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Google's Pixel smartphone was one of the best phones of last year, and the company confirmed that its successor would come this year.

We recently learned that LG will be making the upcoming Google Pixel XL 2 smartphone and that it should feature a "squeezable" frame that activates Google Assistant. This feature would be similar to HTC's Edge Sense introduced with its latest flagship, the U11.

While not much is know for sure at this point, there are some rumors floating around, and Concept Creator has posted a short video on YouTube showing a concept of the upcoming Pixel XL 2 based on recent reports.

Samsung has just revealed the launch date of the highly-anticipated Galaxy Note8. As rumored, the phone will be unveiled on August 23rd at an event in New York.

The promotional poster also reveals a few things about the upcoming phone. Of course, we can see the stylus which is expected with the Note line, but also that the phone will feature Infinity Display.

We recently saw some reports that Samsung could move away from the symmetrical design of the S8. However, according to the poster, the Note8 will be very similar to the S8 and S8+.

Ahead of the V30 launch, LG has quietly launched the Q8 smartphone, which could be best described as a mini version of the V20.

The phone features a 5.2-inch QHD panel with a secondary display to the side of the selfie camera. The back is also similar to the V20 with dual camera setup.

The Q8 is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 and comes with 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage, expandable with a microSD card.

By now you probably heard that Apple is having some serious issues regarding the placement of the fingerprint sensor. We anticipated that the fingerprint scanner would be embedded under the display on the home screen, but due to certain issues, it seems that option is out of the picture.

Some reports suggest that Apple might ditch the Touch ID altogether and that the iPhone 8 might feature facial recognition only. We also saw a report stating that Apple will go with an enlarged power button on the side of the phone which will also serve as a fingerprint scanner.

Read also: Woman caught smuggling 102 iPhones strapped to her body

Earlier this week, Evan Blass revealed the first image of Nokia's upcoming flagship showing rumored design.

Now, it appears that the company has accidentally revealed the phone ahead of the launch. A promotional photo was posted to the company's Chinese website showing the Nokia 8. If there were any doubts about earlier leaked photos, we now have confirmation that this is indeed Nokia's flagship.

The phone should be officially unveiled on July 20th, and according to previous reports, it will be powered by Snapdragon 835 and come with 4GB or 6GB of RAM. The device is expected to feature a 5.3-inch QHD display and run Android 7.1.1 Nougat.

Recent rumors started after the company filed for its IPO indicate that the company may be working on a Razer smartphone. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise to anyone because Razer did buy the defunct and indebted smartphone maker Nextbit.

Nextbit made a smartphone called the Robin which was a 'cloud' phone that kept most of its storage and data in the cloud. It launched at a time when unlimited plans were still rare and didn't get any carrier to embrace it, so it was very niche and ultimately failed.

Read also: Razer acquires a smartphone manufacturer Nexbit

ASUS recently launched the ZenFone 4 Max with 5,000 mAh battery, but we are still waiting for three new ZenFone series smartphones. It was initially expected that the company would launch the phones during Computex, but that didn't happen due to, according to a source, "design overhaul and efficiency upgrades."

Now, a new report states that the company is ready for the launch and it should unveil the devices on August 17th. August is clearly going to be busy since we are also expecting Samsung to launch the Note8 and LG should unveil its V30.

Read also: ASUS launches ZenFone 4 Max with 5,000 mAh battery

Just a couple of days ago, one of the first images of the Note8 surfaced showing a beautiful Infinity display. However, now a new leak shows a bit different image.

Case maker Nillkin has released an image of its Note8 case, and it is clear that the design of the phone doesn't match the one we saw in the images earlier this week.

Read also: Note8 to have two storage size options and insane price

In a patent published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apple describes a feature that could literally save lives.

The tech giant submitted a patent for a feature that would allow users to call emergency services "when a conventional method may not be practical." The patent describes how a user could call 911 by simply using a fingerprint.

It is already possible to call 911 from the lock screen on iOS devices, but this feature would allow users to call the emergency services even if they find themselves in a situation where an assailant or attacker is watching them.

Apple is expected to announce its new phones in September, but we've heard for the past few weeks that the company is having some serious problems regarding placement of the fingerprint scanner. This might delay the iPhone 8.

However, a new report states that Apple's problems are deeper and that the company might have to delay all three rumored phones - iPhone 7s, iPhone 7s Plus, and iPhone 8.

According to the report, production on the iPhone 8 hasn't yet begun, which means the phone won't be ready for release until November or December at the earliest.

There are a lot of rumors floating around about Apple's upcoming iPhone 8, specifically about the positioning of the fingerprint reader.

First, we heard that the company plans to embed the fingerprint scanner under the screen. However, a recent report states that the upcoming device won't have a Touch ID at all but will instead feature facial recognition only.

Now here's where it becomes interesting. The latest report claims that both options are out of the picture and that Apple will go with an enlarged power button on the side of the phone which will also serve as a fingerprint scanner.

Apple's iPhone SE was announced in March of last year, and the company still hasn't released its successor. Earlier reports indicated that the company is working on a worthy successor, but according to an analyst Pan Jiutang, that's not happening.

