Redmi Y3, which will probably be released in Europe as Redmi S3, is the newest budget device by Xiaomi. Its release date is set for April 24th, India. The device will premiere in Indian Amazon store. We do not know much about its specs, unfortunately: tear-shaped notch, 32mpx selfie shooter, P2i nano coat waterproofness. Y3’s battery is supposed to keep the device running for two days straight. Y3’s price is unknown, but is supposed to be low. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Render and partial specs of Huawei Honor 8S leaked out
This phone’s specs look pretty much regular: IPS 5,71′ display, 1520 x 720 p resolution, Helio A22 CPU, 3GB RAM and 64GB storage, 3020mAh battery, fingerprint scanner, 13 Mpix main camera and 5 Mpix selfie shooter. All standard, mid-ranger stuff. Honor 8S gets more interesting when you begin to look at its, well, looks. The phone’s rear is, unlike majority of smartphones’, rugged; it is that way so that the device can be better held in hand. The only smooth part of the rear is a thin side strip where the camera is positioned. Not bad.Honor 8S will be available in ...
EMUI 9.1 beta now available for Huawei Mate 20
The beta is currently only available in China, but it should reach other countries soon. The new software can be downloaded on the whole Mate 20 series, Huawei Mate 20, 20 X, 20 Pro and RS Porsche Design. Interestingly, there is no way of opting out of the beta; once you download EMUI 9.1 you have to stick it out until the end of the tests. Hopefully the program is working fine. Among many changes included in it are increase in performance and responsiveness, better root software, GPU Turbo 3.0 support, new icons & other graphical ...
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 gets upgraded to Android 9.0 Pie
The rollout has begun! France is the first country that the update reached. The update T835XXU2BSD1 includes Android 9 Pie software, App Actions, Slices and One UI interface. For now, the update is only available for the LTE model of the tablet; Wi-Fi model should receive its own variant of the update at any moment.If your device does not download the update automatically, you need to go to Settings > Software Update > Download Updates Manually. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Galaxy Tab S5e launches in the US on April 26th
Samsung has released an official introduction video on its newest tablet, Tab S5e. It not only tells us about the device’s features and specifications, but also shares its US release date, which is April 26th. Tab S5e will cost 400 dollars and, for those who pre-order it from Samsung website between April 12 and 25, will come with added SmartThings Hub. Its specs include 10.5-inch Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 670 CPU, 6GB RAM, 13mpx main camera and 8mpx selfie shooter. All of that is kept alive by a 7040mAh battery. Along with it will be released Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), which ...
Indian release of ZenFone Max Pro M1 and Max M2 gets its OS upgraded to 9 Pie
Or rather will, soon, on April 15th. The update number 16.2017.1903.050 will not only upgrade the operating system of these devices, but also equip them with a new (newest? We do not know) security updates. It will be rolled out in batches, so if your friend receives it and you do not, do not worry – your turn will come soon. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Some crappy song by some crappy band has just broken YouTube viewership record
The band in question is Blackpink, a k-pop girl band from South Korea. Their music video, Kill This Love, has just broken YT’s viewing record. Over 100 million people have seen it in the last 62 hours, 56.7 million of which have seen it during the first 24 hours after its’ release. How… quaint. This amount of viewers means that Kill This Love is now the most popular video on YouTube, beating Ariana Grande’s equally distasteful thank u, next. Actually, no, the latter is worse, since the title is not even in proper ...
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro 6GB variant is now available in India
Redmi Note 7 Pro, an India & China exclusive, is now coming to the former in a 6 gigabytes of RAM variant, a month after the 4GB RAM/64GB storage variant came out there. This smartphone can be bought for as much as ₹16,999, making it a costly choice. That money will not go to waste, though, as in return you will receive a quality product with high specifications:– 6,3′ Full HD+ display,– Snapdragon 675 CPU, 8 cores,– 8GB RAM, 64/128GB flash space, microSD card slot,– Sony IMX586 main camera, 48mmpx + 5mpx, LED flash,– 13mpx selfie ...
An adventurous Dutch has just carried through a journey around the world in his electric car
If you want proof of the idea that electric cars are more economic than diesel, look no further but at the story of Wiebe Wakker. This wacky Dutch, member of the Plug Me In initiative, has taken it upon himself to travel around the world in his electric Golf. Wakker’s journey has begun on March 15th 2016, and in a little over three years he has traveled through thirty three countries across the globe, starting his journey in Amsterdam and ending it in Australia. During this time, Wakker has spend around 300 dollars on recharging his Golf; it has been calculated that, were he to travel ...
Samsung Galaxy A80’s benchmark is out
The benchmark surfaced on Geekbench just a day before Galaxy A series’ tomorrow release, so just in time for those of us hungry of Samsung info to sharpen our interest in tomorrow’s event. The device revealed in the benchmark, named SM-A805F, has been listed as having Snapdragon 6150 processor, which may or may not actually be the successor to Snapdragon 675, 8GB RAM and 3700mAh battery with 25W Adaptive Fast Charging. Whether or not this is true will be known ...