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The new Huawei Mate 20 Lite has the HiSilicon Kirin 710 SoC, 6.3-inch display, 4GB RAM, dual cameras on the front and back, and 3,750mAh battery. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2PRD4SV

The new Huawei Mate 20 Lite has the HiSilicon Kirin 710 SoC, 6.3-inch display, 4GB RAM, dual cameras on the front and back, and 3,750mAh battery. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2PRD4SV

Android mobile phones will take around 85 percent share of the global market in 2018 as volumes are expected to grow, IDC said. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2NyYIJL

The Diesel Full Guard 2.5 smartwatch has been priced at Rs. 24,495 and will be available in select stores in India starting November 2018. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2oriegw

Honor 7S will be launched in India next week, according to a report by IANS that cites industry sources. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2NyYGl7

Yu Ace price in India has been set at Rs. 5,999 for its lone 2GB RAM/ 16GB inbuilt storage variant. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2otyFsU

LG Candy price in India is set at Rs. 6,699, and will be made available from September 1. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2NxYX82

Key features of the Poco Launcher include a clean home screen, an app drawer, privacy features, and icon customisation. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2NbOdPE

Mi A2 flash sale will be held at 12pm on Amazon India and Mi.com, while the Redmi 5A flash sale will be on Flipkart and Mi.com. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2NyYy57

Nokia 6.1 Plus will go on sale in India today at 12pm via Flipkart and Mi.com after a week of pre-orders. The Nokia 6.1 Plus price in India is Rs. 15,999. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2osGz5L

In spite of past rumors claiming the contrary, Google will not be launching a Pixel Watch this year. The company has confirmed this through Miles Barr, its director of engineering for Wear OS, speaking to Tom's Guide in an interview today. The Pixel Watch was said to be unveiled alongside the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones at Google's upcoming event in early October. However, the search giant says it wants to focus on its partners in the wearable space, and on improving Wear OS. It offers input to companies making watches using its platform, the latest of which was regarding the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2wyI46J

Four Tinder plaintiffs — Rosette Pambakian, Joshua Metz, Jonathan Badeen, and James Kim — are voluntarily withdrawing from their Match Group / IAC lawsuit today, claiming the company covertly tried to enact an arbitration agreement during their employment. All four plaintiffs worked at Tinder, which Match Group owns, up until they filed the lawsuit. At that point, Match / IAC placed them on administrative leave. They all seemingly signed the arbitration agreement. In a comment to The Verge , Pambakian said: “Just months after cheating Tinder employees out of billions of dollars, IAC / Match tried changing its policies in an attempt to force all current employees out of a public courtroom before a jury and into secret arbitration. IAC /... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2LLVEIy

One of Apple’s autonomous cars, which are currently driving around Sunnyvale, California and other nearby Silicon Valley cities, got into its very first crash one week ago, according to a report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles . Like many self-driving car crashes, this one was not the software’s fault. The Apple car, a modified Lexus RX450h SUV carrying special equipment and sensors, was traveling at just 1 mph while preparing to merge onto the Lawrence Expressway in Sunnyvale when a Nissan Leaf rear-ended it going around 15 mph. Apple’s Lexus and the Leaf sustained damage, but neither car’s passengers received any injuries, the report states. This isn’t indicative of Apple’s progress on self-driving cars in any... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2C5kl39

California’s legislature has approved a bill being called the strongest net neutrality law in the US. The bill would ban internet providers from blocking and throttling legal content and prioritizing some sites and services over others. It would apply these restrictions to both home and mobile connections. That would essentially restore the net neutrality rules enacted federally under former President Barack Obama, which were later repealed by the Federal Communications Commission under the watch and guidance of current chairman Ajit Pai. But this bill actually goes further than those rules with an outright ban on zero-rating — the practice of offering free data, potentially to the advantage of some companies over others — of specific... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2wDDgMu

Google has confirmed to Tom’s Guide that it has no plans to release its own smartwatch this year. Earlier rumors had pointed to a likely release of a so-called “Pixel Watch” and many were expecting it would be announced alongside the Pixel 3 , Pixel 3 XL , and whatever else Google has planned for an expected October 9th hardware event . If you are still holding out hope for some reason, Tom’s Guide didn’t leave much room for doubt in Google’s plans, confirming the news with the company after interviewing one of its executives: Miles Barr, Google’s director of engineering for Wear OS, said Friday during an interview that Google has no plans to release a smartwatch this year. “To think of a one-size-fits-all watch, I don’t think we’re there... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2ot7T3Q

