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Oppo Watch 2 series coming with Snapdragon Wear 4100 and Apollo 4s co-processor

Posted: 28 May 2021 07:21 AM PDT

It seems Oppo is finally ready to offer a successor to last year's Oppo Watch. The brand took to Weibo to tease its Watch 2 series. The official teaser hints at longer battery life and an announcement scheduled for the second half of this year. A separate leak from a Chinese tipster offers more in-depth information about the upcoming Watch 2 series. We should expect two sizes just like last year's models with 42mm and 46mm diameters both powered by the Snapdragon Wear 4100 platform alongside a custom Apollo 4s secondary chipset. The Watch 2 series is expected to offer ColorOS for...

Samsung Galaxy Buds2 leak through FCC, buds and case pictured

Posted: 28 May 2021 06:12 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Buds2, which are reportedly in mass production as we speak, have just undergone the FCC trial, further confirming they are ready for the store shelves. The FCC listing gives us a full glimpse of the buds themselves, as well as a detailed look at the case's specs. Despite coming in as replacements for the Galaxy Buds/Buds+ line of TWS earbuds, the Galaxy Buds2 look more akin to Galaxy Buds Pro with their bulbous outer shell and the lack of wingtips. They appear to have two mics - an inner and outer one - an IR sensor for wear detection (so they can pause music when you...

Asus releases updates for the Zenfone 8 and 8 Flip, ROG Phone 5 and 3, Zenfone 6 too

Posted: 28 May 2021 05:13 AM PDT

Asus has been doing a lot of work on its new flagships in the weeks after their release – there's yet another update for the new Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 Flip. A few other phones got some attention as well, with a fairly substantial update for the ROG Phone 5. The new flagships got another bump in camera quality, this time paired with a call quality improvement. The smaller Zenfone 8 also gained VoLTE support for three European carriers. The 8 is now up to firmware version 30.11.51.50, the 8 Flip went up to 30.11.55.43. Asus Zenfone 8 and 8 Flip Optimized Phone call quality ...

Honor becomes a member of GSMA

Posted: 28 May 2021 04:21 AM PDT

Honor begun its journey as an independent company at the end of last year and it made another step towards regaining its spot as a major manufacturer. The Chinese company has announced its membership of the GSMA - that's the GSM Association that represents major telecoms, phone makers, equipment providers and internet service companies. In a press release, Honor stated it "plans to further strengthen its strategic partnerships with other members of the GSMA." The company's role within the association will be "to create new opportunities to empower the mobile communications industry...

OnePlus Nord CE 5G India launch detailed, open sales start on June 16

Posted: 28 May 2021 03:32 AM PDT

We already got confirmation that OnePlus will unveil its Nord CE (Core Edition) on June 10. Now, the phone's landing page on OnePlus India has revealed the launch date event is scheduled to begin at 7PM local time. We also get a timeline with launch details. Pre-orders for members of OnePlus' Red Cable Club are scheduled to kick off on June 11. The timeline also reveals the OnePlus TV U Series U1S is scheduled to go on open sales on the same date. Open sales for the OnePlus Nord CE start five days later on June 16. Unfortunately, there are no further spec details on the phone for...

Poco F3 GT to arrive in Q3 ‘21 with Dimensity 1200

Posted: 28 May 2021 02:16 AM PDT

Poco India has just posted a video on YouTube, teasing "the next F" will be coming soon. The phone will be called Poco F3 GT, and according to the 28-second clip, will be powered by a Dimensity 1200 chipset. The arrival date is not set, but the low-resolution video says "Coming Q3", which is anywhere between July 1 and September 30. Aside from the chipset, there's nothing else official from Poco. However, we already learned that this might be the Redmi K40 Gaming under a new disguise. If this is indeed a gaming/performance smartphone, we expect it to have an AMOLED screen, a 64MP...

