Realme C3 will be the first smartphone to run Realme UI out of the box

The Realme C3 is coming on February 6 but the company has already revealed most of its specifications. Now, Realme has announced that Realme C3 will boot Realme UI, making it the first Realme smartphone to run the company's newest Android 10-based skin out of the box. The Realme C3 is an entry-level smartphone, having the recently announced Helio G70 SoC at the helm. It will arrive in two memory configurations (3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB) and sport a 6.5" waterdrop notch display, having a screen-to-body ratio of 89.8%. For photography, the Realme C3 will come with three cameras - one on...

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Samsung trademarks "UTG", could mean Ultra Thin Glass for Z Flip and future Samsung foldables

Foldable smartphones are certainly gaining a lot of attention as the new form factor challenges smartphone design as we know it. While we saw foldable smartphones and displays over the last year or so, they were all made with fragile plastic lenses atop the display panels. These are very easy to scratch and can easily cause damage to an otherwise expensive device. Rumors suggested that Samsung's upcoming Z Flip smartphone will use a new ultra-thin type of glass. The latest report from LetsGoDigital suggests a new patent from Samsung's lawyers submitted to the EUIPO (European Union...

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FCC writes letter to Congress finding that "one or more" US carriers sold customer location data

Over a year and a half ago, each of the four major US carriers was in some way involved with an incident that revealed how carriers were selling location data of its subscribers to whoever wanted to pay for them. It involved a couple of "middle men" companies who could eventually sell location data to whoever wanted to buy it. It eventually involved Securus, a prison company that used carrier information to track phones without owners' permission. On Friday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai sent a letter to key members of Congress, declaring that the FCC has conducted its investigation and concluded...

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Report: Apple begins trial production of iPhone 9

Apple just reported strong iPhone sales for the last quarter of 2019 and even with all that success, there are Apple users who would still love to have a smaller iPhone with a home button. Rumors of a successor to the iPhone SE have been going on for years, but this year's rumors about a possible iPhone 9 (with the design of the iPhone 6, 7, and 8) have been abundant. Today's report from My Drivers cited Chinese industry sources who claim the iPhone SE 2 is already under trial production. They also claim that the new device will be called the iPhone 9 and it is said to launch sometime in...

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Latest Poco X2 teaser basically confirms it's a Redmi K30

The Poco X2 is just four days away from being announced officially and the company released yet another teaser today. This gives us the best look at the phone so far and at this point there's little doubt left that this is a rebranded Redmi K30.Let's add to the Xcitement! Mark your dates: 04.02.2020.#POCOX2 #SmoothAF pic.twitter.com/IoGU1yv91n— POCO India (@IndiaPOCO) January 31, 2020 The video shows what is clearly the Redmi K30 in the purple color. Of course, we never get a perfectly clear look at the device but it's easy enough to recognize if you've seen the Redmi K30 before. Of...

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Facebook's to pay $550 million over face recognition misuse

Remember when Facebook started tagging you on photos back in 2011? That was the year the company started testing its facial recognition software but without anyone's consent. Shortly after, a case against Facebook was set in motion and the legal dispute officially kickstarted in 2015. The case has since been elevated to class action lawsuit and Facebook was pretty confident that it didn't do anything wrong and was ready to defend itself. However, it seems that things have changed and is now ready to settle for a $550 million fine and will pay the plaintiffs group from Illinois that...

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Puma PT9100 smartwatch comes to India

Announced back in September 2019, the Puma PT9100 smartwatch is the direct result of the partnership between the storied sports brand and Fossil Group. Four months after its announcement, Puma's first smartwatch is finally making its way to India. The PT9100 comes with a 1.19-inch AMOLED touchscreen of 390 x 390 pixel resolution. It's housed in a 44mm casing and brings heart rate monitor, NFC, water-resistance up to 5ATM and all the standard fitness tracking modes you'd expect. The Puma smartwatch runs on the Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset paired with 512MB RAM and 4GB storage....

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6G theoretical speeds can go up to 1TB/s

Sure, 5G is not even live in most countries and, but researchers are already working on the next-generation wireless network. The Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology recently started preparatory work and experts involved believe speeds can up to 8,000 times higher than the current 5G speeds. According to members of the working group, 6G can achieve mind-blowing speeds of around 1TB/s. Dozens of researchers and experts are on the job but we are still years away from its deployment. For reference, the current 5G network we are beginning to use has been in development since...

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Samsung trademarks "Super ISO" for use with the Galaxy S20 phones

Samsung has filed a request to trademark "Super ISO" with the UK Intellectual Property Office. According to Ice Universe this will be featured on the upcoming Galaxy S20 phones. "ISO" here refers to the light sensitivity of the camera - if you've ever played with manual mode on a camera, you'll know that darker scenes require higher ISO. The problem with that is that higher ISO equals higher noise, which is probably what this feature is about. The description of the trademark says that this relates to camera hardware and the image processing software. In short, this is probably a new...

