Google officially unveiled the Pixel 5 yesterday, and Google's latest flagship is now available to pre-order on O2 custom plans ahead of it being on sale on 15th October.
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OPPO has launched a trio of 5G-enabled Reno 4 series phones in the UK - Reno 4, Reno 4 Pro and Reno 4 Z. All three phones feature different specs and price points, but they're all aimed at the mid-range market.
Google has unveiled its latest Pixel phones for 2020, the Pixel 5 5G, a 5G model of the Pixel 4a, and the Pixel 5. Too many, it's a confusing bunch. Let's take a further look and compare the spec and features of the Google Pixel 4, 4a, 4a 5G and Pixel 5.
Google has officially unveiled the Pixel 5, bringing a 6-inch display, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage space, a 4080 mAh battery, an ultrawide camera, and a handful of new software features.
Google has launched a new version of its Chromecast media-streaming stick that is a bit different to its popular predecessors. It still works as a Chromecast receiver, meaning you can cast photos, audio and video from your phone, but it also has a new smart TV experience called Google TV.
Samsung today unveiled the new Galaxy Tab Active3, a ruggedized tablet based on the popular Tab Active2 design. The Tab Active3 is built for how businesses operate today with increased emphasis on improving employee productivity and safety.
The Motorola Razr 5G, Motorola's latest folding phone with 5G connectivity, is now available to pre-order from O2, Motorola Razr 5G has a Snapdragon 765G chipset, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
Samsung launched the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE) earlier today and both the Galaxy S20 FE and S20 FE 5G are now available to pre-order on O2.
Samsung has launched the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE), a premium flagship smartphone starting at £599 in a range of six colours. Samsung brings a 120Hz refresh rate on the smartphone to deliver an experience in line with the Galaxy S20 series. Furthermore, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE comes in both 4G and 5G versions.
Samsung TV Plus, one of the top apps on Samsung Smart TVs, will launch September 23, 2020, in the Galaxy Store and Google Play for select Galaxy smartphones. Samsung is limiting TV Plus to variants of the Galaxy S10, Note 10, S20, and Note 20.
TikTok says that a video of a man committing suicide that circulated on its platform was deliberately spread by a group of users working together. The company found evidence of a “coordinated attack" when it investigated why the video was suddenly appearing on the video sharing app, a TikTok executive told a British parliamentary committee Tuesday.
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LG unveiled its first Explorer Project device, LG WING, at an online launch event livestreamed around the world from its Seoul headquarters. Embodying the Explorer Project’s aim to discover yet unexplored usability concepts in an effort to expand the mobile industry,
Samsung is holding another virtual event later this month, a 'Galaxy Unpacked for Every Fan' event on September 23rd, at 3pm GMT (10am ET). The invitation graphic and event name heavily imply Samsung will reveal the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition.
On August 31, US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers seized 2,000 counterfeit Apple Airpods from Hong Kong destined for Nevada at an air cargo facility located at John F. Kennedy International Airport. They were so proud of the capture, they issued a press release on September 11.
Sony today unveiled Xperia 5 II, the company's second 5G enabled smartphone, offering a new internal heat dissipation system and a 120Hz refresh rate OLED and 240Hz sample rate touch input. The new Xperia 5 II (read as mark two) takes many of the features from Xperia 1 II.
Samsung unveiled its third device with a folding screen earlier this month, the Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, a follow up to the original Galaxy Fold, and the premium smartphone is now available to pre-order in India for ₹1,49,999.
Google launched the Pixel 4a back in August, and the mid-range smartphone is is now available to pre-order on O2, ahead of it going on sale on 1st October. The Pixel 4a has a 4.5% bigger screen than its predecessor but its body is 5.8% smaller overall. At only 144mm in length, 69.4mm in width, 8.8mm in thickness and weighing 143g, the Pixel 4a is one of the smallest phones you can buy in 2020.
Google has officially rolled out Android 11 and in addition to its own Pixel brand, the following companies will be the first to offer downloads of Android 11: OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo and RealMe. Samsung, Huawei and LG typically take a little longer to adapt new features to their own user interfaces.
