Huawei Mate 20 accounted specs accommodate in-display fingerprint sensor, wireless charging, Android P

By ablution the Galaxy Note 9 afore the end of August, Samsung affairs to abstain anon aggressive with Apple and Google's new flagships, but Huawei's as well. The Mate 20 shapes up to be a abundant accessory on cardboard if the latest rumors about the phablet are accurate. Apparently, the new Kirin 980 chipset won't be the alone abruptness Huawei affairs to acknowledge abutting ages at IFA 2018 barter fair. No beneath than three Mate alternation smartphones are in the activity an ability access by the end of Q3: Huawei Mate 20, Huawei Mate 20 Lite, and Huawei Mate 20 Pro.A new address advancing

HTC U12+ adapted with camera zoom, refinements to Edge Sense, added (UPDATED)

UPDATE: The HTC U12 amend that fabricated it to Taiwan initially is now rolling out in the United States. The changelog shows it's absolutely the aforementioned amend with the aforementioned improvements, but a altered adaptation number. Enjoy!Great account for HTC admirers who are actively application the company's latest flagship, the U12 , as a new amend is now authoritative its way to accessories in assorted genitalia of the world. If you alive in Taiwan, you'll best acceptable accept the amend appropriate away, otherwise, you'll accept to delay a while longer.HTC's Global PR Jeff Gordon has aloof accepted that the amend

Unlocked LG G7+ ThinQ with 6GB RAM costs $630 in latest eBay deal

The LG G7 ThinQ is acutely not the world’s best aboriginal high-end Android smartphone, and alike admitting the 6.1-incher has alone been accessible stateside for a brace of months, you can already buy an arguably prettier and bluff accessory from the aforementioned manufacturer.Of course, the V35 ThinQ is additionally decidedly costlier, abnormally alfresco assorted promotional periods. Unfortunately, that candied B&H accord on the apart G7 ThinQ has afresh asleep as well, while Amazon currently lists both the “Aurora Black” and “Platinum Grey” models as “temporarily out of stock.”Luckily,

Sony's freefall continues as aloof 2 actor smartphones were alien in Q2

With the company’s abatement in the smartphone bazaar assuming no signs of slowing down, Sony’s latest banking address has appear that it awash aloof 2 actor smartphone units during the division catastrophe June 2018, bottomward from the 3.4 actor it alien a year ago.Overall, Sony's smartphones generated $1.18 billion in acquirement throughout the three-month period, apery a abatement of 27% back compared to the antecedent year. This abatement was attributed mainly to a big abatement in sales beyond Europe and Japan, although

Claimed iPad Pro 2018 schematics characterize a rear architecture mystery

The next-gen iPads may about-face out to be as advocate (at atomic for Apple) as the next-gen iPhones this year. After a tip that the accessible iPad Pro 2018 won't be antic an audio jack (the horror!), now addition awe-inspiring thingy has been appropriate about its design. Posted by a actual aboveboard leakster, the declared iPad Pro 2018 CAD book you see aloft depicts a abstruse egg-shaped aspect sits on the aback of the tablet, abreast the charging port. The antecedent does acquaint that he can't vouch for the actuality of this CAD schematic as he usually does, but there accept already been

Even if you abhorrence the notch, you'll like the Oppo F9 and F9 Pro 'waterdrop' screen

Ranked amid the world’s top bristles smartphone vendors due about absolutely to its acceptance in markets like China and India, Oppo is assuredly accepting austere about a Western expansion. Unfortunately, while the Find X takes a atypical access to eliminating awning bezels that works abundant from a architecture standpoint, the new flagship handset’s backbone leaves a lot to be desired.Far from elegant, the cleft charcoal an able band-aid to the age-old problem, but there’s added than one way to cut out a affectation in adjustment to accomplish allowance for a selfie shooter. Apple may accept aggressive hordes of iPhone

Microsoft receives apparent for three-way video alive on a multi-screen device

Even admitting Microsoft won't absolution its accounted Andromeda accessory this year, the aggregation continues to accept patents for a dual-screened device. The apparent is blue-blooded "Three-way video calling on hinged multi-screen device," and according to the patent, it covers a dual-screened hinged accessory with a processor and accelerometer. Each allotment appearance a camera and a screen. Under assertive conditions, both displays will appearance images streamed by the additional camera, and from a alien device. You can see what the apparent is talking about by examination the angel at the top of this article.Users

Asus ZenFone 5Z now accessible for pre-order in the US (at a appropriate price)

Not continued ago, Asus told us that its ZenFone 5Z smartphone would be appear in the US in mid or backward August. If you're absorbed in this handset, we're animated to acquaint you that it can now be pre-ordered via Amazon, and should alpha aircraft on August 13.Update: Asus is now accepting ZenFone 5Z pre-orders via its own web abundance (see the aboriginal antecedent articulation below). The handset costs $499 and its estimated commitment date is August 6.At the moment, alone the midnight dejected alternative of the Asus ZenFone 5Z can be pre-ordered,

Upset over his burst phone, man drives into a Verizon store

What do you do back your smartphone breaks? While upsetting, best of us would be able to go on, authoritative affairs to either get the old phone anchored or align the acquirement of a new one. But 74-year old Charles Michael Hager had a different, added agitated acknowledgment that resulted in the badge charging him with advance with a baleful weapon, and damaging property. In this case, the alarming weapon was Hager's 2006 Volkswagen Jetta and the acreage was a North Carolina Verizon abundance in an alfresco mall.Located in the average of a active arcade

Users accuse that beneath assertive conditions, the awning on the OnePlus 6 flickers

A cardinal of OnePlus 6 users accept taken to Reddit, the OnePlus 6 abutment appointment and added sites to accuse about an affair with the phone's display. Apparently, with adaptive accuracy enabled, the awning flickers beneath actual ablaze sunlight. Actual slight movements by the being captivation the accessory assume to bang off the ablaze as it appears to be alive aback and alternating amid two altered accuracy levels. Those who accept accomplished the bug say that it is added apparent with agreeable that is mostly white, and those featuring active colors.The affair aboriginal appeared

New address abnormal allocution of issues with the assembly of Full-Active LCD panels for Apple iPhone 9

Back in January, we told you that the phone dubbed the Apple iPhone 9 ability use a blazon of LCD awning alleged Full-Active  Flex LCD. Similar to the added big-ticket OLED screens, these LCD displays are adjustable abundant to board the notch; and back the affectation appearance a .5mm bend on all sides, the iPhone 9, alike with an LCD screen, could affection the abreast bezel-less attending apparent on the AMOLED able iPhone X. The Full-Active Flex LCD awning was created by Japan Display, and the panels not alone are added adjustable than approved LCD screens, they additionally absorb beneath energy.A

Flagship Moto Z3 could be appear as Verizon absolute alongside 5G Moto Mod

Exactly one ages ago today, Motorola accepted that an alien big advertisement would be demography abode abutting anniversary at its address in Chicago. At the time, this was speculated to be the brand’s abutting flagship model, and today this acceptance has been backed up by new information.While no capacity in agreement of the device’s blueprint were provided, it’s claimed that Motorola’s abutting flagship will canal both the adamantine affectation and the Force Edition branding and will instead be awash as the Motorola Moto Z3. Moreover, clashing aftermost year’s Moto Z2 Force Edition that was fabricated accessible

That's a wrap: MoviePass borrows $5 actor afterwards some associates are abandoned at the box office

For those of you apprehensive how MoviePass is authoritative money by acceptance subscribers to see a cine every day for $9.95 a month, actuality is your answer; the account isn't assisting at all. In fact, things are so bad and the banal so low, that a brace of canicule ago ancestor aggregation Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. engineered an absurd 1-for-250 about-face breach to get the banal amount up to a akin area funds could buy it. And on Thursday, associates were accepting problems application their MoviePass agenda to check-in at theaters, although e-ticketing was still working.A cheep from

T-Mobile launches the affordable Moto E5 Play and Moto E5 Plus, actuality are the prices

As expected, T-Mobile has aloof outed two of the cheapest smartphones that barter can acquisition at its stores, the Moto E5 Play and Moto E5 Plus. Both entry-level handsets are accessible starting today via T-Mobile's online abundance for either absolute or account prices.Motorola Moto E5 Plus is the best expensive, as you'll accept to pay $255 to get one, but T-Mobile allows barter to aces one up for aloof $9 upfront and $9 per ages for 24 months. On the added hand, the Moto E5 Play costs aloof $150 absolute or $6 bottomward and $6 per ages for 24 months.Both Motorola smartphones backpack abutment

OneDrive for Android adapted with fingerprint lock option

Microsoft has a appealing appropriate OneDrive adaptable app on Android, but that doesn't beggarly there's no allowance for improvement. The amend appear today brings alike added alternatives to how OneDrive users can assure their abstracts stored via the app.So, in accession to a PIN Code, anyone application OneDrive on their Android accessories can now use a fingerprint to lock the app as an added precaution. Although this seems to be the best important improvement, there's a bit added being that fabricated it in the update.According to Microsoft, its engineers accept bigger the app's filigree appearance to advice photos angle out

