Huawei responds to Twitter images being mysteriously deleted

A number of confused users buzzed on Reddit when they began to see strange behavior with the Twitter app on Huawei smartphones. The app was seemingly deleting photos immediately after the user saved them to the device using the Twitter app. After saving the image, users could see a message from "Huawei System Services" that said "Twitter has deleted a photo from Gallery". This caused an uproar on the internet that led many to believe that Huawei was intentionally blocking users from saving images from Twitter using some kind of feature baked into the OS. Via Reddit Huawei...

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Samsung Galaxy S10+ leaks in another live image, still has dual selfie cams

We're now less than a month away from Samsung's grand unveiling of its Galaxy S10 family, so the leaks are intensifying with every day that goes by. Last week we got a look at a live photo of the Galaxy S10+, showcasing the premier model's dual selfie cameras, nestled in an oval-shaped hole punched into its AMOLED display. Today a new live image of the phone has been outed, although this time the screen is off. The dual selfie cams are still there to be admired, and possibly hated by anyone who loves symmetry because of their position to the right in the top part of the display. If...

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Samsung Gear S3 and Gear Sport get Tizen 4.0 with Value Pack update

Samsung is rolling out the Value Pack update for the Gear S3 and Gear Sport, which includes an OS upgrade to version 4.0. The rollout started yesterday in select markets and will expand to more regions "in the near future". Samsung Health got a major update and can now track 39 types of exercise (20 of which indoors). Back to back workouts are supported as well. Strava, C25K (Couch to 5K) and TIDAL apps are now available. New exercise modes and back-to-back tracking • Strava, Tidal and C25K The sleep notifications you get each morning have been simplified and a Sleep Widget has...

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Moto G7 and G7 Power leak in the wild, are coming on February 7

Another day, another Moto G7 family leak and this is a rather big one. Moto G7 Starting off with a few images of the Moto G7 caught in the wild. They reveal a phone with a waterdrop-styled notch on the front. A dual camera and a fingerprint scanner are clearly visible on the rear. Additionally the phone will be available in at least two colors - Red and Black. Moto G7 leaked in the wild Next up we have a batch of press renders, corroborating the live images above as well as the earlier press renders we've seen of the Moto G7. Moto G7 renders Last but not...

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Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 now available in Europe, M1 gets cheaper

The Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M2) has arrived in European stores while the Zenfone Max Pro (M1) has gotten cheaper. These two are defined by their affordable prices, pure Android and massive 5,000mAh batteries. Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 • Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 We've linked the country stores where we found the M-series for your convenience. In France, the M1 with 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage goes for €200, the 4/64GB version is 11% off (€250). The M2 is €300 and if you buy one over the next 6 months, you'll get a €80 voucher to spend on Asus.com (valid for 3 weeks). In Italy,...

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Meizu teases first "holeless" phone, will unveil it tomorrow

The vivo APEX 2019 - a phone with no buttons or ports - will be unveiled on January 24. That's two days from now. However, Meizu wants to swoop in and steal vivo's thunder by unveiling the first "holeless" phone tomorrow. Note that "holeless" doesn't refer to a phone without a punch hole selfie camera. Obviously there are plenty of those around. No, it means no USB port, no headphone jack, no openings into the phone's body. Meizu's teaser • Same image, but the brightened up Why? We guess the completely smooth exterior will look amazing. And if paired with fast wireless...

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Honor View 20 officially launches for global markets starting at €569

At a special event in Paris today, Huawei sub-brand Honor took the wraps off the View 20 for international markets. The phone was initially made official for China back in December. And now it's finally on its way to other countries. The View 20 comes with a 6.4-inch FHD+ LCD touchscreen with a punch-hole selfie camera design and a great 85.7% screen-to-body ratio, according to our calculations. It's powered by the HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset, currently Huawei's top of the line SoC, also found inside the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro. The Honor View 20 pairs it with 6/8GB of RAM and...

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Fully-loaded Galaxy S10+ will cost €1,600, base Galaxy S10 Lite half that

A report from Italy on the Samsung Galaxy S10 prices confirms the British prices we saw over a month ago. Long story short, you can spend €780 for the base model or twice as much for the fully-loaded model (with 4G connectivity, the 5G phones will likely cost even more). Here's the rundown: Galaxy S10 Lite Galaxy S10 Galaxy S10+ 128GB 6GB RAM€780 6GB RAM€930 6GB RAM€1,050 512GB - 8GB RAM€1,180 8GB RAM€1,300 1TB - - 12GB RAM€1,600 Note that the RAM and storage capacity...

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Image of Sony Xperia XZ4 homescreen surfaces

A new image of the Sony Xperia XZ4 has hit the web - or rather an image of its homescreen. It stretches to a rare 21:9 aspect ratio and clearly adopts Android 9 Pie gestures navigation. But what's with the line on the right? That could be Sony's Side Sense - a feature that made its debut on the Xperia XZ3, which allows you to double tap the side of the phone to bring out a list of AI-curated app shortcuts. Sony Xperia XZ4 homescreen • Composite images The second and third images are composites of the screenshot and renders of the Xperia XZ4, showing what the phone will look...

