TL;DR Android Oreo is now rolling out for the Huawei Mate 9 in the U.S. The update also introduces Huawei’s EMUI 8.0 software skin and the January 2018 security patch. Huawei promises to deliver monthly updates to higher-end phones like the Mate 9. Earlier today, Droid Life spotted that the cookie-branded update is rolling out to models MHA-L29 and MHA-L09. The former is the one sold in the U.S. through Best Buy and other retailers, though both models are the international variants.

Looks like even Sprint’s Epic 4G Touch gets a power up, thanks to CyanogenMod 9. At the moment, the release is experimental (alpha 3.1 as of this writing), ported from the current build of the CM9 for the Galaxy S2. Thanks to XDA Developers member sbrissen, this ROM is based on the latest AOSP sources, and incorporates some enhancements and tweaks. Because this release is still an experimental build, there are still a number of bugs to be addressed.

And while Verizon did delay the update in an almost proverbial fashion for a full three months, it finally seems that the waiting will end soon. Although there’s no mention on Verizon’s support website of any exact date for the upgrade, the posting of the standard “benefits of software update” and “software update instructions” PDF docs are clear indicators that ICS is but a few days away. First things first, you should know that the software update weighs in at a rather hefty 283.

This week Apple announced that it has sold 100 million iPod Touch units since 2007 – keep in mind that this is not a statistic for all iPod devices, but all iPod Touch units. This is obviously a massive milestone for Apple, but it also brings up the question, why hasn’t an Android manufacturer built a legitimate iPod Touch competitor? What past experiences have brought us As far as Android is concerned, there have been very little competitors to the iPod Touch.

Xtreamer is a company you’ve probably never heard of, and that’s OK, because we had to Google them too. Apparently they’re a South Korean firm that makes digital media players for home theatre systems. So, say you have a huge collection of MKV files: instead of buying a PC and putting it next to your TV, instead you can go to Xtreamer’s website and buy one of their many products.

One of the announcements during Google’s I/O opening keynote on Wednesday was Android Go, a new initiative to solve the problem of Android performance on devices with limited resources. Android Go takes it a step further and not only aims to solve problems around the price of hardware, but also the problem of limited data caps and lingual flexibility for those who don’t have English as a primary language. Looking at all of this, it would be easy to assume that Go is solely designed for emerging markets, but this isn’t entirely the case.

Commits found in the Chromium open source project, the precursor of Chrome and Chrome OS, suggest that Google may be bringing Chromecast support to the Android version of the browser in the close future. Code first spotted by the folks at Myce suggests that a flag to enable the feature will be added to the Developer channel of Chromium, while the feature will be present but turned off in the Beta channel.

OontZ speakers may not have the brand recognition of Beats or Bose, but they are known for their excellent value for money. Normally selling for $130, the OontZ Angle 3XL Bluetooth speaker takes the value up a notch, if you buy it today on Amazon. Amazon has the OontZ Angle 3XL going for $79.99. That’s almost 40% off the normal selling price and the lowest this device has ever got on Amazon.

There's no mistaking that the Nokia 9 PureView is a high-end device. There’s no mistaking that the Nokia 9 PureView is a high-end device. The company has been working on the phone for some time together with Qualcomm and Light to ensure it’s an appealing photo machine for passionate photographers. Before we get to the cameras, let’s look at the rest of the hardware in our HMD Global Nokia 9 PureView hands-on.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini will be using the Snapdragon 400 chip, the company has confirmed recently. Well, Samsung has decided to make everything crystal clear, and gave Phone Arena details about the CPU the phone is using. Two Snapdragon 400 chips are being used for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, depending on whether the respective device is the 4G LTE or 3G variant of the device. The 4G LTE version uses the MSM8930AP, while the 3G one has the MSM8230AP Pro in it, and both versions use Adreno 305 graphics.