Apple quietly announced the launch of a free repair program for the iPhone 8 this afternoon, revealing that a “very small percentage” of units need replacement logic boards due to a manufacturing defect. The logic board is essentially the main printed circuit board of a computing device, containing the CPU, device memory, and other integral components. Apple says its faulty logic boards may have been causing random restarts, screen freezes, and defective startup initiations that prevent the iPhone 8 from turning on properly. The defect does not affect the iPhone X or the iPhone 8 Plus, and Apple says the affected units include only those sold between September 2017 and March 2018 in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, New... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2wCSbGG

Google's Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have been leaking a lot lately, even though their official unveiling date might be October 9. Today it's been revealed that they have passed through the FCC's certification process already - with most documents filed in early July, though some date back to late June. We're only now finding out about this because the confidentiality period for the technical reports has ended today. The two devices have been submitted to the FCC by Google itself, unlike in previous years when HTC (for both first-gen Pixels), then HTC and LG (for the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL,... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2PUJh0k

Sara Haider, Twitter’s director of product management, tweeted a couple screenshots today showing off changes the platform is considering to make things more “conversational.” Their solution? Threaded conversations and status indicators. They make the app look a lot more like Facebook comment threads. hey Twitter. we've been playing with some rough features to make it feel more conversational here. presence and reply threading. still early and iterating on these ideas. thoughts? pic.twitter.com/3U3NvpHWPy — Sara Haider (@pandemona) August 31, 2018 The threading seems fine and like it could make following a conversation easier, just like threading within a user’s own tweets did when that feature launched back in December of last year .... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2MF7p9k

Storing your most sensitive files locally on a hard drive is still (and probably always will be) the logical thing to do. But it’s not always the most convenient, which is why most of us look to cloud storage as a secondary option. It has its own set of benefits: it’s reasonably affordable, it makes sharing files easier, it’s ubiquitous across most operating systems and devices, and it’s just really nice to have a backup when your hard drive dies. There are several services to pick from, and some of them are pretty similar. While common at their core offerings (to give you copious amounts of space to store files online), only a few go beyond that by giving users more free storage upfront, useful online productivity tools, and the option... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2C1Rywk

Sharp's much anticipated re-entry into the European smartphone market has finally happened this year, and the Japanese company has unveiled a new member of its lineup at IFA today, following the launch of the Aquos C10 and B10 last month. The new model is the Aquos D10, and while it's the highest-end of the bunch, it's still far from a proper flagship. It features a 5.99" 18:9 1080x2160 "Free Form Display" with a claimed 91% screen-to-body ratio, and a rather prominent notch. It's an LCD panel, by the way, no OLED here. At the helm we find Qualcomm's Snapdragon 630, with 4GB of RAM... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2wCPaq9

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The Jabra Elite 65t are our favorite truly wireless earbuds , and you can get them for $40 off right now at Best Buy. Regularly priced at $170, both the copper black and titanium black color options are available for $129 . We found Jabra’s Elite 65t to be a good match for those who want more noise isolation than what the Apple AirPods provide. They rest deeper in the ear canal, and the swappable tips let you customize the fit. In terms of sound quality, you’ll get a more bass-heavy sound than Apple’s option. If getting fit is important to you, the more-expensive Jabra Elite Active 65ts feature a motion sensor that can track your workouts, though this option isn’t currently discounted. What helps really set these apart is their durability.... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2C3BdY2

A victim of the Jacksonville shooting last week that left three dead and 11 wounded has filed a negligent-security lawsuit that targets both EA, the makers of Madden , the game featured in the video game tournament where the shooting took place, and the locale that hosted the qualifier. According to Kotaku , Jacob Mitich was shot twice during the event, and now he’s seeking damages on the basis that EA and the venue “failed to provide a safe and secure environment.” After the shooting, Jacksonville fire marshals shut down the game bar and the pizzeria where it is located , citing a failure to submit building plans that included the game bar as well as three fire code violations. These include blocked exits, using strip plugs as permanent... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2os1Koi

