German court stops Apple from using a deceptive statement following iPhone ban

Back in December, the German court ruled in favor of Qualcomm and moved to ban sales of those affected iPhone including the iPhone 7 and 8 models due to an ongoing patent dispute with Qualcomm. Following the ban, Apple released a statement regarding the ban. It said that while 15 retailers in Germany would no longer sell the phones, the affected models would still be available "through more than 4,300 carriers and resellers across Germany," as per the Retuers report. A three-judge panel of the German court agreed that Apple should remove the second part of the statement on the grounds...

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Nokia 3.1 Plus running Android Pie spotted on GeekBench, update imminent

The Nokia 3.1 Plus was released back in October with Android 8.1 pre-loaded. Many are perhaps wondering when the Android Pie update will arrive for the Android One smartphone. Well, thanks to a new benchmark spotted on GeekBench by Nashville Chatter, the update could come fairly soon. The benchmark result shows that the "HMD Global Nokia 3.1 Plus" was tested running "Android 9" in the test result. It was actually run a total of three times (1,2,3) within two hours or so and each run has comparable scores to the last. The Nokia 3.1 Plus is powered by a MediaTek Helio P22 with...

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Huawei Mate 20 Pro gets 109 overall score in DxOMark, tied with another Huawei phone

DxOMark has published its evaluation of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, giving it an overall score of 109. It technically has the highest score that DxOMark ever gave to a smartphone, but it is tied with another Huawei phone, the P20 Pro. The breakdown of the score is identical to that of the P20 Pro. The main differences in scores are bokeh, which scores 60 - 10 points less than the P20 Pro, and it knocked a few points off in a couple of categories of video. Specifically, DxOMark knocked a few points off for Noise and a couple off of stabilization. As a result, the Mate 20 Pro scores 114...

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Samsung Galaxy M10 and M20 prices leak

Samsung's Galaxy M10 and M20 have been leaking left and right lately, ahead of their official unveiling on January 28. One detail that hasn't been convincingly outed so far is how much they are going to cost. Today from "a source close to Samsung's pricing strategy" for the upcoming Galaxy M series comes news that the M10 will start at only INR 8,990 in India. That's about $126 or €110 at the current exchange rates. The M20 on the other hand will start at INR 12,990 ($182 or €160). That's definitely some bold pricing right there, but Samsung has no choice since it's feeling a lot of...

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Huawei P Smart (2019) in for review

Just last month, the Huawei P Smart (2019) became official last month and the device is already available at retailers in the UK and coming soon to other EU markets. The P Smart has been updated with a larger 6.2-inch display, newer generation Kirin 710, and a beefier 3,400 mAh battery pack. Huawei kept the unibody but strayed away from a metal jacket, opting instead for a polycarbonate shell while improving the appearance of the phone. Our Sapphire Blue device has a beautiful gradient finish that fades from almost a teal blue at the top to a deep blue at the bottom. On...

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Windows Phone is officially obsolete, Microsoft tells users to switch to Android or iOS

Yes, you did read that correctly - Microsoft has officially set a sunset date for Windows Phone. In a Microsoft support page titled "Windows 10 Mobile End of Support: FAQ" some questions are answered regarding the eventual drop of support for the Windows Phone platform. Under "What should Windows 10 Mobile customers do now?" Microsoft recommends that Windows Phone users "move to a supported Android or iOS device." Windows Phone devices will no longer receive security on December 10 of this year. Though third party apps may continue supporting Windows Apps, Microsoft will no longer support...

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Foxconn cuts 50,000 workers earlier than expected, due to slowing smartphone sales

Foxconn has cut some 50,000 contract workers from its workforce since October. The number is not unusual compared to previous years, but the timing is different as the contractors were let go much earlier this time. According to an unnamed source close to the issue the workers are from the factory in Zhengzhou, in China's Henan Province, which is responsible for the bulk of iPhone production. It could stand to reason that the cutbacks are a direct response to Apple scaling down iPhone production. Normally workers' contracts would be renewed on a monthly basis from August until...

