vivo Y75s and Y83 get certified, most specs revealed

Just five months after the debut of the vivo Y75 back in December, the company is readying to launch a refresh named vivo Y75s, according to a TENAA listing and vivo's official website. Of course, specs have also been revealed along with another upcoming device - vivo Y83. The vivo Y75s is similar in design and specs to the V7+ but differs in the camera department. The Y75s comes with a 5.99-inch (720 x 1440) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved display, Snapdragon 450 paired with 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and support for 256GB microSD. The main camera is 13MP with LED flash while...

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Samsung Galaxy S9 running Android 8.1 spotted in benchmarks

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+, which launched in March running Android 8.0 out of the box, may be about to get the 8.1 update in the near future. The Galaxy S9 has been spotted in a Geekbench listing running Android 8.1. Samsung hasn't provided any guideline on when the update will arrive, and benchmark listings can't be seen as anything certain, but at least we know the update is in development. We can hope that the testing goes smoothly and the official rollout isn't that far away now. Via

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Apple-owned digital magazine service Texture pulling plug on its Windows app

Magazine subscription service Texture, which Apple acquired less than a couple of months ago, has announced it is shutting down its Windows app. It'll not be available after June 30 this year. The company made the announcement in a support page update on its website. To keep things working smoothly, older versions of the app sometimes need to be retired. Texture said its apps for other platforms, including Android, iOS, and Amazon Fire, will continue to be available. It's worth mentioning that Texture doesn't offer a web app, meaning Windows users won't have any other option...

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Nokia 7 Plus to get dual VoLTE support soon

HMD has confirmed that the Nokia 7 Plus smartphone will get support for dual VoLTE functionality. The confirmation came from chief product officer Juho Sarvikas. Thanks Sid for the awesome review and don't worry, 2nd sim will support LTE shortly!— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) May 4, 2018 The feature will allow users of the device to use both their SIM cards for 4G LTE access. Sadly, an exact timeframe wasn't revealed by the executive, but 'shortly' suggests a waiting period measured in weeks rather than quarters. Source

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Samsung Galaxy S10 debut set for Jan 2019, foldable phone to star at MWC

According to a new report from South Korea, the much-hyped foldable smartphone from Samsung is likely to be made official in February at next year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The report says the company has asked partners to start the supply of parts for the device by November this year. It further adds the project code name for the phone has also been changed from Valley to Winner, which experts say is an indication the project has moved beyond the development phase and nearing release. So what about the next Galaxy S series phone? Well, the report notes it will be pulled by...

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Razer Phone hits Best Buy, discount in tow

The US availability for the Razer Phone has expanded. So far the device was available through the company's own US store as well as Amazon and Microsoft. Now you can add Best Buy to that list. The gaming-focused device is listed on the retailer's website at a discounted price of $599.99. According to a press release outed by the company, that's a one-day discount, and is also available through other outlets where the handset is being sold. The phone will be available in select Best Buy stores (in US and Canada) over the next few days. Source 1 2

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Oppo launches second generation A83 with more storage

Oppo just launched its refreshed A83 and called it A83 2018. Pakistan will be the debut market for the phone that got a very minor hardware refresh compared to its predecessor. The new Oppo A83 2018 sports more generous 4GB of RAM paired with 64GB of internal storage, while retaining the Mediatek's Helio P23 chipset with its octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU clocked at 2.5 GHz and Mali-G71 MP2 GPU. The battery remains 3,180 mAh and cameras are still 13MP on the back and 8MP up front. The usual 5.7-inch IPS display with 720 x 1440 resolution is here to stay. The device is priced at...

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Honor 10 to launch in India on May 15 exclusively on Flipkart

Even though the Honor 10 was announced last month in China, the rest of the world is still waiting for the official release. Well, the wait is over. Flipkart just confirmed it will exclusively offer the handset starting May 15. This is also the date for the European launch in London. As far as pricing goes, the device is expected to go for about 35,000 INR ($523). That's the asking price for the 128GB model, which will be the only version available in India. The 64GB version is for the rest of the world, it seems at this point. Luckily, we already know what to expect for...

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Oreo for T-Mobile LG V30 is now available

LG V30 units on T-Mobile has just started receiving their Oreo serving. There's, however, a caveat - the update is not yet rolling out over-the-air. You'll have to manually install it through the LG Bridge software. There's another way to get the update (if you wanna go down that route): download the package from XDA and install it on your device using LG UP. An official change-log isn't yet available, but going by the same update on other carriers it should include AI features from the V30 ThinQ, as well as the 'ThinQ' branding. Oh, and yes, the screenshot makes it clear...

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Check out our Nokia 6 (2018) video review

HMD Global announced the upgraded Nokia 6 (2018) and the phone made its way to us for the full tests. We already released the complete written review last week, but now we have it on video if you prefer to see more of the device in flesh and bones, or in this case - in an aluminum and copper. The new Nokia 6 comes with some significant updates over the Nokia 6 like a Snapdragon 630 chipset that enables 4K video and latest connectivity options, including Bluetooth 5.0 and USB-C port. There are also minor design changes - the fingerprint scanner goes on the back, and the front now lacks the...

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