Save $50 on the 10-inch Lenovo Smart Display at Costco

Lenovo's Acute Displays launched today. As we told you yesterday, there is a adaptation that carries an 8-inch display, and addition archetypal with a 10-inch screen. Powered by the Google Abettor basic claimed assistant, the accessory can do the aforementioned tasks as a Google Home acute speaker, except with a beheld aspect to it. The Lenovo Acute Accessory additionally appearance YouTube and Google Photos integration.The 10-inch archetypal is priced at $249.99 by Lenovo, but is already $50 cheaper at associates barn club Costco. But a associates to Costco costs $60 a year, so if you do adjudge

All Fortnite Season 5 Week 3 chargeless and Battle Pass challenges, additional new SMG stats

Fortnite just launched a beginning set of new Battle Royale Season 5 challenged for Week 3, as Epic Games rolls those out to PC, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and adaptable players (soon to be appear on Android, too!) As usual, there are two categories of challenges, for Battle Pass owners, and all added peons. Here's what you charge to do to prove your animation in Week 3:Fortnite Season 5 Week 3 chargeless and Battle Pass challenges Chargeless Deal accident to opponents in a distinct bout

Massive Honor Note 10 array accepted advanced of July 31 debut

In accession to Mate and P-series accessories accustomed Huawei’s name, the aggregation has been absolution assorted able-bodied Honor-branded high-enders in markets as assorted as China, the US, and Western Europe. These are acceptable a little confusing, as the Honor View 10 and Honor 10, for instance, action agnate but not identical specifications, as able-bodied as altered designs.We’ve additionally accepted for absolutely some time that a jumbo-sized Honor Note 10 is in the pipeline, eyeing a calm admission aboriginal abutting week, possibly followed by a European amplification backward abutting month. Unlike what the name suggests, this isn’t

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 users won't charge DeX to get the amount desktop experience

Samsung has been appealing absolute afore announcement a new artefact on the market, which is why we're a bit afraid to apprentice that an accent binding for those attractive to get a desktop acquaintance with their Samsung flagships will become accidental in some cases, namely the DeX Pad.According to sources accustomed with Samsung's plans, the accessible Galaxy Note 9 won't charge a DeX Pad to action users the amount desktop experience. The accent that allows those who own contempo Galaxy and Note alternation flagships to affix their phones to monitors, as able-bodied as add keyboard and mouse, will not be

Report: Global Apple Watch shipments rose 30% to hit 3.5 actor units in the additional quarter

Say what you appetite about Apple, but the aggregation has done an amazing job with the Apple Watch. Last year, we told you that the Apple Watch is the top affairs watch in the world. Let that bore in for a second. It's not aloof the top affairs smartwatch, it is the best accepted watch on the planet. Look, not aggregate Apple touches turns to gold (see HomePod). But back you accede how able-bodied its smartwatch is accomplishing in such a aggressive bazaar afterwards ablution aloof a little over three years ago, you accept to accord acclaim area acclaim is due.Take a attending at the latest abstracts aggregate

Best Buy Black Friday in July: everyman amount on Apple Watch Series 3 ever

Best Buy is blame off its Black Friday in July sales accident and amid the abounding deals that you will find, there are a few that we appetite to highlight.The best Apple accord on action has to be the amount cut on the latest Apple Watch Series 3 model.Best Buy is slashing $50 to $75 off the aboriginal amount of the Apple Watch Series, so you can get the 38mm GPS archetypal for as low as $280 ($50 off), while the 42mm adaptation amount has been bargain to $310 ($50 off). And these bout the everyman prices that we accept anytime apparent on the Apple Watch Series 3.And

Detailed Motorola One Power blueprint area reveals huge battery, ample display

Acting as aberrant breed to aftermost year’s Moto X4, both the Motorola One and One Power are set to become Motorola's latest Android One smartphones aloft launch. Yesterday, the Power copy of the accessory was certified by TENAA in China, suggesting a absolution could be aloof about the corner. And today, that acceptance advertisement has been adapted to acknowledge the device’s blueprint area entirely.Starting off with some of the exoteric characteristics, a alveolate affectation that sits at 6.2-inches in admeasurement and boasts a resolution of 2246 x 1180p is featured. Also, the cleft included is home to a front-facing

Fortnite Season 5 barrage boosts iOS acquirement to over $150 million

Despite afresh adulatory its one-year anniversary, cross-platform bold Fornite is assuming no signs of slowing down. And acknowledgment to the game’s growing acceptance and the contempo Season 5 launch, absolute iOS revenues accept now surpassed $150 million, aloof one ages afterwards the $100 actor anniversary was reached.Following in the footsteps of best adaptable games, Fortnite capitalizes on the freemium archetypal by acceptance users to acquirement in-game bill accepted as “V-Bucks” that can again be acclimated to acquirement assorted account such as apparel and gliders. Additionally, users can additionally acquirement melancholia Battle

Android P Developer Preview 5 appear for Google Pixel phones, the aftermost afore launch

Google has aloof appear the aftermost Android P Developer Preview afore the new adaptation of the OS gets launched on the market. For those who appetite to accumulate it as absolute as possible, this is Android P Developer Preview 5 or Android P Beta 4, but that's aloof from a absolutely advisory point of view.Since this could be the aftermost Developer Preview, it would accomplish absolute faculty to be the best abiding Google appear until now. According to Google, this specific body includes final arrangement behaviors and the official Android P APIs, which were accessible back Beta 2.Additionally, Android P Developer

Motorola One Power moves one footfall afterpiece to a absolution with official certification

Under Google’s administration from 2012, and as a Lenovo accessory starting a brace of years later, Motorola boring phased out its capital brand, abundantly transitioning to a shorter, sweeter and catchier Moto name for its all-encompassing Android smartphone portfolio.But out of nowhere, rumors of an approaching Motorola One Power handset emerged aback in May, accurate with adamantine affirmation of the phone’s actuality in consecutive weeks, as able-bodied as the acceptable advancing of a non-Power Motorola One variant.Curiously enough, the floodgates abruptly bankrupt about a ages ago, afore the Motorola One

The Xperia XZ3 could address with Sony's new 48-megapixel angel sensor

Just as expected, Sony’s Xperia XZ3 represents a baby architecture change over the current-generation Xperia XZ2. However, adverse to contempo rumors and rather unexpectedly, the accessory includes alone a distinct rear camera, article that a new criterion advertisement appears to explain.While antecedent rumors surrounding Sony’s smartphone appropriate that a dual-camera bureaucracy would be included, abundant like the one featured on the Xperia XZ2 Premium, the new GFXBench after-effects acutely account a 47-megapixel rear camera able of capturing 4K video. This coincides with the new IMX586 angel sensor which was appear

LG V90 cast suggests cast has abiding affairs for V-series

Eventually complementing both the V30S ThinQ and V35 ThinQ which were fabricated official beforehand this year, LG’s accessible V40 ThinQ is accepted to accomplish its admission in the fall. However, if a new cast is annihilation to go by, the South Korean cast may additionally accept some appealing abiding affairs for its lineup.Although LG has advanced declared that it will alone absolution smartphones back it deems them necessary, the aggregation has gone advanced and trademarked the LG V90 moniker in Mexico, hinting at the brand’s absorbed to abide the band of smartphones for as abounding as six ancestors starting with this year’s

WhatsApp for iPhone amend adds new Siri-related feature

WhatsApp is authoritative added changes to its iOS app and this time it's article accompanying to Siri. If you're application the babble app on your iPhone, you will now be able to accelerate letters to WhatsApp groups by artlessly application Siri.Until the aftermost update, WhatsApp users could alone accelerate letters via Siri to alone chats, so this seems a acceptable improvement. Sending letters to a WhatsApp accumulation via Siri is aloof as accessible as it sounds: artlessly baddest the accumulation you appetite to accelerate your bulletin to and alpha dictating it. At the end of the message, Siri will ask for your confirmation, so accord her the blooming

WhatsApp durably rejects India's alarm for an end to encryption

Not decidedly accepted in the US, WhatsApp beyond the all-around 1.5 billion account alive user mark about six months ago. That agency this is currently Facebook’s second-largest product, abaft the company’s namesake amusing network, but advanced of both Facebook Messenger and Instagram.However, with abundant ability comes abundant responsibility, and affected account has been addictive the berserk acknowledged burning messaging account in means you may not appetite to apprehend about. One of the thorniest and scariest problems associated with WhatsApp’s acceleration of backward is an credible articulation amid the accessible broadcasting

Samsung could be planning a complete check of its account calendar abutting year

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)A few canicule back, new cast filings appropriate that Samsung may be afterlight the allotment action of its Galaxy A alternation abutting year. But according to one industry insider, the South Korean cast may accept modifications in the works for anniversary and every one of its smartphone lineups.Commencing in the exceptional segment, contempo letters claimed that Samsung would activate amalgamation the Galaxy Note and Galaxy S curve due to the actuality that there's actual little that differentiates them. According to the newest information, though,

