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Redmi Note 9 was recently launched while the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max were launched in March. Let’s put the three phones head to head and see what sets them apart. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://bit.ly/2zNdFpO

Oppo A92, the upcoming smartphone by Chinese manufacturer Oppo, has been in the news recently, thanks to the leaks. Now, new images of the phones have appeared giving away the phone’s look in the Aurora Purple colour. A side mounter fingerprint sensor on the right is also visible in an image. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://bit.ly/3faJ9WS

Counterpoint Research posted its analysis of the global smartphone market for Q1 2020, and the numbers do not look good at all. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, shipments fell 13% on a yearly basis, with the total being under 300 million - a number that was last reported in 2014. There were only two major companies that did not suffer a yearly decline in shipments - Xiaomi and Realme. All the others saw a decrease, but the overall picture remained the same - Samsung and Huawei are top sellers, Apple is comfortably third, and then plenty of China-based companies are in a battle for the last... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/3aWPUsa

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Samsung has announced that the rollout of Android 10-based One UI 2 update for its Galaxy devices in India has been delayed. The delay has been caused due to the nation-wide lockdown in India imposed by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19. This information comes from Samsung through its Members app, and it's a bit vague since the company says "we're experiencing a slight delay" without revealing how much the update schedule is affected and when the rollout will commence. However, Samsung might resume its full operations and begin the rollout of One UI 2 update in... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/2Ypk2tA

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With COVID-19 pushing many industries to continue to conduct business online through tele-conferencing platforms, there's a new demand for presentation and business tools online. HTC is announcing a new presentation tool for its VR platform: the Vive. The platform is called Vive Sync, and it lets people conduct presentations in a virtual 3D space. The first aspect of the VR platform that's different from video conferencing is the use of personalized avatars. These avatars are full body and can convey body language in a presentation. Creating your avatar starts with a selfie.... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/3aUKpKB

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Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images The organization that oversees internet domain names has rejected a proposal to transfer management of the .org top-level domain from a nonprofit to a private equity group. ICANN said it wouldn’t approve the sale of .org operator Public Interest Registry because it would create “unacceptable uncertainty” for the domain, citing concerns about debt and the intentions of the for-profit firm Ethos Capital. In a blog post , ICANN’s board said the sale would have given up the current focus of PIR in favor of “an entity that is bound to serve the interests of its corporate stakeholders, and which has no meaningful plan to protect or serve the .org community.” It also noted that the sale would leave PIR with a $360 million debt that could... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://bit.ly/2SlGdwP

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Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge The coronavirus pandemic has caused the smartphone market to suffer its fastest ever first-quarter year-on-year decline, according to new data from analyst firms. Counterpoint Research and Canalys both put the overall drop in global shipments at 13 percent, though Counterpoint says the drop in China alone was 27 percent while Canalys calculates it at 18 percent. Whichever numbers you look at, the situation is clear: it’s the first time shipments have come under 300 million since 2014, with a precipitous collapse in China preceding falling demand around the world. “By the end of the quarter, as COVID-19 started to spread to other regions, and lockdowns of varying severity were imposed, the pendulum of disruption started to swing from... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://bit.ly/2xnwLSu

Xiaomi's gaming-oriented sub-brand Black Shark launched its latest devices in China in March, and now it's finally ready to bring them to Europe. Both the Black Shark 3 and the Black Shark 3 Pro will go on sale in Europe on May 8. Prices haven't been unveiled yet, but given Black Shark's past antics, expect them to be very competitive for the innards you are getting. And those innards are indeed nothing to scoff at. Black Shark 3 (left) and Black Shark 3 Pro (right) The Black Shark 3 has a 6.67" 1080x2400 AMOLED touchscreen with 90Hz refresh rate, the Snapdragon 865 SoC at the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/3faZRWb

