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”
Samsung said to be working on launching a massive 17-inch Android tablet known as the Galaxy View 2, according to sources. This will act as successor to Galaxy View which is an 18.4-inch tablet that was launched in 2015; three years ago. Continue reading “Samsung said to be working on 17-inch Galaxy View 2 Android tablet”
It is already known the fact that Huawei is working on Mate 20 series that will be launched later this year. Apart from the flagships, Huawei will introduce the Kirin 980 SoC at the IFA, rumors suggest. The Mate 20 series will include three variants; the Pro model, the Lite version, and the regular Mate 20. While we have seen the Pro and Lite leak a couple of times in the past, the regular Mate 20 hasn’t been in the news much. Continue reading “Huawei Mate 20 with water-drop notch, triple rear cameras surfaces”
According to the latest report from Bloomberg, Apple is said to be working on a new low-cost laptop and a professional-focused upgrade to the Mac mini desktop that will be launched later this year. The upcoming laptop will look similar to the current MacBook Air but will feature thinner bezels around the screen. Continue reading “Apple said to be working on new Mac mini desktop and low-cost MacBook for this year”
Update – August 20: Honor has officially confirmed the existence of the 8X. The teaser says that the phone will be beyond imagination and the company will break the limit, hinting at the phone’s large screen. Continue reading “Honor 8X with 7.12-inch Full HD+ display, dual rear cameras, 4900mAh battery gets certified [Update: Official teaser]”
Motorola One Android One smartphone with the model number XT1941 has been certified by TENAA in China, after the press images of the phone surfaced in renders. The smartphone that surfaced in live images and TENAA certification was actually the P30 that was introduced in China earlier this week. Continue reading “Motorola One Android One smartphone with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 gets certified”
Details about Qualcomm’s upcoming flagship Snapdragon 855 SoC, successor of Snapdragon 845 surfaced earlier this year. A recent report said that TSMC will be making the 7nm (FinFET) chips and the production will start by the end of 2018 or early 2019. Now another report reveals that the company might go for a new naming scheme. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 7nm SoC could launch as SM8150, feature dedicated AI processing unit”
Future version of Android releases could allow users to start manually backing up app data to Google Drive, according to the Android development team on the Google Issue Tracker. This backup includes your application data, call history, device settings, and text messages. Continue reading “Future releases of Android said to bring manual Google Drive backup support”
Google is said to be working on releasing a smart speaker equipped with a display later this year, according to sources. This new smart speaker with the display will compete against rivals from Amazon.com and would round out Google’s range of smart speakers that are running AI voice assistant. Continue reading “Google said to launch its own smart AI speaker with display later this year”
According to a new report, OnePlus 6T which is rumored to be the next OnePlus flagship will be T-Mobile exclusive when it launches in the U.S later this year. This means that the OnePlus 6T will be optimized for T-Mobile’s network. This in addition to the standard global version that’s unlocked. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T said to launch on T-Mobile network in the US in October”
Samsung seems to be working on a followup to its Odyssey VR headset which was launched last year. The new model ‘Samsung HMD Odyssey+’ has now appeared passing through the FCC, suggesting that the launch might be right around the corner. Continue reading “Samsung HMD Odyssey+ VR headset with AMOLED + SFS display, 1,440 × 1,600 resolution passes through the FCC”
It is already known that Huawei is working on Mate 20 flagship series and it is also rumored to be powered by the upcoming Kirin 980 chipset which is the successor to the Kirin 970. The company now almost confirmed the same going by an official release issued to South African media on Tuesday. it also confirmed that the Mate 20 series will be powered by the Kirin 980. Continue reading “Huawei confirms Mate 20 Pro with Kirin 980 7nm SoC, new iteration of AI processor”
It is a known fact that Apple will be introducing three new iPhones later this year including a 6.1-inch, 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus, and a 5.8-inch iPhone. It is also reported that the 6.1-inch could be priced as low as $550, but according to the industry analysis by TrendForce, the 6.1-inch LCD iPhone with a starting price of around $699 to $749, slightly higher than the expected $550. Continue reading “Apple’s 2018 OLED iPhones could include Apple Pencil support, 512GB storage variant; 6.1-inch LCD iPhone could start at $699”
Google is said to be working on a health and wellbeing coach fittingly called “Google Coach.” Though the naming of the product might change before launch, Google, for now, is working on putting together all the ideas it has on how the service will work. Continue reading “Google said to be developing wearable health and fitness assistant ‘Google Coach’”
Motorola P30, P30 Note and P30 Play surfaced on official Motorola website in China recently, and the XT1943 and XT1942 that got certified recently are expected to be P30 and P30 Note, respectively. Now the images and specifications of the smartphone has surfaced that reveals a similar design as the Lenovo Z5 that was introduced in June.
