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Google’s ‘pausing’ of the December update is bad news for Pixel 6 owners
So, you bought yourself a Pixel 6 or 6 Pro hoping to benefit from being the first to receive timeous software updates. Hmm. Whilst this is o...
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Say hello to the OnePlus 10 Pro in this leaked promo video
Remember the OnePlus 10 series? Well, it seems that it could be launching sooner than any OnePlus phone has before with a distinctive camera...
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[Deal] Nova Launcher Prime is down to $0.99 on the Play Store for just a few more hours
Whether your phone is getting on in age or you aren’t a fan of the UI that the brand has saddled it with, installing a third-party launcher ...
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Good news! The original Surface Duo may get the Android 11 update in January 2022
Remember back in September when Microsoft promised that the original Surface Duo would receive the Android 11 update before the end of 2021?...
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Here’s when your Xiaomi or Redmi device will get the MIUI 13 update
Yesterday’s launch of the Xiaomi 12 series in China also brought about the debut of MIUI 13. Packed with better app fluency, improved multit...
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T-Mobile reportedly suffers yet another data breach
It was only back in August that T-Mobile last experienced a cyber attack that affected the data of millions and now the Uncarrier has announ...
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The best web browsers for Android phones [2022]
Modern smartphones have taken a lot of the pressure off of web browsers, especially with the incredible variety of apps we have that will le...
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Check out the specifications for the Xiaomi 12 series
The Xiaomi 12 series is official with 120Hz AMOLED displays across the board, with the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro being powered by Qualcomm’s Snap...
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Leaked images of OPPO’s Find X4 Pro reveal a rear camera housing with an unusual design
While there’s some doubt whether OPPO’s follow-up to the Find X3 Pro will skip the X4 moniker in favor of X5, it seems that it will sport an...
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The Xiaomi 12 Pro is official with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, 120W fast-charging, and a 120Hz AMOLED display
We may be at the tail-end of 2021 but that doesn’t mean that there wasn’t enough time left for the Xiaomi 12 series to be officially unveile...
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[Deal] Upgrade your audio experience with KMOUK’s Bluetooth 5.0 Soundbar for just $39
Flat-panel TV speakers aren’t known for producing high-quality audio and if you’ve got tired of the sound distorting when you increase the v...
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Get your Christmas caroling on with the return of Google’s Blob Opera
Tired of the relentless onslaught of Christmas songs, not to mention Slade and Mariah Carey’s classics that seem to play on a loop everywher...
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Motorola reveals which of its smartphones will be updated to Android 12
Unlike Samsung, Motorola is no longer at the forefront of providing timely OS upgrades to its smartphone line-up but there is good news in t...
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Some Pixel 6 and 6 Pro displays are cracking up all by themselves
The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are the best phones that Google has produced by a long mile thanks to the modern hardware, slightly quicker charging, ...
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December update causes Google to disable Hold for Me and Call Screening for some Pixel 6 users
The December update brought a mass of bug fixes for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro which improved the fingerprint sensor experience and optimized or ...
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Huawei’s P50 Pocket is a Snapdragon 888-powered clamshell foldable with 4G connectivity
Huawei may not be on the path to being the world’s number one smartphone maker right now but it’s still more than capable of designing phone...
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Need a new time-waster on your phone or tablet? Go play Retro Bowl right now
Are you in the mood for even more NFL action and looking for a new time-waster on your smartphone? Boy, do I have news for you. Retro Bowl i...
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TalkAndroid’s Last-minute Christmas eGift Guide
It’s nearly D-Day! Christmas is on its way and the last shipping days are past for many retailers. Now you could brave the stores, the queue...
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The Magic V is Honor’s first foldable smartphone, will launch in China ‘soon’
Foldable smartphones are coming on strong at the tail-end of 2021 with OPPO’s recent unveiling of its Find N device and Honor’s teasing of t...
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Venerable leakster posts user manual and possible launch date for Samsung’s Galaxy S21 FE
Leakers are going to leak, and the longer that a product is delayed from launching the higher the chance that absolutely everything will be ...
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The Xiaomi 12 series will launch on December 28th
Launch season is carrying on through December with the news that the new Xiaomi 12 series will be announced three days after Christmas. Yup,...
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Check out the 360° video and renders of the Moto G Stylus 2022
With every new year, we can expect a new iteration of what went before and Motorola’s Moto G Stylus series is no different with a follow-up ...
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[Deal] Save $9 on Anker’s 2-in-1 Wireless Charging Station
Whether it’s a stocking filler or a little something to help make your life more convenient, Anker’s 2-in-1 Wireless Charging Station will t...
