HTC revenue in October decreases 25.8% YoY

HTC published its monthly financial report for October, when revenue stood at NT$6.06 billion ($200 million). That is is 6.8% down from September when it was NT$6.51 bn ($215 million). Year-over-year the decrease is the staggering 25.8%. The total sales since the beginning of 2017 come in at NT$52.44 billion, 18.2% lower than the January-October period in 2016. HTC expects numbers to rise in the following months with upcoming holidays after the HTC U11+ and the HTC U11 Life go on sale. 2017(NT$, million) 2016(NT$, million) MoM change YoY change ...

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iPhone X: Here is how to get rid of the notch

Irritated by the iPhone X notch? Do you want it gone? As part of our upcoming tips and tricks feature we looked at creating wallpapers to minimize the impact of the notch. What notch? We created a wallpaper template with a black mask at the top that emulates curved edges symmetrical to the ones at the bottom of the iPhone X OLED screen. You can then apply this to any image that you want, making it appear as if the screen finishes just below the notch and thus hiding it. The full wallpaper we used is shown below. You can download it by following this link. We...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/wallpaper_trick_helps_hide_the_iphone_x_notch-news-28155.php

Xiaomi sells over 150K Redmi Y1 phones in 3 minutes

Xiaomi announced the Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite on Thursday, and their first flash sale today, saw over 150,000 units sold in just three minutes. The information was confirmed by Manu Kumar Jain, Xiaomi India Managing Director. The extremely affordable devices were introduced by Xiaomi in New Delhi last Thursday, accompanied by a cheeky #LoveYourselfie slogan, since the Redmi Y1 has a 16 MP camera and LED flash on the front. The device can also fit two SIM cards and a microSD one at the same time. The 3 GB RAM version costs INR8,999 ($140), while the 4 GB RAM variant is...

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Samsung Galaxy Note8 in Deepsea Blue launching in the US next week

The Deepsea Blue color version the Samsung Galaxy Note8 will become available in the US on November 16 (Thursday next week). It joins Midnight Black and Orchid Gray to become the third hue you can choose from. It will be sold exclusively on Samsung.com and Best Buy (both online and in their stores). The good news is that both options let you pick up an unlocked phone or a carrier-specific version for AT&T, Verizon or Sprint. Samsung Galaxy Note8 in Deepsea Blue Currently the Galaxy Note8 officially sells for $950 (unlocked), though you can get up to a $300 discount if you trade...

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Samsung Galaxy S9 mass production could start in December

The Samsung Galaxy S9 could debut as early as January with sales starting in February. The usually reliable leakster @IceUniverse posted on Weibo that Samsung will start mass production in December to meet this earlier deadline (the S8 was unveiled in March, launched in April). Once production starts, Samsung will gobble up the entire first batch of Snapdragon 845 chips for the US-bound phones and supply its own Exynos 9810 chips for most of the rest of the world. The Galaxy S9 will likely stick to the same screen sizes. Some speculation based on patents shows a top and bottom cutouts...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s9_mass_production_could_start_in_december-news-28151.php

Spy shots of Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s show an iPhone X-style cutout

Et tu, Xiaomi? There isn't much context to these photos but they allegedly show the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s - a reworked version of the bezel-less phone that now features an iPhone X-style cutout on top. This moves the selfie camera to a more natural position and should help reduce the bottom bezel, though that is not clearly visible in these shots. Alleged Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s photos show a display cutout on top The "horns" around the cutout are wider, leaving more room for icons in the status bar compared to the iPhone. Still, if the Essential Phone is any indication, Android apps...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_mix_2s_with_iphone_x_like_cut_out-news-28152.php