Google has released the September 2020 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install.
ZTE has launched the first Android smartphone with a selfie camera under its screen. ZTE has leveraged additional under-display technologies, including ambient light, sound, and fingerprint sensors to achieve a true full screen without any punch holes. The innovative light sensor can automatically adjust the screen brightness in accordance to the light environment, allowing the display to be seen clearly anytime.
Google Maps is now showing traffic light locations to users on Android and iOS. This is a server-side update, meaning that it should appear in your Google Maps app automatically. The feature is visible on both iPhones and Android smartphones for driving and walking directions, but the icon is static and not a live view
Samsung officially unveiled its third device with a folding screen today, the Galaxy Z Fold2, a follow up to the original Galaxy Fold, and joining the flip-phone type device the Galaxy Z Flip.
Google is working on bringing Google Meet and Google Duo, to Android TV, allowing users to arrange video calls through their smart television screens.
Samsung officially revealed the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra earlier this month, and the company has now announced they have seen record numbers of UK pre-orders for the Note family of devices – with a 49% increase in comparison to the Galaxy Note10 range.
Vodafone UK has launched its Gigafast Full Fibre Broadband service to 360,000 homes and businesses across Birmingham, Bristol and Liverpool, bringing residents and small businesses access to speeds of up to 900 Mbps.
sync. is aiming to become the first digital smart open banking app offering an easy-to-use financial service across Europe, promising to manage every aspect of a user's financial life in one place. sync. says it was created out of frustration with traditional banks and the niche offering of new challenger banks that are not responding to all the needs of the end customer.
Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing an alpha version of video calling on both Android and iOS. You can start a video call from your contact's profile page, and switch video on or off at any time during voice calls. Like all other video content on Telegram, video calls support picture-in-picture mode, allowing you to scroll through chats and multitask while maintaining eye contact.
Microsoft has announced that the Surface Duo will be available to pre-order in the US from today, with availability from September 10.
Samsung officially revealed the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra today, alongside a few other new devices at its online-only Unpacked event.
Google is rolling out Nearby Share from today, finally giving Android users its own version of Apple’s AirDrop. Compatible with Android 6.0+ devices, Nearby Share promises much smoother file, link, and content exchanges between phones and tablets, as long as the two devices are in fairly close proximity.
Google has finally unveiled the Pixel 4a: a lower-cost, mid-range phone that is high quality, long-lasting and fairly small, with a great camera.
President Trump said he would ban TikTok from the US Friday, which put ongoing acquisition discussions between Microsoft and TikTok parent company ByteDance on hold.
In the United States, President Trump has said he will take action to ban TikTok from the US. It comes after United States intelligence bosses fear the popular Chinese-owned video app presents a possible national security risk.
According to a report by research firm Canalys, Huawei became the world's biggest smartphone maker in Q2 2020, shipping more smartphones worldwide than any other vendor for the first time.
The Cat S62 Pro has been officially announced, bringing the most advanced integrated thermal camera available in a smartphone and an incredibly rugged and durable build.
OnePlus released the OnePlus Nord earlier this week and just a few days later, it is getting another update with build number OxygenOS 10.5.2 carrying July 2020 security patch and bringing support for OnePlus Buds among others.
Samsung today introduced the Galaxy Z Flip 5G, bringing 5G to the company's latest fold-able smartphone.
OnePlus has released a new mid-tier smartphone. The 6.44-inch smartphone arrives with a starting price tag of £379 and will be available from August 4 in the UK.
After doing a massive U-turn and banning Huawei’s 5G equipment for deployment on nationwide networks, with a goal of completely eradicating the telecom operator from the country by 2027, the UK government is looking for substitutes, and has reportedly contacted Japan.
Google launched its Google Play Pass subscription service in the US back in September last year, bringing access to more than 350 apps and games that are completely unlocked—all free of ads, in-app purchases and upfront payments.
