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The upcoming Google Pixel 4a will offer UFS 2.1 storage

Posted: 14 Mar 2020 06:30 AM PDT

Arguably the better Pixel phones from last year were the 3a-series and not the flagship Pixel 3 phones due to their considerably lower price while still offering flagship-grade camera experience. But there were a couple of corners that Google needed to cut to bring the cost down and the use of 64GB eMMC storage was one of them. A photo of the Pixel 4a's bootloader It seems that this would change with the upcoming Pixel 4a smartphones, though. According to sources close to XDA Developers, the Pixel 4a will come with 64GB UFS 2.1 storage. And it kind of makes sense since modern...

Realme 6 gets its first software update with 120 FPS slow-mo for front camera

Posted: 14 Mar 2020 04:30 AM PDT

The Realme 6 unveiled last week is receiving its first software update, bearing version number RMX2001_11_A.11. The new build bumps up the Android security patch level on the Realme 6 to March 5, 2020, and squashes a bug that enabled Google Assistant with swipe-up gestures. Additionally, the new firmware comes with Soloop video editing app and brings two new features to the phone's 16MP front camera - Night Mode and 120FPS slow-motion video recording. Update changelog Realme is yet to officially announce the rollout of the new update, but you can head over to your phone's...

Samsung rolls out Android 10 update for three more smartphones

Posted: 14 Mar 2020 02:00 AM PDT

Samsung rolled out Android 10 with One UI 2.0 for two smartphones this month - Galaxy M40 and Galaxy A70s. That number now increases to five since the Korean conglomerate is rolling Android 10 for three more smartphones - Galaxy A6 (2018), Galaxy A7 (2018), and Galaxy A80. The Android 10 update for the Galaxy A7 (2018) sports version number A750FXXU4CTBC and weighs around 1.3GB in size. It brings in Dark Mode, new navigation gestures and new UI, along with other Android 10 and One UI 2.0 niceties. The new firmware also bumps up the Android security patch level on the smartphone to March...

T-Mobile responds to COVID-19 by giving all customers unlimited data for the next 60 days

Posted: 13 Mar 2020 11:04 PM PDT

T-Mobile announces that it is responding the situation arising due to the abrupt effects of COVID-19. So that families can stay in touch in these critical times. Starting now, all current T-Mobile and Metro customers with plans that include data will be given unlimited smartphone data for the next 60 days (though not including roaming data). These customers will also get additional 20GB of hotspot data as well. Students on the EmpowerED learning programs will be allowed an extra 20GB of data as well, over the next 60 days. T-Mobile is also opening the lines for customers to get in touch...

Apple's WWDC will still take place in June, but online

Posted: 13 Mar 2020 08:53 PM PDT

Unsurprisingly considering all the other big tech event cancellations we've written about recently, today Apple had some news to share about its annual WWDC (WorldWide Developer Conference), which was initially scheduled to take place in June in California, as it is every year. Plans have changed slightly, though. The event is still taking place in June, but it will be held online, for the first time in its history. This clearly is related to the ongoing (and worsening) COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic, although bafflingly Apple's press release about the new WWDC format fails to...

Samsung Galaxy A11 quietly announced with entry-level specs, punch-hole display

Posted: 13 Mar 2020 06:24 PM PDT

Today Samsung has listed a new phone on its official press website, the Galaxy A11, which has been in the leak cycle a few times lately. Oddly enough, there still isn't an accompanying press release, and the spec list that is available so far is anything but complete, although we do get a bunch of official press renders to glance at. The Galaxy A11 will, as its name implies, be Samsung's new entry-level model in its mid-range A family of smartphones. It comes with a 6.4-inch 720x1560 LCD touchscreen with a punch-hole selfie camera in the top left (that's an 8 MP unit with f/2.0...

Galaxy Z Flip and S20 series get cross-platform copy-paste with latest Windows Insider Preview build

Posted: 13 Mar 2020 03:47 PM PDT

Samsung's Galaxy S20 series flagships and Z Flip got a new cross-platform copy/paste functionality with the new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19582.1001. This is the latest move in the strategic partnership between Samsung and Microsoft and allows owners of the latest Samsung devices to seamlessly copy and paste text or images between their smartphone and PC. New cross-device copy and paste on PC In order to get the new feature up and running, users will need to set up their Microsoft Your Phone app on their mobile device and link their PC, which needs to be running Windows 10...

