Leaked Xiaomi Mi 8 retail box confirms dual camera, dual GPS module and no 3.5mm jack

We wonder what's left for Xiaomi to announce on May 31 after all these leaked images, video and rumors about the upcoming anniversary Mi 8 flagship. Especially now that photos of the retail box have surfaced online. Xiaomi Mi 8 retail box The box doesn't disclose too much, but it confirms some of the rumored hardware. The usual Qualcomm Snapdragon...

Google is testing a horizontal tab switcher for its Chrome Android app

If you are following the Android P development, chances are you are already familiar with most of the changes the new version of the OS brings. One of the most discussed revamps is the new recent apps horizontal switcher. Well, Google is looking to implement the same design concept in its Android Chrome app too. The latest update in Chrome Canary...

BlackBerry Ghost tipped to be coming this summer

Back in February this year, renowned tipster Evan Blass revealed that a bezel-less, premium Android BlackBerry phone - dubbed Ghost - will be coming to India soon. And now, the tipster has said the arrival is set for this summer. After nothing new on these BlackBerry Ghost handsets from Optiemus for awhile, finally hearing that a summer release is...

US pre-orders for LG G7 ThinQ are now live

LG's latest mobile offering - G7 ThinQ - is now available to pre-order in the US. Three of the Big Four US carriers - Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile - are now accepting pre-orders. Here are the details: While Verizon and T-Mobile are offering the device for $750, Sprint is selling it for $792. Those willing to go down the monthly payments route, Verizon...

Oreo for Motorola Moto Z Play begins rolling out in US

The Motorola Moto Z Play has started receiving a new update in the US. Arriving as version OPN27.76-12-22, it's a major update that brings along Android Oreo OS. As you can see in the screenshot below, in addition to the usual Oreo goodies, the update also includes Android security fixes for the month of April. The Moto Z Play Oreo update started...

Apple to unlock the NFC chips on its iPhones for broader use

A lot of users were kind of disappointed to see Apple enabling the NFC chip (first on the iPhone 6) but restricting it only to Apple Pay, which undermines the whole purpose of the near field connection if it's exclusive to just one service. Well, the latest report claims that Apple is going to right its wrongs by giving the NFC a bit broader functionality....

vivo Y83 announced - Helio P22 chipset, 6.22-inch notched display and 4GB RAM

vivo launched its mid-range Y83 smartphone in China with rather interesting hardware on board. The earlier TENAA leak revealed some of the specs and pointed at an unknown chipset clocked at 2.0 GHz but now we know it's the MediaTek Helio P22. The vivo Y83 appears to be the first smartphone to feature the mid-tier chip with an octa-core processor...

Teaser for Nokia's May 29 event says 'it's time get ChargedUp'

We already know Nokia (HMD) is holding a product launch event on May 29. The company has in fact already sent out press invites for the event. And now, the official social media channels have started teasing the event. What's next in the #Nokiamobile story? Find out on Tuesday 29th May. It's time to get #ChargedUp. pic.twitter.com/UUwVeBM3Pj— Nokia...

Xiaomi Mi 8 launch poster found to contain clues about event's stars

Xiaomi will host a special event next week - May 31 - at which it will unveil its next flagship - the Mi 8. And as these things go there's a launch poster for the event, which teases the upcoming announcement. But does that poster show more than meets the eye? Some techies with time on their hands have dissected the imagery and believe that Xiaomi...

HTC partners with McLaren F1 to bring new VR experience

McLaren F1 team announced a multi-year VR partnership with HTC that should bring new virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to the platform. The Taiwanese company will also launch a McLaren-themed Vive VR headset to celebrate the occasion. McLaren will use the Vive Pro for the "world's first VR esports competition integrated with a real...

Apple wins $539 million in damages in court against Samsung

Seven years after the start of the industry's largest patent battle, Apple finally won $539 million in damages of the original $1 billion plea. Back in 2012, the iPhone maker won the case as the jury ruled out the full amount but Samsung argued it should pay only $28 million and went for a retrial. This Thursday, the federal court in San Jose, California...

Samsung Galaxy Wide 3 announced at SK Telecom in South Korea

As expected, Samsung announced the Galaxy Wide 3 today - a successor to the Galaxy Wide and Wide 2 entry level handsets. The Galaxy Wide 3 is built around a 720 x 1280 pixel 5.5-inch display and features a 1.6 GHz octa-core CPU on what is likely the Exynos 7870 Octa chipset. RAM is 2GB and there's 32GB of internal storage expandable via the microSD...

vivo NEX shows its all-screen face once again

Yesterday we saw the vivo NEX for the first time in the wild and today a couple of new pics show the phone being handled in public. As customary for Mr. Blurrycam's creations, these don't reveal too much but we do see that the vivo NEX, also known as vivo APEX, will have a top-placed 3.5mm headphone jack. The vivo NEX will likely have a pop-out front-facing...

