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Huawei eclipses Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone maker

Update: July 31 2020 (2:26AM ET): Canalys reported yesterday that Huawei managed to pass Samsung as the number one smartphone maker in the world in Q2 2020. Now, two more tracking firms have corroborated the change at the top. “Huawei was able to attain this feat due to a unique market scenario created because of COVID-19. China, Huawei’s largest market, is now recovering from the pandemic compared to other markets like Europe, LATAM, and North America,” the firm’s associate director Tarun Pathak noted, while saying China accounted for 71% of Huawei’s shipments.

Walmart is offering the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 for only $168

By now we have a pretty good idea of just how Samsung and the carriers plan to introduce the Samsung Galaxy S4 into the U.S. market. To recap, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint are all shipping the Galaxy S4 before the end of April, with Verizon dropping the S4 sometime during May. AT&T is offering the Galaxy S4 on preorder for $199.99 on a two-year contract, but you might want to consider heading over to Walmart Wireless.

Asus teases phones for CES 2017: new Tango phone and Zenfone 3 Zoom?

CES 2017 is right around the corner and as we start arranging our calendars, OEMs start teasing what to expect. Asus has just done so with a new teaser for its CES reveals, including what looks like hints toward two new smartphone announcements. The video shows outlines of a device with two different symbols on it: an infinity symbol and a ^ which could be Lambda, a circumflex, carat, turned V, the logical conjunction “and” or Asus’ way of telling us to refer to the comment above.

Motorola Moto G Stylus: Here are the leaked specs

First, we found out that a Motorola phone with a built-in stylus existed. Then, we learned its name (the Motorola Moto G Stylus), and now we’re learning most of its specs, thanks to XDA Developers. Keep in mind, these specs are leaked and shouldn’t be seen as official in any way. However, XDA is pretty confident in their accuracy and they give us a good enough idea of what to expect from the Moto G Stylus.

Opera Mini 5 Beta available on Android

Opera Mini is probably the most popular mobile web browser out there. It makes sense that Android has now received the anticipated upgrade to Opera Mini 5. To put things into perspective, Opera Mobile 4 was made available for Android just over a year ago and since then it has been widely used as an alternative to the native Android browser on most Android based phones or devices. The most noteable updates include the tabbed browsing, which has been available for the Symbian phone version for a while.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A8: A good tablet, lots of storage

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 is now official. The tablet offers a good spec sheet at a suspected low price. You’ll be able to buy it in gray, silver, or Pink Gold in January 2022. Today, Samsung took the wraps off its latest tablet offering. It’s not the flagship Galaxy Tab S8 many premium buyers are excited to see in 2022, but it’s a good fit for a different kind of shopper.

How they are alike and how they differ

Mobile network technology is moving at a relentless pace, and it’s being built around not one, but two industry juggernauts: Fourth-generation wireless or 4G and fifth-generation wireless or 5G. The assimilation of the Internet of Things (IoT) world into both 4G and 5G technologies makes this wireless labyrinth even harder to get around.Android Authority takes a closer look at both 4G and 5G wireless realms as they exist today and show where the two worlds intersect and where they have clear distinctions.

NVIDIA Shield Tablet with 32 GB and LTE now available for pre-order

The NVIDIA Shield Tablet offers one of the best gaming experiences in mobile. It performed amazingly during our review and we know many of you are planning to sign up for it. Chances are you don’t want to be limited by the 16 GB of storage the released version sports. Those who want a little more from their NVIDIA Shield Tablet can now pre-order the 32 GB, LTE version. It is the same stunning Tegra K1-powered tablet with 2 GB of RAM, an 8-inch 1920x1200p display and 5MP cameras.

There's a secret in Pokemon Go that nobody knows about

John Hanke, CEO of Pokemon Go developer Niantic, has revealed that there is a secret in the ever-popular app that nobody yet knows about.  Speaking to GamesRadar regarding the mysteries of Pokemon Go, Hanke said: “There will always be secrets in the game that no one has found because we’re always adding new secrets to the game,” adding “There’s one out there right now and we’ll see how that plays out over the course of the next few weeks.

Deal: Launch a career as a certified Cisco specialist

In order to secure yourself a high-paying position in network engineering, earning Cisco certifications is pretty crucial. Thankfully, with today’s deal, acing those tricky exams isn’t as far fetched as you might think. The Cisco CCNA Training Suite was created by experts specifically to help you cruise through the two Cisco CCNA exams. For a limited time, you can get this $400-valued prep package for only $39. Prepare to ace two of the Cisco CCNA exams.