Google’s attempts to fix Android OS version fragmentation appears to be working, with the latest released version becoming the fastest adopted yet.
Systweak Software have launched Private Browser Care, an internet browser for Android phones that has inbuilt privacy mode to keep user’s activity hidden.
The National Security Council (NSC) is to look at the conditions of Huawei being involved in the UK’s 5G rollout, a Cabinet minister has confirmed.
BT Sport will remain free for pubs and clubs until August, recognising the extremely difficult circumstances that the on-trade industry faces as they plan to reopen post lockdown.
Maxthon has released the beta version of its Maxthon 6 browser, providing blockchain-based tools to change the way the Internet is used. This new Internet, and the Maxthon 6 browser, is only possible using the Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain.
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Samsung today revealed the Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS Edition, Galaxy S20+ BTS Edition and Galaxy Buds+ BTS Edition, giving an exclusive opportunity for fans of pop band BTS worldwide to connect more closely than ever with their favourite band.
Zoom faced a number of new challenges due to an unprecedented surge in users as COVID-19 forced employees to work from home and students to learn from home amid local lockdown restrictions.
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Huawei has started rolling out EMUI10 to the P20 series in the UK. EMUI 10.0 brings the latest features such as...
Microsoft is rolling out of new custom background effects in Teams, along with new features in the free version of Teams.
The new OPPO X2 Pro – with a state-of-the-art ultra vision camera system (48MP, 48MP & 13MP), water and dust resistance (IP68 protection) and dual stereo Dolby Atmos speakers for immersive audio and video experiences – is now available at Vodafone UK.
IMImobile has signed a new partnership agreement with integrated business services company Communisis, An OSG Company. Communisis provides print and digital communications services to large enterprises such as banks, insurance providers and utilities.
Should you get within two metres of someone with your Huawei Honor Play 4 Pro and they start clearing their throat, slap your phone on their forehead to find out if it’s just a tickle or something more serious.
Google has postponed next week's planned unveiling of the beta version of its latest Android 11 mobile operating system in light of protests and unrest in the United States.
Samsung today announced three premium mobile laptops to launch in the UK starting from next month; Galaxy Book Flex, Galaxy Book Ion and the new Galaxy Book S powered by Intel.
Google has launched Action Blocks for Android to help streamline simple tasks for those who need it. With the Google-made app, Android users can create customizable home screen buttons to launch a particular activity of their choosing.
Twitter is starting to test a new feature that will give users the ability to control just who can reply to their tweets.
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The latest update to Google Duo has finally brought Dark Mode to Google's Video Calling app.
The brand-new Motorola Edge smartphone is now available to order from O2 online on O2’s customisable plans.
TECNO Mobile has launched the Spark 5 smartphone, equipped with five cameras, a 5,000 mAh battery and a 6.6 inch dot-in-display. The Spark 5 will feature TECNO's HI OS 6.0 straight out of the box, which is built on Android Q, and will be available globally.
Google announced today that they will begin allowing customers of Google Play Music to move their libraries over to YouTube Music. That transition is starting because Google Play Music will be shutdown later this year.
A recent study reveals how the spread of COVID-19 and the subsequent surge in remote work has affected businesses of all sizes. The current lockdown has led to an influx of employees working from home.
OnePlus becoming the first smartphone company in the United States to successfully connect to T-Mobile's standalone (SA) network with a commercial device.
New Android malware puts all Android users at risk as it invades devices without the user noticing it. What’s worse is that the said threat has the capability to access confidential applications and even bypass the two-factor authentication.
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Samsung has released a software update for the Galaxy Buds which brings a bunch of Galaxy Buds+ connectivity features to Galaxy Buds.
Telegram announced today that they have reached the milestone of 400 million monthly active users, up from 300 million a year ago. Alongside the announcement, the company released upgrades for both Android and iOS apps.
Due to the current lockdown, video calling software is hugely popular at the moment, with Zoom the main beneficiary. Now Facebook wants a piece of the video calling market, and has introduced a new service called Messenger Rooms.
