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Huawei announces Apps UP contest for the best apps based on HMS Core

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 08:27 AM PDT

Huawei announced the Apps UP innovation contest, inviting developers from five regions to compete for $1 million in total cash prizes. The contest is seeking inventive uses of the functionality provided by HMS Core. The company gave a few examples, highlighting the AR and AI capabilities of its platform. StorySign uses HiAI to scan text and uses the Machine Learning Kit to translate books into sign language so that deaf children can enjoy them. Link Now tackles the problem of remote cooperation, which is quite relevant this year. Developers who have similarly creative ideas can...

Galaxy Note20+ and Note20 cases show their relative sizes

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 07:39 AM PDT

We've seen pictures of cases for the Samsung Galaxy Note20 and Galaxy Note20+ before, but this latest pic (posted by known leakster Ice Universe) is shot from a great angle as it gives a clear indication of the relative sizes of the two models. Also, of their camera bumps – the one on the Note20+ is clearly larger, supporting the rumors that it will use S20 Ultra's camera (or an improved version of that). This includes the 108 MP sensor, though the periscope cam will go up to "only" 50x digital zoom. Size comparison: Galaxy Note20+ vs. Note20 cases The vanilla Galaxy Note20 will...

FCC officially declares Huawei, ZTE a threat to US national security

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 06:51 AM PDT

The Federal Communications Commission officially declared that Huawei and ZTE are a threat to the US national security in a formal press release. According to Commissioner Brendan Carr, both companies are linked to "Communist China" and intend to engage in large scale industrial espionage. The decision from FCC means that companies cannot use subsidies from FCC's Universal Service Fund to "purchase, obtain, maintain, improve, modify, or otherwise support any equipment or services provided by Huawei and ZTE". The designation is the latest step that FCC is taking to protect America's...

Moto G 5G specs leak, Plus variant also coming

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 06:05 AM PDT

Yesterday we got our first look at the upcoming Moto Moto G 5G thanks to a leaked render from Evan Blass. Now, we have a detailed set of specs from the same source to back up yesterday's image. According to Blass, the Moto G 5G is actually the rumored Moto Edge Lite and the device will likely be launched at Motorola's July 7 event. Adding another twist, we're also expecting a Moto G 5G Plus but we don't have any more details on this device for now. Here are the specs on this. Much of this was first reported by XDA when the device was being dubbed Edge Lite: https://t.co/TjyD0pTTnK...

BTS Editions of Galaxy S20+ and Buds+ arrive in India, Galaxy S20 Ultra in Cloud White as well

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 05:18 AM PDT

The BTS Edition of the Samsung Galaxy S20+ as well as the Galaxy Buds+ BTS Edition are now available for pre-booking in India. If you're not a fan of the K-Pop sensation and would rather have a periscope camera, the Galaxy S20 Ultra in Cloud White can also be pre-booked as of today. You can find the S20+ BTS Edition on Samsung.com or see it in person in the Samsung Exclusive Stores. This model (painted in Haze Purple, of course) costs INR 88,000 (the price of the regular S20+ is INR 78,000). It comes with decorative stickers plus photos of the members of BTS. Samsung Galaxy S20+...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro starts receiving MIUI 12 Stable Beta

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 05:18 AM PDT

One of Xiaomi's most popular mid-range phones, the Redmi Note 8 Pro has just entered the second phase of the MIUI update cycle meaning it's one step closer to getting the final stable release of MIUI 12. Some beta testers are now getting the MIUI 12 Stable Beta for the global variant of the phone. The build number is MIUI 12.0.0.4 QGGMIXM and involves a 632MB download. The update includes most of the MIUI 12 features such as Dark Mode 2.0, enhanced security, new camera functions while the system animations and UI have been changed as well. We suspect that the Redmi Note 7 and Poco F1...

Honor X10 Max appears in more live images

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 03:43 AM PDT

Honor is set to unveil its 7.09-inch behemoth X10 Max tomorrow but there was time for one final leak as images of the phone and its alleged price tag surfaced online. The first image is a look at the front which reveals a waterdrop notch on the top of the extra-large IPS LCD. We also get a glimpse of the official colors which include black, silver and blue. Another interesting detail is the pricing of the device which will allegedly start at CNY 2,399 ($339) for the 6/64GB trim while the 6/128GB one will go for CNY 2,599 ($367). There's also going to be an 8/128GB model which is...

