Oppo Reno3 series coming on December 26

Last month at the launch of ColorOS 7 in China, Oppo announced that it will unveil the Reno3 series smartphones in December. Now we have a more specific date - December 26. The Reno3 series, which includes the vanilla Reno3, a Pro variant, and the Pro 5G, will be unveiled at an event in Hangzhou, China on December 26. Official teasers by Oppo revealed the Reno3 will sport a waterdrop notch display and quad camera on the back, while the Pro variant will flaunt a punch-hole screen with the same number of rear cameras. Oppo Reno3 Pro 5G back and front • Oppo Reno3 The vanilla...

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Oculus Quest's hand tracking feature launches early

Oculus is releasing the hand tracking feature early - it was supposed to come out in 2020, but you can try it this week. It will arrive as part of the v12 update, after you have that installed, you'll find Hand tracking in the Experimental features menu. At first, only the Oculus Home menus and the Oculus TV interface will support hand tracking. However, the SDK for developers will be released next week so that they can start building new experiences. Here's a quick demo below that shows what can be achieved. Beyond the simple act of pressing something with your finger, a pinch gesture...

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Redmi K20 series passes 4.5 million shipments

With the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro, announced in May, Xiaomi wanted to renew the 'flagship killer' space in the smartphone world, as it was getting stale before that. And the Chinese company definitely achieved its goal, with the two models (especially the Pro) being the talk of the town for many months after their launch. Now a few months later, the Redmi K30 and K30 5G have gone official (and we assume a K30 Pro is in the works too), and so it was time for Xiaomi to announce how well the K20 family has performed so far. It turns out that more than 4.5 million units were shipped since...

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Exclusive: Realme Buds Air confirmed to have wireless charging

A very reliable source came to us with some insight around Realme's upcoming Buds Air - direct competitors to Apple's AirPods, Samsung's Galaxy Buds and Huawei's FreeBuds 3. Most of it was already known but it's good to get a confirmation from someone familiar with the product itself. First off, the buds will indeed support wireless charging out of the box so you don't have to buy an additional case that supports wireless charging like Apple's AirPods do. Also, judging by leaked render, the black color variant is confirmed. Regarding price and availability, our source said that the...

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Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 13.3 with multiple bug fixes

Apple is now rolling out iOS and iPadOS 13.3 to compatible devices. The OTA update size, at least on our iPhone XR, was around 695MB but the number will vary with the device. As with most of the updates that came since iOS 13 released two months ago, 13.3 primarily focuses on fixing all the bugs that continue to plague the OS. There's a laundry list of them, which we can't all mention here, but you can find some of them being mentioned in the update log in the screenshots below. iOS 13.3 change log Apart from those, the update also brings additional options for...

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Samsung Galaxy S10e also starts receiving stable Android 10 with One UI 2

Samsung has been pushing the Android 10-based update of its One UI 2 to Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ devices all across the globe, but one member of the family was missing until now. Starting today, Samsung Galaxy S10e users will also receive the stable variant of the firmware, as per the unit in our office. The package is 1975 MB in size and brings all the fancy One UI 2 features that the Korean manufacturer has advertised earlier this year. Samsung Galaxy S10e screenshots The serial number of the software update is G970FXXU3BSKO/G970FOXM3BSKO/G970FXXU3BSKL and according...

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Realme X2 coming to India on December 17

Realme has been teasing a Snapdragon 730G-powered phone coming to India for a while now and according to speculations, it was supposed to be the Realme XT 730G. Now, a tweet from Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth confirms that the device will actually arrive as the Realme X2. Another teaser also shows there's also going to be a limited edition Star Wards version of the device but there's no info on its availability yet. It's time to welcome the 2nd surprise! Launching #64MPPerformanceXpert #realmeX2 with:-SD 730G Processor-30W SuperVOOC-32MP Front CameraAnd much moreExcited? RT & reply, few...

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Oppo's under-screen camera hands-on

Under-screen cameras are almost upon us as a couple of manufacturers have already revealed that they are working on perfecting the technology so it's ready for the end-user. Today at Oppo's Inno Day 2019, the Chinese manufacturer showcased one of its prototypes that looks pretty close to an actual phone ready for mass production. Interestingly, Oppo's prototype isn't relying only on its front-facing camera novelty - it has a seamless, button-less design with no ports and camera bumps as well. The screen has a big curvature but not as extreme as vivo's NEX 3 or Huawei's Mate 30 Pro...

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Saying goodbye to Windows 10 Mobile: Microsoft ends support for its mobile OS

Windows on mobile is dead. Again. Today ends the support for all Windows 10 Mobile products, meaning there will be no new security updates, no non-security hotfixes and no free support. It's not all over, though, the Office apps for Windows 10 Mobile phones will continue to be supported until January 12, 2021. This means that Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote will continue receiving updates and security patches. Microsoft still recommends that you move to an Android or iOS device, however, and use the Office apps for those platforms. Before we close this chapter of mobile OS...

