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- New Oppo phone with 6.5-inch screen and triple camera setup pops up on TENAA
- Facebook Messenger adds new Star Wars dark theme
- Microsoft announces Xbox Series X, arriving Holiday 2020
- Microsoft's Your Phone app can now handle calls as well
- Huawei's Kirin 1020 SoC tipped to have 50% better performance than the Kirin 990
- Vanilla Oppo Reno3 is also coming with 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Note10 receiving stable Android 10 update
- Motorola Moto G8 Plus review
- Realme X50 5G to come before January 25
- Realme gives a sneak-peek of the Buds Air
- Nokia 2.3 coming soon to India
- Samsung has already sold 1 million Galaxy Fold units
- Updated Google Assistant rolling out to Canada, UK, and others
- Gap between Huawei and Samsung narrows for top phone maker in the world
- Google introduces Verified SMS and Spam Protection for Messages
- Motorola One Power starts receiving Android 10
- Samsung's Galaxy Fold 2 will most likely use UTG display
| New Oppo phone with 6.5-inch screen and triple camera setup pops up on TENAA Posted: 13 Dec 2019 07:45 AM PST  Most of the Oppo headlines in the past days have been about the upcoming Reno3 lineup but a new device from the manufacturer was just spotted on a TENAA listing. It bears the PDBM00 model number and will reportedly be a midrange offering with a 6.5-inch display, triple cameras and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. The front houses a 6.5-inch display with a waterdrop notch but we don't get any clarification on the resolution nor the display type. Going around the back we see a vertically aligned triple camera setup and LED flash in the top left corner, flanked by the fingerprint... |
| Facebook Messenger adds new Star Wars dark theme Posted: 13 Dec 2019 06:45 AM PST  Ahead of the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker release and in line with the recent trends dark mode aesthetics in apps, Facebook's Messenger has added a new Star Wars-inspired theme for die-hard fans. Of course, the theme isn't released to save on battery, it's all about looking fun, although it should put less strain on your battery than the normal white theme if you are using a phone with an OLED screen. Anyway, the theme also adds new Star Wars emojis, animated stickers and AR filters for video calls. Facebook said that the theme is limited edition but we still don't know what... |
| Microsoft announces Xbox Series X, arriving Holiday 2020 Posted: 13 Dec 2019 05:45 AM PST  Microsoft today announced the next generation of game console, the Xbox Series X. Previously known as Project Scarlett, the Xbox Series X is the fourth major console release from Microsoft and will be available for purchase this time next year in Holiday 2020. The Xbox Series X is the successor to the Xbox One and the Xbox One X series of consoles and today's announcement finally gives us a look at the final design of the hardware. The Series X features a vertical, monolithic design that eschews the AV rack friendly form-factors of previous generations. Microsoft says the Series X... |
| Microsoft's Your Phone app can now handle calls as well Posted: 13 Dec 2019 04:45 AM PST  Back in July, Microsoft launched a new app called Your Phone that syncs your text messages, notifications and photos between your Windows PC and your Android phone. Today, the company announced that it's bringing a highly sought after feature - phone calls. The new functionality allows you to accept and make phone calls directly on your Windows PC without having to reach for your Android phone. It's much like macOS' Continuity feature and makes the connection between your devices seamless. Go try it out, it works pretty well but don't forget to install the Your Phone app on your PC... |
| Huawei's Kirin 1020 SoC tipped to have 50% better performance than the Kirin 990 Posted: 13 Dec 2019 03:45 AM PST  The Kirin 990 was introduced not long ago, but rumors about the next-generation chipset from Huawei started flying in. And according to people familiar with the development of the Kirin 1020, codenamed "Baltimore", it would pose a significant upgrade over the Kirin 990 in terms of performance. Somewhere along the lines of 50% in raw speed gains. Coming from the Kirin 980 to the Kirin 990, the latter introduced an improvement mostly in energy-efficiency and 5G connectivity but thanks to the 5nm manufacturing process and the newly-designed ARM Cortex-A78 cores, the Kirin 1020 is set to... |
| Vanilla Oppo Reno3 is also coming with 5G Posted: 13 Dec 2019 02:45 AM PST  Oppo Reno3 lineup is arriving on December 26 and we know there is going to be a Pro variant with 5G and curved edges of the screen. It will also have a hole for the selfie camera in the upper left corner, unlike the regular Reno3 that will have a flat panel and waterdrop notch. Today, the company updated its boilerplate at the new phones' landing page, revealing that the Oppo Reno3 will have the Dimensity 1000L modem that supports 5G and is built by Mediatek. The boilerplate at Oppo's website Having a Mediatek modem means the phone will have a chipset from the Taiwanese... |
| Samsung Galaxy Note10 receiving stable Android 10 update Posted: 13 Dec 2019 01:59 AM PST  Samsung released the stable build of Android 10-based One UI 2.0 for the Galaxy S10 trio last month. And now, the company is seeding the stable build of the latest version of Android for the Galaxy Note10 and Note10+. Like the S10 trio, the Note10 pair was slated to receive Android 10 starting next month, but Samsung has managed to push the update ahead of schedule. However, the update is currently only rolling in Germany to those who enrolled in the One UI 2.0 beta program. It sports version number N97*FXXU1BSL7 and weighs around 145MB in size. You should get an update... |
