Saturday 31 October 2020

Developers test app that can diagnose COVID by analyzing a cough

After close to a year of living with the coronavirus, it seems that many people are no longer stressing out after every sneeze or cough, or when their throat tickles. But there are still many out there who worry about catching the virus, and with the U.S. ringing up 90,000-100,000 new cases a day and Britain on lockdown for the second time, this is certainly not the time to declare victory and stop wearing masks.

And if you still reach for the thermometer every time you cough, sneeze, or swear that you can't taste that spicy burrito you ordered from Chipotle, soon ...

Here's a great holiday gift idea for friends and family purchasing a 5G iPhone 12 series handset

Yeah, shopping for your friends and family members might be a little difficult this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But might have done you a big favor by not including a charging brick in the box with purchases of the. Some believe Apple's excuse that it is doing this for the environment since so many chargers are collecting dust in peoples' desk drawers. Others though, see this as a cash grab by Apple with the tech giant seeking to generate sales of official Apple-made charging bricks.

If you know a friend or family member who has bought an iPhone 12 or an ...

Huawei's clever video promotes the seamless connections between its 4G/5G devices

recently unveiled its most technologically advanced phones of the year, the Mate 40 series which consists of the Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro and the Mate 40 Pro Plus. Powered by the new 5nm Kirin 9000 chipset, the new line will be more powerful and energy-efficient than last year's Mate 30 family and this year's P40 models. The latter two flagship  lines were equipped with the 7nm Kirin 990 5G SoC. In fact, the only chips made using the 5nm process this year are expected to be the Kirin 9000 and Apple's A14 Bionic.
Huawei cleverly shows off how its devices work together seamlessly ...

Motorola makes a change so that Razr 5G buyers don't worry about getting shipped a used unit

Yesterday we told you that before Amazon ships the to a customer, it takes the foldable phone out of its oddly shaped box first to close the device before replacing it. It seems that shipping the Razr with the screen open resulted in too many cracked, scratched, or damaged screens when these units arrived at consumers homes. And those models that Amazon unboxed, folded, and boxed again were arriving with something else on the phone that was irritating Razr 5G buyers: fingerprints. Consumers thought that the phones they had received was shipped in used condition (more on this later).
Motorola ...

Best Black Friday TV deals available now and coming up

The best time to upgrade your TV is less than a month away, Black Friday. If you're in the market for a brand-new TV, we already have loads of new deals, as US retailers are gearing up for one of the biggers tsales One of the main highlights of a Black Friday sale is the As we're getting closer to Black Friday, many US retailers offer amazing deals that will probably not return on November 27.

We've piled up a list of pre-Black Friday deals on TVs, but we'll update the article with fresh new deals as we're getting them. More importantly, be sure to return on Black Friday to find the best ...

Moto G 5G is headed to Verizon with Snapdragon 750G, triple camera, more

The Motorola One 5G

The Moto G 5G Plus is the most affordable 5G Motorola smartphone on the market right now, but has revealed that there will soon be an even cheaper model that ditches the ‘Plus’ branding.
A big battery to go with the big OLED screen
Codenamed ‘Kiev’ and set to be marketed as the ‘Motorola Moto G 5G’ across international markets, the smartphone in question boasts the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G chipset on the inside.

The performance downgrade versus the Plus-branded model, which is powered by the Snapdragon 765, ...

Friday 30 October 2020

Apple admits that the AirPods Pro is having serious issues with audio

on Friday related to a problem that some AirPods Pro users have been experiencing. The page, titled "AirPods Pro Service Program for Sound Issues," starts out by saying that a small number of AirPods Pro units manufactured before this month are having sound issues. These issues include crackling and static-like sounds that increase in volume in loud environments.

Users also complained that Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), the feature that eliminates ambient and background noise from the AirPods Pro, isn't working as expected. Sometimes background noises like traffic ...

This is the 5G handset to buy if you can't afford to break your phone

Blackview has announced the first rugged 5G phone, the BL6000 Pro 5G. Besides offering super-fast 5G data speeds, the phone is waterproof,  dust-proof, and drop-proof. The device meets IP68 requirements and also satisfies those for IP69K. As a result, pressurized water, which can destroy most handsets-even those with an IP68 rating-won't kill the BL6000 Pro 5G. Not even high temperatures, shocks, bumps or drops will break this handset. If you make your living working in a hazardous environment and need to maintain communications under all conditions, this could be the phone for you.

An ...

