According to Evan Blass, Samsung is preparing a huge shakeup to its smartphone segment. Apparently, Samsung is internally discussing the idea of combining the Galaxy S lineup and Galaxy Note lineup into a single line of smartphones, and it could take effect as soon as next year.
This should all be taken with a huge pinch of salt, but a…
The iPhone 11’s U1 chip will do more than locate Apple Tags…
September 18, 2019
Apple has so far been rather cagey about the iPhone 11’s U1 chip, which is capable of extremely accurate positioning data.
The company didn’t mention the chip at all during the keynote, and its marketing materials say only that it will put the nearest people at the top…
As OnePlus gears up for another launch later this month, there’s news that the company might have a deal with another carrier. According to Verizon Wireless is planning to sell OnePlus smartphones in the near future, possibly starting in…
For the first time this year, Apple is offering all of its latest iPhones SIM-free and unlocked right away. Pre-orders are also open on Apple’s Amazon storefront but notably, those variants aren’t unlocked. But you can still pick up unlocked cellular Apple Watch Series 5 and 10.2-inch iPad models from Amazon as well as Apple’s latest accessories.
Apple recently updated its Amazon…
Here’s an Android TV ‘Operator Dongle’ designed and developed by Google
September 18, 2019
Much of Android TV’s growth over the past year has come from Pay-TV operators taking advantage of the flexibility that Google grants them in the software. At IBC 2019, Google shared a new design that operators can use to quickly deploy Android TV to its…
First iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro orders now shipping prior to Friday
September 18, 2019
Update: A possible iPhone 11 Pro Max unboxing gallery has surfaced, showing the device alongside the 18W USB-C charger and the new black packaging, first detailed on Apple.com. New iPhones won’t hit stores until Friday, however, so this could just be a dummy unit…
Lexus will adopt Android Auto in its cars starting w/ some 2020 models
September 18, 2019
Android Auto has seen some huge expansion over the past few years, and earlier this year, Toyota finally announced that it would start using Google’s platform. Now, Toyota’s luxury division Lexus is also confirming support for Android Auto.
A support page on the Lexus website spotted by confirms that Google’s platform will be supported…
Yesterday evening, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested that iPhone 11 demand was better than expected during the first 72 hours of pre-orders, particularly in China. Now, other analysts are corroborating Kuo’s claims as we inch closer to the iPhone 11 launch on…
Google adds live captions to Hangouts Meet for Android
September 18, 2019
Unlike Chat, the transition to Hangouts Meet has been less controversial for Google. The Android client is now adding support for live captions, while it’s easier to enable the feature on the web client.
Powered by Google’s speech recognition technology, automatic…
Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 4 launched in India, sales begin September 19
September 18, 2019
Chinese phone maker Xiaomi today launched the Mi Smart Band 4 in India. It’s priced at INR2,299 ($32/30) and you will be able to pick one from Mi.com, Amazon.in, and Mi Home stores starting September 19.
The Mi Smart Band 4 is the global version of the Mi Band 4 sold in China, and it lacks two features – NFC and microphone. However, it retains rest of the specs like a 0.95″…