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Watch the Honor View 20 global launch live for a chance to win one

The Honor View 20 is going global and you can watch it happen live. Better yet, you might even win one. Here's what you need to do. Head over to the official event page and post a comment (you need a registration). The "most unique and innovative comment" will be selected as the winner of a brand new Honor View 20 8/128GB (the color will be chosen at random). Honor AM61 Bluetooth headset • AM51 Bluetooth speaker There are consolation prizes too, several Honor AM61 Bluetooth headsets and AM51 Bluetooth speakers will be awarded. More details here. As for the event itself, it...

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Samsung's new ISOCELL Slim 3T2 sensor is designed for punch hole cameras

Samsung announced its new ISOCELL Slim 3T2 image sensor with emphasis on small size. The sensor makes use of the company's ISOCELL Plus technology and features 20MP resolution that fits in a tiny 1/3.4" form factor. According to the company that's the smallest image sensor currently on the market. The sensor fits 0.8μm pixels and comes with the Tetracell binning tech that combines four pixels into one for better results in low-light conditions. Effectively, when there's not much light the sensor acts as a 5MP unit with big 1.6μm pixels. The ISOCELL Slim 3T2 can also be...

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Honor V20 Moschino Edition now available

Honor has partnered with Italian fashion house Moschino to produce a special edition of the - Honor V20 (also known as Honor View 20 in the West). It comes in two special color options and with extra storage. Honor V20 Moschino: Phantom Red • Phantom Blue The Moschino edition has 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage and will set you back CNY 4,000 ($590/€520). The regular model is available in 6/128GB and 8/128GB versions, the latter costs CNY 3,600 ($530/465). This limited edition Honor V20 comes in Phantom Blue and Phantom Red. The red is already sold out, but there should be...

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vivo teases new periscope selfie camera flagship

Just hours after we saw our first concept of the vivo Apex 2019, vivo has posted a promo video for its upcoming flagship. The teaser reads Goodbye Notch and its official hashtag is "elevating camera", suggesting that it will follow the footsteps of the original vivo NEX. It's unlikely that the teaser is for the upcoming vivo Apex 2019 concept since the pictured phone it most certainly isn't button-less. Odds are it shows the commercial product that will be born from it, much like the NEX came after the 2018 vivo APEX. Check out the video below. It's mostly a rehash of the vivo...

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Lenovo Z5 Pro GT with Snapdragon 855 tops AnTuTu charts

The Lenovo Z5 Pro GT is set to launch in less than a week and when it does, it will be the fastest smartphone in the world - according to AnTuTu, at least. The phone and its Snapdragon 855 chipset posted the highest score on the benchmark. AnTuTu score for the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT (with Snapdragon 855) Yes, that includes the iPhone XS Max score and its Apple A12 Bionic chipset. Okay, technically the Royole Flexpai is already available (in China) and it uses the same S855 chip, but we haven't seen AnTuTu scores from it yet. Here's how the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT compares to the Apple...

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WSJ: 2019 iPhone XR will see the last LCD iPhone, 2020 belongs to OLED

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Apple will move to an all OLED iPhone lineup in 2020. That means that the 2019 successor to the iPhone XR will be the last iPhone to have an LCD. Such a move will allow for a "more flexible handset design" which could be a hint at a completely redesigned iPhone lineup in 2020, perhaps even at a foldable iPhone. It's well-documented how hard it was for Apple to create the liquid retina display on the iPhone XR, needing to experiment with the backlight design to extend the LCD to the edges. And even then the LCD on the iPhone XR has...

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Samsung readying a GPU booster called Neuro Game Booster

Samsung filed a trademark in the EU for a software product called "Neuro Game Booster". The name is pretty self-explanatory and it seems like Samsung is working on a GPU booster of its own like Huawei's GPU Turbo tech. The trademark filing reads: Software for smartphones; Electronic game software for mobile phones; Electronic game software for handheld electronic devices; Computer programmes for playing games; Computer application software featuring games and gaming; Artificial intelligence software; Downloadable computer game software; Recorded computer game software. The AI-aided...

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vivo Apex 2019 shown in first promo video, concept render

vivo's Apex 2019 smartphone is still somewhat of a mystery, despite it being expected to become official in two days time on January 24. Vivo started a campaign where it let people touch the phone, but not see it and they described it as metal soap. So the phone is kept well under wraps. But today we get our first glimpse at the nearly bezel-less and fully button-less vivo Apex 2019. Thanks to a concept image, created by Ben Geskin and through the phone's first promo video, uploaded to Weibo. vivo Apex 2019, concept by Ben Geskin There are clearly no buttons on the vivo Apex 2019...

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WhatsApp sets limit for forwarding messages

I don't know about you, but I have had enough family members ask me if WhatsApp is going to start charging for service if they don't forward the message to 20 of their contacts. With viral content rampant on the platform, WhatsApp has set a limit to all users all over the globe. WhatsApp users will only be able to forward messages to five contacts at a time. In a press release sent via email, WhatsApp explained: All users on the latest version of WhatsApp can now only forward to five contacts at once, which will help keep WhatsApp focused on private messaging with close contacts....

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