T-Mobile responds to COVID-19 by giving all customers unlimited data for the next 60 days

T-Mobile announces that it is responding the situation arising due to the abrupt effects of COVID-19. So that families can stay in touch in these critical times. Starting now, all current T-Mobile and Metro customers with plans that include data will be given unlimited smartphone data for the next 60 days (though not including roaming data). These customers will also get additional 20GB of hotspot data as well. Students on the EmpowerED learning programs will be allowed an extra 20GB of data as well, over the next 60 days. T-Mobile is also opening the lines for customers to get in touch...

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Apple's WWDC will still take place in June, but online

Unsurprisingly considering all the other big tech event cancellations we've written about recently, today Apple had some news to share about its annual WWDC (WorldWide Developer Conference), which was initially scheduled to take place in June in California, as it is every year. Plans have changed slightly, though. The event is still taking place in June, but it will be held online, for the first time in its history. This clearly is related to the ongoing (and worsening) COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic, although bafflingly Apple's press release about the new WWDC format fails to...

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Samsung Galaxy A11 quietly gets official with entry-level specs, punch-hole display

Today Samsung has listed a new phone on its official press website, the Galaxy A11, which has been in the leak cycle a few times lately. Oddly enough, there still isn't an accompanying press release, and the spec list that is available so far is anything but complete, although we do get a bunch of official press renders to glance at. The Galaxy A11 will, as its name implies, be Samsung's new entry-level model in its mid-range A family of smartphones. It comes with a 6.4-inch 720x1560 LCD touchscreen with a punch-hole selfie camera in the top left (that's an 8 MP unit with f/2.0...

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Galaxy Z Flip and S20 series get cross-platform copy-paste with latest Windows Insider Preview build

Samsung's Galaxy S20 series flagships and Z Flip got a new cross-platform copy/paste functionality with the new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19582.1001. This is the latest move in the strategic partnership between Samsung and Microsoft and allows owners of the latest Samsung devices to seamlessly copy and paste text or images between their smartphone and PC. New cross-device copy and paste on PC In order to get the new feature up and running, you will need to set up their Microsoft Your Phone app on their mobile device and link their PC, which needs to be running Windows 10...

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Samsung will sanitize your phone with UV-C light for free, crafts special cases with recycled materials

Samsung has announced a Galaxy Sanitizing Services for 19 countries, so if you come in with a device needing repair, the team at the service center will sanitize it with UV light. The service is free and uses UV-C light to keep your device clean without using any harsh chemicals. And it won't damage your device either, Samsung has done careful testing to make sure of that. You can even bring non-Samsung phones in, the service center will still sanitize it for free. It takes just 30 seconds to kill 99.9% of germs on the device. There are some restrictions for tablets and...

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Google G Suite reaches 2 billion monthly active users

Google's G Suite which consists of Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Hangouts, Docs and other productivity-focused apps have passed the 2 billion active user threshold. The news comes from Javier Soltero, head of the G Suite division. Soltero announced the 2 billion monthly active users threshold was passed at the end of 2019 and revealed Google is planning to continue overhauling its productivity software portfolio going forward. He spoke about plans of continued convergence of separate apps into more feature-packed clusters. According to previous speculation, Google is planning to bring a...

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OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro to be revealed on April 15, the OnePlus 8 lite is getting delayed

OnePlus has reportedly scheduled an event for mid-April to reveal its new flagship models - the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro. It will be held online event due to the COVID-19 outbreak, which also caused delays in development (the company originally planned a mid-March reveal, according to insider info). It seems that the OnePlus 8 lite was hit the hardest. This is the company's first phone to use a non-Snapdragon chipset (instead it will have a MediaTek Dimensity chip) and is set to cost £400 at launch - a launch that may have been delayed by several months. OnePlus 8 (left) • OnePlus 8...

