Xiaomi Mi 8 launch poster found to contain clues about event's stars

Xiaomi will host a special event next week - May 31 - at which it will unveil its next flagship - the Mi 8. And as these things go there's a launch poster for the event, which teases the upcoming announcement. But does that poster show more than meets the eye? Some techies with time on their hands have dissected the imagery and believe that Xiaomi placed little hints to devices it will show at the event. There looks to be between 3 and 5 smartphones hidden in the details in the buildings and what looks like a Xiaomi Mi Band 3 way off in the distance. Is Xiaomi unveiling more than one...

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HTC partners with McLaren F1 to bring new VR experience

McLaren F1 team announced a multi-year VR partnership with HTC that should bring new virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to the platform. The Taiwanese company will also launch a McLaren-themed Vive VR headset to celebrate the occasion. McLaren will use the Vive Pro for the "world's first VR esports competition integrated with a real sport". The McLaren team already has some experience in organizing esports competitions as last year the company held the World's Fastest Gamer event and the winner got a job as an official simulator driver for the team. But for now, no...

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Apple wins $539 million in damages in court against Samsung

Seven years after the start of the industry's largest patent battle, Apple finally won $539 million in damages of the original $1 billion plea. Back in 2012, the iPhone maker won the case as the jury ruled out the full amount but Samsung argued it should pay only $28 million and went for a retrial. This Thursday, the federal court in San Jose, California decided only on damages over three Apple patents that Samsung infringed - the rounded corners of its phone, the rim that goes around the device's front panel and the grid alignment of the icons. In addition, two utility patents that...

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Samsung Galaxy Wide 3 announced at SK Telecom in South Korea

As expected, Samsung announced the Galaxy Wide 3 today - a successor to the Galaxy Wide and Wide 2 entry level handsets. The Galaxy Wide 3 is built around a 720 x 1280 pixel 5.5-inch display and features a 1.6 GHz octa-core CPU on what is likely the Exynos 7870 Octa chipset. RAM is 2GB and there's 32GB of internal storage expandable via the microSD card slot. The device features a 13MP rear-mounted camera with an impressive for the price range f/1.7 lens, while the front-facing sensor is also 13MP but with a slower f/1.9 aperture. The handset is powered by a 3,300 mAh battery...

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vivo NEX shows its all-screen face once again

Yesterday we saw the vivo NEX for the first time in the wild and today a couple of new pics show the phone being handled in public. As customary for Mr. Blurrycam's creations, these don't reveal too much but we do see that the vivo NEX, also known as vivo APEX, will have a top-placed 3.5mm headphone jack. The vivo NEX will likely have a pop-out front-facing camera to spare the phone from having a notch. Rumor has it the NEX will be a flagship with a no-compromise Snapdragon 845 and 8GB of RAM. vivo will make the NEX official on June 12 in China. Source

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OnePlus 3 and 3T get Oxygen 5.0.3 update with Face Unlock

OnePlus is now seeding the OxygenOS 5.0.3 update to the OnePlus 3 and 3T, which brings the May Android security patch and enables support for Face Unlock. The feature was available through the OxygenOS beta builds since January's Open Beta 30. The current OxygenOS 5.0.3 update also brings a Recently Deleted section in the Gallery, more options when long-pressing on an app icon and a redesign to Shelf. Check out the full changelog below. Source

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Meizu M6T design exposed in the leaked images

We know for sure about the upcoming low-end Meizu M6T will sport dual-camera on the back and will make its official debut on May 29. Anything other than that is pure speculation as well as the latest hands-on photos. It's hard to confirm their authenticity, but the source claims it's the Meizu M6T. Two photos show the device's back confirming the existence of two cameras and a fingerprint reader right below. The gray option also seems to have a very interesting texture to it. We can't confirm form the low-res photos, if the red and black colored variants have the same...

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vivo Z1 debuts with a 6.3" display with a notch

vivo has delivered a fresh new phone today and has immediately released it on sale in China. The vivo Z1 shares most of its specs with the vivo V9 and vivo X21 - it has a 6.26-inch 19:9 LCD of 2280x1080px resolution, a Snapdragon 660 chipset with 4GB of RAM, a dual 13MP+2MP camera on the back and a single 24MP one on the front. There's a hybrid SIM slot,which lets you have either two SIM cards at the same time or a single one plus a microSD memory card. There's a 3,260mAh battery under the hood and a fingerprint scanner on the back. The vivo Z1 runs Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android...

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LG G6 Oreo update rolling out in Europe

Oreo for the LG G6 started rolling out at the end of last month end with Korea becoming the ground for its soak test. All went well it seems as the update quickly reached Verizon in the US and is now storming European units. We've received a couple of tips - one from Portugal and other from Latvia - confirming the commencement of the roll out. Other European markets should also be getting the update as we speak. LG confirmed that aside from the usual Oreo goodies, the G6 update will also include some AI features from the V30s ThinQ. Thanks Claudio Cruz and Juris Zvaigzne for...

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Qualcomm confirms the Xiaomi Mi 8 will support QC 4.0+

Xiaomi Mi 8 leaks just keep piling up. We already know most of the key features like in-display fingerprint sensor, translucent back option, 3D face unlock, much about the screen and internals and even the starting price. But that's never enough, right? Well, Qualcomm just confirmed in its own Quick Charge 4.0+ page that the device will support the latest standard for quick battery top-ups. This doesn't come as a surprise as a previous report from FCC revealed that the Mi 8 supports 5V/3A, 9V/2A, 12V/1.5A quick charge protocols topping at 18W maximum output. We just hope the device...

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Nokia X6 flash sale ends in seconds, again

The first Nokia X6 flash sale took place happened a at the start of the week and ended up second later on the same day. The reservation count was around 700,000, but we as is usually the case with these sales we are not sure how many units were available. The second sale happened today and unwrapped in much the same way. With the sort of interest the phone enjoys in China, the global rollout might take a bit longer than we'd like as the company needs to pile up some stock. Anyway, the next sale is set for May 30 and we can't imagine it will last more than a few minutes. Via

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Motorola Moto Z3 Play announcement set for June 6

Motorola has started sending out press invites for a product launch event on June 6 in Brazil. While the invite does confirm a smartphone will be the star of the event, the company didn't reveal exactly which device will be made official. But it's not difficult to guess. Since both Moto G6 and E5 are already official, we're definitely looking at the Moto Z3 Play. Recently, the device became subject of a major leak that revealed almost all key specifications, including Snapdragon 636 chipset, 6-inch 18:9 display, 4GB RAM, and 32/64GB storage options. The device will have a...

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Oreo update reaches Korea, Note8 gets May patch

Samsung has expanded the roll out for the Galaxy S7/S7 edge Oreo update, with South Korea becoming the latest market to get it. The company had to halt the roll out of the update in the UK after reboot reports. However, the roll out resumed quickly, and the new expansion suggests the bugs have been succesfully squashed. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Note8 has also started getting a new update. Arriving as version N950U1UES4CRE1, the firmware is hitting unlocked units in North America, bringing the Android May security patch. Via 1 2

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