Best Buy to reportedly stop selling Huawei devices in the coming weeks

Following the somewhat recent warnings from official US organizations against using Huawei devices in the United States, CNET reports that Huawei will no longer sell Huawei devices in its retail stores or on its website. .according to a person familiar with the situation. Best Buy made the decision to end the relationship, the person (familiar with the situation) said. Apparently, the same person, according to CNET, claims that Best Buy has already stopped ordering new smartphones from Huawei and will stop selling them over the next few weeks - presumably once stocks run out. Best...

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Mark Zuckerberg releases statement in light of ongoing data scandal

In case you missed what's going on with Facebook, here's the low down. A data mining and analytics firm called Cambridge Analytica took Facebook user data and misused it in violation of Facebook's terms and guidelines. This misuse of data played a large role in the influencing of voters in the US 2016 presidential elections. Today, founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has broken his silence and released a lengthy statement on Facebook surrounding the ongoing data scandal between Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, and the influencing of users during the 2016 US electrions. We have...

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Google Maps on iOS brings more transit details and restaurant wait times

iOS users should download the latest version of Google Maps so they can take advantage of some new transit features. Version 4.47 of Google Maps brings additional details when getting directions via public transit. Rather than highlighting the intersection where an underground train entrance is and expecting you to find it, Google Maps will tell you exactly which entrance you need to go into to take the correct train. For instance, on some New York City Subway lines, the entrance may only serve one direction of the train and a rider may not realize it until they realize the stops are in...

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Huawei P20 dummy gets compared to a real life P20 Lite in hands-on images

Huawei has made the P20 Lite official before its higher-end siblings, the P20 and P20 Pro, which will both be revealed at an event on March 27 in Paris. In the meantime we've seen a constant wave of leaks regarding these devices, and here's the latest one. A P20 dummy unit has been handled for a short photo shoot. In the first image below it's compared to a real life P20 Lite - specifically, a nova 3e, which is that model's Chinese branding. The second shot gives us yet another view of the P20's back with its dual cameras, boasting a new design for Huawei's top of the line...

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Apple announces new Spring Collection for Watch bands

Apple has announced its Spring Collection of Watch bands. These include an incredible 25 new bands in different colors and finishes, which add on top of the already incredible 61 bands currently available on Apple's website. Woven Nylon in Blue Stripe • Nike Sport in Black/White • Nike Sport Loop in Pearl Pink • Hermès Double Tour in Indigo • Hermès Single Tour in Blanc The Woven Nylon bands now get a new striped pattern on top of the existing options. A new range of Nike Sport Loop band has been introduced in addition to the standard Sport Loop series. The new Hermès...

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Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 845-powered VR development kit

Earlier, Qualcomm announced a Snapdragon 845-based VR platform and today the company unveiled the developer kit. It consists of a VR headset and new software to aid developers in creating "truly immersive experiences". It also supports HTC Vive Wave, so it can run the same apps and games as the Vive Focus. The headset supports room-scale movement with 6 degrees of freedom. It is fully wireless too and uses "inside-out" tracking, meaning it doesn't require external hardware (lighthouses and such). It features a boundary system that will help devs navigate users away from real-world...

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Full Oppo F7 specs leak via sales pitch notes

We are just days away from the official Oppo F7 announcement, but this latest leak has left little to none for Oppo to unveil. We already saw pictures and teasers, but now we get to learn all F7 specs thanks to a leaked sales pitch manual. So, the Oppo F7 will pack a 6.23" notched LCD display of 1,080 x 2280 pixels. It will be powered by the Helio P60 chip by MediaTek with an octa-core processor (4x A73@2.0GHz + 4x A53@2.0GHz), Mali-G72MP3 GPU, and 6GB of RAM. The leaked sales pitch Being the next Selfie Expert entitles the F7 to a marvelous front-facing camera. It should...

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Google reportedly acquiring Lytro, the maker of light field cameras

The talk around town is that Google is in the process of acquiring Lytro, maker of light field cameras. Neither company has officially confirmed the deal, but the rumored price is $40 million or even as low as $25 million - a precipitous fall from the once $360 million valuation. The employee headcount might take a hit too, though presumably all 59 light field patents will go over to Google. Perhaps it's not a coincidence that Google launched a Welcome to Light Fields app just days ago, which shows what can be done in VR. Light field cameras capture much more than regular 2D cameras,...

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Deal: Amazon discounts Honor phones up to 35% in Germany

Easter is right around the corner and retailers give their best to lure shoppers on their side. Amazon and Huawei are pushing a massive promotion on various Honor phones, including the latest flagship View 10. Offers are found both at the German and the UK Amazon website, ranging from 5% to over 35% discount. We already covered the sales on the British side, so now we compare them with the German deals. Honor View 10 Honor 6A is down to €119 for the Gold version, while the Grey or White can be purchased for €110, instead of the original price of €169. Last year flagship Honor 9...

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WhatsApp co-founder wants you to delete your Facebook account

Brian Acton, who co-founded WhatsApp with Jan Koum in 2009, has declared it's time for you to leave Facebook, following the recent scandal with Facebook's alleged indirect involvement in the US Elections of 2016. A little backstory in case you missed it - data mining and analytics firm Cambridge Analytica misused Facebook user data in violation of Facebook's guidelines and terms, leading to a continuing, huge scandal. The data played a huge role in influencing voters in the 2016 US Elections to favor then-candidate Donald Trump. The scandal has lead to a big drop in Facebook stock value in...

