Flashback: the Nexus One fell victim to patents, component shortages and lack of  advertising

The first-ever Android phone was a collaboration between Google, HTC and T-Mobile. At first, Google avoided building own-branded devices so as not to spook phone makers – if they thought that Google’s own Androids will get special treatment, they might not support the fledgling OS. This changed in early January 2010 when Google unveiled … Read more

Apple officially warns older iPhone and iPad users to update their software or risk a nasty GPS bug

A new Apple official warning calls for immediate action on older devices. Mainly the iPhone 5 and earlier as well as the iPad 4 and earlier models. Users on these devices need to go in their settings and update the software to the latest available version prior to November 3. For some of these … Read more

vivo Y11 (2019) unveiled with 6.35-inch display, Snapdragon 439 and 5,000 mAh battery

Adding to its ever growing list of entry-level devices, vivo just unveiled the Y11 (2019) in Vietnam. Design-wise the phone is quite similar to the vivo Y12 but comes with one camera fewer on the back and swaps the Helio P22 chipset for the Snapdragon 439. Upfront the Y11 (2019) packs a 6.35-inch HD+ … Read more

Google won’t sell the Pixel 4 in India because of the radar hardware inside

Google finally made the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL official today after a huge amount of leaks, but that’s not going to matter to Indian consumers interested in these devices. That’s because, unlike past Pixels, these two are not going to be officially sold in India. Google cites the Soli radar tech that … Read more

Week 41 in review: Xperia 8, OnePlus 7T Pro, Oppo Reno Ace, Redmi 8 are here

October is one of the busiest months in the World of tech so it was only natural that there was plenty going on this week. Let’s start with the unveils. OnePlus launched its 7T Pro with a Snapdragon 855+, 23% faster Warp Charge 30T and a slightly larger battery (85mAh larger). There’s a McLaren … Read more