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Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite may launch in January

Samsung is getting everything ready for a possible launch of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and the Galaxy Note 10 Lite early next year

Pocketnow Daily: Apple Ban REJECTED by Huawei (video)

On today’s Pocketnow Daily, we talk about the interview with Huawei’s CEO, how he is against an Apple ban in China and more.

New Marshall Bluetooth speakers and wireless earbuds to get you rocking

Marshall has upgraded its Bluetooth speakers and its portable wireless Bluetooth earphones. Details and prices are already available

The hottest Microsoft product ever? Surface Headphones

Active noise-cancelling headphones with up to 13 levels of reduction? Sounds sweet. It will be available from Microsoft this holiday season.

A new Chromecast has made it to the FCC… again

We’ve been waiting for an update to come for the original OTT TV device from Google and it seems that the radios will be getting a big revamp.

iPhone and Android vulnerability found affecting Bluetooth

An iPhone and Android vulnerability has been discovered, one that is related to Bluetooth. A hacker could hijack all data transmitted via Bluetooth.

Bottom and rear of Galaxy Note 9 seen in leaked poster

We see three new sides to the Galaxy Note 9 in an official-looking poster and also hear about a price tag coming out of Poland.

Netherlands may get up to 8GB RAM in the Galaxy Note 9

The next step up from here is 8GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. But will it happen in places other than Asia and Benelux?

FCC certification confirms Bluetooth support for Galaxy Note 9 S Pen

Samsung’s fast-approaching Galaxy Note 9 is all but guaranteed to come to market with an all-new S Pen capable of some neat Bluetooth tricks.

S Pen gains Bluetooth functions with Galaxy Note 9

All the Galaxy Note devices up to this point had digitizers that powered the S Pen’s input. If actualized, how does this rumor impact usage?

China could get Galaxy S8 lite, according to Bluetooth SIG

The serial number, SM-G8750, comes very close to another phone that has come up in reportage tracking recently, the SM-G8850.

Sprint Essential Phone users finally get Android Oreo

Turns out customers who bought their Essential Phone and stuck it with Sprint are just now getting the latest and greatest features… but at least it’s all at once.

Essential Phone gets April software update with Bluetooth 5.0 certification

The Google security patches are in place faster than plenty of Pixel phones. Plus, Bluetooth 5 spec improvements are finally here!

Better battery life touted with Samsung Gear S3 software update

Tizen 3.0 wasn’t the most friendly software update for the Gear S3.in terms of battery life, so this is gonna be one step to getting that back.

OnePlus Bullets Wireless spotted with Bluetooth certification

Wireless earbuds have been around for a couple of years now, but they’ve only come from a few reputable brands. Will OnePlus disrupt this price space?

Premium wireless Apple headphones to be noise-canceling

They may come out in time for the holiday season and perhaps cannibalizing sales of AirPods or any of Apple’s Beats products.

Android P Developer Preview could be a week or so away

Last year, the Android O Developer Preview came in on March 21. Reasonable enough to think that P could follow in that trend. There’s even more features to spoil in this post.

Moto G6 series screen and chipset specs affirmed

The Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus and Moto G6 Play all have Android Oreo, Bluetoth 4.2 and 2:1 displays. Two have one chipset, one have another.

Qualcomm’s new Bluetooth 5 multi-device broadcast feature is proprietary

The chipmaker says that this feature is proprietary to items incorporating aptX HD codec and the Snapdragon 845 platform.

Galaxy A5, A7 may get reformatted to Galaxy A8, A8+ (2018)

The specs are the same as before, but the names may strike closer to the Galaxy S-series’ number. It’ll be interesting to see the spin on this.

Google Assistant not listening to Bluetooth headset on Pixel 2

Setting up Google Assistant’s hot phrase detection on a Bluetooth earpiece does not seem to produce the results that Pixel 2 users would like to hear.

Android debuts Fast Pair spec for Bluetooth LE headphones

Google is trying to grab manufacturer partners to pair up quickly with Android devices across Oreo, Nougat and Marshmallow.

Android 8.1 Oreo will iconize Bluetooth accessory battery percentages

The developer preview is out right now and — as Bluetooth audio accessories will be forced into the market — we will need this stat.

Chinese ODM made Google Pixel Buds, FCC docs say

Google came to HTC to make the Pixel 2 and went to LG for the Pixel 2 XL. It had several other products at the fore this month, including these earbuds.

No, the Pixel Buds aren’t just wireless earbuds with some plastic cable connecting them

The Pixel Buds are not going to come apart and still work. Put a pair of scissors to that cable and you’re done for in the warranty department.