Lexar, a popular company in the storage memory products has introduced two new products; Multi-Card 3-in-1 Reader and the Multi-Card 2-in-1 Reader. The 3-1 card reader will support SD, microSD and Compact Flash cards while the 2-1 card reader will support SD/ microSD UHS-II cards.
HUAWEI’s HONOR brand has silently announced HONOR 9A, 9C and 9S smartphones in Russia. These phones have an HD+ screen. The HONOR 9A and 9S are powered by MediaTek Helio P22 SoC, while the 9C is powered by Kirin 710A SoC and also comes with a punch-hole screen. The 9A and 9C pack triple rear cameras, while the 9S comes with single camera. Continue reading “HONOR 9A with 6.3-inch 20:9 display, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery, HONOR 9C and HONOR 9S announced”
The entertainment platforms have witnessed a surge lately with people staying at home. TikTok is one such popular short-video sharing service that has now crossed a whopping 2 Billion downloads globally and this comes just 5 months after it crossed 1.5 Billion downloads.
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As the entire mobile devices experience a slow down in sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide tablet shipments have taken an extra hard hit as the International Data Corporation (IDC) has reported that shipments have reduced to 24.6 million units which calculates to a decline of 18.1% YoY. Interestingly, the Detachables market saw a growth of 56.8% YoY, thanks to the popularity of iPadOS tablets.
HMD Global has been quickly expanding its feature phone line-up lately like the Nokia 5310, Nokia 110, Nokia 2720, and more. On similar lines, the company is set to expand the line-up further with two new feature phones soon, according to new a report.
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HMD Global has started rolling out Android 10 update for the Nokia 1 Plus Android Go Edition phone smartphone, which makes it the 14th Nokia phone to get the update after the Nokia 8.1, Nokia 9 PureView, Nokia 7.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6.1, Nokia 2.2, Nokia 7.2, Nokia 3.2, Nokia 4.2, Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 2.3 and Nokia 6.2. The phone was introduced at the MWC last year in India last year running Android Pie (Go Edition). This latest update brings a number of additional privacy and security features for users, as well as Dark Theme, Focus mode, dedicated ‘Privacy section’, and more. Continue reading “Nokia 1 Plus gets Android 10 Go Edition update”
Huami introduced the Amazfit Bip S at the CES earlier this year after 3 years of the release of the first Bip. Now it has started rolling out the smartwatch in China. It comes with Huami-PAI, which the company calls revolutionary indicator of personal activity. It features a colourful transflective display, 30g ultra lightweight design, 5 ATM water resistance that lets you go swimming, built-in GPS and promises up to 30 days of battery life. Continue reading “Amazfit Bip S with 1.28-inch color touch display, heart rate sensor, GPS, up to 30 days battery life starts rolling out”
Earlier this month Apple and Google announced a joint effort to enable APIs and operating system-level technology to assist in enabling contact tracing using Bluetooth in the phones. The companies also announced they will release APIs that enable interoperability between Android and iOS devices using apps from public health authorities. Continue reading “iOS 13.5 beta 3 brings COVID-19 exposure notifications, unlock the phone with passcode while wearing face mask and more”
Apple has agreed to settle a $18 million lawsuit that was filed over 3 years ago over its handling of FaceTime with users having an iPhone 4 or an iPhone 4s. The claimants argued that the company had disabled FaceTime in the older iPhone models as a cost saving measure in 2014.
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The usage of mobile data has increased lately with people working from home and as a part of a special offer, Reliance Jio credited 2GB daily data free for its users last month. Similarly, the company is now crediting 2GB of daily data to users randomly under ‘Jio Data Pack’ offer.
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Update: April 29, 2020 – Redmi Note 9 press images have surfaced ahead of announcement tomorrow. This shows a punch-hole display, quad rear cameras and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.
A flagship smartphone from any brand must go beyond the limits set by its predecessors, or its competitors. If it doesn’t, a big question mark hangs over not just the device, but over the person buying it as well. No doubt the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra goes well beyond the limits set by its predecessors. In fact, it even reaches a comfortable parity with the best of the best in the Android cameraphone world. However, for the owner of a flagship, especially the costliest one, this is not enough. It needs to cross the borders of machine and reach into the man, eventually merging into the identity of the owner. In my opinion, after a long time, the Galaxy S20 Ultra has become that iconic S-series Samsung phone which will not only give you the feeling of owning something unique, it becomes an extension of your character as well. Of course, conditions apply. So, what does it feel like to own an iconic device that naturally comes attached with compromises? This is the review of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra.
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LG Electronics has reported revenues of 14.73 trillion won (US$ 12.45 billion) for the fourth quarter that ended March 31, 2020, which is down 1.25% compared to the same quarter last year. It posted profits of 1.09 billion won (US$ 921.47 million), up 21% YoY, making this only the second time in history when quarterly operating profit exceeded KRW 1 trillion, while net profit was up 88% YoY to 1086.7 billion won (US$ 717 billion). The 7.4 percent operating margin was the highest in LG’s history for a first quarter. This is due to strong performance in home appliance and TV businesses. Continue reading “LG Mobile losses continue in Q1 2020 despite 88% jump in overall profits; expects sales decline in Q2 due to COVID-19”
Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its own proprietary Android skin MIUI, dubbed MIUI 12 along with Mi 10 Youth Edition at an event in China earlier this week. MIUI 12 brings brand-new Animations, Dark Mode 2.0, and focuses on Privacy and security. MIUI 12 shows all sensitive behaviours of an app and comes with improved Xiaomi ’s AI phone assistant with AI calling. Continue reading “MIUI 12 New Features and First look on Redmi Note 7 Pro (Android 10)”
Recently, AV1 (AOMedia Video 1) is gaining popularity thanks to its royalty-free licensing model and good compression rates for content. However, the codec has largely been absent for streaming content on the smartphone due to the lack of a decoder. That is about to change as the MediaTek’s upcoming Dimensity 1000 5G SoC has an integrated hardware AV1 decoder.
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