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra may have already entered production

Some major changes appear to be happening at Samsung. Word is that the company is going to the Galaxy S series and Note series down the line and it will concentrate its efforts on the bendable phones going forward. The Galaxy S21 is widely expected to come with the  stylus and it appears that the chaebol is rushing to launch the next S flagship . 

Leaker Roland Quandt's latest tweet hints at the same.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (part) production seems to be starting rn. Will have to wait ...

Apple One is here! We'll tell you what it is and how you can subscribe right now

The Apple One services bundle is now available as Apple opened up the plan to subscribers this morning. With the bundle, is expected to keep growing its Services revenue . After iPhone sales peaked in fiscal year 2015, the tech giant begun a quest to double Services revenue to $50 billion by FY2020.

With revenue from subscription offerings like Apple Music, Apple News+, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade added to revenue generated by the App Store, Apple Pay, iCloud, Apple Care+ and more, the company is taking aim at the one billion active iPhone users that reportedly ...

Netflix raises prices in the US amidst fierce competition

Just about every streaming service raised prices this year, so a price hike was bound to hit Netflix customers as well. Granted, the price increase only applies in the United States, for the time being, it's probably safe to assume that everyone will have to pay more for Netflix come 2021.

So, starting today, Netflix announced new prices for US subscribers at just about every tier. The only plan that remains unchanged is the Basic tier that costs $9 per month and lets you stream at up to 480p resolution on a single device.

As far as the other plans go, Netflix confirmed that it will ...

The Apple One bundle rolls a Music, TV+, News, Arcade and iCloud subscription into one low price

In a classic case of the materializing rumor, the media bundle is now officially here. The Apple Music, TV+, Arcade and News subscriptions are now indeed at a lower price than the sum of it parts for every iPhone- or iPad-wielding user out there.

Last year, Morgan Stanley analysts took upon the Apple TV+ then-rumors, and predicted that Apple could hit a $1 trillion market capitalization yet again in a very near future. How? Well, if it folds TV+ into the ultimate "media bundle" with Apple Music and News+ that resulted from the purchase of the magazine subscription ...

The LG Wing 5G gets a release date, price tag, and BOGO deal on T-Mobile

The 5G-enabled might not be the most refined or powerful smartphone you can get for around $1,000 right now, but in a sea of far too similar Android flagships with conventional designs, its multitasking-focused form factor certainly stands out.

For an experimental first-gen device, this thing is also not bad at many of the tasks you could throw at it to take advantage of both the main 6.8-inch screen and a secondary 3.9-inch display hiding behind it. It's thus not surprising to see T-Mobile follow and today with its own , just as promised back when the unconventional handset ...

Apple iPhone 12 vs Google Pixel 5

Apple’s is supposed to be “the people’s iPhone” — packed with all the essential features and all the power of the iPhone 12 Pro, but with a few corners cut, so you don’t need to go out and pay $1,000 for it.

The follows sort of the same concept. Google opted out of the hardware race and decided to build a phone that’s sort of tame, but still reliable and capable enough for the general user’s needs. In turn, it’s cheaper than your regular 2020 flagship.

So, the iPhone 12 will cost you $799 ($829 without contract) and the Pixel 5 will set you back $699. The latter is definitely worth ...

More proof that Galaxy Z Fold 3 will come with an S Pen, this time straight from Samsung

More evidence has emerged that the Samsung Galaxy Fold 3 will support the S Pen stylus.

Dutch blog Let's Go Digital (translated ) has unearthed a that Samsung filed with the  World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) in April which suggests that the Galaxy Z Fold 3 will have a compartment towards the bottom right for housing a stylus, just like the Galaxy Note 20 does.

The patent also hints that Z Fold 3's S Pen will have similar dimensions to the Galaxy Note 20's stylus. 


A while back it was reported that Fold 3's stylus will ...

Leaked Moto G9 Power specs reveal 64MP camera, massive battery, more

The Moto G 5G Plus

Motorola unveiled the Moto G9 Play and G9 Plus in late summer and now it seems the brand is working on another budget model dubbed Moto G9 Power, which is the subject of the latest leak.
A 6,000mAh battery and the Snapdragon 665 chipset
New information obtained by the team at confirms that the Moto G9 Power will launch in the near future with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 665. The Snapdragon 662 is used inside the Moto G9 Play, so this phone should be a little faster.

The chipset will sit next to 4GB of RAM and 64GB ...

