Asus ZenFone 6/6z get VoWiFi and March security patch

Asus has rolled out a new update for the ZenFone 6 (known as Asus 6z in India), which comes bearing version 17.1810.2003.144. The new firmware bumps up the Android security patch level on the ZenFone 6 to March 2020 and enables VoWiFi for Reliance Jio users in India and Tele2 customers in Sweden. The latter also get VoLTE. Additionally, the new build optimizes the system stability and you will now see a pop-up when third-party apps running in the background request front camera access. The update, weighing around 95MB in size, is rolling out for the Indian, European and...

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OnePlus 6 and 6T get new OxygenOS beta with March security patches

Today OnePlus has made a new Open Beta build available for eager OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T owners. People who have switched to the company's beta release channel will get this as an over-the-air update within the next few days. As always, the Open Beta phase is the last testing phase before a 'stable' release comes out for everyone. The OxygenOS Open Beta 6 for the OnePlus 6 and 6T features the March 2020 security patch level, which is last month's at this point, but such shenanigans are unfortunately par for the course for this company, it almost always skips a month with...

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Pixel 4 Face Unlock finally isn't a security risk anymore with the April update

Today is the first Monday of the month, which means it's Google software update rollout time. Right on point, the company has started sending out the April update to its still supported Pixels. As usual with Google, allow many days until all of the Pixels out there will receive this - sometimes it takes up to two weeks for the rollout to conclude. Once you are graced with the April update, you will of course have the latest and freshest security patches in tow. If you own a Pixel 4 or Pixel 4 XL, however, you'll also finally get a new feature that means Face Unlock isn't a security risk...

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Oppo Reno Ace 2 stops by AnTuTu ahead of launch

Oppo is expected to introduce its Reno Ace 2 on April 13 and the device was already seen in leaked images, while a TENAA certification page confirmed most of its specs. Now, a prototype unit of the phone with the same PDHM00 model number managed to pass by AnTuTu revealing its Snapdragon 865 chipset and achieving a score of 560,217 points. The phone managed 180,132 points in the CPU department and 210,371 points on the GPU test. In addition, the scorecard reveals an 89,927 memory score and 79,787 points in the UX portion of the benchmark. These scores are not as impressive as some...

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LG to unveil its G-series replacement line on May 15

Last week we came across a report that LG is preparing to launch a new premium smartphone series, in place of the current G-series. Now a new rumor from Korean news outlet Naver News claims that the G-series replacement series will be unveiled on April 15. According to the new report, LG held a product briefing for the three Korean telecoms where it spilled the details on the launch date. In addition, the new phones will support 5G connectivity and will be powered by a Snapdragon 7-series chipsets. While not quite up to par with the flagship Snapdragon 865, this 7-series chipset...

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Huawei's first OLED TV is incoming, will have a 65" panel and 14 under-display speakers

Huawei has been teasing a new smart TV and recent posters have filled in many of the blanks. The Huawei Smart TV X65 will have a 65" OLED panel- making this the company's first OLED TV. A 24MP pop-up camera will be mounted above the display. There will be an ambient sensor that will be used to adjust the screen image for more natural colors. The TV will run Huawei's in-house Hongmeng OS, of course. Richard Yu teased that the TV will support a new means of control, some speculate that this means a gesture control similar to the what the Huawei P40 phones have. It may even do eye and pose...

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OnePlus will hold an online pop-up event for OnePlus 8 series

If you're not familiar with OnePlus pop-up events, they give a select few the chance to buy a just-announced OnePlus smartphone before its general sale - they're usually held at exclusive venues in select cities. Due to the current pandemic OnePlus will forgo the physical pop-up event and hold an online one for buyers in Europe. OnePlus will release details on its website and social media outlets shortly after the OnePlus 8 series announcement on April 14 on how early adopters can enter the pop-up event and snag a OnePlus 8 series device and some exclusive merch (likely a case, or some...

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Xiaomi Mi Max 3 and Mi 8 Lite get Android 10 with MIUI 11

Xiaomi keeps updating its older devices to Android 10 and MIUI 11. Next in line are two phones, released in the summer of 2018 - the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 and the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite. The units in China already received the new software, but now it is time for the global package. The Xiaomi Mi Max 3 package is v.11.0.1.0 QEDMIXM and should be arriving OTA. If you don't want to wait, you can head to the Xiaomi community website, where the package is available for download. It is 1.8 GB in size and brings the updated color scheme, system-wide Dark Mode and newer security patches. Similar is...

