Xiaomi to celebrate its 8th birthday with Anniversary phone

Has it really been 8 years? Xiaomi was founded in 2010 and has become one of the leading smartphone makers since then. To mark the occasion, the company may be preparing a Xiaomi Mi 8 Anniversary edition phone. This hasn't been confirmed officially, but a few tantalizing images have started circulating on Weibo. There's the giant eight, allegedly a teaser for a Snapdragon 845-powered phone with an under display fingerprint reader and 3D face scanning. The image on the right seems to announce that some lucky fans will win one of 100 Mi 8 phones. And this (supposedly) will be its...

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Galaxy Note9 will feature Bixby 2.0, which will offer answers faster than before

Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Note9 will launch with Bixby version 2.0, which will feature improved natural language capabilities. It will respond faster and will be able to hear you even in noisy environments. And it will be much more feature-rich than v1.0. That's not an easy task, however, and the company plans to expand its AI division to 1,000 employees and open new AI centers around the world. It will even consider mergers and acquisitions to bolster its efforts with external talent. There is much riding on Bixby - the AI assistant will be on 14 million devices this...

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Nokia 7 Plus receives dual 4G VoLTE support on both SIMs via OTA in India

Nokia 7 Plus smartphone launched back in February but was crucially missing 4G VoLTE support on its second SIM card. HMD's Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas promised that the feature will come shortly with an OTA update and the day has now come. And as promised, the Nokia 7 Plus is now receiving an update in India unlocking VoLTE on the two SIM card slots. The update is V2.22A version and along with the new functionality, it brings better system stability and some user interface tweaks. Google's security patch for May 2018 is included too. During the launch of the smartphone, it...

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Honor 10 sells out in Europe on opening day

Huawei has burned through its initial stock of Honor 10 units in Europe on its launch day. The Honor 10 took just six hours to sell out in Spain while the Phantom Blue Honor 10 sold out within the day in France. Huawei doesn't specify how many Honor 10 units it has sold in Europe but has shared that some 80,000 European social media subscribers have taken advantage of a €30 discount coupon. The success of the Honor 10 isn't really surprising. The phone is a looker - as we noted in our hands-on - and offers great specs for a quite reasonable €400 price tag.

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RED's Hydrogen One smartphone to launch on Verizon and AT&T in the summer

Camera maker RED has been accepting pre-orders for its Hydrogen One phone for close to a year now, but the shipping date keeps slipping - from Q1, then August and then to a non-committal "this summer". At least now RED has unveiled which carriers will sell the phone — Verizon and AT&T. Even so, the exact launch date and price are still uncertain (will the carriers offer any subsidies?). We do know that it will be available on the Verizon Up rewards program, so every $300 spent on monthly bills can be turned into prizes - from VIP tickets to everyday rewards. Verizon and RED are also...

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HTC U12+ full leak includes press images and all the specs

One of the world's most famous leaksters, Evan Blass, has just published what seems to be three official press images showing off the upcoming HTC U12+ in the full palette of available colors. The renders confirm the dual back camera and no notch at the front - just a regular tall aspect display. The more part of the leak were arguably the full technical specs of the HTC U12+. We get the complete hardware info and details about most of the unique features of the phone. The 6" Super LCD6 screen will offer QHD+ resolution (1440 x 2880 pixels)and support for DCI-P3 color...

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Samsung sends invites for May 21 event Galaxy J6 incoming

The rumor mill has two sets of very similar Galaxy phones, both with Infinity Displays, so an invite for an upcoming event can be read in one of three ways - Samsung will launch the Galaxy A6 duo in India, it will unveil the Galaxy J6 and J4 or do both. The Galaxy A6 (2018) and Galaxy A6+ (2018) have already been announced for other markets. They mirror the Galaxy S9 duo, though at a smaller scale - both in terms of physical size and cost. They are expected to cost between INR 20,000 and INR 25,000. These two along with the new J-phones will be "Made in India" as the country is...

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Sapphire Blue vivo V9 goes on sale on May 18

Vivo is sprucing up the its V9 with a Sapphire Blue color version. It will be available in brick and mortar stores starting tomorrow and will you'll be able to snag one online through Amazon India and vivo's e-store from May 21. The vivo V9 in Sapphire Blue will cost INR 22,990 - around €290. vivo V9 in Sapphire Blue Underneath the new color, the vivo V9 has retained its specs. Its highlights include a 6.3-inch IPS LCD of 1080x2280px resolution, a Snapdragon 626 with 4GB of RAM, a 16MP+5MP dual camera and a 24MP selfie snapper.

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Motorola Moto 1S announced - a G6 version with ZUI

The recently announced Motorola Moto G6 has just been announced in China with the same hardware but under a different name - Moto 1S. The reason for the change is probably the launcher, which in this case is the custom ZUI 3.5 based on Android 8.0 Oreo instead of the stock Android experience on the G6. The rest of the specs are unchanged - 5.7-inch (1080 x 2160, 18:9) IPS LCD, Snapdragon 450 aided by 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD. A 3,000 mAh battery with fast charging support is at hand, while P2i nano-coating protects the internals from...

