Realme’s collaboration with Kodak tipped, camera sample seemingly released

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Jul 2, 2021

Last month, Realme CEO confirmed that the company will be launching the Realme GT camera flagship in July. Now that the month has started, the company has started teasing the arrival of a new camera flagship. Today, Realme CMO shared a camera sample that was captured using an upcoming phone. It appears this mysterious phone could be the camera flagship from the brand.

While the camera sample is impressive, the name of the device through which was captured has been blurred out. It appears that famous tipster Digital Chat Station has claimed that Realme has teamed up with an established camera brand. He added that the company will announce the collaboration at the Realme GT Master Edition 5G launch event this month.

Another tipster has claimed that Realme has collaborated with well-brand photography brand Kodak. To recollect, Kodak went bankrupt in 2012 and since then it shifted focus to hardware and software for printing solutions.

It is still unclear whether the camera flagship is the Realme GT Master Edition 5G or some other handset. TENAA listing of the alleged Master Edition has revealed that it will be sporting a 50-megapixel (Sony IMX766), a 16-megapixel (Sony IMX481) + 2-megapixel (B&W lens) + triple camera system. A recent leak that seemed a bit unreliable claimed that the device has a 108-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera setup.

REalme RMX3366 — TENAA images of the Realme RMX3366

The other expected specifications of the Realme GT Master Edition 5G include a 6.55-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED screen with curved edges, Snapdragon 870, up to 12 GB of RAM, up to 256 GB of storage, a 4,500mah battery with 65W fast charging, a 32-megapixel front camera, and an in-screen fingerprint scanner.

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Xiaomi might launch the Mi MIX Flip, cheaper alternative to Galaxy Z Flip

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Jul 2, 2021

Earlier this year, the Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold was unveiled, which was the company’s first foldable smartphone that also resembled the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2. Now, a new patent has revealed that the company is working on another foldable device that could be similar to the Galaxy Z Flip.

According to a LetsGoDigital report, the Chinese smartphone maker has patented a new foldable smartphone with the CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Office). This device is notable, as unlike the Mi MIX Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 2, it sports a clamshell folding device. In other words, its design would be similar to the South Korean tech giant’s Galaxy Z Flip. Although, apart from the clamshell format, some of its design features are different and the device could even be more affordable.

Looking at the patent images, the foldable smartphone features a dual punch hole selfie shooter on the front. On the rear, the device sports a triple camera setup that is housed on a circular module. The bottom of the device also features a USB Type C port for charging along with a speaker as well. At the moment, this is still just a patent so finer details like pricing and specifications are currently unknown.

Unfortunately, we also do not know if the company is actually working on such a product or is just covering all bases. However, going by its efforts on offering innovative new products that does not cost a fortune, the clamshell device, might be called the Mi MIX Flip, which could compete with the likes of Moto Razr and Galaxy Z Flip but with a more affordable price tag.

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Samsung Galaxy A22 4G goes official in India starting at Rs. 18499 (~$248)

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Jed John Ikoba

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Jul 2, 2021

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A22 alongside the Galaxy A22 5G in the early part of June in Europe. The 4G version of the Galaxy A22 has now been quietly launched in India. The smartphone carries a decent Rs. 18499 (~$248) price tag and is available on Samsung India’s official store. The price is notably cheaper than in Europe where it retails for 230 Euro (about $278).

The Galaxy A22 packs a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-U display with an HD+ resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels. The display also supports a 90Hz refresh rate and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The device is powered by a MediaTek Helio G80 processor paired with 6GB of RAM while there is 128GB internal storage on the device. The storage is expandable up to 256GB via microSD.

For photography, the Galaxy A22 packs a 13MP selfie camera while at the rear aspect, there is a Quad camera setup marshaled by a 48MP primary camera with OIS and autofocus. There is also an 8MP ultrawide sensor, a 2MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth sensor with an F2.4 aperture.