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Oppo Find X2 Lite specs and images are here

Welcome to our most comprehensive look yet at the Oppo Find X2 Lite, complete with images and specs. Unsurprisingly, the Oppo Find X2 Lite matches the already-announced Oppo Reno3 Youth spec for spec, and also looks identical. What that means is a 6.4-inch 1080x2400px AMOLED screen up front, complete with a teardrop notch and an under-display optical fingerprint scanner. The chipset is a 7nm Snapdragon 765G, which includes an octa-core processor and a 5G X52 modem. RAM is fixed at 8GB while storage is a non-expandable 128GB. Oppo Find X2 Lite The cameras are as...

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OneUI 2.1 update re-enables NavStar customization on the Galaxy Note10 and S10

This is one of those pieces of good news that would barely register for most, but will be extremely exciting for a very specific group of users. NavStar, one the most advanced customization options available to some Samsung Galaxy users through Samsung Good Lock, was disabled with OneUI 2.0. Now, in a new OTA, already seeding in the US and some other countries, NavStar is back online for the Galaxy Note10 and S10. NavStar update To get it to work, owners of said phones need to update to the latest firmware and also get the latest NavStar (v2.0.00.2) build from the Galaxy App...

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Nokia 9.3 PureView reportedly delayed yet again, this time because of the outbreak

It feels that every time a new rumor about the Nokia 9 PureView sequel comes up, it's about the phone being delayed. The latest bit of gossip is no different, HMD reportedly pushed back its flagship to H2. We've been hearing about the new PureView for so long that it was originally supposed to be called Nokia 9.1. Then it became the 9.2 and now it may come out as the 9.3 - HMD already renamed the Nokia 5.2 to 5.3 to keep the point names in sync. The reason for this latest delay is no surprise - the COVID-19 outbreak impacted HMD's supply chain badly so the launch was pushed back to the...

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OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z to have longer battery life, lower latency

More details about the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z have surfaced. They will feature improved battery life as well as lower latency and water resistance, according to a well-known leakster. The new Bluetooth headset should be unveiled on April 14 alongside the new OnePlus 8 series of phones (but that hasn't been confirmed yet). The Z will boast an impressive 20 hours of battery life - up from 14 hours on the Bullets Wireless 2. They will support their own version of Warp Charge, which provides 10 hours worth of power in just 10 minutes (the old model had the same feature). The...

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TCL 10 Pro, 10 5G and 10L unveiled with HDR10 screens, quad cameras

Originally unveiled back in January, TCL finally announced the full specifications of its 10-series phones - the TCL 10L, 10 Pro and 10 5G. These are fairly similar, pulling from the same bag of specs, but interestingly enough the 5G model isn't the top model. Let us walk you through the new trio. The TCL 10 Pro is the only one with an AMOLED screen - a 6.47" panel with 1080p+ resolution. It supports HDR10 and is a Netflix-certified display, so you can watch new content in its full glory. For regular content, there's an NXTVISION chip that does realtime SDR-to-HDR tone mapping. The...

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Oppo to introduce new audio devices tomorrow

The Oppo ecosystem already has its flagship smartphone, Bluetooth earphones, and TWS earphones, but there are some devices that are missing from the picture. The company will introduce new audio devices tomorrow, according to the official Weibo profile, and we are looking at either a smart speaker or new Enco wireless earphones. The promo poster simply says "I'm here and listening" (as far as the machine translation goes), leaning the assumption towards a speaker, similar to the Google Home and Alexa products. Oppo India offers affordable wireless earphones called Enco W31 and they...

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vivo Y50 unveiled with quad-camera and 6.53" 1080p+ display

The vivo Y50 went official with a Facebook post by vivo Cambodia, announcing the phone's release. You can pre-order one for $250 starting today, vivo will begin shipping units on April 11. The Y50 has a 6.53" display with 1080p resolution. This is an "Ultra O" screen, meaning a single punch hole for the selfie camera in the upper left corner. The phone has a quad camera setup on the back, featuring a 13MP main sensor, an 8MP ultrawide-angle cam (120°), a dedicated 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor for portrait shots. The vivo Y50 has a quad camera on the back • Including...

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UK carriers debunk false reports linking 5G and COVID-19 spread as infrastructure gets damaged

It's far from your typical problem, for sure and likely one not even on any risk analysis and mitigation chart within the UK. Misinformation and social media posts linking the spread of COVID-19 and 5G deployment have been spreading within the country and have already resulted in both network infrastructure damage and abuse towards workers. A few cellular masts were attacked over the weekend - at least four running the Vodafone network, with some shared with O2. Understandably, this escalation, as well as reports of violence towards support workers, repairing said infrastructure,...

