Indias premium smartphone shipments have been on the rise throughout 2019 and according to the latest report, OnePlus cemented its position as the leader in the segment with a 33% market share, ahead of Samsung and Apple. The catch is that the analysts consider premium all devices priced above INR 30,000 ($420). Those saw a 29% year over year growth.
OnePlus now controls 1/3 of the premium…
PSA: iCloud․com accessible from iOS and Android with support for Photos, Notes, Reminders, more
February 4, 2020
If you haven’t tried in a while, support for iCloud.com when using a mobile browser like Safari or Chrome on an iPhone, iPad, and Android has improved. Functionality differs a bit between iPhone/Android and iPad but there is access to Photos, Notes, Reminders, Find iPhone…
Chinese phone maker Xiaomi gave us our first look at its 100W Super Charge Turbo fast charging technology last March, showing how it juiced up a 4,000 mAh battery from flat to 100% in 17 minutes.
We are yet to see a smartphone from Xiaomi that supports this tech, and it…
Google has paid Android developers about half of what Apple has
February 4, 2020
As I write this the evening before you’re reading it, the colossal caucus clusterf*** in Iowa is still ongoing and no official results are anywhere in sight. It seems clear that some portion of the problem stems from a poorly architected app. It’s an incredibly bad start to the 2020 election — not because we should expect the results to be in doubt, but because you’d like to think…
As part of the proposed quarterly maintenance schedule, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is now receiving the January 2020 security patch.
It’s great to see Samsung not leaving the Galaxy S7 out of its recent update spell, even if the January 2020 patch is slightly behind the most…
Foxconn has stopped “almost all” of its production in China until February 10th at the earliest due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to both Reuters and Bloomberg. A lengthy stoppage could substantially disrupt Foxconn clients, the most visible being Apple, from…
First batch of Samsung Galaxy Note20 leaks starts pouring in
February 4, 2020
The Galaxy S20 series is still a week away from an unveiling an over a month away from actually hitting store shelves, but we already have a pretty complete picture through leaks.
In fact, industry insider channels have been so active that they appear to already be moving past the Galaxy S20 and on to the Note20 – a phone, which should come out in Q3 this year. The first bit of information…
(Reuters) — Twitter said on Monday that it had discovered attempts by possible state actors to access the phone numbers associated with user accounts, after a security researcher unearthed a flaw in the company’s “contacts upload” feature.
In a statement published on…
Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S9+ gets Android 10 in the US
February 4, 2020
Samsung released the Android 10-based One UI 2.0 update for the Galaxy S9 and S9+ last week in the US, but only for the carrier-locked units. Now, the company has expanded the rollout for the unlocked S9+ units as well.
The firmware for the unlocked units sports version…
The Apple TV app is now available on LG’s 2019 TVs
February 4, 2020
LG has made the Apple TV app available on a variety of its 2019 smart TVs as promised, according to a press release from the company. The app will be on TVs in more than 80 countries and gives users access to Apple’s new Apple TV+ video subscription service as well as the ability to rent or buy movies from iTunes.
LG’s 2019 TVs already support AirPlay 2 and HomeKit for wireless integration…
