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Samsung Q3 profits drop, but mobile division excels

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 08:00 AM PDT

Samsung is the latest company to issue its Q3 financial report and the results show a 56% decrease in year over year operating profits. During the July-September period, the company racked in just KRW 7.78 trillion ($6.58 billion) in profits down from KRW 17.57 trillion ($15.04 billion) last year. The sizeable drop is caused due to the slumping semiconductor market and weak demand for memory chips. On the flip side, smartphone profits fared better with solid sales of the Galaxy Note10 and A series helping push the mobile division to KRW 2.92 trillion ($2.5 billion) profit, which is 32%...

Xiaomi's Mi Watch strap colors revealed ahead of launch

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 07:37 AM PDT

We expect Xiaomi's Mi Watch to be released next week and we already got a few teasers for it. Now Xiaomi shared an image of the watch bands and it looks like four colors will be made available at launch. We've got a black one, gray, white and what looks like navy blue color. The straps are made of the so-called fluoro rubber that has anti-allergic and, anti-sweat properties. The band is also designed with a quick release mechanism for maximum convenience. That's all we have for now but it's enough to keep us excited for the next week's release. Source

Caviar introduces iPhone 11 Pro with half a kilo of pure gold on its back

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 06:54 AM PDT

Luxury brand Caviar has introduced its new iPhone 11 Pro lineup, called Discovery. This time the theme is the Solar System and the most impressive variant is called Solarius and comes with half a kilo of 18-carat gold on the back. The price of the phone is just over $70,000 to make it the most expensive iPhone 11 Pro you can purchase. The cost can increase to exactly $71,520 if you decide to go for the 512 GB variant of the iPhone 11 Pro Max. Fans of Caviar and Apple can also get an iPhone without the extra 500 grams, if they go for the Mars, Terra or Luna options. They have an...

Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Geekbench listing confirms it's a rebadged Mi CC9 Pro

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 06:04 AM PDT

Xiaomi is all set to unveil the Mi CC9 Pro on November 5 in China, and nine days later, it will announce the Mi Note 10. The Mi CC9 Pro and Mi Note 10 will sport a penta-camera setup with a 108MP primary camera. The Mi Note 10 was expected to be a re-branded Mi CC9 Pro for the global market, and the smartphone's Geekbench 5 listing now confirms that. The Mi Note 10 and Mi CC9 Pro have appeared on Geekbench with the same specs, but the Note 10 has 6GB RAM onboard while its Chinese counterpart has 8GB RAM. However, the CC9 Pro's TENAA listing reveals it will arrive in two more RAM options...

Realme X gets Dark Mode and October 2019 security patch with new update

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 05:13 AM PDT

The Realme X is receiving a new software update which brings in the much-requested system-wide Dark Mode to the smartphone. Additionally, the new firmware bumps up the Android security patch level on Realme X to October 2019 and adds an option in the settings menu that lets you swipe down on the home screen to expand the notification bar. The update also improves the touch experience when gaming and adds a toggle in the notification center that lets you switch between SIMs. You can check out the full changelog below for more details. Security Android security...

Canalys: Samsung and Huawei extend lead on Apple as global smartphone market returns to growth

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 03:29 AM PDT

Canalys posted today its analysis on the smartphone market in Q3, just a day after the report for China. For the first time in two years, the market saw an increase in total sales, and Huawei's performance at home might be a big part of that. The Shenzhen-based company posted a 29% annual growth, but looking at the bigger picture, it actually managed to sell fewer phones outside China than the Q3 period last year. Between July and September 2019, smartphone makers sold 352.4 million units, which is just a percent more than the 348.9 million sales last year, but it is a positive...

EMUI 10 beta goes international, adds support for 8 devices

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 02:33 AM PDT

Huawei's EMUI 10 open beta program has been active in China for some time now and the company is finally extending its availability to international users. Starting today, owners of the Mate 20 series, P30 lite, Nova 5T and P Smart 2019 will be able to test out the latest EMUI features. Complete list of supported devices: Mate 20 Mate 20 Lite Mate 20 Pro Mate 20 X P30 Lite Nova 5T P Smart 2019 P Smart + 2019 If your device is on the list and you want to test out the latest EMUI, you'll first have to download Huawei's Beta app. After that, you're several short steps...

Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro will pack a 5,260 mAh battery with 30W fast charging support

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 01:44 AM PDT

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi will unveil its penta-camera smartphone, Mi CC9 Pro, on November 5. The company has already confirmed a few of the phone's features, and today it revealed its battery details. Xiaomi posted an image on Chinese social network Weibo confirming the phone will pack a 5,260 mAh battery. It will support 30W fast charging which will take the cell from flat to 58% in 30 minutes, and take another 35 minutes for a full charge. In another post, Xiaomi shared an image showing off the Mi CC9 Pro's curved edge screen with a waterdrop notch. Xiaomi says the phone will...

Xiaomi Mi Note 10 to arrive on the global scene on November 14

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 11:27 PM PDT

Xiaomi is expected to launch the Mi CC9 Pro next week, and the phone with 108 MP five-cam setup is going on the international market under a different name - Mi Note 10. While we thought they might be launched at the same time, today the Facebook page of Xiaomi Poland revealed it will have a premiere for new products on November 14, using the five-cam logo. The smartphone is expected to have all cameras on the back lined up vertically, coupled with two dual-LED flashes. Later Xiaomi posted two images on its social media channels, including the Polish version, where it is...