This week, the New Zealand town of Omaui suggested banning cats to save the native birds . Though cat-lovers are unhappy, the suggestion isn’t as ridiculous as it seems at first glance. First, there are no plans to kill existing pets. Specifically, Omaui councilmembers want owners to neuter, register, and microchip their animals. Fair enough. Then, they’ll be allowed to live out their natural life. But then when they die, that’s it. Residents won’t be allowed to get a new cat to replace the old one, but Garfield is safe so long as he lives. Second, there’s a good reason for this policy. Cats kill birds, and sometimes those birds are endangered. As John Collins, a member of the Omaui Landcare Charitable Trust who suggests the ban put it:... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2NEzvhr

He’s a vigilante, a public menace and the star of more than three decades of absurd video games Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2C3myMu

Ford just announced that it’s abandoning plans to sell the Focus Active — which the company makes in China — in the United States because of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. The car was supposed to be one of two models that Ford planned to sell in the US going forward as it shifts its lineup to be almost exclusively SUVs and trucks. Now, the only car Ford will sell in the US is the Mustang. The 25 percent tariff on cars that are assembled in China has made a “very difficult business case for [Ford], so we’re choosing to deploy these resources elsewhere,” Kumar Galhotra, Ford’s president of North America, said on a conference call on Friday morning . Ford is in the middle of a years-long restructuring that it expects will cost... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2Pn2lmF

There are so many streaming options available these days, and so many conflicting recommendations, that it’s hard to see through all the crap you could be watching. Each Friday, The Verge ’s Cut the Crap column simplifies the choice by sorting through the overwhelming multitude of movies and TV shows on subscription services, and recommending a single perfect thing to watch this weekend. What to watch The Hunt for Red October , the 1990 movie adaptation of Tom Clancy’s 1984 debut novel. Alec Baldwin stars as Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst whose extensive knowledge of military hardware and enemy personnel helps him discern that a rogue Soviet submarine captain (played by Sean Connery) is in the middle of a daring scheme to defect to the United... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2N5go2V

“A new iOS update is now available. Please update from the iOS 12 beta.” If you’ve been running the latest version of Apple’s beta software for OS 12, you’ve likely been pestered by this notification a whole lot over the last 24 hours. Dozens of times? Potentially hundreds? Yesterday, it started showing up every time an iOS device was unlocked — or even if you just pulled down the notification tray a little bit. pic.twitter.com/eqr1V54km8 — Mark Gurman (@markgurman) August 31, 2018 Thankfully, just as we enter Labor Day weekend, Apple has shipped another iOS 12 update to restore sanity. If you open up your iPhone’s settings, iOS 12 public beta 10 (developer beta 12) is now available to download. Once you do, the obnoxious, constant... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2CbSHBw

While it didn't bring any new devices, OnePlus was at IFA, including co-founder Carl Pei. He revealed something potentially even more exciting than a phone - OnePlus will open a brick-and-mortar store in Paris soon. OnePlus has been all about efficiency since its inception, which means focusing on online sales. The OnePlus 6 already has some retail presence in France, due to a partnership with carrier Bouygues (the phone is in around 20 stores now, but will expand to many more). But this will be a true OnePlus store and it will open in time for the next major launch, says Pei, likely... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2NA3CXc

For social media users who are sick of Twitter, open-source platform Mastodon offers a familiar refuge. Its use of local communities, or “instances” that are connected through federation, allowed users to carve out smaller, and hopefully safer, spaces . When Twitter drove entire communities off its platform , Mastodon gave them a new online home. But a recent flare-up around actor Wil Wheaton has sparked concerns about how effective the platform truly is at acting against dog-piling and online mobs. Wheaton deactivated his Twitter account earlier this month, citing the company’s decision to keep Alex Jones on its platform . He moved over to Mastodon, one of the only platforms to present itself as a viable, direct rival to Twitter . However,... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2wu0iq7

Samsung is prepping Prime versions of its Galaxy J4 and Galaxy J6 devices, as evidenced by the support pages it has up on its Vietnamese website. The devices have already been available in non-Prime form since this Spring. The Prime models will likely be powered by Snapdragon chipsets, instead of the Exynos 7570. Both the Galaxy J4 Prime and Galaxy J6 Prime will likely run Android 8.1 and not the Android 8.0 their Exynos-powered counterparts are running. Rumor has it that Samsung will release the Galaxy J4 Prime and J6 Prime this fall in Vietnam and the Netherlands. Source 1 |... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2C4cjYf

