Samsung Galaxy Note9 specs and features revealed in detailed hands-on

The Samsung Galaxy Note9's launch is still over a month away, but that doesn't mean it's too early for the leaks to start pouring in. A we've got a big one from Eldar Murtazin - a well-known veteran in the industry. He was able to spend some time in the US with a pre-production unit to evaluate the software and hardware. He talks about design, functionality, hardware specifications and even discloses some details about the future Galaxy S10 device. The Galaxy Note9 will be look almost identical to its predecessor, the Note8 with the only noticeable difference being the back. As...

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Amazon releases Fire HD 10 Kids Edition tablet and a dock for Alexa

Amazon has launched a new Kids Edition of its Fire HD 10 tablet which comes with unchanged internals compared to the 2017 device, but some cool kid-friendly features. For starters it has a colorful kid-proof rubber case (in blue, purple or yellow), 2 years of warranty and 1 year of FreeTime Unlimited with access to special apps, games, videos and books, and additional parental controls. Parents can limit what content their child can see and how much screen time it gets. Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition tablet The tablet is on pre-order for $199 - $50 more than the regular Fire HD...

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Android 8.0 Oreo rollout begins for the Huawei Mate 10 Lite and P10 Lite

The beta testing of the Android 8.0 Oreo on the Huawei Mate 10 Lite and P10 Lite has ended and the OEM has started pushing the final version of the firmware. Some users in Germany already report that they are receiving the much-needed upgrade. The OTA update is about 2.5GB big and just 500MB if you are updating from the beta version. The build number for the P10 Lite is WAS-LX1A 8.0.0.362 (C432) and RNE-L01 8.0.0.330 (C432) for the Mate 10 Lite. You can expect some new features and under the hood changes once the update hits you as well. Now holding onto an app icon will...

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Instagram Lite appears on Google Play

Facebook introduced Lite app for its social network back in 2015 and Messenger Lite for its messaging service two months ago, so the most logical thing was to launch Instagram Lite. The waiting is over, and the photo-centric social media is on Google Play with a smaller package size and less clutter. Instagram Lite screenshots Instagram Lite lacks some of the features that can be found in the regular app, but hardly disrupts the overall experience. It still has the curated stream of photos, all the filters, the ability to watch and post Stories and to follow and be...

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Honor 9i launching in purple next week

The Honor 9i was unveiled earlier this month alongside the Honor Play. The device comes with a notch and dual camera setup (16MP + 2MP) on the back, as well as GPU Turbo tech (which Huawei says increases performance of a device by 60% while reducing its power usage by 30%). While the official color options for the device include Black, Blue, Purple, Lime, only the first two have been available to purchase so far. That's, however, about to change as the company has announced the purple model will be released next week. The Purple Fantasy variant - with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage - will...

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Amazon adds Fire TV Stick, Kindle and Echo to Prime Now in India

Amazon Prime Now service in India will now include Amazon's own devices. You can now purchase Fire TV Stick, Kindle and Echo devices from the Prime Now app, which also includes over 10,000 products from various categories. Prime Now is an instant delivery service by Amazon. In India, it is available in Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi and Hyderabad. The most prominent feature of this service is the exclusive 2-hour delivery for Amazon Prime customers, making it the fastest way to purchase on Amazon. With the launch of Amazon devices on Prime Now, you can essentially purchase a Fire TV...

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro sales reach 5 million

Xiaomi is on a roll in India, the latest phones to join the best seller club are the Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro. Together they have sold 5 million units in four months. Last year the Redmi Note 4 hit 5 million sales in August, after a great launch at the end of January. To be fair, it achieved it alone, but that shouldn't take away from achievement of the Note 5 duo, which reached the 5 million mark much faster. Even as individuals these phones have topped sales chart - back in February, just after it was announced, the Redmi Note 5 Pro sold 300,000 units in under 3 minutes....

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Telegram update brings replace media, mark as unread and 2x voice messages

Telegram has released update 4.8.3 for iOS and 4.8.10 for Android that come with some useful new features. The first one is replace media. In case you accidentally send a wrong image in a chat, your only option previously was to delete the message. While you could edit sent messages, this option was not available for sent media. That changes with this update. Now you can edit a media post just as you would a text post and get the option to replace the media, whether an image or a video, with another one. The message will appear as edited, as with text messages. Another useful new...

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Samsung is announcing a new Galaxy On smartphone on July 2

We've known that Samsung is looking to refresh its Galaxy On series for some time now but information has been pretty scarce. Unfortunately, the upcoming smartphone remains a mystery, although we now know when to expect it. Just like before, the Korean company is looking to partner with Flipkart to bring the device exclusively on Indian soil. The launch date is set for July 2 at 12:30 PM IST and even the landing page is all set up. From the marketing campaign, we can assume that it's going to feature an Always on Display, which in turn means Super AMOLED panel. Also, the...