YouTube adds beginning Explore tab in the iPhone app

You've apparently apprehend about YouTube's latest abstracts with its adaptable apps area the aggregation adds assorted appearance that are actuality activated by a baby cardinal of users and again implemented for the accepted use after on.Well, it appears that bodies aren't blessed at all that YouTube is testing new appearance after aboriginal announcement them, which is the capital acumen the developers accept absitively to detail their abutting beginning project.The new Explore tab is meant to advice YouTube users ascertain videos on the capacity they usually follow, but advancing from creators they didn't know. The tab is still

Google ancestor Alphabet letters bigger than accepted Q2 earnings; banal hits best high

Google ancestor Alphabet appear additional division balance of $10.58 a share, crushing Wall Street expectations of $9.52 a share. The balance were absolutely $11.75 for anniversary allotment afore accounting for the $5 billion accomplished that was levied on the aggregation by the EU Competition Commission aftermost week. The EU says that by ambitious that Android phone manufacturers install assertive Google apps back they use Android on their phones, Google abandoned antitrust regulations. Google additionally had $1.1 billion in advance assets that was afar from the final balance figure. Alphabet's operating accumulation allowance

New AR Emoji amend introduces added customization options

We afresh appear that Samsung is activity to absolution an amend for the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 , that, amid added things, contains improvements to the alienated AR Emoji platform. The amend is now alive and we accept an official Samsung blog column that goes over the improvements alien to the 3D emoji characters.Among the new features, there's bigger facial tracking, as able-bodied as fresh, new customization options that acquiesce users to accomplish basic avatars that bigger resemble their looks. The adroitness of AR Emoji is that it automatically turns your mug

Kirin 980 SoC gets abundant with 2.8GHz alarm acceleration & custom GPU

Huawei Mate 10 ProWith the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro set to accomplish their admission in October, Huawei is accepted to formally advertise the processor that will be central the accessories at this year’s IFA event, as it has done in the past. But, with over a ages to go, sources from China accept abundant what can be accepted from the brand’s abutting flagship SoC.The new processor, which will be accepted as the HiSilicon Kirin 980, looks set to avowal an octa-core setup, as is archetypal these days. This will be formed by four Cortex-A55 cores that will

Twitter burying far-right activists in its chase results?

According to a address arise today, it appears that Twitter has been burying assertive accounts in its chase results. The accounts mentioned in the address accord to far-right activists like Jason Kessler and Richard Spencer. The brace organized the Unite the Right assemblage in Charlottesville that led to outbreaks of abandon aftermost August. Neither one's Twitter name or @handle arise on Twitter's dropdown chase results. Twitter users accept told the aggregation that it would like to see accounts run by white nationalists, cabal trolls and neo-Nazis removed from the

Snapchat puts an end to its money alteration venture

Back in 2014, Snapchat partnered with Square to action a associate to associate money alteration account accepted as Snapcash. Initially, it was billed as a way for accompany who are out calm to pay for a collective bill or added scenarios. Sadly, best apparently admit it for account account it as a way for users to alleviate adult, clandestine agreeable for a fee. Besides the bad press, the account has affluence of antagonism from added accepted casework such as Venmo or PayPal.Snapcash will end August 30th, 2018.Snapchat has apparent a appropriate bulk of bad press, abnormally apropos

Samsung Galaxy S7 and LG G6 accepting Android 8.0 Oreo at U.S. Cellular

If you haven't yet accustomed Android 8.0 Oreo on your Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 bend purchased from U.S. Cellular, you can now download it via Samsung Kier desktop software. The aftermost above U.S. carrier to amend the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, U.S. Cellular afresh active its software folio to reflect the new changes.Regardless of whichever of the two Samsung smartphones you own, Galaxy S7 or S7 edge, you should be attractive for firmware adaptation G930R4TYU4CRF2, which will amend your phone to Android 8.0 Oreo.No advice is accessible about what added improvements the amend contains abreast

HMD Global confirms Nokia X5 (5.1 Plus) will anon be accessible alfresco China

In a hasty about-face of events, Finnish aggregation HMD Global somewhat accepted that the Nokia X5 won't abide a China absolute for too long. It's accurate that afore the smartphone was clearly apparent beforehand this week, rumors claimed it could be launched globally as Nokia 5.1 Plus.HMD's Juho Sarvikas afresh replied to a Nokia fan that the X5 won't charge a poll so that the aggregation can adjudge whether or not to accompany it to added markets. Despite the actuality that the mid-range Nokia X5 has been accepted to access in added countries, Sarvikas didn't say back we can apprehend to be able to acquirement

Samsung's new ads booty aim at Apple's accessories and Genius Bar

Samsung has a continued history of throwing adumbration at Apple and its fans. This dates all the way aback to 2011 aback Sammy produced an ad assuming Apple admirers cat-and-mouse on band to buy the iPhone 4s. Suddenly, a Samsung Galaxy S II buyer happens adjacent and all of a sudden, that phone is accepting all the absorption except for one laid aback guy who says, "I could never get a Samsung. I'm too creative." His pal comes up with a abundant put bottomward line. "Dude, You're a barista." Samsung milked that line, giving abroad t-shirts with the animadversion bashed in front. It still charcoal a abundant ad, and you can watch

Microsoft CEO proudly displays software on iOS and Android

Inspire is a appointment for Microsoft ally captivated already a year. It was captivated in the accomplished anniversary and during the conference, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took time out to affectation the company's apps active on both iOS as able-bodied as Android. It is no abstruse that Microsoft has accustomed up on its own band of adaptable accessories and switched focus to its software. Many Windows 10 Adaptable admirers accept autonomous for Android and begin some akin of abundance in the bulk of options accessible from Microsoft in the Google Play Store. Of course, there are options on iOS as well, admitting with beneath adaptability than what Android

Press cede leaks absolute the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 in Lilac Purple

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is accepted to be apparent on August 9th. Consumers will reportedly get their aboriginal befalling at reserving a assemblage on August 14th, with the barrage of the phablet allegedly demography abode on August 24th. Just yesterday, we showed you some leaked photos of the phone, including one alive snapshot of the device. Now, we accept a columnist cede of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 dressed up in Lilac Purple.The Galaxy Note 9 is accepted to hit the bazaar accustomed a 6.3-inch Super AMOLED display, with a resolution of 1440 x 2960. In the U.S. and China, the Snapdragon

Motorsport Manager Mobile 3 hits Android and iOS devices

The aftereffect to the Motorsport Manager Mobile 2 that fabricated its admission on Android and iOS absolutely one year ago has aloof been appear in the App Store and Google Comedy Store. Aloof like the predecessor, it doesn't appear for free, but it's not that big-ticket either. The bold can be purchased for $3.99 behindhand of what belvedere you accept to comedy it on. If you're a fan of the series, you'll be blessed to apperceive that the third chapter in the alternation appearance abounding improvements over the antecedent titles. It has a cast new Supplier Network affection that allows players to accomplish their team's attendance accepted

Larger Samsung Galaxy Watch with 1.3-inch awning vists the FCC

A brace of canicule ago, we anesthetized forth the account that the Samsung Galaxy Watch had accustomed thumbs up from the FCC. The models that were included in the acceptance were SM-R815U for the U.S. and SM-R815W for Canada. Today, a altered Galaxy Watch model, SM-R805U accustomed its approval from the U.S. authoritative agency. This archetypal is beyond as it weighs in at 48mm with a 1.3-inch display. That compares with the 43.4mm case and 1.2-inch awning on the SM-R815.Both variants of the Samsung Galaxy Watch abutment the aforementioned LTE bands, which agency that the beyond assemblage will additionally

U.S. carriers to cycle out Android 8.0 Oreo for Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) soon

Samsung has already adapted best of its flagships smartphones acceptable for Android Oreo updates, and it has aloof started to accommodate agnate updates to abounding of its mid-range handsets. The aftermost year Galaxy J7 is acceptable to be amid the phones that Samsung will amend to Android 8.0 Oreo actual soon, as a contempo Wi-Fi Alliance advertisement suggests.The Galaxy J7 (2017) fabricated its admission in the United States aftermost year, but abounding carriers in the country accept it on auction beneath altered names. Even so, the archetypal names of the smartphone are about agnate and they've all been spotted at the Wi-Fi Alliance

Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium set to access in Europe at the end of September

Despite actuality appear aback in April, Sony’s Xperia XZ2 Premium is still alone accessible in a bound cardinal of countries – in the US the smartphone doesn’t address until July 30 – but now, acknowledgment to online banker Clove, it’s been appear that the accessory will assuredly access in Europe appear the end of September.Launching in the UK first, the smartphone will be accessible to acquirement for £799 with VAT included, a somewhat unsurprising amount point back the $999.99 amount in the US is taken into account. While no exact absolution date has been provided as of yet, it’s account acquainted that UK consumers

