Google leaks Nest Hub Max, 10-inch HD screen and a camera in tow

Google has accidentally leaked details about its unannounced product dubbed Nest Hub Max. It posted images on its online store revealing information about this product. The images have now been taken down, but the folks over at Android Police managed to take their screenshots before Google rectified its mistake. These images tell us that the Nest...

Second Galaxy S8 update in two weeks brings improved camera stability

Samsung's rolled out another update for the Galaxy S8's global version (SM-G950F) with the changelog listing improved camera stability and a 'security patch update'. The second bit isn't strictly the March security patch as that was already made available with the previous update from March 18 - yes, today's Galaxy S8 update is the second in less...

Oppo granted patent for a smartphone with slider design and dual front cameras

Chinese smartphone brand Oppo launched the Find X last year with a slider design that also led some other phone makers to follow suit. Now the company has been granted a patent for another slider design smartphone, but this one's a tad different from the Find X. The Find X came with three cameras - two at the back and one on the front - which were...

Samsung Galaxy A10 goes on sale in Pakistan

The Samsung Galaxy A10 that was unveiled late last month has been launched in Pakistan with a price tag of PKR21,500 ($153). The Galaxy A10 has an Exynos 7884 SoC under the hood which is coupled with 2GB RAM. It's built around a 6.2-inch Infinity-V display having a resolution of 1520 x 720 pixels. The smartphone runs Android Pie out-of-the-box and...

Sony's smartphone workforce to be reduced by 50% within a year

Following a restructuring that will see Sony's smartphone division merge with the TV, audio and camera operations into Sony Electronics Products and Solutions, job cuts are planned at what was Sony Mobile. A report out of Japan says that the Sony smartphone workforce will be reduced to half of the 4,000 people that are employed there now, and it...

Motorola One Vision listed on Google's ARCore website, may launch soon

Motorola is expected to launch its first Exynos-powered smartphone dubbed Moto One Vision soon. Images and specs of the One Vision have already leaked, and now, the smartphone has been added to the list of ARCore supported devices on Google's website which hints at its imminent launch. According to leaked specs, the One Vision will be powered by...

Alleged Galaxy A20e case renders show it will look similar to the A20

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A20 smartphone last week, and the company is expected to launch its slightly toned down version dubbed Galaxy A20e soon. The A20e was listed on Samsung UK's website earlier this month, and now, its alleged case renders have surfaced revealing its design. These case renders show us that the A20e will look similar to the...

Our Oppo F11 Pro video review is up

We've reviewed the Oppo F11 Pro and our video summary is now live on YouTube. This is perhaps the cheapest device you can get that has a full bezel-less display, complete with a pop-up selfie camera - which is partly to thank for that. The Oppo F11 Pro has a beautiful gradient finish that would surprise you if you didn't know it was made of plastic....

Nokia X71 specs leak on Geekbench with Snapdragon 660 AIE

On Tuesday, Nokia sent out event invitations for a device launch taking place in Taiwan on April 2. This is for the Nokia X71, which might launch as the Nokia 8.1 Plus for global markets. The very same Nokia X71 has appeared on Geekbench, revealing some of the innards of the device. The listing on Geekbench shows the "HMD Global Nokia X71" running...

Korean Samsung Galaxy S10 5G alleged specs leak with slightly different dimensions

Some new information alleging to pertain to the Korean variant of the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G have surfaced. First spotted by Dealntech, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G will be available in two memory tiers: 256GB and 512GB. Also, the dimensions and weight of the phone are slightly different from the global version's specs. The global variant is 162.6 x...

Apple officially cancels AirPower after an eighteen month delay

Eighteen months after it was first unveiled, Apple has announced that it is cancelling AirPower. In a statement emailed to TechCrunch, Apple's Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering — Dan Riccio — said, After much effort, we've concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project. We apologize to those customers...

Samsung Galaxy M10 review

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_m10-review-1913.p...

Users report Galaxy S10 front camera using cropped mode in third-party apps

Samsung Galaxy S10 users are reporting that the front camera of their phone can only be used in the cropped mode, rather than the full field of view that the lens is capable of when you use a third-party camera app. This seems to apply to all three devices in the S10 series. The Galaxy S10 has a wide-angle lens for the front camera on all three devices....

