Samsung has been doing well for itself as of late. In the past year, they have posted record earnings in every quarter for the past year, and even challenged Intel as the biggest chip maker in the world. However, things have begun to slow down, as Samsung's smartphone sales have …
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Samsung phones reportedly sending photos to contacts without permission
It wasn’t too long ago that Samsung had to recall the Galaxy Note 7 after a huge number of reports surrounding battery failures and explosions. The company had a quiet 2017 free of these issues, but now this year, something new has come to light. Recently, the updated Samsung Messages …
Read More »HTC is laying off 25 percent of its work force
Back in September 2017, HTC began to reshape itself by selling off its smartphone team to Google for $1.1 billion and doubling down on its VR projects. Unfortunately, it looks like HTC is in fact still struggling, with the firm announcing today that it will be laying off 1,500 employees, …
Read More »A bug is causing Samsung Messages to send pictures without user permission
While last year’s SMS-stopping bug caused quite the hassle for Samsung users, the latest Messages bug could see the app sending random photos to contacts without the user’s permission. Worse yet, those affected might not even realise what’s happened until approached about it by a recipient. So far, Samsung Galaxy …
Read More »Apple and Samsung finally settle 7-year long patent suit
Apple and Samsung have been embroiled in a legal battle for over seven years, as the iPhone maker sought compensation for patent infringement. A court filing has now revealed that the lawsuit has finally been put to rest, as both companies have managed to reach an undisclosed settlement. Samsung launched …
Read More »OnePlus 6 Review
It's the latest flagship from OnePlus but it comes with a slight price hike. Is it still worth it?
Read More »Oppo’s Find X sports a notchless edge-to-edge display thanks to sliding camera mechanism
The divisive notch looks to be a short-lived trend among smartphones, as Oppo's Find X is the latest in the line of bezel-less smartphones to ditch the practice. Utilising a motorised camera array, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer has managed to bless the Oppo Find X with a 93.8 percent uninterrupted …
Read More »Next-gen Samsung flagships might use sound-emitting displays to forgo the divisive notch
While Vivo seems to have beaten Samsung to the punch by getting rid of the infamous notch, it seems that the South Korean manufacturer will also be opting for a bezel-less design with next year’s flagship. The tentatively titled Samsung Galaxy S10, along with various other branded handsets, will supposedly …
Read More »Samsung has plans to develop its own mobile GPU
Samsung already feels at home in the mobile market, dominating Android sales with its Galaxy line of smartphones, while lining releases with its Exynos processors anywhere outside of the US. Expanding on its in-house production, the South Korean company is now reportedly looking at producing its own mobile graphics. Qualcomm …
Read More »iPhone X 2 leaks hint at new features and pricing
Before all iPhones can switch to OLED displays in 2019, Apple has a trio of smartphones headed out later in the year, one of which still sports an LCD panel. Amidst reports of a delay concerning the LCD model, schematics have come to light giving us our potential first look …
Read More »Court determines that Samsung doesn’t have to keep ageing smartphones up to date
It seems that Samsung is constantly scrutinised for its update practices across its Android smartphones, from its choice to swap monthly for quarterly security updates with certain handsets to not updating older devices at all. A Dutch court in The Hague has concluded that Samsung isn’t legally obligated to maintain …
Read More »Google’s notched displays will reportedly be taller and provided by LG
Rumours surrounding Google’s upcoming Pixel 3 smartphones have begun to crop up, with early screen protectors revealing that one of the devices will sport the infamous notch. It turns out that this notch will be distinctly smaller than the iPhone X, however it will be taller than we’ve seen yet. …
Read More »HTC U12 Plus images and specs leak ahead of this week’s launch event
Ahead of its unveiling later this week, HTC’s brand new smartphone has been leaked. Alongside giving us a better look at the distinctly notch-less design, the images confirm many of the leaked specifications and hint at what to expect in the way of pricing. Unfortunately for HTC, the images were …
Read More »Lenovo is working on a true ‘all screen’ smartphone with no notch
Over the last year we have seen the smartphone industry switch over to a new design trend, with the goal of doing away with display bezels. The Galaxy S8 kicked things off with the ‘infinity display' with minimal bezel space at the top and bottom of the screen. This has …
Read More »Huawei P20 Pro Review – the triple-camera smartphone
It's Huawei's latest flagship with a triple rear camera configuration. The best Android around?
Read More »KitGuru Editorial Awards 2018 – Finalists Announced!
