Meizu 16X arrives on AnTuTu with Snapdragon 710

In the beginning of August the Meizu 16 arrived in two iterations - a vanilla version and a Plus variant with a bigger screen and battery. According to Jack Wong, Meizu CEO, a third addition to the 16 portfolio is coming in September with the name 16X (previously rumored as Meizu X8). The alleged upper midranger just got benchmarked at AnTuTu. A Meizu phone with the model number m1872 scored 164,726 with a Snapdragon 710 chipset, hinting this is indeed the Meizu 16X. The listing also reveals the phone will have Android Oreo 8.1, likely used as a base for the latest Flyme UI. The...

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2018 iPhone might come with quicker wireless charging

We are getting closer to the end of the summer and the Apple rumor mill is fully in motion. Today's rumors comes from The China Times where "supply chain news" claims that a new 2018 iPhone will have its wireless charging coils updated to support faster wireless charging. It's expected that at least one of the iPhones that will launch in 2018 will have this updated wireless charging by using copper coil instead of FPC (flexible printed circuit) to get a stronger current wirelessly. The downside to using a coil is that it'd take up more space, but the upside is less heat is produced which...

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Twitch drops ad-free experience on Twitch Prime

A couple of years ago, Amazon Prime members received the benefit of Twitch Prime as part of the regular Prime member's Amazon subscription which included benefits like no ads, in-game currency for certain games, and you could vote toward a free game every month. There is even a monthly credit that you can give to any streamer of your choice that helps support them. Today, Twitch has made a change to one of those perks. Starting on September 14, Twitch's universal ad-free viewing will no longer be available to Twitch Prime members. It will, however, still be available to Twitch Turbo...

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NVIDIA announces new GeForce RTX series of graphics cards with real time ray tracing

NVIDIA has launched the long awaited next generation of graphics cards from the company, the GeForce RTX. Based on the company's new Turing architecture, the new graphics card focus on real-time ray tracing application in gaming as well as artificial intelligence. Turing is NVIDIA's brand new, eight-generation architecture that succeeds Pascal. It brings with it new RT Cores that replace the previous CUDA for ray tracing applications and also includes new Tensor Cores for AI. NVIDIA first debuted this architecture in the workstation grade Quadro RTX 8000, 6000 and 5000 GPU and it...

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Huawei uses DSLR camera to capture 'selfie' featured in nova 3 video ad

Huawei has found itself in some hot water over a video ad it's created for distribution in Egypt. It's all about the recently outed nova 3 and nova 3i, and as far as smartphone commercials go, at first blush it's nothing out of the ordinary. Unfortunately for the Chinese company, Sarah Elshamy, the actress that's featured in the ad, shared a 'making of' picture from the set on Instagram. You can see the video ad in question embedded above, whereas the incriminating image is below. That's definitely not a selfie captured with either the Huawei nova 3 or nova 3i. As you can see, a...

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Samsung Galaxy Note9 review

How time has passed - we're at nine now. Seven years after the original, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 stands before us. The numbers don't add up, no, because Samsung chose to skip the 6, and it didn't really quite work out splendidly with the Note7. But that's all in the past and we're looking ahead.

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Apple removes thousands of gambling apps from the Chinese App Store

Apple has deleted thousands of gambling apps from its App Store in China, following pressure from the state-run broadcaster CCTV. The station attacked Apple this month for hosting illegal and fake lottery ticket apps. The American company's failure to quickly pull those has allegedly resulted in massive losses for people who believed the apps were the real deal. Apple removed at least 4,000 apps tagged with the keyword "gambling" on one day, August 9, alone. The grand total of deleted apps could be closer to 25,000, according to CCTV. The US company confirmed the action, saying it was...

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Six Apple Watch Series 4 models were registered with the EEC

The Eurasian Economic Comission has revealed that Apple is working on its next-gen smartwatches. Six Apple Watch Series 4 models were registered, bearing the following model numbers: A1977, A1978, A1975, A1976, A2007, A2008. Apple will reportedly maintain the two watch sizes, 38mm and 42mm, but will increase the screen size by about 15% - with diagonals of 1.57" and 1.78" (up from 1.5" and 1.65"), respectively. The bezels will be slimmed down to maintain the size. They will run watchOS 5 out of the box, the upcoming software that is still in the preview stage. It will bring...

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Samsung Galaxy Note9 aces durability test

Zack Nelson, also known as JerryRig on YouTube, has gotten his hands and Mohs Picks on the brand new Samsung Galaxy Note9 and his durability test video is up. Long story short, the Galaxy Note9 doesn't exhibit any critical flaws. It scratches at the same level as other flagships, doesn't bend too much (unlike the broken Oppo Find X) and is overall as sturdy as you'd expect from a device of this build and price tag. Zack even goes on to break the new Bluetooth-enabled S Pen in two to show us that super capacitor. Here's the full video.

