The Xiaomi Mi 8 has been officially revealed. It has a 6.21-inch AMOLED screen and dual 12-megapixel rear cameras. Chinese mobile giant Xiaomi delivers excellent budget phones that have thus far not been easily available in the US. Given the rumor that they’ll be venturing onto our shores as early as this year, hopefully the …
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HMD Global, the Finnish startup that makes Nokia phones, just scored itself $100 million in funding, which it will use to “aggressively expand” its product lineup, it said on Monday. HMD, which licenses the Nokia brand to make phones bearing its name and logo, was founded in December 2016 and burst onto the scene at Mobile World Congress 2017, where …
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With sunlight pouring in from a giant sliding door in a suite at Palo Alto, Calif.’s luxury Nobu hotel, Carl Pei sits on a firm grey couch. It’s early April and he has a lot on his plate. The company he helped co-found is a month away from announcing the new OnePlus 6 in London. On top of that, nearly …
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Apple promised a revolution with the iPhone X when it was first announced on September 12, 2017. At the time, I was skeptical. What I mainly wanted was a perfect size, nothing too big. I wanted less bezel. I was also excited by the possibilities of not having a home button. And I wanted it to advance AR in some way. …
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Qualcomm’s licensing disputes may soon come to an end — or at least the chipmaker is doing all it can to make that happen. Late Wednesday, the company said it’s lowering the cap on royalties it charges handset makers for using its technology, and it confirmed that Samsung, one of its most important customers, pays less than it did before. …
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The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus are so packed with features, it’s easy to breeze by one of the most important for everyday life: The speakers. Even if you was around with headphones in your ears, you may wind up using the phone speakers more than you think. The instant you play a YouTube video aloud for a friend …
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Qualcomm just got through fending off a takeover, but it can’t seem to complete its own attempt at an acquisition. The San Diego-based mobile chip giant has spent the past year and a half attempting to acquire Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors, which makes chips for the automotive industry and digital networks. The deal is critical to Qualcomm effort to expand beyond …
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The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus hit shelves today, and carriers are scurrying to lure buyers on board. Sprint is even rewarding early-bird customers with the honor of naming a star. The Galaxy S9 ups the ante on last year’s Galaxy S8 by bringing an upgraded camera with tricks like variable aperture, super slow-mo video and 3D avatars called AR Emoji. It also packs a blazing …
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The iPhone 8 and Pixel 2 belong in the upper ranks of any best phone list. They’re some of the fastest, most comfortable phones made to hold in the hand. And they have nearly every feature you could want in a handset. But no phone is perfect, and buying either one means you’re trading off some features to gain some …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus might be the best phones Samsung has ever made, and they’re nearly here. On Friday, March 16, the company’s new flagship handsets will bring their fancy new dual-aperture cameras (and stereo speakers!) to stores around the globe. But are they worth the upgrade if you already own a Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S7, or even …
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