AT&T might price 5G monthly rates based on data speeds

Remember when 3G data plans were all-you-can eat and you paid a flat monthly rate for internet? As smartphones got smarter and hungrier for data, carriers started limiting data into fixed amounts per month at the same time that 4G LTE gradually became available. 5G could lead to a totally different approach to pricing, at least according to AT&T's CEO. During AT&T's recent earnings call, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson offered insight as to how we might expect AT&T to structure its pricing for 5G service in the future. I will be very surprised if, as we move into wireless, the pricing...

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Xiaomi patents smartphone design with reverse-notch and it's exactly what it sounds like

The notch is one of the most talked about aesthetic features over the past couple of years that many phone makers have began adopting ever since Apple did it with the iPhone X. Whether you love it or not, we guarantee Xiaomi's recently patented design will leave you feeling some type of way. Sketches of a new smartphone design with several possible variations has surfaced in a recently filed patent reportedly submitted by Xiaomi. The patent shows several iterations of a smartphone with a notch, only the notch literally sticks past the top edge of the phone. These drawing show...

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Huawei P30 lite goes on sale in India

The Huawei P30 lite that debuted in India last month is now on sale in the country. It's priced at INR19,990 ($286) for the 4GB/128GB variant, with the 6GB/128GB model carrying a price tag of INR22,990 ($328). It's available for purchase through Amazon.in. The P30 lite is powered by Kirin 710 SoC and runs EMUI 9 out-of-the-box. It flaunts a 6.15-inch FHD+ LCD on the front along with a 32MP selfie shooter, and boasts a triple camera setup at the back consisting of 24MP, 8MP, and 2MP units. Huawei P30 lite The P30 lite is offered in Midnight Black and Peacock Blue colors, and it...

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Verizon confirms Galaxy Note 10 will have a 5G variant

On Wednesday, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg explicitly mentioned upcoming 5G devices coming to the carrier's stores. Among them, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, LG V50 ThinQ, and then came the mention of the Note. The Note and the Galaxy coming this year will both have 5G, We've previously covered a report that the next Note device would come in four different variants: two 4G versions and two 5G. Among those rumors were two different display sizes, which Samsung hasn't done before - unless you count the Galaxy Note 4 and the Note Edge, which had technically different screen sizes for totally...

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You can now track activity with Google Fit on iOS and the Apple Watch

Starting today, you can download the Google Fit app on the iOS app store to use on an iPhone. You'll be able to track fitness using Google's ‘Move Minutes' and ‘Heart Points' metrics. These metrics make it easy to understand how much activity you are getting throughout the day and you earn ‘heart points' based on the intensity of activity. In addition to tracking activity with the Google Fit app, It will also integrate with the Apple Health app so you'll be able to earn Heart Points by simply logging workouts and activities on your Apple Watch so there's no separate Google Fit app for the...

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The latest Chrome 74 for Windows 10 has a secret dark mode

Chrome is finally being updated to version 74 across all desktop platforms including Mac, Windows, and Linux. Along with Chrome 74, Windows users will be able to enable the long-awaited dark mode. This changes Chrome's UI, menus, and Downloads window to a more comfortable interface to use at night. It isn't fully enabled just yet, but if you're on Windows 10, there's a way to force dark mode. It requires adding some text to the shortcut path, so you could totally have two shortcuts for Chrome: one for standard view and the other just for dark mode. For this to work, you'll need to...

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LG to stop manufacturing smartphones in South Korea

LG plans to suspend manufacturing smartphones in its South Korea plant, according to a report by Reuters. The report further states that LG will be moving the manufacturing to its plant in Vietnam. The information original comes from an unknown source at the Yonhap News Agency and alleges that the move is to help reduce the cost of manufacturing and turn around the company's smartphone division, which has been making losses since the past several quarters. The information is not completely unexpected. LG has been receiving increasingly lukewarm response for its smartphone...

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iPhone XR is the best-selling smartphone for Q2 2019 in the US

A research from CIRP (Consumer Intelligence Research Partners) has found that the iPhone XR is still outselling every other smartphone on the US market for the second quarter this year. Despite the XR's success, the report claims that not everything is roses. The relatively low price of the iPhone XR will bring down the average selling price down to $800 if the trend continues. During the previous quarter, the higher storage tiers boosted the average selling price. For comparison, last year's Q1 storage upgrades accounted for 33% of the total sales while Q1 2019 saw an increase to...

