ZTE nubia Z18 real-life picture shows no notch, impressive screen-to-body ratio

nubia's upcoming flagship, the Z18, has leaked over the past few months showing an impressive screen-to-body ratio and a small notch housing the front camera, just like the Essential Phone. However, the latest real-life photos suggest otherwise. The ultra-thin side bezels are nothing new to the smartphone world but when a company achieves a slim upper bezel and a small chin, the Internet just loses it. Well, the Z18 won't be a record breaker in this regard but it does seem to offer slimmer bezels than its predecessor, the nubia Z17s. And as you can see, the upper bezel isn't big...

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Alexa is coming to Spain and Italy later this year

Amazon's Alexa will launch in Italy and Spain by the end of year. Amazon has released the Alexa Skills Kit to developers to build voice experiences in Italian and Spanish. The move aims to build up a number of Alexa skills and voice commands for the Italians and Spanish before the Echo smart speakers launch in the two countries later this year. The Alexa Skills Kit is a collection of APIs and tools that let developers create voice-driven abilities. And Alexa will automatically add natural voice understanding to those skills so that developers won't need to worry about that. If a...

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Smartphone World Cup: Groups E and F

We have two more groups from our Smartphone World Cup today and we'll publish the final two groups tomorrow. Also, we've closed voting on Groups A and B, the results from them are below (A in particular was quite a surprise). Group E The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has many improvements under the hood, but the shell dates back to 2014's iPhone 6 Plus with small changes here and there like the switch to a dual camera. Looks can be deceptive, however. Since 2014, the iPhone has gained stereo speakers, IP67 water resistance, triple the RAM and, triple the CPU cores. And the dual camera, of course,...

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TouchPal keyboard now with AI for more interactive typing experience

TouchPal has been a pioneer when it comes to features in the Android keyboard world that are now available on most touch keyboards. But along with the usual stuff, TouchPal Pro now has an AI assistant that helps with typing, making plans and stay on top of your meme game. The assistant is called "Talia" and delivers suggestions in the form of a bubble as you type without getting in your way. The AI is capable of basic calculations, currency conversion, one-tap paste, smart replies, GIF predictions, weather forecast and even dining recommendations, although the last one strongly depends...

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Google Home products now available for Austria, Ireland, and Spain

Google Home products are making a new home in three European markets: Austria, Ireland, and Spain. The Google Home, Home Mini, and Google Wi-Fi are all available from the Google Store. Back in May, a Spanish retailer briefly listed all three of the products just mentioned before quickly taking down both Google Home speakers. This "leak" meant that the Google Home launch for Spain was imminent. Even the pricing that was listed is still accurate. For these new markets, the Google Home Mini will go for €59 while the regular sized Google Home can be had for €149. Meanwhile, a single...

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Huawei may be preparing a Kirin 1020 chip, twice as powerful as the Kirin 970

Huawei is one of the biggest smartphone manufacturers in the world and thus needs to become less reliant hardware produced outside the company. The in-house production should help bring the cost of devices down and maybe try to compete with Qualcomm's dominance in the mobile market. The latest news about an upcoming Kirin SoC might change all that. And no, we are not talking about the Kirin 980. With its newest HiSilicon 970 chipset, the company gets closer to Qualcomm's top-shelf chips, but still, the Kirin 970 isn't on par with the Snapdragon 845 in terms of raw performance, although...

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Moto One Power first live images surface

Lenovo jumped the notch hype train with the Z5 flagship, announced earlier this month, but its more prominent brand Motorola is still lacking the infamous feature. This might change with the arrival of the Android One phone, supposedly called Moto One Power. The phone just appeared in hands-on photos with a dual camera setup, similar to what Apple did to the iPhone X, followed by numerous Xiaomi devices. It also has a logo on the fingerprint scanner on the back and a notch on the front. Moto One Power sides The cutout houses the selfie camera and the proximity...

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Fortnite passes $100 million mark in just 90 days on iOS

Even though Fortnite has been criticized by a lot of gamers for being a PUBG copycat, but it is increasingly popular on PC surpassing Player Unknown's Battlegrounds and it appears that it's becoming an iOS sensation as well. In just three months after its launch, Fortnite reached another important milestone on Apple's App Store of $100 million in revenue. The result puts the game in second position right after Clash Royale, which earned staggering $154 million in 90 days and $100 million in 51 days. It's important to note, though, that Fortnite was only available to users with...

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ZTE future still unclear after Congress disapproval

The Chinese telecommunications gear manufacturer ZTE might be in trouble after all. The company assumed it is in the clear after an initial deal to pay fines, replace its board of directors and hire a contractor to oversee company operations, but the US Congress thought otherwise. US Senators voted on Monday in favor of a sweeping defense policy bill that includes killing the agreement between US President Donald Trump and the ZTE administration. Reuters reported that both Republicans and Democrats expressed security concerns about two Chinese companies - ZTE and Huawei. The...

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Oppo Find X hands-on review

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, notches spread like an infection from one phone to another. Now there's a cure - pop-up cameras. The Oppo Find X is the second phone in as many weeks to feature one and it's even more elaborate than what we saw on the vivo NEX S.

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Apple releases beta 2 for iOS 12, tvOS 12, macOS 10.14 and watchOS 5 for developers

Apple has released beta 2 to developers of its flagship operating systems for iOS 12, tvOS 12, macOS 10.14 and watchOS two weeks after its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) where it released the first beta's to developers. It's hard to predict when we'll see a public beta of the various OS's this early in the release cycle. It's more likely that these will appear later in the beta lifecycle as stability increases and Apple lock down features and its UI. As expected, Beta 2 introduces a number of changes and refinements to the features introduced in the beta 1...