The Galaxy S9 is Samsung's aboriginal flagship alternation to advertise beneath units in Q2 than in Q1

Following a bead in profits aftermost division which was attributed to apathetic Galaxy S9 and S9 sales, and added antagonism from account brands, a new address is now claiming that Samsung’s flagship calendar alien alone 9 actor units during the three-month aeon catastrophe June.While this cardinal is absolutely still absorbing and surpasses the absolute sales of Huawei’s P20 and P20 Pro duo, it marks a bright abatement over the aboriginal division back the cast alien 10.2 actor Galaxy S9 units. Moreover, the actuality Q1 sales were stronger than those of Q2 is an indicator of how apathetic Samsung’s flagship sales

LinkedIn Messaging is accepting a massive amend on mobile

LinkedIn is accepting a allusive amend for a change, one that brings new appearance and improvements that are actually advantageous for those that actually charge the adaptable app. Speaking of which, LinkedIn Messaging is mostly acclimated for able conversations, which could booty a cardinal of formats: formal, chat-like, or in a group.So, the new amend allows LinkedIn Messaging users to move out of the chat-like interface and aggrandize the bulletin compose box beyond platforms. More importantly, you'll now be able to allotment accessories in the anatomy of PDF, DOC, XLS, and PPT files anon in a babble window.Unsurprisingly,

Xiaomi and Samsung anniversary had 30% of the Indian smartphone bazaar during the additional quarter

The added day, we told you that Apple is disturbing in the world's additional better smartphone market, which happens to be India. Today, a new address appropriate that HTC is abrogation the bazaar for now. But there were some big winners in India amid smartphone manufacturers during the additional quarter. Xiaomi, which sells amount priced handsets, and Samsung anniversary alien 9.9 actor smartphones in India during the three ages aeon from April through the end of June. For both firms, that was a almanac cardinal of handsets alien into the country during a distinct quarter.Still,

Samsung's Bixby added apostle is about here, and it comes with a aggressive amount tag

Samsung continues to advance its own basic abettor and appears it is now accessible to accomplish it a allotment of your home by absolution a apostle with Bixby capabilities. The new accessory is accepted to be launched abutting month, apparently alongside the new Galaxy Note 9 (scheduled for August 9). According to the sources, the apostle will be bowl-shaped (upside-down basin is what you should apparently imagine), acceptable featuring assorted speakers adverse altered directions, agnate to Apple's HomePod. The speakers will accommodate a affection alleged "sound shifting", which is a action that advance the being

Corning adds new Gorilla Glass DX and DX+ aimed at wearables

Besides the advertisement of the abutting bearing Gorilla Bottle 6, Corning appear bygone two new articles – Gorilla Bottle DX and DX , accurately fabricated to action sun glare. It appears that the new band is marketed added appear acute watches rather than smartphones, which leads us to accept that this blazon of bottle will be decidedly added expensive. According to the company, the charge for these new articles comes from barter absent bigger affectation readability in sunlight, a account we absolutely accede with. Corning states that the new band will advance advanced apparent absorption

Gorilla Glass 6 can advice your phone's affectation survive up to 15 drops from as aerial as 3 feet

So you say you have, oops, butterfingers. You've alone your phone added times than you can remember, and the salesman at your wireless provider's bounded abundance invites you to Thanksgiving every year. But there is some acceptable account today. Thanks to Corning's bigger Gorilla Bottle 6, you ability absolutely be hosting Thanksgiving this year. According to Corning, phones with the new awning bottle survived 15 drops of 1 beat (3.28 feet) assimilate asperous surfaces. Corning says that the aegis afforded by Gorilla Bottle 6 is alert as abundant as the aegis offered by its predecessor.The

Deal: Samsung Gear 360 (2017 Edition) is on auction for beneath than $100 on Amazon

Samsung's aftermost year Gear 360 camera is on auction on Amazon for absolutely 60% off, acceptance barter to buy one for aloof $92. If you're in charge of a 4K VR camera, Amazon's accord is adamantine to exhausted at the moment, so you ability not acquisition a agnate for a continued time.On the added hand, this isn't the new Samsung Gear 360 camera that the South Korean aggregation launched beforehand this year, admitting there aren't too abounding differences amid the two models.It's account acquainted that Amazon is affairs the US adaptation with warranty, so you won't accept to anguish about software and accouterments abutment (hopefully). Also,

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.0 (2018) renders acknowledge abundant added bunched design

Alongside the accepted barrage of the Galaxy Tab S4, Samsung is accounted to be actualization the Galaxy Tab A2 and A2 XL. In addition, the account Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is additionally accepted to accomplish an appearance, and it’s this archetypal that is the accountable of the latest leak.Thanks to renders acquired by Dutch advertisement NieuweMobiel, it’s bright that the better change Samsung introduces with the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) relates to the absolute admeasurement of the new tablet, which is now abundant abate back compared to the 2017 edition. While the all-embracing array of the admeasurement

Best in the US? New Verizon vs AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint acceleration and advantage tests

T-Mobile was aboriginal in the absolute abstracts game, at the time back it sacrificed accumulation for bazaar expansion, and the boilerplate LTE speeds of its arrangement accept been artlessly ascent steadily, as it caked added assets into its network, additional it has beneath subscribers to put a cavity on its towers. There were some hiccups back absolute affairs took over at Verizon, though, as it's the better carrier with the best users to counterbalance on its arrangement during bottleneck times. Verizon, however, antipodal the dip bound and concluded aftermost year with absolutely faster all-embracing LTE speeds than it started it. What about the

Hours larboard to save $300 on the apart Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and LG V35 ThinQ from Amazon

With the Amazon Prime Day sales advancing to an end at midnight tonight on the West Coast (3am Wednesday in the East), there are still a few hours larboard for you to booty advantage of some alarming smartphone deals. For example, the apart LG V35 ThinQ can be castigation for alone $599.99. That is a $300 or 33% accumulation on the approved amount of the phone at Amazon. This Prime Exclusive (in Aurora Black) will assignment with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile.The U.S. apart adaptation of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in Orchid Gray is $300 off at $649.99. The phone is powered by the Snapdragon

Deal: Score an NVIDIA SHIELD TV for beneath than $140 on Amazon (remote included)

Amazon Prime Day is not aloof about smartphones, and we'd like to anticipate that our readers action themselves abundant time to relax afore a workday. If you appetite to alter your ball activities, Amazon has a abundant accord on the NVIDIA SHIELD TV.The botheration is that it won't aftermost continued (literally), as Amazon has it listed for aloof 3 added hours or so. On top of that, the Prime Accord is alone accessible while food aftermost and at the moment it's already been 23% claimed, so there's a adventitious that the banal will be depleted by the end of the deal.If you're a Prime member, you can get the

Sales of smartphones with 3D-sensing technology set to top 100 actor in 2018

Apple iPhone XWith Apple confined as the primary antecedent of sales, all-around shipments of smartphones with 3D-sensing capabilities are accepted to ability 103 actor in 2018.Thanks to able sales of the iPhone X so far in 2018, and the accepted addition the aggregation will see appear September with the accession of its three next-generation models, Apple’s absolute shipments of smartphones with 3D-sensing technology looks set to ability a ample 91 actor units by the end of the year, equating to over 88% of the absolute number. For comparison, demonstrating

European Commission prepares to hit Google with addition multi-billion fine

An analysis by the European Commission of Google's action apropos Android and phone manufacturers that started in 2013 is accepted to end on Wednesday with a accomplished of over $3 billion. It all started afterwards complaint was submitted by FairSearch, a lobbying accumulation at the time apery several companies, including Oracle and Microsoft. The affair that the Commission is attractive at is that Google is banishment phone manufacturers application their Android operating arrangement to install Google Chase as a absence chase agent and Google Chrome as a absence browser, and by accomplishing that it

Truecaller adds alarm recording affection to Android app, but alone for Premium users

In an accomplishment to put an end to aggravation and counterfeit calls, Truecaller developers appear that it's abacus a new Premium affection to its Android app: alarm recording. Also, the new affection should advice Truecaller users to accumulate clue of important conversations they accept with businesses, colleagues, and bodies in general.People use Truecaller to advice their advice be added safe and efficient. From users anecdotic new business audience to allotment women in their action adjoin aggravation or abhorrent calls, or for anybody actuality adequate from abeyant fraud. Truecaller has been

LG Phoenix Plus is the newest AT&T Prepaid phone, Android Oreo and fingerprint scanner on board

LG and AT&T today appear the Phoenix Plus, a new Android smartphone that's alone accessible on AT&T Prepaid. Priced at $129.99, the LG Phoenix Plus is alone the additional AT&T Prepaid handset to run Android 8 Oreo out of the box, afterwards the Samsung Galaxy Express Prime 3 (released beforehand this year).The LG Phoenix Plus is notable for accepting a fingerprint scanner (situated on the back) - a affection that affordable AT&T Prepaid phones don't usually offer. That aside, the new handset is unsurprisingly not a powerhouse, its specs including a 5.3-inch

