Mobile Phones

Confirmed: Samsung to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7

Last month saw a report that Samsung was planning to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in some markets. Now, the South Korean firm…

Moto X 2017 leaked: X range goes budget?

The Moto X phones have traditionally been Lenovo and Motorola’s high-end handsets, until the Moto Z, that is. The Moto Z has since taken…

Samsung, Telkom are SA’s most popular smartphone contract duo

Human beings love knowing that they have the latest and greatest version of a thing, whether that be a pizza or a smartphone. According…

Samsung Galaxy S8: what to expect ahead of Wednesday reveal?

The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge (review) were two of the industry’s best smartphones last year, but the spectre of the Note 7 looms…

‘We beat Apple in China because they didn’t adapt’

Apple was beaten in China by Oppo and Vivo because they failed to adapt to the market, the founder of the two companies claimed. Duan…

Bixby: Samsung details virtual assistant, set for Galaxy S8

The early Galaxy S8 rumours have claimed that the smartphone will be shipping with Samsung‘s own virtual assistant, dubbed Bixby. Now, the South Korean…

Is this Samsung’s DeX dock for Galaxy S8?

We’ve already got Ubuntu for Phones (or Ubuntu Touch, whatever it’s called) and Microsoft’s Continuum for Phones, allowing smartphones to offer a PC-like experience…

Nexus 5 info leaked: 4.95″ display, 2GB RAM, and KitKat

Learn to love leaked information, because the leaked info loves you. The Nexus 5’s internals, plus a scratchy design of the “pure” Android phone…

Amazon’s ‘Project Smith’: budget phone with FireOS, premium device with 3D

Amazon’s had a busy year. Last week, we got new a few new Kindles and today, there’s an interesting update about 3D phones. Amazon…

LG will (apparently) unveil its curved ‘G Flex’ smartphone next month

Last week word came of Samsung planning the release of a curved smartphone in October so it’s just fitting that LG should then also…

Vertu’s ‘Constellation’: this is what a $6630 Android phone looks like

Behold the “Constellation“– a near R70 000 (US$7000) Android smartphone by Vertu. To be exact, the new Constellation is only US$6 630 when compared…

Upgraded ZTE Firefox OS smartphones to hit the US in 2014

Earlier today, ZTE said that its range of Firefox OS phones will launch next year with larger screens, a dual-core CPU and a “revamped…

Samsung to announce curved smartphone in October

Curved displays have been floating around for the last year or two with much anticipation and curious skeptics. While Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note…

Phoneblok is the Minecraft of phones, specs completely customizable

All hardware, like smartphones, are disposable. They break or get outdated. Phoneblok however is meant to be the phone worth keeping… supposedly. You’ve all…

Grab a Galaxy Note III from AT&T for $299

From 6 September, Samsung’s Galaxy Note III can be pre-ordered from the US-based telecom AT&T for US$35 monthly or US$299 on a two-year contract….

Here’s Alcatel’s new smartphone lineup: ‘Hero’ has e-ink case, stylus, projector

At an IFA event today, Alacatel announced new additions to its One Touch lineup. In total, there are four friendly new family members, all…

Nexus 4 price slashed by 25%, LTE models ‘a tactical issue’

Google launched the Nexus 4 last year in November with an affordable price of US$300 (R3 000) considering the decent specs and overall design….

Oppo N1 image leaked, has fancy ‘rear touchpanel’

Chinese company Oppo is working on a smartphone that has a touch panel on its back. The company claims that users will be able…

Samsung Galaxy Mega is 6.3-inches of insane

“You don’t need a tablet, you need THIS!” says some eager marketing executive over at Samsung, hoping to get his foot into the door….

Samsung makes the Hennessy official: a dual-screen Android flip phone

Firstly, it’s not associated with the pretty delicious cognac. So don’t flip out, cause Samsung’s going old school, with a twist of course. The…

Firefox for Android hits Beta 23, loves sharing

It’s Firefox for Android (Beta 23) and its even cooler than before, because today Mozilla has released a slew of updates for this very…

LG makes its G2 flagship official, drops ‘Optimus’, adds rear buttons

Yesterday LG launched its new flagship — the G2. It’s official and unlike its previous models, the “Optimus” has been dropped. While cutting the…

HTC Desire 500 lands in the UK, is quad-core and hopefully affordable

The HTC Desire 500 was announced in July for Taiwan at the fairly affordable price of US$399 (R3 999) but today HTC tells us…

Sony WF-1000XM6 Lands In South Africa With Smarter Noise Cancelling And Premium Sound

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OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

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HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

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