Check out these fabulous looking renders of what could be the 5G Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3

UPDATE:An earlier version of this story had misnamed a device mentioned in the story. We apologize and regret the error. What follows is a corrected version.

A design patent was filed by in the middle of 2018 and was kept under lids until this past July. The illustrations submitted with the patent to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) show a double foldable smartphone with a sliding physical keyboard. to create 3D product renders of the device. Not all aspects of the phone are revealed in the patent so the render borrows some of the camera details ...

Newegg Black Friday deals: what to expect and when

You may have noticed that there's a certain holiday approaching and with it a certain shopping event. We know, the signs are very subtle, so we'll give you a hint: it's Black Friday! But while the day itself is about a month away, the deals are starting early this year. Pretty much every major retailer is turning the whole month of November into a discount-rich shopping event. 

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Newegg is not exception. The site is preparing to start with the Black Friday deals in just a couple of days. ...

Amazon brings back a bunch of Echo, Kindle, and Fire Prime Day deals for Alexa's birthday

Although it sometimes feels like Alexa has been around since, well, forever, Amazon's incredibly popular virtual assistant is only six years old. In fact, will technically turn six next week, and we can't think of a much better way to celebrate its birthday than to pick up a voice-controlled Amazon-made device at a killer price.

While Prime members got an opportunity to do just that a couple of weeks ago, everyone else can now save on a collection of Echo smart speakers, Kindle e-readers, Fire TV streamers, and various related smart home accessories without jumping through hoops ...

OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 Edition launch date has been revealed



We now have the official launch date of the OnePlus 8T Cyperpunk 2077 special edition: November 2, Monday, . Although Cyberpunk 2077’s release has been delayed to December, the special edition is not going to be delayed and the company has now officially confirmed it.

Not a lot is known about the OnePlus 8T Cyperpunk 2077 Edition at the moment, but we can reasonably expect the interface theme will match the Cyberpunk 2077’s, which is something OnePlus previously did with other special edition smartphones. As far as specs are concerned, they will reportedly be the same as the standard ...

LG's smartphone division just experienced a very promising quarter

LG’s smartphone business experienced in the second quarter following a complete overhaul earlier this year. As LG has now , those trends continued throughout the third quarter.
LG experienced 'solid sales' last quarter
The LG Mobile Communications division generated $1.28 billion in total revenue throughout the third quarter. That result is almost identical to the $1.27 billion reported twelve months earlier.

Most businesses view a lack of growth as something negative. However, in this case, the stable sales numbers finally put an end to several years of annual declines at ...

Here's how you can save up to a whopping $60 on Samsung's Galaxy Buds Live

If you're looking for a nice pair of trendy true wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation this holiday season but feel like Apple's are a tad too rich for your blood (), you might not want to wait until and instead go for the Samsung Galaxy Buds Live right now.

These weirdly shaped yet excellent-sounding little headphones are already available at a cool $30 discount from a number of major US retailers, Best Buy and Amazon included, despite only . 

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LG will reportedly launch a phone with rollable screen in March 2021



LG seems to be working hard on some interesting new approaches to smartphone design. The company’s first phone with a screen that can roll out to become bigger is reportedly going to launch as early as March of 2021, . The mysterious “rollable phone” was teased at the end of LG Wing’s announcement and is part of LG’s Explorer Project.

On the teaser video, we receive a hit of the phone’s design, and more specifically, how the screen will roll out to become bigger. At the moment nothing else is known about this innovative phone in terms of specs or price.

The new phone and ...

iPhone 12 Pro battery life test complete: bad news for gamers!

's new comes with a beautiful flat-edge design, reminiscent of the widely beloved iPhone 5. But things are also interesting on the inside, as internally, the iPhone 12 Pro has 5G support and is powered by the A14 Bionic chip, with Apple promising up to 50% higher CPU and GPU performance over . And last, but definitely not least, the new iPhone 12 Pro has an even smaller battery than last year's iPhone 11 Pro – with a capacity of 2815 mAh.

In our we already pointed out that this phone may not be quite a 2-day battery champ, but could last moderate users a day and a half ...

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+ powerhouses are on sale at irresistible discounts

It looks like the insanity at a number of major US retailers and will extend a little longer than usual at many more, which means you still have plenty of time to decide exactly what you want to buy and how much you're willing to spend this holiday shopping season on various mobile devices and gadgets.

Then again, it can occasionally be smart to pull the trigger early when you find the right deal on the best available product in a certain category, thus freeing up your schedule to be able to actually enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner. Enter the latest discounts offered by Amazon ...

