LG Q9 front panel leaks in first press render

Back in the beginning of September we heard about an upcoming smartphone called LG Q9, but the rumor mill kept quiet since then. Now we have a new leak, suggesting the Korean company is indeed launching the phone. An image revealed the front of the device, showcasing a notch, huge tall display and the usual set of keys on both sides. Looking at the render, the LG Q9 is quite similar to the LG G7 Fit. This means either LG is preparing its first device from the Q series with a notch to copy the G-phone, or MySmartPrice is terribly wrong with its exclusive info. Assumptions also...

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Google finds Night Mode really helps battery endurance

Google has revealed its findings about dark mode and how it affects battery life. During this week's Android Developer Summit, Google spoke to app developers about what they can do in order to yield the best battery life for the user's device. Generally, power consumption goes up as you raise the screen's brightness. However, the color being displayed also affects the power consumption of the display. This is where Google shows how well Night Mode is at conserving power. Here's a comparison done with the first Google Pixel and the iPhone 7. These have an AMOLED and IPS LCD panel,...

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Vine successor called "Byte" coming in spring 2019

There's some good news for Vine fans or ex-creators. Dom Hofmann, co-founder of Vine, has teased today via Twitter that the successor to Vine is going to be called "Byte" and will launch in Q2 of the upcoming year. The platform will presumably be based on the same premise of the original Vine app: create or post video clips that loop forever. More specific details haven't been unveiled like: How long can the videos be? Where will we be able to share these videos? What features will the Byte app have? There are more questions than answers right now. our new looping video app is called...

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Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design arrives in China on November 17

One of four Mate 20 models announced by Huawei at its special event last month is the Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, and this has the honor of being by far the most expensive of the bunch. We've already seen it go up for pre-order in the UK with an expected shipping date of November 16. Today the company itself has unveiled the official release date for the smartphone in its home market of China. If you've saved up the cash, know that you'll find the Mate 20 RS Porsche Design in stock in its online store on November 17 at 10:08 AM. It's priced at CNY 12,999, which roughly translates...

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Samsung's bulky W2019 clamshell phone leaks in short video

Samsung is one of the only manufacturers that makes clamshell smartphones and as they come, the W2019 is pretty powerful. It has two (4.2-inch) AMOLED screens, a Snapdragon 845, 3,000mAh battery and will cost a pretty penny when it becomes official tomorrow - November 9. The latest leak of the W2019 is a short clip showing the W2019 being flipped open and closed and giving us a glimpse at its two screens, and numpad. We've already had a very good look at each side of the W2019 and tomorrow the phone will be detailed in full.

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Xiaomi Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A review

This year, Xiaomi has released the new Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A models, updates for last year's Redmi 5 and 5A. Launched at the same great prices as last year, the new models feature an updated design, larger displays, newer 12nm chipsets, and a few other bells and whistles.

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Rome: Total War game arriving on Android in December

Activision released Rome: Total War for PC in 2004 and the strategy has been capturing our hearts since then. Feral Interactive managed to port the game for iPad in 2016, while an iPhone version appeared this summer. Now it's time for Android to get it and the developers promised a December arrival. David Stephen, Managing Director of Feral Interactive, said the company is ready to push an Android version of the game and will arrive at a limited range of Android devices. Market-wise it will appear in Google Play and Samsung Apps Store only for countries in North America and Europe,...

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Xiaomi arrives in the UK with phones and accessories in tow

Xiaomi says "hi" from the UK - the company brought its extensive roster of gadgets to the country and the first flash sales is tomorrow. All the fan favorites are up on mi.com/uk - the Pocophone F1 starts at £330, the Mi 8 Pro at £500, the Redmi 6A at just £100. If you're more into Android One, the Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite are available as well. Some Mi headphones are on the website as well (unfortunately, not the Mi AirDots, at least not yet), some accessories like power banks and the Mi Band 3 too. Aside from Mi.com, you can buy Xiaomi products online from Amazon, Carphone...

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OnePlus 6T gets a proper teardown, reveals the under-display FP scanner

Ever wondered how the OnePlus 6T's optical under-display fingerprint reader looks? Well, JerryRighEverything has you covered. After taking it apart to make a transparent back, he now goes through the whole disassembly process and walks us through the hardware in there. And arguably the most interesting part is the in-display fingerprint reader. The video shows off the hole right under the AMOLED panel that lets the sensor take a close-up shot of your fingerprint and all of its ridges and pores. The sensor also looks a lot like a regular camera, but a lot smaller. Jerry even turns on the...