Microsoft is officially unveiling the name for its next major Windows 10 update today. Previously codenamed Redstone 5, the “ Windows 10 October 2018 Update ” will arrive at some point in October. It will include a number of new features for devices, like a new cloud clipboard that syncs across machines, a dark File Explorer, an updated snipping tool, improvements to Microsoft Edge, and performance information in the Xbox Game Bar. Microsoft’s naming follows the Windows 10 April 2018 Update that was released earlier this year. Microsoft is expected to conclude development of the October update by the end of September, and it should be available to Windows Insiders by early October followed by regular consumers. Microsoft is now focusing... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2LMEQ4e

YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI punched each other in the face in front of millions of people online and off last week. After weeks of drama and diss tracks , the much-hyped fight took place live in the UK’s Manchester Arena , while hundreds of thousands more either watched a YouTube pay-per-view or an illegal Twitch stream from home. Six days later, the entire fight is finally available for free on YouTube. The pair have already teased a rematch fight that will likely take place in the US. The first event reportedly drew in millions of dollars , both filling the Manchester Arena and scooping up over 800,000 views from users who paid $10 to watch the fight online. Younger siblings Deji and Jake Paul also squared off in the ring; you can... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2PV07MD

The list of smartphones with a slide-out camera is getting bigger by the day. It all started with the vivo NEX and Oppo Find X and now we are hearing that the Honor Magic 2 and the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 are adopting the slide-out mechanism as well. It seems that Lenovo has been bitten by the periscope-like camera bug as well - the company's vice president just shared a video on Weibo showcasing a still unannounced Lenovo smartphone with extremely thin bezels, small chin and pop-up cameras in Find X style. Moreover, the video reveals that the phone will make use of an in-display fingerprint... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2LHBbVq

Labor Day is Monday, September 3rd, but you don’t have to wait until then to score some good deals. Major retailers have already started marking down prices on a variety of tech products, and the sales are set to pick up even more this weekend. We’ve listed the best promotions below, and we’ll add more as they surface. Best Buy Vizio 70-inch 4K HDR TV for $799 (usually $1,049) TCL 65-inch 4K HDR 6-series Roku TV for $872 with promo code TCLUPGRADE at checkout (usually $999) TCL 55-inch 4K HDR 6-series Roku TV for $539 with the same code at checkout (usually $599) Nintendo Switch comes with a free 64GB microSD card for $299 Philips Hue Starter Kit comes with $20 gift card and two Amazon Echo Dots for $199 eBay eBay is once again... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2PocfEJ

Sony has once again tapped Strategy Analytics to conduct an independent testing of the Xperia XZ3 screen. That's the new P-OLED screen with 1,440 x 2,880px resolution. For the competition, SA gathered what it considered the leading phones on the market. Here's the roster below. Note that the testing was done between August 21 and 23 so the Galaxy Note9 was not available yet. Sony Xperia XZ3 • Samsung Galaxy S9 • Apple iPhone X Sony Xperia XZ2 • LG V30 • Huawei P20 Here's what the 202 consumers that participated saw. The devices were concealed to eliminate... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2C4Gw9L

The U12 Life, which is HTC's fancy way of denoting its lite devices, lives up to its name. It is a solid mid-ranger, equipped just well enough to go against some current popular competitors from the likes of Xiaomi or Nokia. from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2Cd8VL4

The Galaxy Watch is a great smartwatch, but are wearables worth it? Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2NDBMcn

Huawei said the TSMC 7nm process technology enables Kirin 980 to pack 6.9 billion transistors within a "1 square cm die size." from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2N0T3PV

Oppo released its gorgeous mid-ranger, the F9 as the F9 Pro in India just last week. Pre-orders started the minute the device was announced and today the smartphone can be found in online and offline stores. Unlike some smartphones from the company, the F9 Pro can be found in more than one retailer - Amazon India, Flipkart and PayTM Mall. All prices seem leveled off and just to remind you, the handset ships with only one storage configuration - 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage while color variants are Sunrise Red and Twilight Blue. The asking price is INR 23,990 ($338) and all the online... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2Nwikyi

Nubia Red Magic, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer's latest gaming-focused smartphone, has been showcased by the brand at IFA 2018 in Berlin on Friday. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2wtiAYw

