Redmi Note 7 Pro goes on sale in India

The Redmi Note 7 Pro that was made official last month goes on sale today in India on Flipkart, Mi.com, and Mi Home stores starting at noon local time. The smartphone comes in two memory configurations - 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage and 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. The former is priced at INR 13,999 ($201) whereas the latter costs INR 16,999 ($244). The Redmi Note 7 Pro is the company's first Snapdragon 675-powered smartphone. It comes with a 48 MP Sony IMX586 camera sensor at the back, while the front is occupied by a 6.3-inch Full-HD+ display. The Redmi Note 7 Pro is offered in three...

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Google Fit app updated to support lower-power GPS on Wear OS

Wear OS isn't the most popular smartwatch platform available. Both Apple and Samsung have Google beat on that front. Battery life has been both a concern and a weak point when it comes to Wear OS but owners of the TicWatch Pro should see battery improvements with a new update to Google Fit. The update, outlined by 9to5Google, brings support for a new low-power GPS mode that contributes to better battery endurance while tracking workouts. From Mobvoi's website While Google didn't specifically mention which smartwatches other than the TicWatch Pro will support the feature, it...

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Samsung Galaxy M20 lands in the EU, yours for €229

Samsung announced the Galaxy M20 back in January, and we've since seen it launch in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Ukraine. Now it's finally time for the handset to hit the EU as well, and the first two markets from the bloc where it's available are Italy and Spain. In both cases, you'll need to shell out €229 to receive an unlocked and SIM-free unit, which you can purchase from Amazon (see the two Source links below). Unsurprisingly, the phone is a bit more expensive in the EU than in the other territories where it launched, as is usually the case. Then again, the only version...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10 will unsurprisingly have a 5G version

Samsung has recently published the kernel source code for the S10 family powered by its very own Exynos chipset. While digging through the code, the enterprising folks over at XDA Developers have found something very interesting - a mention of a 5G version of the Galaxy Note10. This obviously shouldn't be surprising at all given that there's even a 5G S10 coming, but still it's nice to have sort of a confirmation that Samsung plans on doing the same for the Note10. Keep in mind though that this is just an assumption, which is based on a leak from a few months ago, which revealed the...

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Google Allo officially shuts down today

Allo hadn't been updated since January of last year, then in December, Google announced Allo's planned obsoletion. Allo will be shutting down today and the messaging app's landing page now shows a Goodbye message that recommends users switch to Android Messages. This is interesting since RCS on the Messages app still isn't widely available but slowly getting there. Google Allo launched in September of 2016 and the messaging app (which was confusing to see launch alongside Google Hangouts and Android's SMS app "Messenger"), and along with it, debuted Google Assistant. At first, you'd only...

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Motorola's foldable Razr to be powered by the Snapdragon 710

Motorola is working on a new Razr smartphone that will keep the iconic shape but employ a foldable screen inside, to go with what's quickly becoming the prevailing trend of 2019 in the mobile world. So far the foldables that are already announced or rumored have all been flagships, but Motorola seems to be going another way with its project. According to a new report, the new Razr will employ the Snapdragon 710 chipset, paired with 4/6GB of RAM and 64/128GB of storage. The lights will be kept on by a pretty lightweight 2,730 mAh battery. The main, foldable screen will be a 6.2-inch...

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YouTube Music and YouTube Premium now available in India

Google has finally launched YouTube Music and YouTube Premium services in India. YouTube Music is priced at INR 99/month while YouTube Premium is priced at INR 149/month. YouTube Music can also be accessed for free but with ads. If you are an existing Google Play Music subscriber, you will automatically get YouTube Music Premium as part of your subscription. YouTube Music is a music streaming service where you could either just listen to the songs or watch the videos as you currently do in the main YouTube app. The premium subscription enables background playback and offline...

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Realme 3's first flash sale see 210K units fly off the shelves

In case you missed it, the Realme 3 went on sale today and it flew off the shelves. The brand's official Twitter account reports that the combined sales across Flipkart and its own site passed the 210K mark. It might have done more naturally, but there were just no more units left. With a starting price of INR 9,000 ($130 / 115) for the 3GB RAM /32GB option, the Realme 3 is giving the Redmi Note 7 and Samsung M10 a run for their money. Alongside its modern and colorful design, Helio P70 and capable 13MP + 2MP camera setup with Night mode you can see why the Realme 3 did so well....

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Spotify premium now comes with free Hulu subscription in the US

Customers in the US can now take advantage of a sweet offer from Spotify - a free Hulu subscription with each premium account. And the good news is that it's not for new customers only. If you are a current Spotify Premium member, just go to "Your Services" page on Spotify's website and activate your free Hulu subscription. However, the offer won't last forever - it will be available until June 10 so make sure to claim what's yours and catch up on those Hulu original shows and other movies and TV series. Source

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Samsung US website reveals new Galaxy A90

The Galaxy A family will be getting a new leader. The Samsung Galaxy A90 appeared on the brand's US page promoting exclusive Asphalt 9 content to Samsung owners. The new phone is featured alongside the Samsung flagships, suggesting that it will match their processing power and excel at gaming. A90 listed alongside S10 family Previous Galaxy A90 leaks pointed to a rotating pop-up camera reminiscent of the Oppo N1. While still not confirmed, this feature could remove the need for a notch. We can also expect a large battery to help the phone power through longer gaming...

