Best Apps and Games of the Week

These are some of the best apps and games that came out this week. Gboard Gboard is a keyboard by Google for iOS. It integrates Google Search within the keyboard, so you don't have to switch back and forth between your current app and your browser. By having the search engine built-into the keyboard, you can not only search for things such as addresses, images, and videos but can also instantly paste them in the app you are currently typing in. iOS Dark Sky Dark Sky is a weather app, previously exclusive to iOS, but now also available on Android. Dark Sky...

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Benchmarking the Sony Xperia X, starring Snapdragon 650

The Sony Xperia X is powered by a Snapdragon 650 - Qualcomm's new and highly popular mid-range chipset. To be honest, we tend to prefer its 652 sibling. Don't be fooled by their name, these are the true successors to the Snapdragon 810. They use the Cortex-A72 CPU core, faster and more powerful than the A57 it replaces. The Snapdragon 650 has two of them, the 652 has four, both add four Cortex-A53 cores for low-power needs. Better still, the GPU is part of the Adreno 5 series, a 510 to be exact. It's miles ahead of the Adreno 405 that's used in lower-end Snapdragon 6-series chipsets. It...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 19

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 remains undisturbed at the top for a third week in a row keeping ahead of struggling long-time champ Samsung Galaxy J7. Okay, "struggling" might be an overstatement for a phone that remains on top of its successor, which has been around a couple of months now. The Galaxy J7 (2016) seems to be gaining momentum though, jumping five spots from 8th last week to a podium finish this time around. And look at all those other Galaxy J's - the J5 from last year, and the J3 (2016) are only giving up a spot to let the J7 (2016) slide in, but no strangers are...

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Weekly Poll: Which is the best Android smartphone?

By the end of this month, all high-profile Android flagships should be available for purchase. You'll get to vote with your wallet, but let's do a dry run and vote for free - vote for your favorite flagship. There's some difference in strategy - Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi launched their big and small flagships simultaneously while others like LG, HTC and Sony have launched the smaller models, leaving the big guns for the second half. So - Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. Huawei P9 and Huawei P9 Plus. Xiaomi Mi 5 and Xiaomi Mi Max. HTC 10. LG G5. Sony Xperia X...

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Week 19 in review: 6.44" Xiaomi Mi Max unveiled, iPhone 7 and OnePlus 3 rumors

Big screen lovers rejoiced this week - the massive Xiaomi Mi Max was unveiled. The 6.44-inch device (Xiaomi just had to be that precise) still passes for a phone nowadays even though others are pushing for the return of 4-inchers (you know who). The iPhone 7 didn't stay in hiding this week either, with rumors suggesting that all of the 7 Plus models will have a dual-camera setup, and not just an alleged top version. Meanwhile, schematics put the dimensions of Apple's upcoming smartphones very much in line with the existing models, and ongoing talks may lead to made-in-India...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/week_19_in_review_644_xiaomi_mi_max_unveiled_iphone_7_and_oneplus_3_rumors-news-18228.php

WhatsApp testing video call feature

It wasn't too long ago that WhatsApp added voice call functionality to its app. Naturally, the company now wants to take it one step further, and introduce video calling. The latest beta for Android shows an option to video call whenever you try to call someone. Unfortunately, as of now it seems the feature is not enabled to all users, with some getting the 'Video Calling is unavailable at this time' error message, however, some other users are reporting using it. The feature is currently in testing phase then, and it probably won't be too long before we see it being enabled for...

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