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Asus issues Zenfone 7 and 7 Pro update with an urgent hotfix for the camera

Posted: 20 Oct 2020 07:22 AM PDT

The latest firmware update for the Asus Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro is rolling out starting today, its version is 29.13.7.44. The update servers will be sending out notifications in batches (based on the devices' serial numbers) so it may take a few days to reach you. Which isn't great as the changelog sounds kind of urgent, here are the top two items: Hotfix for camera license expiration at the end of October 2020 Please ensure upgrade to this version for proper camera functionality We're not sure what that's about, but the other changes are a lot less crucial. They include...

65" rollable TV LG Signature OLED R is now available for $87,000

Posted: 20 Oct 2020 06:35 AM PDT

First showcased back in 2018, LG's rollable OLED TV missed its targeted 2019 launch, but starting today units are available in several major retail stores in South Korea for people to gawk at. You could even buy one, though only if you have KRW 100,000,000 – that's around $87,000 or €74,000.

Xiaomi Mi Watch Color Sports Edition adds more hues with familiar looks

Posted: 20 Oct 2020 05:46 AM PDT

A new smartwatch from Xiaomi debuted in China today - say hello to the Mi Watch Color Sports Edition. As the name suggests this is a sportier version of the Mi Watch Color which is known as the Mi Watch Revolve outside of China. The big difference comes in the casing which is made from aluminum instead of stainless steel and comes in black, blue, and ivory colors. There's also home and sport dials this time around with the latter giving you quick access when you want to start a workout. The dimensions are unchanged from the Mi Watch/ Revolve though the Sports Edition weighs just 32.5...

Nokia 215 4G and Nokia 225 4G featurephones go global, first stop is India

Posted: 20 Oct 2020 04:58 AM PDT

The Nokia 215 and Nokia 225 with 4G support were announced in China earlier this month and HMD Global has now announced its intentions to expand their availability to the rest of the world. First in line is India with sales scheduled to begin on October 23. Nokia 215 4G • Nokia 225 4G Both phones, as the names suggest, support 4G connectivity and work in VoLTE networks. There's also the beloved FM Radio, durable battery and affordable budget. The Nokia 215 4G and Nokia 225 4G have T9 keyboards, FM Radio, LED flashlight and even microSD slots for storage. The Nokia 225 4G...

OnePlus 8T sales in China hit $30 million in 10 minutes, now available in Europe and the US

Posted: 20 Oct 2020 04:11 AM PDT

The OnePlus 8T topped the sales charts at JD and Suning, two major online retailers in China. To put that in terms of cold, hard cash, during the first minute the phone raked in CNY 100 million, which doubled to CNY 200 million at the ten minute mark. That's $15/€12.7 million and $30/€25.3 million, respectively. As you can imagine, the supply of available units ran out pretty quickly. The next sale in China is scheduled for 10:00 on October 22 and chances are that the units will run out fast once again. OnePlus 8T sold CNY 200 million worth phones in 10 minutes If you're in...

OnePlus 9 is in the works, codename revealed

Posted: 20 Oct 2020 03:19 AM PDT

The OnePlus 8T just got out so it's time to look forward to OnePlus 9, which is supposed to come around sometime in the beginning of next year. There's no doubt that the company is working on the successor but thanks to a reliable leakster, who is pretty accurate when it comes to OnePlus stuff, we now know what to look for. In a short tweet, Max J. revealed that the OnePlus 9 is codenamed "Lemonade". Actually, this codename has been thrown around lately but it's only now that we get some solid (sort of) confirmation about what exactly Lemonade means to OnePlus. Unfortunately, there...

Intel sells its NAND chip buisness to SK Hynix for $9 billion

Posted: 20 Oct 2020 02:27 AM PDT

Intel has announced a deal with South Korean company SK Hynix to sell its NAND flash memory business for $9 billion. The deal would see SK Hynix will acquire all IP licenses, the NAND SSD business, as well as the manufacturing plant in Dalian, China. The two companies hope to gain the required government approvals in late 2021, with the final closing scheduled for March 2025. The deal includes an initial $7 billion payment for the NAND SSD-associated intellectual property and employees and in two years it will also acquire everything related to the NAND flash wafers, including...