Huawei just announced its next-generation HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset along with new P20 and P20 Pro color variants and AI Cube smarts speaker and GPS Locator. Yes, we know it's not the most exciting keynote although, the chipset makes it worthwhile to some extent. On stage, Richard Yu, an executive director and CEO of the Huawei Consumer Business group, took the time to boast about the successful P20 and Mate 10 series launch at the beginning of 2018. He revealed that both flagship lineups exceeded the 10 million shipments mark worldwide. Yet, the P20-series milestone is a bit more... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2N2Xxp4

Last year, Xiaomi had said it was open to moving its servers in the country after the government directed manufacturers to outline their privacy measures. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2oqihZX

This week, The Verge has been at IFA 2018 , Europe’s big tech event. There are a lot of new gadgets, so Nilay, Dieter, and Paul go through their favorites on The Vergecast. Also, Apple announced its September event this week, and immediately following the announcement, iPhone and Apple Watch leaks surfaced. The crew discusses. And, of course, we have our fan-favorite segments: Liz’s “ This week in Elon Musk ” and Paul’s “ Keyboard-in-the-front club: population 2 ” There’s a whole lot more in between that — like Sonos announcing a geeky new amp — so listen to it all, and you’ll get it all. 01:04 - The Internet of Garbage by Sarah Jeong 02:08 - Apple’s next iPhone event is September 12th 03:24 - Purported iPhone XS image shows gold color... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2NAXNbV

IFA 2018 announcements are already rolling and Qualcomm joined the party. The San Diego company has just introduced the aptX codec for Bluetooth audio with Adaptive sound. The company introduced the platform with a promise for a robust, hi-res and glitch-free listening experience. The aptX Adaptive standard is designed to adjust depending on the content - be it gaming, video streaming or simply listening to your favorite songs on Spotify or any other music platform. It has simplified UI without extra gimmicky features and configurations. The new aptX version will bring easy... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2N6442g

Summer is over, which means it’s that special time of year when streaming services start loading up on scary movies because Halloween is coming. (To be clear, I mean the holiday, not the David Gordon Green-helmed sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic horror flick — though that’s going to premiere in September at the Toronto International Film Festival, so we can get excited for that as well.) Netflix starts things strong, adding Robert Eggers terrifying feature debut The Witch , alongside more pulpy fare like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and The Most Assassinated Woman in the World . Hold the Dark , the new Jeffrey Wright thriller from Green Room director Jeremy Saulnier will be coming to the service in September, but... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2oqBSZZ

You might want a note-taking app as an artist, to take notes during a meeting to remember important feedback, or to jot down insights from a meaningful panel. Maybe you’re a celebrity who needs to publish a public apology to social media, and you need more space than a typical post affords. Often, we don’t give much thought to which app we’re using. It’s either the first app that’s available or the one everyone says is good. Still, there’s a small quality-of-life improvement to enjoy when you switch from a mediocre, passable note-taking app to the best one you can find. And wouldn’t it be nice to have one app that fulfills your note-taking needs so that all your notes are in one place? That’s why we looked for the simplest,... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2wEb5NM

The Future of Music, episode 2 Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2opJvzN

Huawei has been great at bringing the premium features from its flagships to its mid-rangers. The Huawei Mate 20 Lite is practically dripping with AI functions and assists, most of which are photography-related. from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2PUwxqe

During a keynote at the IFA show in Berlin, Huawei has confirmed that the Mate 20 series will be unveiled at a special event in London on October 16. Amusingly, Huawei has branded the Mate 20 as the first smartphone powered by the newly-announced Kirin 980. The Kirin 980 is no joke - it's the world's first 7nm chipset The Mate 20 series will consist of the Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro (perhaps a Mate 20 Porsche Design) and the Mate 20 Lite, which was announced last week. The Mate 20 will feature a 6.3-inch AMOLED screen with a water drop notch, triple cameras, 4,200mAh battery, Wireless... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2PorXPZ

At IFA today, Huawei announced its newest system-on-a-chip, the Kirin 980, which boasts a number of world firsts. It’s the first 7nm mobile processor, the first one built around ARM’s Cortex-A76 CPU and Mali-G76 GPU, the first with a Cat.21 smartphone modem supporting speeds up to 1.4Gbps, and the first chip to support 2,133MHz LPDDR4X RAM. The Kirin 980 has 6.9 billion transistors, but I’ve seen it for myself and it’s no larger than a thumbnail. The road to today’s announcement started three years ago for Huawei, with the company engaging more than 1,000 senior semiconductor design experts and churning through more than 5,000 engineering prototypes. The end result is roughly a 20 percent speed improvement and a 40 percent reduction in... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2N2PgS4

