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Xiaomi invests in Chinese OLED manufacturer Zhiyun

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 08:49 AM PDT

The leading OLED manufacturer in China is the Dalian Zhiyun Automation Company and it specializes in the production of LCD, OLED, and mini LED technologies. According to the latest information, Xiaomi has invested over CNY143 million ($20 million) and gets in return 15,5 million shares, which is exactly 5.63% of the company's total. The deal was done with Tan Yongliang, the executive owner of the Zhiyun company. It is the biggest Chinese company that delivers technologies for imaging panels and works closely with manufacturers like BOE, Huaxing, Tianma, and Visionox - all competitors to...

New Realme 6i Blue Soda color goes on sale

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 08:01 AM PDT

The Realme 6i is now available in a third color - Blue Soda (Soda Blue sounds better, doesn't it?), to go along with the Cream White and Green Tea. Realme just announced the new color addition, but it's already on sale in the UK, Czech Republic and Poland in Europe, as well as the Philippines. The model is priced PLN 950 (€215) and GBP189 (€212) for the Europe-bound 4/128GB, while in the Philippines there's a 3/64GB variant for PHP 7,990 (€142) and a 4/128GB Blue Soda Realme 6i for PHP 9,990 (€180). Realme 6i in Blue Soda Otherwise the Blue Soda variant shares the exact same...

Hublot Big Bang e is a $5800 Swiss Android smartwatch

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 07:12 AM PDT

Hublot, a Swiss luxury watch maker, has announced two new models in its flagship Big Bang series of luxury watches. Called the Big Bang e, these are the only two smartwatches in this series but try to achieve the same look and feel as their analogue stablemates, even if they are the cheapest models in the company's lineup. The two wrist watches — Big Bang e Titanium and Big Bang e Black Ceramic — have the same basic design as other Big Bang watches with a 42mm dial. They feature the sandwich design by Hublot, with two layers of the material sandwiching the watch in the middle. You...

Samsung bundles Galaxy Tab S6 Lite with free AKG Y500 headphones in the UK and Ireland

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 06:25 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite became available in the UK at the end of April, but now Samsung has decided that it wants to boost sales and is offering a deal - a free pair of AKG Y500. This deal is exclusive to the UK and Ireland, it's valid from today until June 30. The Tab S6 Lite costs £350/€400 if you want the Wi-Fi version, the LTE one is £400/€460. That means that the Y500 - normally £130/€150 - make up a significant portion of the price. That is if you wanted a pair of on-ear headphones in the first place. Maybe you do, check out our review to help you make up your mind. In...

Asus announce partnership with Unity, ROG Phone III mentioned

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 05:39 AM PDT

The Taiwanese gaming company Asus has announced in a press release that it is a Verified Solution Partner of Unity, the platform that is used for creating plenty of mobile games. As such, it will ensure its SDK is always optimized for Unity Editor and will allow developers to use its devices for proper testing. The Republic of Gamers brand will also create a plugin for Unity's Engine that will support five features of the ROG Phone II, as well as the ROG Phone III - and yes, this is the first time Asus has said anything official about its upcoming phone. Having such a partnership...

MIUI 12 stable beta arrives for Xiaomi Mi 9, Mi 9T and K20 series

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 04:54 AM PDT

Xiaomi unveiled its MIUI 12 in China in April, followed by a global launch in May. Now, the first set of devices have started receiving the stable beta firmware. This is normally the final stage before the update begins seeding to retail units. These include the Xiaomi Mi 9, Mi 9T/Mi 9T Pro and the Redmi K20/K20 Pro. Owners of these devices will have to enroll through the Mi Pilot program for which you can find more details here. These builds are still not recommended to install on your daily driver as some unexpected bugs may appear, but should be perfectly stable overall. That...

Honor Play 4 Pro unveiled with Kirin 990, 40MP main and 3x tele cam, Play 4 gets Dimensity 800

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 04:08 AM PDT

Honor unveiled the Play 4 duo today, two 5G connected phones with powerful 7nm chipsets and a love for photography. Despite sharing a name, however, the two devices are fairly different. Honor Play 4 Pro The Honor Play 4 Pro uses the Kirin 990 (the 7nm version with external 5G modem), giving it flagship performance as well as 5G connectivity. The phone will run Magic UI 3.1 (based on Android 10) out of the box. It has 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage. Honor Play 4 Pro in Black and "Mecha Blue" The Pro has only two cameras on its back, but they are quite special. The main...