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Motorola continues retail expansion in India with 100 new Moto Hubs

Motorola is continuing to strengthen its offline retail presence in India with the launch of 100 new Moto Hub outlets in the state of Karnataka. 50 of these will be in the capital city of Bengaluru and the rest spread across 7 other major cities. This comes shortly after the company announced that it has opened 50 new Moto Hubs in the city of Mumbai. Motorola plans to open 1000 Moto Hubs across 100 Indian cities by the end of 2018. Moto Hubs are small retail outlets, usually found in malls. Apart from having multiple stores now in New Delhi and Kolkata along with the...

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Sharp Aquos S3 mini unveiled: notched phone on a budget, similar specs to the S2

The Sharp Aquos S3 isn't what you would call "official", but the Aquos S3 mini is. Don't ask how that works and don't get us started on a 5.5" screen getting called "mini". It's a 17:9 screen (1,080 x 2,040px resolution), the top row of which houses houses a notch similar to the Aquos S2. The LCD is bright at 550 nits and with high color fidelity (135% of sRGB). In fact, there are more than a few similarities with the S2, including the Snapdragon 630 chipset. There's plenty of RAM (6GB) and storage (64GB + hybrid microSD slot) for such an affordable phone. The dual camera was...

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JoJo Bizarre special edition LG V30+ goes on sale in Japan

LG, has collaborated with NTT DoCoMo to offer a new special edition of its V30+ former flagship. 10,000 units will come to Japan, under the name JOJO L-02K. The name is a reference to popular Manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The themed V30+ will offer an exclusive white on black color scheme with the show's art on the back, show-themed wallpapers, UI themes as well as an augmented reality camera app and JoJo manga editor. JoJo L-02K The LG V30+ JOJO L-02K differs from the regular version in battery size - it packs a smaller 3,060mAh power pack compared to the...

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Caviar celebrates Putin's reelection win with new golden iPhone X

Apple launched the iPhone X at $999, and some people jokingly said that it should be made of gold for that price. The Russian luxury company Caviar took the statement to heart and had been introducing various versions of the flagship, including one with a meteorite-coated body and a variant with over 300 precious stones. The latest product by Caviar is called iPhone X Putin Golden Age and celebrates Vladimir Putin's win at the Russian elections last week where over 76% of the citizens voted for him. Instead of having a fancy sticker or a bumper case, Caviar has rebuilt the...

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OnePlus 6 256GB price revealed, no major increase in sight

The OnePlus 6 announcement might be months away, but we already know a lot about its design and specs. And now we can shed some light on the expected pricing. A leaked image, which compares prices of different flagships, lists the 256GB OnePlus 6 with a price tag of $749 (about €609). Now looking at this photo - it lists the maxed versions of the smartphones in there. So, we'd guess that the regular model of the OnePlus 6 will most probably have 128GB storage and would be less expensive. The 64GB OnePlus 5T costs €499, while the 128GB model is priced at €559. Now if we...

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Digitimes: iPhone X successor to be the cheapest model, 6.45" OLED iPhone on top

Senior analyst at Digitimes Research Luke Lin has been keeping an eye on Apple's supply chain and believes he has the floor plan of the next generation iPhones. He divides them by screen size and type, but memory capacities also play a role. The successor to the iPhone X will stick to an OLED display of just about the same size - 5.85". However, Apple managed to get the bill of materials down 10% from the $412.75 of the current model. The OLED display accounted for a big chunk of that. Which is why there was a 5.85" LCD model in development, but that was paused for the Lunar New Year...

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Huawei is preparing a phone with 512 GB storage

Huawei is launching the P20 series next week, and according to info from China, it is also preparing to launch the first smartphone with 512 GB of storage. It's unclear if this will be a version of one of the P20 phones, or a different device altogether. Listed on TENAA, а phone with model number NEO-AL00 was edited to say "6GB RAM + 512 GB ROM" in the Memory section on the last row. The fact that the change was specifically requested after the initial certification request makes it certain that it's no typo. Although Huawei has enterprise-level data storage solutions, it...

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Huawei Mate 10 Lite long-term review

Here's a Mate 10 that is less than half the price of any other Mate 10. Yet it looks similarly modern with its tall screen, and even comes with four cameras. So what's going on? Can you really get flagship-like features for a fraction of the price?

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Meizu E3 goes with dual camera, amazing price tag

Meizu E3 was officially announced in China. The phone is jam-packed with hardware but Meizu has managed to keep its price low. The E3 features a 5.99" IPS LCD screen of 1,080 x 2,160 pixels and runs on the Snapdragon 636 chipset (8x Kryo 260 cores, Adreno 509 GPU). There are 6 gigs of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of expandable storage. The Meizu E3 packs a dual-camera setup on its back that wouldn't be out of place on a phone with much higher standing. The modules are protected by a piece of sapphire glass and the main shooter has a 12MP Sony IMX362 (1/2.55", 1.4µm) sensor behind f/1.9...

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Our Samsung Galaxy S9+ video review is complete, check it out

The Galaxy S9+ is the larger and more interesting member of the company's flagship duo thanks to its dual camera and bigger battery. We already did our written review trying to answer your burning questions about the device, but if you prefer the more condensed video form we now have that ready too. Will already covered the Galaxy S9, so now it's Angie's turn to tell you everything you need to know about the Galaxy S9+. Happy watching!

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