Interview: Realme's Madhav Sheth talks 5G, Europe expansion and foldable phones

We got a chance to speak with Realme CEO Madhav Sheth about the future of the brand and its upcoming expansion plans - both geographically and launching new models. Realme is expanding to China but has plans to launch in Europe and even the US. In fact, Realme phones should be available on the Old Continent by the end of June, kicking off with an online store selling directly to consumers. Besides smartphones, you can expect to see Realme-branded smart accessories later this year too. That covers the most immediate plans, but Sheth also talked at length about what's to come. The...

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Telegram X gets a major update, introduces Notifications 2.0

Telegram X - the advanced version of Telegram with a couple of experimental features and more granular control over your settings just got updated today. And the update is a pretty big one too. Notifications have been built from scratch and the developers team introduces Notifications 2.0. Now notifications have vastly improved behavior, reliability, added customization and more importantly, they go easier on the battery. There are a couple of new privacy-oriented notification settings and better notification grouping as well. In addition to the notification improvements, the...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10 Pro to have a 4,500 mAh battery

So far the only thing we've heard about the mythical Galaxy Note10 Pro is that it is planned to launch alongside the normal Galaxy Note10. Today's leak, however, tells us a bit more about the handset. An alleged photo of the battery appeared online showing off a 4,500 mAh unit, which is precisely 500 mAh more than the previous generation Galaxy Note9. If you look closely enough, you can also see the model number EB-BN975ABU of the battery, which in turn can be linked to the SM-N975 model number corresponding to the Galaxy Note10 Pro. Although nothing is confirmed and this is the...

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Samsung Galaxy J4+ and J6+ are the latest phones getting Android Pie update

Samsung recently rolled out the Android Pie update for the Galaxy J8 in India, and now, this South Korean tech giant is seeding this latest version of Android for two more smartphones - Galaxy J4+ and Galaxy J6+. The update weighs more than 1GB in size and carries security patch that's dated April 1, 2019. It also comes with One UI which is the latest iteration of Samsung's custom Android skin. That said, unlike previous rollouts, Samsung has this time released Android Pie in multiple markets. The Galaxy J4+ is receiving it in Ukraine, Thailand, and Vietnam, whereas the Galaxy J6+...

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This year's iPhone XR to sport telephoto lens

A report coming from a Chinese supply chain claims that the successor of the iPhone XR will borrow one of iPhone XS and XS Max key features - the 2x optical zoom. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of info regarding the camera setup but it's believed that there won't be any major upgrades. It will still be a 2x optical zoom achieved by a dual-camera module and will most likely be the same as on the current iPhone XS and XS Max - 12MP primary camera paired with a 12MP telephoto lens. It only makes sense as Apple will re-use the already available sensors in stock to keep the costs as...

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Google Chrome for Android gets Dark Mode with latest update

The much-awaited Dark Mode has finally arrived on Google Chrome for Android with the latest update 74.0.3729.112 on the stable channel. However, the option to turn on Dark Mode isn't instantly available, and you have to enable it through Chrome flags. To do that, paste chrome://flags/#enable-android-night-mode in the address bar of Chrome and then tap on the dropdown list under the "Android Chrome UI dark mode" menu. Select "Enabled" from that list and relaunch Chrome. Enabling Dark Mode option in Google Chrome Once you do that, you can turn on the Dark Mode by heading over...

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Realme 3 Pro's HyperBoost 2.0 will come to older Realme phones with ColorOS 6

Oppo spin-off Realme unveiled the Realme 3 Pro earlier this week at an event in New Delhi, India. The smartphone runs Android Pie-based ColorOS 6 and comes with a feature called HyperBoost 2.0 which will trickle down to older Realme smartphones. This information comes through the company's India CEO Madhav Sheth who revealed that HyperBoost 2.0 will be rolled out to Realme 1, 2 Pro, and U1 with ColorOS 6 update, whereas the Realme 2 and C1 are still being considered for this feature. HyperBoost 2.0 improves the gaming performance in real-time and includes Touch Boost and Frame Boost...

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Oppo Reno has Nokia's OZO Audio recording tech

Just the other day Nokia Finland announced its poor Q1 2019 performance but it took the opportunity to brag about it's Nokia Technologies division. It turns out that Oppo's recently announced Reno flagship uses Nokia's OZO Audio technology. Even though it's not heavily marketed by the company, the Reno appears to be proficient not only in photography but also in audio recording as well. Nokia's OZO uses several microphones to capture high-quality audio from afar and in 360-degree radius so it would make sense that same technology is used for the so-called Audio Focus to hone in on...

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nubia Red Magic 3 spotted on Geekbench rocking a Snapdragon 855

We've had quite a few leaks about the upcoming nubia Red Magic 3 gaming smartphone and it's supposed to arrive as early as tomorrow, so the latest information comes ahead of launch. A Geekbench listing score just popped up further confirming that the handset will indeed boast Qualcomm's latest and greatest - the Snapdragon 855. If there was ever a doubt, of course. Aside from the chipset, the score sheet also reveals 8GB of RAM, but that's pretty much the norm these days, especially for gaming-centric devices. Going by previous rumors, the phone will come with a built-in active...

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OnePlus 5T gets April security patch with OxygenOS 9.0.5 update

OnePlus rolled out OxygenOS 9.0.4 update for the OnePlus 5 and 5T last month which brought in deep integration with Google Duo on both these smartphones. Now, the Chinese phone maker is seeding the 9.0.5 build for the T variant. This update weighs just over 200MB in size and bumps up the Android security patch level from January 1, 2019 to April 1, 2019. In addition to that, it also improves the stability of the Phone app while also fixing issues related to Parallel Apps and Gaming Mode. You can check out the entire changelog below. OxygenOS 9.0.5 should also be rolling out to...

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