After issuing aseries of bug fixes for the Android P developers preview, Essential is promising more. According to the recent tweet by the company, its Essential Phone will be receiving significant updates for the next two years, with bug fixes coming for all that time and a year after. Such a show of confidence in a failed smartphone… this timeline may change, though, as Essential may soon be put up for sale. One way or another, Essential Phone 2 is out of question in the near ...
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Lenovo Z5. A beast to come?
Lenovo Z5, also known as Lenovo ZUK Z5, is set to launch on June 5th, in a week. The date has been set in an announcement made by Lenovo Group VP Chang Cheng himself. If all the rumours surrounding this phone turn out to be true then what we are facing is a serious breakthrough in the quality of smartphones, at least as far as phone’s ”beefyness” goes. Some of the phone’s most interesting promised features are:– 95 percent screen-to-body ratio,– 4 terabytes (yes, terabytes) of internal storage,– 45 days standby battery.Even if the rest of the Lenovo ...
We know some of the Honor 10 Lite specification
Honor’s newest product has just received its TENAA certification. Listed as HONOR LLD-AL20, its specification looks as such:– 5.84′ display, FullHD+, notch (probably),– Kirin 659 CPU, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, microSD up to 256GB,– 16mpx main camera, 13mpx + 2mpx selfie shooter,– 2900mAh battery,– dimensions: 149,2 x 71,8 x 7,7 mm, weight: 152 g,– black, gray and blue colour variants.Many of the Honor fans believe that Honor 10 Lite’s specification is too close to that of Honor 9 ...
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 out on Geekbench
It looks like Galaxy Note 9, the upcoming Samsung flagship, has just received its Geekbench certification. According to the new document, device’s Exynos version scores higher than the Snapdragon one; it scores 2737 in single core and 9064 in multiple core tests. Not much more specification of the device is shown, only 6GB RAM and Android 8.0 Oreo OS.As usual, benchmark offers no price & availability info. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Apple Star: wut is dat?
According to 9to5mac, Apple, in cooperation with a company called Pegatron, is busy making prototypes of the so called ”Apple Star”. We know very little about this Star project; it may be some sort of Mac computer ARM CPU, LTE modem, EFI, SIM card slot, waterproof construction and touch screen – the last feature being something that Mac has rarely if ever implemented. A well-known leakster OnLeaks tries to debunk the above, but does not offer any information of his own, only stating that whatever Apple Star will be, it will be available in multiple ...
What after iPhone X? We now know something
Mr. White, a classy-nicknamed Twitter user, is the author of the latest iPhone-related leak on the social platform. Mr. White shared a supposedly real picture of iPhone X models with 6.1′ displays. If true, this leak stands in direct opposition to what rumours we heard about the three upcoming iPhone models: iPhone X with 6.5′ display, iPhone X with 5.8′ display and iPhone 8S with 6.1′ display. Mr. White is not an unknown leakster, though, and his findings should not be dismissed as mere empty gossip. Perhaps we shall learn the truth in June, at the official ...
Unlocked US Moto Z smartphones get updated to Android 8.0 Oreo
United States’ handsets with model number XT1650-03 are finally having their operating systems updated to Oreo. Update weights 1.4 gigabyte and includes Android 8.0 Oreo as well as March security update. It is available OTA (Over The Air). Tweet Vote on HN ...
Price and availability of LG G7 ThinQ in Australia
Are you a citizen of the land of dingo and koala bear? Are you interested in buying LG’s newest AI-supporting smartphone? If so then good for you, because LG G7 ThinQ will soon be available in Australia. Device can be pre-ordered already, and will be out in Australian stores JB Hi-Fi and Mobileciti starting June 7th. If you order or buy it before June 30th, the phone will cost $1099 AND you will receive a bonus gift of LG ThinQ speaker.G7 ThinQ’s specs include a 6.1′ LCD display, 8-core Snapdragon 845 CPU, 16mpx + 16mpx main camera, 3000mAh battery with Quick Charge and ...
LG V35 listing is out
Evan Blass, May He Live Forever, has just treated us with yet another tasty morsel of a leak. This time it is the picture and listing of LG V35, taken from the Wireless Power Consortium website. The listing confirms some of the rumours surrounding the device: no notch and wireless charging support. Overall though it looks pretty much the same as leaked renders from a few weeks ago suggested it will. As for the wireless charging, LG V35 will be the second LG smartphone to feature the Qi wireless charging standards. Rest of the phone’s known specs are 6GB Ram and 64GB storage memory, ...
Uber wants to take us to the skies in Paris
Yesterday, Uber announced that it will invest twenty million euro (roughly twenty three million dollars) into building its first Advanced Technology Center in Paris. In it, the company plans to launch Uber Elevate, a flying taxi service. This video depicts the general idea of how will this futuristic taxi service work. According to tweet by Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, ”With world class engineers & its leading role in global aviation, France is the perfect place to advance Uber Elevate & new technology initiatives”. ATCP will focus not only on building flying taxis ...