Mobile

Paying with cash, swiping cards and entering PINs in terminals have become taboo in 2020. Contactless payment seems to be a necessity more than ever in a pandemic-hit world. While several smartphone OEMs have been offering digital payment technologies for years, the availability and resistance of users to change remain a barrier to adoption. There…

I think I wasn’t as excited about a phone as I was about the Pixel 4a. I’ve been waiting for years for a tiny Google phone that had decent battery life and didn’t have any major issues. After paying too much for a Pixel 4 XL in the past few months and living with terrible…

Slow motion video, when done right, can be awesome. The Asus Zenfone 7 Pro understands how great slow-motion videos can be. Until the last decade, shooting slow motion videos required large, heavy, and expensive cameras. However, smartphones have had slow motion functions for a number of years. Heck, some newer Huawei devices can record video…

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is a powerhouse of a handset. The phone contains a number of interesting new features, including crazy-fast 120W charging and a host of new camera features in its quad-lens setup. Unfortunately, the phone is only available in China — at least for now — but we managed to get our…

The Galaxy Z Fold 2 sees Samsung hitting its stride. Building on the foundation set by last year’s imperfect Galaxy Fold, the Z Fold 2 is a better phone in every way. Samsung managed to make meaningful changes big and small that all contribute to a more seamless and enjoyable experience. From the improved outer…

Huawei has filed patents for a phone with a wraparound display. Engineering drawings indicate similar aesthetics to the folded Mate X. The theoretical device also has a triple rear view camera. According to patents pending in China, Huawei is reportedly working on a smartphone design with a wraparound display. Speckled by LetsGoDigitalThe patents came to…

Apples Changes in the App Store could stop China from taking over TikTok, and we’re talking to Polish venture capitalists about the startup scene. This is your daily crisis for September 11th, 2020. The big story: Apple is revising the App Store rules Apple today announced a number of changes to its App Store policies,…

The code in the Google Store shows that a blue Pixel 4a was (and maybe is) in the works. It would have had a baby blue body and an orange on / off switch. It is not clear if this will ever be published. Google’s Pixel 4a is a great phone, but it’s obvious now…

Multiple OnePlus.com URLs indicate seemingly unpublished and unannounced OnePlus phones. There are some expected ones, such as the OnePlus 8T and 8T Pro. There are a few others too, like two new Nord phones and a very mysterious “SS9805”. We are probably only a few weeks away from the expected launch of the OnePlus 8T….