Motorola Razr gets Android 11 update

Samsung announced a couple of new foldable phones this week, but did you know that Motorola also has phones that fold? Like, the Razr from 2019, the company's first effort with a foldable screen and an obvious nostalgia play. Today this model is starting to receive the update to Android 11, which is nice to see even though Android 12 is due out in a few weeks from Google. The Razr started life running Android 9 Pie, and then eventually got upgraded to Android 10. Now it's time for it to jump to 11. As of now, the new release seems to only be going out for handsets purchased from...

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Realme X series is officially dead

If you were for some reason enamored with Realme's X series of smartphones, time to start mourning. Madhav Sheth, the company's CEO for Europe and India, has exclusively revealed to TechRadar that the X series is dead. There will be no more devices in this line, which makes the X7 Max 5G launched in India back in June the last of its kind. However, this doesn't mean that Realme will have one less smartphone family going forward. In fact, the X line is going to be replaced by the GT series. "GT is the new X", Sheth confirmed. Realme X7 Max 5G The C series and numbered series will...

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Android 12 Beta replaces ongoing call “bubble” with “chip”

Bubbles was a standout feature for Android 11 when it launched last year. The bubbles are akin to Facebook Messenger’s Chat Heads and the dialer app takes this behavior when a user swipes out of the call screen. Notifications also appeared here and floated over the interface whenever a new notification came in for supported apps. With the latest Android 12 Beta build rolling out to Pixel devices this week, app develops have to finalize their apps’ compatibility. What looks to be changing permanently is the ongoing phone call behavior on Android 12. This was pointed out by Android Police on...

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Facebook Messenger updated with end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls

In a blog post, Facebook Messenger announces that it is introducing new features and more security in voice and video calls. The communication app has seen a surge of voice and video calls, more than 150 million video calls per day, according to Facebook. The app is introducing the option for end-to-end encryption for both video and voice calls. This won’t be an automatic change, users will need to opt-in to end-to-end encryption and this will only work with other recipients who have also done the same. Disappearing messages are also being updated with new controls. Users will...

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Oppo to hold a photography-related event next week

Earlier today, Oppo India VP and Head of R&D Tasleem Arif took to Twitter to tease a camera-centric event and we just so happened to receive an invite in our mail revealing the keynote is scheduled to take place on August 19 at 12 noon IST time. Hey #OPPOHumans we are working on something exciting to transform your 📱camera experience forever🙌🏻Interested to know how❓ I wish I could tell you more, but I am bound by embargo..Any guesses what's cooking at OPPO 🧐#CameraExpertOPPO #OPPOAlwaysAhead⚡ pic.twitter.com/3JAsrdmEZd— Tasleem #CameraExpertOPPO🇮🇳 (@tasleemarifk) August 13, 2021 The...

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Honor Pad V7 Pro debuts MediaTek Kompanio 1300T chipset, 120Hz display and 7,250mAh battery

Hot on the heels of the Magic3 series and X20 5G smartphones, Honor went ahead and announced an Android tablet dubbed Honor Pad V7 Pro. This is the maker’s most premium slate and it comes with an 11-inch 2560x1600-pixel resolution LCD with a fast 120Hz refresh rate. It’s also the first device to utilize MediaTek’s Kompanio 1300T chipset. Honor Pad V7 Pro The 6nm chipset brings four Cortex-A78 performance cores and four efficient A55 cores alongside the nine-core Mali-G77 MC9 GPU. Performance is said to match the smartphone equivalent Dimensity 1200 SoC. You get 6/8GB RAM and...

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Redmi 10 moves a step closer to launch as it gets NBTC certified

The Redmi 10 that was spotted on a Singaporean retailer's website earlier this week has been certified by Thailand's NBTC, moving it a step closer to the launch. The Thai authority doesn't divulge anything about the Redmi 10 other than revealing it's a 4G-only smartphone and won't support 5G networks. However, thanks to the Singaporean retailer's listing, we know the Redmi 10 will be powered by the Helio G88 SoC, run Android 11-based MIUI 12, and have 6GB RAM and 128GB storage onboard. The smartphone will pack a 6.5" FullHD+ 90Hz LCD with a punch hole in the center for the 8MP...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G gets Bluetooth certification as launch nears

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has now received the go-ahead from the Bluetooth SIG authority, which signifies that the phone is about ready to go official. The certification covers the model numbers SM-G990N, SM-G990B and SM-G990B_SD, all of which support Bluetooth 5.0. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Bluetooth SIG certification The Galaxy S21 FE 5G will sport a design similar to the Galaxy S21-series phones except the camera island with be the same color as the rest of the back panel. It will be powered by a Snapdragon 888 chipset with 6GB/8GB of RAM and a 4,500mAh battery . At the...

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JioPhone Next specs leak, Snapdragon 215, Android 11 (Go Edition) and 13MP camera

Two months ago, India’s Reliance conglomerate announced the JioPhone Next - an entry-level smartphone built in collaboration with Google. It’s expected to launch on September 10 and is promises to become the most affordable smartphone in India once it goes on sale. We haven’t heard much about the device since its announcement until now as XDA‘s Mishaal Rahman revealed the Next’s key specs via Twitter. JioPhone Next The phone will come with a 1440x720 resolution display and Qualcomm’s entry-level 215 chipset which also powers Nokia 1.4. RAM comes in at 2GB while the software...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 does not work with old S Pens

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 is the first foldable phone with S Pen support, but apparently there are limits to the compatiblity. The company confirmed using old S Pens will damage the screen, and that’s why it developed the S Pen Pro and the exclusive S Pen Fold Edition. The two new styluses come with a tip, unlike any other S Pen. They are softer, and more importantly - retractable. When pressure is applied, the mechanism prevents damage to the softer foldable screen. If you apply excessive force with the traditional S Pens as seen in the Note series phones you may damage the screen even...

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Realme Book Slim confirmed to launch with 11-gen Intel Core i5 CPU

Realme is looking to enter the laptop market on August 18 with its Realme Book. The laptop that will be known as Realme Book Slim in India and Europe has seen the latest round of spec teasers, where Realme confirmed its laptops will pack 11-gen Intel Core i5 chipsets while the screen will feature a 2160x1440-pixel resolution covering 100% of the sRGB color gamut. Realme Book chipset and screen specs Just yesterday we learned about Realme’s PC Connect feature which will allow you to mirror your Realme phone’s screen on the laptop similar to Huawei’s Share and Microsoft's Your...

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Common mobile charger legislation to be proposed by EU in September

Diversity in phone charger connectors has been nerfed since 2011, but now the European Union is pushing for a universal solution. The European Commission, the executive branch of the EU, is currently drafting a proposal for a common mobile charger solution, sources have told Reuters. It is expected to be presented in September. Apple is most likely to be hurt by such legislation. According to a study from 2019, ordered by the EC, a Lighting connector is used in only 21% of phones, with 79% being micro-USB or USB-C. The source did not give any more details on drafting the legislation,...

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