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IDC: Tablet sales dropped by 0.6% in Q4 2019, Apple still leads

After a slight upheave during the Q3 period, worldwide tablet sales have yet again declined in the fourth quarter of 2019. According to the latest IDC report, the tablet market is down by 0.6% year over year as a total of 43.5 million units were shipped during the October-December period. Unsurprisingly, Apple is still the runaway leader as it managed to sell an estimated 15.9 million units in Q4 2019. Samsung with 7 million and Huawei with 4 million round our the top three. Amazon saw a steep decline of 29% compared to Q4 2018 with just 3.3 million shipments this time around while...

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The European Parliament votes in favor of a common charger despite Apple's protests

Members of European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of a common charger, the resolution passed with 582-40. It urges the European Commission to adopt new rules by July that would make it so buyers don't necessarily get a new charger with each new device. A decade ago, the EU got major phone makers (among which Apple) to voluntarily move towards a common standard. Now MEPs believe that the voluntary approach has not worked out and new legislation needs to be passed. The resolution highlights wireless chargers as a way to reduce electronic waste, but notes that the rules written...

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Counterpoint: Huawei overtakes Apple in 2019, Realme gains the most

We've heard plenty of analyses in the past few days, and now we have another report to confirm that Huawei has overtaken Apple in the battle for the second place on the global smartphone market. Counterpoint Research revealed that Cupertino fell under 200 million shipments while its Chinese competitor reached almost 240 million. The analysts reported that switching 2019 strategies lead to improving some results, such as Samsung and its Galaxy A lineup and Apple's relatively more affordable iPhone 11. The non-Pro phone was actually the reason Apple to be the top smartphone maker in Q4...

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All three Samsung Galaxy S20 phones pass through Geekbench with S865 chips, 12GB of RAM

The three Galaxy S20 phones have taken their turn running Geekbench 5.1. The models headed to the South Korean and US markets, specifically, which are powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 rather than a home-grown Samsung chipset (it seems that only European models will use Exynos 9830). Korean versions: Samsung Galaxy S20 • Galaxy S20+ • Galaxy S20 Ultra The trio packs 12GB of RAM (the value reported by the benchmark is lower as a part of RAM is reserved for the GPU). The benchmark score is essentially the same for all three phones and matches up with other upcoming Snapdragon...

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Patent reveals Huawei foldable smartphone with six cameras and a stylus, could be the Mate X2

Huawei announced the Mate X foldable smartphone last year in February and later in September, it filed a patent with USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) for a new foldable smartphone with stylus support. Now, we are looking at another patent filed by the Chinese phone maker with EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office), and it reveals yet another foldable smartphone which could be the Mate X2. Huawei Mate X The patent describes a form factor similar to the first-gen Mate X, but there are some differences. For starters, the new phone folds inwards while...

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Nubia Red Magic 5G to pack 80W fast charging

The Nubia Red Magic 5G is shaping up to be a beast of a phone with a 144Hz refresh rate display, Snapdragon 865, dual-mode 5G and blazing fast 80W fast charging. Last week we saw a live demo of the phone's new low latency wireless screencasting feature and now the brand's president Ni Fei took to Weibo again to tease the new super fast charging of the upcoming gaming phone. Nubia Red Magic 5G charging test The photo shows a detailed charging log of the phone which indicates a current of 9.6 amps alongside a voltage of 8.4 which equates to 80W power flow. We also see the device will...

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Samsung Galaxy A51 5G visits Geekbench

Samsung announced the Galaxy A51 last month and the company will soon follow up with its 5G version that has appeared on Geekbench sporting model number SM-A516N. The benchmark database reveals key specs of the Galaxy A51 5G - an Exynos 980 SoC, 6GB RAM, and Android 10. Geekbench doesn't confirm any other specifications of the Galaxy A51 5G, but from past rumors, we know the smartphone will have 128GB base storage and will be launched in South Korea. More details about the Galaxy A51 5G should surface in the coming weeks. Source | Via

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Realme XT gets Android 10-based Realme UI stable update

Realme has released the stable build of Android 10-based Realme UI for the Realme XT. The firmware sports version number RMX1921EX_11_C.01 and brings along new UI and features to the Realme XT. The update is rolling out over the air, but those who can't wait to check out the Realme UI can install the update manually on their device by downloading the update package from here. Here's the complete changelog of the update: Visuals Updated UI to realme UI. Brand new Real Design makes visuals more attractive and operation more efficient. Smart...

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Samsung Galaxy A41 appears on Geekbench with Helio P65 SoC

The Samsung Galaxy A41 that we've been hearing about since last November has passed through Geekbench, revealing key specs in the process. According to the benchmark database, the Galaxy A41, bearing model number SM-A415F, is powered by the Helio P65 SoC. It runs Android 10 and has 4GB RAM in tow, but there are likely to be memory options that are yet to be confirmed. Geekbench doesn't reveal any other specs of the Galaxy A41, but if rumors are to be believed, the A41 will come with 64GB base storage, 48MP main camera, 25MP selfie camera and a 3,500 mAh battery with 15W fast...

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