The phone also packs a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and under the hood, is a 5000mAh battery with support for 15W fast charging. The phone runs on Android 11-based OneUI 3.1 out-of-the-box.

The Galaxy A22 is available in Black and Mint colors. The phone also features support for Samsung Pay, Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

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WhatsApp may finally let users send videos in different qualities

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Sudarshan Ravichandran

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Jul 2, 2021

WhatsApp is the most popular cross-platform instant messaging application. But still, it lags behind Telegram in terms of features. Anyway, the Facebook-owned social app is trying to catch on with the competition in terms of features. As per new findings, the application may finally allow users to share videos as they want to.

Users can send various types of media files on WhatsApp, including videos. However, the platform automatically compresses the videos while sharing. The only way to share an original quality video on WhatsApp is by sending the file as a document.

On the other hand, Telegram allows users to share videos at different quality levels. According to new findings by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp may finally introduce this very same feature for its userbase.

WhatsApp calls this feature ‘Video upload quality’ and it has been spotted in WhatsApp Beta for Android v2.21.14.6. Users can select from three options, namely Auto (recommended), Best quality, and Data saver.

WhatsApp Beta Android Video Quality WABetaInfo — Source: WABetaInfo

This feature is currently under development. Therefore, it is still now available for users, even for those using the said version of the application. Hopefully, it makes its way to all users sooner than later.

In related news, WhatsApp is also testing other new features like multi-device support, disappearing mode, and view once.

Vivo could be working on a smartphone with a detachable flying camera

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Sean

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Jul 2, 2021

A new patent from Vivo has revealed that the company might just be working on a smartphone with a very unique feature. While flying drones with cameras are already available, the brand might launch a device with a detachable camera module that can fly like a drone.

According to a LetsGoDigital report, the Chinese tech giant filed for the patent with WIPO last year, which got published on 1st July 2021. Looking at the patent images for the smartphone, it appears to have a design similar to a modern smartphone. However, its most notable feature can be seen once the detachable flying camera pops out from the bottom of the device. In other words, this flying camera is essentially housed in the handset when not in use and is not a separate peripheral.

Talking about this detachable module, the flying camera sports four propellers that make it capable of flight. It also houses a battery pack separate from the main battery from the handset and features two camera sensors on its body. Another interesting aspect regarding this flying camera is the inclusion of two infrared sensors on different sides of the module. These sensors could serve many different functions, but its primary objective is likely to keep the small drone from bumping into other objects when flying.

Meaning, this flying camera could feature an automatic follow mode where it follows the user and flies automatically. It might also support air gestures as well, but the patent filing doesn’t reveal any finer detail regarding this. Notably, the design of this flying camera resembles the Air Pix, which is a flying camera product. However, this device has a size of over 10cm, so the version from Vivo would have to be much smaller to fit inside a smartphone. Unfortunately, it is unknown if the brand is actually working on such a product, although, it does offer us a look towards unique futuristic devices that might be a reality in the next couple of years.

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Huawei begins public testing for its Petal Translate app

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Jul 2, 2021

Huawei has recently begun public testing for one of its apps that is a part of the HMS (Huawei Mobile Services). It is the Petal Translate official application, which brings translation based functionality to the company’s ecosystem.

For those unaware, the Petal Translator from the Chinese tech giant is an intelligent translation application that was introduced by the company’s Cloud Service Innovation Team. This app was based on the machine translation capabilities of HMS and arrives with numerous features. The features include translation from multiple different languages, intelligent image OCR recognition translation, and even real time translation of dialogues, among other functions.

Now, the public test of the Peta Translate application has brought in a few key features to the open test phase. This includes text translation, which brings support for multilingual text translation based on texts. Furthermore, it also offers picture translation as well, which makes it possible for a device with the app to translate from images. After these translations, one can even create a sharing card and share it on messaging platforms like WeChat and Moments.

