ZTE Axon 10 Pro gets Android 10 update

ZTE's Axon 10 Pro has been one of the most underrated 'flagship killers' of the year, when it comes to simply looking at the specs on offer and taking into account the affordable price as well. That said, it hasn't been as successful, sales-wise, as some of its competitors. Still, ZTE hasn't forgotten about the Axon 10 Pro and today it's started rolling out the update to Android 10 for the phone. It comes with ZTE's own MiFavor 10 skin on top, which the company officially introduced to the world in late November. Aside from the big new features this and Android 10 itself bring, you...

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Google Messages testing floating conversation bubbles on Android 10

Google introduced a new API called "Bubbles" which would make it easier for app developers to push more visible notifications directly on top of the user's display, much like how Facebook Messenger does with its "Chat Heads" feature. The folks over at XDA-Developers were able to manually enable the Android Message Bubbles and they've posted some screen shots of the feature in action. There's honestly not much new to the feature compared to Facebook's Chat Heads - as you receive a message, you'll get a visual notification on top of your screen, so you don't have to leave the app you're...

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Xiaomi Mi Watch Premium Edition postponed until February 2020

Xiaomi unveiled its Mi Watch last month alongside the Mi CC9 Pro. Its Xiaomi's first smartwatch to come with its "Mi" branding and it looks a lot like the Apple Watch. The Mi Watch has already been on sale since last month in China retailing for ~$186 and a Premium Edition of the Watch was also promised with a sapphire crystal display and stainless-steel frame. It was initially promised to go on sale by the end of this year, but the company has just released a statement about its delay on Weibo. Dear Mi fans, Thank you very much for your attention to the Xiaomi Watch Premium...

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Huawei Mate Xs gets 3C certification, will have 65W charging

Huawei's second-gen foldable has received a certification from the Chinese 3C regulator. According to the leaked document from the regulator the Huawei TAH-AN00m, which will be called the Mate Xs, will be capable of 65W wired charging. The Huawei Mate Xs will bring an improved hinge design and use the latest Kirin 990 5G chipset. It's also expected to be lighter than its predecessor. If Huawei's development goes to plan, the Mate Xs will make its first official appearance at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end of February. Huawei will be looking to sell the device...

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Huawei to ship 100 million 5G smartphones in China next year

As the end of the year approaches, all eyes are locked on 2020 which is touted as the year of mass 5G adoption. China is expected to become the largest market for the next generation network and according to a new report, Huawei alone is likely to ship up to 100 million 5G smartphones in its home market. Shoichi Tosaka who serves as CEO of Japanese smart capacitor manufacturer Taiyo Yuden Co revealed that his company received its yearly 5G base station orders and expects orders for 5G smartphone components in the coming weeks as well. Huawei and ZTE are believed to be the two...

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Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Tab A4 S gets Bluetooth certification

Samsung is gearing to release another Android tablet soon. After delivering the premium Galaxy Tab S6, the Korean manufacturer will now bring a new mid-range slate with the upcoming Tab A4 S. The tablet was certified by the Bluetooth SIG bearing the SM-T307U model number and is revealed to support Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity. Galaxy Tab A4 S Bluetooth certification Previously, the tablet was spotted on the Wi-Fi Alliance database where we learned it will come with dual-band Wi-Fi, Android 9 Pie and 32GB of onboard storage. It's also rumored to come with an 8-inch display and...

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Xiaomi Redmi 8a hands-on review

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New Samsung Galaxy S11+ image shows actual camera setup

The camera placement on the upcoming Galaxy S11 lineup has been stirring up some debates lately. Some tipsters have chimed in that the circulating renders are not portraying the actual positions of the camera sensors and the latest image from OnLeaks aims to fix that. As we can see the quad-camera setup on the S11+ features three sensors on the left side with an additional one on the right which sits alongside the LED flash. Last week, another prominent leakster IceUniverse also revealed the alleged final camera configuration for the S11+ alongside more details on the new 9-1 Bayer...

