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CEO: India should hold off new tariffs to keep OnePlus 5 pricing stable

OnePlus is importing the new model into India because it claims that current quality requirements put a damper on local production efficiency.

Only two months in and there’s a Sony Xperia XA1 deal on Amazon

Well, it's barely been two months for the phone in the US and there's a $50 subsidy on the mid-range level phone with some sharp cameras.

HTC U11 Edge Sense updates will let you zoom in and pick up

HTC is planning to add new abilities to its squeeze-based user interface, Edge Sense, including zooming into maps or pictures and turning off alarms.

ZeniMax wants to double the damages from Oculus and get a Rift sales ban

Barring a sales ban, ZeniMax also wants to receive 20 percent of all Rift sales Oculus makes in the next ten years. And this is after it won its lawsuit.

Xiaomi Mi Max updated with Android 7.0 Nougat and MIUI 8.5

A year in and Xiaomi has finally taken care to play out Android Nougat to one of its largest phones it released last year.

Galaxy Note 8 pricing, release date leaked along with Samsung’s conservative calculations

There's a lot of give, but some take to be had for the sequel to Samsung's recalled Note 7. The pricing doesn't help the case, but a leak's a leak.

Deal: Recyclable external phone batteries for 19% off

Powrtabs Disposable Battery Chargers keep you going… and going and… you get the idea.

Not all things in life are disposable, but an external phone battery? Yes please! These nifty chargers are made out of recyclable material, giving you up to four extra hours of on-the-go use. It’s the perfect fix when you’re out and about without an outlet in sight.

Powrtabs are portable, 100% disposable, and guaranteed to bring your phone back to life. Rated to 1,000mAh, you can go to that concert, hike that mountain, or travel wherever life takes you, charged [...]

It’s not here yet, but a gold OnePlus 5 version should be in the pipeline

If you find both the Midnight Black and Slate Gray OnePlus 5 models a little too dark and mysterious, fret not, as a gold flavor is also incoming.

‘Sources’ say LG V30 will feature wireless charging (standard?), dual camera and rear fingerprint sensor

Even more rumors make the impending LG V30 sound awfully similar to the existing G6, glass rear cover, dual camera and all.

AT&T’s LG K10 is the latest low-end Android phone to score a Nougat update

Android Nougat has long stopped being an exclusive feature to high-end smartphones, with the modest AT&T LG K10 on the 7.0 bandwagon now.

Fresh Samsung Galaxy S8 Active benchmark lists weird screen resolution and aspect ratio

Most of the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active specs revealed in a new benchmark are exactly what we expected. But that "Infinity Display" is quite bizarre.

Huawei’s smartphone numbers may have stopped growing, OPPO and Vivo are getting too ambitious

Yes, there might be such a thing as too much ambition, and Huawei, OPPO and Vivo probably need to calm down a little when it comes to sales targets.

First OnePlus 5 teardown looks like a DIY enthusiast’s worst nightmare

Despite lacking a repairability score, this comprehensive OnePlus 5 teardown is far from encouraging for occasional smartphone handymen.

Xiaomi Mi 6s or Mi 6c could come out in Q4 with in-house Surge S2 SoC in tow

A TSMC-made, 16nm-based, Xiaomi-designed Surge S2 chipset is tipped for a late 2017 commercial launch on the Mi 6c or Mi 6s phone.

Casio WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch gets (relatively) affordable on Amazon, starting at $310

This may well be your last chance to get the original Casio WSD-F10 rugged smartwatch, and it's probably the first that involves a decent discount.

Google takes a step back to make VR content creation practical and cheap with VR180 technology

VR180 sounds inferior to 360-degree video recording, but as Google sees it, this could be the future of virtual reality content creation.

The slow train of an iOS 11 beta roll is now on phase 2

More features that were promised at WWDC 2017 in one form or another are coming out to play with developers. And there's still more on the way.

iPhone X delays due to Touch ID, Samsung Bixby plans & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the rumored iPhone X delays due to Touch ID, Samsung Bixby plans for the US & more

OnePlus 5 ad notifications being sent to owners of older OnePlus phones

Got a OnePlus 2 that won't get Android Nougat? A OnePlus 3T, even? How about getting a shiny new OnePlus 5? That's what OnePlus is pushing.

Android Oatmeal Cookie may be internal codename for 8.0

There's all the chance that Android 8.0 could still have a dessert name of Oreo. We've seen this kind of longform internal codename before.

Unicode 10 emoji additions stand at 56, bring total to 1,752

The Unicode Consortium is recognizing several skin tones and gendered variations in personas like fairies, vampires and magi.

SIM-free sellers have real Nokia 5 release date in UK

At least, as real as it'll get barring future uncertainty. But if Nokia is going to launch the phones it debuted in February, it might as well do so now.

Sharp, Samsung now setting sights for US factories

The two electronics manufacturers are preparing to invest millions upon billions of dollars to revive US manufacturing hopes.

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