Intel has taken the wraps off its 10th generation lineup of desktop CPUs. Codenamed 'Comet Lake', these new parts are still technically based on the 14nm 'Skylake' process from a few years ago but with multiple refinements. First, let's get one thing out of the way. Intel today announced 32 new models in its 10th generation lineup, starting with the Celeron chips at the bottom all the way up to the i9 10900K. We are not going to discuss all of them but just a select few. Having said that, as you can probably see from the part list below, most of the chips are just variations of... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/2KOYNtg

Walmart store Walmart is launching a new delivery service, called Express Delivery, that will get purchased items to a customers’ home in less than two hours, the company announced on Thursday . The new service could be helpful if you need to get items in a hurry while respecting shelter-in-place orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. You’ll be able to use Express Delivery for more 160,000 items, including “groceries, everyday essentials, toys and electronics,” Walmart says. Express Delivery will cost $10 in addition to the regular charge for delivery unless you’re a member of the company’s Delivery Unlimited subscription service, in which case you’ll just pay $10 for Express Delivery. (Similar to Amazon Prime, Delivery Unlimited costs $98 annually or... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://bit.ly/2zGNPDK

Photo by Hu Chengwei/Getty Images One of the biggest esports events in the world has been indefinitely delayed amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Developer Valve announced on Thursday that the 2020 edition of the Dota 2 tournament, known as The International, that was set to take place at the Ericsson Globe arena in Stockholm this August will no longer happen this summer and may be pushed back until 2021. In fact, Valve says it simply doesn’t know when it can announce concrete dates going forward. “We have been exploring various date possibilities, but it is likely that the event will need to happen in 2021. Given the highly volatile landscape for local gathering restrictions, virus trajectory, and global travel policies, we don’t expect to have enough confidence to... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://bit.ly/3bQUPMI

vivo's gaming iQOO Neo3 was unveiled seven days ago and today the company held the first flash sale. In 30 minutes it generated more than CNY100 million in revenue, which means between 30,000 and 37,000 units were moved. The vivo iQOO Neo3 has not only the mighty Qualcomm chipset, but also a screen with 144 Hzrefresh rate, a 48MP main camera, and a 4,500 mAh battery with 44W fast charging. The phone was launched for CNY2,698 for the 6/128 GB option and CNY3,398 for the 8/256 GB version. The next flash sale is set for the next week and we expect a similar outcome. vivo is offering... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/2yawJh6

Mi Note 10 Lite alleged price and specifications have reportedly leaked ahead of the smartphone's launch today. According to a report, the Mi Note 10 Lite will be powered by Snapdragon 730G SoC, coupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB onboard storage. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://bit.ly/2Sneyf0

LG Premier Pro Plus (L455DL) specifications have been leaked via Google Play Console listing and the phone’s user manual has also been spotted. The latest revelations show that the upcoming LG phone will be an entry-level offering. The listing means that LG Velvet is not the only smartphone that the company is planning to launch. Both Premier Pr... from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://bit.ly/2VOBXYX

Redmi Note 9 purported specifications and renders have surfaced online just hours before the official launch where the new phone is speculated to debut. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://bit.ly/35i2H7d

Honor has launched three new smartphones, the Honor 9C, Honor 9A, and Honor 9S which will go on sale in Russia starting May 4. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://bit.ly/2VPLHSJ

HMD Global, maker of Nokia branded smartphones, has been on a software update roll recently, sending out Android 10 to devices right and left. The company hasn't forgotten its cheapest and lowest-end smartphones either. Case in point: today it's started rolling out an update to Android 10 (Go Edition) for the Nokia 1 Plus. This phone doesn't have enough oomph in its specs to run the full version of Android, so it launched with the cut-down version called Go Edition. Initially on Pie since its release in February of last year, it's now ready to make the jump to double digits. HMD... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/2KKsaNj

