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US president threatens local companies like Apple with extra taxes if manufacturing stays overseas

Posted: 15 May 2020 06:47 AM PDT

The president of the United States is planning to implement new taxes on American companies that manufacture their products abroad, like Apple. According to Donald Trump, taxation is an incentive - if the companies don't want to pay extra, they have to move their manufacturing at home. According to US officials from the Trump administration, this is yet another effort to move product manufacturing away from China. When asked whether he'll give tax breaks for some companies, he revealed that this is what companies should do for their government. Since Donald Trump began applying...

Xiaomi made a Redmi K30 Pro Explorer Edition but you can't have it

Posted: 15 May 2020 06:01 AM PDT

Xiaomi used to make special variants of its flagships that had semi-transparent rear panels. They called them Explorer Editions and made one for the Xiaomi Mi 8 and Mi 9. But they said they wouldn't release a Mi 10/10 Pro Explorer Edition, despite leaked images of just such a prototype in the wild. It turns out they made a prototype of a Redmi K30 Pro Explorer Edition as well, as per images from Xiaomi Senior Product Manager Daniel D on Twitter. He calls it a custom Redmi K30 Pro, which likely means that it isn't going on general sale anytime soon (or alternatively Xiaomi is checking to...

TSMC to build a 5nm chip factory in the United States

Posted: 15 May 2020 05:12 AM PDT

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is planning to build a $12 billion chip factory in Arizona, US. The company will create up to 1,600 jobs and is aiming to manufacture products for US companies reducing the supply chain dependency on China. TSMC stated in a press release that "this project is of critical, strategic importance to a vibrant and competitive U.S. semiconductor ecosystem that enables leading U.S. companies to fabricate their cutting-edge semiconductor products within the United States". The factory will be built in the span of nine years and will be a...

Nokia 6.3 to come with Snapdragon 730, camera details emerge too

Posted: 15 May 2020 04:24 AM PDT

The first report about the Nokia 6.3 claimed that it will be powered by a Snapdragon 67x-series SoC, but a new insider source now claims that the phone will actually be have the more capable Snapdragon 730 at its core. The insider claims to have a prototype of the device in hand and has shared a few additional details. The camera will be a quad setup with a 24MP main sensor, a 12MP ultrawide and a pair of 2MP sensors - one depth and another macro. Finally the source claims the Nokia 6.3 will have a fingerprint scanner inside the power button. According to him, the Nokia 6.3 will be...

Realme's first smartwatch and smart TV are arriving on May 25 with other accessories

Posted: 15 May 2020 03:37 AM PDT

A couple of days ago Realme announced that it will unveil eight new products on May 25 in China, with one of them being a gamer-centric smartphone dubbed Realme X50 Pro Player (Edition). Today, Realme's Indian branch announced that it will unveil the company's first smartwatch and smart TV on May 25, called Realme Watch and Realme TV, respectively. The launch event will start at 12:30PM local time (7AM UTC) and will be streamed on Realme's official Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channels. Realme hasn't divulged any specifications of the Realme TV and Realme Watch yet, but the...

Samsung Galaxy A21s now official

Posted: 15 May 2020 02:48 AM PDT

After several detailed leaks the Samsung Galaxy A21s is now official. It brings a similar design to the Galaxy A21 but with a better camera setup, more RAM options and a larger 5,000 mAh battery. The phone is built around a 6.5-inch HD+ Infinity-O display. It boasts a 13MP selfie cam and a 20:9 aspect ratio. Around the back we find a 48MP main shooter alongside an 8MP ultrawide snapper and two 2MP modules - one for depth data and another for macro shots. The back also houses a fingerprint scanner. Under the hood we have an octa core CPU clocked at 2.0 GHz paired with 3GB, 4GB or 6GB...

Lenovo Legion Phone will be all about horizontal experience, teaser reveals

Posted: 15 May 2020 02:16 AM PDT

Lenovo's first gaming phone under the Legion brand has been the subject of a long teaser campaign, but we're yet to see a launch date or proper specs sheet from an official source. Today, the company's Weibo profile posted another short teaser, highlighting that the handset is meant to be operated in horizontal orientation. That was already hinted by previous rumors that the revealed the Legion Phone will have a pop-up selfie camera on the side and main shooters in the center of the back panel. The layout of the user interface of the Legion Phone will have extra optimization...

