Sony has started pushing out a new update to its Xperia XA Dual smartphone. Carrying a build number of 33.2.B.3.105 and currently hitting units with model number F3116 in India, the update brings Android security patch for the month of September. As is usually the case with OTA roll-outs, it may take some time for the update to hit your device. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient, you can manually check for the update by heading to your handset's Settings menu. Via
This is default featured slide 1 title
Go to Blogger edit html and find these sentences.Now replace these sentences with your own descriptions.This theme is Bloggerized by Lasantha Bandara - Premiumbloggertemplates.com.
This is default featured slide 2 title
Go to Blogger edit html and find these sentences.Now replace these sentences with your own descriptions.This theme is Bloggerized by Lasantha Bandara - Premiumbloggertemplates.com.
This is default featured slide 3 title
Go to Blogger edit html and find these sentences.Now replace these sentences with your own descriptions.This theme is Bloggerized by Lasantha Bandara - Premiumbloggertemplates.com.
This is default featured slide 4 title
Go to Blogger edit html and find these sentences.Now replace these sentences with your own descriptions.This theme is Bloggerized by Lasantha Bandara - Premiumbloggertemplates.com.
This is default featured slide 5 title
Go to Blogger edit html and find these sentences.Now replace these sentences with your own descriptions.This theme is Bloggerized by Lasantha Bandara - Premiumbloggertemplates.com.
Selasa, 01 November 2016
Samsung Gear S3 is now available to pre-order in US
If you are in the US and are waiting for Samsung to launch its latest Tizen-powered Gear S3 smartwatch there, here's some good news: the wearable is now available to pre-order in your country. Retailer Best Buy is accepting pre-orders for both Classic as well as Frontier models, and is asking $349.99 for each. The listings, however, does not reveal exactly when the watch will be launched - the device is currently listed as Coming Soon. In case you missed, the Gear S3 is already available to pre-order in the UK, Germany, and Canada, and there have been reports that the watch will be...
Google confirms only Pixel XL can charge with 18W, Pixel peaks at 15W
As it turns out, there is a particular detail on the Google Pixel's page that was not correct. After a well-respected tester of the Android Community recorded data from the Google Pixel, it turned out the 5-inch HTC-built Google phone was not charging at the advertised 18W of peak power that the charger is rated for. After Android Poilice (perfect context for the publication's title) reached out to Google for clarification of the tester's findings, Google admitted an oversight in the description of the phone's specification pages when it listed both phones capable of charging at...
Alcatel officially announces the IDOL 4S with Windows 10 and VR for T-Mobile, release on November 10
Alcatel has officially announced the company's flagship model running Windows 10 Mobile after yesterday's early leak. The Alcatel IDOL 4S is already available at T-Mobile, but now the carrier will sell a Windows 10 version of the IDOL 4S. The IDOL 4S supports the included VR headset and is the first windows smartphone to do so. It supports Windows Continuum (the ability to connect the smartphone to a full size keyboard, mouse, and monitor), and Windows Hello (via fingerprint). Alcatel IDOL 4S with Windows 10 This Windows 10-powered smartphone is physically identical to two...
Asus Zenwatch 3 goes on pre-order in the US for $229.99
The latest smartwatch from Asus can now be pre-ordered in the US. The Taiwanese company announced the Zenwatch 3 at the end of August at IFA, following up with pricing details for the US last month. And now you can make sure you're among the first people to wear a Zenwatch 3 if you pre-order it from B&H. The price you'll need to pay for that privilege is $229.99, which is very decent for a wearable that comes with a round screen and no 'flat tire' design. Perhaps the biggest shortcoming of the Zenwatch 3 is that it doesn't have a heart rate sensor. The watch should start shipping at some...