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First renders of Apple's 2020 iPad Pros show triple cameras

Here's something we didn't expect this early - the first renders of Apple's next two iPad Pros, courtesy of @OnLeaks and iGeekbsBlog. The renders depict the 2020 iPad Pro 11 and iPad Pro 12.9, which according to the poster, are coming in March of 2020. The images reveal an almost identical design to the current iPad Pro 11 and Pro 12.9, only instead of the single camera of the current-gen models there's the triple camera of the iPhone 11 Pro. That would mean a setup of 0.5x-1x-2x. Rumor has it the next iPad Pros will come with 3D-sensing camera tech, but that will likely be on the...

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Samsung Galaxy Note9 gets fifth Android 10 beta

After getting four Android 10 betas thus far, the Galaxy Note9 is getting a fifth one in its home market of South Korea. It's also expected to make its way to other regions like India and Europe in the coming days. The update brings only two minor bug fixes. The first one aims to tackle a problem with the quick panel icons while the second one is about improving the fingerprint authentication in Samsung Pay and Samsung Pass. Given the minor nature of the latest updates, we should expect the stable One UI 2.0 update to arrive shortly. Via

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Samsung set to unveil artificial human Neon at CES 2020

South Korean tech giant Samsung announced its AI-powered digital assistant Bixby back in March 2017. It first came pre-loaded on the Galaxy S8, but later made its way to a long list of smartphones and home appliances. More than two years later, the company is all set to unveil its new AI-powered product, dubbed Neon, at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 next month. Neon is developed by Samsung Technology and Advanced Research Lab (STAR Labs), with Pranav Mistry at the helm as the President and CEO of the unit. Mistry is best known for his work on SixthSense and Galaxy Gear and has...

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vivo patents several quad punch-hole smartphone designs

The race to full-screen smartphone displays has given us a number of workarounds from notches to pop-up and rotating cameras and punch holes. Manufacturers will continue to experiment until they can get over the hump and the latest example is a patent from vivo for a quad punch-hole smartphone. The patent was granted by the CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration) and reveals a total of three different designs that all sport multiple camera cutouts on the display. The first design positions four front-facing cameras in each corner of the screen, reminiscent of the...

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro to get a full battery charge in 35 minutes

Xiaomi is preparing at least two smartphones to represent its flagship lineup Mi 10 - the vanilla Xiaomi Mi 10 and the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. The phones are expected to have the latest fast-charging technology by the Chinese company, and according to one reliable leakster, the Pro variant will be able to get a full battery charge in 35 minutes. The top variant of the Mi 10 will support 50W charging, as well as some sort of wireless fast charging, although the rate of that is yet to be confirmed. According to the leakster Xiaomi is still working on the technology and we might get to see a...

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Samsung Galaxy S9 gets another Android 10 beta with more bug fixes

Last week Samsung released the fourth Android 10 beta for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ which squashed a few bugs and bumped up the Android security patch level on the two smartphones to January 1, 2020. Now the Korean phone maker has released one more beta build for the S9 pair with bug fixes, and it appears that a stable build will be rolled out soon. The builds for the S9 and S9+, sporting version numbers G960FXXU7ZSLC and G965FXXU7ZSLC, respectively, weigh around 140MB in size and are currently seeding in India and the UK. But the rollout should expand to other regions soon. If...

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Realme X50 5G official poster and live images arrive: side-mounted fingerprint reader confirmed

Yesterday we saw the first official poster of the Realme X50 5G which revealed the phone's design and confirmed the Polar color option. We also saw a live image of the X50 5G which revealed the smartphone will come with a side-mounted fingerprint reader. Now we are looking at another official image, which confirms the X50 5G will feature a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. The fingerprint reader will be placed on the right side of the phone, embedded in the power button. This is the first time Realme is launching a smartphone with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. A set of new...

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