Kuo: 10.8" iPad coming in second half of 2020, all-new 9" iPad mini to arrive next year

Posted: 15 May 2020 01:29 AM PDT

According to noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Apple will replace its base 10.2 iPad with a new 10.8-inch slate in the second half of the year. In addition, Cupertino is allegedly preparing an all-new iPad mini with a 9-inch screen scheduled to arrive in 2021. The mini's form factor hasn't been updated since the 2015 version. According to Kuo, Apple will use GIS touch panels for both new tablets and will follow a similar strategy to the recently launched iPhone SE (2020) with affordable pricing and flagship-level chipsets. In addition to the two new tablets, the latest investor note...

Gaming-focused Realme flagship to be called X50 Pro Player

Posted: 15 May 2020 12:39 AM PDT

Realme executives showcased a new smartphone that will be introduced on May 25, and now we know the name - it will be called Realme X50 Pro Player (Edition). It was codenamed Blade Runner and will be a "speed king" with "impressive performance", according to the Weibo page of the smartphone brand. The Realme X50 Pro Player visually resembles the Realme X50 Pro, but comes in a new Gray/Silver paint job. We expect this to be a gaming-oriented phone from the company with new software features to let you dedicate all of the Snapdragon 865's might to gaming and minimize...

vivo X50 5G is coming on June 1

Posted: 14 May 2020 11:51 PM PDT

vivo recently unveiled the X50 Lite and the company today announced it will bring the vanilla X50 at the start of next month. The X50 5G will be announced in China on June 1 and while vivo hasn't revealed any details about the smartphone yet, an image on the company's official China site teases the smartphone as "professional imaging flagship" (machine translated). Recent leaks coming out of China revealed the X50 5G will sport a punch hole display with a rectangular camera setup on the back. More details about the vivo X50 5G are likely to surface in the coming days through...

Motorola Edge+ lands in India on May 19

Posted: 14 May 2020 11:02 PM PDT

The Motorola Edge+ will debut in India on May 19 at 12PM local time (6:30AM UTC). This information comes through Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, which set up a page on its site to promote the flagship. The Motorola Edge+ is the first proper flagship from the Lenovo subsidiary in a long time. It's powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC, has 12GB RAM and 256GB storage onboard, and supports 5G networks. The Edge+ runs Android 10 out of the box and sports a 6.7" FullHD+ Endless Edge display, that has a fingerprint reader underneath and a punch hole in the top-left corner for the 25MP...

Google Pixel 4a to undercut iPhone SE starting price with double the storage

Posted: 14 May 2020 10:15 PM PDT

The Google Pixel 4a is set to arrive soon, possibly in early June. Following an inadvertent leak of the phone and a video testing the phone's performance and battery life, we now get to learn more about the phone's pricing. It was initially rumored that the Google Pixel 4a will start at $399 just like the iPhone SE. Now according to 9to5Google's sources the Pixel 4a could cost less than the cheapest iPhone. The claim is that Google would sell a 128GB variant of the Pixel 4a for $349, while a 64GB variant might be just $299. source suggests that $349 price will be for 128GB model—...

Deal: grab an LG V60 ThinQ with Dual Screen on Verizon for just $550

Posted: 14 May 2020 09:22 PM PDT

LG's latest flagship smartphone, the V60 ThinQ, has now reached mid-ranger pricing territory, which makes it a very intriguing device, considering the high-end innards. Verizon has, for a limited time, decided to shave off a whopping $400 off the usual price of the V60, thus taking it down from $950 to $550. Of course this being a carrier deal, you know there are some caveats. Chief among them: you need to be a new customer or add a line to take advantage of this deal. Additionally, the price reduction is only on offer for people who get the V60 on the carrier's 24-month installment...

