A teardown video has been posted on YouTube where the HTC U Ultra posed for the video camera while its handler slowly dismantled it. The most difficult part of the disassembly process was the softening of the rear glass panel. Once that came off, screws held the phone together, underneath all the plastic covers that held the antennas. With the smartphone race these days, manufacturers are pushing the limits with screen sizes and razor-thin builds. This (as it appears on the video) is quite a step back for HTC. We really like the build on both the HTC 10 and the HTC 10 evo; the latter...
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Jumat, 17 Maret 2017
Moto G5 Plus receives its first software update, improves audio quality during video capture
Motorola's G5 Plus is now in the process of receiving its first ever software update. The phone was announced alongside the G5 at Mobile World Congress last month, and it's now starting to become available in certain markets. So its maker is making sure that any last-minute bugs in its software are fixed, by sending it the firmware build NPN25.137-33. If you haven't yet purchased a G5 Plus, the update to this version should be waiting for you when you unbox yours. The most important fix in the new release has to do with improving audio quality while recording video. Additionally, some...
UK: pre-ordering the £599 Galaxy Tab S3 nets you a free keyboard cover
Yesterday Samsung revealed the official release date and price for the Galaxy Tab S3 in the US. Today the Korean company has started taking pre-orders for the device in the UK, through its own online store. As anticipated based on a premature retailer listing, the new tablet does in fact cost £599. However, Samsung is offering a perk for those who pre-order, one which is sure to sweeten the deal. If you do decide to take the plunge and put in a pre-order for the Galaxy Tab S3, you will receive the keyboard cover for free. That's a £119 value and it will let you experience the Tab S3...
Sony Xperia L1 gets certified in Russia
Sony is working on another new smartphone for its 2017 lineup, aside from the already official Xperia XZ Premium, XZs, XA1, and XA1 Ultra. It's called Xperia L1 and it was just certified in Russia. It's a bit surprising to see this being called L1, since that means it should act like a successor of sorts to the Xperia L. However, that device came out in May of 2013, and it's not usual to have four years passing between generations in the mobile world. Anyway, the L1 continues to show Sony's preference for adding the number "1" to the second model in a series (see the Xperia Z1 and XA1,...
Black vivo Xplay6 is releasing next week
Ever since Apple debuted not one, but two different shades of black for its latest iPhones, black has seen somewhat of a revival in the mobile world. Many years ago it was the default color for phones, but in the meantime people grew accustomed to metallic hues such as silver or grey. Now apparently the world is ready to move back to black. Chinese smartphone maker vivo is aware of this trend, apparently. While it released the Xplay6 smartphone in just two versions - gold and rose gold - back in December of last year, it's now getting ready to add a new hue to that roster. The vivo...
Unlocked Moto Z is down to $449.99 until tomorrow
Over the course of its life, the Moto Z has seen its fair share of deals. That said, most of those have been focused on convincing you to buy one alongside a Verizon contract. The unlocked Moto Z was at one point being offered for only $499.99, but that was last November. Now though, one retailer has actually beaten that, pricing the phone at the lowest level we've ever seen. If you buy an unlocked Moto Z from B&H, you'll only pay $449.99. The thing is - you need to hurry. The deal is only valid until tomorrow, March 18, at 11:59 PM EDT. That amount means you save a whopping $250...
There's a class-action lawsuit in the making against LG for G4 and V10 bootloops
If you spend a decent amount of time on the internet reading phone-related things, you're probably already aware of the fact that LG's G4 and V10 have a tendency to be caught in bootloops after a few months of use. A bootloop is literally just that - the phone tries to boot but can't, so after the boot sequence is finished, it starts once again. And so on and so on until your battery is depleted. Now a few upset owners of the aforementioned devices have filed a proposition for a class-action lawsuit against LG in a California federal court. They're basically stating that the issue bricks...
Galaxy S8 launches in April, leaked poster confirms
While the unveiling date of March 29 for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ is official, so far Samsung hasn't announced precisely when you'll be able to purchase one of its new flagships. However, all of the rumors we've heard so far on the matter pegged either April 21 or April 28 as the release date for the duo. To confirm the April time frame for the S8 and S8+ becoming available in stores, today a leaked poster surfaced. You can see it in the image to the left. It leaves absolutely no doubt as to which month the launch will occur in. Samsung is once again using the phones' minimal top and...