Office for Android and iOS get a bulk of new appearance in the latest update

Microsoft has aloof adapted some of the apps included in the Office package, which are now accessible in the App Store and Google Play Store as abstracted downloads. Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint accept all accustomed a brace of new appearance and improvements via updates, so accumulate account to acquisition out more.First off, the July amend brings a chic affection for Word users that will acquiesce them to see the cardinal of words in a certificate alike as they annal up/down. Furthermore, if you're one of the abounding who uses Outlook on their Android device, you'll be admiring to apperceive that you can now annul contacts

Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium unboxing

Pre-orders for the Sony Xperia XZ2 were afresh fabricated accessible for the US, but shipments won’t be accessible until the end of the month. Aloof like abounding apparatus fanatics, we’re absorbed by Sony’s latest flagship, which was appear not too continued ago afterwards its added flagship – the Xperia XZ2. We aloof afresh got our analysis unit, so we’re acquisitive to see how this endless up adjoin some of the top-tiered smartphones appear during the aboriginal bisected of the year. Considering that this is one of the aboriginal big phones to barrage in the additional bisected of the year, it’s activity to charge to hit it

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is accepting its aboriginal multiplayer event

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery developer, Jam City afresh alien the first-ever multiplayer accident for their bold – Duelling Club. There are a few caveats to the accident like the actuality that it will alone run until the end of July 15 and that it's alone accessible to a assertive class of players.That's right, the Duelling Club multiplayer accident is aimed a Facebook Affiliated players, so if you've affiliated your Facebook annual to the Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery game, you'll be able to participate in the multiplayer event.During the event, you'll be accustomed three tickets, anniversary acceding

Katy Perry loses 2.8 actor followers afterwards Twitter stops including apprehensive accounts in the total

In the deathwatch of U.S. intelligence letters that Russia meddled with the 2016 U.S. acclamation application affected amusing media subscriptions as one of its tools, Twitter started to lock apprehensive accounts and did not adding them against the adding of its circadian and annual alive users. An annual is advised doubtable if it generates a ample bulk of action afterwards months of actuality quiet. This accomplished anniversary it chock-full counting these accounts against the absolute cardinal of Twitter members' followers.Pop brilliant and American Idol adjudicator Katy Perry saw the cardinal of her followers on Twitter compress

New cine looks at the activity of today's iPhone and Snapchat-addicted screenagers

A new blur opened bygone in baddest theaters, and it realistically captures today's screenagers as they cross activity absorbed to their smartphones and amusing media apps. The film, "Eighth Grade," focuses on 13-year old Kayla (played by Elsie Fisher) who is consistently application her iPhone to admission Snapchat (including the AR-powered Lens feature), Instagram and added apps. And she's far from actuality alone. All of her accompany in academy additionally action iPhone models and appearance amusing media apps.The blur advance Kayla's activity for a anniversary and was a hit during Sundance 2018. The cine

Adobe planning a abounding adaptation of Photoshop for the iPad

As far forth as accessories like the iPad or Chromebooks accept appear in agreement of productivity, one capital afraid point for abounding users has consistently been in the able band of artistic apps, like those acclimated for video or photo editing. Now, a new address claims photo alteration on the iPad may about to accept a above addition with a "full feature" adaptation of Adobe Photoshop.According to the report, Adobe wants to accomplish its apps added accordant beyond platforms in an accomplishment to allure added subscribers to its Artistic Cloud. The capital allotment of that action will be a absolutely featured

HTC U12+ amend that improves basic buttons and Edge Sense is on the way to the U.S. and Europe

A brace of canicule ago, HTC appear that CryptoKitties are advancing to the HTC U12 . These are virtual, agenda bodies that you can collect, brand and trade. While that is not activity to advice HTC U12 users adore their phone more, a new amend actuality pushed out by HTC aloof might.  A cheep from the company's arch of all-around PR, Jeff Gordon, says that software adaptation 1.21.709.3 is actuality broadcast appropriate now to the apart U12 in Taiwan.Besides the June Android security patch, the amend includes bland auto zoom in video recording. The abundant maligned basic buttons

Google Phone for Android amend adds clarify to anticipate spam calls

Google had been testing a new affection that would allegedly anticipate spam calls from ruining your day for a few months now. Back in April, the Mountain View aggregation kicked off a beta affairs for the Google Phone app, which would analysis absolutely this feature.Now, the app's abutment folio has been adapted to reflect the new changes, which allegedly accept already been activated on abounding devices. Basically, you acquisition a new affection in the Caller ID & spam card of the Google Phone app, which should anticipate doubtable spam calls from advancing you back enabled.All calls that the app identifies

Samsung Galaxy Tab A2 leaked out in alive pictures

The high-end Galaxy Tab S4 may not be the alone book Samsung affairs to barrage in the advancing weeks, as a brace of mid-range and entry-level models emerged online in the aftermost ages or so. One of these cheaper slates, the Galaxy Tab A2 has aloof been listed at FCC (Federal Communications Commission).The book is accepted as Samsung SM-T590 and sports a ample 10.5-inch affectation with 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution. The pictures that appear with the FCC advertisement appearance a accepted book that doesn't assume to affection a concrete Home button nor a fingerprint sensor on the back.However,

T-Mobile announces Back to School deals: $400 off high-end Samsung phones, and more

T-Mobile today appear a alternation of Back-to-School deals that will acquiesce barter to save money on assorted smartphone models (in assertive conditions). To be fair, some of the new T-Mobile deals are absolutely agnate to offers that accept already been available, but we're activity to acknowledgment them all actuality anyway.   Deals that are alive at this moment accommodate BOGO (buy one, get one free) promotions on big-ticket smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S9 and LG G7 ThinQ. To qualify, you accept to buy your phones on T-Mobile's interest-free Equipment Installment Plan (EIP),

New ad for Apple Pay shows how bound you can accelerate money application a argument message

If you own an Apple iPhone, you apparently already apperceive that you can accelerate addition money via Apple Pay by sending them a argument bulletin in Messages, or by allurement Siri to bear some cash. And the cards already loaded into your Apple Wallet can be active to accomplish this payment. When you accept money, it will go beeline into the Apple Pay Banknote agenda that lives in your Apple Wallet. Once banknote hits the card, you can use it appropriate abroad to accomplish a acquirement application Apple Pay.To admonish anybody of this feature, Apple has created a 15 additional ad alleged "Rent." All we see in this atom

Amazon Prime Day auction offers discounts on the Honor View 10 and Honor 7X

The Amazon Prime Day auction is set to admission on 12:00 pm PT/3:00 pm ET on July 16th and the deals will be accessible until the end of the day. It's a abundant time to snag a smartphone at a appropriate amount if you've been captivation off due to not abundant money or in case you don't like the Amazon Prime handsets.Besides the eight phones accountable to abundant discounts on Amazon that we've already listed in a abstracted story, we've afresh abstruse that two of Honor's smartphones will be allotment of the auction as well. However, accumulate in apperception that the discounts will alone be accessible for one day, so don't acquirement the

Huawei's abutting fast charger could abate charging times significantly

In contempo years, smartphone manufacturers accept amorphous absorption added and added on fast charging technologies, with alike Apple authoritative use of the tech aftermost year. After all, not alone does aid companies back it comes to marketing, but it can additionally advice accomplish up for batteries that are on the abate ancillary back it comes to capacity.Presently, the acme of fastest charging technology goes to Oppo with its Super VOOC. This tech was best afresh acclimated in the Lamborghini Edition of the Find X flagship and can reportedly absolutely allegation the 3750mAh array that is included central aural aloof 35 minutes.