Realme X3 shows up on the Google Play Console with Snapdragon 855+ chipset

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 03:22 AM PDT

Realme unveiled the X3 SuperZoom last week, but kept the vanilla X3 under wraps. The phone does exist, however, it even showed up on the Google Play Console, which posted some of the key specs. The Realme X3 is powered by the same Snapdragon 855+ as the SuperZoom. It gets less RAM, 8GB instead of 12GB. The Play Console doesn't say it, but it's unlikely that this has 5G connectivity. The display will have a 1,080 x 2,400px resolution. It's not clear if it will be a 120Hz display like on the SuperZoom, however. The phone will come with Android 10 out of the box, no surprise...

Samsung Galaxy Note20+ to have a 108 MP sensor, 50X zoom

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 02:29 AM PDT

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Note20 lineup in August, and rumors are already starting to get very specific. According to prolific leakster IceUniverse on Twitter and Weibo, the Galaxy Note20+ smartphone will have a 108MP sensor, while the ToF will be replaced by a laser focus sensor, assisting the main cam. Machine-translated post on Weibo with the leaked camera specs The sensor will be the 1/1.33" Samsung Bright HM1 - the very same seen in the Galaxy S20 Ultra. The additional laser focus sensor will assist the main camera, instead of having a static ToF sensor that...

Oppo Find X2 series lands in India on June 17

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 01:42 AM PDT

The Oppo Find X2 and Find X2 Pro unveiled back in March will debut in India on June 17. Oppo hasn't revealed the duo's Indian pricing and availability yet, but it did confirm that the pair will be sold through Amazon's local web store. World's #FastestChargeTechnology meets the #PerfectScreenOf2020 with the all new #OPPOFindX2Series #5G! Are you ready to experience a smooth and flawless performance? The #TrueFlagshipExperience is coming soon to India on 17th June.Know more: https://t.co/chUzY2ya9p pic.twitter.com/Bh3w3Aho9L— OPPO India (@oppomobileindia) June 3, 2020 The Find X2 and...

Apple iPad Air 4 to come with 11" display and USB-C

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 12:54 AM PDT

A new report circulating Chinese media claims that Apple is looking to bring a radical change to its iPad Air by increasing the display size to 11-inches and replacing the Lighting port with a Type-C connector. The report comes from unnamed Apple suppliers and claims the upcoming Air will feature a similar design to the current 11-inch iPad Pro with slim bezels and possibly Face ID. The latter part is still not confirmed so we're not holding our breath. Apple has been following a policy of increasing its iPad display sizes for the past years so the new claims make sense. The latest...

Unreleased Realme confirmed to be real, sadly not coming out

Posted: 02 Jun 2020 11:32 PM PDT

Back in April, a phone with the Realme logo leaked on Weibo, suggesting the brand is trying a radically new design which is similar to some Oppo Reno smartphones. It had some gaming aesthetics and three cameras, hidden behind a flat panel and we thought this is an upcoming gaming phone. The truth as revealed by Francis Wang, CMO of Realme India, is less exciting - it was a design consideration for a new smartphone, but had to be canceled because the company didn't want to make any compromises with the internal design. Yeah, it's beautiful. However, to put the camera flat under this back...

Amazfit Bip S smartwatch arrives in India

Posted: 02 Jun 2020 09:41 PM PDT

The Amazfit Bip S unveiled back in January at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has debuted in India. The smartwatch is priced at INR4,999 ($65/€60) and has four color options - Red Orange, Warm Pink, White Rock, and Carbon Black. The Bip S will go on sale starting noon local time today through online retailers Amazon.in, Flipkart, Myntra as well as the company's official Indian website. It will also be sold through offline stores, which include Croma, Reliance Digital and Poorvika Mobiles. The Amazfit Bip S is built around a 1.28" Transflective Always-On color touch display. It...

