Huawei nova 9 price and release date in Europe leak via Amazon listing

Huawei's nova 9 and nova 8i have both been slated to arrive in Europe, and the latter has in fact already been spotted in Germany. What of the nova 9, though? Well, an Amazon listing (which we assume went up by mistake) is helpfully clearing things up for us. As it turns out, the nova 9 will become available in Europe on October 21. The version with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage will retail for €499, at least on Amazon itself. A previous rumor talked about this model going for €550, but that may be down to local price differences as we've seen sometimes between the Eurozone...

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Infinix Note 11 Pro in for review

The Infinix Note 11 Pro was announced earlier today and presto, we have it here at HQ and ready for testing. It comes in a packed retail box with a 33W charger, a cable, a case, a glass screen protector (unapplied), and some leaflets. However the previous model had earbuds as well, while this one hasn't. The Note 11 Pro comes a short five months after the Note 10 Pro and it isn't a complete overhaul, nor even a straightforward step up. Sure, its 6.95-inch IPS LCD now refreshes at a higher 120Hz, and it comes exclusively in a higher-end 8/128GB model, no 6/64GB option...

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Third-party app icons don't appear on Apple Watch Series 7

The first Apple Watch Series 7 units are already shipped and there appears to be an issue right out of the box. According to some users, third-party apps don't appear with their icons and instead, they are invisible on the home screen. It was first spotted by a developer working on products related to Apple's ecosystem. He clarifies that the simulator in Xcode displays the icons just fine but they don't appear on the actual watch. Some believe that this is due to the new screen dimensions and resolution because the icons are perfectly fine on older watches, even when running watchOS...

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T-Mobile announces free OnePlus 9 deal when you add a line

T-Mobile has just kicked off a new promotion with two OnePlus smartphones. Starting Friday October 15, new and exiting T-Mobile customers can receive a free OnePlus 9 when adding a line. If opting for the OnePlus 9 Pro, T-Mobile will offer a $730 discount if the following requirements are met. There is no trade-in required, but it does require the customer to add a line and switch to a Magenta Max plan. T-Mobile has been offering attractive promotions with new smartphones to get customers to switch to its new, slightly more expensive plans that offer unlimited data without a soft...

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Surprising no one, Carl Pei's Nothing is working on a phone for early 2022

Carl Pei's ingeniously named company Nothing has so far managed to launch a single product, the Nothing ear (1) pair of true wireless earbuds. But that is all set to change soon. Surprising absolutely no one, it turns out that Nothing is working on a phone. Our lack of astonishment comes from the fact that prior to leaving and founding Nothing, Carl Pei was the co-founder of OnePlus. The Nothing phone also makes sense in light of Nothing's recent announcement of a strategic partnership with Qualcomm. Guess who else has (or at least used to have) one of those? OnePlus. It will be...

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EU denies Apple allegations that moving to USB-C will stifle innovation

The EU is serious about making device manufacturers use USB-C as a standard charging port and it obviously won't be much of an issue for Android makers as the USB-C connector is virtually universally adopted there. Apple, however, has more to lose and has argued that a move to a common charging port will stifle innovation. The EU has now responded and pointed out that the bill does allow for continued development. In a recent interview, the MEP and consumer protection committee chairman Anna Cavazzini said that the proposal leaves an open door for adopting a different standard in the...

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Canalys: Samsung shipped the most phones in Q3, but chip shortage caused market decline

Smartphone shipments during the July-September period fell by 6% compared to the same time last year according to the latest preliminary data from Canalys. Component shortages amidst the ongoing global chipset shortage are the main culprits here and according to some estimates, it will take at least another year before supply and demand balance out. Samsung is once again at the top of the polls with 23% of all shipments for the period. Apple is second with 15% of the market which is 3 percentage points better than its share at the same time last year. Xiaomi slipped to the number three...

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Samsung teases that new color options are on the way to the Galaxy Z foldables

“Get ready to unfold something unmistakably you”, says Samsung’s latest teaser for the Galaxy Unpacked Part 2 event set for October 20 (Wednesday). The video features the “Galaxy Studio” where three aliens customize the color scheme of their clothes. A few days ago leakster Tron posted that there are new colors coming to the Galaxy Z Flip3: Gray, Light Pink, White, Blue and Yellow. Evleaks thought this is about new home appliances instead, those color squares are quite reminiscent of the custom options seen in the Samsung Bespoke - a series of home appliances that can be customized in...

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Sony and Meizu are partnering up to bring Flyme apps and features to Xperia phones in China

We may know what Sony’s Xperia event on October 26 is about and let’s just say that we never would have guessed – today Sony’s China branch announced that it has reached an agreement with Meizu for strategic cooperation. The goal is to make Xperia phones better at catering the needs of the Chinese market. That’s where Meizu comes in, it boasts 100 million users in its home market. Sony will soon start pre-installing select Meizu apps on the Xperia 1 III and “subsequent new products”. Current owners of the 1 Mark III will be able to download these apps after installing the latest firmware...

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Google Search for mobile gains continuous scroll in search results

Google is doing a gradual rollout of its continuous scroll feature for most English searches on mobile in the U.S. The feature allows users to view up to four pages of results in Google Search before they reach a “See more” button. The new addition is coming to both the Android and iOS Google Search apps. Beginning today, continuous scrolling is starting to roll out to Google Search for most English searches on mobile devices in the US. Learn more: https://t.co/ulPL0EaKV0 pic.twitter.com/W0iwL3fdy6— Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) October 14, 2021 Users will still get a “See...

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TCL unveils Thunderbird Smart Glasses with a full-color transparent micro-LED display

There is a renewed push to make smart glasses the next big thing and these may be the most impressive yet – TCL unveiled the Thunderbird Smart Glasses Pioneer Edition. They use a micro-LED display with a wave guide that was developed in-house over the last three years. It’s a transparent color display, so these look and feel like regular glasses. TCL developed a micro-LED display and waveguide capable of creating a full-color image This sets them apart from Xiaomi’s concept smart glasses, which only featured a monochrome display also using micro-LED. In both cases the LEDs are...

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iQOO Z5x to sport a Dimensity 900 chipset

We already have confirmation that iQOO Z5x will launch next Wednesday on October 20. The device is expected to pack a 5,000 mAh battery and a triple camera setup with a 50MP primary sensor. The latest teaser from the company reveals the phone will utilize MediaTek’s Dimensity 900 at the helm. iQOO Z5x poster confirming Dimensity 900 chipset (image: Weibo) Dimensity 900 is a 5G capable chip built on a 6nm process with two Cortex-A78 power cores clocked at 2.4GHz and six Cortex-A55 units at 2 GHz for efficiency. The GPU side is covered by the Arm Mali-G68. Z5x will also house a...

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Realme Q3s will come with 144Hz screen, GT Neo2T with 65W charging

Realme will introduce two new smartphones on October 19 - Q3s and GT Neo2T. The company already gave us a glimpse of both smartphones, and now it has confirmed some specs of the two devices. Let's talk about the Q3s first, which will pack a 6.6" screen with a 144Hz refresh rate - the highest on a Realme smartphone yet. The panel will have seven-level refresh rates, ranging from 30Hz and 144Hz, changing automatically depending on the on-screen content. The display will also be HDR10 certified and have 4096-level dimming and DCI-P3 coverage. Since the Q3s will pack an LCD panel, it...

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