Huawei Nova 3 arrives with Kirin 970 and 6 GB RAM

Huawei will have an official event to introduce the Nova 3 to the public on July 18, but the company went ahead of itself and pushed the device for pre-order on VMall, effectively unveiling it. The new smartphone has a Kirin 970 chipset, 6 GB RAM, tall screen and two dual camera setups. Huawei Nova 3 in Purple Most of the Huawei Nova 3 specs were already known - a Cortex-A73 quad-cluster at 2.4 GHz for performance and four more Cortex-A53 cores at 1.8GHz for low-powered tasks. The RAM and memory combination is only 6 GB + 128 GB, while the battery can hold 3,750 mAh charge...

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Facebook facing over $600,000 in fines in the UK for Cambridge Analytica scandal

Tuesday, reports surfaced that the United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's office has issued a fine to Facebook for $664,000 or about GBP 500,000. The office finds that Facebook lacked the privacy protections necessary to catch Cambridge Analytica before it was too late. The Washington Post reports that today's announcement of the fine is preliminary and the final amount could change going into further discussions between UK regulators and Facebook. A follow-up report is expected sometime in October. A statement from Facebook's chief privacy officer admitted that Facebook "should...

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Samsung Galaxy Note9 press render leaks showing striking similarity to the Note8

If you've been having trouble telling the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S9 apart (or the S8+ and the S9+) from the front, know that the situation won't be any different for you when you look at a Note9 next to a Note8. This has been revealed by the image you can see below, which is a purported leaked press render of the upcoming Galaxy Note9. And it looks a lot like its predecessor, at least from this angle. Sure, if you're a true smartphone connoisseur you'll probably notice that the bottom bezel is a little smaller than its predecessor's, and the corners ever so slightly more...

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Google Pay now supports boarding passes, event tickets, and peer to peer money transfers

Google finally decided to combine all of its different payment services into one this January, and Google Pay was born. Now the company is adding some much-requested features to the app. First off, Google Pay now stores your boarding passes and event tickets, alongside your cards. You just save them from the likes of Ticketmaster or Southwest and you'll always have them handy. Support for more issuers is coming soon - Eventbrite, Singapore Airlines, and Vueling have been name-dropped in the announcement. The tickets will live in the same Passes tab as your loyalty cards, gift cards,...

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Motorola launches Moto E5 and E5 Plus in India

Motorola has launched the Moto E5 and Moto E5 Plus in India. The Moto E5 is priced at INR 9999 ($145) and will be available in Fine Gold and Flash Gray colors on Amazon India and offline retail outlets. The Moto E5 Plus is priced at INR 11,999 ($175) and will be available in Fine Gold and Black on Amazon India and Moto Hub stores. The Moto E5 is the latest entry level smartphone from the brand that has been redesigned to fit with the company's other 2018 products. On the front is a new 5.7-inch, 18:9 1440 x 720 resolution IPS display. Inside is a Snapdragon 425 processor, 2GB of RAM and...

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BlackBerry KEY2 review

BlackBerry is well into its second comeback year and it has been getting plenty of attention. The Canadian company's KEY2 is a well-refined successor to the KEYOne. It brings a new dual-camera system, which is a first for any BlackBerry. Along with this, an updated CPU, increased RAM, and a new keyboard with improved tactile movement and feedback.

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Samsung Developer Conference will be held on November 7-8 in SF

Samsung has sent out invites to its annual developer conference. The so-called Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) will be all about bringing together developers and innovators to talk about IoT, cloud, wearables, mobile technology, enterprise, healthcare and, of course, VR. The event will be held in San Francisco, California for two days - November 7 and 8. More about the event's registration and detailed info will be disclosed "soon".

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Samsung starts mass production of 5th-gen V-NAND flash memory

Samsung has been a leading memory manufacturer for years and today the company announced that it's starting production of its next-generation V-NAND memory chips. This is the fifth iteration of the technology and the key feature here is the adoption of "Toggle DDR 4.0" NAND interface. The latter allows for 40% faster transfer speeds between storage and RAM compared to its predecessor reaching a peak of 1.4Gbps. But along with the better performance, the new memory delivers better power efficiency as well - 1.8 volts down to 1.2 volts. The 5th-gen V-NAND chips are built similarly...

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Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 starts receiving Global MIUI 10

Xiaomi announced the Mi Pad 4 on June 25. The device arrived with Snapdragon 660, 3/4 GB RAM, and LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity, but sadly, it came with MIUI 9 out of the box. The Chinese company is already stepping up and has just released a beta version of MIUI 10 for the biggest enthusiasts. The Global Beta is version 8.7.5, meaning it is just five days old, since the last two numbers of the build usually are the issue date of the package. The MIUI 10 can be sideloaded, but has a hefty 1.21 GB size. The new user interface promises better performance, camera improvements, including...

