smartphones

Xperia XZ2, XZ2 Compact to ditch headphone jack?

Sony’s renowned for its decades-long audio credentials, but a new report claims that the company is getting rid of its all-important headphone jack on…

Galaxy S9: Is Samsung matching Sony’s super slow-mo feature?

We’re just a few days away from the Samsung Galaxy S9 reveal, and the leaks are coming thick and fast right now. The latest…

Nokia 10 with rotating lenses to be Nokia 8 Pro instead?

One of the strangest rumours in recent times has to be the Nokia 10 and its rotating lenses, making for a rather innovative camera…

Qualcomm, Broadcom meeting yields no results on ‘final’ offer

Earlier this month saw Broadcom make a “best and final” offer to acquire Qualcomm — an offer that was rejected. But Qualcomm opened the…

ARM joins AI chip race, but when will it come to smartphones?

UK chip designer ARM is the latest mobile company to offer an AI chip (they’re calling their effort an ML processor), following in the footsteps…

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is indeed real – report

Xiaomi is no stranger to MWC, having launched the Mi 5 flagship (review) in Barcelona in 2016. The past few weeks have seen rumours swirl…

Game Dev Tycoon and more: this week’s top mobile games

Welcome to Gearburn’s Mobile Game Picks of the Week, a weekly series in which Hadlee takes a look at the latest, most entertaining, or…

Snapdragon 670: a more powerful processor than Snapdragon 835?

The Snapdragon 835 was easily the most popular processor for flagship Android phones, beating the likes of Samsung, Huawei‘s HiSilicon and Mediatek. Now, a…

Now Xiaomi has copied Apple’s gestures

Xiaomi gained a reputation in its early years as a company that heavily copied Apple, from hardware design and product names to the look…

Wave goodbye to WhatsApp on BlackBerry, WP this week

WhatsApp is the most popular mobile messaging platform in the world right now, being available on a variety of smartphone platforms. But the mobile…

By the numbers: Gearburn’s top ten articles of 2017

We’re less than a week away from the end of the year, so it seems like a no-brainer to look at the most popular…

Watch these 5 smartphone brands in 2018

2017 was a year for tall screens and itsy bitsy borders, delivering high-end smartphones with a distinctive look compared to years prior. Apple, Samsung,…

Yes, Apple is basically throttling older iPhones (but here’s why)

The iPhone has hit the headlines for some interesting reasons this week after a reddit thread and testing by respected developer Primate Labs. Primate Labs,…

Gearburn’s top 10 smartphone features of 2017

Yes yes, every website and their mum is doing a yearly roundup article — we’re just joining the party. But we had plenty of…

Has the FCC revealed Nokia 9 spec sheet?

We may have only seen one HMD flagship this year, in the form of the Nokia 8, but rumours have pointed to the existence…

Inside and T20 Card Cricket: this week’s top mobile games

Welcome to Gearburn’s Mobile Game Picks of the Week, a weekly series in which Hadlee takes a look at the latest, most entertaining, or…

Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 official: it’s basically a cheaper S8

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 (review) brought a great design to the table, even if it does feel a little fragile. Now, the company is bringing…

LG V30: check these camera samples

The LG V30+ was a rather surprising entrant in the South African smartphone space. We thought we’d be getting the vanilla V30. After all,…

Huawei confirms store closures, disputes claims [Update]

Huawei has confirmed a recent TechCentral report that it has closed five of its retail stores in South Africa, following a dispute with a…

FEZ and Life Is Strange: this week’s top mobile games

Welcome to Gearburn’s Mobile Game Picks of the Week, a weekly series in which Hadlee takes a look at the latest, most entertaining, or…

Signs point to Galaxy flagship with under-display scanner

Biometric firm Synaptics is no stranger to the mobile sector, producing fingerprint scanners for a variety of smartphone brands around the world. Now, its…

Xiaomi Mi A1, Mi 6 priced for South Africa

We’ve been eagerly anticipating new Xiaomi devices in South Africa, particularly the Mi 6 flagship, Mi Mix 2 and Mi A1 pure Android handset….

10 great console/PC ports to mobile in 2017

We regularly look at the world of mobile games, but there are loads of traditional gamers who don’t really care for these titles. But the…

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smartphones

Xperia XZ2, XZ2 Compact to ditch headphone jack?

Galaxy S9: Is Samsung matching Sony’s super slow-mo feature?

Nokia 10 with rotating lenses to be Nokia 8 Pro instead?

Qualcomm, Broadcom meeting yields no results on ‘final’ offer

ARM joins AI chip race, but when will it come to smartphones?

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is indeed real – report

Game Dev Tycoon and more: this week’s top mobile games

Snapdragon 670: a more powerful processor than Snapdragon 835?

Now Xiaomi has copied Apple’s gestures

Wave goodbye to WhatsApp on BlackBerry, WP this week

By the numbers: Gearburn’s top ten articles of 2017

Watch these 5 smartphone brands in 2018

Yes, Apple is basically throttling older iPhones (but here’s why)

Gearburn’s top 10 smartphone features of 2017

Has the FCC revealed Nokia 9 spec sheet?

Inside and T20 Card Cricket: this week’s top mobile games

Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 official: it’s basically a cheaper S8

LG V30: check these camera samples

Huawei confirms store closures, disputes claims [Update]

FEZ and Life Is Strange: this week’s top mobile games

Signs point to Galaxy flagship with under-display scanner

Xiaomi Mi A1, Mi 6 priced for South Africa

10 great console/PC ports to mobile in 2017

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