Mysterious Realme phone certified by FCC

Posted: 28 May 2021 01:25 AM PDT

A brand new budget Realme phone has appeared in an FCC listing, revealing its design and a few key specs. The yet to be announced Realme RMX3261 was previously seen in the databases of TKDN, BIS and Indonesia Telecom which combined with today's listing confirm the launch date is nearing. The RMX3261 sports a waterdrop notch display and three camera cutouts on the back alongside an LED flash. The schematics also show a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a triple SIM slot. Realme RMX3261 design and specs Other specs include a 4,880mAh battery with 18W charging and Android...

Samsung Galaxy S21 and Galaxy Z Flip 5G are getting the June 2021 security patch already

Posted: 27 May 2021 11:58 PM PDT

May isn't over yet, but Samsung has already released the June 2021 Android security patch for the Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra, and the Z Flip 5G. The company hasn't detailed the patch at the time of writing this, but that should happen in a few days. The Galaxy Z Flip 5G's firmware comes with version F707BXXS3DUE1 and is seeding in multiple European countries, including Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Italy, France, Hungary, the UK, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Spain. Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra The Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra, on the other...

OnePlus Nord gets May security patch and tons of bug fixes with new update

Posted: 27 May 2021 10:56 PM PDT

OnePlus has released the OxygenOS 11.1.1.3 update for the OnePlus Nord, which bumps up the Android security patch level on the mid-ranger to May 2021 and improves the Wi-Fi connection speed. OnePlus Nord Additionally, the new build comes with several bug fixes related to the camera, system, and file manager. You can check out the complete update changelog below for more details: System Fixed the issue that the card coupon is not available as a widget Fixed the issue that missed calls are marked as call answered on another device in call logs Fixed...

Huawei teases new M-Pencil for incoming MatePad Pro 2

Posted: 27 May 2021 09:50 PM PDT

Huawei's HarmonyOS announcement set for June 2 will contain a couple of product launches as well. Yesterday Huawei teased its upcoming Watch 3 and another teaser confirms that Huawei intends to announce a new MatePad Pro tablet. The teaser image shows the M-Pencil that'll be compatible with the new MatePad Pro 2. This will be the first Huawei device to come with the company's custom HarmonyOS out of the box. Blogger @ChanganDigitalKing reports via Weibo that the Huawei MatePad Pro 2 with M-Pencil "will be released soon". We can also expect the new MatePad Pro 2 to come with...

Samsung Galaxy Watch3 and Watch Active2 receives incremental update

Posted: 27 May 2021 09:07 PM PDT

Earlier this month, Samsung released firmware updates for the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 and the Galaxy Watch3 and another OTA update is now being received by the same smartwatch models. Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 receiving a firmware update The watch updates this time around are still based on Tizen 5.5.0.2, just like the one from early this month. The incremental update brings minor visual changes to fitness icons and "improved device stability". Specifically, the auto walking/running and 'inactive alert' icons are enhanced. If you have one of these Samsung...

Google Messages prepares app to let you pin conversation threads and favorite messages

Posted: 27 May 2021 07:52 PM PDT

Over the years, Google's Messages app has become the default messaging app for Android-powered devices. Similar to iMessage, it layers the traditional SMS (Short Message Service) protocol beneath a newer internet-based platform, in Android's case, it's called RCS. In XDA-Developers' latest APK teardown, version 8.1.050 of the Google Message app was dissected and strings of text within the code show that the messaging app will gain two features: the ability to pin message threads to the top of a list of conversations, and the ability to "star" individual messages from a conversation thread....

iQOO Z3 is headed to India

Posted: 27 May 2021 06:09 PM PDT

vivo's iQOO sub-brand announced the Z3 for the Chinese market at around the end of March, and it went on sale on April Fools Day (seriously). And now it looks like this phone is ready for a trip over to neighboring India. Gagan Arora, director of iQOO India, shared a teaser on his Twitter account today, basically asking you to flip the Netflix N logo 90 degrees left or right. What do you get? A Z, of course. If that's not obvious, we don't know what is. What's less clear cut is exactly when we should expect the Z3 to make its debut on the Indian market, but surely iQOO will keep...