LG K12+ launched in Brazil

The LG K12+ was quietly announced in Brazil yesterday and it packs a lot of features for an entry-level device. If it looks familiar to you, don't be surprised, we've already seen the device as the LG K40. The main selling points of the K12+ is that it offers plenty of features found on more expensive LG devices such as AI enhanced software and premium...

Apple's new AirPods deemed unrepairable by iFixit

Just days after iFixit praised Samsung's Galaxy Buds for being quite serviceable (with a 6 out of 10 repairability score), they tore down the new 2019 Apple AirPods and got a completely opposite result. With a repairability score of 0 out of 10 the new AirPods are practically non-serviceable. You can't swap out the battery, you can't fix any inner...

UK Intelligence Board on the verge of calling for a ban of Huawei 5G equipment

Another day, another jab on Huawei's expense by Western governments. According to an annual report from the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, the Chinese manufacturer still couldn't fix multiple issues and vulnerabilities, raising the question if any of its future products can be risk-managed properly. Although the UK watchdog did voice its concern,...

Oppo Reno passes through AnTuTu with Snapdragon 710 and 6GB RAM

A couple of hours ago, we reported about the Oppo Reno which appeared on TENAA with its images and detailed specs. Now, the smartphone has appeared on popular benchmarking database AnTuTu corroborating its key specs. Oppo Reno Two models of the Oppo Reno with model number PCAM00 and PCAT00 were listed on TENAA, and out of those, the former has passed...

WhatsApp improves PiP Mode on its Android app with latest beta

Facebook-owned WhatsApp rolled out Picture-in-Picture (PiP) Mode for its iPhone app last year in May, and it extended this feature to its Android app later in December. However, the PiP Mode on Android app has a limitation - it plays video only inside a chat. Well, WhatsApp fixes that with the latest beta update. With beta version 2.19.86 of WhatsApp...

Huawei P30 Pro gets its first update with camera optimization and bug fixes

Huawei made the P30 Pro official at an event in Paris three days ago, and while the smartphone is yet to go on sale, it has already received its first software update. The update carries version number 9.1.0.124(C431E4R2P2) and weighs just over 400MB in size. It optimizes the camera performance of the P30 Pro in certain scenarios and also brings...

nubia Red Magic 3 benchmark shows 1080p screen, Snapdragon 855 performance

The nubia Red Magic 3 has gone through the Master Lu benchmark with its Snapdragon 855 chipset. The tested unit only had 8GB of RAM, though we know that there will be configurations with up to 12GB RAM. This particular unit sported 128GB of storage. The screen will have a resolution of 1,080 x 2,340px. 1080p displays are the norm for gaming phones...

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G to cost over $1,200 in South Korea

Samsung launched the Galaxy S10 5G without a price tag. However, a report from South Korea revealed the price of the device and that it is already being prepared for a launch next week, including a variant with 8/512 GB memory. Prices for the 8/256 GB phone will be KRW1,39 million (around $1,220/€1,100) but can increase to KRW1,55 million ($1,360/€1,215)...

Check out Samsung's 25W charger with USB Power Delivery

The Galaxy S10 5G and Galaxy A70 are the first Samsungs to support 25W wired charging (vanilla S10 models stick to the old 15W standard). Here's a look at the charger that will be bundled with these phones. The EP-TA800 is a USB Power Delivery charger that uses a USB-C to USB-C cable to connect to phones. It tops out at 25W, but supports the Programmable...

Oppo Reno specs and images appear on TENAA

Oppo is all set to make the Reno official on April 10, and as we inch closer to that date, we keep hearing more about this smartphone. A leak from yesterday gave us a pretty good look at Reno's design, and today the smartphone has appeared on TENAA with its detailed specs and images. Oppo Reno has been listed on TENAA with model number PCAM00 and...

Several states may block T-Mobile-Sprint merger

T-Mobile's acquisition of Sprint is a major change in the telecom landscape in the United States, and several state attorney generals are worried this might hurt competition. According to Bloomberg, California and New York are leading a group of over a dozen states that would file a lawsuit if the Department of Justice does not challenge the deal....

Xiaomi planning a return to Brazil

Half a decade ago Xiaomi started manufacturing smartphones in Brazil but eventually left the market in 2016 due to the poor economic environment. Since then only third-party retailers sold Xiaomi smartphones, usually with an inflated price tag, but it looks like this is bound to change. The Twitter account of Xiaomi Brazil suddenly got active again...