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Nokia 7.1 is going up to Android 10, the 7.2 will follow it next month

And that makes three - HMD has started rolling out the Android 10 update for the Nokia 7.1, after the 8.1 and 9 PureView models got theirs. As usual it's a staged rollout, but some people have already received it and posted a screenshot in the Nokia community forums. The update (V4.08B) is about 1.3GB in size, so it's best to wait until you're at home so you can download it over Wi-Fi and charge your phone if necessary. The changelog is the same as on other phones - dark mode, new gesture navigation, smart reply and better privacy and location controls. This update bumps the security...

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RedmiBook 13 arrives with slim bezels and 10th gen Intel processors

Alongside the highly anticipated Redmi K30 series, we got a sleek ultrabook that brings narrow bezels, a durable metal unibody, 40Whr battery and 10th gen Intel CPUs. The RedmiBook 13 comes with a very compact footprint which is narrower than an A4 sheet and weighs in at just 1.23kg. Upfront we have a 13.3-inch IPS panel with FHD resolution and an advertised 89% screen-to-body ratio. The bezels on the top and sides are quite slim with a slightly larger bottom one which also houses the RedmiBook branding. Under the hood, you get an Intel i5-10210U or i7-10510U paired with 8 GB...

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Oppo announces ColorOS now has 320M users, talks expansion to Latin America and USA

Following the Oppo Inno Day in Shenzhen where the company announced plenty of new gadgets, we managed to sit down with Alen Wu, VP at Oppo and President of Global Sales. We talked about expansion and current userbase, and there is definitely good news, following the conversation. The first and most important, is that 320 million people are now using a ColorOS-based smartphone. The user interface is based on Android and Oppo plans to keep it that way, unlike other Chinese manufacturers that have developed an alternative just in case. Speaking about the expansion, Wu revealed Oppo...

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Redmi K30 and K30 5G arrive with 6.67" 120Hz display and 64MP quad camera

After several teasers, Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi today unveiled the Redmi K30 and the Redmi K30 5G, which boast 6.67" 120Hz displays and sport 64MP cameras on the back. Redmi K30 5G The Redmi K30 5G is the first smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 765G SoC which brings in 5G connectivity to the device, making it the first Redmi smartphone to support the next-gen network. The smartphone boots Android 10-based MIUI 11 and comes in four memory versions - 6GB/64GB, 6GB/128GB, 8GB/128GB, and 8GB/256GB. The Redmi K30 5G is built around a 6.67" LCD that has a resolution of 2400x1080 pixels...

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Realme Buds Air price revealed by Flipkart ahead of December 17 launch

Realme is all set to launch its first truly wireless earphones - Buds Air - on December 17. The company has already revealed a few features and color options of the Buds Air but hasn't divulged its price. However, thanks to Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, we know the Buds Air will be priced at INR4,999 ($70/€65) in India. Apart from the price, the listing (which has now been taken down) also revealed that the Buds Air will charge through a USB-C port, unlike the Buds Wireless that draw power through a dated microUSB port. The Buds Air will come with a 12mm bass boost driver and...

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Samsung Galaxy S11 is coming with a 4,500mAh battery

Last week we stumbled upon a battery certification for the upcoming Galaxy S11+ and now we got some news on the smaller S11 which also got its battery certified by SafetyKorea. It appears Samsung is sticking to its new larger cell approach and will outfit the S11 with a 4,500 mAh battery. The S11's battery cell comes with the EB-BG985ABY model number which falls in line with the device's own SM-G985 model number. We also get an image of the actual battery and although it's not the best quality, we can see the minimal capacity comes in at 4,370 mAh while the typical value is listed at...

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Existing Google Fi customers are eligible for a free Nest Mini

Late Monday, Google Fi customers saw a notification for a free Nest Home Mini as a gift to subscribers in time for the holidays. Whether you are currently a Google Fi customer or have been at some point, you might be eligible to receive a free Nest Home Mini. Open the Google Fi App and in the dashboard screen, you should see a "Get your free Nest Mini" notification. Customers should redeem the free Nest Mini before December 31. Via Droid-Life As per Droid-Life customers who have their accounts paused may even be eligible for the free Nest Mini. So if you've used Google Fi at...

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Samsung pushes stable Android 10 update to more European Galaxy S10+ phones

Samsung has been expanding its One UI 2 interface to plenty of countries since the beginning of the month. Beta testers have been able to switch to Stable updates, but now reports from the European countries of Slovakia, Greece, and United Kingdom revealed regular users that have purchased the device from a retailer are receiving the glorious notification about an incoming software update. Samsung Galaxy S10+ update log in Slovak Originally, Samsung was expected to begin pushing the update to One UI 2 and Android 10 in January 2020, but now this looks more like the end date of the...

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IDC: Wearables industry surged in Q3 with soaring popularity of hearables

The International Data Corporation (or IDC) released a new report for the third quarter of this year, focusing on the increasing popularity of products falling under the wearables category of consumer tech. This year, the industry saw a massive growth of 94.6% for wearables in Q3 compared to 2018's third quarter. Huawei Freebuds 3 next to 2nd-gen AirPods Most of the growth is attributed to an expanding category of "hearables" which refer to wireless earbuds, most popularized by Apple with the every-growing trend set by AirPods and all the look-alikes from other...

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