save them?
There shouldn’t be much question at this point that Apple tends to put a bit more thought into its products than rivals. Perhaps that’s why …
Forget the Galaxy S9, an outrageous new Android flagship might be in the works
An all-screen display with 4K resolution. A fingerprint sensor built into the screen. 10GB of RAM. 512GB of onboard storage. It’s supposedly a smartphone that …
