Midnight Black Samsung Galaxy Note9 now available in the US

Samsung recently announced a new brand new color option for the Galaxy Note9 with a light gray S Pen that's exclusive to Best Buy in the US and it's called Cloud Silver. Before that, only Lavender Purple and Ocean Blue (the true Best Buy color scheme) were the only two color options after Samsung's initial launch of the Note9. Although it isn't a new color, The Midnight Black Galaxy Note9 is now available in the United States from Best Buy, carrier stores, and Samsung.com. The larger 512GB storage option won't be available until October 26. Samsung Galaxy Note9 If you decide to...

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Verizon Google Pixel 2 XL discounted by $300 at Best Buy

Google just unveiled the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL earlier this week and you know what that means: last year's Pixels will get frequent discounts. If you're not really blown away by the Pixel 3 XL and its large notch or if you find its $799 starting price too high this could be a nice option if you're due for a new phone at Verizon. Google Pixel 2 XL You can get last year's Pixel 2 XL for $549 after 24 months of $12.50 credits. Of course, you will need to purchase and activate the phone on a device payment plan. The 64GB Pixel 2 XL goes for $22.91 per month for 24 months ($549) while...

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OnePlus 6T will have improved navigation gestures, "a whole new UI"

The OnePlus 6T is coming this month and that's not a secret, what with the company itself releasing various teasers and slowly confirming some of its features. Today its resident software expert and user experience lead were interviewed for the official OnePlus forums, and they revealed a couple of new tidbits. First off, you should expect to see "a whole new UI" on the smartphone's version of OxygenOS, OnePlus' skin atop of Android. It's unclear exactly what that means, but the company promises "a fast, smooth & burden-less experience with no gimmicks". The goal here was "to express the...

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Meizu X8 goes on sale on October 15, Snapdragon 710 in tow

Meizu announced a bunch of new smartphones in September, and the X8 is among them. It's one of a few currently unveiled devices that have a Snapdragon 710 chipset at the helm, and it will be available for the very low price of around $230. Speaking of which, the Chinese company is finally ready to start selling the X8. It will become available on Monday, October 15, at 10 AM local time. The phone has been on pre-order ever since its announcement on September 19, but now is the time to get excited for its release. That is, of course, if you are in China - otherwise, there's no telling when...

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Huawei Watch GT specs and more images mistakenly outed by official website

Huawei inadvertently published some information about its upcoming Watch GT on its website, mere days before the official launch happening on October 16. The page has since been taken down, but the folks over at TechAndroids were quick enough to pull a few images and all of the important details. The new smartwatch will have a 1.39-inch 454x454 AMOLED touchscreen, a Cortex-M4 processor, and a 420 mAh battery. Apparently you'll get up to 30 days of battery life in watch mode, two weeks of normal usage, and 22 hours with GPS turned on. There's a heart rate monitor on the back, and the...

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Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro pricing in Europe leaks

As we get closer to the big launch event for Huawei's Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro, which is taking place on October 16, more and more details about the duo are starting to leak out. Just yesterday a huge trove of information got revealed, including how much the Pro model would cost in the UK. Now it's time to jump across the English Channel and find out how much cash you'll be expected to pay for both versions in the Eurozone. Suffice to say, neither of them will be cheap. According to what's purported to be a "trusted source", the Mate 20 will start at €799, which is €100 more than...

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vivo z3 with Snapdragon 710 to arrive on October 17

They just keep coming - October is already densely packed with new smartphone releases and manufacturers don't show any signs of slowing down either. Now a leaked poster from vivo reveals the launch date of a new smartphone from the Z-series - Z3 to be exact - on October 17. Of course, the Z3 is going to be a China-only device unless the company decides to rebrand it and release it outside of the country. Anyway, the OEM confirmed in the invitational poster that the handset will ship with Snapdragon 710 chipset on board supporting the company's Dual Turbo technology that aims to boost...

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Asus schedules an event for October 17 in India

"Techtober" is just starting and while we thought that all brands have already scheduled release dates for their new phones, Asus just caught us off guard and sent out invites for a venue on October 17 in Delhi, India. The event will start at 12:30 PM local time and looking at the poster, we assume it's going to be an entirely new smartphone from the Zenfone lineup. With the Zenfone 5z and Zenfone Max Pro already on the streets of India, we are pretty sure that the Taiwanese firm is prepping a new release. Besides, the invitation doesn't mention anything about gaming so the ROG Phone...

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Xiaomi Black Shark 2 showcased in a leaked hands-on video

It's no secret that Xiaomi is prepping to announce a follow-up to the Black Shark gaming smartphone released back in April all thanks to the TENAA listing that popped up last month. The company even set up a landing page for the first or the second generation but our bet is on the latter. Luckily, we don't have to wait too long to see how it looks as a leaked hands-on video gives out a neat RGB glowing logo on the back as well as RGB-illuminated side strips. Unfortunately, the video is too short and doesn't show the device from the front so we will have to settle with that for now. We...

