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Watch the Motorola Edge series unveiling here

Posted: 22 Apr 2020 08:00 AM PDT

Motorola is on the verge of announcing its first proper flagship in years with the upcoming Edge+ which will be unveiled at 4 PM UTC today alongside the midrange Motorola Edge. The company will be holding an online keynote which you can tune into from Motorola's official homepage here. It's coming—our boldest, loudest, fastest smartphone, ever. Experience the Motorola Flagship Launch E-vent, Wednesday, April 22nd, 11AM CDT. Join us at https://t.co/IsVr50syBx pic.twitter.com/TzcERg3kDy— Motorola (@Moto) April 21, 2020 Earlier today we came across a detailed leak which detailed all...

Redmi Pad 5G rumor sounds too good to be true: 90Hz screen, 30W charging, 48MP rear camera

Posted: 22 Apr 2020 07:11 AM PDT

It has been almost two years since Xiaomi last released a tablet and there has never been a Redmi tablet - this will change on April 27 if these rumors are to be believed. And we're not sure that we should believe them, it sounds too good to be true. The Redmi Pad 5G will be powered by the Snapdragon 765G chipset, making it one of the first 5G tablets. Those are still pretty rare and there are none in the CNY 2,000 range - that's the alleged price of this tablet and it works out to $285/€260. The tablet will have a 90Hz screen - also quite rare and even harder to believe at the quoted...

SA: Apple dominated tablet market in 2019, Qualcomm a distant second

Posted: 22 Apr 2020 06:22 AM PDT

Strategy Analytics posted an analysis on the 2019 tablet application processor market. Apple got 44% of the $1.9B pie thanks to the dominance of the iPad in the niche. Of course A-series processors are quite expensive so the actual share of sold tablets is somewhat lower, but Apple slates are still the runaway leader. Qualcomm and Intel got 16% each - the first one mostly thanks to its partnerships with various Android OEMs, while the second because of its strong positions in the Windows tablet market. Mediatek and Samsung are also in the game, rounding up the Top 5. Two...

The Nokia 5.3 is also getting a James Bond-branded Kevlar case

Posted: 22 Apr 2020 05:35 AM PDT

HMD's ties with the James Bond franchise go beyond the Nokia 8.3 5G starring in the new trailer - the Nokia 6.2 and 7.2 got a 007-branded Kevlar case and it seems that they are not alone. A Kevlar case for the Nokia 5.3 has been spotted in a couple of stores. Nokia 6.2 and 7.2 James Bond Kevlar case One is in Germany, asking €20 for the "James Bond 007" case with delivery time set to around 60 days from now. That's the same price as the 6.2/7.2 case. The other store is Dutch and charges €35 (down from the MSRP or €40, apparently) and is accepting pre-orders without committing to a...

Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth teasers show eye-catching color variants

Posted: 22 Apr 2020 04:49 AM PDT

Xiaomi has something brewing for April 27. If the rumor mill is to be believed, we can expect MIUI 12, alongside yet another member of the Mi 10 family. The latter is expected to be a variant of the European Mi 10 Lite 5G, meant for the Chinese market and potentially packing an impressive camera upgrade. Unfortunately, this new leak doesn't offer much in the way of actual hardware info and can't quite shed light on any potential specs changes. What it does offer is official a look at all the color options of the upcoming phone, allegedly titled Mi 10 Youth. Mi 10 Youth...

Kuo: iPhone 12 launch will be staggered due to delays, new SE eats into iPhone 11 sales

Posted: 22 Apr 2020 04:03 AM PDT

It seems that every week there is a report on iPhone 12 production that contradicts the previous one - the latest comes from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo who says that most of Apple's upcoming phones are facing delays, despite reassurances from Foxconn that it's making up for lost time. It starts with the new iPhone SE (2020), pre-orders for which started a couple of days ago and which saw delivery dates slip into May, due to higher than expected demand. The analyst expects 12-14 million SE phones to ship this quarter followed by 10 million in Q3. However, Kuo warns that this will be at the...