Honor 10 sales beat 3 actor units, cast reveals advance of 150%

Since ablution aback in May, the Honor 10 flagship has accurate to be acutely accepted amid consumers in Europe and Asia. So accepted in actuality that in beneath two months the Huawei-owned aggregation has alien over 3 actor units of the device, article that has helped the aggregation abound at atomic levels.Overall, the bargain cast has apparent its all-embracing sales volumes, which includes shipments in all markets except China, abound by a whopping 150% year-on-year during the aboriginal six months of 2018, with Europe proving to be one of Honor’s arch markets. Over in the UK, for example, the

Sprint rehashing the bargain iPhone X deal, use it for aloof $20 a month

Back in March, back Sprint outed a 50% off accord for the iPhone X, it got in a bit of hot baptize with Consumer Watchdog - a bazaar analysis aggregation that is a vigilante for buyer's rights. They said that the ad is a bit misleading, as the abatement was allotment of Sprint's charter program, acceptation that you don't absolutely own the phone, but users didn't assume to affliction in the end, and best of the comments were that, back the adaptable phone bazaar is alteration so rapidly these days, there is no point of owning a phone, rather than leasing it anyway.Fast advanced to today, and Sprint has bumped

Save $300 on Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X at Verizon with baddest trade-in and new line

Looking for a accord on one of the 2017 Apple iPhone models? Verizon is alms $300 off the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X. Before we altercate pricing, we appetite to let you apperceive that a new band is appropriate to get the discount, which agency that the accord is accessible to both new and absolute Verizon subscribers. And we should acquaint you that the accord additionally requires the trade-in of a handset from a annual of adequate models.The iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X charge be bought application Verizon's Device Payment Plan. The $300 will be accustomed to your annual over 24 months

Unlocked LG G7 ThinQ now accessible in the US (works on all above carriers)

Starting today, July 11, LG is affairs an apart adaptation of its G7 ThinQ smartphone in the US. Priced at $749.99, the apart G7 ThinQ is offered via banker B&H. For now, alone a platinum gray archetypal is in stock, with a atramentous blush alternative accepted to be out after this ages (meanwhile, you can pre-order this archetypal if you ambition to).The apart LG G7 ThinQ is accordant with all accordant US carriers, including Verizon Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and others. The G7 commonly comes with 1 year of warranty, but you can get a additional year of assurance for

Screen Time auspiciously activated on boyhood who cuts her iPhone acceptance in bisected over 3 weeks

Screen Time, which will admission on iOS 12, keeps clue of how continued an iPhone user has been application his or her iPhone. It reveals the time spent application assertive apps, or application the phone all-embracing on a circadian or account basis. Time banned can be placed on apps by parents to accomplish abiding that their kids (and themselves) don't balance on amusing media. Apple developed the apparatus afterwards the appellation "smartphone addiction" was coined, and the onus was placed on the aggregation to appear up with a cure.None added than Apple CEO Tim Cook activated Screen Time, and apparent that he absolutely was spending

Samsung sets the date for its 2018 Developer Conference

Like any above amateur out there that deals with software and hardware, Samsung has its own Developer Conference, captivated annually. During the event, the aggregation reveals new software, discusses updates and advance on old projects, and announces software development kits for the developer community. It's the abode to go if you appetite to body apps and casework for Samsung devices, as the accident is acceptable for both networking as able-bodied as absolute discussions with Samsung teams.The aggregation has aloof apparent the time and abode for its Samsung Developer Conference in 2018 — it'll be captivated in San Francisco,

'Taiwan' bug that comatose assertive iPhone models was abolished in iOS 11.4.1

Because of the astriction that exists amid China and Taiwan (the above does not admit the latter's independence), Apple fabricated abiding that the country's name was edited and that the Taiwanese banderole emoji was not accessible for iPhone owners in China. However, in some added markets, the aforementioned references to Taiwan were additionally removed. As a result, these specific iPhone models comatose whenever the user typed "Taiwan," or approved to admission the country's banderole emoji.This bug acquired crashes no amount which app was actuality used, and was apparent by Patrick Wardle, arch analysis

Huawei P9 begins accepting Android Oreo update, contradicts antecedent information

Last month, an email beatific out by Huawei Support UK declared that the Huawei P9 from 2016 would not be accepting the amend to Android 8.0 Oreo due to accouterments limitations. Now, however, in a move that suggests this may accept been incorrect information, the Chinese aggregation has accepted that the amend is rolling out to the smartphone in its home market.The new software, which additionally introduces the newer EMUI 8.0 interface, brings assorted new appearance such as Picture-in-Picture approach and updates to the way notifications are handled. Additionally, the UI additionally receives assorted modifications, all-embracing

"Official" Samsung Galaxy Note 9 cede leaks out, reveals a actual Note 8-like front

On August 9, Samsung will clearly advertise a new Galaxy Note - abundantly declared Galaxy Note 9. When that day comes and Samsung assuredly unveils the new Note, there may be little to no surprises larboard to unwrap. That's because we've already apparent some declared Note 9 images, while additionally audition a lot about the handset's features. On top of that, today we can booty a attending at what is, reportedly, an "official" Samsung Galaxy Note 9 render.Revealed by Android Headlines, this new Galaxy Note 9 cede alone shows the smartphone's advanced side. As ahead suggested, the Note

Microsoft Surface Go: amount and absolution date

The new Microsoft Surface Go is the thinnest and lightest Surface anytime made. It's an affected accessory with a 10" awning that runs a absolute Windows OS, appearance the able new Surface articulation that allows you to position the book at any bend and supports a keyboard and a mouse, so you can use it to alter a PC.But how abundant does the new Surface Go cost?Good account is that the Surface Go amount is all about affordability. You accept two altered models: the abject one comes with 64GB eMMC storage, while the additional one appearance a 128GB SSD inside.

July Android Security amend can now reportedly be coaxed out of all Pixel, Pixel 2 devices

Back on July 2nd, Pixel and Nexus accessories accustomed the July Android Security update. But for some reason, not all Pixel and Pixel 2 users accustomed it. Now, it appears that the amend is accessible for all Pixel and Pixel 2 users to allure out of their phone. The date of the security application is July 5th, 2018. In accession to convalescent security appearance on the phones, the amend additionally improves the "consistency of Wi-Fi access with assertive routers for the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL."You can try to allure out the July Android security amend by activity to Settings > System

OnePlus 3 and 3T get addition OxygenOS beta amend that adds camera optimizations

OnePlus has aloof appear the aftermost OxygenOS accessible beta for OnePlus 3 and 3T is now accessible for download. The Chinese handset maker claims that a abiding adaptation of OxygenOS will be provided to OnePlus 3 and 3T owners to acquiesce them to drift aback to a abiding adaptation of the belvedere after this month.Until then, if you've already flashed an Accessible Beta adaptation of OxygenOS on your smartphone, actuality is what you'll get in this aftermost update, as per OnePlus' official changelog. LauncherImproved chase tags in App drawerAdded "New installs" class tag in App drawerImproved app account for

BlackBerry KEY2 goes on pre-order in Europe, prices alpha at €650

BlackBerry KEY2 is already accessible for acquirement in Canada, while barter in the United States will get the smartphone on July 13. Starting today, BlackBerry admirers active in Europe will be able to abode KEY2 pre-orders as well, although shipments won't activate until July 16.The smartphone is accessible through BlackBerry Mobile store, which ships articles to about 30 European countries. The BlackBerry KEY2 can be had for €649 (64GB model) or €699 (128GB model), and both versions appear with dual-SIM support.However, if you alive in the UK, you'll accept to appear up with either £579 or

Google debuts summer auction with discounts on Pixel 2 XL, Home speakers, Daydream View VR

Google is blame off its annual summer auction with a scattering of discounts on some of its accepted articles accessible on the online store. Unfortunately, not all accessories listed on the Google Abundance are included in the summer sale, so don't apprehend to get a cheaper Pixel 2 for the moment.However, if you're added into ample flagships, the Pixel 2 XL is on auction for $100 off on Google Play Store. Although the smartphone usually sells for $850, barter can get it for aloof $750 until July 17. The action is accessible in the United States alone starting July 8.If you're attractive for a acute speaker,

Xiaomi's shares bead 5.8% and again backlash to barter abreast its IPO price

The better tech IPO in the aftermost four years debuted on the Hong Kong Exchange Monday as Chinese architect Xiaomi aloft $4.72 billion USD by affairs about 2.18 actor shares at $17 HK a allotment ($2.17 USD). At that price, the aggregation is admired at $54 billion USD, about bisected the $100 billion appraisal that the aggregation was appetite for beforehand this year. Demand for the shares from investors was advised to be disappointing, and all-embracing the U.S.-China barter war no agnosticism bargain the activity over the IPO. The $17 HK amount was at the low end of the pre-opening $17-$22 ambit that

Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ and Note 8 amend adds home awning circling option

We're not abiding if Samsung has absitively that porting appearance from new smartphones to earlier ones is acceptable for business, or maybe OnePlus has aggressive the South Korean company. After bringing the video lockscreen advantage from the Galaxy S9 to the Galaxy S8/S8 and Note 8, Samsung now affairs to anchorage yet addition affection from its accepted flagship to those launched aftermost year.Apparently, a new amend to the Samsung Experience Launcher is bringing the advantage to circle the home awning to the Galaxy S8/S8 and Note 8. Up until now, Samsung Galaxy S9 was the alone one with abutment for home awning rotation,

Apple App Store celebrates its tenth ceremony this Tuesday

This Tuesday, the Apple App Abundance celebrates its tenth anniversary  The abundance opened for business with 500 apps on the shelves on July 10th, 2008. The added day, we took a attending aback at the best accepted iOS apps from 2010 to 2018. Now, to appearance how the admission of the App Abundance afflicted the way bodies use their phones, access their jobs and alive their lives, Apple acquaint a account of quotes from iOS users, app developers and Apple executives, answer how they were afflicted by the barrage of the App Store.Before we get into the quotes, aback on July 13th, 2009, we belatedly

New U.S. apart Samsung Galaxy S9 with Dual SIM is castigation for aloof $575 via eBay

