According to a new report, Huawei is set to offload their affordable-focused smartphone sub-brand Honor to a government-backed consortium for a whopping $15 billion.
Reuters reports that the beleaguered Chinese firm has agreed on a substantial fee that will transfer all Honor branding, R&D, supply chain, and personnel to the group that consists of Shenzhen-based Digital Group Ltd. The firm…
Galaxy S20, Tab S7, and other Samsung devices get Android Enterprise Recommended certification
November 10, 2020
In 2018, Google launched a program to make it easier for companies to deploy Android devices. Samsung devices are now receiving Android Enterprise Recommended certification, while one-touch enrollment is coming to Android 9 and newer.
Android Enterprise Recommended meets…
For users that have Location History enabled, the Timeline view in Google Maps provides a nice visualization of where they’ve been. The Timeline is soon coming to Google Photos, and will be augmented by a “Trips” view in Maps.
While the dedicated experience has…
All evidence currently points to Samsung launching its next flagship phone in January, over a month ahead of its usual schedule. Why? Apparently, Samsung is aiming for that early 2021 release date in a bid to steal some of Huawei’s market share.
Reuters reports that Samsung is pushing forward its release of the Galaxy S21 series to be a better competitor in the smartphone market as a whole. On…
The new Samsung Galaxy S20 “Fan Edition” is a hit thanks to an affordable price and great feature set, but quite a few early buyers were facing problems with the FE’s touchscreen. In the time since, updates have tried to fix that, but without full success.
Reports on…
Last month, Samsung sent out two updates for both 4G and 5G variants of the Galaxy S20 FE that aimed at fixing a touchscreen issue that was affecting some users of the phone. Before any fixes were issued, the phone would register ghost touches and jittery movement when…
Huawei Mate 30 Pro gets EMUI 11 update
November 10, 2020
The Huawei Mate 40 family launched recently running EMUI 11, and now the time has come for the company’s latest Android iteration to make it to older devices as well. The Mate 30 Pro from last year seems like it’s going to be among the first to receive the update to the new software version.
Don’t get your hopes up, though – this doesn’t magically bring official…
OnePlus Nord SE to come with 65W charging and Snapdragon 765G
November 10, 2020
OnePlus announced the vanilla Nord in July, followed by the Nord N100, and Nord N10 5G at the end of last month. Now we hear a Nord SE will be joining the series and according to it will be powered by the Snapdragon 765G SoC like the regular Nord.
OnePlus Nord
The…
Huawei Mate X2 gets certified with 66W charging
November 10, 2020
The next Huawei foldable device is expected to be called Mate X2. It is likely to be an entirely new device and not just an update like the Mate Xs was to the original Mate X. One of the changes is a new fast-charging standard – 3C (CCC or China Compulsory…
Nokia 8000 4G image and key features leak: 2.8" screen, S210 chipset, WhatsApp and Facebook
November 10, 2020
The first official image of the new Nokia 8000 4G has slipped out along with additional details about its design and features. First off, if you were expecting a slide-out keypad cover (a trademark of the original 8000-series), you’d be disappointed.
The new design looks more like an ordinary featurephone, albeit with some premium touches. The sides of the phone, including the keyboard, are…
