Samsung is reportedly working on a smartphone; the Galaxy A that might be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. The company recently confirmed that it will be launching a smartphone with four rear cameras. It is also possible that Samsung could price the phone slightly lesser than its current flagships. Continue reading “Samsung said to be working on Galaxy A series phone with Snapdragon 845, edge-to-edge display”
Samsung is on its way to launch the Galaxy S10 which is its prestigious 10th-anniversary flagship and given that this year’s S9 was a minor upgrade, Samsung is planning on ticking every box to make the upcoming Galaxy S10 big. DJ Koh, CEO of Samsung’s mobile division, confirmed that the Galaxy S10 design changes will be “very significant.” Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 to feature significant design changes, new color options: CEO DJ Koh”
WhatsApp is said to be working on ‘Dark Mode’ which has been a long overdue. YouTube, Android Messages in the recent times are updated to dark mode and Android Phone is also scheduled to get the feature soon. This mode comes as a savior for users who are into WhatsApp especially at nights. Continue reading “WhatsApp said to be working on Dark Mode for Android and iOS”
It is known that Google has scheduled the Pixel 3 launch event for October 9th. After announcing the date, the company has also started teasing the flagships with just number ‘3’. Now a new Google promo page may have just revealed Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL color variants. The teaser is present on Google’s withgoogle.com domain, features a “coming soon” text. Continue reading “Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL might come in new mint color variant”
Apple is scheduled to introduce new iPhones along with low-cost MacBook Air, Apple Watch, AirPods 2, and more at an event later today. Ahead of the official announcement, product sitemap of Apple website has more or less confirmed that the rumored 6.5-inch iPhone will indeed be called iPhone XS and will be available in various colors up to 512GB storage options. Continue reading “Apple iPhone XS, XS Max with up to 512GB storage, iPhone Xr in 6 colors surface on official site ahead of today’s announcement”
According to Ming-Chi Kuo, contrary to some analysts’ expectations, Apple is unlikely to integrate a time-of-flight (ToF) depth sensing system in 2019 iPhones. Reports regarding the rear-facing 3D sensing capabilities in 2019 iPhone lineup started surfacing last year. Continue reading “Apple’s 2019 iPhones might not feature Time-of-Flight 3D Sensor: Kuo”
Apple recently scheduled ‘Gather Round’ special event on September 12th where the company is expected to introduce its new iPhones, iPad, MacBooks, Apple Watch, and much more. The company’s new iPhone line-up includes a 6.5-inch OLED iPhone XS Max, 5.8-inch OLED iPhone X successor – iPhone XS and a cheaper 6.1-inch LCD model called iPhone Xr all with a notch, Face ID with the gesture-based control system and new A12 processor. Continue reading “Here’s what to expect from Apple’s iPhone event on September 12”
Update – September 6, 2018 – A new render of the smartphone has surfaced. There are no additional details, but this reveals the model number as PVG100.
OnePlus follows the trend of launching two flagships in a calendar year and since it already introduced one; the OnePlus 6, the company is seemingly getting ready for the second which could be named OnePlus 6T going by the history. Another interesting detail about the upcoming flagships is that for the first time OnePlus could partner with T-Mobile network in the US for the OnePlus 6T which is rumored to launch in October. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T gets certified in Russia ahead of launch later this year”
Apple is said to be in plans to adopt a new power-saving backplane technology for the upcoming iPhone and Apple Watch displays with an to contribute to longer battery life, according to research firm IHS Markit. The backplane technology is responsible for turning individual pixels on and off and it plays a significant role in determining a display’s resolution, refresh rate, and power consumption. Continue reading “Future iPhones and Apple Watches said to use new power-saving Backplane technology to extend battery life”
According to industry analysts, TSMC said to remain as Apple’s contract chip maker next year, as the exclusive supplier of “A13” chips for 2019 iPhones. TSMC has been Apple’s exclusive supplier of A-series chips since 2016. It also remains a partner for A10 and A11 Bionic chip for iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 series, and iPhone X. Continue reading “TSMC said to remain as exclusive supplier of Apple ‘A13’ chips for 2019 iPhones”
Google’s Pixel 3 XL‘s design, internals, and the hardware of it out in the open and the infamous notch is drawing criticism all over and now we know the reason behind it. According to a new report, there will be upgrades to the rear camera, upgraded Visual Core chip which was also a part of previous generation Pixel 2 series, and finally a front-facing dual-camera setup with new ‘Super Selfies’, and more. Continue reading “Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL said to feature Super Selfies, updated Visual Core and more”
Netflix is said to be testing a way to bypass iTunes billing system in more than 33 markets across the globe. Starting from September 30th, the Netflix customers in selected markets across Europe, Latin America and Asia will be unable to pay using iTunes. Continue reading “Netflix testing a way to bypass iTunes billing”
Facebook is said to be testing its own speech recognition with the new “Aloha” voice feature for both the Facebook and Messenger apps, as well as external hardware. This again is being spotted by the famous app investigator Jane Manchun Wong giving us the first look at a prototype for the Aloha user interface. Continue reading “Facebook said to be working on ‘Aloha’ speech recognition”
With Apple plans to open its own Stores in India pending due to government’s approval, the company is seeking to open biggest franchisee outlets at key locations in metropolitan cities in India. According to a latest report, the 5-6 franchisee-run outlets will each be at least three times larger than the current, 1,000-square foot stores and may even go up to 5,000 square foot. Continue reading “Apple said to be planning on opening flagship outlets in key locations in India to drive sales”
