Mobile Phones

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…

The chase for thin bezels is lovely, but is it worth it?

The past few months have seen the trend of thin bezels, or a high screen/body ratio, making headlines. Sharp’s Aquos Crystal popularised the trend…

Huawei P10 Lite detailed, so what’s new?

Huawei’s P8 Lite and P9 Lite were two of the most successful mid-range smartphones sold in South Africa, offering some cool specs at a solid…

Sony Xperia L1 is pretty in picture but boring on paper

If you didn’t think Sony has enough smartphones on its roster this year, you might want to quickly reevaluate that thought. The company has…

Galaxy S8 prices leaked: will it break the bank though?

We already know a lot about the Samsung Galaxy S8 phones, thanks in large part due to recent leaks. Now, another leak has occurred,…

Galaxy S8 to have 1000fps video, iris scanner – report

The Samsung Galaxy S8 rumour mill has been churning out a constant stream of stories, but the latest claim might just be one of…

Meizu, Qualcomm buried hatchet – new phones on horizon?

Chinese manufacturer Meizu has traditionally stuck to either using MediaTek or Samsung Exynos chips in its smartphones. In fact, the company, which saw its…

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 They break or get outdated.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…

LG Optimus L4II has three SIM slots, TV tuner

LG and Mediatek are keen to offer something above a dual-SIM phone, namely a triple-SIM smartphone, dubbed the LG Optimus L4II. According to PConline,…

Moto X officially launched at $200 with 4.7″, 24-hour battery, custom designs

The Moto X has just been announced by Motorola and comes with a decent 720×1280 screen, 24-hour battery life, touchless control and a beautiful…

Xolo Q1000 review: value for money, thy name is Android

The Xolo Q1000 is one of many value-for-money dual SIM Android smartphones from local brands that are on sale in India. At the price…

India’s 5 cheapest smartphones revealed

The mobile phone market in India is quite different from those in the US and Europe. There’s almost a sense of neglect when it…

Firefox’s Geeksphone Peak+ now available for pre-order at $200

Firefox’s first Geeksphone aimed at commercial markets is known as the Peak+ and has recently been made available for pre-order. This is an important…

Ubuntu Edge smartphone to raise $32-million, runs Linux and Android

The company behind Ubuntu Linux, the popular opensource operating system, Canonical is running a crowdfunding campaign of raising a massive US$32-million on IndieGogo to…

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Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

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