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  • New Asus Zenfone 3 Laser update brings Android 7.1.1

    Asus has started pushing out a new update to its Zenfone 3 Laser (ZC551KL) smartphone. Arriving as version V30.41.12.1, the update brings along Android 7.1.1 Nougat. It’s worth mentioning the phone first received the Nougat update (Android 7.0) in April. Sadly, the update’s official announcement doesn’t say what else is included, although some usual improvements/enhancements…

  • Google is making it easy for you to keep track of your Duo calls

    Google’s smart video messaging app Duo might soon get a feature that’s aimed at making it easy for users to keep track of calls made through the app. Basically, the functionality is nothing but the integration of Duo’s call history with user’s phone call history. The following pop-up has been observed by some Duo users…

  • Moto Z2 spotted on GFX Bench as announcement creeps closer

    The Moto Z2 Play is already on sale, though the Moto Z2 (and/or Z2 Force) is yet to be announced by the Lenovo-owned company. The Moto Z2 was spotted on another benchmarking database, this time on GFXBench. The specs spotted on GFXBench confirm what we saw on GeekBench a few weeks ago. While the first…

  • OnePlus 5 owners are reporting a “jelly” effect when scrolling

    OnePlus 5 owners have begun reporting a very particular issue, one that may be difficult to notice at first. When scrolling on a web page or Twitter feed, you may be able to notice that some of the contents of the feed may take a little longer to catch up to the rest of it,…

  • Samsung updates launcher to reduce lag, but there’s still more work to be done

    There’s no doubt that the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ were the shining stars of the year and many have deemed it “the best smartphone that money can buy”. Despite all the praise the S8 duo got, one huge issue that hadn’t been directly addressed is the constant stutter and lagging of the UI…

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