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Huawei Mate 20 - here's how it will look and all of its specs

The Huawei Mate 20 is coming in October but thanks to the largest leak pertaining to it thus far we can get a good visualization of what it will be. The leak in question is two fold - one is made up of renders created using real life photos of the device and the other is a list of specs that collaborate what we've heard so far and what we see in the renders. XDA Developers managed to obtain photos of an engineering sample Huawei Mate 20 from which these renders have been modeled. The people over at XDA didn't have the exact dimensions of the device and are not sure of the exact button...

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Samsung Galaxy Note9 pre-orders top S9 according to Korean carrier

The Samsung Galaxy Note9 launched earlier in the year than its predecessor, because the Galaxy S9 underperformed. Early indications are that this was a good move, based on data shared by a representative of a South Korean wireless carrier. The Note9 pre-orders are 30% to 50% higher than the S9 pre-orders. The numbers aren't as high as the Galaxy Note8 year, the Note9 is reportedly seeing 80% of the demand. That is partially due to the pent up demand after the Note7 was pulled from the market. Pre-orders end today and Galaxy Note9 units will ship out to consumers on August 24. That's...

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New Huawei Mate 20 Lite renders reveal camera and battery secrets

Huawei is set to reveal its Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro in October but the Mate 20 Lite could be unveiled even sooner based on the steady flow of leaks we're seeing already. Out of the Mate 20 series, the Mate 20 Lite must is easily the most leaked one. This latest leak is here in press render form to shed light on a few of the Mate 20 Lite's secrets. For starters the battery will have a capacity of 3,750mAh - 100mAh more than previously thought. The display will be a notched 6.3-inch 1080x2340px IPS LCD while on the back there will be a fingerprint scanner and a dual 24MP + 2MP...

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Honor 8X nearing launch, teaser reveals

Honor 8X is nearing its launch, the company confirmed on Weibo today. Honor posted an image that does not say much, but at least confirms the phone is really arriving. The moniker is visualized as a broken ice panel over a chipset and we think it might be a hint for cooling technology like the one employed in the Honor Note 10. The poster might be everything official we have for now, but a device with a model number ARE-AL00 appeared on TENAA with full specs. This is most likely the listing for the Honor 8X with 7.12" screen and notched Full HD+ resolution. The upcoming device will...

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Huawei will bring EMUI 9.0 based on Android Pie at IFA, flagships get first dibs

A Huawei official has unveiled the first two stages of the Android 9.0 Pie update schedule. A new version of Huawei's custom software - EMUI 9.0 - will be shown off at IFA this September. Then the updates start. The Huawei P20 series is getting it first, starting in September (it's not clear if this will be immediately after IFA or later on). Huawei P20 • Huawei P20 Pro • Huawei P20 lite Next up are the Huawei Mate series with no hard date. Presumably, this means the Mate 10 family, but doesn't exclude the Mate 9 phones. Huawei Mate 10 • Huawei Mate 10 Pro •...

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Essential Phone is down to $224 at Amazon US

Tired of overpriced flagships that are slow to get upgrades? The Essential Phone is neither of those things - for one, it already runs Android 9.0 Pie. For another, it's currently $224 over at Amazon in the US. You can find it here, the deal is specifically for the exclusive Halo Gray color without the 360 camera or headphones. If you do want the camera, that's under $50. The Essential Phone is down to $224 The Essential is pretty awesome - clean Android and Snapdragon 835 power make it similar to the Pixel 2 XL, it has plenty of storage (128GB) and good camera. It's one...

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vivo X23 teased with under-display fingerprint scanner

The Jovi voice assistant teased an August 20 appearance of vivo X23 and the AI platform did not disappoint. The new phone has just arrived as a teaser on the official company website, revealing the key marketable specs of the device. The new vivo X23 will have a fourth-generation under-display fingerprint scanner. The dual camera setup on the back will have a super wide-angle camera, while the front will have a teardrop notch and reportedly a 91.2% screen-to-body ratio. Promo image from the vivo website The design of the vivo X23 is really similar to the vivo V11 Pro and we...

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Xiaomi Pocophone F1 with 8 GB RAM appears on Geekbench

Xiaomi is announcing a new smartphone series called Pocophone and the first device from the portfolio will be called F1, according to numerous leaks. It is arriving in India on August 22, but just days ahead of the unveiling the phone popped up on Geekbench with 8 GB RAM. This is the second appearance of the Pocophone F1 at the benchmark after last week's listing with 6 gigs of RAM. The single-score result of 2451 and the multi-core score of 8998 are on similar levels with other Snapdragon 845-powered phones like the OnePlus 6, Xiaomi Mi 8, HTC U12+ etc. The listing actually...

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