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge is getting the October security update too
Yesterday Samsung sent out an update for the Galaxy S6 edge+ which contains the October security patches for Android. And today the exact same thing is happening for the smaller S6 edge. This isn't the most timely of updates, considering that in just a few days Google will out the November security release for Android, but better late than never. The update is going out to unlocked units of the Galaxy S6 edge in Europe. It brings with it patches for 68 Android vulnerabilities, but also some Samsung-specific fixes. These unfortunately haven't been listed by the Korean company in the...
iFixit tears down the new entry-level 13" MacBook Pro, deems it very hard to repair
Last week Apple finally refreshed its MacBook Pro line of laptops, after many years. And while the company mostly talked about the Touch Bar at the event, the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro doesn't have that, or Touch ID fingerprint recognition. This cheapest (if you can even use that word for a device that starts at $1,499) model has been torn down by iFixit today, revealing its insides. The laptop in question has the model number A1708, and an extra-long Escape key for whatever reason. To get to the internals, you first need to unscrew six pentalobe screws, which is a smaller number...
Tango-infused Lenovo Phab2 Pro is now available alongside 35 AR apps
Right on cue, Lenovo's Phab2 Pro is now available to purchase from its online store in the US. The Chinese company revealed the launch date last week, and it's stayed on schedule. The Phab2 Pro is special because it's the first shipping phone to be Tango-enabled. Tango is Google's augmented reality play for your handheld device. The Phab2 Pro is priced at $499.99 unlocked, and for now its launch seems to be limited to the US. Google has announced that 35 AR apps are already available in the Play Store, ready to be used on the Phab2 Pro once you get it. Examples of what these let you do,...
Google's Daydream View VR headset will be available on November 10
Google announced the Daydream View VR headset at its big event on October 4, and subsequently allowed people to order it a few weeks later. Up until now, all we knew about the Daydream View's release date was that it would be at some point in early November. Today Google has revealed the actual launch date for the headset, and it's November 10. So starting next Thursday, you'll be able to pick one up from Verizon or Best Buy stores if you're in the US, Bell, Rogers, Telus, and Best Buy in Canada, EE and Carphone Warehouse in the UK, Telekom in Germany, as well as Telstra and JB Hi-Fi in...
Another set of leaked Moto M live images is doing the rounds
The upcoming Moto M is one of Motorola's most-leaked smartphones in recent memory. It's unclear if this has anything to do with the fact that it will combine a full metal build with a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner (the latter being a first for a Moto device), or with the fact that it's expected to launch in China first. Either way, we've seen a lot of leaked renders and live images depicting the Moto M. Earlier today, it was found in the AnTuTu benchmark's database, and now we have another set of leaked hands-on pictures showing the handset. Here they are for your viewing...
First batch of Xiaomi Mi Note 2 units sold out in 50 seconds
Xiaomi understandably turned more than a few heads with the announcement of the Mi Mote 2, also topping things off quickly with the Mi Mix. The latter is yet to officially go on sale, but the wait shouldn't be long now, if the suggested November 4 date is met. Meanwhile, the Mi Note 2 already had its first sale today and it went incredibly well. In fact, the Mi Note 2 officially broke the Mi 5 record, with its first sale concluding in only 50 seconds. Now, to be fair, we can't be exactly be sure how many units Xiaomi put out in the initial wave, but nonetheless, it is an impressive...
OxygenOS 3.5.5 Open Beta 6 released for OnePlus 3
OnePlus has dropped the latest beta for the OnePlus 3. This is the OxygenOS 3.5.5 Open Beta 6 that is based on Marshmallow and available for download now. The list of changes in this version include: Added OnePlus FileDash functionality for convenient file transfers Added ability to switch launcher layouts Integration of Google Map to share locational information in messages Redesign of the phone calling UI Added personalized ringtone information in contact details Added ability to view the entire call history of the selected contact Introduction of the OnePlus Community...
Huawei Mate 9 images show a flat screen and two cameras
The Huawei Mate 9 launch event is coming up (it's this Thursday and more details are becoming available through unofficial means. An official-looking press image shows the expansive 5.9" screen, but it's flat (there's talk of a premium curved-screen model). The flat screen should have 1080p resolution (and the premium model is said to go up to QHD). Huawei Mate 9 (leaked images) Some additional renders show a dual-camera on the back - one of those will shoot 20MP stills, the other 12MP. The Leica brand is not visible in those renders, but the rumor mill thinks the...