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Samsung is investing $116 billion in logic chip R&D and production through 2030

Early last year Samsung became the world's largest chip manufacturer (taking the crown from Intel) largely thanks to the strong performance of its memory division. Today the company announced plans to invest $116 billion through 2030 in non-memory chips. This will help reduce its reliance on the memory segment (which didn't do so hot last quarter). More than half of the money will go towards R&D, creating 15,000 jobs. The rest will go to building the infrastructure. Samsung System LSI, which develops Exynos chips and modems, ISOCELL sensors and more, along with Samsung Foundry (which...

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Oppo Reno hands-on review - the non-10x zoom version

We're in Zurich for the global announcement of the Oppo Reno lineup and we got to spend some quality time with the fully tricked out Reno 10x zoom. After that proper flagship, we also got the opportunity to briefly play around with the regular Reno. The differences in hardware aren't minor and the vanilla Reno comes with the mid-tier Snapdragon 710 instead of the 10x zoom's 855. There's also no periscope telephoto camera on its back and the ultra wide module didn't make the cut either. The main cam does use the same 48MP Sony sensor as the flagship, but the lens isn't stabilized...

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Google Maps adds real-time availability of EV chargers in the US and UK

Google has just made life easier for electric car users thanks to its latest update in Google Maps. Now EV drivers can enjoy live updated information on charger availability in the US and UK so they don't have to spend time waiting for their next top up. A simple "ev charging stations" search query will bring out the nearest charger and show availability information. According to Google, users will be able to see details such as port types, charging speeds and availability alongside photos, ratings, and reviews from other drivers. Google said it partnered with Chargemaster, EVgo,...

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iFixit tears down Galaxy Fold, finds it fatally fragile

Despite Samsung's recalls, tear down specialists iFixit have managed to get their hands on the Galaxy Fold and open it up a lot more than it already does. While it's best to read the tear down in its entirety, here are some of the talking points raised by the article: One of the areas for concern are the gaps all around the phone. While we already know the Galaxy Fold is not ingress protected, the gaps are rather large around the hinge and may potentially be a location for small particles to get stuck and jam the mechanism or even damage the display. The phone has two batteries,...

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OnePlus 7 Pro prices will start at around €700

This year OnePlus will go for a multi-tier strategy and will launch the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro. The Pro model will offer numerous upgrades over the vanilla model and it will be pricey (by OnePlus standards). Rumor has it that the OnePlus 7 Pro with 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage will cost €750 while the top-specced 12/256GB model will be €820. The price for the base 6/128GB memory option is unknown, but should be around €700. Note that there might be small differences between EU countries. For US pricing, there's a very good chance that you just swap the € sign for a $, meaning...

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EE will test its 5G network at the Glastonbury festival

The Glastonbury Festival is coming up soon (June 26-30) and EE will use it as a testing ground for its 5G network. It will erect temporary 5G antennas and make it the UK's "first 5G-connected festival". Glastonbury is expected to attract a record 200,000 people who will use up a whopping 70TB of data. There's a stumbling block, however - almost no one will have a 5G-capable phone. But 5G enthusiasts will have options. EE is a launch partner for the Oppo Reno 5G, which will be available staring from May at €900 (around £780). That will most likely be Europe's first 5G phone. The...

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UK to allow Huawei "limited" access in non-core 5G components

In a slight turn of events, the British National Security Council (NHC) has decided to grant Huawei the right to help build up "non-core" 5G infrastructure. The decision comes at a time when multiple countries around the world have banned Huawei from supplying 5G network equipment. According to the Daily Telegraph, Prime Minister Theresa May, who heads the NHC made her decision despite expressed caution from several senior ministers as well as warnings from the US. The move would allow Huawei to supply 5G base stations and transmission equipment in the UK but not much more. The company...

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Oppo Reno 10x zoom hands-on review

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Oppo Reno and Reno 10x zoom go global, Reno 5G joins them

The Oppo Reno and Reno 10x zoom will make their debut in Europe soon. They are the same phones that were unveiled in China a couple of weeks ago (and the vanilla Reno is already on sale there). As a quick recap, Oppo Reno 10x zoom features a notch-less 6.6" OLED screen thanks to a unique shark fin pop-up (16MP selfie cam). The phone's best feature (and reason for its name) is the periscope zoom lens on the back, which joins the wide and ultra-wide cameras. Both the periscope and the wide camera have OIS. The Oppo Reno 10x zoom lives up to its name thanks to a periscope...

