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OnePlus is disabling the Photochrome mode on the 8 Pro globally

Posted: 29 May 2020 08:19 AM PDT

OnePlus 8 Pro's Photochrome mode, which used an IR camera that can see through some plastics and thin clothing, proved controversial, so the company decided to disable it temporarily. Originally, it stated that this will affect only 8 Pro phones in China, but now an international update is rolling out that also disables the feature. Oxygen OS 10.5.9.IN11AA has only one item in its change log, which says that the Photocrhome filter will be "temporarily removed for adjustment". It promises that the feature will be re-enabled some time in June. The Photochrome mode on the OnePlus 8...

Samsung Galaxy Book S announced with Intel Lakefield chipset and LTE connectivity

Posted: 29 May 2020 07:21 AM PDT

Back in August last year Samsung introduced its Galaxy Book S which was a Windows laptop running on the Snapdragon 8cx chipset. Now, we get an Intel-powered version that relies on the power-efficient Lakefield SoC and Intel UHD graphics in the same fan-less ultrabook design. Upfront is a 13.3″ Full HD touchscreen LCD with a 1MP camera in the top bezel. The device weighs in at 950 grams and measures just 11.8mm at its thickest point. It also boasts a quad stereo speaker setup tuned by AKG and a built-in fingerprint scanner. The Intel Core i5-L16G7 Lakefield chipset is paired...

The OnePlus and McLaren partnership is officially over

Posted: 29 May 2020 06:30 AM PDT

It's official - OnePlus will no longer be making McLaren-branded phones as the partnership between the two companies has ended. Dating back to 2018, the short-lived partnership saw a few interesting releases. OnePlus' McLaren phones: the 6T, 7T and Concept One The latest (and last) was the OnePlus Concept One with its disappearing camera and the McLaren signature Papaya Orange color. Before that was the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren (a T-Mobile exclusive for the US) and the OnePlus 6T McLaren, which introduced Warp Charge 30, the company's first charger upgrade over the original Dash...

Apple starts selling refurbished iPhone XR units in the US

Posted: 29 May 2020 05:04 AM PDT

Apple kept the iPhone XR around as a lower cost alternative to the iPhone 11, knocking its price down to $600 - a sweet $150 discount from the original price and $100 less than the 11. However, it took until now for Apple to officially start selling refurbished XR units. A refurbished iPhone XR with 64GB storage will cost you $500. Then it's $540 for the 128GB model and $630 for the 256GB one (all of them unlocked). The color selection is limited by the storage you're looking for. Of course, things have changed since the iPhone 11 trio was unveiled - the iPhone SE (2020) was...

Infinix Hot 9 and 9 Pro launched with 6.6" displays, Helio P22 SoC and 5,000 mAh batteries

Posted: 29 May 2020 04:16 AM PDT

As expected Infinix unveiled its latest handsets in India today with the Hot 9 and Hot 9 Pro. The two phones are largely similar with the major difference being that the Pro has a 48MP primary camera instead of the 13MP shooter found on the vanilla model. Both the Hot 9 and Hot 9 Pro feature 6.6-inch displays with HD+ resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio and a punch hole cutout in the top left corner for the 8MP selfie cam. Around the back we find a capacitive fingerprint scanner alongside a 13MP main shooter on the Hot 9 and a 48MP main camera on the 9 Pro. The three auxiliary cams are a...

Pixel 4a XL back cover shows the dual camera that could have been

Posted: 29 May 2020 03:27 AM PDT

Someone is selling а "Google Pixel 4a XL replacement back cover" on eBay, never mind that this phone was never officially announced - and according to the latest rumors, it never will be. So, here are photos that were sent to 9to5Google for a look at what could have been. You should be pretty familiar with the Pixel 4a by now - we've seen anything from hands-on videos to camera photo shoots. We've made our peace with the fact that the 4a will have a single camera, but check out the XL case. 3.5mm headphone jack on top and fingerprint reader on the back It looks almost...