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More info on Huawei P40, P40 Pro and P40 Pro PE prices surfaces

As Huawei's launch event of the P40-series draws near, rumors are getting more detailed and more frequent. Just yesterday, the pricing of the vanilla P40 and P40 Pro and its configurations got out and now a new rumor that also talks the P40 Premium Edition. P40 799-899€P40 pro 999-1099€P40 Pro PE 1199- 1299€Prices vary by country +-50-100€— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) March 11, 2020 Interestingly, there's a bit of discrepancy between the prices from yesterday and the newly reported figures of the standard P40 version. Popular tipster RODENT950 says the P40 will cost from €799...

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The Nokia 6.2 is getting a rugged James Bond-branded case

HMD's Nokia phones are the new spy gadgets of choice for agent 007. We saw an upcoming Nokia 8.2 5G in a trailer, but existing devices will get James Bond-branded hardware as well. The Nokia 6.2, for example, will get a rugged-looking Kevlar case. There's a 007 logo on the back as well as a "007 special edition" label on the side. It's not clear if the case will be sold on its own or as part of a promotional bundle with the phone. 007-branded case for the Nokia 6.2 The sides of the case look pretty solid and the corners have extra padding, likely for better drop protection....

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Samsung rolling out a new update for the Galaxy S20

Samsung has released a new software update for the Exynos 990-powered international variants of the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra. The new firmware sports version number G98xFXXU1ATC1 and weighs around 150MB in size. A detailed changelog of the build is currently unavailable, but we know it comes with the March 2020 Android security patch. Samsung is currently seeding this update in India and the rollout should expand to other countries soon. If you own the global version of the S20, S20+ or S20 Ultra, you can check if this update is available for you by heading...

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Upcoming Huawei AQM-AL10 listed on TENAA with 48MP main cam and 22.5W fast charging

A new Huawei midranger made its way to China's TENAA certification agency, revealing its key specs. Unfortunately, we don't have any images of the device to work with but the detailed specs give us a clear picture. The phone bearing the AQM-AL10 model number will sport a 6.3-inch OLED display with an FHD+ (2,400 x 1,080 pixels) resolution and a 16MP selfie cam. Huawei AQM-AL10 key specs The chipset remains a mystery but it will likely be one of Huawei's in-house Kirin solutions. It features an octa-core CPU clocked at 2.27GHz. RAM will vary between 6GB and 8GB while storage will...

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Xiaomi launching a wireless charging power bank on March 16

Redmi announced the Note 9 series in India yesterday and now its parent company Xiaomi has teased the launch of a new product in the country, set to be unveiled on March 16. The company hasn't revealed what exactly it is, but judging by the short video teaser posted on Twitter with the caption "One less wire to deal with. Mi fans, it's time to #CutTheCord", it appears Xiaomi will announce a new power bank with wireless charging capability. One less wire to deal with.Mi fans, it's time to #CutTheCord. All the power you need without any hassle.Guess what this is....

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vivo X30 gets a Mirror Edition in collaboration with Alexander Wang

When the vivo X30 was announced, it was marketed as a smartphone for the young individual that cares about their appearance. The phone's ambassador is Liu Wen, the most famous Chinese supermodel, and now a fashion brand of a similarly high rank is joining vivo with its own unique color - in seven days we will see vivo X30 Mirror Edition by Alexander Wang. While the teaser suggests silver-like surface of the smartphone, the official Weibo page of the company said that on March 20 the X30 will "enter the Mirror world of Alexander Wang". It will be the fourth color option after the...

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Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+, S20 Ultra are now available on general sale

Samsung's new flagship trio - Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra was unveiled in February, with pre-orders shipping since March 6. Now all three are starting their availability proper and can be purchased from multiple online and offline retailers. All three phones can be found in 4G and 5G markets across the globe. You can check out the pricing in key ones in the table below: Samsung Galaxy S20 US Europe India UK 128GB storage (4G) - €899 INR66,999 ($905/€805) £799 128GB storage (5G) ...

