Asus Zenfone Max (M1) with 4,000mAh battery goes up for pre-order in US

At this year's Mobile World Congress, Asus unveiled the Zenfone Max (M1). The device comes in two variants - powered by Snapdragon 425 SoC or Snapdragon 430 - and sports a 5.5-inch display. You can get up to 3GB/32GB memory, while the camera department is handled by a 13MP+8MP dual rear setup and an 8MP front shooter. The phone packs in a large, 4,000mAh battery, and runs Oreo. If you are in the US, and looking for a phone with specs like these, you'll be glad to know that pre-orders for the Zenfone Max (M1) are now live in the country. Retailer B&H has the phone (Snapdragon 425...

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LG patent suggests a foldable phone is in the works

We have been hearing about flexible and foldable smartphone displays for a few years now. But we've yet to a see a phone maker actually mass produce a smartphone display that's actually foldable. We've heard rumors of Samsung, Huawei and Motorola working on such smartphones but a newly published LG patent suggests that LG is aiming for the same foldable form factor. The patent was originally filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office in late-2017 and is described as a "mobile terminal" - a technical description of what a smartphone is. It describes a smartphone body with a flexible...

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Samsung Galaxy Note9 support sites go live

Samsung's Galaxy Note9 has not yet been made official, but the phone maker has very well been preparing for its release set to take place in about a month's time. Support websites for a Samsung device with model number SM-N960F/DS have gone live for a few regions. The unlocked international model usually ends with an "F" while we can make a good guess that the "DS" is for the dualSIM variant. Support pages for the Note9 have gone live in Finnish, Danish, French, and Norwegian. Several Support pages for the Galaxy Note9 (SM-N960F/DS) are now live: Tuki Suomi:...

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Leaked image shows About screen on Xiaomi's upcoming Mi A2

Xiaomi is taking its sweet time making the Mi A2 official, but that probably will happen soon. The phone is expected to use the exact same hardware as the already announced Mi 6X, with the only difference being that it will run stock Android, as part of the Android One program. That's similar to what happened last year with the Mi 5X and Mi A1. The Mi A2's About screen has leaked today in a live image showing the phone, and as you can see there are no traces of MIUI here. Xiaomi Mi A2 prototype showing About screen It's unsurprisingly a stock look, and the prototype in the...

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AnTuTu lists the best-performing handsets in June 2018

The famous AnTuTu benchmark has posted its monthly report of top 10 best-performing smartphones and we see some new additions to the table. As expected, almost all of the phones in this table are Snapdragon 845-powered but since they are designed differently, have different thermal constraints and run various versions of Android, scores vary a little bit. The first place goes once again to Xiaomi's gaming Black Shark while the newly announced vivo NEX S comes in as close second. The rostrum is completed by the OnePlus 6 with marginally lower result. The rest of the handsets are...

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Samsung's next Android flip phone, W2019 to pack a dual camera

Samsung's next Android flip phone W2019, currently codenamed "Project Lykan", will premiere a dual camera to the form factor. The camera will likely be the dual snapper featured in the Samsung Galaxy S9+ (and expected in the Galaxy Note9) with a main 12MP sensor with an aperture that varies between f/1.5 and f/2.4 and another telephoto 12MP camera with an f/2.4 lens. W2019 , Project Lykan,will use dual camera.— 萌萌的电教 (@MMDDJ_) July 4, 2018 The Samsung Galaxy W2018 premiered on December 1 for the Chinese market and we expect the W2019 to follow...

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Verizon, Sprint and AT&T with major discounts on iPhone X, Pixel 2 XL and Galaxy S9

The major US carriers are having a bit of a deal frenzy and are offering great price slashes if you're willing to sing up for a contract. Verizon offers up to $300 discounts on the Samsung Galaxy S9+/S9, LG G7 ThinQ, Google Pixel 2/2 XL, Samsung Galaxy Note8, LG V30 and Motorola Moto Z2 Force. To get the deal you'll need to sign a monthly installment and trade-in an eligible smartphone (see what phones qualify here). Sprint gives you 50% off the Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Active if you sign up for Sprint Flex Lease for 2 years. Finally AT&T has a deal on the...