It appears that Apple wants to focus on phones with a larger display and has no interest in announcing another 4-inch device. If you want a smaller iPhone, you will have to make your peace with iPhone 7s, which should come with a 4.7-inch screen.

Read also: iPhone 8 might not support wireless charging after all

HMD Global is pretty eager to bring back the days of old fame to the Nokia brand. They already announced a modern version of the Nokia 3310 and three Nokia smartphones. The company should also announce its flagship, Snapdragon 835 powered, Nokia 8.

Evan Blass has now revealed an image of the upcoming flagship which reveals the phone in its all glory.

The back of the phone shows vertically positioned dual camera setup with Zeiss' signature. HMD Global recently announced that they are partnering up with Zeiss to "to set new imaging standards within the smartphone industry."

Evan Blass has revealed that LG will launch the V30 on August 31st, during IFA in Berlin. IFA was earlier rumored as the possible launch time frame, and since Evan Blass is rarely mistaken, we do believe that the company will launch the phone on August 31st.

The V30 should come with an interesting change compared to the other V series phones. According to reports, it won't have a secondary screen.

We've also heard claims that the V30 will come with an OLED display, a first of any LG flagship smartphone. This could also mean Google daydream VR support could be a feature as well.

Back in March, we reported about a fairly-unknown smartphone manufacturer which pleasantly surprised us with its Noa H10le device. The company has now announced plans to release three new phones.

The first device, named the Noa N5, will be a mid-range phone powered by MediaTek's MT6750. It will have 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

The phone will feature a 6-inch 1080p display with 18:9, the same ratio as the Galaxy S8 and LG G6. The Noa N5 will come with a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front shooter. The phone will also have a large 5,000 mAh battery.

After weeks of unconfirmed bits and pieces of information about the upcoming Galaxy Note8, as the launch date approaches, we are getting a better image of the phone.

Last week, one of the first images of the Note8 surfaced showing a beautiful Infinity Display, and now, a new set of images shows the phone in its full glory.

The Note8 should feature a 6.3-inch display, slightly larger than the Galaxy S8+. Unfortunately, the images don't show the back of the phone and the rumored rear dual camera setup.

Xiaomi is getting ready to announce the successor to last year's Redmi 4. The Redmi 5 specs and photos along with the price have leaked revealing all the details about the upcoming phone.

The device should come in two different versions, powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 625 or 630 processor, and come in a number of memory configurations.

The Redmi 5 will feature a 5-inch Full HD curved glass display and will run MIUI 9 based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat. It is expected to have a 16MP rear camera and a 5MP front shooter.

The biggest smartphone of the year could be the release of the Galaxy Note 8 from Samsung, which could be the golden kick to the guts that hurts Apple when it launches the iPhone 8 later this year gimped, lacking its wireless charging function that's causing a "sense of panic" at Apple.

Well, according to a new tease from notorious mobile leaker Evan Blass, who now writes for VentureBeat, the Galaxy Note 8 will be announced on August 23. Samsung's new Galaxy Note 8 will reportedly rock the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 or Samsung's own Exynos 8895 processor, but have its RAM bumped up to 6GB.

Blass adds that the Note 8 will be the first Samsung smartphone with a dual-camera set up, both being 12MP with independent optical image stabilization for the lens. The fingerprint sensor will stay in the same spot as the S8, which is a real let down if it's true.

KFC has announced its new smartphone, something the company worked with Huawei on as a limited edition smartphone to celebrate KFC opening 30 years ago in China.

The new KFC smartphone is the Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus, which features a 5.5-inch display and Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor, alongside 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage which is expandable to 128GB through a microSD card slot. There's even a 3020mAh battery and a fingerprint sensor, just make sure you've licked your fingers before scanning them.

KFC took to its Weibo page for the announcement, which has been translated: "#Kentucky China 30 years from 1987 to 2017, 30 years accompanied by the taste of the times, suck refers to the aftertaste! Kentucky together with Huawei joint cooperation, the introduction of Huawei Chang enjoy 7 Kentucky commemorative version of gorgeous struck! Commemorative Edition laser back carving, pre-installed Kentucky Super APP, with WOW member 10 thousand K gold, but also the first to experience k-music song function. Limited to 5000 will soon be on sale, waiting for you to grab!"

After Microsoft made a big deal about Windows Phone, their mobile OS is now dead. Microsoft ended support for Windows Phone 8.1, which means it's the end of the road for Windows Phone, period.

Windows Phone was launched back in 2010, and within 3 years it was the third most-used mobile OS in the world, but it simply didn't have the legs to begin to compete with iOS and Android. Apple and Google's mobile operating systems are now home to 99.6% of the mobile OS market.

Microsoft continued to push Windows Phone into budget smartphones running their new Windows 10 Mobile OS, but it has only received small updates since it was released, with Microsoft pivoting into the "intelligent cloud and intelligent edge". The Verge reports that Microsoft has halted the manufacturing of its own Lumia-branded smartphones, with a rumor suggesting that Microsoft will just maintain Windows 10 Mobile support through to 2018.