vivo's iQOO Neo3 will have a 4,500mAh battery that charges in under an hour

Posted: 22 Apr 2020 03:16 AM PDT

The vivo iQOO Neo3 will become official tomorrow, with a 144Hz screen, stereo speakers and the lowest price tag among Snapdragon 865-powered phones. And we now a new teaser reveals that its 4,500mAh battery will support 44W fast charging to go from null to half in just 20 minutes and get a full charge in 58 minutes. There are only a few details left for tomorrow's announcement. We're yet to see detailed camera specs and there's the important bit of pricing and availability. Source | Via

Oppo Reno3 A coming to India soon

Posted: 22 Apr 2020 02:33 AM PDT

Oppo has been on a roll lately bringing the entry-level A12 and the midrange A52 and A72 phones. Now a new leak from Ishan Agrawal gives us a detailed spec sheet for the upcoming Reno3 A which will share plenty of similarities with the Reno3 Youth. Oppo Reno3 Youth The Reno3 A will come with a 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED display and a 16MP selfie cam. Around the back, the phone will have a 48MP main camera alongside an 8MP ultrawide shooter and two 2MP sensors presumably for macro photography and depth data. Under the hood will be a Snapdragon 665 chipset paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB...

IFA 2020 to adopt an innovative new concept

Posted: 22 Apr 2020 01:46 AM PDT

The popular trade show IFA Berlin will not go ahead as normal this year, but instead adopt an innovative new concept that is yet to be detailed. The organizers officially cancelled the usual event in accordance with the new German law that forbids any public events with more than 5,000 participants until October 24. Instead the trade show will adopt an "innovative concept", which will likely see large portions being replaced by online events. IFA organizers gfu and Messe Berlin have anticipated the impending cancellation due to the current pandemic and have worked hard on alternative...

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra ranks sixth in DxOMark's standings

Posted: 22 Apr 2020 01:00 AM PDT

DxOMark has finally come around to the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and posted a full review. The delay is likely a good thing, as Samsung issued a number of firmware updates to improve the performance of its flagship's camera since releasing it in March. The Galaxy S20 Ultra scored a very high 132 for its photos but was let down by its 102 video score for a total camera result of 122, which puts it in joint sixth place along the Honor V30 Pro. DxO praised the Galaxy S20 Ultra's lively colors, wide dynamic range and nearly the best noise control in the industry. The ultrawide camera was...

Facebook invests $5.7B in Indian carrier Jio

Posted: 22 Apr 2020 12:31 AM PDT

Facebook has announced it has invested $5.7 billion in Jio Platforms, part of the wider portfolio of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries. According to a blog post by the social media, the major reason behind the deal that made Facebook the largest minority shareholder is to combine JioMart and WhatsApp powers to "enable people to connect with businesses, shop and ultimately purchase products in a seamless mobile experience". Facebook shared this image of a family, using WhatsApp to reach new customers for its textile business Having an IM platform go beyond its chat...

Meizu 17 launch date confirmed - May 8

Posted: 21 Apr 2020 11:40 PM PDT

The Meizu 17 launch is becoming quite the saga, but at least there's now an end in sight. The company revealed its new flagship smartphone will arrive on May 8, as the previous date turned out to be an announcement of the announcement. The Meizu 17 is going to have ultra-thin bezels, one front-facing camera in a punch hole in the upper left corner and what appears to be a flat-screen display. Meizu was one of the first companies to reveal its flagship will have the Snapdragon 865 - the announcement arrived back in December when Qualcomm announced the chipset. Aside from that,...

Motorola Edge+ and Edge promo videos surface as specs get revealed

Posted: 21 Apr 2020 10:39 PM PDT

Motorola is set to unveil two new smartphones, dubbed Edge and Edge+, later today through an online event that will start at 11 AM CDT (4 PM UTC). The company hasn't officially revealed anything about these smartphones yet, but we've heard plenty of rumors and now a last minute leak reveals the full specs and price of the Plus variant. The Motorola Edge+ is powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC and has 12GB RAM and 256GB UFS 3.0 storage onboard. It runs Android 10 out of the box and will receive only one major Android version update, which is a bummer. The Edge+ sports a 6.7" FullHD+ 90Hz...

