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OnePlus stopped selling the OnePlus 5T a few weeks ago, and that usually means a new smartphone is on the way from the Chinese company. Sure enough, OnePlus has announced the OnePlus 6 will be revealed in just a couple more weeks. The big day is May 16th, and there’s …

It’s getting harder for smartphone makers to differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive market. This has led to some big risks like modular phones and display notches. A new class of phones is emerging that emphasize their gaming credentials. The Razer Phone was a bit of a flop, but that …

Google’s tendency to release multiple competing chat apps is almost meme-worthy on the internet. Whereas Apple long ago settled on iMessage, Google has gone through Google Talk, Huddle, Hangouts, and more. Its most recent attempt at chat is Allo, but no one is using it. As a result, Google is …

Everyone’s interested in creating new worlds in virtual reality, with tools like Amazon Sumerian, but the real world still has a place. Google wants to take you on a tour of some of the world’s most important historical sites, and you don’t even have to stand up. Just head to …

Google announced Android Auto at Google I/O in 2014, but it took another year before you could actually get it in a car. Android Auto is now supported by various auto manufacturers and makers of third-party multimedia head units. The screens come in different shapes and sizes, and the hardware …

Razer launched its first ever smartphone late last year, but it has a surprising lack of RGB. Another thing it was missing at launch: updated software. The Razer Phone launched with Android 7.1 Nougat several months after Google released Oreo. It wasn’t alone in being behind the times, but it’s …

Sony’s phones have looked the same for the better part of a decade at this point, but the company announced a revamped design at Mobile World Congress with the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact. Now, a third member joins the XZ2 family — the Xperia XZ2 Premium. This phone has …

The mobile app environment, one of the biggest markets in this period, will turn 10 this summertime. The growing app economy has, yet again, shattered its previous records. The very first quarter of 2018 has actually achieved a record-breaking turning point for both international app downloads and customer costs in …

Google stepped up its scrutiny of device security several years ago in the wake of the massive Stagefright vulnerability. Ever since then, Android devices list a “patch level” that tells you when its security was last updated. However, Karsten Nohl and Jakob Lell Security Research Labs say that many devices …

The Essential Phone got a lot of hype last year for a few reasons. It was the first phone to hit the market with a screen notch, allowing for very narrow bezels. It was also backed by Andy Rubin, who founded Android and ran the division for several years after …