Google is rolling out the Google Assistant to more devices. The announcement coincides with the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. Currently available on the Pixel smartphone, Android Wear, Google Home and its messaging app Allo, it will soon be available on Android 6.0 and 7.0 devices. Google Assistant …
Read More »The iPhone was announced 10 years ago, reinventing smartphones, mobile computing
Ten years ago, Steve Jobs announced what has become Apple’s most profitable and defining product: the iPhone. Today, the iPhone is one of the most popular and easily recognized devices, but back then it was a radical departure from anything else on the market. At the time, there was no …
Read More »LeEco Is Launching Its Smartphones And TVs With Major US Retailers
LeEco has announced that its range of smartphones and TVs will be available from major retailers in the US. The company has teamed up with Amazon, Best Buy, Target and more and they will also be giving people who buy one of their devices a free trial of ATT’s Direct …
Read More »Samsung Reportedly Working on Two Foldable Smartphones
We’ve heard quite a lot of times in the past that Samsung is working on a foldable smartphones, but we haven’t seen any concrete evidence of its existence. According to a new report surfacing from Korean shores, Samsung is not only working on one but two foldable smartphones which may …
Read More »Samsung says its Galaxy S7 smartphones are safe and do not have battery issues
Samsung has denied that devices in its Galaxy S7 range are affected by the same battery safety issue that forced it to kill off the Galaxy Note 7. In addition to the Note 7 disaster, there have been reports that other phones in Samsung’s newest range have combusted due to …
Read More »Budget US Android smartphones found secretly sending personal data to China
Commercial firmware pre-installed on some Android smartphone models sold in the US has been found to be secretly sending highly sensitive data to a third party company based in China, according to analysis by security firm Kryptowire. Personal data being transmitted without users’ knowledge or consent included text messages, call logs, contacts, app usage data and …
Read More »HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: Smartphones
It’s nearly two more weeks before Christmas, and now is the time to start figuring out what you want to give someone for Christmas. If you’re planning to give someone a smartphone, then you’re going to find there are so many options available. But which phones should you be wrapping under the …
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