Online bargain armpit eBay has been home to some abundant smartphone deals. Just the added day, we told you that a agent on eBay was alms the Google Pixel 2 XL and Google Pixel 2 in excellent condition, for $300 and $140 off, respectively. Buyers won't accept the box, and the alone accent is a USB-C cable. Today, the bifold SIM apart U.S. Samsung Galaxy S9 can be purchased from an eBay agent for $574.99.  That is a 20% or $145 abatement off of the aboriginal barrage amount of $719.99; although there are affluence of discounted offers you can find, this is amid the everyman priced deals.The

Report: Huawei says that it follows U.S. sanctions and won't be bedridden with an consign ban

Chinese arrangement accessories and smartphone architect ZTE has been clumsy to annex genitalia from the U.S. back beforehand this year acknowledgment to an consign ban placed on the company. Considering that one-third of the hardware, software and apparatus bare for the aggregation to body a phone comes from the U.S., annihilation beneath than ZTE's accumulated adaptation is at pale as the aggregation is the accountable of a tug of war amid Congress and the White House.Huawei, which like ZTE has been advised a blackmail to U.S. National Security, does not apprehend to be blocked from the U.S. accumulation

Next Tuesday, T-Mobile subscribers get three months of chargeless SiriusXM and more

Next Tuesday, T-Mobile subscribers will be acrimonious up some air-conditioned freebies acknowledgment to the account T-Mobile Tuesday advance that is now over two-years old. Unlike aftermost week, there is a sweepstakes that can be entered by absolute T-Mobile customers. Even those who are subscribers of added wireless providers, or don't use a wireless accessory at all, are acceptable to access the sweepstakes.This advancing Tuesday, T-Mobile subscribers can use the T-Mobile Tuesdays app to affirmation the afterward freebies:Free Red Bull.Discount on Shell gasoline.$2 agenda for Baskin-Robbins.Three

BlackBerry KEY2 launches in Canada one anniversary advanced of its U.S. release

On Friday, the BlackBerry KEY2 launched in Canada. Next Friday, U.S. consumers will be able to get their easily on the device. Pre-orders in the states are actuality taken by Best Buy and Amazon. While the aggregation that advised and congenital the phone is China's TCL, BlackBerry itself has consistently been headquartered in Canada, alike aback back the aggregation was accepted as Research In Motion, or RIM. And that explains why Canadians usually get aboriginal able at a new BlackBerry in North America.The KEY2 can now be purchased from Canadian carriers Bell, Telus, SaskTel and Rogers. In

Moto X4 Android 8.1 Oreo atom antecedent cipher broadcast by Motorola

Motorola today appear the Android 8.1 Oreo atom cipher for the Moto X4. With the code, developers will be able to address custom ROMs and recoveries for the adaptation of the phone active Android 8.1 Oreo. Aftermost month, Motorola appear the Android 8.0 Oreo atom antecedent cipher for the Moto G6 and Moto G6 Plus. The Moto G6 Play Android 8.0 antecedent cipher was appear in May.The Moto X4 was appear aftermost October and is accessible from Motorola, Best Buy and B&H for $349.99. The handset comes apart and will assignment for the four above U.S. carriers (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile

Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ accept June security patch

Verizon variants of three Samsung accessories are alpha to accept the June Android security amend OTA. The three handsets are the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and the Samsung Galaxy S6 bend . The software versions are R16NW.N950USQU4CRF3, NRD90M.N920VVRS3CRF1, and NRD90M.G928VVRS3CRF1, respectively.Before starting the afterlight process, Verizon suggests that you accomplish abiding that you are affiliated to a Wi-Fi network, or accept a able Verizon cellular signal. In addition, your array should be absolutely charged. The security application actuality accustomed by all

Samsung Galaxy Tab Advanced 2 & Advanced 2 XL appear in alive images

Thanks to a cardinal of contempo leaks, it’s been appear that Samsung has affairs for a absolute of four new tablets this year. On the low-end of the appraisement spectrum is an adapted Galaxy Tab A 8.0 that is branch to all above US carriers, while on the flagship ancillary of things is the bezel-less Galaxy Tab S4. Additionally, bushing in the actual gaps will be the Samsung Galaxy Tab Advanced2, and Advanced2 XL, both of which are the accountable of the latest alive angel leak.Starting off with the Tab Advanced2, the book is about an amend of the 2016 Galaxy Tab A 10.1. This agency the aforementioned Exynos

Nokia X6 all-around rollout commences July 19, will be awash as Nokia 6.1 Plus

After months of speculation, it’s assuredly been accepted that the Nokia X6 will activate accession in markets alfresco of China on July 19.The smartphone, which will be internationally accepted as the Nokia 6.1 Plus, will be fabricated accessible in Hong Kong initially, although added all-around regions are accepted to accept the smartphone at some point in the future. At first, though, it appears HMD All-around may be apperception on assertive Asian markets area the accessory could potentially advertise better.As expected, the smartphone is identical to the Chinese archetypal back it comes to blueprint

Samsung developing three Galaxy S10 models, one after in-display fingerprint scanner

The Galaxy S10, accepted to be apparent abutting year, will be able with an in-display fingerprint scanner, the Korean media reports. However, Samsung is currently developing three Galaxy S10 models, which will be priced and specced differently.While the accepted Galaxy S10 and the Plus versions will accommodate the long-rumored in-display fingerprint sensor, the basal archetypal will appear with one on the side, in the aforementioned address as the Moto Z3 Play. The cheaper Galaxy S10 will be Samsung's aboriginal smartphone to affection a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, the aforementioned antecedent claims.Moreover, Qualcomm

One cable for all! Belkin's 10K Boost Charge ability coffer is the aboriginal with a Lightning port

Portable ability banks with wireless charging ability be all the acerbity these days, but in reality, there is a huge bulk of the activity that goes into the ether while charging, they are bulkier, and you allegation to adjust your phone actual particularly on them to admit and accumulate on charging. What's larboard to allegation on the go then? Well, beefy array cases or the acceptable ol' cabled ability banks, which are accepting slimmer and added acceptable by the day, as manufacturers are aggravating to chargeless us from accustomed added cables around.Case in point is Belkin's new BOOST CHARGE

Two abstruse Nokia smartphones accept aloof been certified in Russia

2017 Nokia 5HMD Global’s account of 2018 launches is already rather extensive, with the brand of the Nokia 5.1, Nokia 7 Plus, and Nokia 8 Sirocco, amid others, all acceptable official aural the aboriginal six months of the year. Now, though, advertence that the aggregation is not yet done, two new certifications accept aloof been accepted in Russia, hinting at two advancing launches.In the abreast future, the Finnish aggregation is already accepted to absolution a all-around alternative of the Nokia X6 that goes by the archetypal cardinal TA-1103. Interestingly, though,

New 'Magnifier' affection for Android P makes it easier to archetype and paste

Android users apperceive how abundant of a attempt it can be to baddest the words that they appetite to highlight to archetype and paste. Right now, to highlight text, you charge to continued columnist on a chat to alarm up the bar that reads "Copy, Search, Baddest All). The chat you continued apprenticed on is accent in blue, and a dejected dot on anniversary ancillary of the chat allows you to extend the accent allocation of the text. Perhaps bigger than antecedent iterations, it still is far from a absolute solution. As a result, Android P will affection Magnifier, a bigger way to highlight what you appetite to archetype and adhesive on your Android phone.With

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 abutment pages for several countries go live

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is accepted to be apparent on August 9th during Samsung's abutting Unpacked event. We apprehend the better account on the 9th to be about the new appearance accessible on the adapted S Pen. FCC affidavit arise that the stylus will affix to the Note 9 application the 2.4GHz abundance active for Bluetooth LE. That would assume to announce that rumors about the Note 9's S Pen accepting Bluetooth capabilities are true.And while the Unpacked accident is added than a ages away, abutment pages for the Galaxy Note 9 archetypal SM-N960F/DS accept started to arise on

Some assembly anguish that Sprint's ties to SoftBank accomplish the T-Mobile alliance a security threat

A accumulation of U.S. assembly are anxious about this company's ties with China and are afraid about it actuality a blackmail to U.S.National Security. ZTE? Nope, how about Sprint. Bloomberg acquired a abstract archetype of a letter that is actuality anesthetized about in the House for signatures. The letter, addressed to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, requests that the Trump administering attending carefully at T-Mobile's proposed $26.5 billion alliance with Sprint. Mnuchin active up the civic security allocation of the government's analysis of the transaction.So what freaks out these congressmen

LG may be alive on a foldable smartphone that works aloof like a cast phone

So far, 2019 is lining up to be the year of the foldable smartphone with above launches accepted from the cast of Samsung and Huawei, while Motorola may be developing its own accessory too. According to a newly-granted patent, though, it now appears LG could be the abutting above cast to barrage a foldable solution.Coinciding with contempo advice that adumbrated Samsung’s accessory may bend angular instead of horizontally, LG’s apparent additionally depicts a approved smartphone that can be bankrupt in half. In adjustment to admittance this, the South Korean aggregation has autonomous for a new articulation apparatus that allows

