Flashback: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play loses the game

Nokia failed to crack the gaming phone puzzle back in 2003, but it was always a telecommunications company. If anyone could do it, it would be Sony Ericsson - it had the mighty PlayStation brand behind its back as well as the combined phone experience of both Sony and Ericsson. You probably know how this story ends, though, the Xperia Play never gained much popularity - or much support from its parent company. This Xperia was released months ahead of the PlayStation Vita, the follow-up to the successful PSP, and Sony had pinned high hopes to the Vita. Speaking of the PSP, the PSP Go was...

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T live images appear

The Redmi Note 8 is a capable, yet very affordable midranger from Xiaomi with one notable omission in the specsheet - there's no NFC. Well, an NFC version is in the works, apparently, and that's the Redmi Note 8T. Yet unofficial, the phone's surfaced in a few live images, boasting the added functionality on a promo sticker taped to the display. Redmi Note 8T live images The photos reveals key specs aligning the 8T with the 8 - the 6.3-inch display is covered with Gorilla Glass 5, the Snapdragon 665 is in charge of things and the whole operation is powered by a 4,000mAh...

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130,000 iPhone 11s sold in South Korea on launch day

130,000 units of the iPhone 11 family are believed to have been sold in South Korea yesterday, which was the launch day of Apple's latest in the country. The figure is an estimation, based on the number of new iPhone activations. It's a significant 30% jump compared to last year's sales. In 2018, it was estimated that 100,000 units of the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR found new owners on day one. Despite the marked increase in sales, the new iPhones can't quite match the Galaxy Note10's launch-day record of 220,000 units - hmm, it's almost as if the Galaxy has a home-field...

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ARM will work with Huawei again, decides its technology is of UK origin after all

British chipmaker ARM has stated that it will resume supplying chip technology to Huawei after having cut off ties with the Chinese company in May as a result of the US-China trade conflict. ARM has deemed its technologies to be of UK origin and as such supplying them to Huawei wouldn't be a breach of the US sanctions. Huawei's subsidiary HiSilicon, which designs the chipsets for company's smartphones, uses ARM blueprints as a base for its designs. ARM's v8-A architecture and its next generation aren't of US origin, the company has stated, hence the US restrictions don't apply. The...

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Apple talks privacy in latest video ad

Apple's posted a video to its YouTube channel highlighting the company's commitment to privacy when it comes to the iPhone. The video takes place at night (because that's when private things happen) and starts with a cityscape which leads up to the phone in your hands. Apple points out that your smartphone holds more personal information than you have in your house, and that you alone should be able to access that. And even if one does wonder just how useful their heart rate after a run could be to another person with malicious intent, the point stands - it's your personal data, you...

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Huawei nova 6 5G could be on the way, has a dual punch-hole selfie cam

Huawei's nova lineup is headed for an update, as evidenced by a render of what is reportedly a nova 6 5G. There are no less than six models in the nova 5 family so we can't imagine this nova 6 5G will be the only one to bear the 6 number, but here's what we can find out about it from this single picture. For starters, just like four out of the six nova 5s, the nova 6 5G will have a punch-hole selfie camera. Only this time it's a pill-shaped cutout indicating a dual-camera setup. Whether that's a ToF module next to an actual cam, or we'll be looking at two focal lengths, remains to be...

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Xiaomi Mi Note 10 and Mi Note 10 Pro bag several certifications, coming soon indeed

The forgotten Xiaomi Mi Note lineup may indeed be headed for revival as speculated a couple of weeks ago. Today, news comes in that not one but two Mi Note 10 handsets have received certification at different regulating agencies. The Mi Note 10 and Mi Note 10 Pro have received approval at the Thai NBTC and the EEC, and the former has also been spotted at the Singaporean IMDA. Sadly, there are no words on the handsets' specs and the best that can be extracted is the model names - M1910F4G for the regular model and M1910F4S for the Pro. Mi Note 10 at the EEC, 10 Pro at NBTC and again...

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