Honor WaterPlay tablet announced too

There aren't many Android smartphone makers that still consistently push out tablets powered by Google's OS too, but Huawei is among the few that keep at that game. Today its online-only sub-brand Honor took the wraps off its newest creation, the WaterPlay. This was unveiled alongside the Honor 7X handset we told you about earlier. As its name strongly implies, the WaterPlay is water-resistant, adhering to the IP67 standard in fact. That means submerging it in up to 1m of water for up to 30 minutes shouldn't pose any problems. The Honor WaterPlay is powered by the same Kirin 659...

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Honor to launch a bezel-less phone on December 5

Honor just introduced the 7X, but another announcement is just around the corner. The company sent out media invites for an event in London. December 5 will be the day a smartphone with barely existent bezels will be introduced. The invitation runs the slogan "Max your view", suggesting a phablet with rounded corners and a 2.5D curved screen is being announced. The poster also reveals that the bezel-less Honor will have dual cameras (the OO part of the #IOOI tag) and will be AI-focused (the second O is modeled to look like a droid). Given that Huawei recently announced the Kirin...

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New Amazon Kindle Oasis is waterproof, has a bigger screen

Amazon lifted the cover of the second-generation Kindle Oasis ebook reader - and now this premium device is actually a good device as well! Seriously, it's now waterproof to live up to its name and has a bigger screen to boot. The new model has a 7" screen (up from 6") but keeps the 300ppi pixel density. It has three times more LEDs to light up the screen than the regular Paperwhite for a bright, even illumination. That's two more LEDs than the original Oasis (12 vs 10). The aluminum back and soft touch plastic on the front and sealed tight, the 2nd gen Oasis can survive under 2m of...

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Samsung files patent for "Environmental sensor"

Samsung is developing an "environmental sensor", according to the Patent Office of South Korea. Looking at the graphics in the document, the sensor most likely will detect the amount of particles along with the change of resistance and will provide data about the air quality. It will be built into smartphones, tablets and smart watches. Patent application graphics The environmental sensor will be built into the display without taking actual screen space. There is no information if such project will ever be made for mass production. After all, the patent application is still...

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Samsung Galaxy Note8 cracks 1% market share of Android phones in key markets

It has been four weeks since Samsung launched the Galaxy Note8 and the flagship is rising quickly through the charts. According to stats by ad network AppBrain, the price did not scare off consumers and the phone already accounts for 1% of Androids in several key markets. In its home country of South Korea, the Note8 has a 1.7% market share and ranks the 17th most popular phone. In Australia and the United States, the phone boasts 1% share in less than a month of sales. Note that sales in Australia started a week later than the rest of the world, For comparison, the Galaxy S8 and...

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Huawei Mate 10 Lite is coming to Europe for €349

Dutch retailer Belsimpel has leaked the price of the Huawei Mate 10 Lite as well as its European release date. The phone will come in three weeks at a price of €349. For that you get a quartet of cameras (16MP+2MP at the back and 13MP+2MP at the front) as well as an 18:9 screen on the front and a dual camera and fingerprint reader on the back. Initially the Huawei Mate 10 Lite will be available in the in Black and Gold and later on they will be joined by Blue. Thanks for the tip, Cassius! Source

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