Our Motorola One Zoom video review is up

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 10:07 PM PDT

This has been the year when a lot of phone makers' lineups have gotten more confusing than ever, and Motorola is no exception. The One branding used to imply that phones with that name were part of the Android One program, but now... not so much. We're also getting more and more Motorola One branded handsets, and the latest of the bunch is the One Zoom. It has "Zoom" in the name, but its telephoto lens provides only 3x magnification, so it's bested on that front by competitors from Huawei and Oppo. Still, what's it like to use? We prepared a short and sweet video review for you that aims...

Apple's 5G iPhones to have 5nm chipset, Qualcomm's X55 modem

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 08:34 PM PDT

Although a lot of Android device makers have already launched 5G capable smartphones, Apple is still holding out. This year's iPhones top out at 4G, but that situation has long been rumored to change in 2020. Now a new report out of Japan claims that next year's iPhones will employ Qualcomm's X55 5G modem, according to four people familiar with the plan. However, there may be supply constraints on the X55 as everyone will want to use it in 2020. Apple's A14 SoC that will debut in next year's 5G iPhones is said to use the world's most advanced 5nm fabrication process, and TSMC will be...

AKG Y500 Wireless review

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 07:00 PM PDT

The Y500 Wireless is a new pair of Bluetooth headphones from the Samsung owned AKG Acoustics. It's a fairly affordable pair for casual, outdoor use with a compact, foldable design and some unique features for the price. The design of these headphones is quite appealing. It's quite compact, thanks to a relatively thin frame and small ear cups, and they also fold inwards to be stowed away easily. They come in four different colors, black, green, blue and pink. Build quality is average. They feel lightweight and plasticky with slightly loose joints. The headband length is adjustable...

Realme X2 Pro European pre-orders scheduled to start on November 4

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 06:02 PM PDT

After the Realme X2 went on sale in several European markets yesterday, the company announced its flagship X2 Pro is going on pre-order starting November 4. On launch, Realme will be able to ship the phone to Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the UK. The X2 Pro is every bit of a flagship phone with a 90Hz SuperAMOLED display, Snapdragon 855+ chipset and 64MP main camera. You also get the blazing 50W SuperVOOC charging to top up the 4,000 mAh battery. The baseline 6/64GB version comes with a €399 price-tag. There's also an 8/128GB...

Apple will add TV+ to the $4.99/month Apple Music student subscription

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 04:29 PM PDT

In its bid to become a services company (and not just a hardware one), Apple is aggressively pushing its latest TV+ streaming subscription, due to launch this Friday. First it announced that it would bundle a free year of TV+ to any iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV or iPod Touch, and now it will bundle TV+ for free with Apple Music' student subscription (worth $4.99 a month). Normally Apple Music is $9.99 a month per device ($14.99 for a family subscription) and TV+ will be $4.99 a month as a family plan, so having both at $4.99 is quite the steal. The news was broken on Hailee...

Razer launches Hammerhead True Wireless earbuds for $100

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 02:55 PM PDT

Razer has launched the Hammerhead True Wireless earbuds for smartphones. As the name suggests, these are fully wireless pair of Bluetooth earphones, with focus on gaming and low latency. The Hammerhead True Wireless feature an in-ear design similar to the AirPods, where they sit in your ears but don't go all the way in. Unlike the AirPods, however, the Hammerhead True Wireless are IPX4 rated for sweat/splash resistance. They also have touch panels on the back to control playback and bring up the voice assistant. The Hammerhead True Wireless are designed with gaming in...

Amazfit GTR watch review

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 02:18 PM PDT

Honor 20S getting an orange version on November 1

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 01:32 PM PDT

The Honor 20S arrived in September as a cheaper alternative to the Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro with the less powerful Kirin 810 chipset, but keeping the 3,750 mAh battery, the main 48 MP snapper, and the side-mounted fingerprint scanner. The device was initially introduced in Blue, White, and Black gradients, but now it will have a fourth, more colorful variant - Orange. Following the announcement, a fan shared his render of the new color, suggesting it should look like the Vegan Leather Orange panel of the Huawei Mate 30. Honor 20S Orange official teaser and a fan...

Upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite passes through Geekbench

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 12:19 PM PDT

Earlier this month we first heard about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite. The phone is still a bit of a mystery at this point but a new Geekbench 5 listing for a Samsung device bearing the SM-G770F model just made things a bit clearer. SM-G770F Geekbench listing The test run reveals the phone is packing the Snapdragon 855 chipset paired with 8GB RAM and runs Android 10. It managed 724 points in the single-core department and 2,604 in the multi-core test which is higher than both Exynos and Snapdragon version of the regular S10. Galaxy S10 (left) Galaxy A90...

Redmi Note 8T comes with NFC support and 18W charging

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 11:14 AM PDT

It seems that Xiaomi isn't done with the Redmi Note 8 lineup just yet. As per a rumor from a few days ago, a Redmi Note 8T is in the works and a leaked live image suggested that it will be almost identical to the original Redmi Note 8 but will add NFC support. A newly surfaced NCC listing confirms that. Since the vanilla Redmi Note 8 doesn't have NFC support - as most Chinese market-oriented smartphones do - it would make sense for Xiaomi to release the 8T for the global market with proper NFC support. Now the NCC Certification in Taiwan confirms the NFC support and also adds 18W fast...

Microsoft launches Xbox One Console Streaming for Android phones

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 10:18 AM PDT

An Xbox program manager just revealed that all Xbox one testers - those include Xbox insiders in the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead programs - based in the UK and US can try out the new gaming streaming feature. Using your Android device, you can stream the game directly from your Xbox One. The best part is that the feature works with all Xbox One and Xbox 360 games installed on your Xbox One console without any limitations. There are a couple of requirements that you need to meet in order to use the feature. First and foremost, you need an Android device as Microsoft hasn't disclosed...
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