Samsung launches app to help you locate your Galaxy phone, Galaxy Watch or Buds, even if they’re offline

is announcing a new app called SmartThings Find that will allow you to easily find your Galaxy phone, Galaxy Watch, Samsung Galaxy tablet, or earbuds. The app is now available globally to Galaxy devices. Samsung is also releasing a software update for the service on Galaxy phones and tablets running Android 8 or later, Galaxy Watches running Tizen 5.5 or later, and and , .

How does the new SmartThings Find app work?
The app uses in order to locate other Galaxy devices that you own. Maps and sounds can guide you back to your devices.

Samsung says that once a device has been ...

Apple iPhone users are going to want to update this app now even if they haven't used it yet

Have you ever used Apple's video creation app Clips? If it didn't come by default on your iPhone or iPad, . Clips allows you to tell a story through the creation of multiple clips which can be sent to friends or family members. Even if you've never edited a video on your iPhone before, you'll find Clips easy to use. Videos can be made in both landscape and portrait on the iPhone and iPad. And you can even choose from different aspect ratios (9:16 vertical, 16:9 horizontal, 3:4 vertical, and 4:3 horizontal).
The Clips update to version 3.0 allows you to create videos "with more personality ...

Thursday 29 October 2020

Facebook launches free cloud gaming service for Android

, Microsoft, and NVIDIA are the main competitors in the cloud gaming industry. All three giants currently offer cloud gaming services that people can access by paying a monthly subscription.

Facebook wants a piece of the pie too, so the social network giant announced its own cloud gaming service. However, unlike the competition, Facebook's cloud gaming service is available for free, although you'll have to think twice before getting something that Facebook is giving away for free.

Anyway, if you're curious to know how it works, here is the gist of its. First off, Facebook Gaming is ...

Samsung brings voice support to the Galaxy Watch Active2

recently released a small update for the that brings one feature that's been exclusively available to Galaxy Watch3 users: voice support during exercise. After the update, you'll be able to listen to voice during a workout via your Bluetooth buds. It's a much easier way to convey important information like heart rate and running distance while you're working out.

If you're setting a goal for your workout and you're using the Galaxy Watch Active2 to keep track of your exercise, you'll be notified via voice when you're met that goal. Moreover, you'll receive voice guidance that will tell ...

Verizon adds another cheap ZTE smartphone to its Yahoo Mobile prepaid service

quietly added another inexpensive Android smartphone to its prepaid offering, so if you're looking for a very cheap device, the ZTE Blade A3Y might be exactly what you're looking for. Verizon's prepaid carrier, Yahoo Mobile is now , and the phone comes in a very sexy Grape Jelly color.

Now, before we share all the details about the phone's hardware, it's important to mention that the ZTE Blade A3Y comes with Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Weather, and Yahoo Mobile apps pre-installed.

Specs-wise, ZTE's low-end smartphone is quite decent. It sports a 5.45-inch ...

Samsung was the top phone manufacturer globally in Q3; you'd be surprised to see where Apple landed

gives Samsung a sizeable lead as the top smartphone manufacturer worldwide during the third quarter. After shipping 80.4 million units from July through September, owned 22.7% of the connected handset market for an annual increase of 2.9%. During the period, Samsung released the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. The company's online-only M Series phones also did well as did the A Series in the states.

hung on to second place despite a decline of 22% in the number of phones shipped to 51.9 million during the third quarter. That gave the beleaguered Chinese ...

Shares of Google parent Alphabet soar over $100 each following release of Q3 earnings report

Surely you didn't expect a global pandemic to slow down , did you? After the U.S. stock markets closed for the day (not including after-hours trading of course), Google parent Alphabet reported a heck of a third quarter. For the three months from July through September, Alphabet added $11.2 billion in profit to its vault topping analysts' expectations (and possibly making more money than Scrooge McDuck earned during the period.
Alphabet shares tack on more than $100 each after reporting third-quarter earnings

During the second quarter, Google reported its ...

All the iPhone 12/Pro charging speeds, MagSafe vs 20W vs 18W vs 5W vs 61W official adapters

For all of 's nature-friendly argumentation, the fact of the matter is that the have nothing in their boxes but the phone and a cable. A USB-C cable at that, so if you don't have any oldie charging brick, cable and earphones lying around, off to the store you go to complete Apple's set, as the company is evidently now gunning to be the IKEA of the consumer electronics realm.