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Deal: Razer Phone 2 discounted to $699

Razer Phone 2 was announced back in October for $799. It comes with a Snapdragon 845 chipset, THX-certified amplifiers with the speakers, 120Hz IGZO QHD display and 8 GB RAM. It was initially exclusive to AT&T in the United States, but now it's available from a bunch of other retailers and carriers. To boost sales of unlocked devices, Razer is offering its second Phone with a $100 discount on Amazon, as well as the online and offline stores of BestBuy and Microsoft Store, but you can get up to $250 more back if you decide to go through Verizon. If you choose Big Red, the carrier...

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The Pocophone F1 finally gets 960fps slo-mo video recording and night mode

Pocophone's developer's team rolled out the beta build of MIUI 10 last month for the Pocophone F1 carrying much-anticipated features like super slo-mo video recording and a special night mode for the stills. Now the stable version of MIUI 10 v10.2.2.0 is rolling out. The patch enables 960fps super slo-mo in the default camera app in addition to the already existing 120 and 240fps modes. There's also a new night mode for low-light scenery, which stitches 8 photos with different exposure levels and produces one less noisy, better exposed image. We are yet to see how well it works in real...

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vivo unveils brand new color and font

This year vivo will put a new coat of paint on its brand - Pantone 2386, specifically (the old color was 2925 C). And it is retouching its logo with a new font. The redesign will debut in China first, but will go global in by the end of March. Are you ready? Here's the new logo with the new color: Okay, that was a bit underwhelming. But the font is different, it's rounder and vertically compressed. Here's another sample, which shows labels you will see on the box of new vivo phones: And here's the full alphabet - the Latin one, plus a sample of Chinese...

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Xiaomi President smashes a walnut using a Redmi Note 7 in slow motion

The Redmi Note 7 looked solidly-built in its official teardown video, but there's only one real way to prove that a phone is tough - smash a walnut with it. Okay, maybe that's not the proper way to do it, but who are we to argue? After all, this video was posted by Lin Bin, co-founder and President of Xiaomi. And not just that, the video was shot in 960fps with a Mi 8 so you can see the carnage in slow motion. To be clear, it was the nut that got smashed to bits. via GIPHY The Redmi Note 7 is getting the Night mode of more premium phones, so could this be a hint of upcoming 960fps...

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Netflix posted 35% YoY growth and 29 million new paying subscribers

Netflix just posted its annual stats recording a revenue of $16 billion in 2018. That's around 35% growth year-over-year while doubling its operating profit to $1.6 billion. The revenue growth is primarily due to an increase in paying subscribers - in 2018 the company lured 29 million new paying subscribers the year and 9 million of them came in the last quarter. Now the current count of paying subscribers is 139 million and Netflix expects around 8.9 million to come in this quarter. The streaming company also boasted about the success of Bird Box, which earned 45 million views in...

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Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A9 (2018) Android Pie update is already in testing

The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A9 (2018) are both being tested with Android 9.0 Pie and will likely get the update by April (along with the Galaxy A8+ (2018)). The confirmation for both the Galaxy A8 (2018) and the Galaxy A9 (2018) has come in the form of certification forms in the Wi-Fi Alliance wherein both are running Android 9.0. Samsung is currently seeding the Android 9 update to the Galaxy S9 and Note9 devices and just begun the beta testing for Android Pie on the Galaxy S8/S8+ and the Galaxy Note8. Source 1 | 2 | Via

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Xiaomi opens its biggest European Mi Store in Paris

Today Xiaomi is taking a new step in its expansion in Europe. The company opens the biggest Mi Store on the Old Continent in Paris, France, at the famous Champs-Elysees street. Although the launch is scheduled for 1 PM local time, some people started lining at sunrise with temperatures around 0 degrees Celsius. The new Mi Store The official photos on Twitter revealed Xiaomi will sell pretty much everything from its product portfolio - from smartphones like the Redmi Note 6 Pro and Pocophone F1 to headphones, Yi cameras, purifiers and plenty of other home appliances. The new...

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