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Amazon announces refreshed Fire 7 and Fire 7 Kids Edition tablets

Posted: 16 May 2019 09:00 AM PDT

Tablets have shrunk in popularity in the past few years but that isn't stopping Amazon from developing its affordable Fire lineup. Today, the e-commerce giant announced two updated Fire 7 slates, which remain the most affordable around. New Amazon Fire 7 The new Fire 7 comes with double the storage starting at 16GB and maxing out with 32GB. The physical appearance remains unchanged but there are three new colorways to choose from including Plum Red, Sage Green and Twilight Blue. The processor received a minor bump with added memory bandwidth. The front camera now features HD...

Realme X coming to India soon, company confirms

Posted: 16 May 2019 08:00 AM PDT

The Realme X will start its life in China, but will make its way to India shortly after that. This information comes to us straight from the horse's mouth - Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth - who took to Twitter to make the announcement. Sheth didn't reveal the launch date of the Realme X, but we assume this smartphone will debut in India within a month. With Sky Li our global CEO and the amazing team! That marks the start of our journey in China. #RealmeX is coming soon to India :) #PopupCamera #48MP pic.twitter.com/uWdk19itvb— Madhav Sheth (@MadhavSheth1) May 15, 2019 The Realme X...

Robert Downey Jr. will be the star of the OnePlus 7 Pro's promo campaign

Posted: 16 May 2019 07:00 AM PDT

The OnePlus 7 Pro will be promoted by one of the hottest movie stars in the world right now, Robert Downey Jr. As Avengers: Endgame is still on top of the box office (for the third week straight) and threatens to dethrone Avatar as the highest grossing movie ever, Mr. Iron Man himself is collaborating with OnePlus to launch a promo campaign. The campaign will launch across China and India soon in various formats. Here's what RDJ had to say about it: It's cool to see a young brand disrupting the tech landscape. I was challenged to help them create an authentic campaign based on the...

SanDisk Extreme 1TB microSD card now available for $450

Posted: 16 May 2019 06:00 AM PDT

SanDisk's 1TB microSD card, the first in the world, is now available. You can find on SanDisk's site, Amazon and B&H. This marvel of electronics will set you back $450. It's £454 on Amazon UK and €523 on Amazon Germany. For comparison, the PNY 512GB microSD (one of the first) launched at $350 in mid-2018 and currently goes for just north of $100. So, the price of the 1TB monster card will come down in the coming months, but smaller capacity cards will get even cheaper. The SanDisk Extreme 1TB card is rated UHS-I U3 and V30, meaning it can handle 4K video recording and transfer speeds of...

Sony unveils Xperia Ace - the Xperia XZ4 Compact that never came

Posted: 16 May 2019 05:00 AM PDT

These days properly capable compact smartphones are few and far between, but Sony is still keeping its tradition of deliering smaller footprint phones with solid hardware. While the company never released an Xperia XZ4 Compact for global markets it made its way to Japan as the Xperia Ace courtesy of local telecom Docomo. The new compact Xperia has a 5-inch LCD with FHD+ resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. The front comes with the classic large Sony bezels alongside a dual speakers setup and 8MP selfie cam. Inside, the phone is running on the Snapdragon 630 alongside 4GB RAM and 64GB...

Redmi K20 AnTuTu score revealed, leaves competition in the dust

Posted: 16 May 2019 04:00 AM PDT

Two days ago, Redmi's upcoming "flagship killer" K20 was officially confirmed by the brand's General Manager Lu Weibing. Its main feature will be the Snapdragon 855 chipset which will be a first for a Redmi device. Today Weibing went on to give out more details and posted a screenshot of the device's AnTuTu score with the phone living up to its "Demon King" nickname scoring 458,754 points. The current high score on the benchmark is held by the Xiaomi Mi 9 with its 371,423 mark. Seeing such a disparity between the two phones means that the K20 could probably come with the new UFS 3.0...

