The 6.1-inch Apple iPhone renders leak - notched design and a single camera

A new leak gives us an early look at the rumored 6.1-inch iPhone that's going to be announced this September alongside a smaller 5.8-inch variant and a bigger 6.5-inch model. At first it was thought that all three will come with OLED panels, but the latest reports indicate that only two of them will feature OLED screens. The 6.1-inch model, which we will be discussing, will settle for the regular IPS LCD panel. 6.1-inch iPhone If the renders are to be believed, we see a very small change in the design compared to the current iPhone X. We've got a pronounced notched design,...

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PNY unveils 512 GB microSD, will show it off at Computex

Integral unveiled a 512 GB microSD earlier this year, but some competition will be good. PNY has sent out invites for Computex 2018 and it will be showing a 512 GB card of its own. The card is UHS-I U1 and V10 rated, promising write speeds up to 90 MB/s. The PNY 512 GB microSD will cost $350, so it should be competitive with Integral's offering (available in the UK for £330). With such a capacity, you can store up to 100,000 18 MP photos or record up to 80 hours of 1080p video. PNY will also show off the Elite-X portable SSD, which will offer sequential speeds of 800 MB/s write and...

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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 1000 chip may fight Intel in the ultrabook market

Yesterday we heard that Qualcomm is building a Snapdragon 850 chipset for ARM-powered Windows 10 laptops, but it won't stop there. The company is looking to hire people to work on Snapdragon 1000 chips, which will directly take on Intel's Core processors. As with the 850, they will use the larger physical size of laptops to push their TDP higher. A Snapdragon 845 tops out at around 5 W while the CPU of the 1000 chip alone will use 6.5 W. Taking the GPU into account, the final number will be higher. For comparison, a dual-core (quad thread) Pentium 4410Y is rated at 6 W and runs at...

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Lenovo Z5 market arrival scheduled for June 12

Lenovo Z5 is arriving on June 5, as confirmed on Monday. And a week later, on June 12, the phone is will already be available for purchase, according to a listing by the Chinese online retailer JD.com. The flash sale will begin at 10 AM, and chances are stock won't last more than a few minutes. Already more than 10,000 people registered their interest and the phone is not even officially announced yet. Meanwhile, Chang Cheng, Lenovo's VP, shared some more teasers of the bezel-less phone on his Weibo profile. The metal rim of the phone is lined up similar to the digits 5 and 4,...

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vivo NEX S is a toned-down version with Snapdragon 710, TENAA report confirms

Just the other day, the vivo NEX appeared on Geekbench with Snapdragon 710 contradicting the early reports and specs by vivo that listed the device with Snapdragon 845. This means only one thing, the vivo NEX will actually be a family of two devices - with SD845 and SD710. Thanks to the latest report from TENAA, we now know that the Snapdragon 710-powered variant will be named NEX S and will support dual-SIM. This would be a great compromise for people, who want to own the nearly bezel-free smartphone with super-cool selfie periscope, yet don't want to spend more than $1,000 on...

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Vivo launches Y83 in India, available across offline and online channels

vivo has launched the Y83 in India, the phone it launched in China last week. The Y83 is priced at INR 14,990 ($225) and will be available across online as well as offline retailers. The Y83 is a budget Android smartphone and packs a 6.22-inch 1520x720 resolution IPS display, MediaTek Helio P22 chipset, 4GB RAM and 32GB expandable storage. It also has a 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera. There's a fingerprint sensor and face unlock, dual SIM support and a 3,260mAh battery. The phone will be available in black or gold starting June 1, 2018.

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Motorola One Power specs and real-life photo leaked

Information about the upcoming Motorola-branded smartphone is scarce up until now and we've only seen the phone in a leaked press image. Well, we've now got a few bigger pieces of the puzzle - sum specs and real life photo of a prototype. We haven't seen the device going through any kind of certification - FCC, TENAA, 3C have all been pretty silent for now. This means that the device won't launch very soon and won't be made available alongside the Moto Z3 Play on June 6. Meanwhile, a Twitter leakster with good track record with Motorola intel revealed most of the specs along with...

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ARM unveils Cortex-A76 and Mali-G76 - higher performance, better power efficiency

Each year new flagships come out with new chipsets, which in turn require new cores. To that end, ARM unveiled a new big core - the Cortex-A76. And there's a new GPU too, the Mali-G76, along with a new video processor for the 8K future. Compared to a current Cortex-A75 (10 nm) running at 2.8 GHz, an A76 (7 nm) running at 3.0 GHz promises 35% higher performance and 40% better power efficiency. And since AI is trendy, the new CPU has nearly 4x improvement in speed when it comes to machine learning. Memory bandwidth is nearly double too.+ ARM is calling these "laptop-class" cores...