Qualcomm and OnePlus confirm the Snapdragon 765G on the OnePlus Nord

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 02:57 AM PDT

Rumors about OnePlus' upcoming mid-range handset have been largely conflicting when it comes to the chipset. The first reports said that MediaTek's Dimensity 1000 will be the heart of the phone but the Snapdragon 765G has been thrown around lately. Well, there's no room for doubt anymore all thanks to Qualcomm and OnePlus itself. In a tweet that has been taken down since, Qualcomm's EU branch said that they "are excited to work with OnePlus as they embark on new beginnings" hinting that the company's next smartphone will be powered by the 5G-compatible Snapdragon chipset. This was...

Poco M2 Pro arriving on July 7 with quad cameras

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 02:09 AM PDT

The Poco M2 Pro that we've been hearing about for the past couple of months will be finally unveiled on July 7 in India, through an online event that will start at 12PM local time (6:30AM UTC). The M2 Pro will mark the debut of the new M series, joining the existing X and F lineups which include the X2, F1, and F2 Pro. The last one wasn't launched in India, though. Poco hasn't revealed any specifications about the M2 Pro yet, but it did give us a glimpse of its back which is similar to the global version of the Redmi Note 9 Pro - four cameras located in the center in a square formation...

Realme X50 5G heading to Europe, launch scheduled for July 8

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 01:21 AM PDT

The Realme X50 5G arrived in January as one of the first smartphones with the next-gen connectivity. It immediately started selling in China, but it sure took its sweet time come to Europe. The Spanish website of Realme has now revealed the wait is over and the X50 5G will come on July 8. It will be presented during an online event, scheduled to start at 10:30 AM local time. The poster also reveals the Realme Buds Q will join the party. They are TWS earphones that come in a pill-shaped box and are pretty cheap - they are selling for the equivalent of €18 in China or €23 in...

Google Play Console reveals Samsung Galaxy M01s is a rebranded Galaxy A10s

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 12:29 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy M01s recently bagged TUV Rheinland certification with a 3,900 mAh battery and now it has been spotted on Google Play Console, which reveals the M01s is actually a rebranded Galaxy A10s announced last August. The listing of the Galaxy A10s on the Play Console also mentions the Galaxy M01s, suggesting the M01s will be a rebadged A10s. It also includes key specs - Helio P22 SoC, up to 3GB RAM, and an HD+ display. If the Galaxy M01s is indeed a rebranded A10s, then you can expect it to pack a 6.2" TFT display, an 8MP selfie camera, and a dual camera setup at the back...

iQOO Z1x full specs and design revealed by TENAA

Posted: 30 Jun 2020 11:29 PM PDT

The iQOO Z1x sporting model code V2012A was spotted on TENAA yesterday with a 6.57" screen and a 4,880 mAh battery. The listing didn't include any other specs of the smartphone but a separate listing on the Chinese certifying authority's website has revealed the full specs and design of the iQOO Z1x. The iQOO Z1x has a design similar to the Z1, but at 9.06mm it's 0.16mm thicker than the Z1. The 6.57" TFT screen, rumored to have a 120Hz refresh rate, has a resolution of 2408x1080 pixels and in the top-right corner is a punch hole for the 16MP selfie camera. The back of the Z1x is home to...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G is on TENAA, reveals no major changes in design

Posted: 30 Jun 2020 10:42 PM PDT

Samsung is preparing to launch a new version of the Galaxy Z Flip with 5G on August 5, when the Galaxy Note20 is also expected to arrive. The new phone is rumored to have a Snapdragon 865+ chipset and a different set of cameras, but today's new photos on TENAA reveal practically no changes in the overall design. However, we do see a silver color of the body, which is different than any of the Mirror options Samsung initially introduced. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G While the camera one on the inside will retain the 12MP sensor, on the outside the setup will be 12 MP + 10 MP,...