Finally, dialogue translation basically adds support for multilingual speech translation. Notaby, we had previously reported on other apps in the Petal series from the brand. This includes its location based Petal Map app and even the Petal Search services as well. In other words, the Petal is essentially a Huawei version of Google Mobile Services like Map or Google Search and even the Translate app.

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Xiaomi Mi TV, Redmi TV price in India hiked by up to ₹2,000

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Sudarshan Ravichandran

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Jul 2, 2021

At the end of June, news broke out that Xiaomi will be hiking the price of its Mi and Redmi-branded smart televisions in India from July. As expected, the company has increased the price of 10 TV models in the country.

Xiaomi Mi QLED TV 4K 55 Featured 02 — Xiaomi Mi QLED TV 4K 55

According to a report by 91Mobiles, Xiaomi has hiked the price of 7 Mi TVs and 3 Redmi TVs in India. The products affected by this range from the entry-level 32-inch model to up to 65-inch model. The maximum price increase per TV is ₹2,000, whereas the minimum is ₹500.

Here’s the entire list of Xiaomi Mi TVs and Redmi TVs that have received a price hike in India.

TV Model	Old Price	Price Hike	New Price
Mi TV 4A Pro (32-inch)	₹15,499	₹500	₹15,999
Mi TV 4A Pro (43-inch)	₹25,999	₹1,000	₹26,999
Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition (40-inch)	₹23,999	₹1,000	₹24,999
Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition (43-inch)	₹25,999	₹2,000	₹27,999
Mi TV 4X (43-inch)	₹28,999	₹1,000	₹29,999
Mi TV 4X (55-inch)	₹41,999	₹2,000	₹43,999
Redmi Smart TV X50	₹34,999	₹2,000	₹36,999
Redmi Smart TV X55	₹40,999	₹2,000	₹42,999
Redmi Smart TV X65	₹58,999	₹1,000	₹59,999
Mi QLED TV (55-inch)	₹57,999	₹2,000	₹59,999

The new price is live now live on all the official online retailers. It should be the same and maybe even more at offline retail stores.

The increase in the price of Xiaomi televisions in India is a direct result of the prolonged shortage of ‘Open Cell’ (panel) globally. The panel of TVs accounts for 70% of their cost. They are mostly imported by India from China and Vietnam.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 Geekbench listing reveals chipset, RAM

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Jul 2, 2021

Multiple reports have claimed that Samsung may hold a mega Unpacked event in August to announce its new foldable phones and smartwatches. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 is expected to arrive with several improvements over its predecessor from last year. The foldable phone has appeared at the Geekbench benchmarking site (via) to reveal its chipset and RAM.

The SM-F926U Samsung device that has appeared on the benchmarking platform is said to be the Galaxy Z Fold3. The listing shows that the Qualcomm processor with ‘lahaina’ codename is present under the hood of the device. The chip comprises a primary CPU core clocks at 2.84GHz, quad CPU cores with 1.80GHz processing speeds, and three CPU cores working at 2.42GHz.

The codename of the chip and its specifications reveal that the Snapdragon 888 it the driving force of the Z Fold3. The listing shows that the device has 12 GB of RAM, and it runs on Android 11 OS. The foldable phone scored 1124 and 3350 points in the single-core and multi-core tests of Geekbench, respectively.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 specifications (Rumored)

Past reports have revealed that the Galaxy Z Fold3 will feature a 7.55-inch AMOLED foldable screen with a 120Hz refresh rate support and a 16-megapixel in-display camera. For security, it has a side-facing fingerprint scanner. The device has a 6.2-inch punch-hole AMOLED display on the front and it is said to feature a 10-megapixel selfie camera.

The rear shell of the Z Fold3 will have a 12-megapixel triple-camera system. It may offer users up to 512 GB of storage. In some markets, the company may release its Exynos 2100 CPU edition.

The device may feature a 4,400mAH battery that supports 25W charging. It is also expected to arrive with wireless charging and reverse charging support. The Z Fold3 will support an S Pen stylus, but it is unlikely to feature a dedicated storage slot for it.

