Sony Xperia XZ4 Compact CAD-based renders leak, video too

Over the past few weeks Sony's upcoming Xperia XZ4 has started leaking - we've seen it in CAD-based renders, and a couple of days ago a purported spec list was outed too. Now it's time for the phone's smaller sibling to take the stage. So, without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes upon the Sony Xperia XZ4 Compact. What you see here are CAD-based renders, which have proven accurate in the past. There's also a video showcasing all the angles of the phone, embedded below. Sony Xperia XZ4 Compact CAD-based renders The phone keeps the blocky looks of Sony's...

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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8cx chipset for Windows 10

At the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm has taken the wraps off its latest chipset intended for Windows 10 computers - the Snapdragon 8cx. This is the successor to the Snapdragon 850, but it's a different beast altogether. Whereas the 850 was just a modified Snapdragon 845, which is intended for mobile devices, the 8cx is the company's first of a kind SoC built specifically for Windows 10 PCs from the ground up. It's made on a 7nm process and should be in shipping products around the third quarter of next year. The company says it will pack twice the performance of the...

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Verizon gives discounts to emergency first responders with unlimited plans

Verizon introduces new discounts for those heroes of our local communities. State and city police, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers, and Fire department as well will all be eligible for Verizon discounts on their personal service accounts. Volunteers, current employees, and retirees will all be eligible. Those who qualify will get $15 off a single line of service per month, $35 for two lines, and $40 for three or more lines will be discounted per month. If you'd like to request the discount, you can log into your My Verizon account and submit the necessary documents to prove...

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DxOMark: The iPhone XR is unrivaled among single-camera phones

In its latest review, DxOMark examined the iPhone XR camera. It scored 103 points for stills and 96 points for video, adding up to a 101 point overall score. This ranks it as the best single-camera smartphone so far, but we still have to wait for the Pixel 3/3 XL review to come out. Despite sporting just one camera, the iPhone XR did well with its edge detection in portrait mode. Yet the lack of a telephoto lens meant no proper zoom. The camera was praised for its excellent exposure in all lighting conditions, wide dynamic range and perfect balance between noise suppression and detail...

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Samsung Galaxy A50 benchmarked with Exynos 7610, Android 9 Pie

The Samsung Galaxy A50 (SM-A505FN) has been spotted on Geekbench with an Exynos 7 9610 chipset. This is a 10nm SoC with four Cortex-A73 cores (2.3GHz) and four A53 (1.6GHz). The GPU is a Mali-G72 MP3. In terms of performance, the chipset offers single core speed comparable to a Snapdragon 660, though multi-core performance is closer to the Snapdragon 636. JRGRAPH_EXPANDABLE_VERSION = false; GeekBench 4.1 (single-core) Higher is better Samsung Galaxy A50 (unofficial) 1681 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) 1595 Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) 1524 ...

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Here's how you switch between the front and rear screen on the vivo NEX 2

By now we know that vivo's next NEX flagship, the vivo NEX 2, will have two screens - a large bezel-free 6.59-incher on the front and a 5.5" unit on the rear. What we now know is how vivo engineers thought out the process of toggling between the two and it doesn't involve any mechanics whatsoever. All it takes is a three-finger swipe on the active screen (whether front or back) to activate the opposite one. The vivo NEX 2 is still quite new in the the rumor mill but we've already seen it in the wild twice. We know all the phone's cameras will be above the rear screen but we can...

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Razer discounts the Razer phone by $100 today only, 1st gen for $300 off

Good news for Razer fans. If you're looking at the newly released Razer Phone 2, the company is running a deal for $100 off for the rest of today which brings the price down to $699. As a reminder, the phone is indeed compatible with both GSM and Verizon's LTE networks in the US. IF you're looking for a deeper discount, the original Razer Phone is also available for a discount of $300, which brings the price down to $399. If you are looking to buy this phone, the discount will only last today, Wednesday in the US. Both phones have IGZO 120Hz LCD displays, which really makes it...