On the plus side, Apple did equip 2020 iPhones with , and issued a brand new 20W charger for them, just outside the box, at its stores. If you are curious how long does it take to bring the and batteries ...

Check out this fabulous looking render of what could be the 5G Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3

A design patent was filed by in the middle of 2018 and was kept under lids until this past July. The illustrations submitted with the patent to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) show a double foldable smartphone with a sliding physical keyboard. to create 3D product renders of the device. Not all aspects of the phone are revealed in the patent so the render borrows some of the camera details and color scheme from the .


The biggest addition to the currently available Galaxy Z Flip models according to the patent is the use of ...

A high-end Google Pixel phone may arrive earlier than expected

Google sat out the the flagship race this year, presumably to avoid the cost associated with using a . It is expected to return to the premium market next year and this could happen as early as March 2021.

The rumor comes from respected leaker Max Weinbach, who suggests we take it with a huge dose of salt. Apparently, Google is planning to release its next flagship smartphone, supposedly the Pixel 6, in March next year. 

This is the biggest rumor I've heard in ages, and I mean this is an unsubstantiated rumor ...

NBC's Peacock exceeds expectations as it nears 22 million sign-ups

NBCUniversal soft-launched Peacock in April before rolling it out across the United States in mid-July. The streaming service soon reached , but that number has more than doubled since.
Peacock is more than halfway towards its long-term goal
Comcast announced during its most recent earnings call that NBCUniversal’s Peacock has hit almost 22 million sign-ups since launch, which puts the streaming service more than halfway towards its long-term goal.

Before launching the service, NBCUniversal expected Peacock to reach between 30 million and 35 million active accounts by 2024. Considering ...

iPhone 12 Pro vs Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Pixel 5: Camera Comparison

Can the new iPhone 12 Pro match up and beat the best Android phones out there when it comes to the camera? To find out, we took the popular Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and the Google Pixel 5, and compared their photos against pictures from the iPhone 12 Pro.

In this camera comparison, you will find photos shot on the main camera, the ultra-wide camera, as well as zoom photos shot on the telephoto cameras on the iPhone 12 Pro, Note 20 Ultra and Pixel 5. And of course, we also went out to shoot at night to test that wider f/1.6 aperture on the iPhone 12 Pro which Apple ...

The best Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G and Note 20 deals

The shopping spree is fast approaching, and there are already deals on Samsung's finest phones that don't require you get up and queue after a long turkey dinner. The and duo offers a lot more to early adopters than the  did at launch, as has thoroughly overhauled the camera aspect of the Note line, just as it did with the S20 series.

In fact, the camera kits are the great ones from the  or , but the algorithms have been changed, and new shooting and focusing modes have been introduced. Here the similarities end, as the ...

Best Galaxy S20 deals at Best Buy, Amazon, Verizon, T-Mobile and others

So, you've decided to treat yourself to a new smartphone and you have your sights on a Galaxy S20 device? That's a great choice! Naturally, you want to get the best deal and save some money; after all, the S20 phones aren't cheap by any means. 

But phones as popular as Samsung's flagships are sold pretty much everywhere and keeping track of all the promotions is almost impossible.

Well, that's where we come in! Below, we have some of the best deals for the Galaxy S20, the Galaxy S20+ and the Galaxy S20 Ultra.

If you're only interested in the Galaxy ...

Amazon has a huge number of Samsung, Moto, Sony, and LG phones on sale today only

Even though we're technically still more than four weeks away from and was only a couple of weeks back, Amazon is today offering what we can safely assume will remain some of the greatest smartphone deals of the entire holiday season.

You have less than 24 hours at the time of this writing to choose from an incredibly long list of deeply discounted mobile devices from some of the world's top vendors, with the cheapest prepaid models fetching well below 50 bucks and the most expensive smartphone on sale going for close to $1,000 after a substantial markdown of over ...

Spotify continues to soar as it hits 320 million active users

Spotify has long been the most popular music streaming service on the planet in terms of both premium and free subscribers. In the most recent quarter, it showed no sign of slowing down.
Spotify now has almost 150 million Premium subscribers
The Swedish company has today that it reached 320 million active users last quarter, which represents a massive 29% increase over the 248 million reported one year earlier.

Of that total, around 185 million subscribers were using the ad-supported free tier on Spotify, up quite significantly from the 170 million and 141 million reported in Q2 ...

Verizon Black Friday deals to expect in 2020

This article will be updated regularly as Black Friday 2020 deals on Verizon become available.