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Huawei P30 Pro flexes Kirin 980 muscle on Geekbench

Huawei's upcoming P30 Pro flagship ran Geekbench today and revealed interesting bits about its internals in the process. The listing reveals that the phone with a model number VOG-L29 is powered by the 7nm Kirin 980 chipset paired to 8GB of RAM and that the software is based on Android 9 Pie. The flagship score is nigh identical to the one posted by the Huawei Mate 20 Pro in our review, which is to say a bit behind the 7nm Apple A12 Bionic and the 8nm Samsung Exynos 9820, albeit still near the top of the chart. Huawei will unveil the P30 Pro alongside the P30 (and possibly P30 Lite)...

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vivo X27 teaser videos and hands-on surface

We are going to see the vivo X27 official announcement on March 19, but it will hardly be a surprise. We know the specs from TENAA, the company itself introduced the design on its Weibo page and today it confirmed once again the rising selfie camera in a series of videos on the Chinese social media. Do you see the vivo X27 outline? There are three short 10-second clips, revealing the elevating front-facing shooter in an artistic fashion. Our tipsters revealed the designer of the vivo X27 said the unusual camera design on the back is made specifically to increase product...

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Unlocked Galaxy Note9 receives Android Pie in the US

The global version of the Samsung Galaxy Note9 received the One UI update based on Android 9.0 Pie in January and February and just this month, the carrier-locked version got the OTA update too. Even Brazil's unlocked handsets got it. But only now, the unlocked Galaxy Note9 in the US finally starts receiving the much-awaited Pie update. Galaxy Note9 owners were fast to share that their carrier-unlocked phones are getting the firmware. The build number is N960U1UEUCSB3 and the download is around 1.7GB in size. It brings along the February 2019 security patch too. If it still hasn't...

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Indian Honor 8X to get Android Pie-based EMUI 9 on March 18

Last week Honor rolled out Android Pie-based EMUI 9 update for the 8X in China, and the company has now announced that it will roll out this update for the smartphone in India from March 18. The EMUI 9 update will bring features like Digital Balance, HiVision, Password Vault, and GPU Turbo 2.0 to the 8X. In addition to that, it will also come with India-specific features like Indian national calendar, local languages support, and deeper Paytm integration. Honor has also said that EMUI 9 will be rolled out in a staged manner, so it will likely take at least a week or two for all the...

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New triple camera Honor 10i leaked

A new Honor phone was spotted in the wild, sporting a triple camera and a 32MP selfie shooter. The phone shares much of its design with the Honor 10 lite and it will allegedly be called Honor 10i. The source of the leak says the Honor 10i features a 6.2" full HD+ IPS LCD. It's powered by the Kirin 710 alongside 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. Around the back the triple camera setup is rumored to feature 24MP + 8MP + 2MP units and if that's not enough the front is expected to boast a cool 32MP sensor. While the battery capacity is not disclosed, the new phone will support fast charging. The...

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Redmi 7 retail box teased

The Redmi 7 will arrive alongside the Redmi Note 7 Pro on March 18 in China. With less than a week until the official launch, the brand president Lu Weibing posted the retail box of the phone on his Weibo profile. Although the box doesn't tell us much, it is likely a reminder that the company has more than just a demo unit for the stage. We see at least three packages and the company is likely aiming to match its smashing 1 million sales of Redmi Note 7 during the first month of its sales. The Redmi 7 looks like its bigger siblings, but it could come with a smaller footprint,...

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Huawei nova 4e images leak ahead of March 14 launch

The Huawei nova 4e will go official on March 14, and we already know some of its key specifications. Now we also get to see its press images and learn more about its design. These renders show us that the nova 4e will feature a waterdrop notch display on the front with the triple camera stacked vertically on the back. Below these cameras is an LED flash, and to the right is the fingerprint scanner. Huawei nova 4e leaked press renders The renders also confirm that the nova 4e will come in at least three colors which will be called Garnet Blue, Magic Night, and Pearl White....

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Oppo Reno leaks in Aurora Green color

Oppo is launching its new smartphone called Reno on April 10, and it appears this is the phone that will sport the 10x zoom camera demoed at MWC 2019. An alleged official image of the phone popped on Weibo. The color appears to be Aurora Green, seen in the Oppo R17 Pro. Of course, there is also the possibility that someone got creative and just faked the image as there's no way to verify its authenticity just yet. Brian Shen, Oppo VP, said the 10x zoom will be implemented on a phone with Snapdragon 855 chipset, but the Reno with model number CPH1927 was already spotted for...

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Huawei Watch GT, Band 3 Pro, and Band 3e prices and launch dates for India revealed

The Huawei Watch GT smartwatch that debuted last October alongside the Mate 20 series smartphones has been launched in India. It comes in two versions - Sports and Classic. The former is priced at INR 15,990 ($229) with the latter costs INR 16,990 ($243). Both of these will be available exclusively on Amazon India from March 19. The Watch GT runs on Huawei's proprietary platform and rocks a 1.39-inch AMOLED display having a resolution of 454 x 454 pixels. It's made of 316L stainless steel and is water resistant. The smartwatch comes with GPS and can track different outdoor...

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First Huawei P30 specs leak, Pro arriving with 256 GB storage

Huawei is introducing the P30 series in two weeks, but the leaksters have been suspiciously quiet on any eventual specs. Thanks to the devices being certified in Indonesia and Taiwan, though, we finally know their RAM and storage options. The ELE-L29 (the model number of Huawei P30) will have 6/8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage, while the VOG-L29 (P30 Pro) will arrive with 8 GB RAM and 128/256 GB storage. The two phones were accompanied by a third phone, called MAR-LX2, likely to be the Huawei P30 Lite. Huawei P30 listings All three phones were cleared for 4G networks, but...

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