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″…
Twitter now supports iOS 13 Dark Mode, here’s how to enable it
September 18, 2019
The official Twitter app has been updated to support iOS 13’s new Dark Mode. Twitter has had a dark theme for a while, but it had to be toggled manually as iOS had no concept of theme. The app now integrates with iOS 13 changes so that you can set it to match the current…
Motorola E6S launched in India as a rebranded Moto E6 Plus
September 18, 2019
As expected Motorola just unveiled its latest budget device for India – the Moto E6S. The phone is identical to the recently announced Moto E6 Plus and comes with the same 6.1-inch notched display, Helio P22 chipset and 3,000 mAh battery.
The Moto E6S comes with an HD+…
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite goes official in Spain for 319
September 18, 2019
The sixth member of Xiaomis Mi 9 line is finally here as the company just unveiled the brand new Mi 9 Lite at an event held in Spain. Aside from the new name, the device is just a rebranded Mi CC9 with the same 6.39-inch Super AMOLED display, triple camera setup and Snapdragon 710 chipset.
Like the CC9, the Mi 9 Lite features a waterdrop notch for its 32MP selfie cam while the back houses a 48MP…
