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David Steele
Senior Staff Writer

I grew up with 8-bit computers and moved into PDAs in my professional life, using a number of devices from early Windows CE clamshells and later. Today, my main devices are a Nexus 5X, a Sony Xperia Z Tablet and a coffee cup.

Motorola XT1650 Spotted On Geekbench, Could be Moto Z (2017)
By David Steele · January 21, 2017
T-Mobile US Reiterates “No Plans” For Fixed 5G Service
A T-Mobile US spokesperson has reiterated that the carrier currently has “no plans” to roll…
By David Steele · January 21, 2017
HTC Produce Video Demonstrating HTC U Ultra’s Night Mode
HTC have produced a short video clip, posted to YouTube, demonstrating how customers can use…
By David Steele · January 21, 2017
Former Google Search Executive Amit Singhal Joins Uber
Google’s former Senior Vice President of Search, Amit Singhal, has joined Uber as the Senior…
By David Steele · January 21, 2017
Sony Suspends Android Nougat Update For Xperia Z5 Family
Sony Mobile has temporarily suspended the roll out for the update to Android 7.0 Nougat…
By David Steele · January 21, 2017
Nougat Doesn't Fix The OnePlus 3/3T's Touch Latency Issue
The OnePlus 3T had a less responsive touchscreen than similar flagship devices when released and…
By David Steele · January 19, 2017
Disconnect Unveils Privacy Extension App For Samsung Browser
Disconnect have announced a new privacy application as an exclusive for the Samsung Internet Browser…
By David Steele · January 19, 2017
Sprint Executive Explains 'Misunderstood' Small Cells
Sprint’s Chief Operating Officer, Günther Ottendorfer, reportedly explained in a recent interview how the company…
By David Steele · January 19, 2017
AOPEN Debuts Chromebase Mini And Chromebox Mini
AOPEN have announced two new Chrome OS devices, the Chromebase Mini and Chromebox Mini. The…
By David Steele · January 19, 2017
AT&T Raising Activation And Upgrade Fee To $25
America’s second largest carrier, AT&T, is set to increase its upgrade and activation fee from…
By David Steele · January 19, 2017
Primetime: Smartphone Manufacturers Must Diversify
The smartphone has moved from a geeky plaything to a ubiquitous part of everyday life…
By David Steele · January 18, 2017
Samsung Has Patented A Flip Cover With An E-Ink Display
A patent document has been discovered that shows Samsung have patent protected a flip case,…
By David Steele · January 18, 2017
Arrest Warrant For Samsung Head Jay Y. Lee Thrown Out
A South Korean court has ruled that third generation Samsung Group head, Jay Y. Lee,…
By David Steele · January 18, 2017
Samsung To Supply Volkswagen Audi With Exynos Chipsets
South Korean conglomerate, Samsung has stated that it is to start providing German automaker, Volkswagen…
By David Steele · January 18, 2017
Google Extends Project Fi's $20 Referral Program
Google has extended its bonus referral scheme, whereby new and existing subscribers receive $20 credit…
By David Steele · January 18, 2017
OnePlus 3T Receives Update To OxygenOS 4.0.2
OnePlus has started an incremental roll out of OxygenOS 4.0.2 for the OnePlus 3T device.…
By David Steele · January 18, 2017
Verizon Is Testing Prepay Service Via Exclusive Dealers
America’s largest carrier, Verizon Wireless, has confirmed that it is selling prepay devices and service…
By David Steele · January 18, 2017
Republic Wireless Adds The Moto G4 Play To Their Lineup
Republic Wireless has added the Lenovo Moto G4 Play to its device lineup. The Moto…
By David Steele · January 16, 2017
Tech Talk: Could Wearable Devices Warn Of Sickness?