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OnePlus 8 Pro spotted in Robert Downey Jr hands

OnePlus is gearing up to update its product lineup with its 8-series smartphones. We've seen some leaks about the phones in the last months but the latest one comes from the brand's own ambassador - Robert Downey Jr. A new photo of the Hollywood actor shows him holding what appears to be the upcoming OnePlus 8 Pro while on the set. We can clearly see the vertically aligned camera setup which matches the previously seen leaks but that's about it. OnePlus 8 Pro According to previous speculations, the OnePlus 8 series will consist of three phones with a Lite version making its way...

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Xiaomi sold 110 million Redmi Note phones

Xiaomi has been releasing a Redmi Note phones since 2014, and the lineup has been popular with customers since day one. So much so that today the smartphone manufacturer announced it has sold 110 million Redmi Note phones. Redmi was recently spun off as a separate brand, although obviously it still shares the majority of its R&D, manufacturing and supply chain with Xiaomi. We just saw the debut of the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, which will certainly help boost the number further. During the event we were also reminded of some of the milestones of the Redmi Note...

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No issues with Redmi K30 Pro production, assures Xiaomi VP Lu Weibing

There is enough stock of the upcoming Redmi K30 Pro, according to Xiaomi Group Vice President Lu Weibing. He went on Weibo to state that he won't need to go to the factory to "screw" (Redmi K30 Pro parts together) - a nod to that time when Weibing actually went to the factory to help assemble the Xiaomi Mi 9 due to exceeding demand for the phone. The upcoming Snapdragon 865-powered flagship is due at the end of March with 5G, 4,700mAh battery with 33W fast charging, a notchless display thanks to a pop-up selfie camera and a 64MP main camera (the Sony IMX686 sensor). According to...

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Honor 30S render surfaces, rumored to come with Kirin 820 SoC

Huawei sub-brand Honor launched the 20S last September and the company is expected to follow up with the 30S soon. Honor hasn't officially divulged any details of the 30S yet, but a render of the smartphone has leaked on Chinese social network Weibo, showing the back of the phone housing a rectangular camera bump. The image doesn't even reveal the number of rear cameras on the 30S, but since its predecessor came with a triple camera setup, we expect the 30S to sport at least three snappers. Additionally, the render suggests that 30S will feature a side-mounted fingerprint reader,...

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Oppo Watch confirmed to hit Western Europe later this year

Oppo introduced its first Watch during the Find X2 launch with ECG sensor, square body with curved edges and OLED display. At first the device was announced only for the Chinese market, with the launch scheduled for March 24. Today, Brian Shen, the company VP, revealed the wearable will eventually go global and Western Europe will get to see it "later this year" without giving any specific timeframe. The global Twitter account of Oppo posted some specs of the Watch in English - these slides were hard to find until yesterday. Although we already knew the gadget will come with 100%...

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Realme 6i officially confirmed to sport 48MP quad camera

Realme announced the Realme 6 and 6 Pro last week and it's set to add a third member to the lineup on March 17, dubbed Realme 6i. Realme's Myanmar branch confirmed that 6i will be powered by the Helio G80 SoC and charge at up to 18W through a USB-C port. Now the company has confirmed that Realme 6i will sport a quad camera setup on the back, with a 48MP main unit, which is an upgrade over the 5i's 12MP primary camera. The purpose of the remaining three modules is currently unknown, but we are likely looking at an 8MP ultrawide, 2MP macro and 2MP depth sensor units. Realme...

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Samsung Galaxy S20 in for review

The Samsung Galaxy S20 and the Galaxy S20 5G are arguably the best choices for a small flagship phone at the moment and it just so happens that they are going to be the focal point of our incoming review. Samsung has made a big improvement to the Galaxy S20 battery. It's a 4,000mAh unit, which is 600mAh bigger than the Galaxy S10's. You could make the argument that the increase is meant to counter the doubled screen refresh rate and the more power hungry chipset, but the Galaxy S20 should still give you a longer running time than its predecessor. Samsung has reserved the...

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