Realme 3 Pro gets Dark Mode toggle and December security patch with new update

Realme rolled out the Dark Mode for the Realme 3 Pro last month, which can be enabled from the Settings > realme Lab menu. Now the company has released a new software update with a toggle that lets you quickly turn on the Dark Mode from the notification center. Additionally, the new firmware, sporting version number RMX1851EX_11_A.21, bumps up the Android security patch level on the Realme 3 Pro to December 2019 and fixes the volume bar issue. Here's the complete changelog of the update: Security Android security patch: December, 2019 Launcher ...

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Global wearable band market grew 65% in Q3, Xiaomi dominates worldwide

Earlier this week, the IDC reported that Apple dominated in the wearables industry last quarter, particularly in the 'hearables' sub-category with he growing popularity of AirPods. Today, a new report comes from Canalys that solely focuses on the wearable bands segment which includes the sales of smart fitness bands, smart watches, and fitness trackers. Globally, Q3 of this year saw For Q3, Xiaomi saw the most shipments in the category worldwide, shipping 12.2 million units with 74.4% of growth YoY and reaching 27% market share for the quarter. Xiaomi's growth is attributed to "strong...

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Samsung denies reports that it sold 1 million Galaxy Fold units

Less than 24 hours ago, we reported about a revelation where a Samsung representative confirmed that the company sold more than 1 million of its innovative Galaxy Fold smartphones. Today, Samsung had to deny the media's reports of the supposed milestone. During the TechCrunch Disrupt Belin conference, Samsung Electronics' President Sohn Young-kwon revealed that Samsung sold 1 million Galaxy Fold smartphones. "And I think the point is, we're selling [a] million of these. There's a million people that want to use this product at $2,000." As per the denial report, the Samsung...

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OnePlus announces special event for CES 2020

OnePlus is sending out invites for a special event that will take place during CES 2020. The event will take place at the Wynn resort in Las Vegas from January 7 to January 10. The nature and purpose of this event is entirely unknown at this point. Calling the invite vague would be an understatement, considering the only relevant information on it is the date and location. The orange color might allude to something McLaren related but we are not sure what that might be. It's possible the event is regarding a new 5G device. Our source for the image is, after all, a mobile and 5G...

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Vivo details some of the new features in FuntouchOS 10

Vivo has been teasing the upcoming X30 for quite some time now. The intriguing phone is expected to feature and Exynos 980 chipset, complete with an integrated 5G modem, as well as an impressive camera setup. It will be unveiled on December 16 and in a rather anticipated development is now officially confirmed to feature the later version of vivo's custom Android-based OS. After some soul-searching regarding the platform's name, Jovi OS is out and FuntouchOS is going to stick around as the official title. Vivo was also kind enough to reveal a few of the new features coming to...

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New Oppo phone with 6.5-inch screen and triple camera setup pops up on TENAA

Most of the Oppo headlines in the past days have been about the upcoming Reno3 lineup but a new device from the manufacturer was just spotted on a TENAA listing. It bears the PDBM00 model number and will reportedly be a midrange offering with a 6.5-inch display, triple cameras and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. The front houses a 6.5-inch display with a waterdrop notch but we don't get any clarification on the resolution nor the display type. Going around the back we see a vertically aligned triple camera setup and LED flash in the top left corner, flanked by the fingerprint...

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Facebook Messenger adds new Star Wars dark theme

Ahead of the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker release and in line with the recent trends dark mode aesthetics in apps, Facebook's Messenger has added a new Star Wars-inspired theme for die-hard fans. Of course, the theme isn't released to save on battery, it's all about looking fun, although it should put less strain on your battery than the normal white theme if you are using a phone with an OLED screen. Anyway, the theme also adds new Star Wars emojis, animated stickers and AR filters for video calls. Facebook said that the theme is limited edition but we still don't know what...

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Microsoft announces Xbox Series X, arriving Holiday 2020

Microsoft today announced the next generation of game console, the Xbox Series X. Previously known as Project Scarlett, the Xbox Series X is the fourth major console release from Microsoft and will be available for purchase this time next year in Holiday 2020. The Xbox Series X is the successor to the Xbox One and the Xbox One X series of consoles and today's announcement finally gives us a look at the final design of the hardware. The Series X features a vertical, monolithic design that eschews the AV rack friendly form-factors of previous generations. Microsoft says the Series X...

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Microsoft's Your Phone app can now handle calls as well

Back in July, Microsoft launched a new app called Your Phone that syncs your text messages, notifications and photos between your Windows PC and your Android phone. Today, the company announced that it's bringing a highly sought after feature - phone calls. The new functionality allows you to accept and make phone calls directly on your Windows PC without having to reach for your Android phone. It's much like macOS' Continuity feature and makes the connection between your devices seamless. Go try it out, it works pretty well but don't forget to install the Your Phone app on your PC...

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Huawei's Kirin 1020 SoC tipped to have 50% better performance than the Kirin 990

The Kirin 990 was introduced not long ago, but rumors about the next-generation chipset from Huawei started flying in. And according to people familiar with the development of the Kirin 1020, codenamed "Baltimore", it would pose a significant upgrade over the Kirin 990 in terms of performance. Somewhere along the lines of 50% in raw speed gains. Coming from the Kirin 980 to the Kirin 990, the latter introduced an improvement mostly in energy-efficiency and 5G connectivity but thanks to the 5nm manufacturing process and the newly-designed ARM Cortex-A78 cores, the Kirin 1020 is set to...

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Vanilla Oppo Reno3 is also coming with 5G

Oppo Reno3 lineup is arriving on December 26 and we know there is going to be a Pro variant with 5G and curved edges of the screen. It will also have a hole for the selfie camera in the upper left corner, unlike the regular Reno3 that will have a flat panel and waterdrop notch. Today, the company updated its boilerplate at the new phones' landing page, revealing that the Oppo Reno3 will have the Dimensity 1000L modem that supports 5G and is built by Mediatek. The boilerplate at Oppo's website Having a Mediatek modem means the phone will have a chipset from the Taiwanese...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10 receiving stable Android 10 update

Samsung released the stable build of Android 10-based One UI 2.0 for the Galaxy S10 trio last month. And now, the company is seeding the stable build of the latest version of Android for the Galaxy Note10 and Note10+. Like the S10 trio, the Note10 pair was slated to receive Android 10 starting next month, but Samsung has managed to push the update ahead of schedule. However, the update is currently only rolling in Germany to those who enrolled in the One UI 2.0 beta program. It sports version number N97*FXXU1BSL7 and weighs around 145MB in size. You should get an update...

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Realme X50 5G to come before January 25

Realme has confirmed it will launch the Realme X50 with 5G support soon. The company hasn't revealed the launch date yet, but we'll likely see it go official before the Spring Festival in China, which is on January 25. This information comes to us through Realme product manager Wang Derek, who in response to a query confirmed that the X50 5G will arrive before the Spring Festival. Additionally, some users asked whether the X50 5G will sport a 120Hz display, to which Derek responded by asking "If so, would you buy it?" Does that mean the X50 5G will boast a 120Hz display? Well, since...

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