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Samsung announces the Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite
January 3, 2020
After weeks of rumors and leaks, Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite ahead of CES 2020. The phones are budget versions of Samsung’s popular 2019 flagships, and they promise to bring premium features from those high-end phones down to more…
Amazon researchers propose new AI techniques for calculating inflation and improving randomized trials
January 3, 2020
Amazon says it’s applying AI and machine learning to calculate inflation rates — and to examine the design of randomized trials and experiments. In a pair of academic papers being presented at the 2020 meeting of the American Economic Association in San Diego, scientists…
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note10 Lite announced
January 3, 2020
After a lengthy leak marathon today Samsung introduced the Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note10 Lite. Both are built around 6.7″ FullHD+ Infinity-O displays and pack 4,500mAh batteries with 25W fast charging support.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite is powered by a 7nm chipset featuring an octa-core CPU that has its clusters running at 2.8GHz, 2.4GHz and 1.7GHz. While not explicitly confirmed it…
According to a new report, more than 90% of all smartphones sold at the major US carrier brick-and-mortar stores in December had either an Apple or Samsung logo.
Research conducted by analysis firm Wave7 Research suggests that the average American is far more likely to…
OxygenOS Open Beta 8 for OnePlus 7/7 Pro rolling out w/ One-Handed mode, December patch
January 3, 2020
The latest OxygenOS Open Beta 8 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 7/7 Pro. It brings with it a dedicated One-Handed Mode, a number of tweaks and improvements, and the December 2019 security patch.
Announced over on the official OnePlus forums, the update is now rolling out…
Samsung sold almost 7 million Galaxy 5G phones in 2019
January 3, 2020
With the 5G rollout steadily picking up pace, Samsung has announced that it sold almost 7 million Galaxy 5G smartphones in 2019 alone.
Despite the fact that global 5G infrastructure is still in its relative infancy, the firm claims over 50% of worldwide 5G-enabled smartphone sales. 5G devices still only account for 1% of total smartphone sales, although with the release of the 5G-capable…
Ahead of CES 2020, OnePlus confirmed that it would showcase an upcoming prototype device it is calling the Concept One.
Details were almost non-existent but in typical OnePlus fashion, they have started drip-feeding us tidbits about the device over on Twitter. The first…
At CES next week, OnePlus will debut its Concept One, a prototype that will show off some of the cutting edge technology the phone manufacturer has in the works. Before the full unveiling, however, the company has released a short teaser video showing an intriguing notion…
The Samsung Galaxy A51 and A71 were unveiled in December and originally launched in Vietnam. Now the company has announced the release date and price of the two phones for Europe, starting with the Netherlands.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 will be available at Dutch retailers and carriers by the end of this month. It will cost 370 and will come in Crush Black, Blue and White.
Samsung Galaxy A51 in…
