Samsung launches Galaxy Jean, a rebranded Galaxy A6+ (2018)

After launching the Galaxy A6 (2018), Samsung has launched a new smartphone in its home country of South Korea. Dubbed Galaxy Jean, the handset is a re-branded version of Galaxy A6+ (2018) that was released back in May this year. The phone's listing on the company's South Korean website itself confirms its A6+ - even the model number matches that of the standard A6+. The smartphone is available through carrier KT in the country, which is selling it for KRW 440,000 (around $395 currently). Available color options include lavender and black. The only major difference between Galaxy...

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Google Duplex Assistant could replace call centers, report says

A new report from The Information claims that some large companies are in the very early stages of testing Google's natural language voice assistant, Duplex, to be used in corporate applications such as in call centers to answer customer service questions. This report comes during a time when the cloud-based customer call-center industry is increasingly growing one that raked in $6.8 billion last year with no signs of slowing down. In fact, the industry is forecasted to reach $20.9 billion by 20222 and companies that are already in this industry include Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, Cisco,...

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BlackBerry Ghost might have a large 4,000 mAh battery

A recently rumored BlackBerry device has been tipped by leakster Evan Blass to have a hefty 4,000 mAh battery in store. The device in question is the BlackBerry Ghost - a high-end and supposedly bezel-less BlackBerry device to be released exclusively in India. Its existence was first leaked in February and it is slated to be released sometime in the summer. Batteries this large are almost never found in flagship-level devices - batteries this size are usually seen in mid-tier handsets. Apparently a battery this large would be among the largest in a flagship-class device - which says a lot...

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Apple releases iOS 12 public beta 2

Apple has released the second public beta for iOS shortly after the third developer beta. That's because the public betas are just the last developer beta, so public beta 2 is just developer beta 3 as public beta 1 was developer beta 2. This means you can expect to see the same changes if you're on the public beta channel. Apple doesn't release an update log for these but users have reported fixes to GPS and CarPlay bugs along with other assorted bug fixes and performance updates. Apple also released the second public beta for tvOS alongside. Both updates are now available for...

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Asphalt 9: Legends now up for pre-registration on the Play Store

Gameloft's upcoming game in the long running Asphalt series is now up for pre-register. Those on Android can now head over to the Play Store and register for Asphalt 9: Legends and when the game goes live later this year in summer, users will automatically get a notification. Alternatively, you can also head over to Gameloft's website and register from there. You will have to give up your email ID for that but in return you will get some additional in-game items when the game goes live. The game has been available in some markets for some time now through a soft launch. The iOS...

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vivo NEX S goes on sale again tomorrow

vivo's almost-bezelless NEX S took the world by storm in the past few weeks, and it's been almost impossible to find it in stock in China (it's only available there for now). But that will thankfully change tomorrow. So if you've been waiting for the opportunity to order a NEX S with 8GB of RAM and either 128 or 256GB of storage, make sure you act fast tomorrow. The phone retails for CNY 4,498 ($677 or €578) or CNY 4,998 ($752 or €643) depending on which amount of storage you need. On the other hand, the NEX A with lower specs is pretty easy to find so you could even purchase one today....

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Huawei TalkBand B5 leaks in press render

Huawei is apparently getting ready to introduce a new 2-in-1 wearable, the TalkBand B5. This was leaked today in the official-looking press render you can see below, which comes courtesy of Evan Blass, a.k.a. @evleaks. The TalkBand B5 feels like it will be the successor to the TalkBand B3 from two years ago. You can use it as a fitness tracker, but as evidenced by the image the 'core' is detachable - and when you pop it out of the band it becomes a single-ear Bluetooth headset which you can take calls on. Hence, the name TalkBand is pretty descriptive. Unfortunately no specs have...

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LG patents a smart pen with flexible display

In the latest episode of "Bizarre Inventions," LG is patenting a smart stylus pen that can potentially replace your phone. Yes, we know what you think, but upon closer inspection the Korean company might be up to something here. The key feature of the stylus are its two displays. It incorporates a small one for app shortcuts, notifications and time while the bigger one is a of the flexible variety. A dedicated button rolls out and retracts the display so you can use it as a conventional smartphone when needed. It can run all the regular apps and can even be used for browsing and...

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Samsung gets patent for 3D face recognition, Galaxy S10 might benefit from it

The US Patent Office document from 2014 reveals that Samsung was onto 3D facial recognition long before Apple released its revolutionary iPhone X. Now, the Korean company finally received the patent and can use it for its upcoming devices. But don't get your hopes too high as the tech comes a bit too late to be used in the upcoming Galaxy Note9. It might be just in time for a debut in early 2019 when Samsung is reportedly going to release a foldable Galaxy X device and later on its mainstream flagship, the Galaxy S10. It's not the first time we hear about this. A recent report...