Facebook Messenger Rooms now live with free video calls for up to 50 people

Posted: 14 May 2020 08:44 PM PDT

Throughout all the social distancing (and isolation) we've seen because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zoom has emerged as a household name, whereas before it was probably best known by some people for being the video conferencing tool at work. As more and more people have been using it for everything but work related purposes, it got to hundreds of millions of active users each day, and Facebook took notice. The social network thus announced Messenger Rooms a few weeks back, which is basically its response to Zoom's popularity, although aimed squarely at consumer use cases (because there's no...

Honor X10's night mode abilities revealed through samples

Posted: 14 May 2020 06:55 PM PDT

Just yesterday, Honor confirmed that the X10 is going to arrive with a 90Hz display and a 180Hz touch-sensing digitizer. In the same news day, the X10's camera details leaked along with information about a periscope camera. Today, a couple of photo samples were teased by Honor, some that were shot with the Honor X10. The photos were posted to Honor's Weibo handle and shows the phone's low-light capabilities. The post also details the conditions of the shooting location, which was just across from Mount Everest. The temperature was minus 20 C and at 5,200 meters above sea level. The scene...

Oppo launches Enco W31 and Enco M31 wireless Bluetooth headphones in India

Posted: 14 May 2020 04:47 PM PDT

Oppo has launched two new audio products in India, the Enco W31 true wireless and Enco M31 neckband earphones. Oppo Enco W31 The Enco W31 feature an in-ear design with low latency transmission. The design sits securely inside your ears with silicone ear tips and the earphones are dust and water-resistant. The W31 feature two sound mode, a natural sound profile and a bass-boost mode. Both speakers have two microphones to achieve noise-cancellation during voice calls. The Oppo Enco W31 is priced at INR3,999 ($53/€49) and will be available in black or white starting May...

Two key Google Pixel team members quit over Pixel 4 failure

Posted: 14 May 2020 03:55 PM PDT

According to a report, two key staff members have quit the Google Pixel division after apparent disappointment with how the Google Pixel 4 lineup turned out to be. Even during the development phase, the two key employees were not happy with most of the Pixel 4 and 4 XL specs. The two members are Mario Queiroz and Marc Levoy. The former has worked at Google since 2005 and has been part of every phone launch since the first Nexus One in 2010. He also led the Pixel division from the start. As for Mar Levoy, he's one of the main reasons the highly-regarded Pixel cameras came to be. He's...

TCL 10 Pro and 10L go on sale in North America starting May 19

Posted: 14 May 2020 03:03 PM PDT

Initially unveiled back in January and properly announced in April, TCL's 10 Pro and 10L will officially go on sale in North America starting May 19. The TCL 10 Pro will retail for $450 while the 10L will be priced at $250. Both phones will be offered through Amazon initially, with BestBuy, Walmart and several carriers in Canada later this summer. The 10 Pro brings a curved 6.47-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with support for SDR to HDR remapping through TCL's NXTVISION chip. The panel has a teardrop notch for the 24MP selfie camera and a built-in fingerprint reader. Around the...

HTC U Ear true wireless headphones photographed by the FCC

Posted: 14 May 2020 02:13 PM PDT

HTC will soon join the lucrative business of making true wireless headsets (TWS), photos from the FCC already revealed the design of its first set. They have a glossy black exterior but other than that are pretty reminiscent of Apple's AirPods. These will be called HTC U Ear and so far very little is known about them. You can see the USB-C port for charging and the bundled A-to-C cable. HTC U Ear true wireless headphones (photos by the FCC) Previously, the company made the wired USonic wired headphones with a USB-C connection, which enabled noise cancellation and a...

Google Pixel 4a benchmarked and battery tested

Posted: 14 May 2020 01:21 PM PDT

The latest detailed leak pertaining to the unreleased Google Pixel 4a shows the device running different games and benchmarks, painting a very complete image of what to expect from the phone when it finally launches. The video is posted by Cuban YouTube channel TechnoLike Plus, which has a pre-production Pixel 4a in hand. Gaming is smooth courtesy of a Snapdragon 730 paired to 6GB of RAM - not the most advanced combination around, but not bad either. It's certainly a step up from the Snapdragon 670 in the Pixel 3a. As for benchmarks, the Pixel 4a scored 268,973 on AnTuTu (that's around...
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