Motorola held a virtual launch event today, jumping back into the flagship smartphone scene with the Motorola Edge+ and Motorola Edge.
Epic Games has given up its fight against Google's Play Store platform and finally made Fortnite for Android available on the Google Play store.
LG has released a promotional video of the upcoming LG Velvet, revealing the design in full. The new 3D Arc design, as LG calls it, looks premium with a glossy look and a gradient finish that will be available in four colors.
Samsung has officially unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, a more affordable sibling of the Galaxy Tab S6,
Soprano Design has launched an updated version of its omni-channel rich messaging platform, Soprano Connect, into the European and UK markets.
OnePlus has unveiled the OnePlus 8 and the OnePlus 8 Pro, bringing great displays and 5G connectivity.
Samsung today unveiled the new Galaxy A71 5G and Galaxy A51 5G smartphones, adding 5G connectivity and enhanced essential innovations to the popular Galaxy A family.
AEG has made London’s O2 Arena available to the NHS for the training of additional staff required at the new Nightingale hospital in the Excel centre.
Google is making seamless updates mandatory for all Android 11 phones. The setup involves use of separate read-only partitions to install updates, thus speeding up the process. During seamless updates, users can keep using their phones and then apply the update with a simple reboot.
Google is rolling out a new braille keyboard for Android. The new keyboard, called the TalkBack braille keyboard, is integrated directly into Android and doesn’t require a third-party app.
TCL has unveiled the TCL 10-series today. There are three phones in the series; the TCL 10 Pro, 10L and 10 5G. Each device comes with a quad rear camera and a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.
Planet Computers has announced the Astro Slide, a 5G handheld device with full physical keyboard. Astro runs Android 10 and also supports Linux OSs, with a multi-boot option.
Along with the launch of the Huawei P40 Series of smartphones, the company also revealed the Huawei Watch GT 2e, a new variant of the Watch GT 2 featuring a sportier design and a more affordable price than its predecessor.
Huawei is developing its own “AppSearch” that aims to help users download a variety of apps without using Google Play. The new app has been introduced on Huawei's German website and is currently in testing phase.
Disney+ will be available on Samsung Smart TVs from March 24th. Disney+ wil be offered on Samsung TVs released from 2016 onwards, either available for download from the app store or directly preinstalled on select models.
Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter and YouTube have taken the unusual step of issuing a joint statement promising to disinfect their platforms of contagiously incorrect COVID-19 content.
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Due to the current Coronavirus crisis, Motorola launched the Motorola Razr in India, at an online event earlier today. The Motorola Razr, the company's first-ever clamshell-style flexible display smartphone that folds completely, is now available to pre-order in India.
Ofcom has fined BT £245,000 after an investigation found that the company overcharged EE’s mobile customers for making calls to 118 directory enquiries services.
OPPO has unveiled its Find X2 series – a flagship lineup of 5G devices. The company's much-anticipated smartphone series delivers an all-around powerful camera experience and battery life, with one of the most advanced screens in the industry.
Ooredoo Group and Huawei have announced a strategic partnership to make the Ooredoo Supernet fully 5G-enabled with the goal of enhancing people's digital lives across five countries — Kuwait, Oman, Indonesia, Tunisia and Maldives over the next five years.
OPPO has debuted ColorOS 7.1 on the newly launched OPPO Find X2 Series, building on ColorOS 7 to offer an even greater visual experience with enhancements for a 120Hz screen as well as optimizations for video and photography.
Microsoft is making its collaboration platform Teams available to all for free for six months to help people connect with their companies, schools, and colleges using the Internet.
Three UK today announced that Dave Dyson has informed the company of his intention to step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for personal reasons. Dave will be succeeded by Robert Finnegan, who is currently CEO of Three Ireland.
TCL is showcasing the company's latest mobile display innovations with the world's first rollable extendable display smartphone concept in addition to its trifold tablet concept.
A new music app specifically designed for Android Auto has just been released. Auri Music is an offline music player that comes with shuffle support, a favorite option that you can use while driving, as well a search feature to look for a specific song in your entire library.
