Tag: phones
Samsung quietly increased Australian prices on Galaxy S26 handsets — but you can grab the base flagship for 32% off at Amazon for a limited time
Phone manufacturers are certainly feeling the pinch of the RAM and storage shortages. Apple recently increased prices across most of its products, the new Google Pixels received their own price hikes and now Samsung has joined in with price bumps across its Galaxy S26 lineup that launched earlier this year.…
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Global smartphone shipments just hit a 14-year low — here’s why
Counterpoint Research reports a 20% decline in smartphone shipments compared to this time last year That puts this period at the lowest level in 14 years The RAM crisis is largely to blame, but consumers may also be holding on to their phones for other reasons This year seemingly hasn’t…
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Google Wallet update adds receipt scanning and three other features
The latest Google Play Services update brings four upgrades to Google Wallet The biggest of these is the ability to scan and store receipts It also adds an in-app message center, improved merchant names, and a smoother payment process If you have an Android phone then you’re probably already using…
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Hackers claim to have hit thousands of Trump Phone customers as the bad news for golden smartphone fans continues
Cybercrime group BYOD has published records on 3,615 Trump Mobile customers, including names, home addresses, phone numbers, and order details BYOD says it got in via malware on a Liberty Mobile employee’s device, and that Trump Mobile told it there was “no team” to respond The published data appears to…
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The Apple Upgrade program is great for consumers and Apple, but bad for carriers like Verizon and AT&T — here’s why
Where were you when the first iPhone went on sale back in 2007? I remember clearly that I was working for Phones4U — a third-party phone reseller in the UK — and the iPhone launch completely decimated the business, as suddenly Phones4U wasn’t a reseller of the most popular phone…
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iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 17: which should you choose?
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