Realme is one of the newest Android manufacturers on the market, but it has already surpassed a number of veterans in sales and popularity. The company has grown explosively since launching as an Oppo offshoot, reaching the global top 10 of smartphone OEMs.
When the X2 and X2 Pro were unveiled, the specs and look of the devices were in line with current flagship industry standards, even exceeding expectations in some areas.
Xiaomi launched the Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro in China back in February. The new flagship series was set to make its global debut at MWC 2020, but both the launch and the trade show were canceled due to the coronavirus situation. Now, Xiaomi is all set to announce the Mi 10 series globally on March 27.
This online-only launch will detail the availability and pricing of the Mi 10 series in regions like the UK and Europe.
Alcatel is far from a household name, especially in the US market, but over the last couple years they have been slowly upping their game with a number of phenomenal devices including the Idol 4 series. At IFA 2016, Alcatel hopes to continue pushing forward with its vision of affordable yet capable handsets. With that in mind, the company has introduced the Alcatel Shine Lite.
As you might guess from the name, a big part of the appeal is the phone’s 5MP front shooter that has flash baked in for an enhanced selfie experience.
We’ve known for a while now that the HTC One is coming to T-Mobile, though there has been no exact word on when it would arrive. If a new internal memo is to be believed, the date could in fact be April 24th.
The memo was first reported on by TmoNews. While it is good news to hear that the phone is arriving this month, the downside is that the memo also suggests the handset will only arrive at certain retail locations initially.
Alphabet is selling its Boston Dynamics robotics division to Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank. The news arrived via a press release yesterday, confirming that the Google parent company had agreed terms for the Boston Dynamics sale, which it had been trying to offload since March 2016.
Boston Dynamics is responsible for the creating a slew of spirited robots such as Big Dog, Atlas and Handle, which have been the subject of many headlines (and GIFs) in the past few years.
Amazon isn’t the only e-reader brand bragging about its recent holiday shopping weekend success. Barnes & Noble has now released a press statement revealing that their Nook e-reader sales doubled over the four-day Black Friday weekend when compared to last year.
Just like Amazon’s press release, this information comes without any real numbers to go by and is mostly for show. We really know little about how well either the Kindle or Nook line did during the Black Friday weekend, though we can at least assume both brands are doing quite well this holiday shopping season based on the limited information we do have.
It’s been a little over two years since the Finland-based developer Frogmind brought its extremely popular Badland game to the Google Play Store, and now it looks like we’re getting a sequel sometime very soon. Badland 2 just launched on iOS a few days ago, which means a release on Android is imminent. According to a few responses on the developer’s various social networking pages, Frogmind is working hard on the Android release, and it should be on its way soon.
TL;DR
Chinese researchers have found a vulnerability affecting fast-charging devices. Dubbed BadPower, the vulnerability corrupts the firmware of fast chargers. This can lead to the destruction of connected devices. Fast charging is fast becoming commonplace across smartphones and other devices. As wattage and voltage increases, charging times decrease, making this technology a must-have for those on the go. But while the convenience of fast charging is clear, the technology can also be used maliciously.
The first thing one probably thinks of when hearing about Casio is watches. What many of you might not know however is that the Japan-based electronics company handles manufacturing of not only watches, but also digital cameras, laptops, mobile phones, and most recently, Android tablets.
The Paper Writer is one of Casio’s first notable Android tab efforts, and, while the gadget will most likely never see the light of day in the U.
Facebook in 2004. YouTube in 2005. Twitter in 2006. iPhone in 2007. Android in 2008. The launch of these landmark products has changed our lives dramatically over the last decade. We didn’t know it at the time, but these were milestones on the road to a new world. They were some of the key moments of the mobile revolution.
Not all changes brought by the mobile revolution have been positive. In fact, for certain groups of people from around the world, the explosion of mobile has brought misery and exploitation.