OnePlus 3 and 3T get Oxygen 5.0.3 update with Face Unlock

OnePlus is now seeding the OxygenOS 5.0.3 update to the OnePlus 3 and 3T, which brings the May Android security patch and enables support for Face Unlock. The feature was available through the OxygenOS beta builds since January's Open Beta 30. The current OxygenOS 5.0.3 update also brings a Recently Deleted section in the Gallery, more options when...

Meizu M6T design exposed in the leaked images

We know for sure about the upcoming low-end Meizu M6T will sport dual-camera on the back and will make its official debut on May 29. Anything other than that is pure speculation as well as the latest hands-on photos. It's hard to confirm their authenticity, but the source claims it's the Meizu M6T. Two photos show the device's back confirming the...

vivo Z1 debuts with a 6.3" display with a notch

vivo has delivered a fresh new phone today and has immediately released it on sale in China. The vivo Z1 shares most of its specs with the vivo V9 and vivo X21 - it has a 6.26-inch 19:9 LCD of 2280x1080px resolution, a Snapdragon 660 chipset with 4GB of RAM, a dual 13MP+2MP camera on the back and a single 24MP one on the front. There's a hybrid SIM...

LG G6 Oreo update rolling out in Europe

Oreo for the LG G6 started rolling out at the end of last month end with Korea becoming the ground for its soak test. All went well it seems as the update quickly reached Verizon in the US and is now storming European units. We've received a couple of tips - one from Portugal and other from Latvia - confirming the commencement of the roll out. Other...

Qualcomm confirms the Xiaomi Mi 8 will support QC 4.0+

Xiaomi Mi 8 leaks just keep piling up. We already know most of the key features like in-display fingerprint sensor, translucent back option, 3D face unlock, much about the screen and internals and even the starting price. But that's never enough, right? Well, Qualcomm just confirmed in its own Quick Charge 4.0+ page that the device will support the...

Nokia X6 flash sale ends in seconds, again

The first Nokia X6 flash sale took place happened a at the start of the week and ended up second later on the same day. The reservation count was around 700,000, but we as is usually the case with these sales we are not sure how many units were available. The second sale happened today and unwrapped in much the same way. With the sort of interest...

Motorola Moto Z3 Play announcement set for June 6

Motorola has started sending out press invites for a product launch event on June 6 in Brazil. While the invite does confirm a smartphone will be the star of the event, the company didn't reveal exactly which device will be made official. But it's not difficult to guess. Since both Moto G6 and E5 are already official, we're definitely looking at...

Samsung Galaxy S7 Oreo update reaches Korea, Note8 gets May patch

Samsung has expanded the roll out for the Galaxy S7/S7 edge Oreo update, with South Korea becoming the latest market to get it. The company had to halt the roll out of the update in the UK after reboot reports. However, the roll out resumed quickly, and the new expansion suggests the bugs have been succesfully squashed. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Note8...

Google Lens gets smart text selection and real time lookup

Google is rolling out smart text selection and real time lookup to Google Lens. Smart text selection recognizes text you've pointed your camera to and gives you more context and information. Smart lookup identifies items in front of your camera and gives you Google results about them as well as similar items. Both features come with a slight redesign...

Martian Watches goes out of business

Despite the growing popularity of wearables, the market is not very profitable to most of the participants. Today another one bit the dust after failing to fulfill its Kickstarter campaign - the Martian. Founded in 2007, Martian Watches just announced that it's going to sell what's left of the company, which is primarily property rights and patents,...

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ now have six new "Incredibles 2" AR Emojis

The AR Emojis supported by Samsung's current top-end smartphones, the Galaxy S9 and S9+, just received an update. It adds six characters from the upcoming "Incredibles 2" animated film. Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Violet, Dash, Jack-Jack and Frozone are all part of the Incredibles family and can be downloaded from the Galaxy App Store to brighten...

WhatsApp acknowledges bug that ignores blocked status

Popular messaging service WhatsApp is plagued with a major bug that allows users to message you even after you've blocked them. In addition to messaging, the loophole - which is present on both Android and iOS clients of the service - allows blocked contacts to see your status and profile details as well. The problem has a quick solution: unblock...

