Late last year, vivo announced its X60 and X60 Pro phones in China equipped with Samsung’s Exynos 1080 chipsets. So far both devices have remained exclusive to the Chinese market, but yesterday we saw several certification listings and now we are getting more confirmation from the Google Play console and a Geekbench listing. vivo X60 and X60 Pro The listings for the vivo X60 (V2045) and X60 Pro (V2046) reveal that the global variants will come with different hardware than their Chinese counterparts. The most notable change is the addition of the Snapdragon 870 (SM 8250ac) chipset in place of…
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vivo shared a poster on its official Weibo account revealing the rear panel design of the vivo S9 arriving on March 3. The smartphone looks like the vivo S7 5G and sports a triple camera setup. vivo did not detail the rear cameras, but did confirm that the S9 will feature a 44MP selfie shooter. The poster released by vivo also features text in the lower right corner, confirming that the brand will launch S9e with a 32MP selfie camera. While vivo won’t tell us when the S9e will be unveiled, the smartphone will likely debut the vanilla S9 on…
Meizu is going to announce its latest Series 18 on March 3, and the company continues to tease the features and specifications of the phone. On Thursday, the company revealed some of the Meizu 18 and 18 Pro specifications. Now we have confirmation that the 18 Pro will ship with a Snapdragon 888. Along with the high-end chipset, the 18 Pro will also feature LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. This means that we have to expect top-end performance from the Meizu 18 Pro. The company is also teasing on-board software called “One Mind 8XX” which is supposed to optimize…
A video posted on YouTube briefly shows how the Huawei Mate X2 connects to a Huawei Matebook laptop. The video shows the user touching the Mate X2 with the laptop using NFC. Once connected, the phone screen is instantly projected onto the PC screen. While this isn’t a new feature, what’s interesting is how the multiscreen collaboration feature handles the secondary internal display. When unfolded, the screen mirrored view is quickly extended to mirror the foldable phone’s larger screen. The transition from external screen to internal screen is very fast, and with low latency. The Huawei Mate X2 is the…
Various data is used by companies like Facebook to personalize advertisements to an individual person based on demographics, location, interests, and activity. At the end of last year, Apple introduced its new privacy-focused changes that required all app developers to explicitly ask users for permission to collect this data. Facebook was not happy (and still is not happy) about this. In addition to preparing for a lawsuit to accuse Apple of anti-competitive behavior, Facebook is launching a new advertising campaign aimed at helping small businesses through difficult times. A video ad aired Thursday with the tagline “Good ideas deserve to…
It was never really in doubt, but Samsung will soon launch the Galaxy A32, A52 and A72 in India. We are talking about the 4G versions of the trio, as well as the A32 5G, it is not yet known whether other new 5G-capable models of the A-series are also heading to the subcontinent. The Korean company’s Indian website now lists the A32, A32 5G, A52 and A72 on its support pages, identifying them by their model numbers: SM-A325F / DS, SM-A326B / DS, SM-A525F / DS and SM-A725F / DS, respectively. Samsung Galaxy A32 5G The Galaxy A32 5G…
Twitter has announced two new upcoming features for its platform. The first is Super Follows, which is the company’s first premium feature. The other is the communities. Super Follows allows users to charge their subscribers for access to special content. For a fixed monthly fee, Super Followers will, for example, be able to see exclusive content, receive a subscriber newsletter, offers and discounts on your products, community access, a special supporter badge and more. The options here depend on the account and what they want to offer their followers. This functionality is similar to the Patreon and YouTube subscription options.…
San Francisco-based company Framework has announced its first product, the modular Framework Laptop. The computer features multiple modular, replaceable, and upgradeable parts that are designed to allow the user to continue using the machine perpetually. The Framework Laptop features a milled aluminum housing that’s 15.8mm thick and 1.3kg in weight. It has a 13.5-inch, 2256×1504, 3:2, 400 nits display, 1080p60 webcam, 55Wh battery, and a keyboard with 1.5mm key travel. It is powered by the Intel Core i5-1135G7, i7-1165G7, or i7-1185G7 Tiger Lake processors with Intel Xe graphics. Now this is where it gets interesting. The Framework Laptop isn’t limited…
The just unveiled Redmi K40 series will have a world premiere, and at least in some parts of the world, it will be a Poco device. According to an IMDA (Infocomm Media Development Authority) listing the model number M2012K11AG, which is expected to be Redmi K40 vanilla, will be launched under the Poco brand. Just like in its Redmi K40 skin, the device will support 5G. Given Poco and Redmi’s track record, this supposed Poco device could be the Poco F3 or the Poco F3 Pro. Xiaomi today launched its Redmi K40 series in China. The Redmi K40, K40 Pro…
The latest software update for Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Live brings some of the functionality of the new Buds Pro. The bean-shaped earbuds can now automatically switch between Galaxy phones and tablets running the latest One UI 3.1 software. In addition, users now benefit from the hearing aid function which amplifies outside sounds for people with hearing loss. Another new addition is the headphone control menu in Bluetooth settings. Galaxy Buds Live Update The update changelog also specifies improved audio output, connectivity, and battery optimizations. New R180XXUOAUB5 The firmware is currently being planted in South Korea and costs 2.2MB. We expect…