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FT: companies can resume supplying Huawei with smartphone components

Posted: 30 Oct 2020 08:47 AM PDT

The siege on Huawei may be easing off a bit – at least as far as its mobile division is concerned. The Financial Times reports that companies will be able to supply Huawei with components for non-5G uses. More specifically components that won't be used in the company's 5G networking equipment. "It has been indicated to us that chips for mobile devices are not a problem," says an executive from an Asian semiconductor company. Samsung Display already has a license and Mr. Lee, an analyst at Jefferies, writes that Sony and OmniVision have been given the green light to supply Huawei with...

PUBG Mobile officially pulls out of India

Posted: 30 Oct 2020 07:52 AM PDT

The Ministry of Electronics & IT in India banned 118 mobile apps back in September, and the list included the popular game PUBG Mobile. After multiple attempts to get back on track and to bring the battle royale title to its fans, PUBG Corporation has finally given up and announced it is terminating all service and access to users. Starting today, October 30, PUBG Mobile Nordic Map: Livik and PUBG Mobile Lite will stop working. The rights of the PUBG Mobile brand will be returned to the owners of the intellectual property and Tencent Games will no longer have rights to the franchise in...

Honor 10X Lite goes official with Kirin 710 and 5,000 mAh battery

Posted: 30 Oct 2020 07:01 AM PDT

The latest addition to Honor's X10 lineup is here with the 10X Lite. It's a more affordable alternative to the X10 5G and X10 Max 5G and brings midrange specs and a 5,000 mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging. The 10X Lite brings a 6.67-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a punch-hole cutout for its 8MP selfie cam. There's a side-mounted fingerprint scanner while the bottom houses the headphone jack and Type-C connector. Around the back, we have an f/1.8 aperture 48MP primary shooter paired with a 5MP ultrawide lens. Keeping them company are two 2MP modules for macro shots and...

Samsung’s SmartThings Find helps you find your Galaxy phone and accessories

Posted: 30 Oct 2020 06:09 AM PDT

Up until now, Samsung phone owners have the option to use the company's Find My Mobile as well as Google's Find My Device to locate misplaced or stolen phones. Today, Samsung is introducing a new service called SmartThings Find. It works on all Galaxy phones and tablets running Android 8 or later and can also be used to track wearables like Galaxy Watch devices (running Tizen 5.5 and above) as well as Galaxy Buds Live and Buds Plus. It's part of a new update to Samsung's SmartThings app and is already up and running in most regions around the world. The service comes with some cool new...

LG phone with rollable display allegedly coming in March, but first a classic flagship

Posted: 30 Oct 2020 05:18 AM PDT

LG's focus at the start of next year will be on two projects – Rainbow and B Project. The former is expected to be a classic flagship, a continuation of the V-series. The latter is will have a rollable screen. It's part of LG's Explorer Project, which gave us the unorthodox LG Wing. B Project will have a similarly "out there" design – part of the screen will be rolled up for compactness but will be rolled out during use for a larger screen size. LG teased this device at the end of the Wing announcement, you can see it in the video below (we've cut out just the relevant part): ...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 might be getting an S Pen, patent reveals

Posted: 30 Oct 2020 04:29 AM PDT

Samsung has been touting the Galaxy Fold and its successor the Galaxy Z Fold2 as the ultimate multitasking mobile device - it is simultaneously a smartphone and a tablet. According to patents filed at WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation), the eventual Galaxy Z Fold3 might become even more versatile by also adding an S Pen to its arsenal. The drawings show the stylus will be sitting in the bottom right side of the phone like in a Galaxy Note smartphone. The biggest issue so far was how the S Pen would work when interacting with the crease - reports from South Korea are...

IDC and CR: Xiaomi enters top 3 in Q3

Posted: 30 Oct 2020 03:36 AM PDT

Earlier today we reported that Samsung has grabbed back the top spot in the smartphone world from Huawei according to data by Canalys. Now, two more analysts companies confirm the data, along with the fact that Xiaomi is now in Top 3, surpassing Apple after an impressive performance in Q3 2020 while Huawei concedes the top spot it held last quarter. Analysts at IDC say the market witnessed very strong volumes between July and September in emerging markets like India, Brazil, Indonesia, and Russia. Nabila Popal, research director at IDC, revealed there was some pent-up demand for...

Canalys: Samsung lead smartphone market in Q3, Xiaomi overtook Apple

Posted: 30 Oct 2020 02:17 AM PDT

348 million smartphones were shipped between July 1 and September 30 according to the latest report from Canalys. That is 4 million fewer units than the same time last year. On a quarterly basis, the overall market grew by 22% and Samsung was yet again the runaway leader with 80.2 million shipments thanks to whopping 50% jump in smartphone sales during Q3 with improved cost management and the launch of several midrangers. Coming in at second place is Huawei, the Chinese maker managed a respectable 51.7 million shipments despite its ongoing legal battles. Huawei did decline compared to...

