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With the release of popular competitive mobile games like PUBG and Fortnite on mobile, there is renewed interest in “gaming phones.” Devices like the Razer Phone and Red Magic are a bit more mainstream than old gaming-oriented devices like the Sony Xperia Play. They’re still normal Android-powered slates, but they …

LG waited longer than normal to announce its big 2018 flagship phone, but it finally took the wraps off the LG G7 ThinQ a few weeks ago. Today, the phone is available for purchase on most US carriers. While LG has had trouble competing with the likes of Samsung, it’s …

Google launched its Project Fi virtual cell service in 2015, and at first it only supported Nexus phones. Later, Google rolled out the Pixel family of devices, and they too were available through Fi. However, the selection of Fi enabled phones hasn’t expanded much since then. There was just a …

OnePlus is taking orders for its latest top-of-the-line smartphone, predictably called the OnePlus 6. The company started by offering almost impossibly cheap phones with flagship-level specs — it cheekily called its second phone a “flagship killer.” However, over the years, OnePlus has increased the price of each phone. Now, the …

New smartphones usually come with a handful of useful apps preinstalled to get you up and running quickly. However, they might also come with some pre-installed malware. Avast researchers report that several hundred different Android devices are shipping with malware pre-installed, but as usual, the hysteria doesn’t align with reality. …

We usually know more than the bare minimum about a phone’s hardware when carriers begin announcing they will carry it. That’s not the case with the heavily hyped Red Hydrogen One. Both ATT and Verizon have said today they will sell the mysterious phone with its holographic display. It’s going …

Interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology has been skyrocketing lately. It got to the point that companies could boost their stock price simply by adding the word “blockchain” to their name. HTC is looking to cash in with its latest smartphone, the HTC Exodus. It’s the only smartphone from an …

After leaking some of the details itself, LG has finally taken the wraps off its newest smartphone. The LG G7 ThinQ (yes, that’s actually the name) matches all the leaks from unofficial sources. It has some things we expect out of the G-series, including a dual camera and high-resolution LCD …

LG is on the verge of unveiling the LG G7 ThinQ, but it’s already starting to run out of things to reveal. In typical LG fashion, the company has begun dropping juicy tidbits about its upcoming phone, including the nature of the screen and now the speaker. According to LG, …

Google released the first code for its mysterious Fuchsia operating system in 2016, but its plans for the platform are still unknown. After getting an interesting but strange user interface last year, Fuchsia now has a hint of Android app support. New updates to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) …