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The Honor 9X is now available in the UK. The smartphone launched in China over the summer and was announced before Huawei was placed on the US Entity List meaning it still features Google services.

Motorola is trying to recreate the success of 2004 by reviving the Motorola Razr with the launch of a new model - a £1,170 ($1,500) foldable flip-phone that has a 6.2-inch screen flexible screen and runs on Android.

Samsung has released a new software update for the Galaxy S10e, S10, S10+ and S10 5G that introduces more Galaxy Note10 features to the flagship lineup. Now, in addition to enjoying the diverse range of Note10 features that were added in the S10’s most recent update, users will be able to access all-new smart multimedia and Wi-Fi functions that streamline connections and take content creation to the next level.

Many Android users are complaining that one of the most recent WhatsApp updates is draining their phone’s battery life by up to 50 percent in a matter of hours, regardless of active use. The popular messaging app is facing a backlash from users who say their devices are seeing significant battery drain after updating to the latest version of the messaging service.

The European version of the Huawei nova 5T is now available in the UK. The nova 5T is the first Huawei phone available in the UK with a hole punch display à la Samsung’s Galaxy S10 series. The device boasts a 6.26-inch LCD display with a 1080p resolution.

Google is partnering with three cybersecurity companies to flag malicious apps before they’re published on the Play Store. Google is calling this collaboration the App Defense Alliance.

Apple has released the first iOS 13.3 developer beta for iPhone, which does not bring a host of new features to the mix and appears to add stability updates for bugs found in 13.2 and earlier

Google has released the November 2019 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install. Google device firmware images have also been released to the Google Developer site. Though Google puts out the Android security patches each month, the job of actually getting the fixes to end users falls on the telcos and/or device manufacturers themselves. Those partners vary in their ability to release the patches in a timely fashion.

Over the past year, millions of people in Japan and South Korea have been using Google Play Points, and starting today, Google Play Points is launching in the United States.

Microsoft's Office Mobile app, which combines lightweight versions of the company's Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps, has been available on Samsung smartphones for some time. At its Ignite conference on Monday, Microsoft announced that the app is now available to all Android and iOS users in public preview

Google has announced its latest Pixel smartphones, which include several new features and an improved camera system. As in previous years, the new Pixel will come in a standard 5.7-inch size and a larger ‘XL’ variant with a 6.3-inch screen and larger battery.

At the 10th annual Mobile Broadband Forum held today in Zurich, Huawei Deputy Chairman Ken Hu outlined the current status of 5G development around the world

Dark Mode has finally come to Instagram with the introduction of the app's latest version, and is available to both iOS and Android users.

Microsoft announced today their broadest Surface lineup ever – with five new products coming this holiday and two new dual-screen devices, Surface Neo and Surface Duo, coming in Holiday 2020. Microsoft launched the new Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7 and Surface Pro X, all available for pre-order today in select markets. Surface Laptop 3 delivers style and speed, now with a choice of a 13.5” or 15” display and new colours and finishes. Surface Pro remains the most versatile 2:1 device you can buy – whether you choose the…

Huawei’s newly launched Mate 30 smartphones have lost their ability to manually install Google’s Android apps and services. Huawei's Mate 30 Pro were able to manually download and install Google apps, despite a US blacklisting that prohibits the company from using American components and software.

YouTube Music is going to come pre-installed on Android devices. The service, which has struggled to seize a significant portion of the music streaming market, will replace the relatively unsuccessful Google Play Music.

Huawei has released its official roadmap for the EMUI 10 update, which is based on Android 10. All of the company's two-year-old flagships will receive the update and even year-old mid-range phones like the Honor 9X are set to get their second major updates.

Huawei has officially unveiled its Mate 30 flagships running Android 10, and they don’t comes with pre-installed Google services or apps. However, there is a simple way to add Google Play Services to the Huawei Mate 30, Mate 30 Pro and any other Huawei handset lacking them, as long as they are running EMUI 9.1.1 or newer.

Google has officially launched its new Google Play Pass in the US. Play Pass is  a new subscription service that gives you access to more than 350 apps and games that are completely unlocked—all free of ads, in-app purchases and upfront payments.

Nubia has announced that they will be launching their innovative dual-screen technology to users around the globe with the all-new flagship nubia Z20​. The nubia Z20 offers a curved edge-to-edge display and a selfie camera through an innovative design solution: two full-featured, back-to-back touch displays.