Steven Johns
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Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Nokia shipped 35 million feature phones in 2016
If you thought feature phones were a dying industry, think again. Of the 396 million feature phone units that were sold during the course of last year, Nokia's brand was on 35 million of them. → Read More
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Xiaomi releases a second teaser for its Pinecone chips
A second teaser video for Xiaomi's Pinecone lineup has been released. Pinecone is what Xiaomi will be calling their lineup of smartphone SoCs competing against Huawei, Samsung, MediaTek, and Qualcomm. → Read More
The power of the sun: Dodocool 10,000mAh Portable Solar Charger/Power Bank review
Most power banks differ little from each other - but this one in particular charges via solar panels and works quite well. Check out our full field-tested review of the 10,000mAh power bank. → Read More
Giant 18.4" Nokia tablet running Android Nougat spotted on GFXBench
Nokia tablet found on GFXBench runs a modified version of Android 7.0 Nougat and sports a 4K 18.4-inch display, Snapdragon 835 and features everything from 4G LTE through to NFC. → Read More
Android 7.0 Nougat now being pushed to ZUK Z2, ZUK Z2 Pro
ZUK Z2 and ZUK Z2 Pro devices have started to receive the Android 7.0 Nougat update which brings along with it split-screens, custom lock screens and a significantly refined camera. → Read More
Photo purportedly shows "triple bezel-less" Elephone S8, closely resembles Mi Mix
A photo has leaked which reportedly shows off the "triple bezel-less" Elephone S8. The photo gives a good indication of what to expect from the S8 when it's finally released. → Read More
Apple's App Store experienced 60% growth, Google Play app revenue grew 82% in Q4 2016
Revenue across both the App Store and Play Store have increased from approximately $5.2 billion to around $8.7 billion. Spotify, Netflix, Tinder, and LINE contributed the most to the figure. → Read More
Skype for Linux Alpha gets updated to 1.15, adds autostart and start minimized features
Skype for Linux has received another update with various bug fixes and a couple of new features related to auto-starting the app on boot and controls for the behavior of the app once started. → Read More
Huawei Mate 9 and Lenovo P2 now available for purchase in the UK
Three UK has listed the big battery Huawei Mate 9 and Lenovo P2 smartphones on their website and made them available for purchase for £31.00 and £18.00 respectively on a monthly contract. → Read More
Android 7.0 Nougat will rollout to Honor 8 starting Monday
Huawei is set to rollout Android 7.0 Nougat on the 16th of this month to Japanese Honor 8users. EMUI 5.0 is included in the 1.97GB update which will be incrementally rolled out over a month. → Read More
NES Classic Edition has been hacked, can now add additional games
The NES Classic Edition has now been exploited to let users modify the library and add their own games - even homebrew. The process is a bit complicated but video tutorials have now been published. → Read More
63 billion messages were sent on WhatsApp on New Year's Eve
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has revealed that 63 billion messages be sent through through their services on New Year's Eve. This number includes 7.9 billion images as well as 2.4 billion videos. → Read More
Apple shows off Portrait mode for the iPhone 7 Plus in a new ad
A new advertisement from Apple for the iPhone 7 Plus puts Portrait mode in the spotlight. Portrait mode is a feature that utilizes both cameras on the phone to produce professional-looking photos. → Read More
Android App Spotlight: Tapet generates an endless amount of wallpapers for your device
If you're a fan of Material wallpapers, this might be something to check out. Tapet generates an endless amount of wallpapers with different colors and shades based on your preferences. → Read More
Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 confirmed to have IP68 certification
Samsung's new 2017 Galaxy A devices are to be announced in early January, but details about the devices have been kept under wraps. One thing for certain is that the devices will be IP68 certified. → Read More
Microsoft Surface Pro 5 could arrive before March, may have 4K display
A report has come out giving several hints about when the Surface Pro 5 will be released, where the device may be manufactured, and which features the next generation device might have. → Read More
ZTE Boost Icon Nero smartphone on sale for just $5 in Australia
What can you get for $5? Some McDonald's, maybe a pizza? You might even be able to get yourself a new HDMI cable. But if you're in Australia, you can buy the ZTE Boost Icon Nero smartphone right now. → Read More
Samsung rumored to be supplying 5.8-inch AMOLED panels for the next iPhone
The next iPhone might be getting a 5.8-inch variation with an AMOLED display supplied by Samsung if the latest rumors about the smartphone turn out to be true. This display may even be curved. → Read More
BlackBerry lives on through TCL; global rights to the brand have been sold
Although BlackBerry once held as much as 20% of the smartphone market share, today it officially bows out as the company announces it has sold manufacturing rights to the BlackBerry brand to TCL. → Read More