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| Realme X50 5G to come before January 25 Posted: 13 Dec 2019 01:16 AM PST  Realme has confirmed it will launch the Realme X50 with 5G support soon. The company hasn't revealed the launch date yet, but we'll likely see it go official before the Spring Festival in China, which is on January 25. This information comes to us through Realme product manager Wang Derek, who in response to a query on Weibo confirmed that the X50 5G will arrive before the Spring Festival. Additionally, some users asked whether the X50 5G will sport a 120Hz display, to which Derek responded by asking "If so, would you buy it?" Does that mean the X50 5G will boast a 120Hz display?... |
| Realme gives a sneak-peek of the Buds Air Posted: 12 Dec 2019 11:08 PM PST  We already knew the Realme Buds Air will have wireless charging, and just a day after the confirmation from the Realme India CEO, the company decided to tease the wearables on its Twitter, giving a sneak-peek to some fans. The short video reveals impressions of the design include amazing design, premium feel and unique yellow color. Our #realme fans got an exclusive sneak-peek at the all new #realmeBudsAir. And they absolutely love the design and feel of this #TrueWireless and #RealSeamless audio device. Check out the video and stay tuned for more exciting hands-on experience!... |
| Nokia 2.3 coming soon to India Posted: 12 Dec 2019 10:15 PM PST  The Nokia 2.3 unveiled last week will soon arrive in India, since the company has begun teasing it in the country by posting a couple of videos on Twitter. The Nokia 2.3 is a budget Android One smartphone that's powered by the Helio A22 SoC and runs Android Pie out of the box. It has 2GB RAM and 32GB of storage onboard, which can be further expanded by up to 400GB via microSD card. The smartphone comes with a 6.2" HD+ notched display and has a dedicated Google Assistant button on the left side. It features a 5MP snapper on the front and a 13MP main camera at the back that's joined... |
| Samsung has already sold 1 million Galaxy Fold units Posted: 12 Dec 2019 09:12 PM PST  The Samsung Galaxy Fold has had an eventful life, being announced in February then almost making it to store shelves only to be pulled because of some issues that became apparent while it was being reviewed by international media. It was finally released in September, and Samsung has already sold more than one million units since. That might not seem like a huge number, but don't forget that this is basically the definition of a niche device. It is the first in an entirely new category of products, and it's also prohibitively expensive for most people. And yet, there still were a... |
| Updated Google Assistant rolling out to Canada, UK, and others Posted: 12 Dec 2019 07:33 PM PST  Google Assistant got its most recent makeover with the debut of the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. The first countries to see the updated Assistant interface with a less obtrusive transcription prompts was the US in English. According to a new Google support page spotted by 9to5Google, the updated look is coming to five new regions. Canada, Australia, the UK, Singapore, and Ireland will all see the updated Google Assistant UI, though only in English. Not only this, but the updated UI is only coming to Pixel 4 and 4 XL devices. The update will likely be rolling out to the new regions... |
| Gap between Huawei and Samsung narrows for top phone maker in the world Posted: 12 Dec 2019 04:55 PM PST  Huawei has come a long way in the past five years. In 2015, it managed to ship over 104 million smartphones with a 5.5% market share and held the number 3 position worldwide. Then, in 2016, Huawei announced an ambitious goal to become the number 1 smartphone maker in market share by 2021. The latest report from Strategy Analytics shows that Huawei might hit that mark. The latest report from the Korea Herald estimates that Huawei will finish second this year with 251 million smartphones for an estimated market share of 17.7% share by the end of this year. That's just 3.6 percentage points... |
| Google introduces Verified SMS and Spam Protection for Messages Posted: 12 Dec 2019 03:00 PM PST  In the past month or so, Google has turned on RCS for all US carriers within its own Google Messages app. Users who haven't already activated it should update both the Messages and Carrier Services apps. In addition to finally providing a viable successor to SMS, Google is announcing a couple of new features meant to keep users safe from spammy or malicious SMS-bots. When we receive a one-time passcode to our smartphones, its often from an unknown phone number. But other times we receive falsified SMS messages asking us to click on malicious links. Google is bringing 'Verified... |
| Motorola One Power starts receiving Android 10 Posted: 12 Dec 2019 09:05 AM PST  The Android 10 closed beta program for Motorola One Power launched a month ago and now the final and stable version of the software is rolling out to some Motorola One Power owners. In fact, according to Motorola's official support page, the model started getting the OTA update on December 10. The new software version comes with December security patch as well and will rollout gradually to all users. Motorola says that it should reach all devices by January 10. Aside from the security patch, the software also brings some stability improvements too. However, it's yet unknown if the... |
| Samsung's Galaxy Fold 2 will most likely use UTG display Posted: 12 Dec 2019 08:35 AM PST  A month ago information regarding the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 has leaked suggesting that it would use an entirely new display technology. In fact, since the phone is already in development, the company has already ordered a substantial amount. Now a EUIPO (European Intellectual Property Office) patent from Samsung confirms the company's plans. The new flexible layer is called UTG - from Ultra-Thin Glass. It can be applied to all sorts of electronics and types of displays but we suspect the main use case would be smartphones. The upcoming Galaxy Fold 2 next year is said to feature the UTG... |
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