Alleged first real image of LG V35 ThinQ shows unchanged design

What you're looking at is the first image of the LG V35 ThinQ, caught in the wild. The phone looks identical to the LG V30 and LG V30 ThinQ, which is inline with the rumor mill's recent findings. LG V35 ThinQ The LG V35 ThinQ will retain the 6.0-inch 18:9 P-OLED screen of its predecessors and not move to a 6.1-inch notched 19:9 screen like the G7...

Xiaomi enters Italy today, watch the announcement live here

Xiaomi is starting its official operation in Italy today, just as previously announced. It reached France two days ago when it opened its first brick and mortar Mi Store in Paris. The company also launched its French online store, where it sells the Redmi Note 5, the Mi Mix 2S, the Mi A1, the Mi Mix 2 and the Redmi 5. It's expected that it will do...

Brace yourselves: EU's GDPR is coming

Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect tomorrow, on Friday, May 25. Coming downstream over the last seven years, even if you've never heard of GDPR you will have undoubtedly felt the GDPR 'bow-wave' over the last month, with your rapidly filling inbox raising awareness of the coming prelude. These emails, coming from...

Xiaomi Mi 8's specs leak reveal 6.2-inch display, in-display fingerprint scanner

Just a week before the official Mi 8 announcement, rumors started flying in. Yesterday a hands-on video leaked showcasing a gorgeous translucent back, much like the Translucent Blue variant of HTC U12+, and now we know what's peeking through the back panel. The leaked photo shows a 6.2-inch Full HD (1080x2280) display with 19:9 aspect ratio contradicting...

The Meizu M8c if official with a 5.45-inch 18:9 display, Snapdragon 425 chip

The successor to the Meizu M5c is here and it's launching in Russia first. The Meizu M8c is built around a 5.45-inch 18:9 1440x720px display, a Snapdragon 425 chipset with 2GB of RAM and either 16GB or 32GB of expandable storage. Meizu M8c It lacks a fingerprint scanner but uses Face scanning thanks to its 8MP f/2.0 front camera. The main camera...

Xiaomi's MIUI 10 closed beta is open for registration

Xiaomi's latest version of its own user interface, MIUI 10, is set to launch alongside the anniversary edition Mi 8 smartphone on May 31 but the company just dropped the news that the closed beta program is open for registration. If you want to be one of the first to get the MIUI 10 software, you have to register before the end of today, Beijing...

Huawei joins forces with Chinese display maker on foldable smartphone

It's not the first time we've heard about Huawei working on a foldable smartphone and the first indicator came two months ago when company patented a device with flexible display. Now, a Korean news outlet claims that Huawei is working closely with Chinese display maker BOE to bring the first commercially available foldable handset in November. The...

Samsung will announce the Galaxy Wide 3 for South Korea tomorrow

Tomorrow, May 25, Samsung will announce a new installment in its entry level Galaxy Wide series in South Korea. The Samsung Galaxy Wide 3 will have similar specs to its forebears - a 5.5-inch 16:9 HD screen, 1.6GHz octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM and 32GB of built-in memory, expandable through a microSD card slot. It has a 13MP f/1.7 main camera...

Energizer launches three phone lineups with big batteries

Energizer just launched its Power Max, Hardcase and Energy smartphone lineups that were intiially announced back in January. The Hardcase focuses on durability while the Power Max is mostly battery-centric, but big batteries are available across all models. Power Max P600S The first on the list is the Power Max P600S - a familiar-looking smartphone...

Motorola Moto G6 to be available in US starting today

The Motorola Moto G6 smartphone will be available in the United States starting today. Carrier Verizon will be offering it for $240 outright. Of course, you can also opt for monthly payments - in that case you'll have to pay $10 per month for a period of 24 months. The G6 Play, on the other hand, is already available. Boost Mobile is selling it for...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 Mobile Platform is built on 10nm and brings AR and AI

Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon 700 series back in February and it's now making the first of the two chipsets to lead the lineup official. The Snapdragon 710 Mobile Platform, as Qualcomm calls it, sits above the Snapdragon 660 and below the Snapdragon 835 and 845, aiming to trickle flagship functionality down to midrangers. The Snapdragon 710...

Nokia 8 Sirocco in for review

The new Nokia 8 Sirocco is the flagship of HMD Global's current lineup, borrows some of the aesthetics along with the name from the Nokia 8800 Sirocco. The other part of Nokia 8 Sirocco's name gives away its intention to succeed the Nokia 8. While the two share the Snapdragon 835 chipset and 16:9 aspect ratio of their screens, similarities pretty...

Future Samsung Gear devices rumored to run on Wear OS instead of Tizen

The well-known leakster, Evan Blass, just shared that Gear smartwatches running Wear OS were spotted on the wrists of Samsung employees. All Samsung Gear smartwatches over the past three years run Tizen OS, which is rather functional and offers some nice features that Wear OS lacks. Seen on the wrists of Samsung employees: Gear watches running not...

