Shortly after Google introduced its Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL flagship phones last year, rumors began to circulate that the company was planning to release cheaper versions of the devices. Unofficially called the Pixel 3 Lite and 3 XL Lite, the phones may have been spotted Monday in new FCC filings, 9to5Google reports. The Lite …

The mobile banking revolution might be underway, but the trustworthiness of mobile banking applications still has a question mark hanging over it for many phone owners. Maker of security-focused phones Sikur launched its own mobile banking platform on Tuesday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that it hopes will change all that. The platform is designed to combine all the …

Your Android passwords could one day go the way of the floppy disk. Google and the Fast Identity Online Alliance said Monday that Android is now FIDO2-certified, meaning its devices can use fingerprints and security keys for logging in to accounts instead of passwords. The certification was unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The change will only affect …

The Nokia 9 PureView has five rear cameras and that doesn’t even seem like that big of a deal. The anticipated Nokia 9 PureView is HMD Global’s newest and boldest flagship phone under the Nokia brand the Finnish startup acquired several years ago. A word of warning: HMD says this phone is a “limited edition,” being offered in a limited …

LG just announced an upgraded version of the G8 called the LG G8X, which among other features is compatible with a dual screen attachment, similar to the LG V50.       In addition to introducing its first 5G phone, LG showed off another premium phone, the LG G8 ThinQ, at MWC. The G8 is the company’s follow-up to last year’s G7 ThinQ …

The Oscars are over, and blockbuster Black Panther didn’t win best picture. That honor went to Green Book. Green Book stars Viggo Mortensen as an Italian-American bouncer, Tony Lipp, who becomes the chauffeur to an African-American pianist on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South in 1962. The pianist, Dr. Don Shirley, is played by Mahershala Ali, best known …

Popular video and livestreaming apps like TikTok are under fire from children’s charities in the UK. “We know that a significant amount of children are being contacted via popular livestreaming apps, such as TikTok, by abusers who are using them as a hunting ground,” a spokesperson for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) said this …

Huawei Chairman Guo Ping says President Donald Trump is right about the US limping toward 5G. “I have noticed the president’s Twitter, he said that US needs faster and smarter 5G, or even 6G in the future, and he has realized that the US is lagging behind in this respect, and I think his message is clear and correct,” Guo …

5G’s just getting started, but Qualcomm’s already talking up its third chip for the ultra-fast networking tech. And Samsung’s planning to use it in future Galaxy S devices.  Qualcomm on Monday at MWC in Barcelona unveiled its first processor that integrates its 5G modem technology with the Snapdragon applications processor that serves as the brains of a device. The first …

Qualcomm’s next wave of Snapdragon 855-powered 5G phones have a clever trick inside: They can power VR and AR headsets via USB-C. This could mean we’re not only looking at a whole bunch of lighter-weight tethered headsets, but a lot more affordable ones, too. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Qualcomm announced a new initiative to connect 5G phones with …