HP announces new OMEN 15 gaming laptops with AMD CPU

Posted: 02 Jun 2020 09:00 PM PDT

HP has updated its OMEN 15 gaming laptop with new design and new specs for 2020, including an option to configure it with an AMD CPU, a first for a OMEN laptop. The OMEN 15 can now be configured with up to an Intel Core i7-10750H or an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H CPU. For graphics, you can now have it configured with up to NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super Max-Q. For memory, you can have it configured with up to 32GB of DDR4-2933 on the Intel model and DDR4-3200 on the AMD model. Storage can be as high as 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD, in either a single stick or dual 512GB sticks in RAID 0...

Facebook's Manage Activity feature lets you bulk hide and delete old posts

Posted: 02 Jun 2020 07:58 PM PDT

Facebook announced a new feature today that's all about making your profile not stand out for the wrong reasons, say when you're looking for a job and a possible employer looks you up. Manage Activity is the name, bulk deletion and hiding of past posts is the game. It lets you curate your presence on Facebook in a much more streamlined way than before. You can archive (nee hide) content you no longer want others to see, but still want to keep for yourself over on the social network. There's also a trash bin, where you can move stuff you no longer want to ever see again. Content...

Verizon's LG V40 ThinQ is now receiving Android 10

Posted: 02 Jun 2020 06:55 PM PDT

If you own an LG V40 ThinQ on Verizon, here's some good news for you. The long awaited update to Android 10 for your device is now finally rolling out. Both AT&T and T-Mobile have beaten Verizon to the punch, while Sprint is lagging behind even worse for some reason. The update will install software version V405UA30a on your handset, with Android 10 and the April 1, 2020 security patch level. Sure, that's two months old right now, but this is LG we're talking about, and its track record with timely updates is anything but smooth. This security patch level is still better than...

Huawei P40 Pro+ in for review

Posted: 02 Jun 2020 04:23 PM PDT

We just got our hands on the Huawei P40 Pro+ and are here to tell you that it's a special, special phone. But first, here's what you get in the box. Just like the P40 Pro, the Pro+ comes with a 40W charger, a USB-C cable and USB-C headphones. The only thing we could wish for is a complimentary case. The Huawei P40 Pro+ shares the same dimensions as the P40 Pro but has a noticeably larger camera bump on the back and is also heftier in the hand. Unlike its mainstream counterpart the P40 Pro+ lacks a 128GB option - only 256GB and 512GB are on offer and you get 40W wired and wireless...

IDC: 4.2 million wearables shipped in India during Q1

Posted: 02 Jun 2020 02:56 PM PDT

According to the latest IDC report, wearable shipments during the January-March period in India have increased by over 80% on a yearly basis. The total units shipped for the period were 4.2 million. The wearable product category comprises of earwear, wrist bands and watches. Breaking down the shipments by product category, earwear topped the chart with 3 million units, followed by wrist bands which stood at 1 million while the watch industry managed only 200,000 shipments. Product Category Q1 2019 shipments (in millions) Q1 2019 Market share Q1 2020 shipments...

Our Sony Xperia 1 II video review is up

Posted: 02 Jun 2020 01:39 PM PDT

The Sony Xperia 1 II will be available in stores later this month with a $1,200/€1,200 price tag attached to it. Is it worth it? We tried to answer that in our written review or you can watch Will go over the best features of the phone (and some not so good). Starting with the 4K screen - it's a Sony exclusive and the sharp OLED panel with HDR support paints a beautiful picture. But we did find it odd that you can't watch actual 4K video from the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime. For audio you can use either the front-facing stereo speakers or the 3.5mm headphone jack. If you...

Xiaomi will launch the Mi Band 4 NFC in Europe with Mastercard support (starting with Russia)

Posted: 02 Jun 2020 12:49 PM PDT

Xiaomi will release the NFC-enabled version of the Mi Band 4 in Europe in a couple of weeks. Until now, this version was exclusive to China, but it will soon become available in Russia and later on in Europe as well. Initially, only Mastercard will be supported. You will have to add your card in the Mi Fit app and select "Russia" as your region. Support for Visa, Google Pay and PayPal should be added, but there's no time frame for when that will happen. Besides contactless payments, you will be able to use Xiaomi Mi Band 4 NFC in public transport. MasterCard's PayPass currently supports...
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