A touch of the fingerprint sensor will prevent the phone from sleeping in Android P

Every smartphone user out there has faced the annoying issue of having to keep the screen awake during longer reads. You sometimes find yourself doing unnecessary touches or swipes on the screen because a minute had passed and the screen becomes dimmer and will turn off any second now. Well, the new Android P update will change all that by expanding...

Another specs leak confirms the LG V35 ThinQ will be a minor update

LG will launch the V35 ThinQ next month alongside updated LG X5 (2018) and a new smaller LG X2 (2018) and the recently announced LG Q7, Q7+ and Q7α. Back to the LG V35 ThinQ. It will be launched in the US in August, exclusively through AT&T. According to a leaked specs sheet the V35 ThinQ will be almost identical to its predecessors - LG V30s...

GfK: Huawei beats Samsung to become top smartphone vendor in Poland

Huawei has managed to outsell Samsung and become top smartphone vendor in Poland in April, according to market data from GfK. In March, Huawei held a 30% market share in Poland, sitting just behind Samsung's 32.3%. There are currently no specific sales numbers to put Huawei's April performance in better perspective, but it certainly bodes well for...

Xiaomi Mi 8 handled on video - and it has a translucent back

Translucent backs are cool, but few makers offer them. Xiaomi may soon join the club as a video of the Xiaomi Mi 8 surfaced that shows off its smoky glass back that shows off the electronics underneath. And once you're done gazing at the back, check out the front too - it features a pretty wide notch. That may be due to Xiaomi's own Face ID implementation....

HTC U12+'s promo video showcases the device's key selling points

If you already read our extensive hands-on review of the newly announced HTC U12+, you probably know what the phone is about. However, if you prefer to hear more from HTC itself, this newly released promo video will take you through its key selling points in 5 minutes. You'll learn all about the updated Edge Sense 2 gestures that now also include...

Lenovo Z5's battery to last 45 days on standby, teaser reveals

Lenovo's CEO, Chang Cheng, has been teasing the upcoming Lenovo Z5 flagship for quite some time now. We've seen some sample photos giving us a glimpse of the output from the dual camera. More excitingly we got a sketch of the design and a part of a press image, showcasing a front panel with nearly 100% screen-to-body ratio. Yet this latest bit delivered...

Xiaomi Redmi 6 pops up on TENAA

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 5 series back in December, followed by a global launch in February. Just three months later we are starting to see the first traces of the Redmi 6 in this case, staring in a TENAA listing. Xiaomi Redmi 6 on TENAA A device with the model number M1804C3DE was certified, confirming it will have a 5.45" screen. Its Android version...

vivo launches Blue V9 Limited Edition for the World Cup in Russia

The Chinese manufacturer vivo is the official smartphone sponsor of the next two World Cup tournaments, including the one starting in Russia next month. Today the company held an event at Beijing's Forest Park where it announced a new global campaign called "My Time, My FIFA World Cup". It included the vivo Super Fan Photographer program, the vivo...

ZTE is estimated to lose $3.1 billion due to US ban

If you are following the latest news you certainly know that ZTE finds itself in hot water, after the US firms were banned from supplying it due to its breach of trade embargo. Following that the company was forced to cease its main operations, resulting in substantial losses. Now a new report from Bloomberg tries to put those loses in more specific...

HTC U12+ takes second place in DxOMark mobile camera ranking

HTC has just released its U12+ flagship smartphone and DxOMark has published its assessment of the dual camera. The Ultrapixel camera got an overall score of 103 points on 106 for its still photos and 95 for video recording. This puts it in second position, right behind Huawei's P20 Pro. The review says that HTC's latest flagship is right up there...

Apple starts manufacturing its 7nm A12 chips

Samsung and TSMC have been Apple's suppliers of chips for their iPhones for years now, but the latest report suggests that this year's 7nm A12 Apple chips will only come from TSMC. This is because the Korean giant will only be able to achieve scale production of 7nm SoCs in the second half of the year, at which point it might be too late. As we all...

Meizu M6T Geekbench outing reveals Spreadtrum SoC

Meizu's upcoming M6T smartphone has been spotted in the Geekbench database. The listing for the device reveals a Spreadtrum SC9850 SoC, Android 7.1.1 OS, and 2GB RAM. Curiously, the SC9850 comes with a 1.3GHz quad-core CPU, which contradicts the handset's TENNA outing - that one mentioned an octa-core 1.5GHz processor. It could be an error by the...