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Grado announces its first pair of wireless Bluetooth headphones

Grado Labs, a 65-year old American company known for making high quality open back headphones with a classic design, have announced their first pair of wireless headphones. Called the GW100, the headphones are the first pair of wireless headphones to feature an open-back design. This gives the GW100 the classic Grado design while also letting you enjoy the benefits of wireless audio. Grado claims the drivers are the same ones it uses on its wired series of headphones. The housing and the internals have been designed in tandem and diminish escaping sound by up to...

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Fortnite is now available for download on any Android device

Epic's Fortnite is now available to download for all Android devices without having to get an invite. Users with compatible devices can now head to fortnite.com/android and download the installer. The installer will then download the game files and install the actual game. You can uninstall the installer after installing but you need it to get updates to the game. Fornite launched on Android back in August alongside the Galaxy Note9. The first few days, the game was only available for Samsung devices through the Samsung stores. Eventually, Epic made it available to other...

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Samsung W2019 flip phone appears on TENAA

Samsung introduced the W2018 flip phone back in December 2017 with a variable aperture that later made its way to the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+. This year, the phone, codenamed as Project Lykan, will have a dual main camera setup and will keep the design with two screens and T9 keyboard. Samsung W2019 The new phone, codenamed SM-W2019 looks like it has a Bixby button on the left side of the upper flip panel, while the volume rocker and power keys will occupy the right side. Looking at the images, the dual camera looks similar to the Galaxy Note9 where one of the...

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Sony Xperia XZ2 is now receiving Android 9.0 Pie

After a couple of smartphones like the Essential PH-1, OnePlus 6 and all of the Pixels received the update, it's now Sony's turn to serve some delicious Pie to one of its flagships - the Xperia XZ2. Screenshots from the update We assume the OTA update is only available to some markets and will gradually roll out to the rest of the countries. The software update itself weighs just a little over 1GB and carries 52.0.A.3.27 build number. For now, we only have information regarding the standard Xperia XZ2 but it's probably safe to assume that the OTA update will hit the XZ2...

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Foxconn Q3 revenue hints at solid iPhone XS sales

Apple wants to switch from Taiwanese to Chinese suppliers to optimize expenses, but until that happens, the companies from the small island will keep posting impressive revenue. Such is the case with Foxconn, the primary iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max supplier - it reported 30% jump in September revenue to T$585 billion (nearly $19 billion), extending a streak of double-digit growth on a monthly basis since May. The strong monthly result is the second best in the history of Foxconn, brining nine-month and Q3 revenues to record highs, a company official was quoted by Reuters...

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Oppo R15x leaks with specs and prices through an online retailer

A mysterious trio of smartphones appeared last month on TENAA and looked a lot like a toned-down version of the existing Oppo R17. However, a few weeks back Oppo teased an upcoming new series of smartphones, which threw us off guard. Luckily, an unexpected store listing is here to clear the air with full specs, prices and even the name of the handset - R15x. It appears that Oppo still hasn't dropped the R15-lineup, although the R17 and the R17 Pro are already out. The device is listed on an online retailer's website and the hardware seems to be in line with the TENAA specs sheet from...

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Honor Play starts receiving Android Pie Beta

Yesterday EMUI 9.0 was introduced in India and although it will be officially out of the box on October 16 at the Mate 20 launch, other Huawei smartphones already started receiving the Beta. Latest info comes about the Honor Play with its serial number COR-L29, offered mainly in Europe and Middle East. The phone is eligible for the 9.0.0.110 build that brings new Android and UI features. Honor Play in Midnight Black, Navy Blue and Ultra Violet The build number is COR-L29C185E303R1P8B115 or COR-L29C432E303R1P8B110, depending on the actual unit. It brings some features like...

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Honor 8X hands-on review

Honor and its increasingly distant Huawei parent have mostly adopted the practice of over-saturating the market with a plethora of extremely similar models. It's perfectly understandable if you get confused at times. We frequently find ourselves puzzled by "different, but same, but different" devices.

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Oppo announces Hyper Boost technology for mobile gaming optimization

Oppo promised and delivered a new GPU boost technology for its smartphones. At an event in Shanghai, China, the company introduced Hyper Boost with 100 times faster adjustment of the hardware frequency. The manufacturer worked with Tencent, Netease, Unreal, Unity, and others to implement the optimization to the Top 100 mobile games through component acceleration. In a press release, Oppo said PUBG and Honor of Kings are among the first 11 games that will receive instant performance boost through "polymorphic network acceleration technology" and "intelligent distribution of traffic...

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