The Huawei AI Cube is not a cube. I just really want us to get that fact agreed upon before we proceed any further. It is, however, a rather unique device, combining a 4G modem, a home Wi-Fi router, a high-end 360-degree wireless speaker, and a Huawei-Amazon collaboration that promises Alexa integration and some not-yet-articulated AI capabilities. Shaped like an elongated Google Home with a flat top, the Huawei AI Cube is an effort to get Huawei in on the flourishing smart speaker business. As of today, there are probably more consumer electronics brands with a smart speaker in their portfolio — Apple’s HomePod, the Google Home family of devices, Amazon’s Echo speakers, Lenovo’s Smart Display , and most recently, Samsung’s Bixby speaker... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2LKeGPB

If you’re in the market for new wireless headphones, IFA 2018 has been an absolute treat for you. If, on the other hand, you just bought a pair, well... this is going to be an upsetting read. At this year’s IFA in Berlin, headphones manufacturers brought out a litany of meaningful, tangible, delightful improvements that have made the wireless audio market much more exciting than it was just a few days ago. Let’s take each new change in turn. USB-C is the new charging standard Anyone who’s been following my writing will know that I think this change is overdue . For months, I’ve been imploring headphone makers to get with the times — a majority of smartphones and laptops now charge via USB-C — but most of them kept updating their flagship... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2NaB4Xq

Although not really a cube, Huawei's AI Cube smart speaker is an interesting addition to the company's portfolio and an unexpected one. According to analysts, the smart speaker market will reach 220 million in 2020, so Huawei wants to get into the action with a solution of its own. Just like all AI speakers, the AI Cube offers a smart assistant to take care of things you can't be bothered with by using your smartphone or PC. To our surprise, it's not Google's Assistant, but instead, the Chinese tech giant decided to partner with Amazon's Alexa voice assistant. To our question why... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2Pq6pCT

Huawei P20 Pro was announced back in March during a glamorous event in Paris. When we reviewed the phone, we said it is the Huawei smartphone with the most complete package to date. After four months of heavy usage, we came out with the long-term review and the initial wow effect from the performance was gone. The Twilight color option was the key feature that relentlessly stayed with us. Huawei knows the design is a defining feature among flagships now and decided to introduce four new eye-grabbing color options at IFA 2018, two of them with leather texture. Yes, you read that right - the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2oxnoYB

As per tradition, Huawei just announced its high-performance flagship SoC at this year's IFA in Berlin - the HiSilicon Kirin 980 that's expected to power up the upcoming Mate 20-series. The key selling point of is that it's world's first 7nm-based chip (manufactured by TSMC) promising plenty of power and efficiency gains over its predecessor and over the 10nm chipsets by the competition. The Kirin 980 uses an 8-core CPU design with 2x high-performance Cortex-A76 cores and 2x "power-efficient" Cortex-A76 cores. We assume those two power-efficient Cortex-A76 cores are clocked lower than... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2wzdmcO

Key features of the Coolpad Cool Play 7C include an 18:9 TFT panel, up to 4GB of RAM, and three gradient colour variants. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2Nahpqe

Googe Pixel 3 is expected to come with an upgraded 2,915mAh battery as opposed to a 2,700mAh battery found in Pixel 2. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2NDkKLM

The Beyerdynamic Lagoon ANC headphones come with a neat lighting trick: instead of having exterior LEDs spoiling their aesthetic, they have internal lights to inform the user of their status. It’s such a simple switch in thinking, executed with a smidgen of flair, yet its effect is profound. When you think about it, the only time you want to see a status light on your headphones is when they’re off your head, and you probably want to see that light without ambiguity. So Beyerdynamic has done what’s obvious in hindsight by illuminating the inner periphery of the cups with informative colors. When you first pick up a Lagoon pair that’s already on, the left ear cup will glow blue and the right one will glow red — because that’s when you’ll... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2N6sBEr

Oppo F9 Pro price in India has been set at Rs. 23,990, and it will be made available in Starry Purple, Sunrise Red, and Twilight Blue colour variants. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2wvL3Nk

