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OnePlus has officially unveiled its latest flagship, the OnePlus 6T at a live event in New York. Announced a day ahead of schedule to avoid a conflict with Apple's autumn event, the 6T's features were in line with expectations based on leaks, both official and unofficial....but let's follow along with the keynote. Starting bang on time, OnePlus founder and CEO,
With only about a week to go before the launch of 6T, OnePlus have been busy keeping themselves in the news. Here's a quick round-up of the latest tidbits on the smartphone front. First up, OnePlus have brought forward their showcase event by a day to 29th October to avoid being overshadowed by Apple's autumn announcement which was scheduled immediately
Right on schedule, OnePlus announced the time, date and place for the 6T launch event - 11am EDT, 30 October, at Pier 36, New York, USA. That's 1500 GMT or 1600 BST for folks in the UK. As usual, it's a fan event with tickets available from the launch website. but you'll need to get in quick. These typically sell out and
OnePlus continues to build the hype ahead of the 6T smartphone launch with a teasing tweet on Twitter. Posted at noon GMT, the message simply says, "Check back in 24 hours for an exciting announcement. #OnePlus6T", along with a photo showing the lower rear of the new smartphone. There's not much to be gleaned from from the picture as it
An email from the Google Drive Team dropped into my inbox earlier this week to let me know that from November any WhatsApp backups won't count against my storage quota on Google Drive. It's welcome news especially for heavy WhatsApp users with the basic 15 GB Drive allowance. Unaware that WhatsApp did backups? It's worth checking out as it's one
Android smartphone and tablet manufacturers are notoriously bad at providing OS updates to their hardware, leaving owners without new features and vulnerable to security flaws. While several OEMs now guarantee updates for two years, most devices are still very capable well beyond this artificial obsolesence. LineageOS, a flavour of Android built from Google's AOSP, continues to support devices that have been
In not-entirely-unexpected news, OnePlus has announced that the 5T will be available in Sandstone White. Teased by Carl Pei and harking back to the original OnePlus One, the new colour will be available from 10:00 GMT on Tuesday 9th January for a limited period. 10 am ET for those across the pond. The phone won't be completely white, though, with