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Sony details its contributions to smartphone innovation in cool infographic

Even though Sony's mobile business isn't doing well in recent times, the rest of its ventures, like the PlayStation division and its Sony Music business, are keeping the company in great health. But this wasn't always the case and that has never stopped the mobile business from releasing innovative handsets. So Japanese tech giant has made a cool infographic to remind you of its achievements over the years. Starting with the distant Xperia Z, which was the first truly water and dust proof smartphone in the world as in had the highest level of water resistance. The 2013 device was IP55 and...

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6.1-inch iPhone will cost $700 and come in grey, white, blue, red and orange

According to TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Apple will offer the 6.1-inch iPhone in Blue, Red, Grey, White and Orange and price it at $700. This means that Apple will introduce new Blue and Gold colors, assuming the Grey refers to the current Space Grey and White refers to the current Silver and Red is the Product (Red). It could also mean that Apple will release a standard Red variant of its 6.1-inch iPhone and not a Product (Red) one. According to Mr. Kuo the 6.5-inch iPhone will match the price of the current iPhone X - $1000 - which could push the upcoming...

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Samsung Android Go device gets Wi-Fi certified

The entry-level Samsung device with trimmed down Samsung Experience UI that leaked two days ago has just received Wi-Fi certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance. The phone with a model number SM-J260G/DS that will allegedly sell as Galaxy J2 Core will have Android 8.1 and will only support 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. The Android version matches the lite Go version, but as we seen previously, the UI might not be stock after all. If the Galaxy J2 Core doesn't come with the pure Android OS, it will become the first skinned Android Go phone. Samsung's Android Go device with Samsung...

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DxO Mark gives the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra an overall score of 75

DxO Mark has completed its review of the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, released way back in February, and given it an overall score of 75. That's not a lot and puts the Xperia XA2 Ultra just below the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). That's not where you'd expect a 23MP camera with a big 1/2.3" sensor to be. In its detailed report DxO praised the Xperia XA2 Ultra for its good exposure, pleasant color rendition with a flash and low noise in textured areas. But it took points away for the varying detail levels, noise in monotone areas and limited dynamic range. The photo score of 75 was higher than...

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ZTE changes CEO to comply with US deal

ZTE received a month-long pardon for its business operations in the United States in the beginning of the week. To comply with the US deal, the company was required to reprimand 35 high-ranked officers, including a total overhaul of the board of directors. Today ZTE removed its CEO and appointed the former ZTE Germany director Xu Ziyang as the new leader. The report from Wall Street Journal says two more key employees were removed - the CFO and the head of human resources. They are the latest additions of Team Disgrace and join three vice presidents and heads of legal, finance and...

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QWERTY-packing JioPhone 2 unveiled, it and the Nokia 8110 4G are getting WhatsApp

The JioPhone 2 was just unveiled - an INR 3,000 ($44/€37) phone with a hardware QWERTY keyboard and KaiOS (the Firefox-based featurephone platform). The phone will be available from August 15 with WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube apps out of the box. The connectivity features of the handset are quite impressive. It's a dual-SIM phone with VoLTE and VoWi-Fi support, it has 150Mbps LTE, GPS, NFC, Bluetooth LE, Wi-Fi and FM radio. The rest of the JioPhone 2 hardware is nothing special. It has a 2.4" QVGA screen, D-pad and a QWERTY. It's powered by a dual-core processor with 512MB of RAM...

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 3's latest live image shows no chin and extremely thin bezels

Information about the Xiaomi's next full-screen smartphone has been scarce but for the last two days, a leaked promotional poster and a live image of the phone itself revealed quite a lot about it. Looking at the photo, we clearly see that the Mi Mix 3 will bring the full-screen experience to a whole new level by removing the chin and cramming up the earpiece on the top bezel like on the Mi Mix 2S. It looks like Apple isn't the only one to figure out how to get rid of the bottom bezel in the iPhone X And as far as the front-facing camera goes, it will pop up like the vivo NEX's. If...

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Samsung and ARM partner up for 7nm 3GHz Cortex-A76 processors

Samsung Foundry and ARM have announced a partnership to build chipsets based on the Cortex-A76 core at a 7nm LPP process and later moving to 5nm LPE. These chips will have CPU clock speeds beyond 3 GHz. The initial production run for the 7nm chips is slated for the second half of 2018. Meanwhile, development of the first Extreme Ultra Violet (EUV) lithography process is under way and should be done by the first half of 2019. This will enable 5nm chips that will be smaller and more power efficient than their 7nm counterparts. ARM claimed that an A76 core at 3.0GHz (7nm) will be 35%...