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Oppo Find X2 gets Virtual RAM support after the new update

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Jul 2, 2021

Virtual RAM on smartphones is trending lately. A bunch of recently launched phones, especially from OPPO, come with virtual RAM support. The virtual RAM feature uses the internal storage of the phone as RAM, offering flexibility and speed whenever required. The same feature has now been pushed to the last year’s flagship smartphone, the OPPO Find X2.

Those who would have updated to the CPH2023_11.C.68 June 2021 build would be seeing this Virtual RAM feature. Interestingly, this virtual RAM can be tweaked from the settings of the device. In order to expand the RAM, you need to do the following after updating the software.

Go to settings
Find RAM option, Click on the RAM option
Select the expansion toggle and select the RAM size

With the virtual RAM expansion feature, you can expand the RAM up to 7GB. It has options to choose from 3GB, 5GB, and the maxed out 7GB RAM. Currently, the feature is only rolled out to some Find X2 devices. We can expect more phones to get this feature via a software update.

Notably, its premium sibling, the OPPO Find X2 Pro has not yet received this feature. However, it shouldn’t be too long until we see the virtual RAM expansion options on the device.

The upcoming OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G launching on July 14 will also be featuring virtual RAM support out of the box. As of now, it is unknown what expansion options would the device get.

Other than this, some BBK backed phone makers have also unveiled phones with virtual RAM. Recently, the Realme Narzo 30 5G also received this feature with a dedicated RAM amount selection option.

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Qualcomm looks to establish dominance in the laptop market with new chips

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Jul 2, 2021

Qualcomm, one of the leading companies when it comes to chipset for smartphones, is now looking to expand its footprints. The company’s new chief Cristiano Amon says that next year, Qualcomm will have a new chip for laptop makers.

He adds that longtime suppliers like Intel and AMD don’t have products that are as energy-efficient as Apple Silicon-based chips and Qualcomm CEO believes that the company can offer the best chip in the market with help from a team of chip architects who formerly worked on the Apple chip but now work at Qualcomm.

The company is also counting on revenue growth from China to power its core smartphone chip business despite political tensions. The U.S. sanctions on Huawei Technologies Co Ltd give Qualcomm an opportunity to generate a lot more revenue.

The chip giant is now looking to push 5G connectivity into laptops and is pairing modems with a powerful central processor unit. Instead of using computing core blueprints from longtime partner ARM, as it now does for smartphones, Qualcomm concluded it needed custom-designed chips if its customers were to rival new laptops from Apple.

Earlier this year, Qualcomm acquired Nuvia for $1.4 billion which was founded by Apple employees who helped design laptop chips for Apple before leaving to form the startup. Amon adds that Qualcom will start selling Nuvia-based laptop chips next year. He adds: “We needed to have the leading performance for a battery-powered device. If Arm, which we’ve had a relationship with for years, eventually develops a CPU that’s better than what we can build ourselves, then we always have the option to license from Arm.”

ARM is currently being acquired by Nvidia for $40 billion but the deal is under scrutiny over national security grounds as well as competition within the industry. Even Qualcomm has objected to the merger of these two companies. However, Nvidia has received public support from MediaTek, Marvell Technology, and Broadcom Corp for the merger deal.

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MIUI 12 Control Center Glitch: Several Xiaomi and Poco Users complain – possible fix in works

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Jul 2, 2021

Ever since the launch of MIUI 12 for Xiaomi smartphones, there has been mixed feedback regarding the overall UI and its design. With major changes in the control center, it was bound to be an important part of the update where most of the bugs could appear.

Previously, several users reported that there was a bit of a lag while scrolling in the control center. It was primarily due to the heavy animations that are a part of MIUI 12. Taking the feedback into consideration, Xiaomi tried to fix the issue by pushing fresh updates where it removed the gaussian blur (one of the reasons behind the lag). But the problem wasn’t completely solved as some users still faced minor lags while opening the control center.

