Weekly poll results: Realme X3 SuperZoom gets a lukewarm reception

Last week's poll shows that people are not sold on the Realme X3 SuperZoom - the voting results lean towards "no", though there is no definitive answer on whether or not the phone is worth it at €500. And this is €500 for the model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB storage, mind you as there are no other memory options. In the comments, one of the most common responses was that people prefer Realme's other Snapdragon 855+ phone, the X2 Pro. An AMOLED screen (without the dual punch hole), 3.5mm headphone jack and faster charging seem to outweigh the periscope zoom lens. The X2 Pro also...

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Flashback: (Sony) Ericsson T68 and the add-on camera that made it famous

The T68 was essentially the last phone released under the Ericsson brand. In fact, a few months later it was re-released as the Sony Ericsson T68i with only small cosmetic changes on the outside and a software update (which was available to the older models as well). It marked a few firsts for Ericsson - its first phone with a color screen, first with an internal antenna. It wasn't the first to support a camera, but it was the first Ericsson to work well enough for people to actually remember. It was an add-on camera, the MCA-25 CommuniCam. It had a VGA sensor (640 x 480px) and...

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Deal: Lenovo Smart Display 7 is $20 off at Best Buy

The Lenovo Smart Display 7 that normally costs $99.99 is currently available at a discounted price of $79.99 on Best Buy in the US. Upon purchase, you also get three months of SiriusXM Premier Streaming and 90 days of Pandora Premium subscriptions for free. However, these free subscriptions are only available for new users. The Lenovo Smart Display 7 sports a 7" IPS touch display of 1024x600-pixel resolution. The device is powered by the Mediatek 8167S SoC, has 2GB RAM and 4GB storage onboard, and runs Android Things with Google Assistant. The Smart Display 7 packs two 1.5" 5W...

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Dropbox Passwords is a password manager from Dropbox

Dropbox has come up with a password manager and clearly not a big chunk of the budget has gone into finding a name for it - it's called Dropbox Passwords. The app is now available on the Play Store, though it's listed as Early Access and while you can freely download it, actually using it requires an invite. The description in the Play Store makes it sound like every other password manager - it'll remember your passwords, sign you in to websites, and feature cross-device syncing. Your passwords will be protected by zero-knowledge encryption too, meaning Passwords itself will store them...

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Oppo confirms a smart TV is on the roadmap as it celebrates 1 year of 5G in China

Oppo has been rumored to be developing a smart TV at least since Christmas and we now have some concrete proof of those plans. On its official Weibo page, the company published an infographic celebrating 1 year of commercial 5G efforts in China. We thought that it was 1 November last year when that kicked off, but Oppo may have something else in mind and even so that little discrepancy is beside the point. Down at the very bottom of the rather long image, there's a stylized depiction of a TV in a grid of pictured existing products. Oppo infographic chopped into more...

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Samsung Galaxy Watch3 bags NBTC certification

Samsung is rumored to unveil the Galaxy Note20 and Fold 2 through an online event on August 5 and alongside these smartphones, we may also see the South Korean tech giant announce the Galaxy Watch3 that we now learn has been certified by Thailand's NBTC. The listing on the Thai certifying authority's website reveals that Galaxy Watch3 will be available in 41mm size, in addition to the 45mm previously confirmed by FCC. NBTC further reveals that just like the 45mm variant, the smaller 41mm model will also support LTE connectivity, but it doesn't include any other details. From...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite India launch set for June 8

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite unveiled in April will debut in India on June 8, revealed Samsung's Indian branch on Twitter. We don't know how much the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite will cost in India, but we do know that it will be sold through Flipkart and Amazon.in, with the latter accepting pre-orders after the price drop. Clock's ticking. 2 more days to a new future. Register now to get more details. https://ift.tt/2Y6v5pU #TabRedefined #Samsung pic.twitter.com/22BLkPrc2f— Samsung India (@SamsungIndia) June 6, 2020 The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is built around a 10.4"...

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Reliance Jio offering free one year Amazon Prime membership to Jio Fiber users

Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio recently teased free one year Disney+ Hotstar VIP subscription for its users, and while the company is yet to divulge any details about the offer, it has started offering free one year Amazon Prime membership worth INR999 ($13/€11) to Jio Fiber users. Jio hasn't made any official announcement about this offer yet, but some Jio Fiber subscribers report seeing a banner in the MyJio app that lets them claim and activate the free one year Amazon Prime membership. This is a one-time offer and after a year you'll have to pay to continue enjoying the...

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Facebook Dark mode finally nearing release

Facebook-related apps have been getting Dark modes for a while now, with Messenger having it since March 2019, Instagram joining last Fall, and Whatsapp making it official a couple of months ago. Still, the closest you can get to a Dark mode on actual Facebook for the time being remains Facebook Lite. That's finally about to change, at least on Android, as these screenshots below indicate. Screenshots from pre-release Facebook Dark mode A mostly final version (though one not yet released to the public) shows the main Facebook app interface, reimagined for your OLED...

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Xiaomi Redmi 9 specs, design and pricing revealed by online retailer

The Xiaomi Redmi 9 reportedly arriving on June 25 has been listed on online retailer Lazada's Filipino site with its images, specs, and pricing. The specs listed on the e-commerce website align well with previous rumors, meaning the Redmi 9 comes with a Helio G80 SoC under the hood and has two memory versions - 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB. There's also a dedicated microSD card slot for storage expansion. The Redmi 9 is built around a 6.53" FullHD+ display that has a notch up top for the 8MP selfie camera. The back of the smartphone, that has a textured finish and looks like a combination...

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Xiaomi patents folding phone that looks a lot like the Huawei Mate X

On Friday, a new patent was published for Xiaomi by the CNIPA for a smartphone design submitted in late-2019. We've seen a bunch of patents for smartphones in various form factors including foldable ones, and clamshell designs. Remember, just because an OEM patents a new design, doesn't necessarily mean it will arrive to the mass market. That said, let's look at the latest patent from Xiaomi. At first glance, the foldable smartphone design looks a lot like Huawei's Mate X foldable smartphone. Patent drawings slightly enhanced by LetsGoDigital show a device with a display that folds...

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