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Nokia 2.4 and 3.4 debut as Nokia 8.3 5G hits the US

Posted: 22 Sep 2020 08:31 AM PDT

It certainly took a while, but HMD is finally ready to release its first 5G smartphone. Meanwhile, the company unveiled two entry-level models for the budget-conscious. Nokia 8.3 5G The Nokia 8.3 5G is HMD's first 5G smartphone – a phone that was announced half a year ago, but its launch got delayed. The wait is almost over, though, it will be available tomorrow in the US (September 23) on Amazon at a price of $700 for the 8/128 GB configuration. Best Buy will also have it in stock a few weeks from now. It's been a while since March, so allow us to recap the spec sheet of the Nokia...

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra's new patch improves camera performance

Posted: 22 Sep 2020 07:20 AM PDT

Some unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G units in the US are now receiving an update that brings a handful of under-the-hood improvements and bumps up the security patch to September 2020. Screenshot of the changelog The update has been spotted outside of the US as well but the changelog didn't include any of the camera and stability changes except the September security patch, so the US users are the first ones to receive the full update. The company will likely push the improvements with the next security patch in October. Anyway, the changelog isn't very descriptive, as...

Snapdragon 750G unveiled with mmWave 5G support, AI noise suppression

Posted: 22 Sep 2020 06:32 AM PDT

Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 750G – a global 5G chipset with AI-powered noise suppression and support for 120fps gaming. This is a 5G-enabled successor to the S730G and a faster alternative to the S690 chip (while still keeping the budget below S765 levels). The 750G is equipped X52 modem also used in the S765 chips. Compared to the X51 found inside the S690, it adds mmWave 5G and can hit peak download speeds of 3.7 Gbps (up from 2.5 Gbps). Sub-6 is also available, Qualcomm says that this is a truly global 5G chipset with multi-SIM support. The AI hardware can deliver up to...

Imint announces collaboration with MediaTek to improve video stabilization at hardware level

Posted: 22 Sep 2020 05:00 AM PDT

If you've never heard of Imint, it's a company based in Sweden that offers video enhancement solutions that are used by many OEMs for mobile smartphone cameras. It's main product is called "Vidhance" whose algorithms are used by brands like Xiaomi, Oppo, vivo, Nubia, OnePlus, Huawei, Motorola, and Infinix. Vidhance has previously been integrated into smartphones powered by MediaTek in the past, but at the software level. With Imint's partnership, Vidhance can be integrated into the MediaTek's chipsets at a deeper level, thus making video stabilization features perform quicker and more...

Huawei looking to enter the PC and monitor markets

Posted: 22 Sep 2020 04:15 AM PDT

Perhaps it's the US ban, perhaps it's Xiaomi's push in the PC monitors market. Either way, a reliable source claims that Huawei is looking to enter the said market as well as the PC market. The brand of monitors would use flat and curved displays. The alleged curved displays will be sourced by TPV Technology while the flat ones will be made by BOEVT, a subsidiary company of BOE. The curved ones will surely fall into the gaming segment and come in 27 and 34-inch flavors while the flat ones will be up to three models. No specifics have been given about the BOE-made flat monitors,...

Royole Flexpai 2 is official with improved hinge, costs under $1,500

Posted: 22 Sep 2020 03:17 AM PDT

Royole was the first company to launch a foldable smartphone, way ahead of its more popular competitors Samsung or Huawei, but decided to stick to the Chinese market, marking its first device as practically unknown outside the domestic scene. Today it introduced the second iteration, and now it comes with a better hinge, an improved screen with a bigger diagonal and lovely price tag - meet the Royole Flexpai 2. The unveiling was a follow-up of a March event, where company CEO Bill Liu introduced the new folding screen. Now we know all the specs, the price, and the neat features that...

