Honor 7X gets Oreo in the US on April 30

If you own an Honor 7X bought from the US, you'll be happy to know that the release of the update to Android 8.0 Oreo for the phone is now right around the corner. Honor's US Twitter account has announced that the rollout will commence this following Monday, on April 30. Aside from upgrading the Android stack, it also makes the phone jump to the latest version of Huawei's UI overlay: EMUI 8.0. So aside from Google's tweaks, such as picture-in-picture and the Autofill API, you'll also be getting a new face unlock feature, the ability to connect to two Bluetooth devices at once, a...

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Apple officially discontinues its AirPort series of wireless networking products

Apple has officially confirmed that it is discontinuing its AirPort series of wireless networking products. This includes the two wireless routers, AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme and the AirPort Time Capsule, which was a wireless router with a hard drive for data backups. AirPort Extreme Bloomberg had published a report back in 2016 that alluded that Apple has stopped development on its wireless range of products, although Apple never officially confirmed that until now. The products continue to be sold and will still be sold through all official channels until stock...

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LG Watch Timepiece details leak, it will be a hybrid smartwatch with Wear OS

According to a new rumor, LG is working on a new wrist worn wearable. It will be called LG Watch Timepiece, and will run Google's newly renamed Wear OS. That said, this won't be a straight-up smartwatch in the vein of the LG Watch Sport or Style, both models which launched last year. Instead, the Timepiece will be a hybrid, containing a mechanical clock setup alongside the smart functions. This apparently caters to a demographic that is looking for the best of both worlds - analog and digital. The Watch Timepiece has a stainless steel body, IP68 certified water and dust resistance, as...

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Apple iTunes now available on the Microsoft Store for Windows 10

Apple has finally released the iTunes desktop client for Windows on the Microsoft Store, after announcing it in March of last year. Those on Windows 10 can head over to the store to download the app right now for free. Yup, it looks the same For those wondering, no, this isn't any different from the standard Windows client. It doesn't look any different and it certainly doesn't work any different. It's not even a UWP compliant app. If you already have the apple.com version installed then there is hardly any reason to install this. Still, it's a good thing overall. Not everybody...

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Huawei P20 Pro vs. Samsung Galaxy S9+

1x, 2x... 5x. Zooming smartphone cameras are no longer a novelty - in fact a numbers race is forming. Asus' Zenfone Zoom couldn't make waves, but Huawei appears on the right track to do so with the P20 Pro and its 3x zoom camera. We figured we'd pit it against the Galaxy S9+ - the latest phone to come out with what's become the standard 2x zoom.

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Huawei P20 Pro becomes the company's best-selling phone in Western Europe

The Huawei P20 Pro broke the company's sales records in Western Europe. The phone along with its Huawei P20 sibling were already proven successful in China when they sold $15 million worth of phones in 10 seconds. Back to Europe, the P20 Pro launched a month ago (on March 27) and since then it has surpassed the Huawei P10 Plus (the previous record holder), outselling it by a whopping 316%. Most of those sales are coming from the UK, France and Germany. The first triple camera phone has piqued people's interest in other regions as well - "Huawei P20" is one of the hottest queries in...

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HMD teases the return of Nokia N-series

Our wish may be coming true - HMD is expected to revive the X-series and the N-series may be next. The company's Weibo account posted a commemorative post about the Nokia N-series and how it was launched on April 27 2005, 13 years ago. On that day at a press conference in Amsterdam the Finns unveiled the Nokia N70, N90 and N91. But the post comes with an invitation - as vague as it is, it seems to be an invitation for the unboxing of a new phone. The rumor mill has been abuzz with Nokia X6 leaks, but could this be a double reveal? HMD's Nokia N8 teaser from Weibo Of course the...

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First flash sale of nubia Red Magic ends in seconds

Yesterday was a big day for nubia sales when the ZTE subsidiary announced a bunch of flash sales on JD.com. One of them was the initial launch of the Red Magic gaming phone, which saw all its 10,000 units sold out in exactly 37 seconds. The Red Magic phone was one of three devices, selected by nubia fans to appear for a flash sale, with the other two being the new Z18 mini and last year's flagship Z17S. The price tag of CNY2,499 ($399) and CNY2,999 ($479) did not stop nubia fans from depleting the stock in no time. Next flash sale will take place on Tuesday, May 1 at 10 AM....

