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Microsoft this week has finally retired Windows 10 mobile, ending support for its smartphone OS. However, in a quirk of differing lifecycle policies, the software giant will continue to support its Office apps for Windows 10 Mobile a bit longer – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote will get support until early 2021. This past Patch Tuesday, December 10th, was the final update that Microsoft will deliver for the Windows 10 Mobile. This means that going forward, the company will not be providing any further security updates, non-security hotfixes, free assisted support options, or free online technical content updates for the OS. This applies to smartphones/phablets produced by Microsoft (under the Nokia Lumia brand), whereas other devices may have a different lifecycle policy and continue to get...
Sharp to Demonstrate 120-Inch 8K LCD TV & 8K TV with 5G Modem at IFA
Being the world’s first manufacturer to develop an Ultra-HD television featuring a 7680×4320 resolution, Sharp still has an edge over its rivals on the 8K front. At IFA next...
16 by Anton Shilov on 8/30/2019
Huawei Delays Launch of Foldable Mate X to Q4
Huawei’s Mate X garnered quite of attention at Mobile World Congress earlier this year as one of the industry’s first foldable 5G smartphones. Unfortunately for those looking to get...
12 by Anton Shilov on 8/15/2019
Samsung Announces Galaxy Note10 & Note10+: A Redesign With Feature Disparity
It’s that time of the year again. We’ve made it past the first half of 2019 and all vendors have released their initial flagship devices for the year. Samsung...
106 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/7/2019
Samsung Announces the Exynos 9825 SoC: First 7nm EUV Silicon Chip
This year’s Galaxy S10 has been in a bit of an odd situation: Although Samsung continued to dual-source its SoCs, using both its own Exynos 9820 SoC as well...
49 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/6/2019
Samsung Introduces Galaxy Tab S6: 10.5-Inch AMOLED, Snapdragon 855, New S-Pen
Samsung has introduced its new flagship tablet aimed at consumers that need advanced functionality and performance. The Galaxy Tab S6 comes with a large AMOLED display, Qualcomm’s high-end application...
39 by Anton Shilov on 8/1/2019
Xiaomi Unveils Black Shark 2 Pro: Snapdragon 855+, UFS 3.0 Storage
Xiaomi has introduced a refined version of its Black Shark 2 gaming smartphone. The new Black Shark 2 Pro is based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC and features...
22 by Anton Shilov on 7/31/2019
MediaTek Announces New Helio G90 Series SoCs: Gaming Focused Mid-Range
Today MediaTek announces a new series in its product line-up: The new G-series starting off with the G90 and higher binned G90T. The new chips seemingly are a marketing...
14 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/30/2019
The Sony Xperia 1 Review: A 21:9 Take of the World
Sony is a company that we don’t talk nearly as much about as one would expect when it comes to their smartphones. In fact, here at AnandTech we had...
74 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/26/2019
Apple to Buy Bulk of Intel’s Smartphone Modem Business For $1 Billion
Intel's struggling smartphone modem business has finally found a suitor. This afternoon the company announced in conjunction with Apple that the tech company – and one of Intel's most...
33 by Anton Shilov on 7/25/2019
Samsung Resolves Galaxy Fold Issues: New Launch In September
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold was announced earlier this year in February at MWC, with the phone meaning to originally launch back in April. Unfortunately during the press sampling of the...
20 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/25/2019
Honor Unveils 9X & 9X Pro: All-View Display, Kirin 810, 48 MP Camera
Honor has introduced two new smartphones aimed at demanding users. The 9X and 9X Pro handsets combine a large All-View display with a 92% screen-to-body ratio, a high-end SoC...
15 by Anton Shilov on 7/24/2019
ASUS Announces New ROG Phone II: 120Hz OLED, 6000mAh & Snapdragon 855+
Today ASUS is releasing the successor to last year’s enthusiast-level gaming phone – the ROG Phone. This year’s model features the same DNA that the original model was built...
74 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/22/2019
Samsung Starts Production of LPDDR5-5500 Devices: 12 GB of DRAM in a Smartphone
Samsung has kicked off volume production of its LPDDR5 memory devices and intends to start mass assembly of memory packages based on the new DRAMs. The company’s LPDDR5 memory...
17 by Anton Shilov on 7/18/2019
European Commission Fines Qualcomm €242m For Anti-trust Violations
Today the European Commission has concluded a 4 year long antitrust investigation into anti-competitive business behaviour of Qualcomm against other players in the market, and has fined the company...
29 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/18/2019
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 855 Plus: A Higher Bin SKU
Today Qualcomm is announcing a new small refresh of the Snapdragon 855 SoC: the new Snapdragon 855+. In the past Qualcomm had the habit of sometimes refreshing their flagship...
17 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/15/2019
The Google Pixel 3a XL Review: Does Mid-Range Make Sense?
It’s nearing 8 months since Google released the Pixel 3 and we extensively reviewed the phone. It also has been several years now since Google abandoned the Nexus line...
94 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/27/2019
Huawei Announces Nova 5 & Nova Pro in China: Introduces New Kirin 810 Chipset
Today Huawei announced the brand new Nova 5 series of smartphones. The company released the new Nova 5, Nova 5 Pro and Nova 5i in China with availability later...
45 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/21/2019
Huawei Clarifies Android Update Situation, Commits to Android Q for Last 2 Generations
Huawei last night launched an information campaign about the status of software updates on existing devices in the face of the company’s troubles with the U.S. Commerce Department. The important...
6 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/21/2019
The OnePlus 7 Pro Review: Outstanding Performance & Screen, Adequate Everything Else
It’s been a month since OnePlus released their new flagship devices for 2019: The OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro. The phone is one of the most awaited devices...
88 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/19/2019
AMD and Samsung's GPU Licensing Deal: A New Era of Collaboration?
Back on Monday we saw the surprise announcement from AMD and Samsung revealing a multi-year strategic partnership in which Samsung will license AMD’s graphics IP. Since the announcement, we’ve...
96 by Ryan Smith & Andrei Frumusanu on 6/7/2019
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