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New Galaxy Watch Active to have ECG and Fall Detection

Posted: 04 Jul 2019 07:45 AM PDT

Apple launched the Watch Series 4 with ECG and Fall Detection, which won it quite a few wearables fans. Now Samsung might be preparing a counter-attack with the upcoming Galaxy Watch Active 2, rumored to have the very same duo of features. The Korean maker is bringing a direct answer to Apple's feature and its ECG (Electrocardiography) app. It measures the heart rhythm and lets you know when there are irregularities. Then it can be shared with medics for a more precise reading. The Galaxy Watch Active 2 will also have Fall Detection - if the wearable detects falling to the...

A closer look at how Xiaomi created the iridescent backs of the  Mi CC9 and CC9e

Posted: 04 Jul 2019 07:00 AM PDT

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 and CC9e come in three different colors: White, Blue and Black. The Black is pretty standard, but the other two have special finishes on the back to create an iridescent effect (White) and an S-shaped reflection (Blue). Here's how these came to be. The diffraction grating on the Mi CC9 • Compared to the Mi 9 Diffraction grating is used to achieve the rainbow colors of the White models. The Mi 9 had a similar gradient effect on its back created by ridges etched into the glass, but those were one dimensional. The CC9 back is etched in two directions, which...

Puffin OS promises to make sub-$100 phones as fast as flagships with the cloud

Posted: 04 Jul 2019 06:15 AM PDT

CloudMosa hasn't learned the lesson of Nextbit and will soon be Kickstarting a cloud-powered Puffin OS and a phone. It's based on Android, though similarly to KaiOS it will focus on web apps. Puffin's claim to fame is since the phone offloads computation to cloud servers, very low cost phones can outperform Android handsets that cost several times more. As proof, CloudMosa offers this benchmark on $100 phones (Jetstream is a JavaScript benchmark, so it tests a browser's computational power). Puffin technology also compresses web pages to reduce data usage. We don't mean to sound...

Realme takes a few swings at the Redmi 7A

Posted: 04 Jul 2019 05:30 AM PDT

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 7A today in India and Madhav Sheth, CEO for the Indian Realme branch, decided to do an impromptu comparison between that and his own C2. In a series of tweets, he said the "Desh ka real choice" should be Realme C2 and not the Xiaomi handset. The Realme C2 was launched for INR5,999 ($85/€76) back in April, and today the Redmi 7A got the same price tag (although it is only until the end of July). Sheth is highlighting the more powerful CPU of the C2, which has eight Cortex-A53 cores at 2 GHz, while only two of the eight cores on the Snapdragon 439's CPU are at the...

Lenovo Z6 goes official with Snapdragon 730 SoC and a triple camera

Posted: 04 Jul 2019 03:45 AM PDT

Lenovo announced the Z6 Pro in April and later followed it up with the Z6 Youth Edition in May. And today, the Chinese phone maker has added the vanilla Z6 to the list. The Lenovo Z6 is built out of roll cage magnesium alloy and flaunts a 3D glass back housing a triple camera setup which includes 24MP main (f/1.8), 8MP telephoto (2x optical zoom), and 5MP depth sensor units. On the front, we have a 6.39" OLED display with 2340x1080-pixel resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The screen has a sampling rate of 120 Hz and supports HDR10 and DCI-P3 wide color gamut. The display also has a...

Honor 9X retail box hints at gradient paint job for the phone

Posted: 04 Jul 2019 03:00 AM PDT

Honor 9X will be announced on July 23, with a Kirin 810 chipset. Now we know what box will arrive once you order the phone after its launch in three weeks - neat white package with some blue-purple notes, as the official images showed. They were posted by the company Vice President on Weibo, sadly, without the phone in it. Honor 9X retail box It is way too early to expect some more specs and the bottom of the box wasn't pictured - it usually a has a list of key specifications. However, the box is pretty much what you'd expect, and by the looks of its size, you might...