Samsung Display might keep making LCD panels until the end of next year

Posted: 27 May 2021 03:42 PM PDT

Back in March of last year, we heard that Samsung Display would be discontinuing LCD production by the end of 2020. That came and went, and nothing happened. Now, a new report from Korea says that Samsung Display is willing to keep making LCDs until the end of next year. What changed, you wonder? Well, apparently there's been a price rise for LCD panels, which began in June of last year and hasn't stopped yet. Samsung Display has extended production of LCD panels at the request of Samsung Electronics, which still wants to receive LCDs. If Samsung Display keeps making LCDs into next...

OnePlus WellPaper app changes wallpaper based on your phone usage

Posted: 27 May 2021 01:19 PM PDT

OnePlus today released WellPaper, a wallpaper app design to change based on how you use your phone. WellPaper is a live wallpaper app. It uses data from your phone's app usage and then categorizes the apps into six categories — social, lifestyle and communication, entertainment, gaming, information and business, and tools. It then assigns each category its own color. Based on your usage, the colors on your homescreen will then change through the course of the day. The app currently comes with three patterns. The first one features shifting tiles with pastel colors that each...

Oppo Enco Free2 announced with ANC and 30 hour battery life

Posted: 27 May 2021 11:03 AM PDT

Alongside the newly launched Reno6 series, Oppo announced a new pair of TWS earbuds called Enco Free2. These offer an in-ear design with silicone tips complete with active noise canceling and a 30 hour rated battery life. Oppo claims the Enco Free2 can cancel out up to 42dB of outside noise thanks to their potent ANC feature. Sound comes through 10mm drivers and is tuned in tandem with Dynaudio. There's support for AAC and SBC audio codecs. The earphones are IP54 water and dust-proof. They pair over Bluetooth 5.2 and offer a special low latency mode for gaming. Charging happens...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 12.4" tablet unveiled with 5G, cheaper Galaxy Tab A7 Lite follows

Posted: 27 May 2021 09:50 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G is official (for real this time) and joining it is the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, which arrives in Wi-Fi and LTE flavors. The FE model gets 5G connectivity instead. Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G This one falls somewhere between the between the Tab S7+ (12.4" sAMOLED, 120 Hz) and the Tab S7 (11.0" LCD, 120 Hz). It has a 12.4" LCD with 2,560 x 1,600 px (16:10), though it runs at only 60 Hz. At least it comes with Android 11 with One UI 3.1 out of the box. Speaking of the box, inside you'll find an included S Pen, which you can use for note taking and drawing....

CEO: the OnePlus Nord CE 5G will be unveiled on June 10, Nord N200 5G coming soon too

Posted: 27 May 2021 08:53 AM PDT

The next mid-ranger from OnePlus will be called the Nord CE 5G, with CE standing for "Core Edition". This was officially confirmed by CEO Pete Lau, who spoke to TechRadar. The new model will be unveiled on June 10 and will be released in Europe and India. It doesn't sound like it will launch in the US or Canada, however (the original Nord never did). Details about the device are kept under wraps for now. This is the opposite of the OnePlus Nord N200 5G, which will be exclusive to the US and Canada, according to Lau. This will be the sequel to last year's Nord N100, which was a 4G-only...

Leak: the Sony WF-1000XM4 will have better ANC, LDAC support and longer battery life

Posted: 27 May 2021 08:02 AM PDT

The upcoming Sony WF-1000XM4 TWS headset will have active noise cancellation (ANC), not surprising considering that the current XM3 model has it too. The interesting part here is that this feature will be enabled by a custom chip called "Sony V1", which will deliver an even more effective ANC, according to WinFuture. This won't be Sony's first custom chip, of course, but compared to the QN1e found inside the current XM3 buds, this one will add support for high-quality wireless audio transmitted using LDAC. The buds will also be Hi-Res Audio certified. Sony WF-1000XM4 The...
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