In the days after the 2016 election, Gizmodo published a much-discussed story that predicted our current moment. The story, written by Michael F. Nuñez, alleged that Facebook had built a tool to reduce the spread of fake news — and then abandoned the tool over fears it would disproportionately affect right-wing news sites. Nuñez reported that Facebook had undertaken a high-level overview of its products in an effort to identify ways in which they might be biased against conservatives. Facebook denied most of the substance of the story . But subsequent reporting reporting did find concerns within the company that right-wing users might someday turn on the service en masse. (See the now-famous May 2016 meeting between Zuckerberg and 16... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2C4uYDt

ZTE's sub-brand nubia has showcased a smart bracelet with a curved screen that's so big, you can easily say that it's a smartphone on your wrist. The device is called nubia-α and according to the teaser video, it can do pretty much everything a normal handset could. Remember when Lenovo introduced a flexible wrist phone some time ago? It seems like ZTE beat it to the punch and we are not talking about a concept here - the Chinese firm plans to release a ready product as early as next quarter. The video shows a flexible OLED screen, cellular connectivity, apps (probably Android)... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2LJeznE

Xiaomi launched its Redmi 5 series back in December 2017 and the Redmi Note 5 Pro made its way to India by February. In five days the country will finally get to see the next iteration of the affordable Redmi series, and one of the phones might be the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro. The Note variants aren't announced yet, but already appeared at numerous listings, including the EEC. Information coming from Weibo suggests the Redmi Note 6 Pro will make its way to India and will be powered by a Snapdragon 660 chipset. Screenshot of the taken down post The post, albeit already deleted,... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2PTEg8b

Apple first introduced its pride Apple Watch face during the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. Inspired by the rainbow flag, it’s designed to celebrate gay pride and stand against discrimination to LGBTQ people. While Apple regularly touts its “unwavering commitment to equality and diversity” in highly-produced gay pride videos , the company has its limits. iOS developer Guilherme Rambo has discovered that the pride Apple Watch face is “hardcoded to not show up if the paired iPhone is using the Russian locale.” Reddit users and Apple support forum users have been questioning the lack of a pride watch face in Russia over the past couple of months. The Verge has tested this on an iPhone running the latest iOS 12... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts http://bit.ly/2wrztD0

Apple continued to dominate the smartwatch market with a 41 percent share as global smartwatch shipments grew 37 percent Year-on-Year. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2wy4EM6

Lenovo-owned Motorola has unveiled its latest Motorola One and Motorola One Power smartphones with Android One at IFA 2018 in Berlin. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2LJr0j0

The alluring but always elusive gaming smartphone - many have tried to build it, even Razer, but no one did it perfectly. Now, Honor is also joining the gaming race but with a new concept. Instead of greatness, the new Honor Play is pursuing affordability. And that's a very welcome turn of events. from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2PlWYEh

The motorola one and one power (apparently with no capital letters) have been leaking all over the web for the past few months and some of the recent reports even suggested that the newly launched Motorola P30 for the Chinese market is actually the motorola one for the global market. There's also plenty of evidence that the P30 Note equals to the motorola one power but today's quiet announcement from the company is here to debunk those myths. It appears that the motorola one and one power are entirely new devices even though they share similar design and hardware with their Chinese... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2wvV6BZ

The motorola one and one power (apparently with no capital letters) have been leaking all over the web for the past few months and some of the recent reports even suggested that the newly launched Motorola P30 for the Chinese market is actually the motorola one for the global market. There's also plenty of evidence that the P30 Note equals to the motorola one power but today's quiet announcement from the company is here to debunk those myths. It appears that the motorola one and one power are entirely new devices even though they share similar design and hardware with their Chinese... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2LIKCUK

Xiaomi will roll out the latest Android-8.1 Oreo-based Global Stable ROM for Redmi Note 5 users later this week. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com http://bit.ly/2Pi22JQ

Meizu 16 was unveiled last month along with a Meizu 16 Plus, but the company CEO promised a more affordable device with Snapdragon 710 that will be called Meizu 16X. The phone now appeared with a model number M872Q at TENAA, revealing its front and back, along with all the specs. Meizu 16X on TENAA Since the Meizu 16 Plus was initially called M892Q and the vanilla Meizu 16 was M882Q, it is pretty safe to consider this phone as the Meizu 16X. We are also sure this is the Qualcomm platform since only the 710 has cores that clock up to 2.2 GHz. Meizu is one of the last... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2or3GO0