The path to niche smartphone nirvana is tricky, something backers of the F(x)tec Pro1-X QWERTY Android are discovering as new delays and spec changes hit the unusual slider. Revealed back in late 2020 ...

In 2019, a little known company by the name of F(x)tec released the Pro 1, a modern take on the QWERTY phones of yesteryear. For a second act, the company is teaming up with XDA Developers, a ...

The F(x)tec Pro1 is one of the few modern smartphones to feature a slide-out keyboard for thumb typing. First launched in 2019, the phone was designed to ship with a custom version of Android ...

A serious vulnerability has been found in recent builds of the Linux kernel, allowing any local user to gain root access on an unpatched device… which could include a number of Android phones running ...

UK smartphone maker F(x)tec has revamped its F(x)tec Pro1 device, featuring a slide-out physical keyboard, with more RAM and storage options, and a choice of LineageOS, UbuntuTouch, or Android. The ...

If you are searching for a smartphone with a physical keyboard you may be interested in the Pro1 X smartphone, a device capable of running a number of different operating systems including Android, ...

Has the ubiquitous Bayer array been dethroned? Fujifilm shatters the resolution barrier with a 16MP APS-C sized-sensor that does away with the crippling "blurring" filter found in most current digital ...

After years of slabs in the face, Android phones have experienced a mini-resurgence of keyboard-equipped smartphones via a small group of Android devices that bring forward form factors first seen ...

While nowadays is all about high refresh rate, big AMOLED display panel, there used to be a time where just a presence of a physical keyboard was a deal-breaker for many. Even when the touchscreen ...

Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. If we've ...