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A fresh batch of Moto Z3 Play and its Moto Mods renders reveal every possible angle

A few days ago, a couple of images appeared online showcasing the Moto Z3 Play but this new batch gives more details about the device and its Moto Mods. Two of them are already familiar but the rest are fresh. Moto Z3 Play renders The new leak confirms the Motorola branding on the lower chin as well as the support for Moto Mods, the glass back design, the dual camera setup and an unknown button positioned on the left. The right side of the device houses the power button that doubles as a fingerprint sensor with the volume rocker right above it. The rest of the images...

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) plagued by loudspeaker cutouts

A troubling amount of reports have surfaced about an apparent issue with the Galaxy A8 (2018). Users in the Samsung forum are complaining about a strange loudspeaker sound cutout after the February update. The issue can be observed mostly when the phone is being charged, but not only. The cutoffs happen when listening on the loudspeaker only - be it a phone call, video, music or a ringtone. There are no cutoffs when using the earpiece, headphones or a Bluetooth speaker. Hardware resets and factory rests don't seem to help. Also, a user on the forum has concluded that the problem occurs...

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vivo X21 FIFA World Cup Edition goes on sale

When it was announced last month, there was no clarity on whether or not the vivo X21 FIFA World Cup Edition will be made available to general public. Well, the good news is it will and it's up for grabs in China today. The official listing on vivo's China website reveals a price tag of CNY 3,698 ($576). Except for the cosmetic changes and a World Cup themed UI, the model - available in Tibetian Blue and Victory Red color options - is same as the standard vivo X21 UD. Source | Via

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Vivo is announcing NEX phone on June 12

Back in February at MWC, vivo showcased the APEX Concept Phone. Last week the manufacturer told us to mark June 12 on our calendars, and now we know why. The concept is turning into a mass-production smartphone, called vivo NEX. In a series of posts on the Chinese social media Weibo, vivo said the "pursuit of excellence never stops" and it is "creating a futuristic experience". The phone is likely to have no bezels and nearly 100% screen-to-body ratio. It will most likely have a fingerprint scanner under the display, and we also expect a selfie camera coming out of the top like a...

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Oreo update for Nvidia Shield TV halted over issues

Nearly a week after the Nvidia Shield TV started getting its Oreo update, the roll out has been halted. The confirmation came in the form of a reply from an Nvidia support rep on the company's official forum. Hi All, We've uncovered a couple issues thanks to feedback from our preview program that we'd like to fix prior to rolling out SHIELD TV Experience Upgrade 7.0 to more users. We're actively working to resolve the issues that have been encountered and hope to be able to restart the rollout shortly. Sadly, the rep didn't reveal any details about the nature of the issues. Here's...

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Upcoming Xiaomi Redmi Y2 to be Amazon Exclusive

Last month Xiaomi India announced a new Y phone is arriving on June 7. With less than a week until the launch, we found out the device will be an Amazon Exclusive. The accompanying images reveal the phone will have an impressive selfie camera with an LED flash and looking at the images, it sure looks like the Redmi S2. The Redmi Y2 is being teased with the hashtag #FindYourSelfie and as "The Real You Smartphone", meaning it will come as a direct competitor to the Oppo Realme 1, also an Amazon India exclusive. Xiaomi Redmi S2 arrived in May with AI-assisted 16 MP selfie camera...

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Pixel Buds get a $30 price cut

Earlier this week, we told you about a Google Pixel Buds deal on Best Buy. While that promo is still running, what's good Google has also officially discounted the accessory. A quick look the Pixel Buds Google Store listing in the US reveals the earphones are now being sold for $129, which translates into a discount of $30 (same as what Best Buy is offering). The promo was launched yesterday, and runs through June 21. For more info on the deal and/or to make a purchase, head to the Source link below. Source

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Oppo teases its future flagship Find X

We haven't seen an Oppo Find flagship since the spring of 2014, but after numerous leaks throughout the last four years, a new device is finally coming. The company confirmed on Weibo its future flagship will come as the Find X, and later the Indian Oppo division backed the info with a Twitter post. Although it is way too early to guess any specs or features, it is clear that Oppo will revive the Find series. Back in the day rumors suggested a bezel-less front, most powerful Snapdragon chipset and QHD screen. The last we heard of an Oppo Find smartphone was last year. The Find X...

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