iPhone 12 may be delayed by months because of the coronavirus pandemic

Apple's iPhone 12 family was widely expected to launch this September, following the company's usual release strategy. 2020 was to be an important year for Apple's mobile devices, as these models are said to be its first to employ 5G connectivity. However, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic might force Apple to make an unprecedented move - delaying the release of the three new iPhone 12 models for months. According to a new report from Asia, Apple is currently prepping for such a delay, because the global COVID-19 pandemic is threatening global demand and has already disrupted its product...

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Marshall Uxbridge Voice packs Alexa and AirPlay 2 in a tiny box

Marshall has launched the Uxbridge Voice, a compact Alexa-powered Bluetooth speaker that also includes AirPlay 2 support. The Uxbridge Voice works pretty much like any Alexa speaker. It has a set of far-field microphones to hear you from across the room or over its own speaker. You can ask Alexa to play something from any of the supported services or just stream something over AirPlay 2 or Bluetooth. There's also Spotify Connect support. The Uxbridge Voice can be used with other Alexa or AirPlay 2 enabled speakers to have a multi-room sound setup where all connected speakers...

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India's 21-day lockdown suspends all iPhone production in India

Amidst the COVID-19 situation, India's government has called a nationwide lockdown of its 1.3 billion inhabitants in its efforts to isolate the virus. As Bloomberg reports, Apple's production of iPhones has been suspended as a result. Foxconn and Wistron are two manufacturers of iPhones with plants in India which are complying with the shutdown. The Apple iPhone XR is produced in India Foxconn has ceased operation until April 14, the company tells Bloomberg. Wistron, which manufactures key iPhone components in its India plant, also tells Bloomberg that its doors are closing for...

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Samsung Galaxy A71 5G photos published by TENAA

The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G listing on TENAA has been updated with photos of the device. It shouldn't surprise you to hear that not much has changed externally. Actually, the dimensions and weight are slightly different, though nothing that you would notice just by handling the phone. Even the Crush Black color seems to be the same. The bigger changes would be on the inside, of course, as the phone switches to an Exynos 980 chipset with an integrated 5G modem. This may also deliver a slight boost in performance as the new chip uses two Cortex-A77 cores instead of A76 line in the Snapdragon...

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IDC: Chinese tablet shipments will sink 30% in Q1 2020 due to coronavirus

At this point that almost all markets are suffering due to the coronavirus outbreak and IDC has made some grim predictions about the tablet market. According to its report, the tablet market will sink 30% in the first quarter of this year, compared to Q1 2019. The COVID-19 will likely affect the whole first half of this year as well, but the decline will slow down to 14% in Q2 2020. In addition to the lower demand, the insufficient supply is also contributing to the decline. Supply chains can't deliver and even the few customers who want to buy a tablet can't get them. But it's not...

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Xiaomi postpones the launch of Mi 10 in India due to COVID-19

Last week Xiaomi announced that it will launch the Mi 10 in India on March 31, but the company has now announced that the launch has been postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. This decision comes after Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi imposed a 21-day nationwide lockdown in India to contain the spread of COVID-19, which claimed the lives of 11 people and infected more than 500 in the country at the time of writing this. In addition to suspending the Mi 10 launch in India, Xiaomi has shut its Mi Home stores across the country and won't be...

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YouTube's Android app will get a default video quality setting in upcoming update

An upcoming version of the YouTube app for Android will let you set a preferred video quality for streaming. This feature was discovered in APK version 15.12.33 and given the all-caps "BETA" notes next to the new toggles, it seems that there might be a few bugs left to iron out. Currently, YouTube has a default video quality that is set server-side. Speaking of, Google decided to reduce the global streaming quality, setting the default to 480p to free up bandwidth for other uses. Of course, while watching a video you can switch to HD quality manually, but the next video will start playing...

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Honor 30S teased with a flagship-grade ISP and advanced noise reduction tech

With the Honor 30S announcement drawing near (March 30), the company decided to tease the device a little. And the flagship-grade ISP is the center of attention. It's officially confirmed that the Honor 30S will launch with Kirin 820 on board, which happens to be a pretty capable chipset, at least according to these leaked benchmark results. But raw performance isn't the only highlight. Honor says it also has an advanced ISP 5.0 and BM3D SLR noise reduction technology. There's also a sample photo supposedly taken with the Honor 30S. Keep in mind that this image is taken from...