While the lag issue was being fixed, users are experiencing a new issue where the control center gets stuck. According to some users on the Xiaomi community, the latest update – MIUI 12.1.2 has two to three issues so far. First, a Mi 9T user experienced a control center glitch wherein it shifted to a low-bit colored display, and later, a user had his screen frozen while opening the control center.

In reply to one of these posts, a moderator from the Xiaomi community said that the issues have been known and have been reported by Xiaomi. That said, we can expect Xiaomi to roll out a new update in the future where most of the control center bugs could get fixed.

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Tech giants Apple and Amazon faces anti-trust investigation in Spain

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Jeet

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Jul 2, 2021

The competition watchdog of Spain, CNMC, is investigating possible anti-competitive practices in the country by Apple and Amazon related to the online sales of electronic devices, reports Reuters.

In a public statement, CNMC said that it had opened disciplinary proceedings over possible unlawful conduct by both companies that would also include possible restrictions on the Amazon website in Spain. It adds: “(Restrictions) would affect the retail sale of Apple products by third parties and the advertising of competing Apple products, leading to a reduced competition in the Internet retail market for electronic products.”

Amazon said in a statement that it was fully collaborating with the authority on this issue, while Apple in Spain didn’t make a comment on this issue. It’s not yet known how long the agency will take to probe this case by CNMC’s proceedings open a maximum period of 18 months for the investigation and resolution of the case.

The big tech firms have caught the attention of antitrust regulators in several regions in recent times. Recently, the German antitrust regulator confirmed that it is looking into Apple for competition law regulations, making it the fourth investigation into a large digital firm, after cases looking into Facebook, Amazon, and Google before.

The Competition and Markets Authority in the United Kingdom has also launched an investigation, looking into whether the Google and Apple duopoly had suppressed competition and innovation. There was also the six-bill package debated recently by the U.S. House which would help to stop the dominance of these big tech companies.

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Honor 50 SE goes on sale in China today; pricing starts at 2,399 yuan ($370)

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Jeet

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Jul 2, 2021

Last month, Honor launched its latest Honor 50 series of smartphones which includes Honor 50, 50 Pro, and 50 SE, all of which come with an almost similar design. The Honor 50 and 50 Pro have already been on sale but today, the Honor 50 SE goes on sale.

The Honor 50 SE will go on sale today for the first time in China and the pricing starts at 2,399 yuan which is approximately $370. It will be interesting to see how the device performs in terms of sales as the other two models generated sales worth 500 million yuan within a minute last week when they went on sale.

The smartphone features a 6.78-inch ultra-narrow-sided full-view screen with a screen frame of only 1.1mm and offers a 94.3 percent screen-to-body ratio. it supports a 120Hz high refresh rate and 240Hz high touch sampling rate, which can present an extremely smooth visual and control experience.

For the camera department, the Honor 50 SE uses the iconic ring design inspired by Rollei’s double-reflex cameras. It is equipped with a 100-megapixel ultra-clear main camera and a 4-megapixel macro lens with an F/2.4 aperture and a 112-degree ultra-wide-angle camera. On the front side, there’s a 16-megapixel snapper for taking selfies.

The device is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 900 processor which is based on TSMC’s latest 6nm process, offering more advantages in performance and power consumption. The processor also supports a new generation of LPDDR5 memory and UFS. 3.1 storage specifications, which provide good performance output. It comes with 8GB RAM while there are 128GB and 256GB storage options.

The handset is running the Android operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own Magic UI 4.2 on top. The phone has a 4,000mAh battery and comes with support for 66W fast charging technology.

