At the Snapdragon Tech Summit here in Maui, Hawaii, several of Qualcomm’s partners have confirmed forthcoming devices that will be built on the new 5G-ready Snapdragon 865 system-on-a-chip. Xiaomi, Oppo, and Lenovo (Motorola) are all confirming the development of flagship smartphones that will pack the Snapdragon 865, while HMD Global also says it has plans for Snapdragon 765-powered…
EarthNight made waves when it was revealed at in 2015. The endless runner mixes hand-drawn visuals with catchy chiptune music and old-school sound effects, resulting in a game that could please both today’s mobile-first gamers as well as those who grew up in the 2D…
Google has announced that 80% of Android apps now encrypt all traffic by default, thanks to the increased uptake of transport layer security (TLS).
TLS is a cryptographic protocol used by all HTTPS domains to secure traffic over a network. Since the launch of Android 7 back…
Galaxy S10’s Android 10 update rolls out to several more markets
December 3, 2019
Samsung has been rolling out its Android 10 update for the Galaxy S10 series for just a week or so at this point but it’s already expanding rapidly. As of today, Samsung is rolling out the Android 10 update in 8 different markets.
Unfortunately, US users still haven’t picked up Android 10 on their devices just yet, but Samsung is clearly ramping things up.
Back in September, Google introduced a slate of new Photos features, including story-like “Memories” and more printing options. Google Photos today is rolling out a built-in chat messaging service for mobile and desktop.
This messaging solution lets you have an…
According to a new report coming from , Samsung’s upcoming Fold 2 will be a considerably cheaper than the current model due to several factors including a significant change in the design.
Sources familiar with the matter say that the Fold 2 will adopt the clamshell…
Despite trade bans and restrictions, Huawei is still seeing growth and it now appears as though the reliance on US firms is becoming less of an issue as the Mate 30 has been made without any American components.
Considering that many speculated on whether Huawei would be able to achieve this at all, it’s impressive that the Chinese firm has been able to manage it given the severe restrictions…
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite support page hints at imminent launch
December 3, 2019
Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Lite is coming quite soon, as evidenced by the support page Samsung put up on its French website.
The page is for the SM-G770F/DS model, which is rumored to be the Galaxy S10 Lite. We saw it on an FCC page and have heard that it will offer a…
Xiaomi's Mi Watch gains iOS support with first update
December 3, 2019
The newly-released Xiaomi Mi Watch is now getting its first firmware update with major improvements and the one thing that sticks out is the iOS support. The firmware also launches alongside Xiaomi’s Wear App for iOS.
According to Xiaomi itself, the OTA update should…
Report: Apple might start releasing iPhones twice a year, four 5G iPhones to come in 2020
December 3, 2019
A report from today cites J.P. Morgan analysts who predict Apple is going to change up its launch strategy for 2021. In a note from the analysts citing supply chains, its predicted that Apple would shift to launching iPhones twice a year. For many years, Apple released iPhones in the fall, leading up to the holiday season.
The report states the shift in strategy would allow Apple to smooth…
