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Mint SIM’s Black Friday promos include free months of service

Jared Peters
November 22, 2017

By Jared Peters | November 22, 2017

Mint SIM is running a few Black Friday promos and partnering with Best Buy to get you through the holiday season. There are actually two deals that involve free service, so we’ll detail both of those.

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Leaked renders show a Galaxy S9 with a replaced fingerprint scanner

Jared Peters
November 22, 2017

By Jared Peters | November 22, 2017

Galaxy S9

Samsung

When Samsung ditched the physical home button, they had to figure out where to put the fingerprint scanner. We’re not at the point where we can embed the sensor in the screen itself, so Samsung opted for a rear-mounted scanner.

Lots of other companies have gone that route, but they put the scanner in a sensible location. Samsung’s fingerprint scanner location on the Galaxy S8 is, for lack of a better word, trash.

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[Deal] Verizon knocks 50% off all Moto Mods

Peter Holden
November 22, 2017

By Peter Holden | November 22, 2017

By now, you are probably dreaming about Black Friday deals in your sleep, but a bargain is a bargain and this time it’s Verizon getting in on the act. If you own one of the Moto Z or Z2 variants, this is the perfect time to bulk out your collection of Moto Mods and add even more functionality to your handset.

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Google has been tracking your phone’s location, even with location turned off

Erik Slaven
November 21, 2017

By Erik Slaven | November 21, 2017

Android

Facebook

Google

Going into settings and turning off your phone’s location will stop all apps and services from tracking your whereabouts. That’s a simple, easy to remember privacy concept. Unfortunately, there’s one small problem. Google has been tracking you anyway. You can take more drastic steps like turning off cellular data or even removing the SIM card to stop this, but the bad news is that even those measures won’t work. A Quartz investigation has discovered that Android phones’ software gathers and sends location data to Google as soon as they connect to the internet. Period.

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The OnePlus 5T is now on sale from $499

Peter Holden
November 21, 2017

By Peter Holden | November 21, 2017

OnePlus

OnePlus 5T

OP5T

Unlike some manufacturers that announce a new smartphone and then take months to actually make it available for purchase (yes, LG, I’m looking directly at you), OnePlus’s latest creation, the OnePlus 5T, is now available to order. That’s quite the achievement considering that OnePlus only launched the handset five days ago.

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Check out our Holiday Gift Guide for 2017!

Jared Peters
November 21, 2017

By Jared Peters | November 21, 2017

2017

gift guide

Holiday Gift Guide 2017

Holidays

Ready to get your holiday shopping started? Don’t worry, we’re here to help.

We’ve compiled a list of the best gadgets to buy during the holidays, and if you maybe want to make a quick purchase for yourself, we won’t tell anyone.

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HTC offering deals for “Blackest Friday”

Jeff Causey
November 21, 2017

By Jeff Causey | November 21, 2017

Like so many manufacturers and retailers, HTC is jumping on the Black Friday bandwagon. HTC seems to want you to think they have the very best deals out there as they have dubbed their own sales event as “Blackest Friday 2017”. The headline for the event is the HTC U11, but the deepest discount is on the HTC Bolt.

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Samsung’s Galaxy X is almost ready as a support page surfaces online

Erik Slaven
November 20, 2017

By Erik Slaven | November 20, 2017

Axon M

Galaxy X

kyocera echo

Samsung’s highly anticipated foldable phone is inching closer to an official release as a support page for the Galaxy X has surfaced online in Korea. We know from a previous leak that it’ll probably be a futuristic flip phone with the model number SM-G888N0. The device already has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi certifications, and one from the South Korean NNRA. The support page doesn’t reveal any new specifications, but it does signal that a launch is imminent.

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Check out these Black Friday deals on phones, tablets, and accessories from Amazon

Peter Holden
November 20, 2017

By Peter Holden | November 20, 2017

Gone are the days when Black Friday used to span a single day of discounted goodies. These days, it’s a whole week affair, with deals often appearing the week before, we even have Cyber Monday to contend with the week after. However long it lasts, though, it’s a great time of the year for tech enthusiasts to make the absolute most of their hard-earned cash. If last week’s Holiday Gift Guide didn’t quite scratch the itch, we’ve cherry-picked some great deals from Amazon’s offerings for you after the break, consisting of everything from phones and earphones to battery packs and home automation.

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Official Oreo OTA (OxygenOS 5.0) is now rolling out to OnePlus 3/3T

Peter Holden
November 20, 2017

By Peter Holden | November 20, 2017

Just because the OnePlus 5T was officially unveiled last week doesn’t mean its predecessors have been kicked to the curb. The upstart handset ran an Open Beta Oreo for the OnePlus 3 and 3T, the latest build of which was made available just last week. In a further step, the official Oreo build (OxygenOS 5.0) is busy rolling out to the two phones in question via OTA.

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The Razer Phone is now available at select Microsoft Stores

Erik Slaven
November 17, 2017

By Erik Slaven | November 17, 2017

The Razer Phone launched a couple of weeks ago with a US availability date set for November 17th through Razer’s online store. Sales of the phone started a couple of days early on November 15th and Razer had promised that Microsoft Stores in the US would also carry them. As of today, select Microsoft Stores do have them in stock, selling for $699 unlocked for GSM networks (sorry Verizon and Sprint customers).

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HMD Global’s Nokia 2 listed on Amazon for only $99

Jeff Causey
November 17, 2017

By Jeff Causey | November 17, 2017

Amazon

HMD Global

Nokia 2

HMD Global‘s Nokia 2, the cheapest phone in their current portfolio of Nokia devices, has shown up on Amazon for U.S. buyers. The Nokia 2 was first announced for India and it was unclear whether the device would make it to the U.S. market. The Amazon listing for the Nokia 2 has it at a retail price of $99 and all three colors – copper, black and white – are available.

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Latest Open Beta for OnePlus 3/3T brings new UI for Do Not Disturb, October’s security patch and more

Peter Holden
November 17, 2017

By Peter Holden | November 17, 2017

Just because OnePlus took the wraps off its OnePlus 5T yesterday doesn’t mean that owners of the company’s older handsets are getting left behind. The handset maker also announced a new Open Beta build for the OnePlus 3 and 3T phones, adding some new features and improvements to the beta Oreo firmware.

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Download the wallpapers from the OnePlus 5T right here

Peter Holden
November 17, 2017

By Peter Holden | November 17, 2017

OnePlus

OnePlus 5T

Wallpapers

After the usual bunch of official and unofficial leaks, the OnePlus 5T is finally upon us with its 18:9 AMOLED display and $499 price tag. Due to go on sale on November 21, the handset features some interesting wallpapers that were once again created by Hampus Olsson.

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