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Huawei claims it has already sold over a million Mate 30 phones

Posted: 01 Oct 2019 07:10 AM PDT

Huawei claims it has already sold 1 million units of the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro. The phones went on sale in China on September 26 (Thursday last week), so they've been available for less than a week, making this all the more impressive. In fact, this number is said to have been reached in a matter of hours as Richard Yu made the announcement during the opening of a Huawei flagship store in Shenzhen a couple of days ago. Including the online orders, Huawei was raking in CNY 500 million a minute, implying a rate of 100,000 sales per minute. There's no way to verify the company's...

Google to launch Live Caption feature with Pixel 4 devices

Posted: 01 Oct 2019 06:20 AM PDT

Back at Google I/O the search giant announced a feature called Live Caption that transcribes audio into subtitles and puts them on the screen. Now, thanks to XDA-Developers, we can see how the feature works - it analyzes any audio stream and places captions on the display. Google said in May that Live Caption will come with select phones, running Android 10, and given the Pixel 4 launch in two weeks, it is safe to assume the new handsets will be among the first devices with the feature. Live Caption screenshots The screenshots from an unreleased APK, obtained from a...

Samsung Galaxy Fold arrives in India, pre-orders begin October 4

Posted: 01 Oct 2019 05:32 AM PDT

The redesigned Samsung Galaxy Fold has arrived in India. It's priced at a whopping INR164,999 ($2,320/€2,130) and can be pre-ordered starting October 4, with deliveries beginning from October 20. You can pre-order the Galaxy Fold through the company's official site, Samsung Shop, and Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru. It will also be available through select retail outlets in 35 cities across the country. For INR164,999, Samsung is offering 24x7 technical support to Galaxy Fold customers along with a one-year Infinity Flex Display Protection which includes accidental damage protection...

Xiaomi Redmi 8 specs and price appear on China Telecom ahead of official reveal

Posted: 01 Oct 2019 04:40 AM PDT

After passing through TENAA, the Xiaomi Redmi 8 has surfaced on China Telecom's website, indicating that it's very close to release. It also got the go-ahead from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The carrier and MIIT were kind enough to post these photos of the phone on a white background, instead of TENAA's usual blue. By the way, we've seen hands-on photos before. Xiaomi Redmi 8 Anyway, the Redmi 8 will have a 6.21" 720p+ screen wrapped in a plastic body available in Red, Green, Blue and Black. The chipset, likely the same Snapdragon 439 as...

Coolpad Cool 5 announced with Helio P22 SoC, 6.22" display, and 4,000 mAh battery

Posted: 01 Oct 2019 03:50 AM PDT

Chinese phone maker Coolpad today announced a new budget smartphone, dubbed Cool 5. The Coolpad Cool 5 is built around a 6.22" 19:9 display that has 720p resolution and small bezels on all four sides. The screen also has a waterdrop notch up top which houses the 16MP selfie camera. Around the back, we get a fingerprint reader joined by a dual camera setup which is a combination of 13MP main and 2MP depth sensor modules. On the inside, the Coolpad Cool 5 has a Helio P22 SoC paired with 4GB RAM. The smartphone boots Android Pie and has 64GB of storage onboard, though it also has a...

Apple pushes iOS 13.1.2 and iPadOS 13.1.2 alongside watchOS 6.0.1

Posted: 01 Oct 2019 03:00 AM PDT

Just last week, Apple released the first update to iOS 13 which brought several additions like the CPU throttling feature, Shortcuts Automations, Share ETA and an improved volume indicator. Then this past Friday iOS 13.1.1 rolled up to iron out some security and Bluetooth bugs alongside minor improvements to the Safari and Reminders apps. Now, Apple has released a second update with iOS 13.1.2 which aims to tackle iCloud Backup problems, camera and Bluetooth issues as well as some smaller bugs. Alongside the iPhone update, Apple pushed a small update for iPad OS which tackles similar...

Google Pixel 4 shines in an official-looking press render

Posted: 01 Oct 2019 02:05 AM PDT

An official-looking press render of the Google Pixel 4 has surfaced, corroborating previous leaks and giving us our clearest look yet at the fourth-gen Pixel. As you can see, the Pixel 4 has small bezels on three sides, but the top bezel is thick as it houses the selfie camera and an earpiece along with other hardware necessary for the Motion Sense technology. The render also shows off a new wallpaper which has the letter 'P' and the number '4', in five different colors. Moving on to the back, which is reminiscent of the iPhone 11 Pro, we have two cameras housed inside a...