MediaTek-powered Motorola Moto M stops by AnTuTu
It is not always easy to navigate and decipher the inner-workings of the rumor mill. Lenovo, for one, really has us in a pickle with its upcoming releases. According to leaks the Chinese OEM will unveil the Motorola Moto M on November 8. The MediaTek MT6750 that was originally suggested to power the Moto M was later replaced by whispers of the highly-efficient Qualcomm Snapdragon 625. However, a new AnTuTu listing now suggests that the smartphone will feature a MediaTek after all, but rather the MT6755, also known as the Helio P10, with a Mali-T860 GPU. As for the rest of the...
New leak reveals November 10 launch and $470 price tag for Alcatel Idol 4S
While T-Mobile has already unveiled the Windows 10-powered the Alcatel Idol 4S, its pricing and availability information was not known. Well, that changes now, as a new leak has revealed that the unlocked device will go on sale in the US starting November 10, and will carry a $469.99 price tag. The handset is powered by a Snapdragon 820 chipset and sports a 5.5" AMOLED screen of 1080p resolution. It has 4GB RAM and 64GB expandable storage. In terms of camera, the Idol 4S features a 21MP main unit and an 8MP selfie shooter. The phone runs the latest Windows 10 Mobile OS with support...
Tag Heuer Connected is back, costs like a true Swiss luxury watch
Tag Heuer updated its Android Wear-powered watch, the Connected, and the price now properly reflects its luxury status - a wallet-shrinking $9,900. That's a long way off the $1,500 of the original and the design hasn't changed much. Let's talk specs first. The watch has a 46mm Titanium Grade 2 casing (12.8mm thick), lugs and push button. The titanium has been coated with carbide and a anti-fingerprint coating. The glass is scratch-resistant sapphire and the whole watch is IP67 rated - waterproof up to a meter for half an hour (not really a swimmer's watch, but protected from the...
Apple releases iOS 10.2 beta with Unicode 9.0 emoji set
Apple released a new beta of iOS 10.1 to developers yesterday. It features a bunch of additions and improvements, but probably the biggest one for most users is going to be the new emoji. For starters, iOS finally added support for the Unicode 9.0 emoji set. This includes some new emoji, such as shrug, facepalm, rolling on the floor laughing, selfie, bacon, and a whole bunch of other food and animal emoji. Apple also redesigned its set of animal and food emoji, giving them a much needed fresh coat of paint, and they look much more natural now and suited for high resolution Retina...
vivo X9 and X9 Plus feature 20MP+8MP dual front-facing cameras, new teaser confirms
There have already been rumors that vivo's upcoming X9 smartphone will feature dual cameras both on the front as well as the back. The company recently outed a teaser that just confirmed there will be a dual camera setup on the phone. Now, a new teaser image has been released, which not only confirms that both X9 and X9 Plus will sport dual front-facing cameras, but also reveals that these shooters will be of 20MP and 8MP, respectively. Specs-wise, rumors so far have suggested that the X9 is powered by a Snapdragon 653 chipset. RAM options include 4GB and 6GB, while internal memory...
Xbox One outsold PlayStation 4 in UK last month as well
If you recall, it was revealed last month that Xbox One outsold PS4 in the month of September not only in the US, but in the UK as well. Now, according to market research firm GfK, Microsoft's gaming console topped the UK sales charts in October as well. "Thanks to our fans, Xbox One was the best-selling console in October, the second month in a row in the UK, according to GfK Entertainment," said Xbox UK marketing director Harvey Eagle. The gap in sales numbers has widened as well - it was 1,500 in September, but jumped to 25,000 in October. Xbox One now holds 56% share of the...
Now Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) gets Bluetooth certified
Following the Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017), the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has also been certified by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), indicating that the handset's launch date is nearing. Specs-wise, from what all has been revealed so far, the device is powered by an Exynos 7880 chipset, and sports a 5.2-inch touchscreen. It has 3GB RAM, 16GB storage, 13MP main camera, and a 3,000mAh battery. The phone also leaked in renders recently. Source