Apple Watch Series 6 teardown reveals easy to replace display and battery

Posted: 22 Sep 2020 03:00 AM PDT

Apple's Watch Series 6 is out and iFixit is fast to publish the full teardown of the smartwatch and see what makes it tick. The disassembly reveals several internal design changes that help with the overall repairability score, which is still 6/10 - the same as Watch Series 5. The most notable change is the removal of the Force Touch gasket. Since the Force Touch feature has been axed with the arrival of watchOS 7, the gasket is no longer here. The extra space has allowed Apple to fit a larger battery, bigger Taptic Engine and a couple of new sensors such as the one for blood oxygen...

Poco X3 arrives in India: Snapdragon 732G SoC, 120Hz display, and 6,000 mAh battery

Posted: 22 Sep 2020 01:30 AM PDT

Xiaomi offshoot Poco unveiled the Poco X3 NFC earlier this month, and today, the company announced the smartphone for the Indian market without NFC and a bigger battery. The Poco X3 NFC packs a 5,160 mAh battery while the X3 ships with a 6,000 mAh cell, but like the X3 NFC, the regular X3 supports 33W fast charging. Other than these differences, the rest of the specs of the Poco X3 are the same as the X3 NFC's, meaning you get a Snapdragon 732G SoC, 6.67" FullHD+ 120Hz LCD, side-mounted fingerprint reader, dual stereo speakers, and a USB-C port. For photography, the Poco X3 comes...

vivo V20 and V20 Pro announced: 64MP rear and 44MP selfie cameras

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 11:32 PM PDT

We've been hearing about vivo's V20 series for a couple of weeks now and while the V20 SE is set to be unveiled on September 24, the company now introduced the first two smartphones of the V20 lineup, dubbed V20 and V20 Pro. vivo V20 Pro Let's talk about the more premium V20 Pro first. It's powered by the Snapdragon 765G SoC, boots Android 10-based Funtouch OS 11, and has 8GB RAM and 128GB storage onboard. The V20 Pro is built around a 6.44" FullHD+ AMOLED display that has a fingerprint underneath and a notch up top for the dual camera setup - a 44MP main unit with Eye Autofocus and...

iOS (and iPad OS) 14.2 Public Beta now available

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 10:29 PM PDT

iOS 14 was just officially released last week with major changes to iOS and iPad OS devices and their home screens, among many other changes. Less than a week later, Apple is already hard at work on incremental updates with the release of the iOS 14.2 Public Beta. The Beta is now open to anyone with an Apple ID and a compatible iPhone or iPad device. iOS 14.2 brings a new Music Recognition function right in the Control Center, which integrates Shazam's (newly acquired by Apple) music recognition abilities. It will let you recognize music that's ambiently playing and will also be...

Xiaomi's Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro might be cheaper than previously rumored

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 08:59 PM PDT

Xiaomi's Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro have been leaking a lot recently, and there's a lot of anticipation building for these phones that are successors to the highly popular Mi 9T and Mi 9T Pro from last year. A few days ago, a rumor said the Pro model would be priced at €699, which is probably more than most people would have hoped for. Here's a plot twist. Today, yet another unconfirmed rumor comes to contradict that. According to one tipster in Germany, the Mi 10T will be priced at €499, while the Mi 10T Pro will go for €599. That's a full €100 cheaper than initially rumored, and also,...

Google Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G get listed in Europe

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 06:48 PM PDT

Google is finally going to make the Pixel 5 and the Pixel 4a 5G official at an online event on September 30. As we get closer to that, we have more and more clues about these phones. Today they were found listed at multiple European retailers, with those listings giving us presumptive pricing, color options, storage size, and even a possible release date. Let's start with the latter. According to BT in the UK, the phones will be out on October 15. The Pixel 4a 5G will cost £499 with 128GB of storage, while the Pixel 5 will go for £615. The Pixel 5 will be offered in black and green,...

OnePlus 8T price leaks, you won't like it

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 04:36 PM PDT

OnePlus has officially confirmed that it's announcing the 8T at an online event on October 14, just as was rumored (and then revealed by Amazon India). Multiple sources have so far claimed that there won't be a OnePlus 8T Pro this year, just the 8T, so with that in mind you may be wondering how much it's going to cost. And to that, all we can say is - OnePlus has done it again. At least according to a tipster over on Twitter, the OnePlus 8T will be exactly $100 or €100 more expensive than the OnePlus 8 was when it launched. You guys choose it, I will do it. So here's my "ExClUsIvE"...