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OnePlus 6, Bullet Wireless headphones launch in India

Today, OnePlus held a separate OnePlus 6 event in India to mark its arrival on the local market and detailed the pricing and availability for the subcontinent. Those interested in getting the base 6GB+64GB model will be charged INR 34,999 (€440), the 8GB+128GB variant costs INR 39,999 (€510) and the special OnePlus 6 Avengers Edition (hands-on) range topper will command a INR 44,999 (€560) price. OnePlus' first wireless earbuds Bullets Wireless will be available in June for INR 3,999 (€50). The OnePlus 6 will be sold on OnePlus' own website and on Amazon India. Sales on...

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YouTube Music streaming service goes official, starts May 22

YouTube was expected to launch a dedicated music streaming service for quite some time and it only makes sense since many go to the video portal for their musical fix already. The company has now officially announced its plans with the actual start of YouTube Music scheduled for next week. On May 22, YouTube will officially launch its music streaming service that will be available for free but, of course, it will surely come with some restrictions. We assume background playback is going to be one of them as well as the inclusion of ads. A YouTube Music Premium account will cost you...

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OnePlus 6 Avengers Infinity War Edition Hands-on

The OnePlus 6 Avengers Infinity War Edition is the latest special edition device from OnePlus. Following the Star Wars Limited Edition from last year, OnePlus has once again teamed up with Disney on a popular franchise for their new release. The good thing this time is that we know right at the outset that this edition exists, unlike the Star Wars edition which sneaked up on us a month after the standard 5T went on sale. The bad news is that it's not coming any time soon. But to make the wait more bearable here's a quick hands-on. As with the Star Wars edition, the star of the show is...

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OnePlus 6 arrives in European stores

The OnePlus 6 is already cropping up across Europe. It's available on OnePlus.com, of course, but if you don't want to use the official site for some reason, you can go through local retailers too. In the Netherlands, belsimpel.nl has all versions starting with the 64 GB model for €520. There's even the limited edition Silk White model, though that will ship later (June 5). In Germany, there's proshop.de. Only the Mirror and Midnight Black models are available, not the White one. And when we say "available" we mean that you can pre-order them, with shipping starting on May 22. In...

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DxOMark rates Asus Zenfone 5's camera highly

The Asus Zenfone 5 is a mid-range device, but its camera promises to be flagship-worthy. Or at least if you are willing to go by DxOMark's rating of the dual-camera setup. The company gave it a final score of 90, on an image score of 93 and 86 for video. The review concludes that during daylight, the cameras perform excellently, catching enough detail and offering good dynamic range. The overall image quality in broad daylight is comparable to considerably more expensive models. However, when light isn't ideal noise levels quickly increase and detail levels drop notably.At least the...

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New Nokia X6 model (TA-1103) spotted, could be the global variant

The Nokia X6 (TA-1099) featuring a notched display finally went official yesterday, although only for China. There's no official info on other markets just yet, but a new development suggests a global variant exists. The new Nokia X6 model has been spotted in a Bluetooth certification papers with model number TA-1103. This model has never been sighted before, not even in any certification in China. However, until HMD confirms the Nokia X6 will be available outside of China, we suggest you don't get overexcited. Via

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Asus Zenfone Live L1 pricing revealed

Earlier this month, Asus officially announced its first Android Go smartphone, dubbed Zenfone Live L1. The event didn't bring any info on pricing and availability d, except that Indonesia will be the first market to get it. Well, the device has now launched in the Asian country for IDR 1,399,000, which currently translates to $100. Zenfone Live L1 & Zenfone 5 oficially launched in Indonesia #BackTo5 #BackToLive pic.twitter.com/1jZktfxnjM— 📱 🖥️ 🇮🇩 (@bang_gogo_) May 17, 2018 Of course, pricing varies from market to market, but it's still...

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BlackBerry Motion arrives in South Africa as DTEK series gets May patch

Some good new for BlackBerry fans came today. First up, availability for the Motion has expanded, as the device is now available in South Africa, where both Cellucity and Vodacom are offering it. You can grab a Motion unit for ZAR 6,999 ($563) outright or ZAR 399 ($32) per month. Moving on, the DTEK series - which includes the DTEK 50 and DTEK 60 - has started getting a new update that brings along Android security fixes for the month of May. The devices didn't get any security updates for the past few months, so it's good to see BlackBerry rolling out the latest patch for...

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OnePlus 6 Avengers: Infinity War Edition unveiled

The OnePlus 6 Avengers: Infinity War Edition was teased by the company itself a few weeks back and now, a day after the initial launch of the device it's official. The special edition of the device carries a Carbon-textured back with a gold Avengers logo near the bottom. The alert slider has also changed color to match the new appearance. In addition, the box contains a special protective case shaped after Iron Man's helmet and a metal souvenir with some logos on it. The good news is that it's just CNY200 ($31) more expensive than the standard version but it only...

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LG G7 ThinQ goes on sale

LG has officially announced the global roll out for its G7 ThinQ smartphone has commenced. In a press release today, the company said the rollout will kick off in South Korea this week, followed by key markets in Asia, the Americas and Europe. As is usually the case, the pricing and availability wasn't announced - the press release said that info will be made available locally. Pre-orders for the device are already live in the UK and parts of Europe. In the US, pre-orders will begin next week. Canadian pre-orders will also launch shortly, and will come with a free smart...

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