Our Samsung Galaxy A60 video review is up

The Galaxy A60 that Samsung announced back in April has a complicated history, being practically identical to the Galaxy M40 and so far getting a limited market release. Still, it's part of the Korean company's ever-expanding and increasingly successful A-series so we were eager to see what it's all about. Hence, our in-depth review of it was born, but then we figured the A60 also deserves a video review of its own. The sweet and short video will walk you through everything that's interesting about the Galaxy A60, while obviously hitting upon the main features such as the screen, unlocking...

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Huawei MediaPad M7 renders show a metal tablet with slimmer bezels and optional stylus and keyboard

OK, to be fair, straight off the bat, the leaked MediaPad is clearly not an iPad clone. In fact, even though most people's first associating when seeing it might be one of Cupertino's current tablets, the look and feel of Samsung's Galaxy Tab S6 really isn't all that different. So, the correct way to describe what is allegedly going to be the MediaPad M7 and is design would definitely be trendy and contemporary. That, of course, means slim bezels and what looks to be a metal body. As per the original source of the leak, the device is internally know under the codename "Marx". But given...

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Twitter's Android app gets OLED-friendly dark mode in new alpha build

Twitter rolled out an OLED-friendly dark mode called "Lights out" back in March, but it was only limited to iOS users. More than six months later, it's rolling out to Android users as well, albeit on the alpha version of the app. The lights out mode is different than the current dark mode and turns the UI of the app to pitch black instead of dark blue. This does a better job at power consumption on devices that sport an OLED display. Twitter for Android with 'Lights out' enabled If you are an alpha user, you will find the option to enable the lights out dark mode under the...

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Apple officially warns older iPhone and iPad users to update their software or risk a nasty GPS bug

A new Apple official warning calls for immediate action on older devices. Mainly the iPhone 5 and earlier as well as the iPad 4 and earlier models. Users on these devices need to go in their settings and update the software to the latest available version prior to November 3. For some of these devices that will be iOS 9.3.6, for others iOS 10.3.4, depending on their age. Any device that is not updated prior to the November 3 deadline can expect GPS location issues as well as potential problems with keeping accurate date and time. The latter, in tern, could prevent the Apple gadgets from...

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Curious 16-inch MacBook Pro images appear in latest macOS beta

A couple on interesting pictures have been unearthed by a French blog, buried inside the resource files of the first two macOS Catalina beta builds (10.15.1). These appear to show renders of a MacBook Pro in both Silver and Space Gray colors that seems very familiar, yet slightly different upon closer inspection. 16-inch MacBook Pro images Going by the relatively smaller bezel size around the display, as well as the "macbookpro-16-silver" and "macbook-pro-gray" file names, it is almost certain that we are looking at a new iteration in Apple's high-end laptop family. One, that...

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HTC launches another blockchain phone - Exodus 1s

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Well, that's not entirely fair if you are a firm believer in the future of blockchain technology and crypto currencies in the end user space. That was the spotlight feature on the original HTC Exodus 1 and the same is true for the newly announced Exodus 1s. The phone doubles as a hardware ledger and this time around has a few other crypto tricks up its sleeve. But more on that in a bit. First thins first, however, the hardware itself. There really is no way around it, the 1s has pretty terrible hardware for 2019. You are looking at a Snapdragon 435...

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Xiaomi starts recruiting MIUI 11 Global Stable beta testers for eight smartphones

Xiaomi has started recruiting beta testers for the MIUI 11 Global Stable ROM which was announced three days ago. The Chinese phone maker is recruiting MIUI 11 Global Stable beta testers for eight smartphones: Redmi K20 (aka Mi 9T), Redmi K20 Pro (aka Mi 9T Pro), Poco F1, Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi 7, Redmi Y3, Redmi Note 7, and Redmi Note 7S. Those interested can apply here until October 20, 9 PM IST. Xiaomi says limited slots are available and applicants will be selected on First Come First Serve basis. You can head over to the source link below for more details about the beta...

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vivo U3 goes official with Snapdragon 675 SoC, triple cameras, and a 5,000 mAh battery

The vivo U3 that was teased yesterday and slated to be unveiled on October 21 is already official. It's built around a 6.53" FHD+ display that has a notch up top for the 16MP selfie camera. Around back, you get a fingerprint reader, accompanied by a triple camera setup which consists of 16MP main, 8MP ultrawide and 2MP macro units. On the inside, the vivo U3 has a Snapdragon 675 SoC, coupled with up to 6GB RAM. The smartphone has 64GB of onboard storage and boots Android Pie-based Funtouch OS 9. It also comes with features like Multi-Turbo, Game Space, and the company's AI-based...

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OnePlus 6 and 6T get Android 10 with an Open Beta update

Last week OnePlus confirmed that it will update the OnePlus 5 and 6 series with Android 10. Today, the company announced the rollout of Open Beta 1 which brings Android 10 to OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T. OnePlus 6T The Android 10-based Open Beta 1 update includes new UI design and location permissions for the OnePlus 6 and 6T. Additionally, it comes with full-screen gestures that allow inward swipes from the left or right edge of the screen to go back. The beta update also includes a new feature called Game Space which offers quick access to all your games and options like Fnatic Mode...

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Samsung is discontinuing Linux support on Dex

Full-featured desktop productivity out of a docked mobile device has been kind of the holy grail for quite a few years now. Within the right dedicated and tech-savvy communities, of course. And while major players on the smartphone market have various desktop interfaces and workflows up on offer today, Samsung was one of the few keeping the true dream alive in its no-compromise entirety with the Linux on Dex program. Well, sadly, that is all coming to an end, at least for now. The Korean giant recently sent out an email to participants in the Linux on DeX Beta program, explaining...

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