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Vivo S1 India pricing leaks - three variants in total

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 07:00 AM PDT

Vivo has been attracting quite the healthy amount of fan attention since the official debut of the S1 earlier this month. Not to be confused with the other S1 vivo launched in China a few months ago, this one is actually a re-branded vivo Y7s. It first made its way to Indonesia and is now headed to India. Cut-throat markets where a phone really needs to shine in the value department to have any chance of success. As per an industry insider, starting [August 7, the vivo S1 will retail for INR 17,990 (about $260) on the India market. That's for the entry-level 4GB RAM, plus 128GB storage...

Black Shark 2 Pro officially confirmed to ship with Snapdragon 855+ SoC

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:30 AM PDT

The Black Shark 2 Pro, arriving on July 30, was spotted on AnTuTu yesterday with the recently announced Snapdragon 855+ SoC. And now, the company has posted an official teaser video confirming the latest Qualcomm mobile chip on its upcoming gaming smartphone. The clip also gives us a glimpse of the Black Shark 2 Pro and reveals the front of the smartphone which looks similar to the non-Pro variant. You can check out the video below. The company hasn't revealed any other specifications of the Black Shark 2 Pro, but if we are to believe AnTuTu, the smartphone will run Android Pie and...

Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo Android Pie update rolling out

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 04:00 AM PDT

Samsung rolled out Android Pie for the Galaxy Xcover 4 earlier this month, and now, it's seeding the latest version of Android for one more smartphone - Galaxy J7 Duo. The new build carries version number J720FDDU4BSG7 and requires a download of around 1.3GB. It comes with the July security patch as well as One UI 1.1. The update includes Night Mode and Digital Wellbeing, but it doesn't bring in all the Android Pie and One UI features to the phone. You can check out the changelog below to see what the new firmware brings to the Galaxy J7 Duo. Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo Android Pie...

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 strolls through FCC, may launch with Note10

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 02:00 AM PDT

Samsung already has a successor to the Galaxy Watch Active and it has just been spotted going through the FCC. In the documents, a few photos of the device show where the FCC ID is found, hidden in the settings. Source: FCC The device carries the model number SM-R830 and pertains to a 40mm watch body. Based on the sketches, there will be another stainless-steel version of the watch. It is believed there will also be a larger 44mm variant and perhaps another with LTE support. All we can tell from the photos is that the Watch Active 2 will be visually similar to the Galaxy Watch...

Dish Network confirms that it will become a national US mobile operator

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 12:00 AM PDT

Following the latest news of T-Mobile and Sprint's merger milestone hurdle, Dish Network has officially confirmed that it will become a major US carrier. As part of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, the US Department of Justice reached an agreement with the two parties if Dish is well equipped to run Sprint's Prepaid businesses and roll out its own national network. Dish has committed to the FCC that it will roll out a nationwide 5G network that covers 70% of the United States by 2023. As part of the merger, Dish will acquire Sprint's prepaid businesses including Boost Mobile, Sprint prepaid,...

Our Honor 20 Pro video review is up

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 10:00 PM PDT

Honor's latest self-numbered lineup is a duo this year. The Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro build on the success and design of the Honor View 20 from earlier this year. The Honor 20 and 20 Pro are slightly different. Both phones have what it takes to compete with a flagship device: a large display, huge battery, flagship chipset (Kirin 980), and a four-camera system with versatile uses. However, the display is where Honor cut costs by using IPS LCD instead of OLED panels. The hole-punch 32MP selfie camera also eliminates the need for a pop-up mechanism or notch. Both phones have a...

Samsung launches Galaxy Note10 VIP pre-orders in the Philippines

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 08:00 PM PDT

Samsung's Unpacked event for the Galaxy Note10 is still more than a week away but the company has announced a VIP pre-order program that can set you up with some extra goodies. First, you have to register and then use your unique 4-digit PIN to complete the registration and reserve a Galaxy Note10 smartphone. Everyone who orders one through the VIP program will be able to choose between three options. Option A gives you a special gift worth PHP 29,999, option B offers two special gifts and a store coupon worth PHP 4,000 and option C grants you with a special gift and a store token...

nubia Z20 telephoto samples surface, could this be 20x hybrid zoom?

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 06:00 PM PDT

The co-founder of nubia shared two more photos taken with the upcoming nubia Z20 this time boasting the image quality of the telephoto camera. Here are the two shots. Normal photo • telephoto sample Unfortunately, he didn't go into details in its Weibo post so we don't know how many times the zoom the nubia Z20 is capable of. Some suggest that this is a 20x hybrid zoom since the number 20 is a theme here. Earlier the parent company ZTE bragged about the 20x hybrid zoom of the Axon 10 5G, so it makes sense for the nubia Z20 t share that feature. Source (in Chinese)

Justice department reaches settlement to approve T-Mobile and Sprint merger with conditions

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 04:00 PM PDT

We have been following this story for the last few years. We've known that Sprint and T-Mobile were interested in merging since rumors began rumbling back in 2016 with plans falling through at least a couple of times. Even at that time, the reason for merging was similar - Sprint couldn't survive as the no. 4 carrier on its own. Today, the US Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs has announced its approval for the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint with conditions. Five State Attorney Generals have reached an agreement that would do two things: Expedite the nationwide 5G rollout for...

SoftBank announces second Vision Fund with focus on AI advancements

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 02:00 PM PDT

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank announced the launch of its Vision Fund 2 with the help of Apple, Microsoft, Foxconn and several financial institutions. The aim of the private investment fund is to continue the development of AI-based advancements in perspective start-up companies which could one day result in products used by millions of consumers across the world. According to its press release, the Japanese firm is planning to invest north of $38 billion while the combined first-round of funding from its partners is expected to reach $108 billion. Apple, Foxconn, Microsoft as...

MediaTek Helio G90 announcement scheduled for July 30

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 12:30 PM PDT

MediaTek is gearing up to release its first gamer-centric chipset kicking off the brand new Helio G-series on July 30. The manufacturer plans to introduce the G90 SoC at an event in Shanghai. Seeing how gaming phones are gaining momentum this move would position MediaTek in the forefront for future budget gaming devices. While we don't have any concrete specs of the new chipset, speculations point to an overhauled Helio P90 which is an eight-core CPU built on a 12nm process. The main difference with the new G90 will likely come in the GPU department although nothing has been officially...

PUBG Mobile Lite reaches India

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 11:00 AM PDT

PUBG Mobile Lite has been expanded to yet another country with the lightweight version of the popular game now available in India. As the name implies, the Lite version is designed for budget devices with less than 2GB of RAM while the app itself is just 400MB big. PUBG Mobile Lite features a smaller map than the original - only 60 players and games usually last around 10 minutes. The rest is pretty much the same aside from graphics optimizations. This version is supposed to run well on less powerful devices while delivering similar to the original gameplay. You can download the...

ZTE nubia Red Magic 3 review

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 09:40 AM PDT

Huawei to use more Kirin chipsets in bid to reduce Qualcomm reliance

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 09:30 AM PDT

According to hardware suppliers for Huawei, the company is looking to reduce its reliance on Qualcomm and MediaTek chips by replacing them with its in-house HiSilicon SoCs. The company's own chipsets are expected to power up about 60% of Huawei devices in the second half of 2019. For comparison, in H2 2018, less than 40% of the Huawei phones used Kirin SoCs while H1 2019 the firm used its chips in about 45% of the devices. So in the second half of 2019, over 150 million Huawei handsets will adopt Kirin SoCs given the projected 270 million shipments for 2019. Huawei has adopted its...
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