The Xiaomi Mi Band 3 fitness tracker was one of the top-selling wearables of 2018. According to IDC, Xiaomi shipped 23.3 million units last year giving the company a 13.5% share of the market. That placed the Mi Band 3 behind only the Apple Watch, which held a 26.8% slice of the wearables pie in 2018. One of the big reasons that the Mi Band has traditionally been a big seller is that like many Xiaomi products, it offers plenty of functionality for a low price; the Mi Band 3 has been available on Amazon for $30.Last week, Xiaomi launched the Mi Band 4 in China, and ...
Although Casio is one of Google's oldest smartwatch-making partners, the Japanese company never tried to compete against the likes of Apple, Samsung, Huawei, or Fitbit in terms of the mainstream appeal of its Android and iOS-compatible wearable devices.
During the announcement of Huawei's newest phones in the Nova 5 series, the mobile department chief Huang Wei disclosed some news around the foldable Mate X release, too. It seems that the phone hasn't been delayed to test it further for the mishaps that happened with the Galaxy Fold preview units, but rather because it awaits 5G testing and "certification" which we'd wager to guess meaning a wait to see what happens with Huawei's Google Services ban.
Not long ago, Samsung announced a phone camera sensor that carries a record resolution of 64 MP. That's way more than the current ubiquitous 48MP Sony sensor that every Chinese maker seems to slap in their handsets these days.
Apple has uploaded not one and not two, but three new iPhone ads to the company's official YouTube channel for Australia (for some reason) in the past 24 hours, highlighting topics that have been the center of attention of various previous publicity stunts and marketing materials.
There wasn't really much doubt that Samsung would release a new Galaxy Watch this year, but now we have confirmation that the company is working on a new smart watch under the codename "Renaissance."
If you can't afford a member of Samsung's newest high-end smartphone family even after a recent onslaught of substantial discounts and killer bundle deals offered by everyone from Best Buy to Costco, B&H, and Microsoft, it might be a good idea to settle for last year's Galaxy S9 or S9+.
Like many other mobile device makers, from Samsung to Xiaomi, Sony, and even HTC, LG is putting its faith into 5G cellular technology to start a new industrial revolution and turn things around for the stagnating smartphone market. 
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you need to scan a QR code, only to realize that you don't have a special app installed on your phone? Downloading it on the spot wouldn't be that big of a hassle, but do you really need yet another app just to scan a QR code? The answer is no, you don't. The functionality should be built into the camera app itself and seamlessly work when you point your phone at a QR code.
The V40 ThinQ is not LG's newest or fastest smartphone, having been released around eight months ago with a then-impressive Snapdragon 845 processor under the hood. But although the G8 ThinQ and 5G-enabled V50 ThinQ have seen daylight in the meantime packing Snapdragon 855 power, their forerunner is back in the spotlight thanks to official Android Pie updates recently distributed across the US.
The Galaxy S10 lineup is comprised of not just some of the best-reviewed smartphones in the world right now, but also some of the most often discounted high-enders on the market, which are constantly available at hundreds of bucks off their list prices, with cool gifts included as well from time to time.
What not as popular in the U.S. as it is overseas, the Telegram messaging app offers end-to-end encryption and no limits on the number of people you can chat with or broadcast to at one time. It's no wonder that protesters of all types outside of the states love to use Telegram. And today, the company announced some changes that will be found in version 5.8 of the messaging app.
Quick. Name the most valuable brand name in the world. Apple? nope. Google? That answer is so 2018. According to the 2019 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands rankings computed by WPP and Kantar, Amazon is the most valuable brand with a value of $315 billion. Since the report considers Amazon to be a retailer, Apple is the leader among tech brands just edging out Google with valuations of $309.5 billion and $309 billion respectively. Google was the most valuable overall brand last year.
Remember those cool concept images of what we all hoped would be a foldable Surface Phone from Microsoft? Last summer, the software giant put the so-called Andromeda project on hold although a patent published earlier this year for a hinge left hope that a foldable device might resurface. Today, Forbes reports that a small foldable Surface device is scheduled to arrive during the first half of next year, possibly as soon as the first quarter.