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Rugged Cat S61 now on sale in the UK, costs a pretty penny

Cat's flagship S61 is now in stock in the UK, courtesy of Unlocked Mobiles. It can yours for the hefty sum of £789 for the Black 64GB model with next day free delivery. The only other UK retailer that will carry the Cat S61 seems to be Clove although it doesn't have it in stock yet - delivery is expected for the second week of July. Clove's price is also a bit higher at £799. The Cat S61 is a survivor and a professional tool rather than a productivity champion. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p IPS LCD in a rugged body capable of withstanding water and dust (in compliance with IP68), drops...

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Sygic is working on Apple CarPlay support with proper offline mode

With iOS 12, Apple opened up CarPlay to third-party map software and Sygic is excited to jump on board. You can see a post on the company's blog from two years ago that explains why Sygic maps weren't on CarPlay or Android Auto. The reason, of course, was that Apple and Google allowed only certain apps to do navigation (and for Android Auto that is still true). Sygic has been working on support for CarPlay since the announcement was made at the WWDC and will give a progress update in the coming weeks. So, it may be a while before it launches. What can the company offer that Apple...

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Samsung Mobile to post unimpressive Q2 results

The second quarter of 2018 is behind our backs and now its time for companies to start posting their financial results. Samsung is expected to announce its guidance on Friday, where the operating profit of the mobile division will be around KRW14.9 trillion (about $13.3 billion). The result is about 5% lower than the record-breaking KRW15.6 trillion, posted in the previous quarter of 2018. According to Park Jung-hoon, fund manager at HDC Asset Management, market watchers don't have high expectations, even with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note9, bound to arrive on August 9 in New...

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Google patents new AI-driven fitness feature for its Wear OS platform

There's not much happening in the wearables market right now but that doesn't mean companies aren't working on something behind the scenes. A new patent by Google was unearthed giving us a sneak peek of what the tech giant is preparing for its future Wear OS release. The patent revolves around an AI-driven fitness tracking that helps you be more active and achieve your fitness goals throughout the day. The AI does so by collecting data like current location, movement progress and calendar info. This way the software suggests you to leave your home a bit earlier and get to the meeting...

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Asus launches ZenFone 5Z in India at a highly aggressive price

Asus launched the ZenFone 5Z in India, the company's flagship Android smartphone. The phone is being launched at a very aggressive price, as is usual for Asus, and undercuts its main rival, the OnePlus 6. The phone will be available in three variants, the 6/64GB variant priced at INR 29,999, the 6/128GB variant priced at INR 32,999 and the 8/256GB variant priced at INR 36,999. They will go on sale July 9, exclusively on Flipkart. The ZenFone 5Z is a flagship device with all the best features from the company. That includes a 6.2-inch, 18.7:9 FullHD+ IPS display, Snapdragon 845...

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New apps and games added to the Android Excellence list

Google selects only the best software in the Play Store for its Android Excellence program and hands out "Editor's choice" badges. The new picks for July 2018 include 14 apps and 7 games, here they are. Beelinguapp • Fortune City • ShareTheMeal The highlighted apps include Beelinguapp (learn a new language by reading stories), Fortune City (gamemify your finances) and ShareTheMeal (a donation app by the World Food Programme). Animal Crossing • Cash, Inc. • Shadowgun Legends And if you want to kill some free time, check out Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Cash, Inc.,...

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Honor 9i arrives in Jasper Green for $210

Huawei introduced on Monday Dream Purple color for Honor 9i and another unique option is scheduled to arrive on Thursday. The device will have cyan back panel and rim and will have the name Jasper Green. Huawei Honor 9i Jasper Green from all sides The Jasper Green or Jade Green, depending on which machine translation you trust, Honor 9i comes with 5.84" screen and tall 19:9 ratio. It has Kirin 659 chipset, coupled with 4 GB RAM, and comes with either 64 GB or 128 GB storage. Being a new addition to the Honor portfolio, the device should have the GPU Turbo mode out of the...

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iOS 12 developer beta 3 is here with some small changes

Apple has started pushing the third installment of its iOS 12 developer beta version of the software that brings some small changes, general bug fixes and optimizations. The OS now feels more refined and it gets closer to its official release date in September. Revamped Memos app Anyway, most of the improvements address usability, animations and re-designs. The most important ones are as follows: Clear All Notifications now has a springy animation Can now swipe to clear alerts in one swipe (like iOS 11) Apple Watch Face Gallery now only highlights new Siri watch face...