Honor 30 Lite color options revealed, confirmed to have 90Hz display, 180Hz touch sample rate

Posted: 30 Jun 2020 09:51 PM PDT

Honor's official Weibo handle confirmed that the Honor 30 Lite, expected to be announced on Thursday, will support a 90Hz display along with a 180Hz touch sample rate digitizer. Equipped with these two features, the Honor 30 Lite should be a great option for gaming on a budget, and it will support 5G out of the box. Another Weibo user posted images of the Honor 30 Lite in four different colors. We anticipate the "summer rainbow" color will be the most popular. The reflective effect begins at the lower left corner of the phone's back cover and blooms towards the other corner. As per...

Google's Nearby Sharing goes into Beta testing

Posted: 30 Jun 2020 09:04 PM PDT

Apple has had one of the easiest methods of sharing large media files or documents over the air called AirDrop. Android used to have an NFC-based handshake method called Android Beam, but it was completely depreciated with Android 10. It used NFC to initiate a connection for file transfers, but it used Bluetooth, which was painfully slow. Android Police have reported that the new Nearby Sharing feature is now in Beta testing. Those who are Beta testers of the Google Play Services app. The Beta is now rolling out to these users, who will now see an option to share something "Nearby" in the...

Google Pixel 4a gets two more certifications on its way to becoming official

Posted: 30 Jun 2020 07:00 PM PDT

The Pixel 4a saga continues. This affordable smartphone was initially rumored to make an appearance at the Google I/O conference in May, but then that got canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So we heard the launch was pushed to July, but apparently that's not happening anymore, with the handset inexplicably now being expected to see the light of day in October. That's weird, considering how much it's already leaked, but it's far from the weirdest thing Google's ever done. Regardless of when the Pixel 4a will actually become available, it's continuing its certification march. It was...

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon Wear 4100 platform for smartwatches

Posted: 30 Jun 2020 05:05 PM PDT

Today Qualcomm took the wraps off its next wearable chipset family, the Snapdragon Wear 4100 and 4100+. Based on the model numbers of the contained chips, these seem to be based off of the Snapdragon 429 mobile SoC. The Snapdragon Wear 4100+ includes the main SoC, the Always-On (AON) co-processor for low power states, along with companion chips including PMIC, RF for modem/GPS and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, and RFFE. The Snapdragon Wear 4100 (sans "+") does not have the AON co-processor. Otherwise, the two are identical. The Wear 4100+ is built on a 12nm process and has a 1.7 GHz quad-core...

ZTE Blade A3v appears on Google Play Console, likely an affordable Android 10 phone for Verizon

Posted: 30 Jun 2020 11:59 AM PDT

A ZTE Blade A3v has appeared on the Google Play Console, model name Z5157V. It's a simple device, quite similar to the Blade A3 Prime that launched on Yahoo Mobile and Visible earlier this month at just $99. Both of these are Verizon-based MVNO networks by the way and that "v" in the model name suggests that that the new handset is likely on end up on that carrier as well. The phone runs Android 10 on a MediaTek Helio A22 chipset – quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU at 2.0 GHz and a PowerVR GE8300 GPU (660 MHz). It's connected to 2 GB of RAM, no word on the storage. The screen has 720 x 1,440...

Apple patents a way to make buttons thinner while providing programmable feedback

Posted: 30 Jun 2020 11:01 AM PDT

Apple has a grudge against physical buttons, especially the ones that take up too much space. The company has filed a patent that describes the design of a "compact pivoting input device", which will significantly reduce the internal volume that a button takes. It's not just space saving, though, this mechanism can offer programmable feedback. Such buttons can be provide different haptic feedback, configured by software, and will also be force-sensitive. The patent gives the iPhone power button as an example, so that's likely the first use case, but it these devices can find other uses...

Spotify launches synchronized lyrics in 26 new markets

Posted: 30 Jun 2020 10:09 AM PDT

Spotify used to show lyrics in its app, sourcing them from MusixMatch, but that relationship ended in 2016. Now it's back again – starting today, 26 markets will have a Lyrics button in the Now Playing screen. And those lyrics will be synced with the song, kind of like karaoke. As of a couple of hours ago this feature is available in the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, El Salvador, Uruguay, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand,...
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