Huawei’s 2018 roadmap surfaces – P20 line-up, Mate series, 360-degree camera and more

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Huawei’s alleged 2018 roadmap photo has been leaked revealing the company’s 2018 product line-up that includes smartphones, wearable, router, and a 360-degree camera. The roadmap doesn’t include the much-hyped P11 series, rather it will be named as P20 according to Gadgety report. Continue reading “Huawei’s 2018 roadmap surfaces – P20 line-up, Mate series, 360-degree camera and more”

Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) with 5-inch Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 425 listed online with price

Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) (SM-J250F) has been listed by a retailer in Russia ahead of official announcement. This reveals a 5-inch qHD Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 425 SoC with 1.5GB RAM, Android Nougat, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front camera that also comes wit a flash. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) with 5-inch Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 425 listed online with price”

Carriers might hide signal strength in future versions of Android

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The future version of Android might give carriers an option to disable the “Signal strength” metric from appearing in Settings according to the findings of XDA developers in a recent commit to the Android Open Source Project. Though the intention and motivation for this move is a mystery for now.  Continue reading “Carriers might hide signal strength in future versions of Android”

Sony H8266 with 5.48-inch HDR display, Snapdragon 845, Android Oreo surfaces

Recently Sony H8216 model surfaced on the internet revealing most of the specifications of the upcoming 2018 Xperia Z-series line-up. Today we see yet another leak of a device in the same series with model number H8266. The device is said to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC with 4GB RAM.  Continue reading “Sony H8266 with 5.48-inch HDR display, Snapdragon 845, Android Oreo surfaces”

Apple working on a larger-capacity battery technology for 2019 iPhones: KGI

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Apple is expected to bring new 3D sensing and augmented reality functions to 2019 iPhones. To juice up the upgraded feature set, a larger capacity battery is a primary requirement, and for this reason, it is heard that the company is working on a larger capacity battery technology for 2019 iPhones predicts Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities. Continue reading “Apple working on a larger-capacity battery technology for 2019 iPhones: KGI”

Apple said to be developing EKG Heart Monitor for next-gen Apple Watch

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Apple is said to be working on EKG Heart Monitor for Its next-gen Apple Watch as a part of including resourceful features in the smartwatches according to a report from Bloomberg. Continue reading “Apple said to be developing EKG Heart Monitor for next-gen Apple Watch”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 powered Chromebook devices may launch soon

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Earlier this month, Qualcomm has taken wraps off the next flagship chipset; the Snapdragon 845 which is an Octa-Core processor with Kryo 385 CPUs, Adreno 630 GPU. Xiaomi and Samsung have already announced that their upcoming flagship smartphones will have the 845 chipset and now according to latest reports, Snapdragon 845 powered Chromebook devices might be launched soon. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 powered Chromebook devices may launch soon”

Amazon said to launch YouTube rival ‘Amazontube’ soon

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Google recently announced that it is pulling out its YouTube app from Touchscreen Echo device and from Fire TV on January 1st. In the midst of a sudden move from Google, Amazon is in no mood of backing out as the company is said to be launching YouTube rival dubbed ‘Amazontube’ very soon.  Continue reading “Amazon said to launch YouTube rival ‘Amazontube’ soon”

Samsung Galaxy S9+ with Snapdragon 845, 6GB RAM surfaces in benchmark, Dual rear cameras revealed in case render

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Samsung is expected to introduce its flagship Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones at the MWC 2018 in February. Now the Galaxy S9+ with the model number SM-G965U has surfaced on Geekbench listing that confirms Snapdragon 845 SoC, 6GB RAM and Android 8.0 (Oreo) as revealed earlier. Renders from case maker Olixar has revealed the design of both the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+.

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Apple to launch second-generation AirPods in second half of 2018: KGI

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KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that Apple will launch upgraded AirPods in the second half of 2018. The upgraded version of AirPods will include a “smaller quartz” component.

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Huawei P11 with triple rear cameras expected to go official at MWC 2018 in February

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Its a known fact by now that Huawei is gearing up to launch the P11 smartphone line-up at the MWC 2018 event in February event. We’ve recently come across promotional images which revealed that the upcoming flagships would feature triple rear  camera sensors capable of capturing 40MP shots and a 24MP front camera with AI assistance like the Mate 10 series.  Continue reading “Huawei P11 with triple rear cameras expected to go official at MWC 2018 in February”

Samsung said to announce Galaxy S9 at MWC 2018 in February

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Samsung is busy prepping its upcoming Galaxy S flagship; the S9 to compete against the likes of Apple’s iPhone X. With the Galaxy S8, Samsung had broken its tradition of launching the S-line flagship phones at the MWC event, instead, it launched the S8 duo at a later date. It now looks like the company is back to its tradition as we hear that the S9 duo is said to go official at the MWC 2018 in February.  Continue reading “Samsung said to announce Galaxy S9 at MWC 2018 in February”

Sony H8216 with Snapdragon 845, Dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 Oreo surfaces

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Sony’s upcoming flagship phones have been surfacing all over the place for the past few weeks. Recently Sony H8541  specs getting leaked which then revealed most of the specifications of the high-end 2018 flagship phone and today we are seeing yet another high-end phone with model number H8216 surfacing.  Continue reading “Sony H8216 with Snapdragon 845, Dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 Oreo surfaces”

Samsung said to launch smart speaker with Bixby voice assistant in first-half of 2018

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Samsung is all set to enter the bandwagon of smart speakers as the company is aiming to introduce an in-house smart speaker in the first half of 2018 according to a latest report from Bloomberg. The device is said to have a strong focus on audio quality and the management of connected home appliances.  Continue reading “Samsung said to launch smart speaker with Bixby voice assistant in first-half of 2018”

New Nokia camera app reveals Telephoto, wide-angle support ahead of arrival of Nokia 9

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Nokia 5 Android 8.0 Oreo Beta update was made available two days ago, while it brings latest OS on the table, there are hidden surprising features in the updated camera app. Nokiamob in association with Suomimobiili.fi have discovered interesting “hidden” features. Continue reading “New Nokia camera app reveals Telephoto, wide-angle support ahead of arrival of Nokia 9”