Counterclockwise: Sony Ericsson T68i, Nokia 7650 and the rise of the cameraphone

The first portable digital camera was likely the Fuji DS-1P from 1988, that's the predecessor of modern DSLRs. But we'll turn your attention to the Game Boy Camera instead - a 1998 accessory for the Game Boy that was credited as the "world's smallest digital camera" by Guinness World Records. It plugged into the cartridge slot and took photos with 256 x 224px resolution and 4 black levels (it couldn't capture color). The camera came with a built-in image editor (presaging Snapchat's filters) and animation (HTC Zoe, the early days). You could even buy a printer, similar to the ZINK...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 14

The Samsung Galaxy S8 immediately rose to the top of the after its announcement last week and it's still showing no signs of slowing down. The Redmi 4a put on another brave fight to keep the larger Galaxy S8+ in third, meaning the Top 3 are completely unchanged this time around. Below them the Galaxy J7 Prime and Redmi Note 4 traded place and now we have a Galaxy-Redmi-Galaxy-Redmi-Galaxy sequence in the first half of the chart. The chain is interrupted by two Galaxy devices placed at 6th and 7th - the Galaxy A5 (2017) and the Galaxy S7 edge. The last two positions of the chart are...

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Weekly poll: are you getting the new Sony Xperia XZs?

Life goes slowly at 960 frames per second, enough to make the Xperia XZ from October last year seem old. Old enough to have a successor that is, the Sony Xperia XZs. The upgraded camera is certainly the highlight of the ‘s' version, and not just for its action-stopping video. The camera boasts a new sensor with pixels that are 19% bigger than the ones in the original XZ. The whole setup is called "Motion Eye" and lives up to its name thanks to the Predictive capture feature, which snaps up to four photos in the background (before you even press the shutter), it then lets you pick out the...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_are_you_getting_the_new_sony_xperia_xzs-news-24433.php

Week 14 in review: iPhone 8 OLED screens, Xiaomi Mi 6 inching closer

After the Galaxy S8 finally embraced officialdom, our top news stories finally contain something other than the flagship's leaks. Apple finalized a deal with Samsung Display for curved OLED panels, Huawei launched the impressive Honor 8 Pro with 6 GB RAM and the product presentation of the HTC U leaked in full, revealing a pressure-sensitive frame. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun announced we should expect the Mi 6 before the end of the month and specs were already leaked on GFXBench. The manufacturer surprised everyone with the launch of the Mi Pad 3, almost two years after its predecessor. Of...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/week_14_in_review_iphone_8_oled_screens_xiaomi_mi_6_inching_closer-news-24430.php

Weekly poll results: Galaxy S8 pre-orders start off strong, review awaited impatiently

One in five voters had already pre-ordered a Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ when we launched our poll and that number has probably gone up a touch since then. Some pre-ordered it blind, based just on official info. However, one in three said they will wait for the reviews - they're in luck, we've already started work on ours! The Galaxy S8 duo is already enjoying some accolades, but it still has a tough path ahead - commenters brought up the Galaxy S7 (a great phone even today) and the upcoming Galaxy Note8. The new Note has a lot of bridges to rebuild after the terrible experience of its...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_results_galaxy_s8_preorders_start_off_strong_review_awaited_impatiently-news-24431.php

LastPass announces support for Autofill in Android O

LastPass has announced that it is working on adding support for the Autofill feature in Android O. No dates were given as to when this feature will be incorporated within the final build but it should likely be done before Android O starts hitting devices. Autofill is a new security feature in Android O that allows applications to access any sort of password manager that might be installed on the device. The password manager integrates with the Autofill feature and then any application that has some sort of password field will be able to tap into Autofill so users can quickly and...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/lastpass_announces_support_for_autofill_in_android_o-news-24447.php