Apple's official iOS 13 rollout is not too far away, and despite the advanced age and relatively modest specifications of the iPhone 6s, the 2015-released 4.7-incher (as well as its 5.5-inch sibling) is guaranteed to receive the next big software update as soon as it will be made available.
There is a good possibility that the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad will be among the next group of Chinese products to get socked by an import tax. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to escalate the U.S.-China trade war and add tariffs to another $300 billion worth of imports from China. The tax is paid by U.S. companies like Apple and then passed on to U.S. consumers. Some firms are eating the cost of the tax in order to keep retail prices from rising; this is what Apple is doing with iPhone cases and covers that are made in China.
Just because the Surface Pro 5 is the previous generation of Microsoft's high-end tablet doesn't mean that it isn't still a serviceable device. And now Microsoft has a deal on a bundle package that includes the tablet and a Platinum Surface Pro Signature Type Cover for only $599. That's a remarkable $310 or 34% savings on the entire package.
Despite the fact that it was launched on the market two years ago, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro remains a great product to this day. Unfortunately, Apple feels the same way, which is why prices for the model hasn't dropped in the slightest since launch.
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, a Democrat, was confirmed by the Senate in January to that position joining fellow lefty Jessica Rosenworcel to make up the 2-3 minority on the regulatory agency. In an interview with CNET, Starks says that not only should the U.S. continue to prevent Huawei networking equipment from being used to build out 5G networks, the gear should also be removed from older 3G and 4G pipelines.
The launch of the Moto G7 series made the previous generation quite cheap. You can grab a Moto G6 at half the price more often than not these days, especially if you know where to look. And so it should since the Moto G7 phones are fairly better and not in the slightest more expensive.
Scammers apparently live by the motto "where there's a will there's a way." Take the Google Calendar app. As Wired notes, criminals with malicious intent are taking advantage of one of the default settings on the app. This setting automatically adds invitations to your schedule even if you haven't responded to them. A few moments before such an event is about to start, a reminder is sent to the device owner.
With Apple releasing iPadOS for the iPad and iPad Pro later this year, the company's tablets are going to have plenty of new features that will improve the experience of using one of these devices. Multitasking will be improved, Safari will offer up only the desktop versions of websites, highlighting text will be much easier and there will be a new home screen that is able to show more app icons. The new iPadOS also features support for external hard drives and will allow users to wield a wireless mouse with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connectivity.
As developers keep adding new features and improvements via regular updates, Microsoft's Android launcher is becoming better and better. The upcoming update promises to further enhance user experience thanks to a number of important new options and abilities added.
Lenovo smartly decided to buy Motorola to have a foothold in the US market, but smartphones aren't the only products the Chinese company is selling in the country. The smart display market only at the beginning, but we already have a couple of major players, including Google and Facebook.
If you're in the market for a new wearable device and only plan to spend around $100, you probably already know you'll need to cut some corners. For instance, Samsung sells the recently released Galaxy Fit for a Benjamin with a pretty robust list of features... as far as low-end smart bands are concerned. The same essentially goes for the likes of the Fitbit Inspire HR or Garmin Vivosmart 4, the latter of which typically costs as much as 130 bucks.
The 2013 takeover battle between SoftBank and Dish Network to win the hand of Sprint was quite a drama. Finally, SoftBank won out and the company now owns 80% of the fourth-largest U.S. carrier. Six years later, Sprint is involved in another merger with more twists and turns than Thunder Mountain at DisneyWorld. While 13 state attorneys general and the AG from Washington D.C. have filed suit against the merger and a trial may not start until October, both T-Mobile and Sprint are awaiting the necessary regulatory approval from the Justice Department that will finally allow the merger to close.
UPDATE: Unfortunately, it appears we've been duped by early pre-release units of the Note 10 and Note 10 Pro that came with "fake" headphone jacks... for some reason. While it's still not 100 percent etched in stone that Samsung will indeed kill the audio connector, it's definitely not looking promising... yet again. The original story follows, with the rest of the rumored information likely to pan out, at least for the time being.
