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Thursday, 9 April 2020

Samsung Galaxy A11 and Galaxy A21 with HD+ Infinity-O display, 4000mAh battery announced

Samsung announced the Galaxy A51 5G and Galaxy A71 5G yesterday and alongside that the company has also announced two new smartphones in the Galaxy A Series lineup – Galaxy A11 and Galaxy A21 with Infinity-O display, 4000mAh battery, and more. Samsung Galaxy A11 specifications 6.4-inch HD+ (720×1560 pixels) TFT Infinity-O display 1.8 GHz Octa-Core … Continue reading

Google announces two month free trial for Stadia Pro

Google’s own game streaming service Stadia, has become the next company to take advantage of increased number of people being quarantined at home. Starting today and rolling out over the next 48 hours, Google is offering a free trial of Stadia Pro, which usually costs $9.99/month, for the next two months in 14 countries. Google … Continue reading

MediaTek accused of providing mobile benchmark cheating as a service: Report

Benchmark apps have been existing for a long time now and almost every smartphone manufacturer is boasting the high benchmark scores that their smartphones achieve in these apps. While benchmark scores need not necessarily translate into real-time performance, smartphone companies in the past have been accused of manipulating the scores. On similar lines now, MediaTek … Continue reading

Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Xiaomi Mi A3 Android 10 update finally starts rolling out [Update: New update with bug fixes and April security patch]

Update: April, 2020 – Xiaomi has started rolling out new build 11.0.11.0.QFQMIXM for the Mi A3 that is about 1.33GB in size bringing April Android security patch and also fixes bugs. This also adds Pro camera mode, but there is no Wi-Fi calling / VoWiFi support yet. Earlier: After rolling out Android 10 update for … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy A41 with 6.1-inch FHD+ AMOLED Infinity-U Display, 48MP triple rear cameras announced for global markets

Samsung announced Galaxy A41 in Japan for NTT Docomo last month, but that will no go on sale until June. Now it has introduced a new Galaxy A41 smartphone for the global markets. It packs a similar 6.1-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity screen with in-display fingerprint sensor, is powered by an Octa-Core processor (could … Continue reading

LG’s upcoming smartphone will feature new design with front-back symmetrical curves, Raindrop camera

LG has posted sketches of its upcoming smartphone that will feature new minimalistic design language with front-back symmetrical curves, a “Raindrop” camera and other evolutionary design departures from previous LG mobile devices, which it says will be different from the industry trend and features. On the upper-left corner of the back there will be three … Continue reading

MIUI gets Android 10 gesture navigation feature

Google released Android 10, the next version of Android back in September last year and OEMs are gradually rolling out the update. Android 10 has several new features including enhanced Privacy Controls, Smart Reply, Dark Theme, Gesture Navigation, and more. Xiaomi has been rolling out MIUI 11 based on Android 10 to its lineup of smartphones and now with the latest beta update in China, it is finally bringing the Android 10 gesture control feature. The gesture control feature in MIUI 11 allows for easier navigation through apps, multitasking, and more. Users can go to the Home Screen by swiping up from the bottom of the screen, Quickly Switch Between Apps by swiping left or right, Open Recents Menu by swiping up from the bottom and pause, and Go Back to the previous screen by swiping left or right from the edge of the screen. [gallery columns="2" link="file" size="large" ids="309469,309470,309471,309472"] In order to enable this feature, open Settings→Display, and scroll down to find 'Full Screen Display' option. Click that option and toggle 'Full Screen' to enable gestures. However, it is to be noted that the gesture control feature is available on MIUI China Beta ROM on selected Xiaomi/Redmi devices for now. Xiaomi says that ...

Samsung Galaxy A51 5G and Galaxy A71 5G with FHD+ AMOLED Infinity-O Display, Exynos 980, quad rear cameras, 32MP front camera announced

Samsung just announced the Galaxy A51 5G and Galaxy A71 5G smartphones. These pack a 6.5-inch and 6.7-inch FHD+ Infinity-O Super AMOLED infinity displays with 20:9 aspect ratio, respectively, and are powered by Exynos 980 SoC with built-in 5G support and 8GB RAM. The A51 5G has a 48MP main camera with the A71 5G come with a 64MP main camera, Both these have 12MP 123-degree ultra-wide + 5MP macro and 5MP depth sensors and a 32-megapixel front camera. The cameras have Super Steady Video, which automatically stabilizes footage. These feature a sleek body for a comfortable grip and a premium glossy finish and come with Samsung’s full ecosystem of intelligent apps and services including Bixby (Vision, Lens Mode, Routines), Samsung Pay and Samsung Health. The phones pack 4500mAh battery, but only the A71 5G has 25W Super fast charging, while the A51 5G come with 15w adaptive fast charging. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G specifications 6.5-inch FHD+ (1080x2400 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display 2.2GHz Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 980 8nm processor with Mali-G76 MP5GPU 6GB / 8GB RAM, 128GB internal storage, expandable up to 1TB via micro SD card Android 10 with Samsung One UI 2.0 Dual SIM 48MP rear camera with f/2.0 ...

Apple Clips update brings mouse and trackpad support, extra editing tools, stickers and more

Apple Clips is a neat little app where users can create unique videos by combining video clips, images, and photos and adding stickers, music, filters and more. In this new update, Apple is adding features like mouse and trackpad support for iPadOS 13.4, extra editing capabilities like duplicate, splitting and more. The changelog is as follows: Use Clips on ‌iPad‌ with a mouse, trackpad, or Bluetooth keyboard for new ways to create videos (requires ‌iPadOS‌ 13.4). Use the Duplicate button to instantly create a copy of a clip with all its effects. Tap the Split button to divide any clip in two. Make stickers pop on and off the screen--just split any clip and apply stickers to either of the two new sections. Give your video the look of an 80's arcade game with updated 8-bit stickers and the new Game Over poster. Celebrate spring with the floral Springtime poster. Choose from 11 new Mickey and Minnie Mouse stickers, each with its own expressive animation. Performance and stability improvements. The new Clips update is available for everyone for download via the App Store. Via

HUAWEI Smart Screen X65 with 65-inch 4K HDR 120Hz OLED screen, 24MP ultra-wide pop-up camera, 75W 14-speaker unit announced

HUAWEI at its event in China introduced the Smart Screen X65, the company's latest flagship Smart Screen device with a pop-up camera, as it had promised. It packs a 65-inch 4K HDR OLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, MEMC, support for DC dimming and the screen has TUV Rheinland certification. It has 24.9mm ultra-thin all-aluminum alloy body and the screen is just 5mm thick. This comes with a 24-megapixel AI pop-up camera with ultra-wide lens, AI features for tracking the person, and light sensor, is powered by HUAWEI's latest HONGHU 898 quad-core SoC designed for OLED screens, which promises original color reproduction, light and shadow texture. It has 75w 14 array speakers. HUAWEI Smart Screen X65 specifications 65-inch (3840 x 2160 pixels) 4K OLED display with 98 % NTSC Color Gamut, 120Hz refresh rate, 950 nits peak brightness, HDR10, MEMC, 178-degree viewing angle HONGHU 898 Quad-Core (2 x A73 + 2 x A53) 28nm SoC with Mali-G51MP4 GPU 6GB RAM, 128GB storage HarmonyOS 1.1 Built-in 24MP 1080p ultra-wide pop-up camera Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4 / 5GHz) 2X2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0 LE, HDMI 2.0 x 4; DTMB x 1; S / PDIF x 1; HDMI-ARC x 1, USB 3.0 x 2; Ethernet port ...