Check out our exclusive ZTE Axon 7 after the buzz video to learn how this Chinese OEM managed to improve an already great phone a year after its launch.
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Samsung is almost ready to release old Galaxy Note 7 units repackaged and refurbished as a new device, but the price has just leaked and it may not be as affordable as some people were hoping for.
A recent leak from South Korea shows the refurbished Galaxy Note 7 with a price tag of 699,600 won. In a straight conversion, that would mean a price of $620, £480 or AU$840.
Some were hoping Samsung would opt for a much lower price than the Galaxy Note 7, which launched at $880 (£749, AU$1,349).
Rumors suggest the phone will be called the Galaxy Note FE and will be put inside the same body of the recycled Galaxy Note 7 units.
The specs look to be similar to the Note 7 with a 5.7-inch QHD display, Exynos 8890 CPU, 4GB of RAM and a 12MP camera.
Samsung is being careful about the battery in the new Note FE as well and shrinking it down to a 3,200mAh cell to be safe.
The refurbished Note 7 release date is rumored for June, so we may see the phone go on sale in South Korea very soon. Whether it will ever come to the rest of the world is unclear.
Via SamMobile
Whatever your handset of choice, you probably have at least one mobile payment method available to you, be it Android Pay, Apple Pay or Samsung Pay, but another option known as LG Wallet could be on the way.
LG has applied to trademark the term LG Wallet in both the US and South Korea, describing it as “computer software, namely, electronic financial platform that accommodates multiple types of payment and debt transactions in an integrated mobile device.”
The name, plus that description, makes it clear that this is some kind of mobile payment solution, and the trademark application goes on to mention support for loyalty cards and coupons, so you’ll presumably be able to use it to store more than just debit and credit card details.
So far so Android Pay, but LG Wallet might actually be quite different in practice, as while the trademark applications don’t detail the specifics of the system, we know that LG started working on some kind of payment service back in 2015.
Known as LG Pay, and at one point it was rumored to take the form of a physical card, which could store the information from all your other cards.
That might sound like a step back from simply using a phone or smartwatch to pay, but it was said to include an integrated circuit (IC) chip, which could make it both more secure and more future proofed than rival services.
And then all went quiet, until now. Whether LG Wallet is that, or whether it’s a more conventional mobile payment service, remains to be seen. But hopefully something will come of it.
Via GSMinfo
After Korea, Hong Kong and China, the ultra-high-end Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus with 6GB RAM is ready to launch in India at a predictably steep price.
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The Google Chromecast is not only one of the most useful and innovative gadgets of the last few years, it's also dazzlingly cheap. And if you're looking to pick one up for the cheapest possible price, you've come to the right place! We usually see some decent discounts at this time of year too.
Chromecast is a Wi-Fi HDMI dongle that you plug directly into your TV. From there you can use your smartphone or tablet to 'throw' video at your TV over Wi-Fii, whether it be Netflix movies, live football matches from the major broadcasters or simply just a funny YouTube video. On this page we'll find you the best prices for the Chromecast Ultra, Chromecast 2 (or just Chromecast now) and Chromecast Audio and explain how they differ.
With prices already incredibly cheap, there's no need to hang on for the Black Friday deals. If you'd prefer to stream content from a standalone box, you should take a look at the latest Roku deals.
This one's easy. The standard price for a Chromecast 2 is $35 in the USA and £30 in the UK. You should never, ever pay more than that because you can always find one for that price.
The Chromecast 2, or 'new Chromecast' as it's also known, is very similar to the now discontinued 2013 Chromecast. Sure, it looks a little different. And it's got slightly faster network performance and a few other tweaks such as coming with a dangly cable instead of as a rigid stick. But essentially the same product in a different shape - that's why the prices were basically the same. If you can find one for the same price, get this new one.
While it doesn't offer true multi-room streaming at the moment (fingers crossed that comes soon), this easy-to-use and affordable device modernizes any trusty set of wired speakers you already own with wireless capabilities. In doing so, it also opens them up to features that will grow and get even better over time. Got an old set of speakers or an ancient iPod dock? Turn it into a wireless speaker with Chromecast Audio!
The 4K Chromecast Ultra is the newest member of the Chromecast family. If you have a 4K TV or are planning on getting one, it's certainly worth picking one of these up. The Chromecast Ultra is a cheaper alternative to Amazon's Fire TV or the US-only Roku 4 for getting 4K content on your TV. Chromecast Ultra deals are usually around £69/$69, so anything cheaper is an added bonus.
Amazon and Best Buy ran out of BlackBerry KEYone inventory in less than a day stateside, while Telus had to reconsider the phone's launch up north.
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Android Pay is already officially available in three of the five markets Google touted at I/O just a couple of weeks back.
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