Researchers acquisition no affirmation that Android apps eavesdrop, but some do spy on you

Researchers at Northeastern University conducted some tests to see whether your phone is secretly alert to your words in adjustment to serve you ads that you would be absorbed in. Looking at the media files beatific out by 17,260 apps in the Google Play Store, the advisers begin no affirmation that your phone is eavesdropping on your conversations. This was done application ten Android handsets active an automatic affairs (see angel at the top of this article), although there were some limitations. For example, the affairs couldn't actualize usernames and passwords to assurance into an account.What

Light, the aggregation with a 16 lens camera, has alive smartphone prototypes with 5 to 9 lenses

Imagine a smartphone antic as abounding as nine cameras. As crazy as it sounds, Light, the aggregation abaft the L16 camera with 16 lenses on one ancillary (see the video at the basal of this article), is said to be alive on a handset. And accurate to the firm's reputation, the accessory will reportedly be able with added cameras than you can imagine. The Washington Post says that it has apparent alive prototypes of phones from Light that accept anywhere from bristles to nine lenses in back.One of the investors in Light is arrangement architect Foxconn. That is the close Apple counts

OnePlus 5 and 5T anon to get Project Treble abutment and new user interface

It's accepted ability that Android updates are slow, in some cases, delayed to the point they become redundant. In adjustment to fix this accepted botheration that the ecosystem has back its aboriginal launch, Google launched Project Treble.Project Treble is allotment of Android 8.0 Oreo and separates the platform's framework from the vendor's accouterments cipher implementations. Basically, this agency that Samsung, LG, Huawei and added handset makers will alone accept to accomplish changes to their allotment of the software, while Google and companies accouterment the SoC (system-on-chip) will booty affliction of their own.Unfortunately,

Netflix could anon advertise some changes to its appraisement agenda with the accession of a fourth plan

Netflix appears on the border of creating a new, college priced bank of service. At the aforementioned time, there could be some changes fabricated to accepted affairs that are apprenticed to acrimony abounding Netflix subscribers. According to a address out of Italy, Netflix will add a new fourth bank of account alleged Ultra that will be priced at €16.99 a ages in Italy. Based on accepted pricing, Netflix would allegation $16.99 in the U.S. The alone aberration with the Ultra plan is that it supports HDR video and HD audio, and four screens can use the cable at the aforementioned time.Some Italian consumers

Pre-register for Asphalt 9: Legends on Google Play Store and acquire added rewards

Gameloft is absolutely bringing the abutting Asphalt appellation to the Android and iOS platforms, but the alone affair we know is that it will be appear this summer. However, if you own an iPhone and accept an App Store annual set for the Philippines, you can already comedy what appears to be a beta adaptation of the game.Although Asphalt 9: Legends is not yet accessible on Android, beta or otherwise, admirers of the belvedere can now pre-register on Google Comedy Store to be notified back the bold goes live. But it's not aloof that, as Gameloft offers chargeless pre-registration bonuses to Android players, which

FBI, SEC and FTC accompany DOJ in investigating Facebook's affiliation to Cambridge Analytica

The Justice Department has been investigating Facebook's captivation with now asleep political consulting close Cambridge Analytica. Today, The Washington Post appear a adventure advertence that both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are both additionally actuality looked at by the FBI, the FTC and the SEC. It was aback in 2015 back Cambridge University researcher Aleksandr Kogan developed the thisisyourdigitallife quiz app that aggregate claimed advice on those demography the quiz, and their friends. And that is area the adventure begins.Kogan after awash the abstracts to Cambridge Analytica,

LineageOS 15.1 (Android 8.1) now accessible for added models including the Moto Z2 Force

Almost two weeks ago, we gave you a account of four handsets (five altered models) that could be flashed to LineageOS 15.1. This is the adaptation of the accessible antecedent OS that is based on Android 8.1. Before we canyon forth the account of new phones that can be flashed with LineageOS 15.1, there is some housekeeping to booty affliction of. The HTC One A9 (hiae) is no best able to get the new body because of a brace of problems with phone calls; sometimes the phone won't abstract at the end of a call, and added times the assemblage won't accept an admission call.  Now for the

Essential Phone amend adds Android Auto and security improvements

Essential Phone is amid the aboriginal handsets to accept the July security patch, forth with Google's Pixels smartphones. However, today's amend brings added than aloof a security patch, according to Essential.If you're agitation an Essential Phone and faced issues accompanying to Android Auto, today's amend is a charge back it brings some adherence improvements. And that's all you get if your Essential Phone is active Android 8.1 Oreo, but not if you're already on Android P Developer Preview.Since Essential Phone is one of the abounding accessories that are accordant with Google's Android P Developer

Facebook and Instagram reportedly testing new Do Not Disturb feature

Facebook continues to analysis new appearance and improvements for some of its apps, and alike if this is done beneath the radar, we consistently acquisition out about them afore they're pushed out to the accepted public, abnormally if they're major.Today's address is no barring to the rule, so, if you're an ardent Facebook or Instagram user, you'll be blessed to apperceive that the new Do Not Disturb affection is now actuality activated by the amusing arrangement giant.TechCrunch letters that the affection is ancestor on Facebook and Instagram, but an ETA for its absolution is still unclear. Do Not Disturb will acquiesce users of

Red OnePlus 6 goes official, and it doesn't amount as abundant as you think

OnePlus aloof appear a new, ablaze red adaptation of its latest high-end champ, the OnePlus 6. Succeeding the Lava Red OnePlus 5T from aftermost year, the new blush adaptation of the flagship accessory will be accessible in all markets area OnePlus usually does business.Simply dubbed OnePlus 6 Red, the new blush adaptation of the handset wouldn't be a bound copy agnate to the the Lava Red OnePlus 5T, or at atomic OnePlus doesn't absolutely say so. If anything, the aggregation seems agog on authoritative the baroque blush a approved advantage for approaching ambitious OnePlus consumers.

Some Instagram users address seeing a new affection acceptance Stories to accommodate an advancing question

Those announcement a Story on Instagram can ask readers to acknowledgment a poll, or use an emoji slider to barometer the animosity of their audience. But now, some Instagram users say that they accept apparent a new affection that allows addition announcement a Story to ask an advancing catechism and accept a acknowledgment with no set chat limit. Not all Instagram users accept appear seeing this new affection yet, so we accept to accept that it is has aloof started rolling out now.Instagram is said to be account $100 billion, or 100 times the bulk that Facebook spent to access the photo and video administration

The S Pen for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has gone through its "biggest amend ever"

The Galaxy Note9 SPen can be acclimated to ascendancy all-embracing self-timer, ascendancy music playback, because it is a Bluetooth device, it will do article different to the pen. pic.twitter.com/WPS83xUskq— Ice cosmos (@UniverseIce) July 1, 2018Exactly one anniversary ago, we anesthetized forth some agitative account from Cheep adviser Ice Cosmos about the S Pen accent that will appear in the box with the accessible Samsung Galaxy Note 9. The cheep said that the new S Pen is "worth the wait." Samsung has back focused on the S Pen by featuring it on the allurement it beatific out for the Unpacked accident actuality captivated on

32GB Moto G6 aloof $5 a ages for a bound time at Verizon; new band required

The Motorola Moto G6 aloof got cheaper at Verizon for a bound time only. All it takes to aces up this affordable handset is 24 account payments of $5. The phone has to be purchased application Verizon's Device Payment plan, and you will accept a $5/month bill acclaim for 24 months. While no trade-in is required, a new band needs to be added. That agency though, that the accord is accessible for both new and absolute Verizon subscribers.We'd adulation to acquaint you that the adaptation of the Moto G6 accessible from Verizon is the assemblage with 64GB of centralized accumulator and 4GB of RAM, but

Unlocked LG V35 ThinQ now accessible for pre-order, chargeless Google Daydream View angle included

Not continued afterwards actuality appear via AT&T and Project Fi, the LG V35 ThinQ is now accessible for pre-order apart in the US. At the moment, alone B&H is accepting pre-orders, allurement $899 for the apart V35 ThinQ (that's additionally the absolute amount that AT&T and Project Fi are allurement for the handset).Folks who pre-order the LG V35 ThinQ from B&H will accept a Google Daydream View angle (latest model) for free. Normally priced at $99, Google's basic absoluteness angle works with any Daydream-ready phone - including the V35 and added LG handsets - acceptance

AT&T reportedly set to accession DirecTV Now subscriptions by $5 a ages for all plans

What is accident with AT&T these days? No eventually does it abutting on its accretion of Time Warner, than a California agent backed by the carrier added amendments to a net neutrality bill in the accompaniment accumulation about killing the bill for now. Then came chat that the carrier had bankrupt its eyes to a arrangement by managers at several AT&T retail stores. Using  ambiguous tactics, these managers allegedly pressured reps into signing up balloon subscriptions to the Direct TV Now alive app.Last week, the troubles connected back it was apparent