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Aero shows its Exynos 7885 and 2GB of RAM on Geekbench

A Samsung smartphone with the model name SM-J337V briefly showed up on Geekbench and was subsequently deleted but not before the scoop was documented. The model name ties nicely with the rumored Samsung Galaxy J7 Aero that is expected to launch as a Verizon-exclusive in the US soon. What we learned from its scorecard on Geekbench is that it uses Samsung's Exyunos 7885 - found in the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), Galaxy A8+ (2018) and Galaxy J7 Duo - Android 8.0 Oreo and a lowly 2GB of RAM. These specs are by no means final - the Galaxy J7 Aero could very well have a 3GB version or one with...

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Honor Note 10 coming soon, confirms company's president

After skipping the Honor Note 9 last year, the company is going to resurrect the lineup with the Honor Note 10 shortly. And it's not just rumors anymore - Zhao Ming, Honor's president, posted on Weibo about the upcoming device. In the post, Zhao Ming says that the OEM has been working on this device for about two years now, which explains why they missed on the Note 9, so fans should be looking forward to device's official release. Google translate is a bit rough, but we can assume that the president is teasing more products alongside the Note 10. Unfortunately, the post doesn't...

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LG G5 and LG V20's Android Oreo update incoming

LG G5 arrived back in 2016 with a unique modular design and Android Marshmallow. The phone got Android Nougat eventually and is now waiting its turn to move to Oreo. Back in March T-Mobile promised Android 8.0 for the other 2016 LG flagship - the V20, and now the info is confirmed. Both devices will receive the new Android as the kernel sources were listed on LG's website. The kernel source is listed currently only for the South Korea models of the LG G5 and LG V20 - F700K, F700L, F700S and respectively F800K, F800L, F800S. If everything goes according to plan, the stable release for...

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Notch-totting Huawei Nova 3 appears in new teaser

Huawei has shared a new teaser image for the upcoming Nova 3 smartphone. While an earlier teaser focused only on the back, this latest image shows the front of the device as well. So there's a notch, housing dual cameras, and of course, there's a dual rear camera setup as well. The teaser also reveals two color options for the device (blue and gold), and confirms a 24MP camera sensor and AI capabilities as well. Thanks to TENAA, we already know quite a lot about the device, including octa-core CPU (clocked at 2.3 GHz), 6.3-inch display with 2340 x 1080 pixel resolution, and 6 GB RAM...

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Xiaomi plans to enter the US market in 2019

Xiaomi is aiming to step on US soil over the next year. The bold statement was made by company VP Wang Xiang, who spoke to Reuters about the 2019 plans of the company. According to him, the US market is "very attractive" and the company will begin developing its devices to be compatible with the US networks. Xiang said the company "hopes it can do something", adding that Xiaomi representatives are yet to reach any final agreement with carriers. If it succeeds, the Beijing tech giant will move into a market where fellow Chinese companies got booted. US Senate suggested carriers to...

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Photo of Meizu 16 confirms the in-display fingerprint

The Meizu 16 is an oft-leaking flagship from the company in the last month or so. The company's CEO also helped keep the hype wave going after confirming a cooling vapor chamber for the Snapdragon 845 and teasing high screen-to-body ratio and in-display fingerprint scanner. The latest one comes from a Twitter leakster, who posted a photo of two devices side by side, which are presumably the two variants of the Meizu 16 - the big one and the small one. We can see that the left one comes with a tad smaller chin and shows a prompt for a placing your finger onto the screen. The image is...

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Oreo for Samsung Galaxy J3(2017), J5 Pro, and J7 Pro has been delayed

Looks like the Oreo update roll out time frame for some 2017 Galaxy J series models has been pushed back. As per latest information on Guncelmiyiz (a Samsung website that tracks update schedules for users in Turkey), the Galaxy J3 (2017), J5 Pro, and J7 Pro will get Oreo towards September's end. Previously, the site said the Oreo update for these devices is in testing phase, and will arrive in mid-July (specifically, July 13). There's currently no information on why the roll out has been delayed, but we hope the company sticks to the schedule this time around. Source | Via

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