Honor 20 Pro sample photos reveal first F/1.4 camera, show off Super night mode

Posted: 16 May 2019 03:00 AM PDT

We are just a week out of the Honor 20-series launch event and the company just three sample photos from the lineup's top dog - the Honor 20 Pro. Two of them are taken with the main 48MP sensor using the new AIS Super night mode, while the third one is courtesy of the ultra wide-angle lens. The Honor 20 Pro appears to put a strong emphasis on photography and boasts the world's first f/1.4 aperture in the industry and coupled with the large 48MP sensor, it's bound to make some impressive low-light shots. Honor also confirmed that the phone will pack the 48MP AI Ultra Clarity mode that we've...

OnePlus 7 Pro goes on sale in India

Posted: 16 May 2019 02:15 AM PDT

The OnePlus 7 Pro is now available for purchase in India through OnePlus.in and Amazon.in. It's priced at INR48,999 ($699) for the 6GB/128GB model, INR52,999 ($756) for the 8GB/256GB variant, and INR57,999 ($828) for the top-end version with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. OnePlus 7 Pro However, you can only purchase the Mirror Gray variant right now which comes in 6GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB configurations. The Nebula Blue version, that has a higher demand, will go on sale from May 28, with the Almond variant arriving in June. The OnePlus 7 Pro is powered by Snapdragon 855 SoC and...

Redmi to announce Note 7S with a 48MP camera on Monday

Posted: 16 May 2019 01:30 AM PDT

Earlier this week, Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi teased the launch of a 48MP camera smartphone in India. Today, the company has announced that this smartphone is called the Redmi Note 7S and it will be unveiled on May 20. Redmi also shared an image of the Earth which has a watermark confirming that the Note 7S will come with a dual camera setup. The company hasn't revealed any other details of this upcoming smartphone, but it's worth noting that the picture of Earth it has shared today is similar to the ones captured by the Chinese Redmi Note 7 which was sent to outer space...

Oppo K3 arriving on May 23 with Snapdragon 710 SoC

Posted: 16 May 2019 12:30 AM PDT

Chinese phone maker Oppo has announced that it will unveil the Oppo K3 on May 23 at an event in China which will start at 2PM local time. It also confirmed the smartphone will be powered by the Snapdragon 710 SoC. Oppo hasn't divulged much about the K3 yet, but from a previous leak we know that it will sport a 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel with a fingerprint scanner embedded to it. The Oppo K3 will ship with a 16MP shark fin-style selfie camera like the Reno, and at the back will be a dual camera setup which will be a combination of 16MP and 2MP modules. Under the hood, the K3 is said...

Honor 20 series coming to India on June 11

Posted: 15 May 2019 11:33 PM PDT

The Honor 20 series which will be unveiled on May 21 will come to India on June 11. The lineup will consist of a vanilla Honor 20, a lite model, and a Pro variant. The Honor 20 lite will be a re-branded Honor 20i which is already available in China with Kirin 710 SoC. The vanilla model and the Pro version, on the other hand, will be powered by the flagship Kirin 980 chip. They are expected to ship with a punch-hole displays and upgraded cameras. Recently leaked details of the Honor 20 Pro suggest it will sport a quad camera setup which is a combination of a 48MP main, 16MP wide...

OnePlus 7 Pro's Zen Mode will make it to the 6T and 6, Nightscape 2.0 won't

Posted: 15 May 2019 09:00 PM PDT

The OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro ship with OxygenOS 9.5, which has a few new features compared to the 9.0 builds that are still powering the OnePlus 6T from last year. Obviously 9.5 is still based on Android 9 Pie, but it comes with stuff such as Zen Mode - a feature that, when turned on, won't let you use your phone for 20 minutes (aside from receiving calls and making emergency calls and using the camera). And it's impossible to turn off before the time runs out. Why anyone would need anything like this on their phone is a debate for another time, the point is - this is coming to the...

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G lands in the UK on June 7

Posted: 15 May 2019 07:00 PM PDT

Today Samsung has officially announced that the Galaxy S10 5G is going to become available in the UK on June 7. Initially, it will be offered by EE and Vodafone. Speaking of Vodafone, just yesterday it revealed that its 5G network is going live in seven cities in the UK on July 3, so if you'll have plenty of time to purchase an S10 5G if you want to make sure you can use the new airwaves since day one. EE on the other hand hasn't shared an exact launch date for its 5G network yet, only saying it's imminent. The Galaxy S10 5G will be out in Majestic Black and Crown Silver, and...

