Loads of people know about Xiaomi’s Redmi family and Mi flagships, but the Mi Note and Mi Max devices have also been a fixture over the years. Unfortunately, the company has revealed we won’t see new additions to these lines in 2019.
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun announced the news on Weibo (h/t: GSMArena), saying there are “no plans” for new Mi Note and Mi Max devices this year. The CEO confirmed Xiaomi’s focus on the Mi flagship line, Mi Mix series, and the new Mi CC line.
It’s not everyday you can say your smartphone is stuff of space-bound satellites. With NASA retrofitting some of their satellites with Android phones, then, you can imagine how flexible our little devices can be. But what exactly made NASA’s Ames Research Center decide to send smartphones into space, and what made them decide to go for a Samsung Nexus S in their project?NASA’s The Human Exploration and Telerobotics (HET) team uses satellites called Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites or “SPHERES,” which are used inside the International Space Station, and are designed for investigative applications in zero-gravity.
Google has been up to some big things in the past few months, including playing around with the very ABC’s that structure the company and announcing Android 6.0. Rumors and leaks have been flowing freely as well, of new Nexus products and even a second Chromecast. While we don’t know exactly what Mountain View has on the plates, we do know when it plans to serve them: earlier today the search giant sent out official RSVP invites for an event to be held on September 29th from 9AM in San Francisco.
The long-awaited Google Pixel Buds 2 recently went to market in April and users are already facing multiple audio issues with them.
A number of users say that the audio on their Pixel Buds 2 randomly cuts out for a few seconds when the phone connected to them is placed in a pocket. This happens to many who use the earbuds for exercising outdoors, as they need to put their connected phones in their pockets.
Speaker company Sonos just made a surprise announcement. As of today, it offers a free ad-supported streaming service called Sonos Radio. The service is accessible within the Sonos app, and existing Sonos device owners will see the service land as part of today’s software update.
Sonos Radio is not a complete streaming replacement, though. Customers can still use their existing streaming services on their Sonos speakers like Apple Music, Pandora, and Spotify.
In the market for a new smartwatch but aren’t keen on spending an arm and a leg? If so, there’s a pretty good deal on eBay that might be worth your while. Right now, you can pick up a certified refurbished 42mm Samsung Gear S2 in white from eBay for just $139.30. Considering that a new Gear S2 will normally cost you around $300, this is a steal.
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The steady march towards 4K on mobile devices continues, with Japan Display Inc (JDI) announcing the availability of its first 10.1-inch tablet display of 4K resolution.
JDI is now shipping samples of the new IPS LCD panel, which features a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160, qualifying it for the 4K moniker. The display maker actually calls this resolution “4K2K” or “ultra-high resolution”. At 10.1-inch, the panel will feature an amazing 438ppi pixel density, putting it on par with current generation smartphones.
Update, April 17: It’s not just T-Mobile. It looks like Verizon is shipping some Galaxy S8 Plus orders early. According to a tip from one of our readers, the Big Red network has already shipped some Galaxy S8 Plus orders, with the delivery scheduled for Wednesday, April 19. That’s two days before the official Galaxy S8 release date of April 21, and potentially sooner than T-Mobile.
Original post, April 12: With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S7 in 2016, T-Mobile started shipping the handsets to customers a week before the official release.
TELUS Canada, one of the leading Canadian telecommunications companies, has finally provided a release date for its bigger-screened variant of the Samsung Galaxy S2–October 28–from which date the handset will start becoming available.
The Canadian carrier’s variant of the Samsung blockbuster Android smartphone will be branded as the 4G Samsung Galaxy S2 X, and although TELUS has not yet revealed its pricing, the handset will most likely bear a US$99 price tag under a three-year contract.
Samsung’s Edge implementation has taken a decidedly divergent direction from its original inception.
“Unique”, “pretty”, “cool”, “stylish”, “worth the extra cash”…Ask anyone who has seen one of Samsung’s Galaxy S Edge displays and chances are their initial reaction will be one of admiration and adoration. It makes sense: the Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge+, and the Galaxy S7 Edge are indeed stunning to look at. It also makes cents, literally an entire 10,000 of them given extra premium that Samsung charges for its curvy craftsmanship.