Honor introduces MagicWatch 2 Limited Edition with striking designs

We really liked Honor's MagicWatch 2 when we got a chance to review it. Now the Huawei subsidiary decided to spice it up some more with the release of MagicWatch 2 Limited Edition. It has colorful bands, bezels, and themes, designed by "a number of rising stars in the world of art and graphic design", as Honor puts it. Ficus • Old Walls • One Day • Floral Horse Up until now, there was a limited amount of watch faces in the Huawei Health app, but starting February 2020, 85 entirely new face designs will be available for download. Honor selected them from over 1,400 entries...

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New Verizon Fios customers now get free Google Stadia Premiere Edition

Just last week, British Telecom became the first European ISP to offer a free Google Stadia membership for customers. Today, Verizon is announcing a similar partnership with the game streaming service from Google. Starting January 29, Verizon Fios (Verizon's home-broadband service provider) will begin offering a Google Stadia promotion for new customers who sign up for Fios Gigabit. New customers will be eligible for a free Stadia Premiere Edition welcome kit with the Wi-Fi controller, a Google Chromecast Ultra, and three free months of Stadia Pro membership that offers game streaming up...

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New 2020 Chromebooks get up to 8 years of updates, but not all Chromebooks

Today, Google's announced a new update arriving to Chromebooks for Education - like the Enterprise update that came out last year. It also announced that new Chromebooks that Google promises will receive Chrome OS updates until 2028. And now, devices launched in 2020 and beyond will receive automatic updates for even longer. The new Lenovo 10e Chromebook tablet and Acer Chromebook 712 will both receive automatic updated until June 2028. Thanks to an explanation by Android Central, we have a better idea of what the above really means: Though the two Chromebooks are indeed going to be...

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First Huawei P40 Pro photos surface

The first live photos of the Huawei P40 Pro have been captured and published on Weibo. The original source is Digital Chat, who is fairly well-known on Chinese social media as a tech leaker. However, the original post has since been deleted. Still, nothing can be truly deleted from the Internet, so here are the photos. The first shows the front of the phone - you can just about make out the dual punch hole selfie camera. The status bar is set to black and there's a case, which mostly conceals the curves of the display (you can see the side curve pretty clearly, but the top and bottom sides...

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Samsung Good Lock's Android 10-supporting 2020 update coming on February 3

Samsung's Good Lock lets you customize the look and feel of your phone's UI. The service has been around since 2016 and has since received regular updates, providing even more customization and tweak options. Each new Android OS update requires a complete rework to the app and with a growing list of Samsung devices now running on Android 10, it was only a matter of time before we got an update to bring Good Lock compatibility for it. According to a new post in Samsung's South Korean community forum the date is set for February 3. The 2020 version of Good Lock will bring support for...

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Pocophone F1 stable Android 10 update rollout begins

The first reports of Pocophone F1 updating to Android 10 have reached our ears. The update brings the MIUI software up to version 11.0.4.0QEJMIXM and includes the January 1 Android security patch. It seems that it is available for those running stable MIUI 10 as well as those who made the jump to the MIUI 11 stable beta. If you don't see a notification, you can manually check for new updates. You're in for a 1.9GB download. Android 10 (MIUI 11) update for the Pocophone F1 Besides the new major OS version, this update also includes a few small fixes to the notification shade,...

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Redmi K30 Pro flexes Snapdragon 865 and 8GB of RAM on Geekbench

If you needed any persuasion that the Redmi K30 Pro is happening and that it will be a Snapdragon 865-equipped variant of the Redmi K30, you got it. The Redmi K30 Pro just popped up on Geekbench 5.1 with a Snapdragon 865 and 8GB of RAM and posted a score of 900/3300 single and multi-core, which is a healthy increase over the Snapdragon 855 scores in the 500/2200 ballpark. Naturally the K30 Pro is running Android 10. Xiaomi and Redmi have a populated roadmap of Snapdragon 865 devices on the way. On one hand you've got the K30 Pro arriving soon, then there's the Poco F2 and finally...

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Sticker shock: Samsung Galaxy S20 5G lineup pricing revealed

The Samsung Galaxy S20 trio will be pricey, especially in its 5G incarnation. The first info on price comes courtesy of Max Weinbach, who is behind the recent torrent of S20 leaks. The (somewhat) good news is that the 4G versions will be cheaper. If you're getting a 4G model, subtract €100 from the price. It's not clear whether you'll have a choice, though, countries where 5G networks are already live may only get the 5G models. Also, the price ranges represent uncertainty and not storage options - this is how much the phones with base storage are expected to cost. Phone ...

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2020 iPhone sizes revealed, the big iPhone 12 to be taller than the 11 Pro Max

One of the most reputable Apple analysts, Macotakara, dropped an extensive report coming straight from the company's supply chain reveals some key design features along with sizes for the upcoming 2020 iPhones. The report claims that for yet another year, Apple will retain the same design language which is in stark contrast to the previous analysis coming from Ming-Chi Kuo. Anyway, going by today's report, the iPhone 12 lineup will offer the same looks, the 5.4-inch model will be right between the iPhone SE and the iPhone 8 in height while the 6.1-inch model will be somewhere between...

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The Samsung Galaxy S20 series will have LTE variants, support page confirms

A support page for the Samsung Galaxy S20+ LTE briefly appeared on the company's official Latin America website confirming the existence of LTE versions of the Galaxy S20 lineup. The website listed the Galaxy S20+ with model number SM-G985F, which is different from the SM-G986F model number that belongs to the 5G variant. The same goes for the Galaxy S20 as well - the 5G model is SM-G981F while the LTE counterpart is SM-G981F. Perhaps Samsung will sell its LTE models to markets where 5G rollout isn't up to speed to keep the prices more competitive. But for the US and Korean market,...