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The OnePlus 10 Pro will reportedly charge even faster than its predecessor
It’s no secret that the OnePlus 9 Pro’s 65W Warp Charge obliterates the charging rate offered by phones such as the Galaxy S21 and Google’s ...
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[Deal] Block out those cheesy Christmas tunes with a 3-month Tidal music subscription for just $1/$2
You know how it is when the relatives come over and expect the same old Christmas songs to be played on loop to infinity and beyond, if this...
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[Deal] Anker’s Nebula 4K Streaming Dongle with Android TV is down to just $49
A tad over-priced at its $79.99 RRP, Anker’s Nebula 4K Streaming Dongle is down to just $49.99 which is the lowest it’s ever been. With Andr...
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Realme’s still-to-be-announced GT 2 Pro flagship sports a bio-polymer rear cover and a 150° ultra-wide camera
Today was originally touted as the launch date of Realme’s first premium flagship smartphone but really it was just a tease that unveiled a ...
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Check out the leaked specs of Samsung’s mammoth-sized Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Samsung’s big Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is shaping up to be a monster of a tablet thanks to its gargantuan 14.6-inch display and the presence of Q...
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The new OnePlus Buds Z2 feature ANC and 38-hour battery life for $99/£99
Today brought the launch of a new pair of wireless earbuds from OnePlus that offer up to 38 hours of battery for the affordable price of $99...
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Vivo, OPPO, Redmi, Xiaomi, and Honor will launch flagship smartphones powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 9000 SoC in 2022
MediaTek announced its flagship processor, the Dimensity 9000, that sports the latest Cortex cores and promises to go head-to-head with Qual...
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This is what Wear OS 3 looks like without Samsung’s One UI overlay
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 series is currently, and for the foreseeable future, the only way to experience the new unified Wear OS 3 platform ...
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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab A8 is official but it’s not really an upgrade
Previously rumored to be unveiled in January 2022, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab A8 was launched today sporting an array of components that keep it i...
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OnePlus celebrates its 8th anniversary with discounts galore
Can you believe that OnePlus is 8 years old? To celebrate its 8th-anniversary, OnePlus is discounting eight products by up to £230. This mea...
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OPPO’s Find N foldable smartphone is more compact and cheaper than the Galaxy Z Fold 3
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 3 is the current king of the foldable smartphone kingdom but it could see further competition with OPPO’s newly unve...
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Realme’s GT 2 Pro will be unveiled on December 20th with an eco-friendly design
We already know that Realme’s GT 2 Pro will be powered by Qualcomm’s newest chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, but now we have official word t...
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This leaked video shows the differences in design between the Galaxy S22 models
It’s midway through December which means we are less than 2 months away from when Samsung is rumored to be launching the Galaxy S22 series o...
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[Deal] Take the hassle out of cooking with Proscenic’s versatile T21 Air Fryer for just $79
Cooking is one of those things that take time, time which in our busy lives isn’t easy to find unless we sacrifice something or someone else...
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OPPO’s self-developed MariSilicon X imaging chip will bring 4K Night Video to the upcoming Find X4 series
OPPO’s INNO Day event kicked off earlier today with the news that the smartphone brand has developed a new imaging chip that will enhance th...
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The 2nd-Gen Pixel Stand is finally on general sale at Best Buy, Verizon, and the Google Store
The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro have been on general sale for a while but the accompanying Pixel Stand 2 has been stuck in pre-order status for a whil...
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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab A8 will reportedly launch in January 2022 for under €300
While we await the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S8 range of premium tablets we have news about its more affordable Galaxy Tab A8 series co...
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Download the best Android apps on your new smartphone
Did you pick a great deal on a new smartphone for Black Friday? Maybe there was a new one under the Christmas tree? Whatever the reason, you...
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Google Play Games is coming to Windows PCs in 2022
With the first preview of Android apps on Windows 11 already available in the US, Google has realized that it risks being left behind and so...
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OnePlus is halting the rollout of the buggy ColorOS 12 update to the OnePlus 9 series
After a number of beta builds the ‘stable’ release of Android 12/ColorOS 12 began rolling out to the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro this week, but acco...
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Motorola’s Moto Edge X30 is official with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset and a 144Hz OLED display
Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 flagship processor last week after which came the usual slew of press releases from smartphone bra...
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OPPO’s Find N foldable smartphone will be announced on December 15th
Ahead of OPPO’s INNO Day conference being held next week its Chief Product Officer (CPO), Pete Lau has teased the brands’ very first foldabl...
