Flashback: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 fixed past mistakes by choosing Android

2008-2010 was a difficult time for Sony Ericsson. In late 2008, it released its first Windows Mobile device, the Xperia X1. A year later, its first non-UIQ Symbian phone came out, the Idou. Another year and the Xperia brand underwent a brain swap and it was now a series of Android phones. The first was the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. It made its debut on April 1 2010, launching on the NTT DoCoMo network and it became the fastest-selling smartphone in the carrier's history - reports from the time indicate that the X10 sold 120,000 units in three weeks, beating even the iPhone 3GS (32GB)....

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Oppo Reno4 specs and images surface

Oppo has launched over a dozen smartphones under its Reno series and it appears the company will soon add a new member to the lineup, dubbed Reno4. A couple of images have leaked on Chinese social network Weibo, which reveal the design and a few specs of the Oppo Reno4. The Reno4 will arrive in at least two colors and sport a quad camera setup on the back which will come with the Ultra Steady feature. The back also has the Oppo logo on the right side of the cameras, below which is a huge text that reads "Glow". This might be the marketing name of the phone's color, but we'll have to...

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Kirin 1020 remains unaffected by US actions, on schedule to power up the Mate 40

With the latest actions from the US Commerce Department that now affect not only Huawei but some of its suppliers like TSMC, people are wondering if this would delay the production of Huawei's upcoming 5nm Kirin 1020 flagship SoC. Well, the initial information said that the sanction affects only future orders and not those already placed by Huawei, which means that 5nm and 7nm SoCs will go through. But the most recent report points at 5nm and 12nm orders because TSMC's 7nm capacity is already full. The 5nm wafers are just 50% full, which in turn means that the Kirin 1020 SoC is on...

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Telus will roll out Android 10 for Samsung Galaxy A70 and LG G8X ThinQ next week

Canadian carrier Telus has updated its website to reveal it will release Android 10 for two smartphones next week - Samsung Galaxy A70 and LG G8X ThinQ. The Galaxy A70 will get Android 10 starting May 25, whereas the G8X ThinQ will receive the latest version of Android starting May 27. The company also plans to release software updates for 10 other smartphones next week, which will come with camera improvements and security patches. You can check out the image below for more details. Do note that the software release schedule is subject to change due to the COVID-19 situation and...

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Apple AirPods Studio soon to be released, a new report claims

There's a rumor going around that Apple is about to release an over-ear noise-canceling version of its AirPods called AirPods Studio. Previously, it was estimated that the headphones would launch sometime in the second half of the year, but a new report says that the pair might see broad daylight right before H1 2020 ends. An analysis reveals that the supplier for Apple's AirPods family has already started production of the new Studio variant. This means that the announcement may take place as soon as next month. MacRumors think that this might happen during Apple's Worldwide Developer...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip now officially available in Malaysia

More than three months after its unveiling, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is finally officially available in Malaysia. The foldable smartphone is priced at RM5,888 ($1,350/€1,240) and you can buy one in Mirror Purple, Mirror Black, or Mirror Gold color from Samsung's official Malaysian site. The Galaxy Z Flip is also available for purchase through Samsung's Experience Stores as well as authorized partners, which include senQ, Courts, Harvey Norman, Urban Republic, Lazada and Shopee. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is powered by the Snapdragon 855+ SoC and comes in a single 8GB/256GB...

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Redmi continues to tease features of its Redmi X TV, this time the speakers

Yesterday Redmi teased a handful of features of its upcoming Redmibook and Redmi X TV with the latter coming with 85% NTSC color gamut coverage as well as MEMC (Motion Estimation, Motion Compensation) feature that we usually see on TVs and most recently, on smartphones such as the OnePlus 8 Pro. But today's piece of info is all about the speakers. Teaser poster The audio bit is important for a proper multimedia experience and Redmi knows that. So the TV will come with four 12.5W speakers along with an 8-unit subwoofer. The OEM promises theater-like audio experience but no matter...

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Realme X3 SuperZoom's specs confirmed in a series of new teasers

Realme Europe was polite enough to remind us that the Realme X3 SuperZoom is coming on May 26 and to hype us, the company shared a couple of teaser posters confirming most of what has already leaked and posted a video that fully reveals the back and front design of the handset. Teaser posters To no one's surprise, the phone will run on Snapdragon 855+ chipset and the company boasts the highest AnTuTu score for a phone running the said SoC. There's either some software optimization at play here, or Realme managed to snatch well-binned Snapdragon 855+ chips. Moving onto the screen....

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Samsung Galaxy A31 to launch in India in first week of June, price surfaces

The Samsung Galaxy A31 announced in March will debut in India in the first week of June, reports Indo-Asian News Service (IANS). The news agency, citing industry sources, claims that Galaxy A31 will be priced at around INR23,000 ($300/€280) in India and will be sold through online and offline channels across the country. The Samsung Galaxy A31 is built around a 6.4" FullHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-U display, that has a fingerprint reader underneath for biometric authentication. The Galaxy A31 is powered by an octa-core processor, which is likely a part of MediaTek's Helio P65 SoC....

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Motorola One Fusion+ specs and release date revealed by YouTube

Last month we learned that Motorola will unveil two new smartphones at the end of Q2 2020, dubbed One Fusion and One Fusion+. Motorola hasn't divulged anything about these devices yet, but YouTube has revealed key specs and release date of the One Fusion+. YouTube has listed the Motorola One Fusion+ on its Device Report site with Snapdragon 730 SoC, which contradicts last month's leak that claimed the smartphone will have a Snapdragon 675 chipset at the helm. The One Fusion+ will sport a 6.5" 1080p display, run Android 10 out of the box, and pack a 5,000 mAh battery. The listing claims...

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T-Mobile's OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren gets May update

T-Mobile's OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren is now receiving an update that brings the phone up to the May security patch. The OTA coming is a build number 10.0.35.HD61CB. In T-Mobile's software update charts, the changelog only mentions "5G band enhancements" and it complies with Google's May security patches. The update officially became available on Friday and should be available for download now. To manually check for an update, head to the Settings > System > System Updates. Source

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