PlayStation 5 to offer per-game fan control with data collected from the APU

Posted: 20 Oct 2020 01:38 AM PDT

In a recent interview Sony's mechanical design chief responsible for the PS5's cooling system revealed an interesting bit about the console. It turns out it will offer per-game fan control, using data collected from AMD's APU on board and will eventually improve the cooling performance of the console over time. As games go out and people start playing them, the APU will start collecting data so no "one size fits all" type of fan curve will be used here. There are multiple temperature sensors placed all around the board to help collect the data. Moreover, Sony's engineers designed a...

Motorola smartphone with 6,000 mAh battery and 20W charging certified

Posted: 20 Oct 2020 12:49 AM PDT

Motorola is preparing a new device with a massive 6,000 mAh battery and it obtained FCC, EEC, and TUV Rheinland certifications which clearly indicate a close launch. The device in question is seen with model numbers XT2091, XT2091-3, XT2091-4 and XT2091-7. A fifth model dubbed XT2091-8 is confirmed to be a re-badged version of the device with Lenovo branding. Motorola XT2091 FCC listings The FCC listing gives us a look at the back of the phone which reveals its blue paint job, three cameras and LED flash as well as a capacitive fingerprint scanner. There's also proof of its...

First ZTE Blade phone of 2020 is coming with 5G support

Posted: 19 Oct 2020 11:59 PM PDT

ZTE became the first company in the world to launch a smartphone with an under-display camera, but hasn't done much else of note this year. In fact it's only now about to introduce the first 2020 member of its affordable Blade family. This is suggested by the new ZTE phone with midrange specs that popped up on TENAA. The timing suggests a launch in time for the November 11 sales event, better known in China as the Singles' Day that sees a lot of phone launches and promos. ZTE Z8012N The ZTE 8012N phone comes with an LCD screen and a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera....

vivo V20 goes on sale in India

Posted: 19 Oct 2020 10:50 PM PDT

The vivo V20 debuted in India last week and is now available for purchase in the country through vivo's online store, Flipkart, and select retail outlets. The V20 comes in Midnight Jazz, Moonlight Sonata and Sunset Melody colors and has two memory options - 8GB/128GB priced at INR24,990 ($340/€290) and 8GB/256GB priced at INR27,990 ($380/€325). The vivo V20 is built around a 6.44" FullHD+ Super AMOLED display, runs Android 11 out of the box, and has a Snapdragon 720G SoC at the helm. vivo V20 in Midnight Jazz, Moonlight Sonata, and Sunset Melody colors The smartphone...

Samsung Galaxy M02 visits Geekbench

Posted: 19 Oct 2020 09:58 PM PDT

A Samsung device sporting model designation SM-M025F - and believed to be the Galaxy M02 - has appeared on Geekbench with Android 10, 3GB RAM, and a Qualcomm chipset. Last week, SM-M025F and SM-A025F - which is said to be the Galaxy A02 - were spotted on Bluetooth SIG's website. Both phones were listed in the same document, suggesting they could well be the same phone launching under different names in different markets. The SM-A025F also visited Geekbench last month with Android 10, 2GB RAM, and a Qualcomm chipset, which is rumored to be the Snapdragon 450 SoC. The rest of the...

Some Google Pixel 5 owners report gap between the screen and frame

Posted: 19 Oct 2020 09:10 PM PDT

As first reported by Android Police, the Google Pixel 5 seems to be faced with an issue as the first wave of shipments arrive to customers. In some number of units, users have noticed a gap between the display and the frame. This raises concern for the product's IP68 water resistance rating. The issue seems to be affecting a small number of devices, though the number of reports appear to be steadily increasing over the last couple of days from both the Google Pixel forums as well as forums at XDA-Developers, as per the report. The gap has been spotted at various locations around the...

A small number of Apple Watch SE owners in Korea have had them overheat

Posted: 19 Oct 2020 06:58 PM PDT

According to a Reddit thread, at least six South Korea-based owners of the recently released Apple Watch SE have reported overheating issues with their new Apple wearables. As reported by Apple Insider, the overheating issues stemmed from the same area: above the display connector, between the Taptic Engine and Digital Crown. This deduction was reached by analyzing teardowns of older Apple Watch models. Apparently, a sign of the impending incident is a yellow spot on the screen that affected users have spotted. Luckily for some, the watch overheated while on the charger,...