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Google rebrand Files Go to just 'Files', updates the UI along the way

Google released the Files Go app late last year and as the name suggests, it was meant for Android Go users. Well, it proved so popular (even among mainline Android users) that the app is getting rebranded to just "Files by Google". Files Go was meant to help you clean out the clutter out of the limited storage on Android Go phones. But Google noted that the app has grown to 30 million monthly users, some of which were using powerful phones with plenty of storage. We guess it's easier to lose a file in 128GB of storage than in 8GB, such lost files pile up and take up room. It's...

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Honor celebrates 1 million+ phones sold during Diwali

Honor's festive offers were a hit in India - not just on Flipkart, but Amazon too. In total the company sold over 1 million devices, marking a massive 300% growth year over year. The Top 5 cities by sales were Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune and Kolkata. The star phone of Flipkart's Big Billion Days was the Honor 9N. Meanwhile, the Honor 8X was the best seller in in the INR 12-15,000 category over at Amazon's Great Indian Festival. Honor celebrates 1 million+ phones sold during Diwali The massive sales lead to a 32% growth of the brand's fan base. All told, 3.92 million Honor...

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Nokia 8.1 inching closer to launch, NCC report from Taiwan says so

The Nokia 8.1 was first spotted on Geekbench a few weeks ago giving out some of the specs, including the Snapdragon 710 chipset. The new NCC filing from Taiwan might suggest we are looking at imminent launch. The report lists a Nokia device with model number TA-1119 but as always, doesn't disclose anything specific about the device itself. That's TENAA specialty. Anyway, rumor has it the device will sport a notch, a rear-mounted fingerprint reader and will run Android 9.0 Pie out of the box. Still, the Nokia 8.1 remains pretty secretive so we have to wait a little bit longer for...

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Fossil launches Fossil Sport, a Wear OS smartwatch running the Snapdragon 3100

Today, Fossil announces its latest smartwatch simply called: the Fossil Sport. The fitness-oriented Wear OS device will run the latest version of Wear OS with a revamped fitness and navigation UI. It also has Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon Wear 3100 chip that replaces the far-outdated 2100 chip. The Fossil Sport has a 350 mAh battery and comes in six body colors and there are 28 available silicone strap colors. There are also two sizes 41mm and 43mm with 18mm or 22mm bands, respectively, and the watch cases are made of aluminum and nylon which keeps the weight down. The newly redesigned...

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Realme phones arrive in Malaysia

Realme announced a global expansion back in September, and it looks like the company is keeping its promise one country at a time. The Realme 2 Pro, Realme 2, and Realme C1 were introduced in Malaysia, its third market after India and Indonesia. The phones will be available soon at Lazada, Shopee and the brand's own store. The cheapest of them all is the entry-level Realme C1, priced at MYR449 ($107/€95). It is powered by a Snapdragon 450 and has 2 GB RAM and 16 GB storage. It is currently discounted to MYR399 and will remain like that for a month. Next in line on the price spectrum...

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Android adds support for flexible displays

The Android platform nowadays can be seen running on multiple devices, not only on smartphones. And naturally, with the push of flexible smartphones, Google is adding support for that form factor and it's gearing up for the future. No wonder Samsung and Google were working together creating the new One UI for Samsung's phones. For now, Android developers are focusing on the two-screen and the one-screen devices as shown in the .gif below. Either way, Android will strive for the so-called continuity so that the content transitions from the folded screen to the unfolded state without...

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Oppo announces over 100 million shipped phones with VOOC

Oppo held an event in Shanghai, called "Super VOOC Flash Charge Day" to celebrate over 100 million shipped devices with VOOC fast charging technology. The VP of Oppo Shen Yiren, responsible for the Domestic Business of the company, said the new standard is leading change in consumer habits with people plugging their devices in the morning instead of leaving them overnight. To celebrate the milestone and to pave its way to the new Super VOOC standard, Oppo introduced Pikachu as their ambassador. As part of the promo, the company launched a protective case for Oppo R17 Pro,...

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