Samsung pushing first software update for Galaxy Fit

Posted: 04 Jul 2019 02:15 AM PDT

Samsung's Galaxy Fit tracker is getting its first OTA update. French users reported that they began receiving the R370XXU0ASG1 update which weighs in at 20.72 MB. It promises stability improvements and tuning the battery charging. Another notable addition is the new on-screen button for heart rate measurement found in the heart rate widget. If you have a Galaxy Fit head over to the Wearable app on your phone and check for new updates. This is a scheduled update so expect more regions to receive it in the coming days. Via

Redmi 7A arrives in India with a 12MP Sony IMX486 sensor, sales start July 11

Posted: 04 Jul 2019 01:27 AM PDT

The Redmi 7A has finally made its way to India, as the company officially introduced it to the local audience today. It's priced at INR5,999 ($85/€75) for the 2GB/16GB variant and INR6,199 ($90/€80) for the 2GB/32GB model. The 7A will be offered in three colors - Matte Black, Matte Blue, and Matte Gold. It will go on sale in India from July 11 and will be sold for INR200 ($3/€3) less this month. It will be available through Mi.com, Flipkart and Mi Home stores, and will come with a two-year warranty. Redmi 7A in Matte Black, Matte Blue, and Matte Gold colors The Indian Redmi...

Samsung taken to court in Australia for misleading customers about IP rating

Posted: 04 Jul 2019 12:30 AM PDT

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking Samsung Australia to court due to misleading advertisements of the Samsung Galaxy S10 series. According to the ACCC, over 300 ads were showing the flagship being used in typically saltwater environments, even if the IP rating only covers fresh water. The regulator says the advertising of the products was not only misleading but also made consumers believe their phones would continue working even if they were exposed to the salty water that is surrounding the country - the campaign is branded "Built for Australia". ACCC...

Redmi K20 Pro Avengers Limited Edition unveiled

Posted: 03 Jul 2019 11:45 PM PDT

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi has unveiled a special edition of the Redmi K20 Pro dubbed Redmi K20 Pro Avengers Limited Edition as a tribute to Marvel's heroes. Unlike the Glacier Blue and Flame Red color versions, this limited edition comes with a non-gradient, black-colored back. The smartphone also comes in a cool packaging which includes a blue-colored Avengers-themed case. Box contents of Redmi K20 Pro Avengers Limited Edition The limited edition K20 Pro will be available in China, but at the time of writing, the company hasn't revealed details about its pricing and...

Upcoming ZTE nubia Z20 shoots total solar eclipse, here are the images

Posted: 03 Jul 2019 11:02 PM PDT

A rare total solar eclipse was observed on July 2 in Chile, and the unannounced ZTE nubia Z20 was there to capture it. Seriously, the phone that hasn't leaked at all yet has produced the camera samples you can see below, of the eclipse. Note that even at full size these are very small, you can thank Weibo's image system for that. The shots were shared on the Chinese social network by Dr. Deng Licai of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who was there for the eclipse in Chile with the Z20 on hand. He also tested the nubia Z18 before release last year, when he used that phone to shoot the Milky...

Google Photos will add manual face tagging, pet photo sharing, timestamp editing on Android

Posted: 03 Jul 2019 10:15 PM PDT

If you're wondering what to expect in terms of new features from Google Photos in the near future, then you'll like the fact that the service's product lead, David Lieb, has basically revealed exactly that through a string of tweets. He was interested in feedback from users, to be made aware of outstanding bugs, possible performance improvements, and feature requests. While replying to a lot of those, he outed what's coming. First off, manual face tagging. Right now you can't select photos to be added to a face if the app hasn't picked them beforehand, but this will change in the...

Meizu's first 5G smartphone arrives next year

Posted: 03 Jul 2019 09:30 PM PDT

If there's been one prevailing buzzword in the mobile industry this year so far, that's definitely 5G. It even managed to outshine AI, as far as buzzwords go. While a lot of smartphone makers have launched 5G devices already, some haven't - Apple, for example, isn't expected to come out with a 5G iPhone until 2020. It turns out the same is probably true for Meizu. The Chinese company indicated back in April that it is in fact working on a 5G handset, which will probably be called Meizu 17 and take some heavy inspiration from the Meizu Zero port-less concept phone that failed to make its...