Qualcomm's new FastConnect chips bring blazing fast Wi-Fi 6E, BT5.2 with high quality audio

Posted: 29 May 2020 02:40 AM PDT

Earlier this year the FCC allowed the 6GHz band to be used for Wi-Fi, this was dubbed "Wi-Fi 6E". Now Qualcommm unveiled its first two 6E modems aimed at mobile applications - the FastConnect 6900 and 6700. Wi-Fi 6E can use almost 1,200MHz of spectrum, a significant expansion of what was already available. Better yet, the spectrum is fresh, that is there are no legacy devices getting in the way. This also means that the spectrum is contiguous (it doesn't have to go around legacy stuff), so it can fit a whopping seven 160 MHz channels - the 5 GHz band has room for only two. That...

Nokia C5 Endi, C2 Tava and Tennen announced

Posted: 29 May 2020 01:17 AM PDT

HMD quietly updated its entry-level lineup for the US and Cricket Wireless. The Nokia C5 Endi, C2 Tava and Tennen bring Android 10, triple camera setups and affordable pricetags. The C2 Tava and Tennen are essentially the same phone but the latter will be sold through retailers while the Tava will remain exclusive to Cricket Wireless. Nokia C5 Endi The Nokia C5 Endi is built around a 6.5-inch HD+ display with a waterdrop notch for its 8MP selfie camera and a chunky bottom bezel. It features a polycarbonate casing and a dedicated Google Assistant button on the left-hand side. Around...

Honor 30 family hits Russia - its first market after China

Posted: 29 May 2020 12:20 AM PDT

Honor introduced a trio of flagships earlier this year - Honor 30, Honor 30 Pro, and Honor 30 Pro+. 1.5 months after the launch in China, the lineup is finally going international and the first market to get them is Russia. However, only the Honor 30 and Honor 30 Pro+ are currently available - there's no mention of the Honor 30 Pro at all. The Honor 30 arrives with Kirin 985 chipset, flat 6.53" display, and a 40 MP main camera. Only one of its memory options is currently up for pre-order - 8/256GB. The initial price is RUB39,990 - that's about $565/€510 or 15% more expensive than it...

Oppo Reno4 series to launch on June 5

Posted: 28 May 2020 11:31 PM PDT

Oppo's Reno4 lineup is on the wat, and today we have a specific date to mark in our calendars - June 5. Next Friday we expect to see two new smartphones with 5G connectivity to take the baton from the Reno3 family that was the first non-flagship smartphone series with 5G capabilities. The phones will have 65W fast charging, borrowed from the Find X2 and Ace2 flagships. The lineup will also bring "Super Night Mode" for improved night shots. The company mentioned this on its Weibo profile, but also has sent media invites where you can see the date and time of launch only...

IDC: Hearables market on the rise, but smartwatch sales have declined in Q1 2020

Posted: 28 May 2020 10:42 PM PDT

Q1 of 2020 has seen a significant growth in the wearables market, according to the latest report from IDC. The analysts include not only smartwatches and fitness trackers in the category, but hearables (AirPods and competitors) as well, which has seen an uptick in demand during COVID-19. Hearables, including headphones and earbuds, are becoming an increasingly popular category in the tech space. With COVID-19 forcing many people to work or be productive from home, the demand for personal audio devices has risen, and the numbers reflect this. Apple has seen an increase of 59.9% YoY...

Infinix partners with Imint for its Vidhance stabilization solution

Posted: 28 May 2020 09:26 PM PDT

On Thursday, Imint has announced a new partnership with the phone maker Infinix. The Swedish company provides its video stabilization algorithm solutions to other phone maker brands like Xiaomi, vivo, Oppo, nubia, OnePlus, and more recently, Motorola with the Edge+. The first Infinix device to have Vidhance is the Note 7. The Infinix Note 7 runs a MediaTek Helio G70 chipset, so the partnership shows that Imint's solution can work across many devices, regardless of chipset. Imint has previously announced a new integration with Qualcomm hardware that would improve power efficiency of its...

OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro updated in India with 960fps video and smudge detection in the camera

Posted: 28 May 2020 07:44 PM PDT

Today, both the OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro are receiving the latest build of Oxygen OS. The OTA brings the phones up to Google's May security patch. The update brings Oxygen OS to 10.3.3 (for India). The changelog includes new Dolby Atmos integration with the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z, optimized volume adjustment, improved battery life and system stability, and general fixes and patches. The update also includes two new camera features. Source: user SumitKsoni via OnePlus Forums The OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro will now be able to record 720p video at up to 960fps slow-motion. The camera...

Here's a look at the cancelled Google Pixel 4a XL

Posted: 28 May 2020 06:32 PM PDT

Last year Google did the (previously) unthinkable and diluted its oh-so-premium Pixel brand by launching a couple of mid-rangers, the Pixel 3a and 3a XL. It's been around a year since their launch, so we're expecting their successors any day now. Wait, no. There's going to be only one successor, the 4a, because the company has cancelled the 4a XL. If you were wondering what the 4a XL would have looked like had it ended up seeing the light of day, here are some renders for you. Google seems to continue living in its own parallel mobile world, where basic features don't matter, and,...

Huawei P20 Pro and Mate 10 are now getting Android 10 with EMUI 10 globally

Posted: 28 May 2020 04:24 PM PDT

Google is about to unleash the first public beta of Android 11 in a few days, and yet there still are plenty of phones out there that don't even run Android 10. However, two more models have joined the party today, as Huawei has started sending out updates to EMUI 10 based on Android 10 to both the P20 Pro and the Mate 10. The latter was launched in November 2017, being about two and a half years old at this point, and it's nice to see it wasn't forgotten by the Chinese company. It's certainly not every day that we see an Android device getting new Android releases after the two-year...

Xbox Series X will play four generations of Xbox titles, some in HDR and 120fps

Posted: 28 May 2020 02:17 PM PDT

This morning, Jason Ronald, Director of Program management for Xbox Series X has made a blog post about the next-gen Xbox and its backwards compatibility with older Xbox games. From day 1, the Series X will be compatible with games across all four generation of Xbox consoles. The challenge in being able to do this is outlined in the blog post. Primarily, it comes down to the variances in chip architectures. The Series X's custom chip is thanks to this ability, in addition to the design of the Xbox OS and hypervisor. Over 100,000 hours have been clocked testing old games on the Series X,...

Poco F2 Pro in for review

Posted: 28 May 2020 10:33 AM PDT

The hugely-anticipated second coming of the Pocophone is finally here at HQ and we've started work on its review. There's a lot to go over with the Poco F2 Pro, but here's a brief hands-on and key features video to get you started. Now let's open that box. The Poco F2 Pro comes with a 30W charger, a USB cable and a complimentary case. The Pocophone F1 was Xiaomi's first go at a flagship with a midrange price and it was unbelievable value at the time. We expected a Snapdragon 855/855+ powered Poco F2 to arrive in 2019, but Xiaomi had their hands full with the Redmi K20 Pro and its...

Oppo releases ColorOS 7 (Android 10) update to its phones in India

Posted: 28 May 2020 09:51 AM PDT

Oppo is ready to start rolling out ColorOS 7 (based on Android 10) to its phones in India, following a similar rollout in China, which took place in April. The update is heading out to flagships, affordable phones and everything in between - it targets models in the Reno, Find, K and A series. The software has received some India-specific features like the Digilocker service, which promotes paperless governance. You will also be greeted with a Hawa Mahal wallpaper. This will be a staged rollout, here's the plan. The update is already available to many models, it will reach another six...

Oppo ropes in MediaTek, Qualcomm and HiSilicon engineers to work on its own chip

Posted: 28 May 2020 08:57 AM PDT

We know that Oppo is working on a chip of its own for some time now but the company is yet to confirm any specifics. Now, according to a Nikkei Asian Review media outlet, the tech giant is aggressively recruiting engineers to work on its future SoC and most of the engineers come from well-known companies. Most recently, Oppo recruited a couple of top executives from MediaTek and Unisoc. Jeffery Lu, MediaTek's co-chief operating officer is on the list of new employees along with an executive involved with MediaTek's 5G chip development has also agreed to Oppo's offer. Xiaomi also gave...
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