This year, Black Friday is shaping up to be a glorious shopping event that can help you save a lot of money, while at the same time giving you great opportunities to buy something good for yourself or your friends and family. Verizon’s Black Friday deals are also going to be an amazing combination between trade-in offers, discounts when upgrading your plan, adding a line, or even switching to Verizon from another carrier.

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LG K92

LG K92 5G specs include Snapdragon 690 processor, an FHD+ display, 6GB RAM, and 128GB expandable storage. There is a quad-camera setup with a 64MP main sensor on the back of the phone, while a 16MP selfie shooter adorns the front. The LG K92 runs Android 10 out of the box, powered by a 4000mAh battery. The K92 will be available from AT&T for $395 and from Cricket Wireless for $360.
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iPhones with 1TB storage in the works, according to latest leak

Feeling squeezed in that 512GB  of yours? Well, it’s a bit of a stretch, to be honest, and 512GB is still plenty, but the latest leak from controversial leaker Jon Prosser suggests that Apple might double that number and offer iPhone buyers a 1TB storage option.

Prosser teased a possible 1TB iPhone in a short tweet on Wednesday.
 hope y’all are ready for 1TB iphones— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser)  
The message fails to mention which models will get this storage option but it’s safe to assume that Prosser is talking about the next generation of Apple devices - the iPhone ...

Galaxy S20 series accounted for nearly a quarter of global 5G revenue in H1 2020

The was the best selling smartphone by revenue during the first half of the year, according to research firm Strategy Analytics (via ). The handset was particularly popular in Western Europe, South Korea, and North America. 

It accounted for 9 percent of global 5G smartphone revenue in H1 2020, followed by the Galaxy S21 Ultra, which contributed 8 percent to the total revenue. The standard model had the third-highest revenue share in the 5G handset market. 


Overall, 5G-ready smartphones raked in record-breaking revenue of $34 ...

LG K92 5G debuts as affordable 5G smartphone with unusual design

LG has found success in the US with its budget smartphone series and the premium LG Velvet 5G. Now, the company is hoping to bridge the gap between those offerings with a new smartphone dubbed LG K92 5G.
The LG K92 5G has four cameras on the back, one up front
The device in question boasts a rather unusual design, to say the least. has chosen a two-tone finish for the rear panel with the bottom half being used for the LG and respective carrier logos.

The top half, on the other hand, is home to a fancy quadruple-camera system that consists of a 64-megapixel main camera complete with ...

Best Buy kicks off its killer Black Friday deals on Samsung's Galaxy S20 and Note 20 5G series

After trying (and at least in part, succeeding) to rain on Amazon's big Prime Day parade a couple of weeks ago with an extensive "Black Friday in October" sales event of its own, Best Buy is not only coming next month, but also kicking off a whole bunch of them early for an undoubtedly limited time.

High-end smartphone enthusiasts will be very happy to see every single Galaxy S20 and Note 20-series device deeply discounted already both with and without carrier strings attached. We're talking everything from the recently released S Pen-wielding and to the slightly ...

Best iPhone 12 mini alternatives

Arguably the most anticipated iPhone this year was the 5.4-inch , which despite its compact size is just as powerful as the . And although the mini has a larger screen than the 2020 , it's actually the smaller phone due to its much thinner bezels. And, in true 2020 fashion, the iPhone 12 mini is a 5G phone.

But if you're looking for iPhone 12 mini alternatives on the Android side, there are several great ones. Let's take a look at other (mostly) compact 5G phones you may want to consider, before buying the iPhone 12 mini.

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What Black Friday phone deals to expect in 2020

This article will be updated regularly as new Black Friday 2020 deals become available.

Black Friday 2020 is coming fast and despite all the turmoil and the difficult health situation in the world, we’re expecting a full-fledged event with better deals than ever before. You may think it’s too early to start looking for a bargain out there but actually, deals are starting to appear as we type and you need to prepare accordingly. Most of the big online stores start their Black Friday campaigns up to a month early, so we’re going to do the same and help you ...

This is the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G and its insane camera bump

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G CAD-based render

UPDATE: Steve Hemmerstoffer has shared a of the Galaxy S21 Ultra camera bump. Samsung has not yet finalized the setup, according to sources, and the one pictured today is another option that includes an additional sensor. The update story continues below: 

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Less than 12 hours after showcasing the standard in full for the first time, Steve Hemmerstoffer is back with CAD-based and a of the premium Galaxy ...