LG G7 ThinQ gets Android 9 Pie update on US Cellular

Posted: 03 Jul 2019 08:30 PM PDT

LG has recently been busy updating past flagships to Android 9 Pie, but that busyness is only a consequence of how long it took the Korean company to finally get the ball rolling on these new software releases. Despite past promises, it still continues to be very slow. Case in point: LG is now rolling out a new Pie update, this time for the G7 ThinQ units sold by US Cellular. That's all well and good, but we're mere weeks away from Google's outing of Android 10 Q for its handsets. Anyway, let's go with "better late than never" in LG's situation, and see what we have here. The new...

Google Pixel 3 XL can be yours for just $539.95, $360 off its launch price

Posted: 03 Jul 2019 07:30 PM PDT

Google has launched the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL for the more price conscious customers, but its flagships are still to this day the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL released last year. And here's an interesting dilemma. If you had around $500 to spend on a new phone, and it has to be a Google phone, would you rather shell out $479 for a Pixel 3a XL, or maybe add a bit of cash on top of that and splurge for a Pixel 3 XL? That proposition isn't as far fetched as you may think, for right now you can purchase a brand new Pixel 3 XL for just $539.95 at Rakuten, if you use the promo code "SAVE15" at...

Vodafone UK switches on 5G network, announces unlimited plans

Posted: 03 Jul 2019 06:30 PM PDT

As promised, Vodafone UK has turned on its 5G network today, which is available in seven cities for starters: London, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Cardiff, and Bristol. To use the brand new airwaves, you'll need a compatible device, and Vodafone is offering the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G and the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G at the moment, along with the 5G GigaCube router by Huawei if you don't desire a 5G-capable smartphone. The router starts at £30. You can buy the phones already, but they're currently being offered with Vodafone's old plans, that are due to be replaced on July 10. Let's...

Video shows how the Samsung Galaxy A80 camera lifts and flips with just one motor

Posted: 03 Jul 2019 05:30 PM PDT

There are pop-up cameras and flip-up cameras and then there's the Samsung Galaxy A80, which performs both motions. How though? Maybe this video can help shed some light: The two motions are apparently driven by just one motor, which first pushes the slider up and then continues pushing until the cameras are fliped around by the mechanism. The Weibo blogger who posted the video has apparently worked up full disassembly schematics for the phone, which should further clear up how the mechanism works. But from the looks of it, it is not much more complicated than a regular...

Samsung profits could fall by more than half, Huawei situation partially to blame

Posted: 03 Jul 2019 04:00 PM PDT

Analysts are expecting Samsung's profits to fall by more than half as the semiconductor business is going through a slump. The trade ban on Huawei, which caused some shipments to be suspended, is making the situation worse. Refinitiv SmartEstimate predicts that the company will post an operating profit of $5.14 billion (based on numbers from 29 analysts). This is a 60% decline compared to last year and even a drop compared to the poor Q1 numbers when the operating profit was $5.4 billion. This will make the Q2 earnings the lowest in the last three years. Samsung is the largest supplier...

Huawei P30 and P30 Pro earn Best Smartphone 2019 award at MWC Shanghai

Posted: 03 Jul 2019 02:45 PM PDT

The Huawei P30 and P30 Pro have claimed the Asia Mobile Awards for best phones of 2019. The accolade is awarded by a panel of journalists, market analysts and influencers based on several categories which take into account design, performance and user experience. The P30 Pro brought forth a new era in mobile photography with its quad-camera setup featuring the 10x Hybrid Zoom periscope and innovative RYYB sensor. Sales for the P30 series were also quite impressive as they hit the 10 million mark in just under three months. Source

iOS 13 to bring Attention Correction feature to FaceTime

Posted: 03 Jul 2019 01:30 PM PDT

Have you ever felt like the person you are video calling is constantly looking away when talking to you? Well, iOS 13 aims to fix that with the new Attention Correction filter, which has made its way to the beta release. Maybe it's not right to call it a filter but it does artificially correct your eyes in real-time and it looks like you are looking straight to the camera instead of the screen. Screenshots from FaceTime As you can see from the photos, it's really hard to notice any artificial correction - it looks a lot like the real deal. The feature is available on iOS 13...
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