Nintendo surpasses 10M Switch shipments

Nintendo launched the Switch console on March 3 and today, just over 9 months later, the company announced it has surpassed 10 million units sold. It also said that the plans in December are "to ship more units than ever before so that even more consumers can purchase and enjoy Nintendo Switch". Back in October the Japanese video game maker doubled its full-year operating profit forecast after the console production and delivery issues were cleared out. Source

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OnePlus celebrates 4th birthday with discounts and gifts

On December 17, 2013 OnePlus was founded, which means it's turning 4-years-old this Sunday! And you're invited to the party, except the gift-giving will be reversed - you will on the receiving end. You can start right now with up to 30% off accessories for the OnePlus 5 and 5T - like a case made out of the iconic sandstone material. But the true goodies will come on December 14, Thursday. There will be 500 exclusive gift boxes. They will feature a "handpicked assortment of fan-favorites", what that means exactly is a surprise. While you're at OnePlus.net, you can check out a...

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Xiaomi Mi A1 Oreo Beta update now seeding

Last week Xiaomi was looking for beta testers of the Mi A1 Android Oreo upgrade. Today the update has finally started seding and we even got a bunch of screenshots from it. Xiaomi Mi A1 Android Oreo screenshots The Oreo Beta of the Xiaomi Mi A1 is 1104 MB in size, and according to an early adopter makes the fingerprint reader on the back is a bit faster. Apparently, the dual-SIM feature is not entirely flawless in this early edition, though. The tests should end soon as Xiaomi promised that the Mi A1 Oreo stable update will arrive before the end of 2017. Via

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Nokia 9 and Nokia 6 (2018) both get 3C certifications, could launch in January

The Nokia 6 went through TENAA but it wasn't alone - Nokia 9 may have been there as well. The Nokia 6 (2018) has a model number TA-1054, the other phone is TA-1042. And it's just this model number that matches the Nokia 9 in the image below, also TA-1005 and TA-1009 (though those are still MIA on TENAA). Anyway, there's a Nokia event on January 19 and the Nokia 9 will allegedly be the star. Other rumored participants include the Nokia 6 (2018) and Nokia 8 (2018). The original Nokia 6 launched in China on January 19 this year. We might get some action at CES too (January...

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First phone with under-screen fingerprint scanner to arrive at CES 2018

Synaptics announced optical fingerprint sensor back at the end of 2016. An updated version was unveiled today that in theory reads the fingerprint when placed under the OLED. The company also shared that a "Tier 1" manufacturer will introduce the first phone with the tech at CES 2018. Clear ID FS9500 fingerprint scanner The Clear ID FS9500 sensor works only with OLED displays. When activated, it uses the panel to illuminate the fingerprint and then processes the beams of light. Synaptics claims the sensor can work under a sandwich of components up to 1.5 mm thick, including a screen...

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Huawei LDD-xx spotted on TENAA with two dual cameras, might be Honor 9 Lite

As if the Honor family tree wasn't complicated enough, there's a new model incoming - the Huawei LDD-xxx, which some are saying is the Honor 9 Lite. TENAA hasn't given names, but has photographed the device. To spice things up, there's a leaked page from the manual, though no specs are given yet. Huawei LDD-xxx (perhaps the Honor 9 Lite) The phone has dual front and rear cameras and a design fairly similar to the new nova 2s. There's an 18:9 screen on the front and a fingerprint reader on the rear, once again an odd mix of design elements from other Huawei phones. The...

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