A new report has been published by a panel of California-based biological experts detailing how…
By David Steele · January 16, 2017
Google Pixel Selling Well At Verizon Wireless
Wave7 Research have reported that the Google Pixel smartphone family have continued to sell well…
By David Steele · January 16, 2017
Research: Smartphone Photos Could Lead To Fingerprint Theft
Japanese security researchers have conducted work that illustrates how fingerprints, and other biometric data, may…
By David Steele · January 16, 2017
Motorola Release Moto Z Android 7.0 Nougat Source Code
Motorola have released the source code for the Android 7.0 Nougat ROM for both the…
By David Steele · January 16, 2017
LG Promises New LG G6 Flagship Safe From Overheating
South Korean smartphone manufacturer, LG, has promised that its new 2017 flagship LG G6 smartphone…
By David Steele · January 15, 2017
Sony Publish Xperia Z3+, Z4 Tablet, Z5 Firmware To PTCRB
Sony have published certified Android 7.0 Nougat firmware builds to the PTCRB, a former cellular…
By David Steele · January 14, 2017
Samsung Investigates Overheating Senate Staffers Phone
Samsung Electronics America has started an investigation into reports that a U.S. Senate staffer’s smartphone…
By David Steele · January 14, 2017
Mac Android File Transfer Problems With Google Pixel
Customers with the Google Pixel smartphone are struggling to connect their device to their Apple…
By David Steele · January 14, 2017
Google Simplifying Hangouts Group Chat Creation
Google has announced an improvement in how customers create group chats using either the Gmail,…
By David Steele · January 14, 2017
Discovered Vulnerability In WhatsApp Is By Design
A discovered vulnerability in the WhatsApp messaging service, which could allow encrypted messages to be…
By David Steele · January 14, 2017
Primetime: We Need Regular Software Upgrades
Google released the in-service Android platform version numbers a few days ago and Android Nougat,…
By David Steele · January 13, 2017
Industry Analyst Jefferies Adjusts US Carrier Estimates
US telecommunications industry analyst, Jefferies, has been adjusting its estimates for the four national US…
By David Steele · January 13, 2017
Samsung Unveils The New Galaxy C7 Pro For The Chinese Market
Samsung have officially revealed the new Galaxy C7 Pro smartphone for the Chinese market. We…
By David Steele · January 13, 2017
Nexus 5X & 6P Reportedly Suffering From Car Bluetooth Issues
Google’s last two Nexus-branded smartphones, the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, are both suffering from…
By David Steele · January 13, 2017
AT&T's 1Gbps Speeds To Partially Rely On Unlicensed Spectrum
America’s second largest carrier, AT&T, will need to use unlicensed spectrum in order for its…
By David Steele · January 12, 2017
Huawei Unveils Refreshed P8 Lite 2017
Huawei has unveiled a new device, the P8 Lite 2017 smartphone, billed as an update to…
By David Steele · January 12, 2017
Silver Nokia 6 Makes Its Way Through TENAA
A silver Nokia 6 has appeared on the Chinese regulator’s website, TENAA, a few days…
By David Steele · January 12, 2017
Google's YouTube Unplugged TV Service May Be Imminent
The world’s major media companies have stopped talking about “YouTube Unplugged,” which makes industry commentators…
By David Steele · January 12, 2017
Motorola Moto X Pure Edition December Patch Released
Lenovo-owned Motorola have released a software update to the Moto X Pure Edition that includes…
By David Steele · January 12, 2017
Analysts Consider Effect Of Verizon’s Contract Changes
Investment analysts have been considering the effect of Verizon Wireless’ changes to how it offers…
By David Steele · January 11, 2017
Qualcomm Adds Google TensorFlow To Snapdragon 835
American chipset designer, Qualcomm, has added support for Google’s open source machine learning service, TensorFlow,…
By David Steele · January 11, 2017
LG Announces High-Resolution 5.7-Inch Super-Wide LCD Display
LG Display have announced a new 5.7-inch, "QHD+” resolution LCD panel designed for smartphones. The…
By David Steele · January 10, 2017
Trello Gets Acquired By Atlassian, Service Continues
Earlier this week, project management organizer application and service Trello announced that it was being…
By David Steele · January 9, 2017
Google VR's Amit Singh On Daydream Certification Requirements
Google’s Amit Singh, Vice President of Business and Operations for Google VR sat down to…
By David Steele · January 9, 2017
LeEco: Software Updates Coming, Many Improvements Included
LeEco’s General Manager of Product Marketing, Kenny Mathers, stated that the company would “soon” be…
By David Steele · January 9, 2017
HTC 'Alpine' Device Passes Bluetooth SIG Certification
HTC are currently preparing a number of new devices and one of these carries the…
By David Steele · January 9, 2017
Sprint Still Considering How To Position Virgin Mobile
America’s smallest national carrier, Sprint, is considering how best to position its Virgin Mobile prepaid…
By David Steele · January 8, 2017
Verizon Using 5G Networking In More Than Ten US Cities
America’s largest cellular carrier, Verizon Wireless, has installed fixed 5G networking technology in over ten…
By David Steele · January 8, 2017
Rumor: HTC Preparing Three New Devices For Early 2017
Smartphone manufacturer HTC is currently preparing its 2017 device lineup and prolific leakster, @LlabTooFeR, has…
By David Steele · January 6, 2017
Cricket Enjoys Good Year, Examining Zero-Rated Data Options
John Dwyer, the president of AT&T’s prepaid carrier, Cricket, alluded at the Consumer Electronics Show…
By David Steele · January 6, 2017
AT&T Decommissioning 2G Network Starting Q1 2017
America’s second largest carrier by subscriber numbers, AT&T, is planning to start decommissioning its legacy…
By David Steele · January 6, 2017
Samsung Forecasts Q4 2016 Profit 50% Higher Than Q4 2015
Samsung Electronics has today forecast that it believes its fourth quarter 2016 profit will be…
By David Steele · January 6, 2017
T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Is “A Potential Future Outcome”
John Legere, T-Mobile US’ outspoken Chief Executive Officer, was asked today at the Consumer Electronics…
By David Steele · January 5, 2017
T-Mobile Is Doing Away With Taxes & Fees On Monthly Bills
Today at the Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, T-Mobile US’ Chief Executive Officer, John Legere,…
By David Steele · January 5, 2017