Smallest upcoming phone from Apple to be called iPhone 12 ‘mini’

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 02:11 PM PDT

Apple's iPhone 12 lineup is coming, and it's expected to arrive sometime in October. A new leaker claims that the upcoming entry-level 5.4-inch iPhone will be called the 'iPhone 12 mini'. The leaker also claims the phone that was initially thought to be called the 'iPhone 12 Max' will be called just 'iPhone 12'. 12mini1212 Pro12 Pro Max— 有没有搞措 (@L0vetodream) September 21, 2020 With four new iPhones expected to arrive this year, Apple will have to come up with at least one new name for the lineup. Apple has used 'mini in both the iPad and Mac computer lineups – and how can we forget...

Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media, owner of id Software, Bethesda and more studios

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 12:04 PM PDT

Microsoft and Sony fired the opening shots of the next-gen console wars when they revealed the pricing of the new models. However, the real battle could be over platform exclusives and Microsoft just announced a major deal to acquire ZeniMax Media. If you haven't heard of ZeniMax itself, you've certainly heard of the games its studios create: id Software (Doom, Quake), Bethesda (The Elder Scrolls, Fallout), MachineGames (Wolfenstein), Arkane Studios (Dishonored, Prey). The acquisition means that ZeniMax's game roster will be added to the Xbox Game Pass for console and PC. Even upcoming...

Apple iOS 14 review

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 10:58 AM PDT

New entry-level LG W11 gets certified on Google Play Console

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 10:47 AM PDT

LG might have the Wing to make it soar the skies of innovation with its unusual design, but it also is planning to keep churning new entry-level phones to actually bring in revenue. The next expected phone is called LG W11 and is already listed on Google Play Console with some key specs including a Helio P22 chipset. LG Neo11LM listed on Google Play Console The phone is codenamed Neo11LM. The phone has an HD+ screen with a resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels, which is a 20:9 ratio. The one available image reveals a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera. The listing also showcases 3GB...

OnePlus 8T teaser videos appear, give us a hint of Ultra

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 09:32 AM PDT

The OnePlus 8T is launching on October 14. 7:30 PM IST time (2PM UTC) on October 14 as clarified by the latest teaser video for the phone. It shows a bunch of action sequences and a glimpse at the device at the 19-second mark alongside the catchphrase "Ultra Stops at Nothing". This could be a hint of an accompanying OnePlus 8T Ultra though we haven't heard any such rumors so far. Current speculations only pointed out that there won't be a OnePlus 8T Pro. A second, shorter ad starring OnePlus brand ambassador Robert Downey Jr. talks about moving faster - a likely nod to the OnePlus 8T's...

Realme UI 2.0 detailed: improved Dark Mode, better privacy

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 08:43 AM PDT

Realme had a huge day today with unveiling four new phones at two separate events - first was the Realme C17, followed by a trio of Narzo 20 devices. The latter one was also the stage where the company CEO Madhav Sheth detailed the Realme UI 2.0. The interface will be based on Android 11 and will have three key directions of improvement - Creativity, Sociability, Productivity. The Creativity one carries the tag "Express yourself" and will bring more colors to the already available for configuration themes. Another "unprecedented upgrade," as the company put it, is Always-On...

Leaked Samsung Galaxy S20 FE promo video talks camera features, cases also leak

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 07:54 AM PDT

The first promo video for the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G has slipped out. It appears to be part of a series as it focuses only on two things – the camera and the battery – while making no mention of the chipset (or even the benefits of 5G). Samsung S20 FE Promo Video. pic.twitter.com/8G7o1WYka0— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) September 21, 2020 The highlights of the camera are 30x Space Zoom, Single Take AI and Night mode. The expandable storage offers extra room to store all the photos and videos you will shoot with the phone. As for the battery, the 4,500 mAh power cell is described...
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