Today KitGuru is proud to announce the finalists for our Editorial Awards 2018. The initial results have been tabulated and we're now ready to announce the finalists for the largest ever survey of its kind! While KitGuru's editors will select the best products on sale in the UK, our results …
Read More »The Oculus Go is already hitting store shelves
It has been a long time coming, but it looks like the Oculus Go will finally be available starting this week. The standalone VR headset was announced way back in October last year, and more recently, signs pointed to a proper launch at Facebook's F8 conference this week. It turns …
Read More »The OnePlus 6 will launch on the 16th of May
We've been sifting through various OnePlus 6 leaks and rumors over the last several months, but it looks like the end is finally in sight. This week, OnePlus confirmed that it will be launching its next flagship at an event in May. At 5PM BST on the 16th of May, …
Read More »Android handsets are reportedly behind Apple’s Face ID technology by two years
Since Apple debuted its Face ID technology, it’s been perceived that Android research and development teams were approximately two years behind forming their own version. While this remains a part of the problem, it turns out that Apple’s iron grip on the supply chain is another factor slowing competitors down. …
Read More »The Oculus Go VR headset to finally launch in May
It has been almost six months since Facebook first announced the Oculus Go, the company's first standalone VR headset. At the time, it was announced that the headset would launch in 2018 with a $199 price tag. Now, we have a more specific launch date to look forward to, with …
Read More »Samsung reportedly working on a ‘true’ competitor to Apple’s Face ID
With the Galaxy S9 retaining its fingerprint sensor as its means of biometric security, it was clear that Samsung didn’t truly have an answer to Apple’s Face ID included on the iPhone X. The company intends to rectify this for next year’s Galaxy S10, as it reportedly has a front-facing …
Read More »New leak suggests the Huawei P20 will feature a three-lens rear camera
Hot off the heels of dual lens camera technology becoming the de facto in high end flagship smartphones, Huawei is going one step further by introducing yet another lens. New images of the Huawei P20 have leaked, showing the device’s strange third lens, alongside the reveal that it will be …
Read More »Select Samsung devices are receiving security updates less than others
While Android offers incredible amounts of versatility, its disparity between manufacturers and carriers can often mean that users are left without the latest update. It seems that Samsung is guilty of this, even issuing security updates less on certain devices than others. The primary reason for the delay in most …
Read More »Smartphone sales are slumping as consumer upgrade cycles grow longer
Over the last few years, the smartphone and tablet markets have become quite predictable. Each year every major phone maker will launch a new flagship with a predictable spec upgrade and potentially a few design changes. As innovation has slowed down, consumers have begun getting used to longer upgrade cycles, …
Read More »The Oculus Go will compete with Samsung phones for the VR performance crown
Last year during Oculus Connect, the company took to the stage to announce its next virtual reality headset. It's called Oculus Go, costs $199 and aims to bring VR to the masses as an all-in-one solution, with no additional hardware required. We've known about this HMD for several months now, …
Read More »Samsung is aiming to take on Apple’s premium HomePod with its Bixby-powered smart speaker
Despite the initial stumble with its Bixby virtual assistant, Samsung is determined to enter the smart speaker market to compete with the likes of Apple’s HomePod. If all goes according to plan, then the Bixby-centred device should arrive at some point this year. Given the lengthy development of Bixby and …
Read More »Elite Dangerous: Beyond goes live next week
Last year, players of Elite Dangerous began noticing some odd encounters. A few players managed to come across huge Thargoid ships and soon after, the alien race began attacking spaceports in the game. This has all been building up to Elite Dangerous: Beyond, a multi-chapter series of updates that will …
Read More »Lenovo issues mass recall over ThinkPad X1 Carbon fire hazard concerns
The term ‘screw loose’ is almost always a bad thing, but none more so than the literal screw loose in the ThinkPad Carbon X1. Lenovo has since issued a voluntary recall, detailing that the loose screw could cause damage to the battery and overheating to the point of potentially starting …
Read More »Huawei Mate 10 Pro Review
Huawei's flagship, the Mate 10 Pro. Can it impress at £699, or should you stick to Samsung?
Read More »Samsung responds to Italy’s smartphone ‘planned obsolescence’ investigation
Last week, Italy’s antitrust body confirmed that it has opened up an investigation into Apple and Samsung in an effort to determine whether or not these companies actively slow down older devices in order to push users into upgrading. Now this week, Samsung has responded to this, denying the idea …
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