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Nokia and China Mobile sign €1B cooperation agreement

Nokia has just announced the signing of a frame agreement with the leading Chinese telecom China Mobile. In the next 12 months, the Finns will deliver mobile, fixed, IP routing, optical transport, and customer experience management. The deal is valued at €1 billion and is expected to culminate with the rollout of 5G networks in China next year. As for partners in the deal, Nokia will advise China Mobile which products and services should be enabled for the operator to "explore new opportunities in vertical markets". Both sides have signed a memorandum of understanding that allows...

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Huawei patents the Mate 20 name

Huawei launched its P-series in the spring altering the naming pattern so increments come in tens rather than ones. Now its Mate lineup is about to follow suit as the company just patented the Mate 20 name at EUIPO, along with Mate 30, Mate 40 etc. all the way to Mate 90. This means Huawei definitely ditched the sequential numbering and will start counting generations in tenths from now on. According to information from last month, the Huawei Mate 20 is expected to come with 6.9" AMOLED screen that will not have curved edges. The reason behind the growing screen size is apparently...

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Apple to stop iPhone X and SE production

In a recent report from BlueFin Research, Apple is expected to shift its focus to the new trio of iPhones that will debut later this year. According to the analysts, the company plans to completely discontinue the iPhone X and the outdated iPhone SE. By doing this, Apple will be able to fulfill its target of 91 million units order until the end of this year. And in 2019, the Cupertino-based company plans to go for another 92 million units of its three new iPhones. They expect higher than usual sales due to current iPhone users being reluctant to upgrade, so 2018 is probably the year...

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Apple iOS 11.4.1 arrives with USB Restricted Mode

Apple has just released iOS 11.4.1, HomePod 11.4.1, tvOS 11.4.1 and watchOS 4.3.2 to all eligible devices. There is detailed release note only for the iOS update, which mentions the USB Restricted Mode. The new feature does not allow third parties to break into the phone without the owner's agreement, effectively tightening security even more. All four updates count as maintenance releases, even the iOS one. It can be installed over iTunes or OTA via Software Update feature. The HomePod devices should switch to the new version automatically. The watchOS 4.3.2 needs you to load the...

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ZTE's nubia Z18 surfaces on a GeekBench listing, reveals some key specs

Information about the upcoming nubia Z18 has been pointing towards two devices under the ZTE's sub-brand - a regular nubia Z18 smartphone and a Z18s with notch-less display and a secondary screen on the back. Now a GeekBench listing reveals the scores of a nubia smartphone with model number NX606J, which is believed to be the regular nubia. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset, as previously suspected, and works with 6GB of RAM. Android 8.1 Oreo is the pre-installed version of Google's OS. From previous reports, we expect the device to come with 5.99-inch Full HD+ panel and...

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Nokia X5 to come with Helio P60, new press images surface

The Nokia X5, to be known as the Nokia 5.1 Plus globally, is coming tomorrow, but we still have time for an eleventh hour leak. We got some new high-quality images showcasing the smartphone's design in blue and black, but the post also reads Helio P60 chipset instead of the previously suspected Helio P23. This is really good news if HMD Global is able to keep the price low. Nokia X5 in black and blue We also expect the Nokia X5 to feature a 5.86-inch 720p IPS panel with a notch on the top. The camera setup should be 13MP + 5MP on the back and an 8MP sensor placed on the...

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Microsoft unveils 10-inch Surface Go for $399

Microsoft may be out of the smartphone game but is still doing tablets if only with the desktop Windows OS. The company just launched a 10" Surface Go with Windows 10 out of the box, although with its lite S flavor. It has the same form factor as the Surface Pro but is cheaper, lighter, and to some extent, prettier. The Surface Go has a 3:2 screen with 1800 x 1200 pixel resolution and is in Microsoft's words the thinnest Surface ever. It weighs a bit more than 520 grams, making it heavier than an iPad but lighter than its bigger and mightier sibling - the Surface Pro. On the inside,...

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Huawei is announcing the TalkBand B5 on July 18 alongside the nova 3

Huawei's TalkBand B5's design was revealed in a recent tweet by Evan Blass, but no other details were disclosed at the time. Now, Huawei's official Weibo account confirmed the launch date of the device - July 18. It coincides with the nova 3 smartphone launch on the same date, so we expect them to be showcased at the same venue. Even though, the device will be announced on July 18, sales will start on July 20 at 13:00. Also, the promo poster suggests that the band will get a bigger and color display - a big upgrade over the smaller monochrome on the TalkBand B3 released back in...

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