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Microsoft confirms Edge switch to Chromium, Windows 7, 8 and macOS support

Microsoft confirmed earlier rumors that it will be rebuilding Edge on the Chromium platform. It will also be bringing the browsers to more platforms, including Windows 7, 8 and macOS. The Microsoft Edge browser currently runs on the EdgeHTML engine. The new variant, codenamed Anaheim, will be rebuilt on the Chromium platform and use the Blink rendering engine and V8 JavaScript engine. Chromium is an open source browser platform developed by Google and is the basis of Google's own Chrome as well as Opera. This makes Chromium and its Blink engine the most popular on the web due to Chrome's...

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Apple enables electrocardiogram on Watch Series 4 with watchOS 5.1.2

When Apple announced the Watch Series 4 in September a big focus was placed on the smartwatch' ability to perform an electrocardiogram. But the feature was unavailable at launch. Now, Apple is activating it in the US through watchOS update 5.1.2. The update adds the ECG app to Watch Series 4 devices in the States (where the ECG is currently only available) and also unlocks irregular heart rate warnings on all Apple Watch from Series 1 through to Series 4. The Apple Watch will passively read your heart rate in the background and will warn you if it spots a suspicious pattern. As...

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Samsung Galaxy S10 pictured with two cameras, S855-powered S10+ benchmarked

The revised renders of the Galaxy S10+ showed a quad camera on the back. Now the Samsung Galaxy S10 design has come to light and it has two rear cameras. Different camera setups were used to differentiate the Galaxy S9 duo this year. But next year there will be no less than three Galaxy S flagships. The S10+ should be the top model with four cameras and a large curved screen. Then there will be two models with a 5.8" screen - one curved and one flat (the base model). So, which one is the one in the image? We guess it's the middle model, the one with a curved screen and an in-display...

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Snapdragon 6150 appears in Geekbench, Mediatek shows off M70 5G modem

A Snapdragon SM6150 chipset has posted a score to the Geekbench database. It features an octa-core processor and will likely launch as a 600-series chip. Geekbench doesn't say much about the CPU cores, other than one clock speed - 1.8GHz. That's likely for the little cores and doesn't account for boost, so it's not much to go on. But the score is. The single core performance is defined by one of the big cores and it looks like a match for Snapdragon 845's Kryo 385 Gold cores (at 2.8GHz). The multi-core performance is closer to that of Snapdragon 710, meaning it's likely a 2+6 split...

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Oppo and vivo also demo 5G smartphones with a Qualcomm modem

Oppo and vivo, both part of the BBK Electronics conglomerate, took part of the China Mobile Partners Conference, currently happening in Beijing. The smartphone companies showcased their own 5G prototypes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 modem in action. Oppo Find X with 5G modem Oppo showcased a Find X that managed to open web pages and stream videos at 5G speeds while hooked to additional server and a remote screen, revealing the massive amount of information, processed in under a second. The other demo included vivo NEX 5G smartphone, which is basically a vivo NEX S unit...

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Apple 18W USB-C Power Adapter now available for purchase separately

Apple has started selling its 18W USB-C Power Adapter on the Apple Store. This is the same charger that comes bundled with the new 2018 iPad Pro models. The 18W USB-C Power Adapter is priced at $29 and is the cheapest way to get fast charging on your iPhone or even older iPad that support fast charging. You can also obviously use it with other devices, although they may not necessarily use it to its full potential. Apple 18W USB-C Power Adapter Previously, if you wanted an official Apple fast charger for your iPhone, then you'd have to purchase the 30W USB-C Power Adapter...

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UK's BT telecom is removing some 4G Huawei equipment over security concerns

Huawei is facing trouble across the globe after Australia, New Zealand and the US banned the use of Huawei equipment for the deployment of 5G networks and the US government eveb reached out to its allies asking them to do the same. It seems that the UK's MI6 is responding to that request. BT telecom has officially confirmed that it is now removing Huawei's 3G and 4G equipment from key areas of its network because MI6 suspects the firm's involvement with the Chinese government. This comes right after Huawei's CFO arrest in Vancouver, Canada because the company allegedly was breaching...