LG Tone+ Free is the latest competitor in the wireless buds party

Posted: 01 Oct 2019 01:10 AM PDT

LG just announced the Tone+ Free wireless earbuds. They come with fast-charging, special tuning by Meridian Audio and the company promises music up to one hour with just five minutes of charging, or a total of six hours on full charge. LG equipped the set with a microphone, which isn't a surprise, but there is also a noise-cancellation mic, which should make phone calls a lot better - something fellow Korean giant Samsung is yet to deliver. The buds are IPX4 compliant, meaning they are waterproof for all your sports in the rain or in heavy-sweating moments. The earbuds are coming in...

Oppo A11 to arrive in China with 48 MP camera

Posted: 01 Oct 2019 12:20 AM PDT

The Oppo A5 (2020) arrived on in India back in September and now a similar device is launching in China, although with a different name. The Oppo A11 appeared in China Telecom listings with a price tag and key specs, and the main differences compared to the A5 are the main camera and the selfie shooter - the body remains the same. Oppo A11 The images reveal a device with a 6.5" screen and a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera, which has a 16 MP sensor. On the back we see three shooters, lined up vertically, with a depth sensor on the side, keeping company to the LED flash....

vivo NEX 3 5G 12GB RAM variant now available for purchase

Posted: 30 Sep 2019 11:30 PM PDT

vivo unveiled the NEX 3 5G last month in two memory versions - 8GB/256GB and 12GB/256GB. The 8GB RAM variant was already available for purchase in China, and starting today, the 12GB RAM version goes on sale for CNY6,198 ($870/€795). You can buy the vivo NEX 3 5G 12GB RAM variant from the company's official China site and online retailers like TMall, JD.com, and Suning.com. The vivo NEX 3 5G is built around a 6.89" Waterfall Display and has a Snapdragon 855+ SoC at the helm. It sports a 64MP triple camera at the back and has a 16MP selfie camera mounted on a pop-up mechanism. You...

Moto One Macro leaked by major Saudi online retailer

Posted: 30 Sep 2019 10:10 PM PDT

The latest variant of the Moto One series was spotted on a Saudi Arabian retail website, but the listing has been taken down. A tipster provided us with an image of the phone and some of the specs from the listing. The spotted device is called the Moto One Macro and its headline feature could be a 2MP macro camera. It has two other main cameras: a main 13Mp sensor and another 2MP sensor, which we suspect to be a depth sensor. Based on the image above, we are also looking at laser-assisted autofocus and a rear fingerprint scanner. There is also a notched display with a tall aspect...

Source: Huawei to debut 5nm Kirin 1000 on Mate 40 series

Posted: 30 Sep 2019 10:00 PM PDT

The latest report from Huawei Central cites industry sources about Huawei's next-generation Kirin processor. Supposedly called the Kirin 1000, it will be Huawei's first chipset built on the 5nm process and said to launch in the second half of 2020. The source says Huawei has begun trial production of the chipset and the Kirin 1000 would use A77 architecture cores (the 990 uses A76). We can expect the Kirin 1000 to be even faster while consuming even less battery life. Like the 990, we can expect the Kirin 1000 to be configured with 5G radios built in. Huawei Mate 30...

Google releases new #SwitchtoPixel ads anticipating Pixel 4

Posted: 30 Sep 2019 05:48 PM PDT

Google is set to announce the Pixel 4 and 4 XL on October 15 and the phone has already leaked on several previous occasions. The latest few ads posted by Google are touting the Pixel's various features. The #SwitchtoPixel campaign consists of four videos released on the 'Made by Google' YouTube channel. Each video features customer testimonies of their experiences pertaining to Unlimited Google Photos storage, camera experience, process of transferring data, and battery life. The 'Get it Together' video above shows a person's testimony using an older-generation Pixel,...

With OnePlus 7T on the way, T-Mobile discontinues 7 Pro sales

Posted: 30 Sep 2019 02:59 PM PDT

OnePlus announced the refreshed 7T last week with an updated triple camera, bigger 6.55-inch Fluid AMOLED screen, and faster Warp Charge technology. The phone launched in the US with a cheaper price point of $599 and the phone's sales will begin on October 8 at 10AM ET. T-Mobile will also sell the 7T, as it has been carrying OnePlus phones since last year's 6T. However, the OnePlus 7 Pro is no longer available from T-Mobile's website or the T-Mobile app, as confirmed by Phone Arena via a T-Mobile customer representative. OnePlus 6T, 7T, 7 Pro Unlike the general unlocked sales...
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