The 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage model of the Honor 50 SE is priced at 2,399 yuan which is about $370. The top-end variant with 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage costs 2,699 yuan which roughly converts to $417.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 Cameras detailed in the new leak

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Jul 2, 2021

Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy Z Fold3 smartphone on August 3 at the Unpacked event. Ahead of its launch, we saw key specs and renders of the phone, and yesterday we received a tip regarding its internals. Now, the phone’s cameras have been detailed in a leak.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 is expected to make use of a total of five camera lenses. The foldable device from Samsung would feature three 12-megapixel lenses at the rear, starting with a 12MP Sony IMX555 main sensor, a 12MP 2x Telephoto camera, and a 12MP ultra-wide-angle lens. Interestingly, the ultra-wide lens would have Phase detection autofocus.

When unfolded, there will be a 16-megapixel under the screen camera for selfies. It will be a 16MP Sony IMX471 sensor with 1.0-micron pixels. When folded, there will be a 10MP punch-hole camera on the secondary screen.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 Specifications (Expected)

Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G renders by Evan Blass

The previous leaks have revealed that the Galaxy Z Fold3 would come with a 7.55-inch primary display and a 6.23-inch cover screen. Although the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ chip has been announced, the device will still be powered by the vanilla Snapdragon 888 chipset. It will be paired with 512 GB of internal storage.

Inside it could pack a 4,380mAh battery which is slightly smaller in comparison to the predecessor, the Galaxy Fold2. The device is expected to run on Android 11 out of the box with OneUI on top of it.

In terms of availability, the Galaxy Z Fold3 is said to hit the floors in August in the global markets including the US and the UK. A few weeks of the global announcement, the phone is expected to reach the Indian market.

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Apple MacBook Pro with Mini-LED display could launch in September this year

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Jul 2, 2021

Last year, Apple announced its own ARM-based Apple Silicon and the first chipset under this new category is M1, which is already powering devices like MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, and iMac.

The response received from the users as well as critics is quite good for the Apple M1 chipset and now the company has started the process of transitioning from Intel chips to its own Apple Silicon. This means that soon, all the computing devices from Apple will be powered by the company’s own chips.

The Cupertino-based tech giant is rumored to launch newly updated MacBook Pro laptops and now, the latest report coming from DigiTimes hint that the devices could be officially launched in September this year.

The upcoming Apple MacBook Pro models are said to come with an all-new design and two display options — 14-inch and 16-inch, featuring a Mini-LED screen. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman also recently indicated that the next few weeks will be quiet as Apple is not planning any major announcement or product reveals until the launch of its new iPhones.

The report from China adds that shipments of the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will peak in October as the devices are expected to be available for purchase a month after its official announcement.

Apple MacBook Pro 2021 Render — Image Credit: Renders By Ian

The new MacBook Pros are expected to feature a flat-edged design, a MagSafe charging port, and a few more ports, including HDMI and an SD-card slot reader. It is also expected to come powered by the next-generation Apple Silicon chipset — probably M1X or M2.

It could come packed with a 10-core Apple silicon chip with eight high-performance cores and two energy-efficient cores, along with 16 or 32-core GPU options and support for up to 64GB RAM. Preview reports indicate that Ruiyi Optoelectronics will be the exclusive supplier of these new Mini-LED panels while Quanta Computer will be responsible for the final assembly of the upcoming MacBook devices.

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Realme C21Y goes official; packs Unisoc T610 SoC, 4GB RAM, and triple rear cameras

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Jul 2, 2021

Realme has a lineup of entry-level smartphones under its C-series and now the company has launched a new device under the same, dubbed Realme C21Y. The phone has made its global debut in Vietnam and could soon launch in other regions.

The smartphone features a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD display that offers a screen resolution of 1600 × 720 pixels and 400nits peak brightness. It features a waterdrop notch that houses a front selfie shooter.

Under the hood, the handset is powered by a Unisoc T610 octa-core processor which is built using a 12nm fabrication process. The graphics on the handset are handled by an integrated Mali G52 GPU.

The device comes packed with 4GB LPDDRX RAM and 64GB internal storage. In the camera department, there’s a triple-camera setup on the back that includes a 13-megapixel primary sensor, a 2-megapixel macro lens, and a 2-megapixel monochrome lens.