At the Industrial Digital Transformation Conference-Live, Huawei officially released the Huawei ICT Academy Program 2.0. Through this program, Huawei aims to develop 2 million ICT professionals and popularize digital skills over the next five years by collaborating with universities
Cisco today unveiled a new Cloud-Native Platform, Cisco SecureX, incorporating its security products into a single, cloud-native security platform.
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Microsoft has finally released its unified Office app after months of beta testing.
Huawei has launched a beta of their streaming video service "Huawei Video" in Europe. The service is currently available in China, Italy and Spain and Huawei are now opening a beta of the service in the UK, France ,Germany, Poland, Turkey, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden.
Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing New Profiles, Fast Media Viewer and People Nearby 2.0 and includes includes a collection of animated love-themed emoji for Valentines Day.
Google has announced that starting this spring, Nest users will receive an email with a six-digit verification code, whenever a new login is initiated. Without the code, Nest users will not be able to login to their accounts.
TCL has become the latest company to reduce its presence for the MWC 2020 trade show due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.
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To celebrate “Safer Internet Day 2020” , Italian-based internet filtering company FlashStart is to allow residential households free access to its Internet Filtering services for all UK residents.
Sony is the latest company to withdraw from MWC2020 due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus.
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Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing improvements to photos and videos. Users can now switch to the Picture-in-Picture mode to watch your video in a small window and change video playback speed in the playback controls '...' menu.
ZTE has announced that a series of new 5G terminal devices will be demonstrated at Mobile World Congress 2020 (MWC 2020).
Most professionals no longer see LinkedIn as a platform for valuable business networking but for marketing, sales and recruitment, according to new research.
While Samsung are expected to launch their Galaxy S20 series on February 11, there is a huge ton of interest being shown in the company's first folding flip phone, the Galaxy Z Flip ( as it may, or may not, be known).
One feature that most OnePlus smartphone users have been waiting for is wireless charging, a feature that the company is yet to introduce
Huawei has launched a new range of ultra-light MateBook D laptops, including two new 14-inch and 15.6-inch devices.
Google has launched a new service that allows Android users to get solutions for their Android smartphone related queries.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is now available in Belgium, exclusively from the Huawei Experience Store in Brussels.
The Motorola Razr, the company's first-ever clamshell-style flexible display smartphone that folds completely, is now available to pre-order from EE.
Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing three new kinds of telegram polls. Previously, all polls on Telegram were anonymous but you can now create polls that allow everyone in the group to see who voted for what.
Samsung has appointed Roh Tae-moon, their youngest-ever president at 51, as mobile chief as part of a management reshuffle.
Huawei is expected to launch the Huawei P40 series at an event on 26th March. Leaked renders show a ceramic back in Black and White.
Vodafone UK has launched its Gigafast Full Fibre Broadband service in Cambridge, bringing residents and small businesses access to speeds of up to 900 Mbps.
Three months after being launched in the US and Canada , the Pixelbook Go is now available to buy in the United Kingdom.
Samsung has unveiled the new Galaxy XCover Pro, which the company tout as a smartphone designed and engineered for frontline workers across a variety of industries around the world.
ONEPLUS has unveiled its prototype smartphone, the OnePlus Concept One, at CES 2020. The OnePlus Concept One is a concept smartphone put together by OnePlus specifically for CES 2020.
Google is testing floating conversation bubbles (Facebook Messenger style) in its Messages app on Android 10. While the support for the feature was added in Android 10 beta two for Pixel devices, the feature was pulled on the stable build.
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OPPO today unveiled the Reno 3 and Reno 3 Pro 5G smartphones at an event in China. The Reno 3 Pro runs on Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 765G chipset, has a 6.5-inch OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate amd both phones offer 5G connectivity.
Pornhub has published its 7th annual Year in Review, and in amongst a wealth of stats for 2019, they include a look mobile OS versions.
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Android users in the United States finally have access to a new messaging protocol that promises many of the benefits Apple users already get from iMessage.
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