Huawei’s Kirin 9000 to sport a 24-core GPU

Posted: 19 Oct 2020 04:10 PM PDT

Last week, Huawei's Kirin 9000 was scored on the popular AnTuTu benchmarking app where it scored neck-and-neck with the Exynos 1080. It scored notably better (287,000+) in GPU portions of the benchmark, which were ahead of both Qualcomm and Samsung's Exynos top performers. Today, well-known leaker @IceUniverse tweeted another benchmark scorecard, showing that Kirin 9000 is sporting a 24-core GPU. The leakster notes that the Mali G78 MP24 is clocked at lower frequencies to distribute the load and keep things power efficient. Kirin9000 GPU uses Mali G78 MP24, yes, 24, the highest...

Another Huawei Mate 40 Pro teaser, this one's about ultrawide camera

Posted: 19 Oct 2020 01:01 PM PDT

The Huawei Mate 40-series are set to launch in just three days and the company is making sure the crowd is all hyped up with yet another teaser video. This one is pretty short and is all about the ultra-wide camera. The video shows a distorted scene with a plate, spoon and a fork but once the lens goes over the setup, everything straightens out. The video finishes with the phrase "The Mate Perfection". This likely hints at the distortion correction for the ultrawide lens. And perhaps. the Mate 40 or the Mate 40 Pro to be more precise will bring some novelties on that front. You can...

LG won't be launching a Snapdragon 875 phone in the first half of 2021, report says

Posted: 19 Oct 2020 11:39 AM PDT

A new rumor from Hong Kong claims that LG will be abstaining from using Qualcomm's next flagship SoC, at least for the first half of next year. That's rather strange because when Qualcomm launches its best chipset in the beginning of each year, LG is one of the first to adopt it. But that won't be happening next year. A report from Korean media says that LG is missing from the list of OEMs that ordered the Snapdragon 875. Instead, the company will be focusing on a device powered by the still unannounced Snapdragon 775, again as per the orders for H1 2021. Source (In Chinese)

iPhone 12 series doesn't support 5G in dual SIM mode

Posted: 19 Oct 2020 10:31 AM PDT

A leaked listing on Apple's Sales Web (ASW) page, which provides detailed information on all of Cupertino's products, revealed an important detail on the new iPhone 12 series' 5G connectivity. You won't be able to use dual SIMs while on 5G. You can either have your regular SIM card and eSIM working at up to 4G LTE speeds or use one of them on 5G. Dual SIM connectivity will automatically drop new iPhones to 4G speeds. iPhone 12 FAQ on ASW website The discovery was shared on r/verizon by user ctthrow1 who managed to get hold of the FAQ document meant for retailers and carriers. It...

Oppo F17 Pro Diwali Edition launches in India with generous retail package

Posted: 19 Oct 2020 09:38 AM PDT

The Oppo F17-series were announced last month but to celebrate the Diwali festival in India, the F17 Pro gets a new paint job with a couple of other bonuses in the retail package. Specs-wise, the handset is identical to the already available Magic Blue, Matte Black and Metallic White colors. For INR 1,000 more, making a total of INR 23,990, the Diwali edition comes in Matte Gold color along with a matching wallpaper. Additionally, you get a 10,000mAh Oppo Power Bank 2 rated at 18W fast charging. Oppo F17 Pro in Matte Gold The handset is available for pre-order on Amazon.in...

iPhone 12's Ceramic Shield costs the same $279 to replace as iPhone 11 Pro's glass

Posted: 19 Oct 2020 08:47 AM PDT

Apple's new 'Ceramic Shield' front glass on the iPhone 12 series is heralded as being 4 times harder to break than the glass on the iPhone 11. But should you break it, Apple will charge you the same $279 to replace it as it did the iPhone 11 Pro's glass. The iPhone 12's new OLED display also costs $279, which is $80 more expensive to replace than last year's iPhone 11's LCD panel. Apple has listed the repair cost of the new 6.1-inch iPhone 12 and 12 Pro and will detail the same for the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 mini and 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max when those go on pre-order next...
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