Huawei's annual revenue surpasses $100 million for the first time

On Friday, Huawei Technologies released its financial reports from 2018 to reveal a staggering revenue increase of 19.5% over 2017. The company's smartphone sales revenue has increased by 25.1% over the previous year. It reported a strong sales revenue of CNY 721.2 billion or $107.13 billion. This is the first time Huawei has ever surpassed over...

Twitter for iOS gets OLED-friendly dark mode

Twitter rolled out Night Mode for Android and iOS in 2016. Today, the company has rolled out an OLED-friendly dark mode for the latter. Twitter has announced a new feature called "Lights out" which brings a proper dark mode to its iOS app. Turning it on changes the app's UI to pitch black instead of dark blue. This does a better job at conserving...

US pricing and availability for the LG G8 on Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T

On Thursday, LG announced that the G8 ThinQ will become available for purchase in the US starting on April 11. Following this announcement, all major US carriers have outlined pricing, availability, and promotions for the LG G8 ThinQ. Verizon Verizon's LG G8 will cost $840 outright and pre-orders will begin starting on April 1. You can get up to...

Black Shark 2 gaming smartphone is now up for grabs in Europe

Xiaomi's Black Shark gaming-focused sub-brand announced its latest smartphone earlier this month. And today the Black Shark 2 is available to purchase in Europe, straight from the official Black Shark website. You'll have to pay €549 or £479 if you want the version with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, or if you need 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage...

LG G8 ThinQ will be available in the US on April 11, pre-orders start tomorrow

LG officially unveiled the G8 ThinQ at MWC in February, and now the company is almost ready to deliver it to your doorstep. Today it's announcing that the G8 will be available in the US on April 11. Pricing will start at $819.99 with introductory promotions that will take off up to $150 for a limited time at launch. Exact details of those will be...

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) with S Pen quietly unveiled

Six weeks ago Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) - an affordable alternative to the Tab S5e. Now there's a more compact model, an 8" one, and it features S Pen support (something even the S5e lacks). The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 with S Pen has an 8" LCD with the same resolution as its 10.1" sibling - 1,920 x 1,200px. The S Pen seems to...

Spotify begins testing new Premium Duo plan

Sharing passwords for Spotify accounts is not uncommon and the latest way the company is trying to crack down on the practices is by introducing a shared premium service for two users. Premium Duo, will give each person a separate premium account with all the standard benefits as well as the new Duo Mix feature. The new offering is more cost effective...

ZTE reports $1 billion in losses for 2018

ZTE went through a tough 2018 after battling with the US government for allegedly violating export restrictions resulting in a temporary ban and hefty fines. Now, the company finds itself amidst it's highest reported annual loss coming in at 6.98 billion yuan ($1.04 billion) largely due to the $1 billion fine it had to pay to the US government. This...

Periscope camera of Oppo Reno disassembled on video

Periscope cameras are a way to provide long focal lengths in the slim form factor of a smartphone. But how do they work? A video that shows the disassembly of Oppo Reno camera could shed some light on that. The periscope module measures only 23.5 x 11.5 x 5.73mm. It's thin enough that it can fit into phones without creating a major hump. It's quite...

Sony Mobile will be merged with the TV, audio and camera divisions

Sony Mobile is losing its independence - and that's a good thing. The division will be combined with Sony's TV, audio and camera products into a unit called Electronics Products and Solutions. The company presents this as a move to increase the synergies between various Sony electronics - the Xperia line already borrows heavily from the TV and camera...

Oppo Reno leaks with the most unusual front-facing camera ever

First it was the vivo NEX and its elevating selfie camera; then the Oppo Find X and its top side, housing the front and back shooters. There are also some sliders like the Mi Mix 3 and the Honor Magic 2 that managed to keep the full-screen design on the front. And today, brace yourselves, we're about to see the most unusual front-facing camera -...

Alleged nubia Red Magic 3 certified with 30W fast charging

A nubia smartphone with model number NX629J - which is allegedly the Red Magic 3 - has appeared on 3C's website, and its listing reveals that this gaming smartphone will come with 30W (15V/2A) fast charging support. The Red Magic 3 is expected to go official next month and the company has previously revealed that this smartphone will come with at...

Pocophone F1 overtakes OnePlus 6 in India in Q4 last year, says IDC

Move over, OnePlus 6, there's a champ in town. Based on data from IDC, the Pocophone F1 was India's best-selling smartphone over INR 15,000 in terms of online sales for the final quarter of 2018. Manu Jain, the Managing Director at Xiaomi India, posted a cheeky celebratory tweet, saying "The Champion of Speed doesn't settle for 2nd place", a nod...

