Last month, there were rumors that the next Galaxy S series smartphones will be showcased a bit earlier than usual, at the Consumer Electronics Show in January next year. However, Samsung has now made the matter clear, saying that's "unlikely" to happen. Samsung Galaxy S8 So now it's reasonable to assume the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will either be officially unveiled in February during the Mobile World Congress (like the Galaxy S5, S6, and S7), or at a dedicated event in March, like the Galaxy S8 series. Contrary to some reports so far, there are also rumors that the Galaxy S9 won't...
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Rabu, 06 Desember 2017
OnePlus explains why it opted against having Project Treble on current devices
OnePlus has already confirmed that it'll not have Project Treble on any of its current devices, including the recently launched OnePlus 5T. Now, the Chinese company has provided more information on the matter. During and AMA session on its official forums yesterday, a staff member explained that implementing Project Treble on current devices through an OTA update comes with risk of bricking the units. Here's what they exactly said: Project Treble requires a storage partition, by which the Android framework and vendor image are separated. However, because partitions were not required...
Android Wear devices to get Oreo update starting today
It was back in October, when an Oreo-based Android Wear beta was announced by Google. Now, over two months after that, it has been announced the Oreo update will start rolling out to Android Wear devices today onwards. The announcement came in the form of a Google+ post by Googler Hoi Lam, who is also a moderator at Android Wear Developers community on the social network. The post, as you can see in the screenshot, also lists some improvements the update brings along, including notification vibration strength setting, touch lock option for wet conditions, support for 7 new countries...
Oculus Rift Core 2.0 beta now rolling out
Oculus has announced that it has begun rolling out the Rift Core 2.0 beta to all users on the public test channel. Announced back in October, Rift Core 2.0 is, according to Oculus, the next chapter for Rift. It features three main components, an overhauled Home interface, a redesigned Oculus desktop app and Dash. The Home space has been thoroughly redesigned, with the ability to customize it. Users can choose and rearrange the items in their Home space to their liking and fill it with interactive objects and decorative collectibles. Home is unique to every user and users can share...
OneDrive for Android gets a new look
Microsoft has redesigned the Android version of OneDrive. The app now features a bottom tab bar, which is more in line with the updated Android user design guidelines. The app looks more modern and cleaner than before. Also added is a new Me tab. Here you can keep track of your notifications, your files made available for offline use, your recycle bin and your OneDrive plan details. The app is now available to download for free on the Google Play Store. Download
Qualcomm announces support for Android Oreo (Go Edition)
Qualcomm has announced support for Google's new Android Oreo (Go Edition) platform. The company will be working alongside Google to improve the experience on these devices, many of which will have 1GB or less RAM. Qualcomm didn't really say anything about what it is doing in this partnership and merely listed off what Google has done with Android Oreo (Go Edition). Which, as we learned yesterday, involves having a streamlined version of the OS designed for low-end hardware with low RAM and storage space, lightweight version of Google apps, and a version of Play Store that highlights...
Huawei Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro getting Oreo with EMUI 8.0 update
As promised EMUI 8.0 is being delivered to Huawei's Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro (also the Porsche Design model). This is the latest version of Huawei's Android customization, it is based on Android 8.0 Oreo. The phones launcher around this time last year with EMUI 5.0 - which was based on Android 7.0 Nougat (Huawei decided to rejigger the version numbers). Anyway, this new versions brings over many of the AI features that the the new Mate 10 brought. This includes the digital assistant with voice commands, translation and more. The desktop mode, called Projection, is part of the update as...
Kantar: Huawei leads the Chinese market, and Samsung nowhere to be seen
Kantar Worldpanel just revealed its summary of the smartphone markets across the globe for the August-October 2017 period. According to the data, Huawei, Xiaomi, Apple, vivo, and Oppo made up 91% of sales in China. The same report also reads that Apple shares were hurt due to the iPhone X late release. Urban China, where the 3G connection is shabby, is dominated by Huawei, Oppo, and vivo who sell their devices in offline stores. Xiaomi, on the other hand, is the most influential player online but also managed to launch multiple stores at once to keep up with the offline...
You can now download the Android 8.1 factory image for Pixel and Nexus devices
Google has released the Android 8.1 OTA and factory images for the Google Pixel 2, 2 XL, original Pixel and Pixel XL, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X and the Pixel C tablet so you can go and download them and flash them onto your device. The 8.1 update will start rolling out to Google Pixel and Nexus devices next week, while today Google is seeding Android 8.1 to the Android Open Source Project. Android 8.1 includes the Neural Networks API which gives apps access to machine learning and hardware acceleration, there are enhancements to Autofill, memory optimizations, bug fixes and security...
LG V30+ arriving in India next week
The LG V30 continues its expansion around the world - first Europe, now India. Today the company sent out invites for a December 13 event (that's next Wednesday) to unveil the LG V30+. The V30+ is the same hardware but with double the storage - 128GB. And there's a free card slot to boot (a hybrid slot, but still). We don't know the price yet or whether the regular V30 will also be available (it should be, right?). The LG G6 currently sells for INR 33,000, though the V30 will probably be closer to its initial price of INR 55,000 (a Galaxy Note8 is INR 68,000). Via
Apple wins a trademark lawsuit against Xiaomi in Europe
Xiaomi filed an application in 2014 with the Intellectual Property Office of the European Union (EUIPO) to register Mi Pad as a trademark in the EU. Apple challenged the form on the grounds of English-speaking consumers might read Mi Pad as "my pad, " and therefore this sounds too close to iPad. The General Court of EU said the complaint upheld by EUIPO in 2016 was correct, therefore not allowing Xiaomi to trademark its tablet series. Apple iPad vs. Xiaomi Mi Pad "The dissimilarity between the signs at issue, resulting from the presence of the additional letter ‘m' at the...