There are so many illegitimate ways to separate people from their hard-earned money. One such scam has random people receiving calls from someone claiming to be with the IRS and demanding immediate payment for back taxes owed. The victims are told that they can satisfy their debt by buying the appropriate dollar amount of iTunes gift cards and reading the card numbers to the scammers over the phone with a return call. It might surprise you how many people fall for such a ruse.
Motorola has already kicked off the Android 9.0 Pie roll-out to the Moto Z2 Force almost three weeks ago, but the update was only available in two countries initially – Brazil and India. Today, Motorola announced the Android 9.0 Pie update for Moto Z2 Force is available in the United States, or at least that's what the phone's support page claims.
Verizon was the first US carrier to provide LG V40 ThinQ owners with the long-awaited Android 9.0 Pie update. AT&T followed soon along with U.S. Cellular, but Sprint and T-Mobile remained behind the competition.
The Samsung Galaxy Fold was delayed just days before its April 26th launch and a new release date still has not been announced. That would seem to be the perfect opportunity for Huawei to sneak in and launch its foldable Mate X first to soak up all of the media attention that comes with kicking off a new smartphone category (with all due respect to the Royale Flexpai of course). But this has not been Huawei's quarter, to say the least, and exactly a week ago the company had to temporarily shelve its $2,600 5G foldable.
After the Artifact fiasco, Valve is back with yet another game, but a completely different one this time. Dota Underlords strikes no resemblance to the company's previous card game and, despite its name, it has nothing to do with the MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) genre.
Google has just announced it has expanded its partnership with PayPal to provide merchants with more ways to accept payments online. Starting next week, Google Pay will benefit from PayPal integration in all 24 countries where customers can link their PayPal account to Google Pay.
PCMag takes its phones on an annual drive test throughout the country measuring dataspeed and other metrics for the four major U.S. carriers. This year's test took the publication's staff through 30 cities throughout 25 states. And for the first time since 2013, AT&T proved to have the fastest 4G LTE network in the U.S. AT&T led the way with an average download speed of 69.5Mbps, peaking at 343.4Mbps. Sprint had the next highest average at 64.7Mbps. Verizon and T-Mobile's average scores were 59.4Mbps and 52.5Mbps respectively. Yet, a number of different factors are used by PCMag to compute ... 
Google's video calling app Duo is often getting updated to add new features. For example, back in March Google made changes to the app's UI. More specifically, it changed the way users select contacts to get in touch with, and choose whether the conversation will be in the form of a video chat or a regular voice call. A month later, Google replaced the Limit Mobile Data toggle with Data Saving Mode. The latter helps cut the consumption of both cellular data and Wi-Fi data by sending and receiving video streams in a lower resolution.
The Gear Fit2 Pro is one of Samsung's best fitness trackers, a perfect choice for those looking for a complete wearable device. Although you can find fitness trackers much cheaper than Gear Fit2 Pro's $200 list price, Samsung's wearable device does offer some features that justify the slightly higher price.
It looks like Xiaomi has found a way to take advantage of its latest acquisition, Meitu's hardware business focused on selfie smartphones. Far from being a major player in the smartphone business, Meitu has decided that Xiaomi is the perfect partner to help increase its growth. While Xiaomi will handle design, R&D, and sales of Meitu-branded smartphones, Meitu will work on improving the phones' camera software.
Promotional Galaxy A80 image showing the rotating, pop-up triple camera in action
The Moto G7 series covers all price tiers starting with the most expensive, the Moto G7 model that sells for $300 to the cheapest, the Moto G7 Play that costs just $200. Of course, these phones can be had for even less when they're on sale, and it appears that Motorola really wants to sell a lot of Moto G7 series phones.
The Moto Z4 is Motorola's newest mid-range Android smartphone, one that will not be followed by the usual Force Edition model, which the US company said it canceled. Those who bought the Moto Z4 might not have known though that Motorola doesn't plan more than one major Android OS update for the device.
