Samsung Galaxy M10 and M20 in for review

Samsung announced the Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 at a launch event in India as the first two members of the phone maker's new mid-range lineup. And now that we finally got a chance to welcome them to our office it's time we see if they are good enough. Samsung Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10 Both phones have Infinity-V displays (which means they have a waterdrop notch) dual cameras on the back, and they are both powered by Android Oreo 8.1 with Samsung's Experience UI 9.5. Let's start by taking a closer look at the more interesting of the two: the Galaxy M20. Samsung Galaxy M20 The...

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New Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 12.5 is likely coming on March 26

Xiaomi's 12.5-inch Mi Notebook Air appears to be due for an update in a few days, as evidenced by a post from the official account of the company's notebook division. Teaser poster The post is about as vague as they come but there's a date - March 26 is when something is happening. There's a scale in the teaser image showing 1.07kg, the weight of the current model of the laptop. Our Chinese being rusty, and Google Translate being notoriously unreliable with Chinese to English translations, we can only speculate that the tagline reads something like 'What's the perfect...

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Xiaomi Mi 9 SE may soon be launching globally

The Mi 9 SE that was announced last month is currently available only in China. But that may change soon as the smartphone has been listed on Xiaomi Global's compliance page which hints at the company planning to expand its availability. However, don't get your hopes high just yet as there are some other smartphones listed on this compliance page that never made it outside of China. But in the case of the Mi 9 SE, we have seen earlier evidence leading us to believe this one will. There's no word from Xiaomi regarding the global availability of Mi 9 SE, so we will have to wait until...

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Motorola One Vision image leaks revealing punch-hole display and 48MP rear camera

We heard quite a lot about the Motorola One Vision in the past couple of days. The smartphone paid a visit to Geekbench and later its detailed specs leaked online. It also popped up on Wi-Fi Alliance's website bearing model number XT1970-1 and running Android Pie. Now today, we are treated to an official-looking press render of the One Vision, which shows its design. This image comes to us courtesy of Tiger Mobiles. It reveals the phone has a punch-hole display with the selfie camera located in the left corner. The display has small bezels on its left, right, and top, with the chin being...

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Next-gen iPhone to come with Wireless PowerShare capability

The iPhone 11, or whatever name Apple manages to come up with for this year's release, will reportedly come with Wireless PowerShare support, supply chain sources reveal. Introduced by IDT in 2015, the Qi-based standard for reverse wireless charging (as in, charging other devices off of your smartphone) is supported on the Galaxy S10 series, but the feature was previously available on the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. In the Apple realm, having Wireless PowerShare will mean, for example, being able to charge your Apple Watch without carrying its own charger around. Additionally, the second edition...

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Honor 8X global variant receiving Android Pie-based EMUI 9 update

Earlier this month, Honor released an Android Pie-based EMUI 9 update for the 8X in China. Now the company has begun rolling out this update for the phone's global variant. This Android Pie-based EMUI 9.0.1 update weighs a whopping 3.14GB in size and brings along improved sound recorder, faster app launch times, simplified UI, and Huawei Share 3.0 to the 8X. It is currently rolling out in Macedonia, but we expect a wider rollout soon. Last week Honor confirmed it would release Android Pie for the 8X in India starting on March 18, but we haven't heard anything on that later. The...

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vivo V15 and V15 Pro availability expands to the Philippines

Chinese phone maker vivo unveiled the V15 Pro last month and made the V15 official earlier this month. Both these smartphones are already available in a couple of markets, and the latest country they have made their debut in is the Philippines. The V15 is priced at PHP17,999 ($342) and the Pro variant is priced at PHP23,999 ($456). You can pre-order the V15 until March 29 and the V15 Pro until April 11 with sales starting after those dates. The V15 is powered by the Helio P70 SoC which is coupled with 6GB RAM. It's built around a 6.53-inch notchless display and has 128GB of storage...

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Beats will launch true wireless earbuds in April

On Friday, CNET learned from a reliable source that Apple-owned Beats plans to release a new totally wireless update to the PowerBeats sport headphones. Apple's AIrPods are quickly becoming the most popular pair of Bluetooth earbuds and a new Beats alternative could reportedly launch in April. Apple recently announced updated AirPods with improved battery life, hands-free "Hey, Siri", and an updated H1 wireless chip. It is believed that Beats' new earphones will have the same Hey Siri feature, the updated H1 chip, and perhaps better battery life than the AirPods. PowerBeats 3...

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