Foldable Samsung W21 5G to arrive on November 4

Posted: 30 Oct 2020 01:23 AM PDT

Samsung has for years had a luxurious line-up for the Chinese smartphone market under the W line. It used to launch exclusive (and ultra-expensive) clamshell phones with Android until the Fold series came to life and now it's more of an exercise in rebranding. The company has confirmed that it's about to welcome a new member along those lines - the Samsung W21 5G. The new phone is scheduled to arrive on November 4 but initial reports and listings reveal that it will be identical to the Galaxy Z Fold2 5G. Samsung W21 5G poster The only major difference between the W21 5G and the...

OnePlus 8T's Cyberpunk 2077 edition will arrive on November 2

Posted: 30 Oct 2020 12:30 AM PDT

Cyberpunk 2077 might be delayed to December but the special edition of the OnePlus 8T is still on track for a November release. The company confirmed it's coming on November 2 with a modified camera island on the back. The phone is expected to have a custom theme, similar to other cross-branding partnerships in the past. The teaser image suggests the rectangle on the back is getting extra wide to incorporate "2077" for extra fancy looks but it's unlikely that the actual cameras will be any different. Cyberpunk 2077 is expected to arrive on Xbox, Playstation, Windows, and...

Netflix announces price hikes for US customers

Posted: 29 Oct 2020 10:22 PM PDT

As reported by The Verge, Netflix is announcing new rates for US-based subscribers. Currently, the streaming service offers three-tiered plans. The entry-level Basic $9 plan only allows for a single stream at up to 480p resolution and remains unchanged. The next tier - Standard, which is Netflix's most popular, is being increased from $13/month to $14 – this plan allows for up to two simultaneous streams at up to 1080p resolution. Finally, the Premium tier is going from $16/month to $18. This tier allows for up to four simultaneous streams at up to 4K resolution. Netflix...

Deal: get a Galaxy S20 FE for just $350 or a Pixel 5 for $600

Posted: 29 Oct 2020 07:48 PM PDT

Best Buy got impatient and stopped waiting around for Black Friday. The retailer has ousted some outstanding deals on smartphones, but these, as far as we can tell, are all very short-term. Like, one day only. That means if you like what you read about here, you need to jump straight up to one of the Source links below and make your purchase quickly. First up, we have Samsung's very own 'flagship killer', the Galaxy S20 FE. Its normal retail price is $700, we've seen it offered for $600 a bunch of times, but now you can pick it up for only $350. That's an insane deal, but there are...

OnePlus 9 is headed to Verizon and T-Mobile, apparently

Posted: 29 Oct 2020 05:01 PM PDT

If you're in the US and are wondering which carriers are going to offer the upcoming OnePlus 9, that may be coming sooner than expected, then wonder no more. The enterprising folks over at XDA Developers have discovered, through a deep dive into the OxygenOS code, that the OnePlus 9 is in fact headed to both Verizon and T-Mobile. On the other hand, the OnePlus 9 Pro seems to only be on the way to T-Mobile, with Verizon seemingly foregoing the more expensive option. The OnePlus 8 was also offered by Verizon There are very good hints about all of this in the OxygenOS code, but...

Samsung Galaxy A70s finally receives One UI 2.5

Posted: 29 Oct 2020 12:33 PM PDT

We've seen plenty of Samsung devices get updated to One UI 2.5 in the last weeks and the latest one is the Galaxy A70s which has is now receiving the update in India. The new update comes with the A707FDDU3BTH4 build number and weighs roughly 1.6 GB. It also brings the latest October security patch on board as well as all the near One UI 2.5 additions. These include Wireless DeX, updated Pro camera mode, Always On Display additions and more. One UI 2.5 update for Galaxy A70s The update is expected to follow a staged approach and will likely make its way to more users in the...

The new LG K92 5G makes next gen networks more accessible

Posted: 29 Oct 2020 11:19 AM PDT

Just a year ago getting a 5G-ready phone meant you had to shell out around $1,000 but since then we've seen an abundance of more affordable phones that support the latest network standard and LG's K92 5G is the latest one. It's powered by the Snapdragon 690 chipset and works with sub-6 5G networks only. More importantly, the phone will be available soon in the US at just under $400. LG K92 5G in Titan Gray The K92 features a large 6.7-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a punch-hole cutout for its 16MP selfie cam. We have a fingerprint scanner on the right-hand-side and the...

Spotify now boasts 320 million monthly active users, Premium users up from Q2

Posted: 29 Oct 2020 09:51 AM PDT

Spotify released its financial results for the July-September period and performance is better than expected. The music streaming platform now boasts a total of 320 million monthly active users (MAUs) which is up by 7% from the 299 million MAUs it reported at the end of Q2 and 29% more than Q3 2019. Premium users now number 144 million, which is a 5% increase over the previous quarter and an impressive 27% yearly growth. Spotify Q3 financial results These numbers still put Spotify as the runaway leader in the music subscription services category, well ahead of Apple Music which...
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