Oppo A1K certified by NBTC in Thailand, launch imminent

Specifications of the Oppo A1K leaked two weeks ago, and it now seems this smartphone will go official soon as it got certified by Thailand's NBTC. The Oppo A1K has also been certified by a couple of other organizations like Indonesia's TKDN, Malaysia's SIRIM, and Europe's EEC, all hinting at its imminent launch. There's no word from Oppo about the...

Huawei P30, P30 Pro China price surfaces

The China prices of the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro which were announced two days ago at an event in Paris has surfaced. The P30 will be offered in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB storage options, whereas the Pro variant will come in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage variants. The Chinese variants of these smartphones will have 8GB RAM in tow, unlike their global...

Oppo Reno with Snapdragon 855 to have liquid cooling

Oppo is launching the Reno smartphone with 10x zoom and we expect multiple variants of this device. One of the variations will be the chipset, and it appears the different phones will have different methods for heat dissipation. According to Brian Shen, company VP, the Snapdragon 855-powered flagship will have a copper tube and liquid cooling. Oppo...

Huawei brings wireless charging to the p30 with a special case

Chinese phone maker Huawei announced the P30 and P30 Pro at an event in Paris two days ago. Both of these are powered by Kirin 980 SoC but they have some differences - one of which is wireless charging. The Pro variant has it but the vanilla P30 doesn't. Well, Huawei has quietly introduced a case that brings wireless charging, based on the Qi standard....

Here's how Samsung tests the Galaxy Fold's hinge durability

The Samsung Galaxy Fold will be the first commercially-available folding phone by a big brand and will cost €2,000 when it goes on pre-order in a month so future buyers would expect it to be made of some stern stuff to warrant that price. Samsung claims the Galaxy Fold can withstand 200,000 folds without issue and is backing up its claim by providing...

Huawei Y6 Prime (2019) arrives in Pakistan

Huawei has launched a new affordable handset in Pakistan, named Huawei Y6 Prime (2019). Some might think it has some differences from the regular Huawei Y6 (2019), but it actually is the very same smartphone with a new moniker. The Y6 Prime (2019) has a Helio A22 chipset with quad-core CPU, 2 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. The screen is regular 6.09"...

Apple breaks its own in-app subscription rules for Apple News+

The latest offense from Apple is in the News+ app. Specifically, the way that Apple lets users sign up. It offers a "Try it now" button that takes you directly to the payment screen. Apple's guidelines say "Make sure users know that once the free trial is over, a payment will be automatically initiated for the next subscription duration, and they...

First iOS 12.3 beta for developers now available

On Monday, Apple released the final build of iOS 12.2 which brought support for Apple's newly announced News+ subscription service and some new Animoji. On Wednesday, Apple is releasing the first beta build of iOS 12.3 intended for developers, restarting the cycle of updates. The changelog for the 12.3 update only mention stability Improvements and...

watchOS 5.2 brings ECG app and irregular rhythm notification on Apple Watch to Europe and Hong Kong

Following the release of iOS 12.2 earlier this week, today Apple is making watchOS 5.2 available for its smartwatches. The most notable thing about it is that it's bringing the ECG app and irregular heart rhythm notification to 19 countries in Europe as well as Hong Kong. Here's the full list of European countries graced with the honor: Austria,...

Google Pixel 3a to start at €450 and have a purple version

Google's 'lite' versions of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have been leaking like crazy for the past few months, and they should finally become official sometime this spring. In the US they're rumored to be exclusive to Verizon, which is unsurprising given Google's past antics. What about the rest of the world? Well, a new report from Germany today tells...

Huawei Mate 30 is already in testing, launching in September or October

Huawei may have just unveiled the P30 and P30 Pro yesterday, but the company is already working on the successors to the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro as well. This has been confirmed by a company official in Malaysia at a press briefing today. He noted that the Mate 30 is already in testing, internally at Huawei. The Mate 30 family will be launched in...

Lenovo Z6 Pro teased to come with 100MP camera

Remember that bizarre presentation from Lenovo during this year's MWC? Well, it turns out that the 100MP camera that was kind of teased will make it to the upcoming Lenovo Z6 Pro. There's still no sign of the phone itself, but Lenovo's VP teased the handset on Weibo with a hashtag which translates into 100MP. This doesn't come as a surprise since...