Consumer Report: iPhone X has a great camera, but final score is below Galaxy S8
Consumer Reports has finished testing the iPhone X and the results are mixed. The phone features the best camera - for both stills and video - that CR has ever tested. The screen got high marks as well and the testers were generally pleased with Face ID (the lack of a Home button required only a short adjustment period). But the phone is found to be quite fragile. Of the three units tested, two had failed screens after 50 turns in the tumbling machine - that's a $280 repair right there. The third unit had a "significantly" cracked back. To its credit, the iPhone X did just fine on the drop...
Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus surface again, come with Snapdragon chipsets
The Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus will arrive tomorrow. We already know how the phone will look, how it most likely will cost. Most of the specs were leaked on TENAA, while the MIUI 9 was announced by the company. Some of the specs were double-confirmed by a live photo which also revealed the Snapdragon chipset that will power the Redmi 5 phones. The Redmi 5 will arrive with 5.7" screen with the popular FullView display with 18:9 ratio. The chipset will be Snapdragon 450 - a 14nm process unit with octa-core CPU and Adreno 506 GPU. The camera on the back will be 12 MP. The...
Nokia 7 in Matte White to be available in China next week
Like white phones? Soon you'll be able to buy a Matte White Nokia 7, in China anyway. The phone is yet to make its way to its native Europe, though the Gloss Black has been available in China for a while now. Anyway, JD.com, Suning and Lynx will all start accepting reservations tomorrow (requires CNY 100 deposit). The actual sale begins on December 12 - 12/12 - at a price of CNY 2,000 ($300/€255). Nokia 7 in Matte White By the looks of it, only the 4GB/64GB variant is available in white. If you want 6GB/64GB you'll have to go with the black one. Still no word on a western...
Apple TV will finally get Amazon Prime Video
Way back at the WWDC in June Apple announced that Amazon Prime Video will come to Apple TV before the end of the year and it looks keen to keep its promise. Apple mistakenly leaked a story about the launch of Amazon Prime Video for the Apple TV, which was picked up by Reddit user studio1burbank. He set his phone's date and time to 1 day in advance and got a promo in his App Store about the Amazon Prime Video for Apple TV. Apple has since hidden the promo but it's clear that it will update the Apple TV to support Amazon Prime Video quite soon, likely this week. The new Apple TV...
Huawei P11 rumored to have three cameras on the back for 40MP snaps
Huawei loves dual rear camera systems so much that it's basically been employing this arrangement in all of its flagships and mid-rangers for a while now. Next year, though, the Chinese company may take things to a whole new level. In fact, Huawei's next P-series smartphone - perhaps to be dubbed the P11 - might be showing up with not one, not two, but three cameras on the rear. This setup will allegedly enable 40MP photos, as well as 5x "hybrid zooming". Selfies won't be forgotten either, for you will be able to take 24MP shots with "low light enhancement". The new Leica-branded optics...
Huawei Nova 2S unboxed and handled on video
Previous leaks have painted a pretty picture of the Huawei Nova 2S, but now a very short video gives a visual confirmation. The phone also gets its first hands-on, despite its unofficial status. It will be unveiled on December 7 (tomorrow). The video starts off with an unboxing, starring a charger, cable and a headset. The phone comes with Android 8.0 Oreo - Huawei has been great in providing the latest software - while the power is supplied by a Kirin 960, the chipset used in the P10 and Mate 9 flagships. And it's hooked up to 6GB of ram, an upgrade over the base Nova 2. Storage is...
iOS 11 adoption reaches 59%
Apple has revealed its latest iOS adoption numbers. The data shows that 59% of the iDevices are already on iOS 11, which is an improvement from the 52%, measured back in the beginning of November. One-third of iPhones, iPads and iPod touch devices are still on iOS 10, while 8% are running an earlier versions of the Apple mobile OS. The smallest piece of the pie chart includes devices like the iPhone 5C, 3rd generation iPads and 4th gen iPod touch which are no longer getting software updates. Source
Apple Pay Cash comes to the US
Apple Pay Cash has arrived to US customers, enabling person to person cash payments through Apple Pay and iMessage. The feature was first supported in the iOS 11.2 beta 2 but was not ready by the time the final iOS 11.2 rolled out a few days ago. Apple Pay Cash supports iPhone SE, iPhone 6 and newer, iPad Pro, iPad 5th Generation, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3 (or later) while Apple Watch users need watchOS 4.2 to use Apple Pay Cash. You need to restart your devices before they can start to send and receive money. Currently a US exclusive, there's no timeframe for the eventual...
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 845, Xiaomi Mi 7 will have it
Qualcomm is holding its second annual Snapdragon Technology Summit in Hawaii. At the beginning of the conference, the chipset company announced the Snapdragon 845. Cristiano Amon, executive VP of Qualcomm Technologies was joined on the stage by Lei Jun, Xiaomi CEO. Jun said the next flagship the Xiaomi Mi 7 will be among the first smartphones, powered by the new SoC. The Snapdragon 845 is built on the same 10 nm process technology like the current Qualcomm star - the Snapdragon 835. It will still support Gigabit LTE speeds thanks to the X20 modem. What is different though, is the...
