LG G7 renders leak ahead of press event

We are expecting the LG G7 ThinQ to launch next week and in usual timing, @evleaks has released leaked press renders of the upcoming smartphone device from several angles. This is the first time we get a close look at the LG G7 ThinQ so let's recap what we see here. This render is for the silver/gray color option and the front bezel of the device is black, as we'd expect all color options to have. The front of the device has the controversial display notch which houses the front camera, in-call speaker, as well as light and proximity sensors. The lower bezel is a bit larger, in typical...

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PayPal begins rollout of Samsung Pay support

PayPal first announced that it will support Samsung Pay Wallets back in July of last year. It has been nearly a year and PayPal is finally rolling out the new feature. You will finally be able to use payment methods from your PayPal account to make Samsung Pay purchases, all while still earning Samsung Pay Rewards in the process. Google Pay (formerly Android Pay) already supports PayPal, but those with Samsung devices know that Samsung Pay is a more flexible option since it uses both NFC and MST, the latter of which is able to simulate a magnetic strip for store locations that are...

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Huawei P20 lite's price in India leaks

In less than 24 hours, Huawei will officially announce the P20 Pro and P20 lite for the Indian market. And if you've been impatiently waiting to find out how much the lite model will cost in the subcontinent, this is for you. According to a last-minute leak from Amazon's arm in the country, you will have to pay INR 19,999 for a P20 lite in India. That's not a bad price at all. At the current exchange rates, it translates into $300 or €245. For comparison's sake, note that the same handset has a recommended retail price in the EU of €369. So if this pans out, if you purchase a P20...

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The EU is investigating Apple's planned purchase of Shazam

Last December Apple announced its intention to buy Shazam, the well known music recognition service. It would complement Apple Music nicely in the company's portfolio, but the deal has just hit a wrinkle. The EU has launched an extensive antitrust probe into the proposed takeover, which has a deadline of September 4. Until then, the EU will investigate whether Apple could use Shazam's data to lure people to its own music streaming service and turn them away from competitors. It's alleged that Apple could get unfair access to commercially sensitive information about users of rival music...

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Meizu 15, 15 Plus, and 15 Lite hands-on review

Meizu is on the map since 2003 and for its 15-year anniversary it announced three new phones from its completely new series - Meizu 15, Meizu 15 Plus and Meizu 15 Lite. We were at the launch and saw the whole show and even got to tinker with the devices.

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Amazon India lists OnePlus 6 as coming soon

The OnePlus brand store on Amazon India has listed the OnePlus 6 as coming soon with an option to sign up for updates. No real information is revealed through the listing outside the fact that Amazon India touts the 6 as its own exclusive. Though we still expect OnePlus to sell its latest flagship on its official retail store. OnePlus also added a promo video focused on The Speed You Need as a new angle for the OnePlus 6. There's no official (nor unofficial, for that matter) word on the OnePlus 6' eventual unveiling but we have strong evidence that it will carry a 6.28-inch...

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Leaked case renders show the Galaxy A6 duo will have S9-like design

Case renders for the Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) and Galaxy A6+ (2018) have surfaced and - surprise! - the Plus model has a dual camera. Well, not that much of a surprise, the speculative CAD-based renders showed the same, but these are reportedly Samsung-made renders to show off the cases. They cases do not conceal much of the design, which is clearly lifted from the Galaxy S9 flagships. This includes the Infinity Display (even if the top and bottom bezels are thicker), the fingerprint reader below the camera, even the 3.5 mm headphone jack at the bottom. We can't find the loudspeaker,...

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Honor launches Elite member club in the UK

Honor is trying to differentiate itself from the mother company Huawei and portrait as a young trend-setting hip company. The latest action in doing so is launching Honor Elite club in the UK where members will receive special treats and promos. Honor Elite members will receive access to a range of exclusive features, the company stated in a press release. All the latest news, updates and info on upcoming releases will be available to the people which will also get the ability to talk with Honor UK team and provide feedback, ideas, and thoughts. Wilkin Lee, Honor UK Sales and...

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Pete Lau describes the OnePlus 6 design process and "honest industrial design"

Every now and then Pete Lau, CEO of OnePlus, takes to the forums to talk about design decisions made while building each successive phone. In the latest, he tries to define "honest industrial design" and how the OnePlus 6 will abide by those principles. "OnePlus 6's glass design is centered around creating a 'sense of value' and ‘premium hand-feel.'", says Lau. A big part of that is the adoption of glass for the back instead of the metal we've seen in the last couple of generations. The team went through 70 prototypes before settling on the one that will head to production. Lau himself...

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Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 debuts with Snapdragon 636, 5,000 mAh battery

Asus is going straight at Xiaomi with its new Flipkart-exclusive Zenfone Max Pro M1. Built around a 6-inch 18:9 IPS LCD and 5,000mAh battery, the Zenfone Max Pro M1 has a dual camera on the back, Snapdragon 636 chipset with either 3GB, 4GB or 6GB of RAM. The Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 has two camera configurations - 13MP+5MP back and 8MP front combination that will be used in both 3GB and 4GB RAM models. The more premium 6GB RAM units will have 16MP+8MP main and 16MP selfie snappers. Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 Interestingly, Asus has forsaken its ZenUI in favor of pure Android 8.1...

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Meizu unveiled Flyme 7 with 0.1s face recognition, floating apps and more

Along with the Meizu 15 trio, the company unveiled a new version of its OS - Flyme 7. It will be available out of the box on the new phones and many of the older devices will be updated to it (the full list is at the bottom). Flyme OS 7 features over 300 new functions and 1,300 optimizations. They range from small changes to the launcher to the new face unlock. It works in 0.1s, as fast as the fingerprint reader on the Meizu 15, and will be added OTA to older devices as well. The cameras got additional updates too. The AI Beauty mode will apply corrections (without smudging skin...

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Xiaomi Mi 6X listed on Android.com, price revealed

It's just a couple of days until Xiaomi takes the stage and makes its Mi 6X official but by that time we may already know all there is to know about the phone. Today, the Xiaomi Mi 6X was listed on Google's official Android.com and while there is no official photo of the phone, there's a helpful snippet of its specs - the 6.0-inch screen, 4GB of RAM, 32GB or 64GB of memory and the Android version - Oreo, 8.1. In related Mi 6X leaks - the pricing of the device has been revealed - CNY 1,799 (€230) for the 4GB+64GB model and CNY 1,999 (€260) for the 6GB+64GB one. The Xiaomi Mi 6X...

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Nokia X 's regular 10W charger confirms budget nature

With posters showing that the Nokia X will be unveiled on April 27 (which is this Friday), HMD is completing the required certifications to launch the phone. Which is despite doing the simple math that X = 10 isn't going to be a flagship offer. A 10W charger bundled with it just came to confirm that. Two model numbers - TA-1099 and TA-1109 - have been certified by the CCC wireless authority. The listing doesn't reveal much beyond TD-LTE (showing these are China Mobile handsets) and the charger. CCC's certification for the Nokia TA-1099 and TA-1109 (presumably Nokia X...

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