After shipping 206 million smartphones last year (half of them sent out of China), Huawei delivered 59 million units in the first quarter of this year. That was up 50.3% on an annual basis and put Huawei ahead of Apple and trailing only Samsung in the global rankings. The company was gaining momentum as it appeared on track to become the world's largest smartphone manufacturer in 2020. And then the company was hit by a disaster. Placed on the U.S. Commerce Department's Entity List, Huawei was essentially banned from accessing its U.S. supply chain. Major suppliers in the U.S. or those that ... 
The T-Mobile-Sprint merger, which seemed on the verge of getting approved by the Department of Justice, now faces some new hurdles. According to the New York Post, Dish Network chairman Charles Ergen could be months away from pulling the trigger on a purchase of Boost Mobile from Sprint for $6 billion. The deal, originally expected to be announced as soon as this week, was supposed to help T-Mobile and Sprint meet the DOJ's demands that the carriers help set up a new competitor. And Ergen has long wanted to control a wireless operator; he was beaten out by SoftBank in a takeover battle for ... 
Samsung fans using the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge will see fewer security updates coming to their phones going forward. It's the logical move for Samsung, as both flagship smartphones were launched more than three years ago.
Relying on Google Maps to find a local business could have serious consequences, The Wall Street Journal reports today. That's because the platform's search engine is full of fake business listings and rip-off artists. The Journal relayed the story of one woman who needed to have her garage door repaired. She used Google to find one, and the results included some locally based companies nearby that were sourced from Google Maps. But the guy who showed up in an unmarked white van demanded twice the amount it cost to fix the door in the past and asked for cash or a personal check. The work he ... 
While the rumored "Mint Green" color for the Pixel 3 never materialized, and the midrange Pixel 3a came with a Purple-ish option, there is now renewed hope that it will be the Pixel 4 edition that will carry the mythical green version.
The US is often pinned as an example for the world's richest country, but that record GDP is arguably built on constant overpaying for stuff that boosts the number to stratospheric heights. A $23 trillion real estate market? Check. A $3.5 trillion healthcare spending per year thanks to obscure drug and procedure pricing that overinflates them multiple times above the average in other countries? Check. The world's most expensive cell phone plan prices? Wait, what?
It's no longer a big secret that smartphones in general are not selling as well as they used to, largely because companies have slowed the pace of innovation, failing to give customers compelling reasons to upgrade their devices every one or two years. But the situation is particularly dire in the premium market segment, which has apparently "collapsed" during the first quarter of 2019.
We’ve been waiting for an LG phone that really “wows” us for some time now. That’s not to say that the company hasn’t produced some stellar devices over the last couple of years—it has—but there hasn’t been one that’s managed to leave a truly lasting impression.
Apple had little choice but to permanently reduce the retail price of the HomePod a couple of months ago after claiming a microscopic share of the booming smart speaker market, but just like we told you back then, better deals are often available at third-party sellers.
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Back in February, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet in which he wrote, "I want 5G, and even 6G, technology in the United States as soon as possible. It is far more powerful, faster, and smarter than the current standard. American companies must step up their efforts, or get left behind." As reported by CNBC, Trump today stuck to available technology and joined with the FCC in an attempt to quicken the pace of 5G deployment in the U.S.
Smartphone patents are notorious for being filled with ideas of what is possible to build without any real regard for whether or not such a product would be: useful, usable, or even better in any way than what we have now. The latest patent from LG feels like the absolute apotheosis of these ideas because LG has had the idea to build a transparent foldable smartphone.
Well, it took AT&T long enough, but almost three months after arch-rival Verizon beefed up its $45 prepaid plan, a similar high-speed data boost is being offered by the nation's second largest carrier with new lines of service.
Based on a large number of complaints on Reddit and Twitter (via Android Police) it appears that Samsung is having problems properly keeping track of the phones being sent in as trades toward the purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S10. Several consumers who sent in handsets that meet Sammy's requirements for a valid trade are being told that the phone they sent in does not qualify. To qualify for a deal, a phone sent to Samsung must turn on, hold a charge and not power off unexpectedly. The screen must function perfectly without any dead spots, and the phone must exhibit the normal signs of wear ... 
Samsung yesterday reminded us that the Galaxy Fold - its first foldable smartphone - will be launching in the US this month. In consequence, this will become the very first truly foldable handset to be officially released stateside.