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You can now ask multiple-choice questions in Instagram Stories

Instagram introduced the Polls sticker back in October 2017 that lets you ask questions to your followers, and now, this Facebook subsidiary has announced a new sticker that allows you to quiz your followers. Instagram has introduced the Quiz sticker that lets you ask multiple-choice questions through Stories, and unlike Polls, you can add up to four options as answers to the question. To ask a multiple-choice question, all you have to do is create a Story, add the Quiz sticker from the sticker tray, and fill in the question and answers. After that, select the correct answer from the...

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Official: Realme to bring smartphones in China next month

Realme started setting up its social media accounts in China the other day, and today it officially announced the expansion to its home market. To celebrate the accomplishment, the company is offering smartphones and other goodies for everyone who subscribes for more info until May 3. Then we expect to hear an official launch date or an actual phone announcement. Lucky subscribers can win a smartphone, realme backpack or a neat yellow T-shirt Realme separated from Oppo last spring and has been doing great at multiple Asia-Pacific countries, including Taiwan, but not Mainland...

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Google Pixel 3a render appears online

Following the footsteps of its more expensive sibling, the Pixel 3a is leaking all over the place before it launches. For the past month or two, we've seen enough information about the two upcoming mid-range Pixels so it doesn't come as a surprise that @evleaks just posted what seems to be an official render of the Pixel 3a. We've seen a couple of hands-on videos as well as a some renders but this is probably our best look at the phone's design. Sure, we've seen the case renders from last week but this picture is way more revealing and it further confirms previous leaks. Google Pixel...

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The Oppo Reno global launch event starts soon, watch it here

In under an hour, Oppo will unveil its global plans for the Oppo Reno and Oppo Reno 10x zoom. We'll report from Zurich with more info, but you can watch the event as it happens live. The main unknown here is the price. The Reno is already available in China and the 10x zoom is set to launch next month. So the global launch for both phones can't be too far away. But as far as pricing goes, all we have is rumors, which claim the vanilla model will cost €500 (which would push the 10x zoom up to €800). Besides those two models, the 5G version of the Oppo Reno 10x zoom will be featured....

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Huawei Y5 2019 arrives with Helio A22 SoC and 5.71-inch notched display

The Huawei Y5 2019 that leaked a couple of times earlier this month is finally official. It's basically the Huawei Y6 Pro 2019 with a smaller screen, lesser RAM, and a low-res selfie camera. The Y6 Pro 2019 comes with a 6.09-inch display, 3GB RAM, and an 8MP selfie snapper, whereas the Y5 2019 features a 5.71-inch screen, 2GB RAM, and a 5MP front camera. Apart from these differences, everything else remains the same across both these smartphones. The Huawei Y5 2019 is powered by Helio A22 SoC and runs Android Pie-based EMUI 9 out-of-the-box. It's offered in 16GB and 32GB storage...

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Xiaomi launches Redmi Y3 and Redmi 7 outside of China

Xiaomi has officially unveiled its latest Redmi series phone - the Redmi Y3 alongside the international version of the Redmi 7, which was previously available only in China. The two smartphones are basically identical apart from the selfie department. The Y3 features a 32MP selfie cam, the highest on any Xiaomi device. The phones feature the brand's new Aurora design language with its subtle curves and dual Gorilla Glass 5 build with a gradient back. Xiaomi is positioning the Y3 as the ultimate selfie machine and is pricing its aggressively to compete in the budget segment. On the...

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Redmi with rising camera spotted again in the wild

Ten days ago we spotted a Redmi phone with an elevating mechanism for the selfie camera and lack of any bezels, waterdrops, notches, whatsoever, on the front panel. Now the device was spotted in the arms of Lu Weibing, the brand manager while ordering some stuff at a movie theater. This is likely the Snapdragon 855-powered phone that he has been posting about lately and it appears to be real and running. Original image • Enhanced image Sources from China say this was right before the new Avengers movie, and later the Xiaomi PR department confirmed Lu was indeed at the movie...

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vivo V15 gets a price cut in India

The vivo V15 that was launched in India last month with a price tag of INR23,990 ($343) is now down to INR21,990 ($314) in the country. It can be purchased at the new price from Flipkart and vivo India's online store. The V15 is built around a 6.53-inch FHD+ notchless display and has a Helio P70 SoC under the hood which is mated to 6GB RAM. It boasts a triple camera setup (12MP+8MP+5MP) at the back and has a 32MP selfie snapper that pops up from the top. vivo V15 The smartphone boots to Android Pie-based Funtouch OS 9 out-of-the-box and comes with 64GB storage. It features...

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