Though Alexa and Google Assistant can answer some questions related to the COVID-19 coronavirus, both AI assistants are currently incapable of delivering responses to many common questions from Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO). Both assistants failed to correct a number of falsehoods or unknowns related to the spread of coronavirus, like if hot weather kills…
OnePlus rolled out the first OxygenOS Open Beta update for the 7T and 7T Pro last week, which came with the February patch and Live Caption feature. Now, the Chinese phone maker has released the second beta update that bumps up the Android security patch level on the 7T duo…
Honor Play 9A specs and design leak
March 21, 2020
Noted tipster obtained the preliminary specs and designs of an upcoming entry-level device called the Honor Play 9A. The successor of last years Play 8A will offer an improved rear camera setup and much larger 5,000 battery.
The Honor Play 9A will be built around a…
Samsung fans start petition to stop usage of ‘inferior’ Exynos chipsets in Galaxy devices
March 21, 2020
Samsung fans around the globe have decided to petition the Korean firm to stop using its own Exynos chipsets within their flagship Galaxy devices due to underperformance when compared to their Snapdragon counterparts.
A petition titled “Stop selling us inferior Exynos phones!” on Change.org is steadily gaining traction that demands that Samsung gets rid of the Exynos chipsets in favor of the…
OxygenOS Open Beta 2 rolls out for OnePlus 7T, 7T Pro w/ March patch, ‘Instant Translation’, more
March 21, 2020
OxygenOS Open Beta 2 is now rolling out for OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro, bringing with it the March 2020 security patch and some other fixes that were seen with the OxygenOS Beta update for the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro.
This second beta has come in super-quick fashion, as the first…
ZTE Axon 11 5G specs tipped ahead of March 23 unveiling
March 21, 2020
The ZTE Axon 11 5G coming on March 23 was expected to pack the flagship Snapdragon 865 SoC. However, the smartphone passed through Geekbench yesterday, suggesting it will have a mid-range chipset at the helm. And if Chinese tipster is to be believed, it will be the…
Galaxy Note20 and Galaxy Fold2 will use the S865 chipset, info found in kernel source code
March 21, 2020
Samsung published the kernel code for the Exynos-powered Galaxy S20 phones which allowed the team at XDA-Developers to snoop around. They found clues about the Galaxy Note20, Galaxy Fold 2 and a phone related to the Z Flip.
The Galaxy Note20 reportedly goes under the code name “Canvas”, which means that the C2 is a Note model. Will there be C0 and C1? Not clear yet. But notice the…
Honor officially confirms the Honor 30S will use the Kirin 820 chipset, talks about its 5G modem
March 21, 2020
Huawei officially confirmed that the Honor 30S will use the new Kirin 820 5G chipset and offered some details on the next generation connectivity that will improve user experience when using 5G networks.
First off, the modem will use less power while transmitting more data…
ZTE Axon 11 5G pops up on Geekbench
March 21, 2020
An unknown ZTE device, bearing model code A2021 and believed to be the upcoming Axon 11 5G, has popped up on Geekbench revealing a few specs.
The Axon 11 5G runs Android 10 and has 6GB RAM in tow. The motherboard is listed as “dice” and it’s unclear what…
Like all tech companies, Apple is greatly affected by the COVID-19 outbreak which disturbed global supply chains. But that doesn’t mean there will be a delay in the 2020 flagship iPhones expected this Fall, insiders said to .
Each year, the Fall iPhone lineup enter mass production around May, which in turn means that this year’s 5G-enabled iPhones production is still on schedule. The…
