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The foldable Huawei Mate X is now delayed until November

Huawei has delayed the launch of its Mate X foldable smartphone until after September, the company told TechRadar on Thursday. November is now the…

Foldable screens (and likely phones) could hit 50m shipments by 2024

The dawn of foldable smartphones thus far has been more like a sad, foggy morning than a bright Spring day. We already know the…

Huawei to debut 25W fast wireless charging on the Mate 30

Huawei could be pushing the limit of wireless charging speed northward when its Mate 30 debuts next month. According to GizmoChina, referencing a “popular…

Samsung phones could sport ‘graphene’ batteries by 2021

Samsung is working on graphene batteries for its 2021 smartphones, according to leaker and Venturebeat contributor Evan Blass. Blass on Monday tweeted that Samsung…

DJI’s Osmo Mobile 3 smartphone gimbal is coming to South Africa

Chinese camera technology firm DJI on Tuesday announced its new smartphone gimbal, the Osmo Mobile 3. The stabalised gimbal allows users to record shake-free…

Huawei P30 and P30 Pro’s next software update will bring a night selfie mode

The Huawei P30 and P30 Pro’s next update will bring a night mode to the phones’ selfie camera. According to GizChina, update version 9.1.0.193…

Huawei Mate 30 is reportedly coming on 19 September with Kirin 990

According to reports, the Huawei Mate 30 series will launch on 19 September, complete with a sparkly new chipset. The info comes via Wang…

Huge leak: Sony Xperia 1 flagship, three other phones leak ahead of MWC

Well, there goes another surprise. Sony is the latest company to suffer from a huge info leak just prior to its MWC 2019 press…

South Africa’s smartphone market grows 7.2% in 2018 to R35bn

South Africa’s smartphone market is now worth slightly less than R35-billion, this according to data from GfK. The research firm noted that smartphone sales…

Sony’s simplifying its naming scheme with the royal purple ‘Xperia 1’

According to serial leaker Evan Blass, Sony is set to simplify its confusing smartphone nomenclature with its latest flagship. The Sony Xperia XZ4 will…

Everything we know about the Samsung Galaxy S10, S10e and S10 Plus

This week opens the year’s most frantic smartphone launch period. Before the month is through, we’ll see devices from Sony, LG and Nokia, just…

The Xiaomi Mi 9 could be 2019’s most beautiful smartphone

The Xiaomi Mi 9 was only supposed to be unveiled next week, incidentally on the same day as Samsung’s Unpacked event. But not to…

Ackermans launches its own R1499 smartphone

South African retailer Ackermans has launched its own smartphone. Dubbed the Premio X1, its the first in the company’s new line of exclusive handsets….

LG G8 will have two screens, thanks to an attachment

LG refuses to launch anything close to ordinary, and according to a new report, the LG G8 smartphone will stick to this trend. CNET…

LG Q9 is a reheated G7 Fit for students

LG has this week launched a new phone, but it’s not a flagship. Instead its a new entry to its Q-series, the LG Q9….

Nokia 7.1 debuts with Snapdragon 636, new dual camera setup

HMD Global has launched its latest flagship smartphone in the form of the Nokia 7.1. “The Nokia 7.1 is the first smartphone to come…

BlackBerry Key 2 launches in South Africa

The BlackBerry Key 2 is now available in South Africa. Running Android 8.1 Oreo and sporting a QWERTY keyboard, the TCL-made Key 2 is…

3 simple tips to optimise your smartphone photography

I’m not the biggest fan of smartphone photography. Real purpose-built cameras just give you so much more in every way. There’s more depth of…

My first 48 hours with the CAT S61

There are few flagship phones in 2018 that really, really stand out. Sure, the Huawei P20 Pro and its three cameras make an impression,…

Huawei: great smartphone photography is not about ‘the number of lenses’

It’s not about how many cameras you can shove into a smartphone’s body, but rather how you use them, Huawei’s Gene Jiao told Gearburn…

Huawei P20 Pro will retail for R15799 in South Africa, says Cellucity

While Huawei South Africa is still being coy regarding pricing for the newly launched P20 series, local smartphone retailer Cellucity spilled the beans for…

Remote-control your vehicle like a toy… with your smartphone! [Sponsored]

Many of us think that autonomous (driverless) vehicles controlled remotely are hi-tech innovations that are pretty far from our everyday driving. But recent testing…

LeEco Le 2 phone: Pinnacle responds to ‘dodgy ads’

The LeEco Le 2 smartphone is one of the more capable handsets in its price bracket, being sold as a Takealot-exclusive. But we discovered…

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