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Samsung Galaxy Xcover FieldPro finally goes on sale in the US

Samsung introduced the Galaxy Xcover FieldPro for professionals needing extra rugged phones back in October 2019. The phone was on the website of the company's US division but wasn't available to end users until now. At last, AT&T is offering the ultra-durable device, but it will cost you - the price is exactly $1,104.99, but you can opt to pay $36.84 per month for the next two and a half years. The phone has an Exynos 9810 chipset, 4GB RAM and 64GB storage and there is a slot for up to 512 gigs more. It is essentially a Galaxy S9 in a bulkier, shell that makes it more...

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Infinix Note 7 and Note 7 Lite bring days of battery life

Infinix is following up on the recently launched Infinix S5 Pro with two more phones with emphasis on the cameras and batteries. Infinix Note 7 The Infinix Note 7 is the more intriguing of the two. It has a 6.95-inch 1640x720px LCD with a 16MP selfie camera punched-in. It runs on a MediaTek Helio G70 chipset with octa-core processor, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage. It has four cameras on the rear - a main 48MP f/1.8 unit , 2MP dedicated macro, 2MP depth sensor and a dedicated sensor for low-light video with an f/1.8 lens in front. The Infinix Note 7 has a...

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The Xiaomi Heylou Solar smartwatch is not solar-powered, but offers a lot of bang for your buck

The Haylou Solar smartwatch (it's pronounced "hello", by the way) has reached its crowdfunding goals and will start shipping on May 18 later this year. By the way, if you thought that the name "Haylou" was not the best, just wait until you find out that the watch called "Solar" has no solar cell. Haylou Solar (LS5) smartwatch No, you only get a 340mAh battery. To be fair, that battery will last a fairly impressive 30 days, half that if you have the 24-hour heart rate tracking enabled. Not bad at all. Naming aside, this is actually a great smartwatch as you get plenty of hardware...

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Samsung Galaxy A51 5G right around the corner, gets Wi-Fi certification

The Galaxy A51 is selling well across the world, but Samsung is preparing a 5G version of the model to get a piece of the expanding market for affordable phones to support the next gen networks. The imminent arrival of the Galaxy A51 5G was confirmed by its appearace across certification boards and now the Wi-Fi Alliance joins the growing list. The phone, codenamed SM-A516N, just got its license for operating on Wi-Fi netoworks. The Galaxy A51 5G will support Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac standards on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies. It is listed with Android 10, meaning One UI 2 out of...

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Apple iPhone 9 listed on JD.com

The iPhone SE, previously known as iPhone 9 is Apple's upcoming new iPhone, which was supposed to arrive in March but was pushed back due to the current pandemic and is now allegedly coming on April 15. That rumored announcement has now been made more likely as a placeholder page for the phone appeared on Chinese e-tailer JD's website. Interestingly, the page references the device as the iPhone 9 and not as the rumored iPhone SE (2020). The placeholder page doesn't reference any specs (outside of the lack of 5G and the use of a Lightning connector), nor does it specify a launch date....

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Honor Play 4T series key specs confirmed

The upcoming Honor Play 4T series is expected to launch on April 9 and we've already seen some detailed detailed specs and images of the two phones - the Pay 4T and Play 4T Pro. The latest bit is a teaser from the official Honor Weibo account, which confirms the key specs of the two phones. Honor Play 4T key specs posters Both will be powered by the Kirin 810 chipset and feature 48MP main cameras and 4,000 mAh batteries with fast charging. Those alight with earlier leak, where a pair of recent listings by Chinese retailers gave us the full specs. That means the rest of the...

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Week 14 in review: OnePlus 8, 8 Pro, 8 Lite rumors, iPhone SE 2020 coming

As another week draws to a close it's time to look back at the most popular stories of the past seven days. The OnePlus 8 series made the most headlines by far. We saw the new colors of the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro in official-looking renders. The new phones will come in (Ultramarine) Blue, new minty green (Glacial Green), (Onyx) Black and, going by the palette of the upcoming Bullets Wireless headphones, possibly Gold. The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro were tested by DisplayMate and were awarded an A+. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau teased that the OnePlus 8 Pro broke 13 DisplayMate records. We'll have to...

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Global vivo V19 debuts with dual selfie cameras

We saw the vivo V19 appeared in Indonesia a month ago, but that was just a rebranded vivo V17. Today, the global vivo V19 debuted with dual selfie cameras, 33W fast charging and 4,500 mAh battery. It is the first vivo phone with a dual punch hole display and is expected to appear in global markets. This vivo V19 is powered by Snapdragon 712 coupled by 8 GB RAM and either 128GB or 256GB storage. The screen of the phone is a 6.44" Super AMOLED panel with Full HD+ resolution and a fingerprint scanner underneath. The large punch hole hosts a 32 MP f/2.1 main selfie camera and an...

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