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Good news! The YouTube and YouTube TV apps are staying/coming back on Roku
They’ve cut it close but the grown-ups at Roku and Google have finally agreed that the YouTube app can stay on the platform, just a day befo...
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The Google Stadia app is finally rolling out to selected LG Smart TVs
It’s almost eleven months since LG announced that its smart TV’s would gain access to Google’s Stadia but the day has finally come. Those wi...
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Check out OPPO’s self-developed retractable camera
OPPO’s annual OPPO INNO Day is being held in China next week which will see the brand show off its latest concepts, software, and perhaps te...
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TalkAndroid’s Best Gaming Gift Cards for the 2021 Holiday Season
The best thing about online gift cards is that they are easily accessible, you can choose what you spend and they almost never run out of st...
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Here is December’s Security Patch with an impossibly long list of fixes for Pixel smartphones
Besides rolling out the latest Pixel Feature Drop, Google has also taken it upon itself to unload a lengthy list of fixes for its Pixel phon...
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December’s Pixel Feature Drop is here with UWB support for the Pixel 6 Pro, Now Playing improvements, and more
It’s that time again where Google unveils a ton of new features for its Pixel smartphones and December’s Pixel Feature Drop brings the abili...
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Stable Android 12 is already rolling out to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 foldable
It’s no secret that Samsung is the best OEM when it comes to rolling out updates and security patches these days which is a far cry from a f...
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Check out the leaked renders of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Tab S8 tablets
2021 is unusually missing a new series of Samsung’s Galaxy S tablets due to the ongoing shortage of processors, but it looks like the Galaxy...
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Google adds Family Bell, new widgets, and new Emoji Kitchen Combinations to the Android OS
Android is gaining a few new tricks with the addition of Family Bell to help you and your family stay on track with the daily schedule, thre...
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OnePlus opens up its Red Cable Club to its European community bringing discounts on phones and accessories
Previously the exclusive domain of its Indian community, OnePlus’s ‘Red Cable Club’ is now open to European users and brings handy savings o...
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[Deal] Boost the storage on your PS5 with PNY’s 4TB XLR8 SSD and save $130
Cyber Monday might have flown by but you can still catch a deal on PNY’s massive 4TB XLR8 SSD to upgrade the storage on your PlayStation 5 g...
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Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook review: Best of both worlds
Lenovo likes to get weird with their gadgets. Whether they’re repurposing Android tablets as Google Home devices, playing around with modula...
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[Deal] Save a bundle on EcoFlow’s Delta Power Stations
EcoFlow’s portable River Mini Power Station is still on offer for $259 on Amazon and you can save a bundle on the brand’s other backup power...
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor is official and coming to a flagship phone near you
Fast on the heels of MediaTek’s Dimensity 9000 flagship processor launch is Qualcomm with its latest Snapdragon chipset that sports a new br...
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The first Android 12L Developer Preview is now available for Lenovo’s Tab P12 Pro
It’s a weird one for sure given that the Lenovo Tab P12 Pro isn’t even on sale in the US but if you do have one then you’ll be happy to lear...
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Here we go again with Google reportedly gearing up to announce the Pixel Watch during 2022
We’ve been here so many times that you could be forgiven for thinking we are writing about Saygus, but here we go again and this time, maybe...
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Huawei says it’s bringing its Harmony OS to Europe and launching new Mate and Mate X phones in 2022
Still feeling the effects of the ongoing US ban, Huawei is coming out swinging at the tail-end of 2021 with positive vibes and the promise o...
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Check out T-Mobile’s deals for December 2021
Here with more ideas on gifts that you can give yourself and your loved ones (if you really have to) this holiday period is T-Mobile with a ...
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Samsung’s Galaxy S10 is next to gain access to the One UI 4 beta program
A few years ago we would have scoffed at the idea that Samsung would up its software game enough to be one of, if not, the first brands to r...
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Rocket League Sideswipe Season 1 is live worldwide
It’s only a couple of days ago since Rocket League Sideswipe became available to download worldwide on the Play Store but if you were hoping...
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Realme GT Neo 2 review: A bold and powerful mid-ranger
Realme is back with yet another capable mid-ranger in the form of the GT Neo 2 that features quicker charging than Google’s Pixel 6 series. ...
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor is official and coming to a flagship phone near you
Fast on the heels of MediaTek’s Dimensity 9000 flagship processor launch is Qualcomm with its latest Snapdragon chipset that sports a new br...
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TalkAndroid’s 2021 Christmas gift guide
Ahh, Christmas. That time of year for joy and laughter and food and last-minute shopping because life happened and you ran out of time and w...
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