Loaded with a supercool underscreen fingerprint sensor tech, Vivo’s X21 is finally making its way out of China, and it’s landing in places like Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. The Chinese company’s latest flagship in Singapore is set to go on sale on May 5 for a cool price of S$800, which converts to about …
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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 Oneplus 6 has now been officially revealed. Now, it does have a notch, but also image stabilization on its dual rear cameras. We spoke with OnePlus co-founder, Carl Pei about the new phone and the future of OnePlus. With the success of its 2017 lineup — the 5 and 5T — the Chinese phonemaker solidified its reputation for premium phones equipped with top-tier …
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We won’t have to wait much longer for the OnePlus 6. After a mix of speculation and confirmed reports, the Chinese phone maker announced that it will launch its next marquee phone on May 16 in London. Called “The Speed You Need,” the unveiling will also be a fan event. Fans can purchase tickets to the 1,000 available seats here, …
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Watch out Xiaomi, Asus is eyeing your top spot in India with its new ZenFone Max Pro, and it’s making a pretty good case to do so. The 10,999 Indian rupee phone (which converts to about $165, £115 and AU$215) made its debut Monday in Delhi with a pretty impressive feature set given its rock-bottom starting price for a 3GB …
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Chinese phone maker Meizu is oddly choosing Sunday of all days to launch three brand new notch-free phones. The Meizu 15 trio of metal-clad iPhone-looking phones mostly come with midrange specs, though the Meizu 15 Plus version boasts Samsung’s Exynos 8895, the chip used in last year’s Samsung Galaxy S8. Interestingly, it seems Meizu isn’t bothered by the recent bevy of …
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It’s that time of year again, when Motorola unleashes a deluge of budget phones and we have the fun task of untangling them all. But untangle them we will, because Moto makes really, really good value phones. So, you’ve got the Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus, Moto G6 Play in one group and the Moto E5 Plus, Moto E5 Play and Moto …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Amazon’s CEO for the first time reveals that his company has over 100 million Prime members. Qualcomm’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of NXP continues to face challenges amid US-China trade issues. Amazon unveils a new way to make your own custom Alexa skills. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the …
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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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It’s been a bad week for ZTE. On Monday, the US Commerce Department banned all American companies from selling their software and hardware to ZTE. This, the Chinese phone and telecommunications company said, is unacceptable. “It is extremely unfair to ZTE and we cannot accept it!” the company said in a statement, according to Reuters. “Refusal orders will not only …
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