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Samsung could unveil the foldable Galaxy X at CES, Galaxy S10 at the MWC

The Mobile World Congress has historically been the home of Galaxy S unveilings while IFA is where we welcome the new Galaxy Note. Rumor has it that Samsung is adding one more stop next year - the Galaxy X will be unveiled at CES. Next year CES will officially start on January 8, so the champagne bottles from New Year's Eve will still be half full. This year Samsung unveiled the Exynos 9810 chipset, but its CES presence was focused on TVs, laptops, SmartThings and, yes, Bixby. The Samsung Galaxy X is the mythical foldable phone. Its screen will go from 4.5" to 7.3" when unfolded. Even...

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Check out the first Xiaomi Mi A2 camera sample

Xiaomi introduced the Mi 6X in China and the phone is already available for purchase with its MIUI 9.5 and AI dual camera. Global fans, though, are still waiting for the Mi A2 with stock Android that will be on sale outside the company's homeland. Earlier we saw the About page of the phone and now a camera sample leaked on the Spanish section of the Mi forum, giving us a glimpse of its performance before its official launch. Click to enlarge the Xiaomi Mi A2 camera sample The photo of the unknown landscape comes with 12 MP resolution in 4:3 ratio. It seems to be taken at the end...

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Kumpulan 4 HP Xiaomi Tanpa Bezel

Saat ini banyak vendor gadget meluncurkan produk mereka dengan bezel-less, begitu juga Xiaomi yang tidak mau ketinggalan juga mengeluarkan sejumlah HP Xiaomi tanpa bezel. HP bezel-less alias tanpa tepian layar diminati pasalnya tampilan si HP jadi lebih elegan dan berkesan lebar. Duo maut: ponsel tanpa bezel dan layar lebar, pun digunakan para vendor gadget untuk […]

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Oppo A3s specs unveiled

Oppo introduced the entry-level A3 back in April, later followed by Realme 1 that has similar specs, but less impressive display and camera. Now another affordable phone is on its way and its called Oppo A3s. It looks like a trimmed down version, but it has dual camera setup and a massive battery. The phone is said to come with a Snapdragon 450 chipset that comes with octa-core CPU at 1.8 GHz and Adreno 506 GPU. RAM and storage are not listed, but the source says the OS will be ColorOS 5.1 on top of the Android Oreo 8.1. The Oppo A3s dual camera setup is listed as 13 MP + 2 MP,...

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Nokia TA-1119 and TA-1087 get certified in Russia

A couple of unannounced Nokia smartphones have been certified in Russia. The devices in question carry model numbers TA-1119 and TA-1087 and have been certified by Russia's Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). Sadly, not much is known about these devices at the moment, but given that they have started collecting certifications, we expect to hear more about them soon. Recently, there were reports HMD is working on a Nokia 9. Rumored specs/features for the device include a fingerprint reader under the display, a more advanced camera, and Snapdragon 845 SoC. Via

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Xiaomi Mi Max 3 back panel leaks, humongous battery incoming

The release date of Xiaomi's phablet, the Mi Max 3 is rapidly approaching as evident by the CEO's teaser this week so we are naturally also seeing an increase in leaks. The latest one comes in the form of a live photo of the back panel. It confirms the previously rumored design with dual camera sensors on the back and rear-mounted fingerprint. There's also a second photo giving us a good look of how the device will look inside and hints at a humongous battery, as you can see from the cutout. Just like its predecessors, the battery capacity is expected to be the device's key...

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Leak reveals Kirin 970 SoC, and 6,000mAh battery for Honor Note 10

A couple of leaked images showing Huawei's Honor Note 10 smartphone have surfaced. The images - which seemingly are screenshots of the device's official page - not only reveal the phone's design, but several of its key specs as well. Design-wise, we see thin bezels, dual rear camera, and a fingerprint sensor on the back. While the front panel is in white, the rear one is colored in gold. As for specs, the second screenshot (see below) confirms the 6.9-inch display that has already been rumored. Further, the leak reveals 2K screen resolution (should be QHD as Chinese companies often...

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Samsung starts beta testing for Oreo on Galaxy C5 Pro

Good news for Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro owners: Oreo update for your device should start rolling out soon. The company has started a beta test for the update in China. Those who want to run the Android 8.0 beta build on their Galaxy C5 Pro unit can enroll in the Galaxy Beta program. Once you're registered, you'll be able to download and install the beta update by heading to Settings -> Software Update -> Download Update on your phone. The Galaxy C5 Pro is a mid-range device that Samsung launched last March with Android 7.0 out of the box. There is currently no information on exactly...

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