After plenty of speculation, Xiaomi’s global Vice President Manu Kumar Jain finally confirmed that the upcoming Redmi Note 10 series will feature Super AMOLED displays. It remains to be seen if all three models (vanilla, Pro and Pro Max) get this feature or if it’s only reserved for the more expensive variants. Either way, these will be the first devices with AMOLED panels in the Redmi…
Meizu announces Flyme 9 and Flyme for Watch
March 5, 2021
Earlier today Meizu capped off a press conference in Zhuhai, China where it debuted its latest Android skin – Flyme 9. As with other manufacturers, Meizu is going for a simpler and more flat design dubbed Alive Design.
Starting from the lock screen, Flyme 9 brings flatter…
The Realme GT will be unveiled on Thursday and it will launch with Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0. The latest version of the Realme software was announced in September with Dark mode, improved privacy features, productivity enhancements and more. Some of the company’s…
Oppo ropes in Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan as F lineup's ambassador, reveals F19 Pro+ 5G's camera features
March 5, 2021
Oppo’s India CMO teased the F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ 5G yesterday, and earlier today, Flipkart revealed the F19 series will arrive in India on March 8. Now Oppo has announced it has signed Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan as the F lineup’s product ambassador.
Additionally, Oppo revealed the F19 Pro+ 5G will come with features including Ultra Night Video and AI Highlight Portrait Video, which…
A new Samsung Galaxy Tab (SM-T225) has appeared in the FCC database. The same model was previously spotted on Geekbench powered by the Helio P22T and 3GB RAM with Android 11 onboard. Based on speculations this should be the upcoming Galaxy Tab A7 Lite which is expected to…
LG V60's successor reportedly put on hold
March 5, 2021
A new report from Korean outlet claims that LG has indefinitely put its V60 successor on hold.
LG was supposed to begin field testing the phone, codenamed Rainbow, at the end of February, aiming for a market release in March. The company has reportedly ceased communication…
The US Patent & Trademark Office this week granted Apple a patent for a new magnetic connector capable of transmitting power to the iPhone. This comes after rumors that Apple is considering removing the Lightning port from its smartphones in the future.
As reported by Patently Apple, the patent shows a new type of connector that can be somewhat compared to the iPad’s Smart Connector and…
The third developer beta version of the upcoming watchOS 7.4 software update for Apple Watch is now available. iPhone users will especially appreciate this update as it allows the Apple Watch to replace Face ID and a passcode when wearing a facial covering.
Here’s how…
Apple doesn’t want you to call nebulous Siri audio feature in iOS 14.5 ‘default music app’ support
March 5, 2021
As Jeff Benjamin noted in 9to5Mac’s video coverage, iOS 14.5 will use Siri intelligence to select music services based on listening behaviors. While the feature falls short of actually allowing you to set a default music service, it will open Siri to easier music control…
LinkedIn will stop collecting IDFA data on iOS due to Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature
March 5, 2021
As the preparation for Apple’s upcoming App Tracking Transparency feature continues, LinkedIn has announced that it will stop using the “Identifier for Advertising,” or IDFA data. This means that the LinkedIn app will not be required to show the App Tracking Transparency prompt to users.
App Tracking Transparency is coming in the “early spring,” and it will require that developers ask…