Samsung will sanitize your phone with UV-C light for free, crafts special cases with recycled materials

Posted: 13 Mar 2020 02:33 PM PDT

Samsung has announced a Galaxy Sanitizing Services for 19 countries, so if you come in with a device needing repair, the team at the service center will sanitize it with UV light. The service is free and uses UV-C light to keep your device clean without using any harsh chemicals. And it won't damage your device either, Samsung has done careful testing to make sure of that. You can even bring non-Samsung phones in, the service center will still sanitize it for free. It takes just 30 seconds to kill 99.9% of germs on the device. There are some restrictions for tablets and...

Google G Suite reaches 2 billion monthly active users

Posted: 13 Mar 2020 01:12 PM PDT

Google's G Suite which consists of Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Hangouts, Docs and other productivity-focused apps have passed the 2 billion active user threshold. The news comes from Javier Soltero, head of the G Suite division. Soltero announced the 2 billion monthly active users threshold was passed at the end of 2019 and revealed Google is planning to continue overhauling its productivity software portfolio going forward. He spoke about plans of continued convergence of separate apps into more feature-packed clusters. According to previous speculation, Google is planning to bring a...

OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro to be revealed on April 15, the OnePlus 8 lite is getting delayed

Posted: 13 Mar 2020 12:08 PM PDT

OnePlus has reportedly scheduled an event for mid-April to reveal its new flagship models - the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro. It will be held online event due to the COVID-19 outbreak, which also caused delays in development (the company originally planned a mid-March reveal, according to insider info). It seems that the OnePlus 8 lite was hit the hardest. This is the company's first phone to use a non-Snapdragon chipset (instead it will have a MediaTek Dimensity chip) and is set to cost £400 at launch - a launch that may have been delayed by several months. OnePlus 8 (left) • OnePlus 8...

More info on Huawei P40, P40 Pro and P40 Pro PE prices surfaces

Posted: 13 Mar 2020 11:19 AM PDT

As Huawei's launch event of the P40-series draws near, rumors are getting more detailed and more frequent. Just yesterday, the pricing of the vanilla P40 and P40 Pro and its configurations got out and now a new rumor that also talks the P40 Premium Edition. P40 799-899€P40 pro 999-1099€P40 Pro PE 1199- 1299€Prices vary by country +-50-100€— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) March 11, 2020 Interestingly, there's a bit of discrepancy between the prices from yesterday and the newly reported figures of the standard P40 version. Popular tipster RODENT950 says the P40 will cost from €799...

The Nokia 6.2 is getting a rugged James Bond-branded case

Posted: 13 Mar 2020 10:27 AM PDT

HMD's Nokia phones are the new spy gadgets of choice for agent 007. We saw an upcoming Nokia 8.2 5G in a trailer, but existing devices will get James Bond-branded hardware as well. The Nokia 6.2, for example, will get a rugged-looking Kevlar case. There's a 007 logo on the back as well as a "007 special edition" label on the side. It's not clear if the case will be sold on its own or as part of a promotional bundle with the phone. 007-branded case for the Nokia 6.2 The sides of the case look pretty solid and the corners have extra padding, likely for better drop protection....

Samsung rolling out a new update for the Galaxy S20

Posted: 13 Mar 2020 09:35 AM PDT

Samsung has released a new software update for the Exynos 990-powered international variants of the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra. The new firmware sports version number G98xFXXU1ATC1 and weighs around 150MB in size. A detailed changelog of the build is currently unavailable, but we know it comes with the March 2020 Android security patch. Samsung is currently seeding this update in India and the rollout should expand to other countries soon. If you own the global version of the S20, S20+ or S20 Ultra, you can check if this update is available for you by heading...

Upcoming Huawei AQM-AL10 listed on TENAA with 48MP main cam and 22.5W fast charging

Posted: 13 Mar 2020 08:43 AM PDT

A new Huawei midranger made its way to China's TENAA certification agency, revealing its key specs. Unfortunately, we don't have any images of the device to work with but the detailed specs give us a clear picture. The phone bearing the AQM-AL10 model number will sport a 6.3-inch OLED display with an FHD+ (2,400 x 1,080 pixels) resolution and a 16MP selfie cam. Huawei AQM-AL10 key specs The chipset remains a mystery but it will likely be one of Huawei's in-house Kirin solutions. It features an octa-core CPU clocked at 2.27GHz. RAM will vary between 6GB and 8GB while storage will...
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