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Apps & OS, Mobile

Apple’s massive 17.2 update is here to improve your iPhone’s camera, messages, stability, and more

December 11, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

Nearly three months after its original release, iOS 17 is getting a big new stable update today that’s been in the works (aka in public beta tests) since late October. As you can imagine, that makes iOS 17.2 a little […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Realme GT5 Pro is here with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, periscope zoom camera

December 7, 2023

Via: GSMArena.com

The Realme GT5 Pro makes its Chinese debut today and it’s a proper flagship, sharing more than a few components with the OnePlus 12. Ticking inside is the newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip and it’s paired with 12GB or […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Samsung dominated a record breaking third quarter for the foldable smartphone market

December 6, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

With an estimated 1.6% penetration rate for this year (according to TrendForce), foldable smartphones have a long way to go to reach the 85%-90% rate that the smartphone industry has in general. The foldable market has just come off a […]


Internet, Wireless & Cloud

In a test, T-Mobile delivers 5G download data speed faster than 4.3Gbps

December 6, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

A standalone (SA) 5G network uses a 5G core and is built specifically for 5G service. Some other networks were built for 4G and had 5G capabilities built over them as a way to get 5G service to the market […]


Mobile, Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 surfaces on FCC, storage, S-Pen and charging revealed

December 5, 2023

Via: GSMArena.com

Samsung is about to launch the Galaxy Tab Active5 rugged tablet in the following weeks and some useful information on FCC’s website surfaced, revealing storage options, charging details and S-Pen support. According to the certification listing, the device comes in […]


Cybersecurity, Security

You need to delete these 17 apps unpublished by Google Play for blackmail and extortion

December 5, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

You no longer have to go to a bank to make a payment, thanks to fintech apps like Venmo and PayPal. Seemingly inspired by these apps, the internet is now filled with dangerous SpyLoan apps that pretend to be there […]


Mobile, Smartphones

OnePlus 12 to have a 5,400 mAh battery, wireless charging is making a comeback

December 4, 2023

Via: GSMArena.com

OnePlus 12 is getting announced tomorrow, and we know it will have a camera design similar to its predecessor, according to promo images and the latest leaked photos. We now learn the new flagship will feature a battery with 5,400 […]


Gadgets, Mobile

Apple Watch Series 9 review

December 2, 2023

Via: GSMArena.com

Apple announced the next generation Watch Series 9 in September, and it’s probably the most minor update Apple has ever released. I get it that Apple is not expecting users to upgrade their device every year but when the product […]


Internet, Wireless & Cloud

Dish’s Boost Wireless expands its 5G U.S. footprint

December 1, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

Dish’s Boost Wireless has announced that it added service to 12 more cities raising the total to 89 markets. Boost Wireless now covers 140 million Americans with its coverage. Boost Mobile is the unit’s pre-paid service where pricing starts at […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Google Pixel 8 Pro gets its first AI Core app update

November 27, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

Pixel 8 Pro users are receiving an update today for a new Google app called AI Core. This background service is responsible for powering AI-driven features across Android, keeping those features up-to-date, and providing AI functionality to other apps. As […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Google Messages gets support for Ultra HDR images over RCS

November 27, 2023

Via: GSMArena.com

Google has quietly added support for Android’s new Ultra HDR Image Format in Google Messages when sending messages over RCS. Images in this format when sent over RCS will maintain their meta data and will display correctly on the receiving […]


Apps & OS, Mobile

iPhone users should expect to receive iOS 17.1.2 next week

November 20, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

Get ready iPhone users because iOS 17.1.2 is coming your way. MacRumors says that it has seen evidence of the update in its website’s analytics logs. Some of the higher profile bugs that still need to be exterminated include one […]


Mobile, Smartphones

New US smartphone market report details Apple and Samsung’s struggles and Google’s rise to relevance

November 13, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

Unlike other major markets around the world, like China, India, or Europe, which have seen a number of different companies rise and fall to and from leadership positions over the last few years, North America remains under one smartphone vendor’s […]


Apps & OS, Mobile

Under oath, employee reveals that Google spends billions so Android can compete with iOS

November 10, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

One of the subjects that the U.S. v. Google antitrust trial has focused on is the billions of dollars in search revenue sharing that Google pays out to various Android phone manufacturers and wireless carriers. All of that money is […]


Mobile, Smartphones

US smartphone shipments grow sequentially in Q3 fueled by Apple’s iPhone 15 series

November 10, 2023

Via: GSMArena.com

In the third quarter of this year (July to September), smartphone shipments in the US grew sequentially (compared to Q2) by 21% to 31 million units, according to the latest report by Canalys. This growth was driven by Apple’s release […]


Internet, Wireless & Cloud

Gmail accounts inactive for two years are about to be deleted by Google

November 8, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

You might recall that back in May, Google said that Gmail accounts that have been inactive for two years would face deletion and get wiped off the face of this earth. Before making this announcement, Google used to erase the […]


Mobile, Smartphones

vivo X100 new color, sunset photos improvement revealed

November 3, 2023

Via: GSMArena.com

The vivo X100 series will take better than ever photos during sunset, revealed Jia Jingdong, VP and chief of branding at vivo. The executive revealed key specs of the duo in a long post on Weibo, including a Dimensity 9300 […]


Mobile, Tablets

Samsung to launch Tab Active5 tablet in early 2024

November 3, 2023

Via: GSMArena.com

Samsung introduced the Tab Active4 Pro over a year ago, and its successor might arrive in a few months. An FCC listing of the new tablet has surfaced revealing some details about it, although it didn’t confirm the actual name. […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Google Pixel 8 Pro vs. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

November 1, 2023

Via: GSMArena.com

Both Google and Apple brought meaningful generational improvements to their top-of-the-line models this year. Changes in build and physical properties join the usual updates in the camera department and a mandatory upgrade to the internals. But with both the Pixel […]


Gadgets, Mobile

First Apple Watch was to feature non-invasive blood glucose monitoring

November 1, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

A report published in Bloomberg today includes some interesting and heretofore unknown information about the Apple Watch. For example, back in 2011, an unknown company named Avolonte Health had a small office in Palo Alto where the company started work […]