The Galaxy S10 series come with a bunch of features in its Samsung One UI, but this one is our favorite: did you know that you can create animated GIFs without downloading any additional software, just by using the stock camera application?
Is there a way to change the lockscreen on our smartphones that would make it much more useful?
It's getting hard to count all the rumors and actual announcement of "5G"-equipped phones that are coming our way as soon as this spring. 
Today seems like a pretty great day to pick up a popular tablet at a discounted price, but if that refurbished iPad mini 4 doesn't feel affordable enough or you want to put your Surface Pro 6 savings to good use, Amazon is offering some sweet spring deals on the company's robust kid-friendly Fire slate lineup.
The LG G8 ThinQ is the newest arrival on the flagship block and it brings the full 2019 package: a Snapdragon 855 chip, a beautiful AMOLED screen and a bigger battery than the predecessor.
The OnePlus 6T is not the runaway hit that T-Mobile may have hoped for, perhaps because flagships from Samsung or LG start with enough deals, discounts, and promotions to near their final prices to it, bill credits or not. In fact, the 6T formed just 2.4% of T-Mobile's phone sales in the last quarter of 2018 when it became the first new Chinese brand in a while to appear on a US carrier.
You may find this hard to believe, but one of Apple's most desirable iPads right now is a version commercially released more than three and a half years ago. That's because the new and long overdue 7.9-inch refresh actually looks identical to the ancient iPad mini 4 on the outside, while starting at a significantly higher $399 price.
Facebook's strategy to achieve world domination with multiple social networking services and messaging apps hasn't always been very coherent and predictable, but it seems Mark Zuckerberg wants to bring together the resources and capabilities of Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp soon enough.
Alleged leaked images of the OnePlus 7 Pro
The Surface Pro 6 is without a doubt one of the world's most powerful tablets, but despite typically providing quite a lot of bang for your buck, Microsoft's newest 12.3-inch Windows 10 detachable is often discounted, either by itself or in combination with different complimentary accessories.
This didn't look bad at all... by 2015 standards
Samsung's most recent flagship, the Galaxy S10 is available for purchase in the United States for about a month or so, but you can already get it for less than the suggested retail price. While it's great that there's no shortage of deals on Samsung's newest flagship, the question is which one to take.
According to CNBC, Disney+, the entertainment giant's video streaming service, will launch on November 12th. The service will be priced at $6.99 per month or $69.99 for a year. Company CEO Bob Iger shared a screenshot of the Disney+ UI on his Twitter site, and it features rows of rectangular icons. While each rectangle represents a different movie or show, there are also rectangles for different categories of content including those produced by Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic.
Microsoft has apparently become more serious about offering at least some versions of its Surface Pro tablets powered by ARM-based processors. Right now, the Surface Pro 6 runs on an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processor. According to Thurrott (via OnMSFT), Microsoft has built prototypes of the Surface Pro that run on Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips. The report says that Microsoft has considered stuffing some of its low-end Surface Pro models with a Snapdragon processor.
It appears that Samsung has kicked off the Galaxy Tab S4 Android 9.0 Pie rollout, a long-awaited update that consumers who bought the flagship tablet will be able to enjoy very soon. The slate that made its debut on the market back in August is still running Android 8.1 Oreo, which is not surprising considering Android 9.0 Pie was only released around the time of its launch.
Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G are expected to start a week from today for Verizon customers in the states. The phone will be a Big Red exclusive for a bit of time before it becomes available to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint customers. Verizon flipped the switch on its mobile 5G service last week and it is available in two cities, Chicago and Minneapolis. Until the Galaxy S10 5G launches on May 18th, Big Red customers in one of those two cities can experience 5G using the Moto Z3 with the 5G Moto Mod attached.
There is a plethora of Pixel 3 promotions running in the United States at the moment, as both new and refurbished units received great discounts at various retailers and carriers across the country. If you didn't find one that fits your budget, we have another one that might be better than most.
Today was a good day for Samsung fans in the United States, as the smartphone giant announced when you'll be able to pre-order the Galaxy Fold and when exactly the premium flagship is expected to hit the shelves.