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New beta of Microsoft Edge for Android brings AdBlock Plus integration

Microsoft's Edge browser isn't the most popular on PC, not to mention on Android, but the latest beta build might be just enough to convert you. The v42.0.02055 update brings AdBlock Plus integration that will block all of the annoying ads and pop-ups on your favorite websites and YouTube, although we can't think of a reason why you'd be watching YouTube videos on Edge instead of the native app. Anyway, this is a nice new feature but you will probably have to wait for the final build to arrive on Google Play Store. Via

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Samsung Galaxy S9+ in Sunrise Gold goes on sale

Starting today the Samsung Galaxy S9+ is going on sale in India in Sunrise Gold. Up until now the color option had been a special edition on pre-order. Currently only the 128GB model looks to be in stock. It's priced at INR 68,900 (€875). You get a special one-time screen replacement as part of the deal and there's a INR 9,000 cashback for those that pay through Paytm Mall or ICICI Bank. Users will need to wait for a Sunrise Gold Galaxy S9 for now. Samsung Galaxy S9+ in Sunrise Gold Meanwhile customers in the UAE are getting both the Coral Blue and Sunrise Gold variants of...

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Meizu 16 will incorporate a vapor chamber cooling for the SD845

Another day, another Meizu 16 tease from the company's founder himself. This one is about comfort and performance and the Meziu 16 will try to tackle this with a heat-dispersing heatsink/vapor chamber for the all-powerful Snapdragon 845. Meizu's founder, Jack Wong, has previously stated that the Meizu 15 is the company's way of trying untested waters while the Meizu 16 will be a significantly more advanced flagship that will take advantage of the Snapdragon 845. However, the previous report claims that the Meizu 16 will come in two variants - a regular one and a plus-sized version. The...

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Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro to arrive officially on June 25

Xiaomi announced the Redmi 6 and the Redmi 6A last week, but a third phone was also rumored to join them. Now the company cleared all doubts and posted on its Weibo profile an official launch date of the Redmi 6 Pro - June 25. According to the poster that is World Cup-themed, it will have 19:9 screen ratio, meaning it will arrive as the first Redmi with a notch. The poster reveals all the key specs lined like a football team (which is technically missing a player). The Redmi 6 Pro will have AI capabilities, most likely in the camera menu. The chipset will be the Snapdragon 625...

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Nokia 5.1 Plus shines in TENAA photos

HMD Global announced the Nokia X6 for the Chinese market and the Nokia 5.1 for the global markets. Now a love child between the two phones with a model number TA-1099, allegedly called Nokia 5.1 Plus or Nokia X5 is listed on TENAA. Yesterday we reported the specs of the new phone and today the listing got updated with images of the phone. Nokia TA-1099 on TENAA The Nokia 5.1 Plus/Nokia X5 will have either Helio P60 or Snapdragon 600-series chipset. There are plenty of memory variants with three RAM options - 3/4/6 GB and two storage options - 32/64 GB. The images do not...

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OnePlus 5 and 5T get Oxygen OS v5.1.3, security fixes and minor improvements

Shortly after the Oxygen v5.1.8 update for the OnePlus 6, the company proves that it has not forgotten about its older devices, the OnePlus 5 and 5T, by pushing out the OTA update for Oxygen OS v.5.1.3. It's a minor update bringing mostly some under the hood optimizations and a fixed a security issue with the bootloader. The latter is a welcomed security fix but unfortunately, Google's June security patch isn't included. The update also resolves some inconsistencies with the Bluetooth audio for cars. It seems that a small number of users were having stability issues with the...

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LG V35 ThinQ and G7 ThinQ now up for pre-order on Project Fi

A couple of LG phones are now available to pre-order at Project Fi, Google's MVNO cellular service. The devices in question are V35 ThinQ and G7 ThinQ, as announced by the carrier on Twitter. Edge-to-edge display, bright colors, smart cameras, powerful speakers...Do we have to keep going? The LG G7 ThinQ is calling your name.https://t.co/TGseKW7LCG pic.twitter.com/cfuSCXfirH— Project Fi (@projectfi) June 19, 2018 It's light as a feather and packs a lot of power. Meet the LG V35 ThinQ, now available for pre-order on Fi.https://t.co/fQuZysKdei pic.twitter.com/2uj9BJluGQ— Project...

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Budget friendly Panasonic P90 launched in India for around $80

Panasonic has launched a new smartphone, dubbed P90. It's an entry-level device that is powered by Mediatek MTK6737 SoC with quad-core 1.25GHz processor, and sports a 5-inch HD display. RAM is 1GB, while storage is 16GB. The camera department is handled by a 5MP/5MP combo. Measuring 143x71.8x9.3mm and weighing in at 151.7g, the device - which offers OTG and dual-SIM support - runs Android 7.0 Nougat and packs in a 2,400mAh battery. Color options include Black, Blue, and Gold. The Panasonic P90 has been launched in India, where it carries a price tag of INR 5,599, which currently...

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Xiaomi Redmi 6 series to arrive in India in two months

Just six months after the launch of the Redmi 5 series, Xiaomi introduced the Redmi 6 portfolio. Two phones with tall screens, dual cameras, and affordable prices were unveiled in front of the Chinese audience, but there was no word on arriving at global markets. According to a source, claiming to have exclusive information, the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A will arrive in India "in two months", which looks like a similar pattern to what Xiaomi did back at the beginning of 2018 with the Redmi 5 launch and expansion. The Redmi 6 comes with a fingerprint scanner on the back, and AI-infused...

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