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The Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus sales have hit the one million mark in South Korea. Samsung has announced that the two smartphones achieved the new milestone exactly 37 days after they have been released in the country.
The tech giant also mentioned that its flagships are selling twice as fast when compared with the previous two Galaxy S generations. Samsung managed to sell one million Galaxy S7 units in South Korea 74 days since its launch, while Galaxy S6 sales reached the same number in 75 days.
With a little more of a day left until its great unveiling, the Xperia Z3 Compact leaked in what appears to be a set of press shoots.
The images reveal a design that – as we all expected – is not a major departure from the aspect of the Xperia Z1 Compact, released in January. The colors of the device, however, are new – well at least the teak and orange versions are new, apparently replacing the purple and yellow that Sony has been using over the past year in its mobile lineup.
Just as we’ve seen various carriers doing with discounted or free Galaxy S6 offers to make way for the Galaxy S7, so too must the LG G4 make way for the bigger and better LG G5. B&H Photo is repeating its $100 off deal, offering an unlocked LG G4 for just $350, but only while stocks last.
B&H Photo already offered the same deal last month, but that was a one-day-only affair.
👋 Buenos días from Barcelona! The team has landed and settled in. Of the half dozen of us here, and the devices among us, the ones we keep playing with are: the foldable Oppo Find N (with exclusively Chinese software), the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, and S22 Plus. Eric Zeman from the team is also working off the Galaxy Tab S8 Plus with the Book Cover keyboard, to see if it can replace using a regular laptop for the mix of on-the-go writing and work.
Now, serial tipster Ice Universe has claimed that this device, which they assert is the Galaxy Fold 2, will use ultra-thin glass for the display cover.
It can be confirmed that the Galaxy Fold2 leaked not long ago will use an ultra-thin glass cover for the first time in the world, replacing plastic materials. The screen looks flatter and has less wrinkles. In fact, this is the correct cover material for foldable phones.
Samsung describes the phone as “mission ready […] tailored to the unique needs of operators in the federal government and Department of Defense (DoD).” Considering you will only be able to buy the Samsung Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition through official IT partners, it’s clear this phone isn’t designed for you and me.
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However, it also appears that the phone doesn’t differ much from the consumer-grade versions of the Galaxy S20 line.
Update, Jan. 23, 2019 (6:14AM ET): A day after confirming its Android Pie roadmap to Android Authority, HMD Global has now shared a handy infographic with all the due dates for its entire smartphone range… almost.
HMD Global CPO Juho Sarvikas shared the Android 9.0 Pie upgrade roadmap on Twitter. The schedule gives exact dates or quarterly estimates for every Nokia smartphone, with the exception of the Nokia 2 which is the only phone missing from the list.
The Sennheiser Ambeo AR One is the first of its kind to be certified by Magic Leap and will be available in November for $250.
TL;DR
The Sennheiser Ambeo AR One is the first listening device certified by Magic Leap. Developers may create spatial soundscapes via the Ambeo Augmented Audio Lab app. It will be available in November for $250. Of course, what’s an audio product with an accompanying app: the Sennheiser Ambeo AR One includes a companion app, the Ambeo Augmented Audio Lab, allowing developers to “create spatial audio worlds with Magic Leap One according to their own sound rules,” says co-Director Ambeo at Sennheiser Véronique Larcher.
Yesterday, we got a first-hand look at one of ZTE’s newest products unveiled at CES 2015: the ZTE SPro2 Smart Projector. If you are interested in picking one up when it becomes available sometime in the first quarter of 2015, you’re going to have to head over to AT&T for it. The carrier has just announced that they will carry the SPro2 as an AT&T exclusive. On the plus side, this little pico projector can handle 4G LTE speeds, but that also means you’re going to have to sign a contract and pay a monthly fee to connect this to AT&T’s network.