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HTC ceases smartphones sales in UK amid patent disputes

HTC has ceased selling its phones in the UK after patent disputes appear to have forced the Taiwanese company to remove devices for sale. According to the , HTC has since listed all of its phones as “out of stock” on the UK site despite still selling devices globally. The company has been involved in an ongoing dispute with research and development firm IPCom over in-car wireless tech. HTC…
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LG announces another decline in smartphone sales

Another quarter, another disappointing result for the mobile business at LG Electronics. The company posted its financial report for the past three months and the Mobile Communications Company said sales were down 21.3%, compared with the same period last year. At least they went up 6.8% on a quarterly basis, but the reason for the poor results are the competitors from China and their “aggressive…
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Samsung Galaxy S10+ long-term review

Just what is the Galaxy S10+? It’s definitely a top of the line device, but is it Samsung’s best smartphone ever? Or merely an iterative upgrade to the S9+ from last year? If you’re struggling to answer those questions, here’s an intriguing prospect…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A $80 off, Bose SoundTouch Speakers 20% off, plus much more

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 128GB (2019) drops to $250, Bose SoundTouch Series speakers are now 20% off and we have huge smart home deals for Black Friday in July. Find more deals in this Lunch Break. Amazon is now offering the 2019 10.1-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A 128GB WiFi Tablet for $249.99 shipped. Just be sure to . Just released on April 26th of this year, it is regularly $330 at Best…
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Xiaomi Mi A3 in for review

Xiaomi’s A-series just got a new member, the stock Android lineup welcoming the Mi A3. The phone is somewhat odd, offering a number of upgrades over last year’s Mi A2, but also a few downgrades. The Mi A3 is powered by the Snapdragon 665 chipset based on the…
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Google Photos for Android adds live video previews in main timeline

Last month, the Google Photos dark theme began rolling out to non-Android Q devices. The latest feature for the Android client is a live video preview in the main “Photos” tab. Videos in Google Photos are denoted by a white play icon in the top-right corner of thumbnails that includes clip length. Google Photos 4.20, which rolled out last week, adds live previews as you scroll through your…
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