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Nokia X live photos leak ahead of launch

The Nokia X, expected to debut as Nokia X6, is expected to go official any moment now, but there was still enough time for a final leak. Live photos of the phone popped on the Chinese social network Baidu revealing the device in all its glory and confirming the rumor that Nokia is also implementing the notch on its display. Nokia X6, is that you? The Nokia X appears to have a 19:9 screen with the small cutout housing the selfie camera, earpiece and the proximity sensor. The side bezels are pretty skinny, while the chin of the phone is a bit thicker and has room only for...

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Oppo A3 arrives officially with a tall screen and a notch

Oppo just announced its latest A3 mid-range phone. Geekbench and TENAA listings from earlier suggested Helio P60 chipset and a leak popped up with a notch and today both got confirmed. Other key specs include 128 GB storage and latest Android Oreo. The Chinese company presented the phone with ultra-thin bezels and a cutout on its display for the camera and the speaker. That way the LCD is a 6.2" panel with 19:9 ratio and Full HD+ resolution. Oppo A3 Oppo A3 has an octa-core CPU at 2 GHz and a Mali-G72 MP3 GPU paired on the latest Helio chipset. The RAM is 4 GB, which...

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Gionee launches the affordable F205 and S11 Lite in India

The Indian division of Gionee just announced the Gionee S11 Lite and the Gionee F205 with tall screens. Both phones were unveiled at an event in China back in November, but this is the first time they arrive outside their domestic market. The S11 Lite and F205 bring features like Face Unlock and bokeh selfie effect at an affordable price tag in the sub 15K category. Gionee F205 The Gionee F205 has a 5.45" tall screen with HD+ resolution. The device is powered by MediaTek 6739 chipset with four Cortex-A53 CPU running cores at 1.3 GHz. There is a basic 8 MP snapper, coupled with an...

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SwiftKey for Android updated with toolbar customization, support for new languages

SwiftKey for Android has received a new update that brings a handful of new features. You can now customize the toolbar, new languages are supported, while a couple of issues have been ironed out. To begin with, you can customize the toolbar by turning features on or off as well as rearranging them in the order you desire. The list of newly supported languages include Aja, Blackfoot, Seychellois Creole, Kazakh (Latin), K'iche' and Quechua (Southern). Another new addition is the expansion of Location Sharing feature to 24 new countries, and an Emoji panel-related change that lets...

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LG G6 Oreo update coming next week, company confirms

LG has confirmed that the Oreo update for its G6 smartphone will start rolling out at the start of next week - April 30. The company's home country of South Kora will be the first market to get it, followed by other regions around the world. In Korea, the update will be launched through the company's Software Upgrade Center (which was launched just a month ago), and will be available both over-the-air and as manual install using LG Bridge. Aside from the usual Oreo goodies, the G6 update will also include some AI features from the V30s ThinQ. The company says Oreo roll out for the...

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Budget friendly Samsung Galaxy J2 2018 debuts with focus on shopping and social media

Samsung has launched a new smartphone dubbed Galaxy J2 Pro. The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC with quad-core CPU, and sports a 5-inch qHD Super AMOLED display. RAM is 2GB, while internal memory is 16GB. The camera department is covered by an 8MP main shooter and a 5MP selfie unit. Measuring 143.8mm x 72.3mm x 8.4mm, the device packs in a 2,600mAh battery. No word on the Android version, although it's likely to be Nougat. Carrying a price tag of INR 8,190 ($123), the Galaxy J2 2018 comes in gold, black, and pink color options. It's available for purchase in India...

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Kernel source code for Motorola Moto Z2 Play Oreo update is now available

The Moto Z2 Play Oreo update started rolling out earlier this month, and now, Motorola has released the kernel source code for the update as well - it's posted on GitHub. So if you are from the developer community, and have been waiting for the company to do this, here's you chance to take a look at what's going on in the Oreo update at the code level, and come up with a custom ROM (if that's your aim). Source | Via

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