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Friday 25 May 2018

Huawei said to have teamed up with Chinese display maker BOE for an 8-inch foldable smartphone

It is already known that Huawei is working on a foldable smartphone that might be launched sometime this year or early 2019. Today, new reports emerge from Korea’s ET News outlet who claims that Huawei has teamed up with Chinese display maker BOE to supply the display for an 8-inch foldable smartphone.  This new report comes just over a month after we learned that the company might push forward the foldable phone launch date to November to have upper hand against Samsung. The new report interestingly reveals that BOE is said to be working on a total of four foldable smartphones for two companies, probably Samsung could be one among them, it wouldn't be surprising if other local brands, such as Xiaomi or Oppo team up with the local display maker. Xiaomi back in 2016 had filed a patent for a device with a foldable display. OPPO has also produced a foldable phone patent. The SID Display Week expo in Los Angeles where the company specifically touted foldable displays at its booth, we have a rough design idea of the foldable smartphone display. The company has already announced that it will showcase a 5.99-inch foldable smartphone and a 7.56-inch foldable tablet. It also detailed the new WQHD AMOLED foldable screen at the expo, furthermore, the foldable ...

WhatsApp acknowledges bug that lets blocked users send messages and view profile, is rolling out a fix

A weird bug on WhatsApp is allowing blocked parties to send messages and view profiles according to reports of few users. The issue seemed to be a server-side bug and was first highlighted by renowned tipster WABetaInfo on Twitter. However, WhatsApp spokesperson has acknowledged the issue and said: “We are aware of the issue and are rolling out a fix.” Obviously this is a very serious issue, so it should be fixed very soon.. but I hope WhatsApp is aware of it 😥 there are many tweets on Twitter about this problem if you try to search “whatsapp blocked”.. — WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) May 23, 2018 There were multiple reports from users on Twitter regarding the weird bug on WhatsApp which indicates that this isn't OS dependent or region related as it is from the server-side. Though the company said to have started working on fixing the issue, it didn't mention any timeframe for the same and might be a while before it rolls out. There is also a possibility that the company might fix it from the server without rolling out an app update. WhatsApp in the recent times has rolled out multiple features including the group video calling, group catch up, admin controls, hide/unhide media from the ...

Apple wins $539 million over Samsung patent retrial

U.S Jury after nearly five days of deliberations has decided that Samsung should pay $539 million to Apple over patent retrial. This ruling comes seven years after the start of a global patent battle. Apple had filed for patent battle back in 2011 on Samsung mobiles and tablets for bluntly copying its products. Although Samsung was found liable in a 2012 trial, a disagreement over the amount to be paid bought the current trail to picture where arguments ended on May 18. To remind you, Samsung had previously paid $399 million over patent infringement, but the company requested to re-examine the decisions made in the patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. However, the jury has been deliberating the case since last week. Samsung had already paid Apple $548M for infringing company’s smartphone patents including $399 million for products that infringed the design patents plus more for infringing a utility patent. Though it paid, it appealed the same in Supreme court who ruled in December 2016 that Samsung did not have to pay $399 million of that amount to Apple. While the case is again sent back to lower courts to figure out which specific patents should be considered along with the final penalty figure. Apple has argued that it is entitled to $1 billion in ...

Andy Rubin’s Essential is not shutting down, but Essential Phone 2 is cancelled

In what can be seen as a surprising move, Android Creator Andy Rubin who floated Essential smartphone brand last year with the launch of Essential PH-1 is putting the company up for auction and has cancelled the next phone. Bloomberg report said that it has hired Credit Suisse Group AG to advise on a potential sale and has received interest from at least one suitor. Essential had raised about $300 million from several investors, including Amazon.com Inc., Tencent Holdings Ltd., and Redpoint Ventures and has been valued at $1 billion back in June 2017. Essential has spent over $100 million on developing its first products which is about a third of the money it raised to build the company. The current discussions are focused on selling the entire company including the patent portfolio, hardware products like the original smartphone, an upcoming smart home device and a camera attachment for the phone. Essential who hired engineers from Google and Apple would also be a part of the deal. Essential has cancelled the Essential Phone has moved the resources to the smart home device which is scheduled to release next year. However, the company could still go back to phone business and has explored to hire multiple device manufacturers that would take ...

OnePlus 6 pop-up events saw massive turn out in 11 countries

As promised, OnePlus earlier this week launched its latest flagship smartphone -- OnePlus 6 with power-packed specifications and glass with metal design at a starting price of Rs. 34,999 in the Indian market. Soon after the launch, OnePlus has conducted pop-up events in 26 cities and 11 countries around the world on May 21st and 22nd. Over 15,000 people in 26 cities and 11 countries from around the world. Thank you for making the #OnePlus6 possible! pic.twitter.com/jSsne9g1s9 — OnePlus (@oneplus) May 23, 2018 For the fourth time, OnePlus is hosting the pop-up event, since the launch of OnePlus 2, around 15,197 people have attended across the globe this time. For the uninitiated, the pop-up events have been retained as OnePlus’ tradition, and have become the place for users to be the first to get their hands on the latest OnePlus smartphone before it goes up for open sale. As per the OnePlus official spokesperson, the number of people coming to the pop-up event is eventually increasing with the launch of each OnePlus smartphones. Here are some more images of Day 1 of #OnePlusPopUp Thank you all! pic.twitter.com/KOyi0116n0 — OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) May 22, 2018 People around the globe shows unprecedented love for the company as there ...

Vivo Z1 with 6.26-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, Snapdragon 660, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 announced

Vivo just announced Z1, the company’s latest smartphone in the new ‘Z series’ in China. It comes with a 6.26-inch FHD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display with a notch, 90% screen-to-body ratio and norrow bezels. It is powered by Snapdragon 660 AIE with 4GB RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.0 on top and features a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera to capture the depth information for portrait shots. It comes with a 12-megapixel front camera that can output 24-megapixel images, comes with A.I face beauty and has face unlock. It features a metal and glass design, fingerprint sensor on the back and packs a 3260mAh battery. Vivo Z1 specifications 6.257-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU 4GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) 13MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera 12MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 154.81 x 75.03 x 7.89mm ; Weight: 149.3g 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz ...

Thursday 24 May 2018

Huawei launches accidental protection plans for Huawei and Honor smartphones in India

Huawei today has announced affordable protection plans for Huawei and Honor smartphones. It has partnered with OneAssist, ubiquitous platform for assistance and protection programs to provide these plans to consumers in India. The new protection plan is available on all smartphones available on Amazon.in. The protection plan is available for Huawei P20 Pro, Huawei P20 lite, and all Honor smartphones including Honor 7X, Honor V10, Honor 8 Pro, among others. The protection plans start from Rs. 1249 and are valid for one year from the date of the activation of the program. According to the company, the new protection plans will cover any kind of accidental and liquid damage to the device, including unintentional drops. Under these plans, the customers are entitled to free pick up and drop, 24x7 on-call assistance, cashless claim service among others. The free pickup-drop service is available for customers on a PAN India basis. The plan auto-activates within 15 days of purchase. Huawei currently has 21 exclusive service centers and 250+ authorized service centers. Commenting on the new plans, Sanjeev, Vice President Sales, Huawei India - Consumer Business Group, said in a statement:  At Huawei, we are focused towards creating consumer centric service environment for hassle-free customer care. Having collaborated with one of the ...