Galaxy Note5 gets Android Nougat update in Turkey, should spread to other markets soon
Today Samsung has started rolling out the update to Android Nougat for Galaxy Note5 units sold in Turkey. This follows similar rollouts for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, which have commenced earlier this month. The presence of Nougat on Note5 units in the wild in Turkey means that you should expect the update to hit other markets very soon. Samsung's rollouts usually go country by country, but once they start in a region they go out pretty quickly. As you can see from the screenshot to the left, the Nougat update comes over-the-air as a 1.3GB download. The firmware version for the new...
Apple invests $500M in two R&D centers in China
Apple reported today in a press release that it will invest $500 million in R&D centers in Shanghai and Suzhou. They are expected to open later this year alongside the already announced offices in Beijing and Shenzhen. Apple aims to develop technical experts out of the Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Shanghai Jiaotong University graduates. The company stated that it has partnered with schools to include internship programs. Attracting local bright minds and gaining access to local academics that cannot afford to study and travel to the United States is the main...
AMD announces Ryzen 5 lineup of desktop processors
Following the launch of Ryzen 7, AMD has announced the second tier of its desktop CPU lineup, the Ryzen 5. Unlike the Ryzen 7, which targets the high-end of desktop computing, the Ryzen 5 is aimed at the mid-range and will compete with the more affordable Intel Core i5 series. The current lineup includes four SKUs, starting with Ryzen 5 1600X at the top, followed by Ryzen 5 1600, Ryzen 5 1500X, and then the Ryzen 5 1400 at the very bottom. The Ryzen 5 1600X is a 6-core part with 12 threads, 3.6GHz base clock speed and 4.0GHz boost clock speed and 100MHz XFR boost with certain...
Huawei P10 lite is finally official, hits the shelves on March 31
Huawei P10 lite is now official, after a series of full-blown leaks and retailers' listings. The latest addition to the P10 series is keeping the focus on performance, camera, and battery efficiency, and will launch in two weeks. Huawei P10 lite was already by various retailers across the EU so we knew almost everything about it but now we can officially confirm these were true. The hadnset brings a 5.2" display of 1080p resolution and runs on the Kirin 658 chipset with an octa-core A53 processor and Mali-T830MP2 GPU. There are 4GB of RAM and 32GB expandable storage on...
ZTE nubia Z17 leaks reveal specs, no dual camera
Earlier this week ZTE teased a smartphone with a dual-camera setup, the first in the nubia family. Latest leaks reveal that this probably won't be the nubia Z17 and hint that ZTE might announce more than one device. On these images, you can see that nubia Z17 will have only one camera on the back along with a snapper on the front. There is no fingerprint scanner on the front - it is placed on the back, so this earlier photo is likely not the Z17. The battery will be 5,000 mAh which isn't a first for nubia - the nubia N1 has the same one. Another info that can be read from...
Exynos 8895 Galaxy S8 hits GeekBench, outscores Snapdragon 835 version
Samsung has a good track record of offering its flagship handsets with Qualcomm and its own Exynos chipsets depedning on market. Although Galaxy S8 and S8+ leaks so far have mostly focused on the Snapdragon 835 variant, the existence of an Exynos alternative is pretty much considered a given at this point. The chip in question should be the Exynos 8895 and although we do have its hardware specs laid out in detail, performance markers have, been a bit scarce. Today we finally get an early taste of benchmark results thanks to GeekBench. The listing apparently comes from an SM-G955F handset,...
Sprint Galaxy S5 gets latest security patch, Galaxy A7 gets security update as well
A couple of Samsung Galaxy smartphones are receiving new security updates. The devices in question are Sprint variant of the Galaxy S5 and unlocked Galaxy A7 from 2015. The update for the latter is currently hitting units in Europe. Specifically, the update to Sprint Galaxy S5 includes March security patch, while that for the Galaxy A7 includes Android fixes for the month of February. The former weighs in at around 285MB and arrives as build number G900PVPU3CPEI, while the latter arrives as firmware version A700FXXU2BQB1. No word on what other changes (if any) these updates bring...
Report: Galaxy S8's facial recognition tech will be used for mobile payments
Last week, there were reports that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 will feature facial recognition technology, which will be used to unlock the phone. Now, a new report is suggesting that the tech will be used for mobile payments as well. Artistic render of the Samsung Galaxy S8 Specifically, the report suggests that the handset will use fingerprint, iris as well as facial detection for user verification when they try accessing services like Samsung Pay, making the S8 first Galaxy smartphone of its kind. The company is "already working with banks to help them embrace facial...