Here are Samsung's improvements to the Galaxy Fold

Posted: 15 May 2019 05:00 PM PDT

Samsung has been tirelessly working on improving the Galaxy Fold after it temporarily suspended its release rollout plans, following a bunch of problems that surfaced when the reviews came out. And now a report from its home country of Korea details those improvements. The company has apparently solved both of the main issues that were reported - stuff (such as dirt, lint, dust, sand, and so on) being able to get into the hinge and lodge beneath the display, causing lasting damage; as well as people being driven to remove a protective layer that sat on top of the display because it looked...

DJI Osmo Action is a 4K action camera with dual displays

Posted: 15 May 2019 03:00 PM PDT

DJI has announced its first action camera that directly takes on the GoPro Hero 7 Black. Called the Osmo Action, this $349 camera has several tricks up its sleeves, including two displays. Unlike all the GoPro models so far that have a color display on the back and a black white display on the front, the Osmo Action has a 1.4-inch full color display on the front that lets you shoot vlogs or self portraits. On the back is a 2.25-inch touchscreen display. The Osmo Action has a 1/2.3" 12MP CMOS sensor. It can shoot in 4K at up to 60 frames per second and 100Mbps bitrate. Or you can...

Apple's new marketing campaign in India says the iPhone 6s is "incredible"

Posted: 15 May 2019 01:00 PM PDT

Apple hasn't been doing very well in India, sales-wise, and the company is now looking to change its fortunes by banking on the iPhone 6s. That's not a typo, we really do mean the phone that made its debut in September of 2015. Apple's newest handsets are quite expensive (and that's an understatement) in the subcontinent, whereas the iPhone 6s starts at "just" INR 26,910 - the equivalent of $382 or €341 at the current exchange rates. That's great for an iPhone, but considering what the Android competition is offering at or around that price point, it remains to be seen how successful...

OnePlus 7 hands-on review

Posted: 15 May 2019 11:00 AM PDT

Yesterday OnePlus released its 7 Pro new flagship amid huge fanfare. That phone is a huge step for the maker as it aims to compete with the big guys on features rather than by just undercutting the price. But OnePlus also introduced the OnePlus 7 and a good argument can be made that it's the one to actually better represent the spirit of the OnePlus lineup. Here's why. The OnePlus 7 may seem severely watered down compared to the OnePlus 7 Pro, but it really isn't. It makes do with a smaller screen - 6.41-inch compared to 6.67-inch - with a lower resolution and regular 60Hz refresh...

Asus takes a jab at OnePlus ahead of Zenfone 6 announcement

Posted: 15 May 2019 09:30 AM PDT

Asus took a thinly-veiled jab at OnePlus disguised as math - the Zenfone 6 will have a 5,000mAh battery, which is larger than the 3,700mAh capacity of the OnePlus 7. It's interesting that Asus didn't target the OnePlus 7 Pro, even though the "greater than" sign would still point towards the Zenfone (the Pro has a 4,000mAh battery). Asus takes a not-so-subtle swipe at OnePlus This seems to be about price - the OnePlus 7 Pro starts at €700, the non-Pro at €550. Leaked prices put the new Zenfone 6 at under €600. Remember that last year the Asus Zenfone 5z was the cheapest S845 phone in...

First Realme X promo video is out: all the best features in a minute

Posted: 15 May 2019 08:30 AM PDT

The Realme X was unveiled earlier today and we have a full review if you want to know the details. If you just want the highlights, then this promo video is what you're looking for. It's just over a minute long and covers all the key points - from the in-display fingerprint reader to the pop-up selfie camera. With a 6.53" OLED display, the Realme X is larger than the Realme 3 Pro (6.3" LCD), which was rebranded "Realme X Lite" in China. The first Realme X units will be sold in China starting at 10:00am on May 20. You'll be able to grab one from the Realme.com, JD, Tmall or Suning....
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