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Samsung dual-SIM Galaxy S7 Duos finally gets the Oreo update

Most of the Galaxy S7 versions already received the update to Android 8.0 Oreo including the Verizon and AT&T models, but the international dual-SIM alteration was left out so far. This changes today as the rollout has finally commenced. The Galaxy S7 Duos with model number SM-G9300) has started receiving the Android 8.0 Oreo OS update with build number G9300ZCU2CRF5. If you still haven't got it, we suggest updating manually. Here's a detailed list of changes straight from Samsung's post. We recommend that you back up your important data to keep it safe during the upgrade. Some apps,...

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Lenovo Z5's latest batch sold out in 50 seconds

Lenovo teased a Z5 flagship without bezels, but the actual announcement painted a somewhat different picture, delivering a notched screen and Snapdragon 636 mid-range smartphone. Still, its attractive price made it a hit with consumers and its Indigo Blue option once more sold out instantly. It took it just 50 seconds, according to Lenovo's post on Weibo. Lenovo Z5 arrived earlier this month with dual 16 MP + 8 MP with AI capabilities. It has the heavily modified ZUI 4.0, borrowed from the ZUK smartphones, based on Android Oreo. Lenovo VP Chang Cheng promised Android P for the...

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Apple and Samsung settle legal battle after 7 years in court

After 7 years of court battles over patents and design, rulings and appeals, Apple and Samsung have settled their legal dispute privately and effectively ceased all legal action. The legal battle began in 2011 when Apple formally accused Samsung of copying the iPhone. In 2012 a jury ruled that Samsung copied Apple and had to pay $1B in damages. Samsung appealed and after a lot of back and fourths, in 2018 the damages payment was reduced to $539M. Again, Samsung appealed. Following the appeal a court date of June 26 was appointed, but Apple and Samsung worked out a settlement deal to end...

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Asus US lists the Zenfone 5z at $1,999

The Asus Zenfone 5z debuted back in February at this year's MWC. The Snapdragon 845-powered phone went on sale this month in Europe andJapan, while India is scheduled to get it next week. Now, listing for the device has gone live on the company's US website as well. While this is good news for fans in the states, the listing says the device starts at $1,999. Yes, a whopping $1,999. For comparison, in Europe, the handset costs around $575. Is the company planning to bring a highly beefed up version of the phone to the US? Well, no, as it's the same model (ZS620KL) with same specs...

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New SD Express standard brings PCIe NVMe speeds to regular SD cards

Interesting things going on at Shanghai's MWC this year. After vivo announcing a breakthrough technology for 3D sensing and facial recognition, the SD Association had something cool to share with us too. It introduced a new SD Express standard that supports PCIe 3.0 interface with NVMe protocol on the second row of pins that already exist on modern microSD and SD cards, although for now, only the latter will benefit from those speeds. Currently, UHS-II and UHS-III SD cards have the second row of pins and reach 312 MB/s and 624 MB/s transfer speeds, respectively. But the new SD...

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Entry-level LG X2 with 5-inch display and 8MP camera launched for $175

LG has launched a new smartphone, dubbed X2. It's an entry-level smartphone that's powered by a Snapdragon SoC with quad-core 1.3GHz processor, and sports a 5-inch HD display. The device comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. There's an 8MP camera on the back, and a 5MP shooter on the front. Measuring 144.8x71.9x8.2mm and weighing in at 152g, the phone runs runs Android 7.1.2 Nougat and packs in a 2,500mAh battery. On the software side, there are features like 'Auto Shot', which recognizes faces automatically when you take a self-portrait, and 'Quick Share', which lets you...

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Huawei Honor 7s launches in the UK at £99

The Huawei Honor 7s was unveiled a month ago and today it makes its UK debut. Priced at just £99, this phone brings Android 8.1 Oreo (with EMUI 8.0), dual SIM connectivity and a dedicated microSD slot. Only the Black color option is available today, you can find it at HiHonor, Argos and Three. Blue and Gold versions will launch later on. A quick introduction to the Honor 7s. It has a 5.45" screen with a tall aspect ratio and 720 x 1,440 px resolution. It runs Oreo on a quad-core processor with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB storage. Europe gets the version with a 5 MP selfie camera (not...

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Xiaomi Mi 6X Hatsune Miku Edition officially arrives

Xiaomi and Vocaloid are partnering once again in releasing a Hatsune Miku phone after last year's Redmi Note 4X teal version. This time they introduced the Mi 6X Hatsune Miku Edition in turquoise color. As expected, the phone has the character engraved on the back, while on the inside it is the version with 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage. The promo Hatsune Miku edition is limited to 5,000 units with some incentives for the biggest fans. In the retail box you can find a turquoise 10,000 mAh power bank with the character on it, a semi-transparent case with Hatsune Miku in color and a...

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Samsung Messages bug may share your entire gallery without permission

Users of Samsung's Messages app are facing a weird issue. Several of them have confirmed their entire galleries of photos has been sent to a random contact, and the scary part is the whole process happened without leaving a trace (meaning the sent photos didn't show up at their end). So... S9s have been sporadically sending the entire contents of one's gallery to a contact via SMS, and it doesn't show up on your side. Might be worth checking logs on your carrier's site, because it happened on my T-Mobile Note8 Last night around 2:30 am, my phone sent her my entire photo gallery over...

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