Weekly Smartphone Recycling Deals: September 21st 2017

With the launch of Apple’s new iOS 11, the company is pushing augmented reality (AR) as a key feature. This has opened up a whole world of opportunity for iPhone owners, and after the success of Pokemon Go, app creators have cottoned on to this lucrative market.  As such, here’s seven of the best apps […]

Alphabet’s Google has today acquired the Pixel smartphone division from Taiwanese manufacturer HTC for $1.1 billion. The deal will see Google gain over 2,000 HTC employees, which is almost a fifth of the entire HTC workforce, plus a non-exclusive intellectual property license for the HTC name. Both parties agreed to look at other areas of […]

The LG V30 has today launched in South Korea for a price equivalent to $840 dollars, putting it on a par with the Galaxy Note 8. The electronics giant confirmed today that the handset would start rolling out to its native market, with Europe and the USA expected in the coming weeks. The device will […]

HTC has ceased trading on the Taiwanese stock market in preparation for a big announcement happening tomorrow. Reports surfaced just under two weeks ago stating that Google was in the process of acquiring HTC for an undisclosed amount. Today, HTC called a halt on all share trading ahead of a ‘pending major announcement’ happening tomorrow. We do know […]