Sensitivity adjustment for Google and Nest Home devices coming soon

Posted: 21 Apr 2020 09:30 PM PDT

Editor in Chief of XDA-Developers Mishaal Rahman managed to get a hidden feature of Google Home devices to work and posted the screenshots to Twitter. Google and Nest Home devices that listen for the wake phrase: "Hey Google" will be given a new slider adjustment for tuning the sensitivity of the phrase. Finally, the Google Home app is about to add "Hey Google" sensitivity options for each Google Assistant device.https://t.co/a7R2pxLCLI pic.twitter.com/LJ6GpAj7CY— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) April 21, 2020 I can personally say that my Google Home Mini has trouble hearing me in the...

HBO Max launches May 27 for $15 per month - will offer original content and Warner Bros. library

Posted: 21 Apr 2020 07:31 PM PDT

On Tuesday, WarnerMedia announced HBO Max, a new subscription service with over 10,000 hours of premium content. This will include both Warner Bros. and HBO content and the service promises to launch original content once the streaming service goes live. Original content includes Love Life, starring Anna Kendrick, a reboot of the original show called Looney Tunes Cartoons, and fans of Friends can expect a reunion special later this year. Before you dig into the list below, you should know that the subscription service will cost $15 per month. We admit this isn't very competitive...

Huawei caught passing off DSLR photos as smartphone-made, again

Posted: 21 Apr 2020 04:55 PM PDT

In a "oopsie" moment for Huawei's PR department a photo was featured as part of a promo video for a Huawei mobile photography contest, held on Weibo. The video was meant to showcase beautiful photos taken on Huawei photos, but Weibo user Jamie-hua second-place winner at a similar 2018 iPhone contest, was paying close and actually managed to recognize and track down one of the shots in the video. The image in question is actually available on 500px and was made by photographer Su Tie. And, as the 500px page and published EXIF clearly list, was taken using a Nikon D850 rather than a...

Apple's 5G iPad Pro with mini-LED display pushed back to 2021

Posted: 21 Apr 2020 04:01 PM PDT

We've been hearing rumors about Apple's upcoming mini-LED iPad Pro for a while. According to the latest report from China's Economic Daily News, the tablet's launch will be pushed back to the spring of 2021 due to the supply chain delays with Apple's component suppliers. Previous rumors stated that the tablet was due in the second half of 2020 alongside the next-gen iPhone lineup which is also expected to bring 5G connectivity with Apple's in-house developed antennas. LG Display is touted as the main mini-LED manufacturer for Apple's upcoming 10-12" tablets and rumors are also...

Huawei posts flat revenue Q1, remains positive of market share increase

Posted: 21 Apr 2020 03:09 PM PDT

Huawei made about as much money in Q1 of 2020 as in Q1 of 2019. The company's total revenue was CNY 182.2B ($25.75B) - a 1.4 percentage point increase over the CNY 179.7B ($25.43B) of last year's Q1. Meanwhile net profit in Q1 of 2020 dipped to 7.3%, compared to 8% of Q1 2019. Huawei claims its operations are continuing as usual, despite the current pandemic. The maker is even confident that it will increase its global market share, despite the expected 20% decline in global shipments. As the pandemic slowed in China, local revenue managed to recover in March. But Huawei is...

WhatsApp expands group video chats, now allows up to 8 members

Posted: 21 Apr 2020 02:13 PM PDT

In today's world of social distancing, communicating with people for leisure or work often requires some sort of video conference calls. Microsoft and Google have their own platforms for that purpose, but WhatsApp wants to join the game too. The Facebook service is planning to expands its group video chat function to allow up to 8 members. The app is currently in beta, but testers on iOS and Android can download it. Here's how to add participants in a video call Earlier this month, WhatsApp started offering video calls of up to 4 people and now it plans to extend the...

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G review

Posted: 21 Apr 2020 01:45 PM PDT
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