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Google has 3 new apps that could help reduce phone addiction

After warding-off its fair share of ridicule and snarky comments, Google's Digital Wellbeing is still very-much alive and doing perfectly well. It even now occupies, what seems to be, a permanent spot within AOSP and has been steadily trickling down to various other Android flavors. Clearly, it is going something right, seeing how Google has never been known to stick with services and features that don't fit its current vision and have dropped out of favor. In fact, Google appears to be playing with even more tech concepts, related to the modern issue of excessive phone use. A trio...

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Oppo Find X2's sensor specs leak, will output 48 MP images

Sony is expected to launch a couple of camera sensors in the upcoming weeks, and the most impressive of them appears to be named IMX708. It will produce 48 MP images and should have omnidirectional focusing technology, that is an upgrade over the Dual Pixel AF used in many of today's flagships. The rumor comes from a well-known Chinese leakster, who also revealed we should expect IMX686 to arrive as an upgrade over the IMX586 and a sensor called IMX616 for front-facing shots. According to the source, IMX708 will be a huge sensor measuring 1/1.3" and it will output 48MP images....

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New Galaxy Buds Plus renders give us our best look at Samsung's upcoming TWS earbuds

Samsung has been making truly wireless earbuds for a while now and with the rising demand for TWS earphones, the brand is expected to expand its lineup with the Galaxy Buds Plus that should debut alongside the Galaxy S20 lineup on February 11. Now, we have another set of renders that show the Sky Blue, Black and White colors of the earphones from multiple angles. Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus in Black, Sky Blue and White We already know the Buds Plus won't feature active noise cancellation (ANC) but will come with a larger battery than their predecessor. In addition, there are...

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Huawei will bring a $150 5G phone by year's end or early 2021

Huawei is working to deliver a 5G phone at an about CNY 1028 (around $150) price by this year's end, or early next year. At the moment the cheapest 5G phone costs CNY 2,000 (around $290) but most command a price of CNY 3,000 (~$430) or higher, so a phone for around CNY 1,000 would enable a lot more people to experience 5G. The recently-unveiled MediaTek 1000L and Qualcomm Snapdradon 765G chipsets with optional 5G modem integration should allow 5G connectivity on a number of midrangers. Up until this point 5G connectivity was mostly a flagship-exclusive feature. Huawei and...

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Gartner: 2020 will see more smartphone sales, 5G to grow immensely by 2022

Gartner forecasts that smartphone shipments will see their first increase in a while in 2020. The numbers promise a 1.7% growth in phone shipments in 2020 compared to 2019, which saw a 2% decline over 2018. Gartner expects the growth to come mainly from Greater China and emerging markets in Asia/Pacific. The 5G market is expected to account for 12% of all smartphone shipments in 2020 but as the prices of 5G phones decrease and adoption increases, Gartner projects that 5G phones will account for 43% of all phone shipments by 2022. Despite the positive outlook, Gartner projects...

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Samsung Galaxy A51 is coming to the US

The Samsung Galaxy A51 has the tough task of succeeding the wildly successful Galaxy A50. The A50 was available across the globe and Samsung is keen to replicate this with its successor which will also make its way to multiple markets, including the US. US Galaxy A51 Wi-Fi certification A recent Wi-Fi Alliance certification revealed the A51 will make its way stateside. The certification shows the device will bear the SM-A515U model number and the "U" at the end denotes carrier-locked US devices. Further firmware leaks show the phone will be sold through AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and...

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Nubia Red Magic 5G showcased in live demo

Nubia's Red Magic gaming phones have been pushing the boundaries in terms of hardware and this will be the case with the upcoming Red Magic 5G. Тhe phone will feature dual-mode 5G connectivity and last week we also learned it will sport a 144Hz refresh rate screen. Now, the brand's President Ni Fei took to Weibo to show a brief teaser of the upcoming Nubia Red Magic 5G and demonstrate its low latency wireless screencasting feature. The video shows Fei going through three games that work quite well with no noticeable lag but there are still no details as to how this setup...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite arrives in India

Today Samsung brought its Galaxy Note10 Lite to India. The cheaper alternative of the Galaxy Note10 flagship comes with a year-old Exynos 9810 chipset and a price tag of INR38,999, which is equal to $547. In comparison, the small Galaxy Note10 starts from INR69,999, or around $980, while the Plus version is INR10,000/$140 more expensive. The Galaxy Note10 Lite is available for pre-order at Samsung India's page in Aura Glow, Aura Black, and Aura Red colors. The INR38,999 price tag is for a 6 GB RAM phone, but if you choose the 8 GB RAM option, the cost jumps to INR40,999 ($576)....

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Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 720G, 662 and 460

Qualcomm today announced three new chipsets for entry level and mid-range smartphones - Snapdragon 720G, Snapdragon 662, and Snapdragon 460. The first one promises to bring many of the Elite Gaming features of the 765G with support for HDR, dynamic color range and high-quality synchronized sound with Qualcomm aptX Adaptive. The SD662 will bring triple-camera support, which is a first for a Qualcomm 6-series chipset. Snapdragon 460 might be most affordable of all three, but still will be able to provide an increase in CPU and GPU performance over other 4-series chipsets. ...

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