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The upcoming Samsung Galaxy M01 was certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance last month, and now it's one step closer to launch, as it's been spotted in the Google Play Console. As usual, the listing gives us some of the phone's specs. So, the M01 has a screen with 720x1520 resolution, 3GB of RAM, and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 chipset at the helm. The phone runs Android 10. The small image attached to the spec listing looks incredibly similar to the Galaxy A01, and could thus be a rebranding of that model for some specific markets. We'll have to wait until its official unveiling to be sure,... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/2SiZrDi

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Earlier this month Apple released the first public beta of the upcoming iOS 13.4.5, and today the company has made the third beta available for testing by people who enrolled their devices into the Apple Beta program. Here's the thing, though. It isn't called iOS 13.4.5 anymore, from this point on it shall be known as iOS 13.5. That's because this version includes a beta iteration of the new exposure notification API, which should aid health authorities track the spread of COVID-19. This means developers can now start writing apps that take advantage of this API. There's a... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/35i6TE5

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The Pixel 4a has been leaking like crazy over many weeks, but so far Google has not made it official for whatever reason. In the meantime, Apple has introduced its mid-range contender for this year - the new iPhone SE - so now all eyes are on Google for the moment when it will decide to finally make its move. According to a new rumor out of Germany, the Pixel 4a may go on sale in the country on May 22. The information reportedly is from Vodafone, one of the carriers over there. The Pixel 4a could be priced at €399 in the Eurozone, which would be slightly less than the iPhone SE. In the US... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/2y0Xh4B

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Imint and Motorola have announced a new partnership, and the Motorola Edge+ is the first smartphone to benefit from the announcement. The Motorola Edge+ comes with four Imint Intelligence Vidhance features: Active OIS, Horizon Correction, Dynamic Blur Reduction, and Field of View Correction. Active OIS is the Vidhance solution that uses both OIS and EIS (which uses the smartphone's internal sensors) to correct unwanted movement in video - which Imint claims can even stabilize in low-light conditions. Horizon Correction sounds quite interesting. It will automatically correct... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/2KNgPMk

Xiaomi is all set to host its global launch event today, wherein it is expected to unveil the Redmi Note 9 and the Mi Note 10 Lite phones. The two phones have leaked on multiple occasions in the past, and the Mi Note 10 Lite was recently spotted on US FCC as well. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://bit.ly/2W6PAlg

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An upcoming vivo handset dubbed the G1 5G has appeared in the wild and we have a set of renders and preliminary specs thanks to noted Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station. The phone is largely identical to the vivo S6 5G which was launched earlier this month. vivo G1 details (machine translated from Chinese) We have a 6.44-inch FHD+ OLED display with a waterdrop notch for the 32MP selfie cam. The back features a circular cutout for the quad cameras. The main shooter comes in at 48MP, there's also an 8MP ultrawide snapper and two 2MP modules - one for macro shots and another for depth... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/3bQUMQO

With millions of people now working from home and conducting video calls from their computer or mobile devices, the quality of these calls is suddenly more important than it once was. A quick check of Logitech’s website reveals that all of their business-minded webcams are out of stock due to... from TechSpot https://bit.ly/2VPpmFa

AT&T , T-Mobile , and Verizon have all partnered with iHeartMedia to deliver thousands of phone chargers to hospitals so that COVID-19 patients can charge their phones. The companies will donate nearly 40,000 phone chargers, according to T-Mobile’s press release. T-Mobile says it has already donated 20,000 chargers to hospitals in Seattle, New York City, Los Angeles, New Orleans and San Diego. Verizon says it’s providing thousands of chargers to healthcare providers in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, New Orleans, Detroit and Philadelphia, and more. AT&T says it will donate thousands of chargers to “hospitals in cities across the country that have been hit the hardest by the virus.” The donation efforts by the wireless... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://bit.ly/3d3udZ8

Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk called the shelter-in-place orders in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the US “fascist” actions that are stripping people of their freedom on a Tesla earnings call on Wednesday. Musk’s comments come after a torrent of criticism for remarks he made late Tuesday night on Twitter, in which the billionaire CEO echoed President Trump by writing in all caps, “Free America Now.” The rant began after Musk said, “We are a bit worried about not being able to resume production in the Bay Area, and that should be identified as a serious risk.” Six Bay Area counties jointly extended the shelter-in-place orders affecting San Francisco, Fremont, and other cities through May 31st, with only some minor relaxing of restrictions . “Give... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://bit.ly/2yRgSUW

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Lime is planning to lay off between 80 and 100 of its workers, according to Axios , an indication the company has run into financial troubles during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Lime did not respond to a request for comment for this story. Bloomberg also reported that layoffs at Lime could be on the way, saying the cuts may hit staff in both the US and Europe and could affect as many as 190 workers. However, “our understanding is that the number is significantly lower,” Axios reported today. Some employees have already been told they are being let go, Bloomberg said. Bloomberg also reported back in March that Lime was considering laying off between 50 and 70 people. Lyft, Uber, and Bird have all recently done layoffs The scooter startup... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://bit.ly/2VSqqbn

WhatsApp is reportedly testing the Facebook Messenger Rooms integration on the beta version of its app for Android. The development was spotted in the version 2.20.139 beta for Android. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://bit.ly/3f0R6xQ

We've already heard about the Huawei P Smart 2020 and it appears its launch is fast approaching. The folks over at WinFuture have brought us a bunch of images along with the detailed specifications of the entry-level phone. The Huawei P Smart 2020 will sport a 6.21-inch LCD with an FHD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels) resolution and a waterdrop notch on top for the 8MP selfie cam. Around the back, we have a 13MP main shooter paired with a 2MP depth sensor and an LED flash. There's also a capacitive fingerprint reader. Under the hood, Huawei is expected to come with the Kirin 710F chipset... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/2yURddK

Xiaomi will launch a new phone called Mi Note 10 Lite tomorrow - a more affordable alternative of the Mi Note 10 camera beast. It will have a similar front panel, but only four shooters on the back, lined up vertically, along with two LED flashes. There's not much info about the phone, but previous rumors suggested a 6.47" OLED screen with Full HD+ resolution. We are expecting a Snapdragon 730G chipset, and the same huge 5,260 mAh battery with 30W fast charging as on the Mi Note 10. The camera department is going to be the most interesting bit as it was the Mi Note 10 key selling... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/2Ygcl8U

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Samsung Galaxy A20 is said to have started receiving the Android 10 update with One UI 2.0 on top. The smartphone was launched in March last year as Samsung’s budget offering. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://bit.ly/2xXTogN

Realme launched the X50m 5G last week and today it went on sale in China. The company has even lowered the price by CNY100 for the first three days, so until Friday the new phone costs CNY1,999 (€260/$282). The Realme X50m 5G borrowed the Realme 6's back design and camera lineup and the front of the Realme X50 5G. It brings a 6.57" LCD, a 48MP main camera and 4,200 mAh battery with 30W fast charging. Currently, the phone is selling on the Realme China website and at select retailers across the country. Thanks to the initial promo, you can get it in Blue or White for CNY1,999... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://bit.ly/35clcds

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Mi Note 10 Lite will be launched as a part of the Redmi Note 9 series launch event on April 30, Xiaomi has revealed. The company is hosting a global launch event wherein it is expected to introduce multiple phones for the international markets. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://bit.ly/3cYhsPc

OnePlus Z smartphone has been in the news for some time. It is hinted that OnePlus Z is essentially the rumoured OnePlus 8 Lite that was tipped to be a part of the OnePlus 8 series. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://bit.ly/35h3S6R

OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8 pre-bookings have been kicked off in India. The pre-bookings are live through Amazon, with the sale date for both OnePlus 8 phones scheduled for May 11. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://bit.ly/2VMrY6H

A drop in Google ad sales steadied in April and some consumers returned to using the search engine for shopping in addition to finding novel coronavirus information, parent Alphabet said on Tuesday. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://bit.ly/3cWgIKv

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