WhatsApp backups no longer count against your Google Drive storage: here are the details
Due to a new agreement between WhatsApp and Google, WhatsApp backups will no longer count against Google Drive storage quota.
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The top cell phone news stories and rumours, featuring the hottest Android smartphones and tablets, iPhones and iPads, feature phones, accessories, mobile services, and apps. We cover mobile markets like the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, and other western countries.
Understanding Internet of Things (IoT): Meaning, Uses, Devices
What is the Internet of Things (IoT), how does it work, how safe is it, and what are the benefits to you?
If this 3-inch Palm smartphone is real, what happened in 2011 will happen again
A 3-inch palm smartphone is going to have a hard time selling in good numbers. Here is why.
These are the top 10 Smartphone Brands in the world – Q2, 2018
For the first time ever, TECNO joins the top 10 smartphone Brands in the world.
Download iOS 12 Beta 3 without developer account
If you do not have an Apple developer account but would love to try out beta software, here is how to download iOS 12 beta 3. Apple just seeded the third beta version of iOS 12 firmware to registered developers. If you do not have a developer account but would love to try it out, here is
Google invests in KaiOS; Do we have your attention now?
Google has pulled a surprise move. Rather than go head-to-head against KaiOS, they have invested in it and secured a partnership that will make Google Assistant, Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Search available to KaiOS users. It sounds like the smart thing to do to me. Google and KaiOS Why would the people at Google
Matibabu mobile app: Malaria tests without drawing blood
With Matibabu mobile app, you can say goodbye to needles when testing for Malaria!
Audio Adapter HD module puts the audio jack back in the Essential Phone
The Essential PH-1 was released without a 3.5mm audio jack. A new magnetic headset module called Audio Adapter HD adds the functionality.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus outsold iPhone X in April 2018
Counterpoint research reports that after Apple’s solid run at the top in Q1 2018, the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus outsold iPhone X in the first month of Q2. And it isn’t just the S9 Plus, ots smaller sibling, the Galaxy S9 shared the top spot with it. In Q1 2018, Apple’s iPhone models held the top
ZTE US Ban: No US parts and software for 7 years
What does the ZTE US ban by the U.S. Commerce Department mean?
The Samsung foldable phone looks super impressive
Samsung foldable phones are cutting edge devices that have gadget lovers ecstatic.
Delaware State to get mobile driver licence app
Delaware is one of the first US states to test the use of a mobile driving licence app.
Android P prevents secret recording activity on your phone
Android P is big on user privacy, including preventing secret recording activity on your phone. We look at the other new stuff, too.
Fastest 4G LTE speeds globally have peaked at 45 Mbps
OpenSignal has published its Global State of LTE Report and it has interesting data. Key among the data is that the fastest 4G LTE speeds around the world have peaked at 45 Mbps.