Flashback: Sony Ericsson W800 and K750 showed the value of good branding

Sony once held some of the most valuable brand names in tech. The company practically invented the portable music player, the legendary Walkman. Also, its first digital camera came out in 1996, the Cyber-shot. However, the company didn't handle the transition to mobile phones very well. The company - or rather its 50/50 partnership with Ericsson - did try to adapt the Sony branding to mobile phones. This gave us handsets like the Sony Ericsson W800, which had "Walkman" written with large letters on its side. Not just that, it had a button with Walkman logo that launched the music...

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If you miss Vine, here's its spiritual successor

Unfortunately for most of the Vine users, the service got the ax shortly after the acquisition from Twitter. Instagram and TikTok were fast to fill in but that 6-second duration of the clip has been missed by a lot of us who have an attention span of a goldfish. Luckily, there's a successor to Vine and it's called Byte. Perhaps the name is a clever wordplay between a small bite and an actual byte since the video clips are small. Anyway, one of Vine's co-founders is behind the project and as Android Police reported, the Byte app looks like a modern-looking blast from the past. It's...

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Xiaomi Redmi 8A running Android 10 spotted on Geekbench

Xiaomi's Redmi 8A received an official update with the company's latest version of MIUI 11 back in November. And although the custom skin brought a brand new look and a couple of new features, it's still based on the older Android 9 Pie. According to a Geekbench listing, however, this might soon change. The listing shows a Xiaomi Redmi 8A handset running the latest Android 10 suggesting that an update might be underway. Xiaomi hasn't disclosed a time frame in which we should expect the update but we remain hopeful with this Geekbench report. Source

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Redmi K30 in for review

Following up on the success of the Redmi K20 from the early summer of 2019, the company announced the K30 and K30 5G in December, with the vanilla K30 going on sale in China immediately. Well, a Redmi K30 has arrived at the office and it's straight into the lab for review. Looking at the specs, the Redmi K30 shares more of its genes with the Redmi Note 8 Pro, than it does with the K20. For example, the camera system on the back is directly lifted off of the Note and includes a 64MP main shooter, an 8MP ultrawide, and a couple of 2MP units - one for close up shots, the other for depth...

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Samsung Galaxy S20+, S20 Ultra pre-orders to come with free Galaxy Buds+

The Samsung Galaxy S20 series arriving on February 11 is said to be on pre-orders till March 13, and according to the latest information, those who pre-order the Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra will get the as-of-yet-unofficial Galaxy Buds+ truly wireless earphones for free. This information comes from reliable leakster Evan Blass, who shared a promo image for the pre-orders on Twitter. It includes the S20+, S20 Ultra and the Buds+, corroborating previous design leaks. There's no official word from Samsung about the Galaxy Buds+ yet, but we are likely to see them go official on...

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Unknown Motorola smartphone render surfaces, it comes with a stylus

Yesterday, a reputable leakster hinted at a brand new Motorola device called Edge+, supposedly high-end, heading to Verizon. Today, the very same source posted a render of a mysterious Motorola handset and it is yet unknown whether this is the Edge+ or a completely different smartphone. To our surprise, the phone comes equipped with a stylus. That's something we haven't seen from Motorola for some time now. The render reveals fairly thin side bezels, a chin that's a bit on the thick side and a punch-hole camera in the upper-left corner. Once again, it could be the Edge+, but there...

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Realme Buds Air Iconic Cover price revealed, sales begin January 28

Earlier this month, Realme announced the Buds Air Iconic Cover and 10,000 mAh Power Bank Classic Blue for the Indian market. The company had revealed the pricing and availability details of the power bank but not the Buds Air Iconic Cover. Well, now we know that the Realme Buds Air Iconic Cover is priced at INR399 ($6/€5) in India and it will go on sale from January 28 at 12:30 PM local time. It comes in Black, White, Yellow and Classic Blue colors, and you can pick one from Flipkart and Realme India's official site. The Buds Air Iconic Cover sports a tailor-made "R" logo designed...

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Samsung Galaxy S20 appears in Pink and Grey colors, official cases surface

A recent leak revealed the Galaxy S20 in a blue shade called Cloud Blue, and now a new set of official marketing images have surfaced showing off the vanilla S20 in two more colors - Cloud Pink and Cosmic Grey. Check out the images below. Samsung Galaxy S20 in Cloud Blue, Cloud Pink, and Cosmic Grey colors Additionally, images of the S20 trio's official cover cases have also leaked and they are in line with the previously leaked renders of the S20 lineup. While these case renders don't reveal anything new about the S20 trio design-wise, the source says that the LED View Cover...

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Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 rumored to launch in Q2

While Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy Z Flip, its second foldable smartphone, at its February 11 event where the Galaxy S20 family will also become official, the company is working on a successor for last year's Galaxy Fold too. The Galaxy Fold 2 will keep its predecessor's form factor, unlike the Galaxy Z Flip which is similar conceptually to the new Motorola Razr. The Fold 2 will have an 8" display when unfolded, according to past rumors, a 108 MP primary camera, ultra thin glass on top of the screen (not plastic like last year's model), and an S-Pen. It's going to be...

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