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Snapdragon 6150 appears in Geekbench, MedaiTek shows off M70 5G modem

A Snapdragon SM6150 chipset has posted a score to the Geekbench database. It features an octa-core processor and will likely launch as a 600-series chip. Geekbench doesn't say much about the CPU cores, other than one clock speed - 1.8GHz. That's likely for the little cores and doesn't account for boost, so it's not much to go on. But the score is. The single core performance is defined by one of the big cores and it looks like a match for Snapdragon 845's Kryo 385 Gold cores (at 2.8GHz). The multi-core performance is closer to that of Snapdragon 710, meaning it's likely a 2+6 split...

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OnePlus' 5G phone will launch on EE first, but will command a $200 to $300 premium

OnePlus has stated its goal to be among the first to launch a 5G phone. That will happen in partnership with EE - the UK carrier will be the first in the world to offer OnePlus' 5G phone. This should also be Europe's first 5G phone. But CEO Pete Lau has warned that the 5G model will cost $200 to $300 more than the 4G phone (OnePlus is working on two models in parallel). Back to EE, the carrier will flip the switch on its 5G networks in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester first. Ten more cities will get 5G coverage in 2019. EE expects these first 1,500 5G...

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Xiaomi sells 700,000 Pocophone F1 units in 3 months

Xiaomi announced its Pocophone F1 smartphone back in August, and it instantly became a best-seller. The smartphone with Snapdragon 845 chipset and impressively low price tag already sold 700,000 units globally. The milestone was announced by Manu Kumar Jain, Xiaomi VP, on his Twitter account. Jain reminded that even though Poco means "small" in Spanish, the Poco community grew so big in just a couple of months. The Pocophone F1 is one of the key factors of Xiaomi's dominance at major markets, including securing the top spot in India for Q3 2018, according to...

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HTC Exodus 1 now available, first wave of shipments starts

The HTC Exodus 1 - the company's first cryptocurrency-focused phone - is now available for purchase. The first wave of shipments is starting and if you want in, you can buy one with Litecoin, Bitcoin or Ethereum. You can't buy this phone with fiat currency. Meanwhile, Litecoin founder Charlie Lee has joined the Exodus team as a consultant. Besides the Exodus 1 itself, this marks the debut of the Zion crypto wallet. It's backed by hardware security that's separate from the Android system. There's a clever Social Key Recovery function too. Using the wallet you can trade...

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 discontinued in India

Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus arrived in India as Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, but it never managed to reach the same popularity as the Redmi Note 4. That was mostly because the Chinese company also introduced the Redmi Note 5 Pro with dual cameras and better specs for a rather modest premium. That's why it's no surprise that Xiaomi has finally discontinued the Redmi Note 5 in India and is pulling the device out of the market. The phone is delisted from Mi.com and all major online and offline retailers. The price of the Redmi Note 5 was INR9,999 or INR11,999, depending on the memory variants....

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G variant to come with Snapdragon 855

China Mobile is having its annual Partner Conference in Beijing. Xiaomi is one of the companies attending the event, and it took the chance to demo its Mi Mix 3 smartphone with 5G connectivity and Snapdragon X50 modem. The device was showcased with accompanying specs label, that along with the usual specs, revealed a Snapdragon 855 chipset. According to Xiaomi, the Mi Mix 3 5G combines the new Qualcomm chipset and its next-gen modem with some in-house antenna switching technologies to reach download speeds of 2 Gbps. During the demo, the phone quickly connected to the 5G network,...

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Huawei Enjoy 9 shows up on TENAA

The latest market analysis shows Huawei gained ground in smartphone sales on Samsung during the past quarter. One of the reasons is the Chinese manufacturer releases a massive amount of devices to serve every possible price segment. If you want a cheaper midranger with a fingerprint scanner on the back, you can go for the Enjoy 9 Plus (better known as Huawei Y9 2019). But if you don't want that sensor, Huawei is working on a slightly cheaper option called Enjoy 9 that's just went by TENAA. Huawei Enjoy 9 The specs of the phone look pretty basic - a 6.6" LCD with HD+...

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