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Passcodes have pretty much become the standard security measure of choice for most iPhone users. Even in the presence of more advanced biometric solutions, like Face ID, the sheer convenience and approachability of a four, six or even longer digit number, makes it the ideal fallback security measure. The way it works on iOS is…

The HTC U12+ pre-orders may have started shipping, but things aren’t rosy for everyone who pre-ordered the phone. While those who placed their orders directly through HTC are reporting shipments have begun, those who went the Amazon route were recently being told the phone is on back order, and shipments won’t begin until August. Now,…

The Nokia 5.1 was made official by HMD at its Moscow event late last month. As for availability, the company had said the phone will go on sale globally from July. Well, pre-orders for the device are live now. As was the case with Nokia 3.1, Russia is the first market where the handset will…

Cricket is releasing a new smartphone today, the weirdly named Moto E5 Supra. This is in fact the AT&T-owned carrier’s version of the phone we know as Moto E5 Plus. Thus, the Supra comes with a 6-inch HD+ touchscreen, a 12 MP rear camera and an 8 MP front cam (both with LED flash), 3GB…

The lowest-end member of alcatel’s roster is no longer the 1x, for today the alcatel 1 has surfaced over in Russia. It’s still unclear when it will be launched or how much it will cost, but do expect it to be even cheaper than the €100 1x. Like that model, it runs Android Oreo (Go…