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It’s a truism that the best tech deals of the year happen on Black Friday. It’s also woefully inaccurate. Yes, there will be some bargains worth considering — maybe even standing in line for — but as you’ve probably discovered, stores large and small have turned a single day into an entire season of sales. …

Qualcomm is stepping up its legal spat against Apple. The world’s largest mobile chip maker filed several lawsuits against Apple in China, seeking to stop the sale and manufacturing of iPhones in the country. Qualcomm is claiming that Apple is illegally using its intellectual property in its justification, according to Bloomberg. Apple and Qualcomm didn’t respond to requests for comment. …

Judging from just the specs, the Google Pixel 2‘s rear camera doesn’t seem all that impressive. It has a single 12-megapixel camera compared to the 12-megapixel dual camera setup of high-end rivals like Apple’s iPhone 8 Plus and Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8. But here’s where the Pixel 2 could stand out: processing power. Last year’s comparison between the original Pixel …

Samsung appears to have bounced back from its Galaxy Note 7 disaster — in a big way. The South Korea electronics giant said it expects to record its biggest operating profit ever in the third quarter, thanks largely to continued strong demand for memory chips. The company said its operating profit will come in at around 14.5 trillion won ($12.8 …

Is Razer making a phone? A new teaser gives that impression. Razer tweeted Wednesday to expect news on Nov. 1, accompanying the tweet with a picture of a fella holding an obscured device. WATCH for our biggest unveiling… 👁️https://t.co/gwrwrxbhf9 pic.twitter.com/OyBFVocHOF — RΛZΞR (@Razer) October 11, 2017 Rumours of a Razer phone go back several months, with Bloomberg in July reporting …

Google’s new Pixel phones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, are ready to square off against the iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and LG V30.  The smaller-sized Pixel 2 has a 5-inch OLED screen, while the larger Pixel 2 XL comes with a 6-inch display. These two Android Oreo phones are Google’s high-end devices for the leadup into 2018, and so far, …

Another Samsung phone has gone up in flames. But it’s not Samsung at fault this time. A man in Indonesia was seen falling onto the ground trying to rip his shirt off after his phone exploded in his left breast pocket and set the garment aflame, Channel News Asia reported Thursday. The phone in question was a Samsung Grand Duos …

Google’s new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones do something most devices don’t: they’ll launch an app when you squeeze the sides. Just one app, though: Google Assistant. Sounds kind of cool, right? If you’re grabbing your phone out of your pocket or purse and want to light up Google Assistant to ask a question, clasping a Pixel 2 …

Ever since Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone a decade ago, gadget lovers, the press and industry watchers have waited for Google to make its move. The battle became the stuff of tech lore, akin to the rivalries of the ages: Coke versus Pepsi, Magic versus Bird, Yankees versus Red Sox. So when Google finally released its first branded, flagship phone …

Our iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus reviews are in, and — spoiler alert — they’re exactly the high-quality updates to last year’s iPhones we expected. They’re also sensible and safe compared to the bold, brassy, experimental iPhone X that we’ve all been waiting for (that’s pronounced “ten,” by the way, not “ex”). Unless you’re set on the iPhone 8 …