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Meizu 17 live shot reveals back design

Meizu recently turned 17 and the company is close to releasing its next flagship aptly named the Meizu 17 next month. We've already seen shots of the device's punch-hole sporting front and now we have our first look at the back side. The new shot reveals a horizontally aligned quad-camera setup with the sensor on the far right surrounded by an LED ring flash. Unfortunately, there are no details about the sensors themselves. Apart from the cameras we can notice the subtle curvature on the sides of the device as well as the the Meizu branding on the bottom half. The Meizu 17 is...

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Samsung ships first million EUV-based DDR4 RAM modules

Samsung announced its first million 10nm class D1X DDR4 RAM modules based on the EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) lithography process have been shipped as the company is planning to move its entire production on the EUV lines next year. These modules are expected to find their way to customers in the PC, mobile and enterprise server product categories. This development positions Samsung as the first semiconductor manufacturer to use the EUV process in DRAM production, overcoming the previous challenges in scaling. Samsung plans to incorporate the EUV process in its large scale DRAM production...

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Samsung Galaxy S20 camera features trickle down to S10 and Note10 with OneUI 2.1 update

Samsung has released a new software update for the Galaxy S10 and Note10 lineups that comes with the flagship Galaxy S20's features. The build weighs around 1.5GB in size and brings along camera features which include Single Take, Night Hyperlapse, Custom Filter, AR Emoji, and Pro Video. The new firmware also enables 4K 60FPS video recording using the front-facing camera. Samsung Galaxy S10 Additionally, the update bumps up the Android security patch level to April 2020 and One UI version to 2.1. It also adds the Clean View and Quick Crop features to the Gallery app, and brings in...

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Oppo Reno Ace 2 will arrive in April with 65W fast charging

The Oppo Reno Ace was the first phone on the market with Super VOOC 2.0 that can reach 65W fast-charging speeds. Now Brian Shen, company VP, confirmed on Weibo the successor of the phone will arrive in April. A mysterious Oppo device codenamed PDHM00 is likely the very same Oppo Reno Ace 2, and it was certified at 3C with a 65W fast charger. The Oppo PDHM00 phone will (unsurprisingly) have 5G. At the CCC website, we see a 10V/6.5A charger with model number VCA7GACH, which is exactly the same brick that came in the first Oppo Reno Ace retail box. As we established, a 4,000 mAh...

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vivo S6 5G appears in spy shots, waterdrop notch revealed

We are expecting to see the vivo S6 5G in less than a week. The phone should be the most affordable 5G handset in the vivo portfolio and today some spy shots of the handset appeared on Weibo. The unannounced device appears to have a waterdrop notch, shattering the previous rumor that it might have a dual punch-hole design that is more likely to be of the upcoming vivo V19. vivo S6 5G Two vivo phones with model numbers V1962A and V1962BA appeared on TENAA, and with seeing thee live shots, we are pretty sure they are the vivo S6 5G, carrying different monikers for two separate...

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Honor 30S to come with a 64MP camera and 3x optical zoom

The Honor 30S is arriving on March 30, and over a week ago, we exclusively reported that it will sport a quad camera setup on the back. Now a new report by DigitalTrends claims the main module will have a 64MP sensor. The publication also shared an image of a promo material, which reveals the 30S will come with 3x optical zoom. However, there's a discrepancy between the previously leaked renders and the picture we are looking at today. Previous images have the dual-LED flash placed next to the first camera, with the fourth snapper placed right below. However, the new picture has a...

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COVID-19 effect: Realme suspends launch of Narzo 10 series, other new products in India

Yesterday vivo announced that it has indefinitely suspended the launch of V19 and other new products in India due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. Now, Realme too announced that it has postponed all upcoming launches in India, including the Narzo 10 series, which was supposed to be unveiled tomorrow at 12:30 PM local time (7 AM UTC) through a pre-recorded video. This announcement came from Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth after Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi ordered a 21-day nationwide lockdown yesterday in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19. With respect to the...

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Royole unveils Flexpai 2 with improved foldable display

Royole was technically the first company to reveal a foldable smartphone, and now its successor is here - say hello to the Royole Flexpai 2. The new device has a 3rd generation Cicada Wing (Flexible Foldable Display) that has a smaller crease and bend radius, while simultaneously bringing improved brightness, contrast, and viewing angle. Royole Flexpai 2 Liu revealed the new phone will have a Snapdragon 865 chipset with 5G modem. The screen, demoed at the launch, is 7.8" in diagonal with a 4:3 ratio when open. The Flexpai 2 will also have LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.0...

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