Hopes for Razer Project Linda, crisis at LG Mobile | #PNWeekly 288 (LIVE at 3p ET)

On this week's show: a smartphone-laptop hybrid from Razer could come to market as a show of the company's newfound dedication to mobile. Plus, is LG going to be releasing a phone this year?

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Xiaomi silently plans to attend MWC 2018, which could mean Mi 7 Barcelona intro

We may be getting a little ahead of ourselves here, but it's possible Xiaomi will stop by Barcelona next month for a Mi 7 MWC 2018 launch.

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ZTE 5G phone planned for 2019 as networks prepare to upgrade

As cellular networks have laid out plans to upgrade to 5G technology late this year or in 2019, a phone maker from China is calling out its ambition to be first in the US with a 5G-capable device.

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Samsung privately showed off its latest stab at a foldable smartphone at CES 2018

Samsung's long-in-development first foldable smartphone is inching closer and closer to a commercial release, stopping by Vegas recently for a secret demo.

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Planet Gemini & BLOCKS: Crowdfunded Gadgets at CES 2018 (Video)

The modular smartwatch project took a year to rejigger itself for 2018 while Planet Computers is hoping for some success with its technostalgia product.

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CES 2018 round-up: Caterpillar, Jabra, Lenovo (Video)

New rugged phones, new Bluetooth headsets and new... well, new everything else that Lenovo does. CES 2018 has filled to the brim with products we want to give you a quick look at!

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Shaking in the CES 2018 pit | #PNWeekly 287

Five mobile technology geeks. One table. 60 minutes to podcast. CES 2018. From laptops to drones to smartphones and AI, we talk about it all.

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Sony Xperia XA2, XA2 Ultra and L2 hands-on (Video)

The CES 2018-unveiled Sony Xperia XA2, XA2 Ultra and L2 don't look half bad for "high mid-range" and mid-range Android phones, as shown in our hands-on video from Las Vegas.

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Vivo’s on-display fingerprint scanner works great (Video)

We tried out the world's first "full-production" smartphone with on-display fingerprint recognition at CES 2018, and the biometric sensor was surprisingly fast.

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LG will change its failing mobile release strategy, possibly starting with the Icon and Iconic

LG doesn't want to launch new smartphones "just because other rivals do" anymore, planning a smaller, more streamlined product portfolio. But what are the LG Icon and Iconic?

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Xiaomi announced as Oculus Go hardware partner, Mi VR Standalone coming to China

The self-contained Oculus Go headset is actually manufactured by Xiaomi, as announced at CES 2018, and a China-exclusive equivalent called Mi VR Standalone is also in the pipeline.

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OnePlus 6 confirmed for late Q2 launch with Snapdragon 845, US carrier support still unlikely

Until OnePlus can "experiment" with official US carrier support, the unlocked OnePlus 6 is probably coming in June, definitely packing a Snapdragon 845 SoC.

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