On the front side, the smartphone features a 5-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling. Connectivity options include 4G, Dual Sim, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, AGPS, Beidou, and Glonass.

There’s also a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. It runs the Android 10 operating system out-of-the-box which is now a bit old given that Android 12 has been officially announced. It would have been good if the company opted for the Android 11 OS. The phone has a Realme UI on top and is powered by a 5,000mAh battery.

The Realme C21Y comes in two color options — Black and Blue. The 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage model is priced at 3,490,000 Vietnamese dongs (approx. $151) while the 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage variant costs 3,990,000 Vietnamese dongs (~$173).

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Leaked Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G press render reveals four color options

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Habeeb Onawole

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Jul 2, 2021

Lots of folks are looking forward to the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE. There are reports the device will arrive later than the Galaxy S20 FE and may even get a limited release. While we await more details about its arrival, an official press render has leaked and it shows the color options that will be available.

The Galaxy S20 FE was announced in six colors that include red, orange, white, lavender, mint, and navy. For its successor, it appears we will be getting fewer color options to choose from.

A leaked render shared on the web by Android Headlines, shows the Galaxy S21 FE will be available in only four colors. While they will go by fanciful names, the colors are violet, white, olive green, and black/gray. All four have matching frames

With respect to the phone’s design, there is a centered punch hole for the front-facing camera and the back is home to three rear cameras. The rear has been redesigned and it looks like that of the Galaxy S21 5G. There are also visible bezels that run around the display.

The Galaxy S21 FE has its SIM tray at the top while the power button and volume control buttons are on the right side. There is no visible fingerprint scanner and that is because the phone will have one under its AMOLED display.

When the Galaxy S21 FE 5G arrives, it is expected to pack a 6.5-inch FHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It should also have a Snapdragon 888/Exynos 2100 chipset, up to 8GB of RAM, and up to 256GB of storage.

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The OnePlus 6T is the latest smartphone to run Windows 11

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Jul 1, 2021

Windows 11 was announced last week, and while it won’t begin rolling out to users until later this year, Microsoft has released a preview for insiders. Since that happened, we have seen the new operating system get ported to a number of devices it wasn’t designed for. The latest device to get the Windows 11 treatment is the OnePlus 6T.

The OnePlus 6T was released in 2018 and runs Android. Interestingly, some developers have been able to install Windows 11 on the phone, thanks to the ARM64 build released for Windows on ARM devices.

As reported by XDA Developers, those behind this interesting feat are the developers behind the Renegade Project, and they have made a video showing how they got Windows 11 running on the phone which was originally running Windows 10. You can watch the 13-minute long video below.

It has been reported that among the features that they got partially working include the touchscreen, the USB, and GPU, while Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and audio out via the speaker didn’t work. That is understandable considering Windows 11 wasn’t designed to run on the phone.

The team of developers have also got some PC games running on the phone such as Crysis, Counter-Strike Global Offensive, Mafia, Need For Speed Most Wanted, and GTA IV. They have put together a spreadsheet to show the list of games they tried and it also includes the resolution and frame rate of those that worked successfully.

In just a few days, we have seen Windows 11 get ported to the Xiaomi Mi 8 and the Lumia 950 XL. What device do you want to see the OS run on next? Let us know in the comment box.

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ZTE executive hints at a 20GB RAM phone

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Habeeb Onawole

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Jul 1, 2021

About five years ago, the maximum RAM you could find on most smartphones didn’t exceed 4GB. Now, that is what you will find on even budget phones. A lot of flagships now have 12GB of RAM with some even having up to 16GB of RAM and even 18GB of RAM like the Lenovo Legion 2 Pro. We may see the bar get raised with a 20GB RAM phone from ZTE in the future.

ZTE executive, Lu Qianhao, made a post on Weibo that hints at a 20GB RAM phone from the manufacturer. The post has led to speculations about the first 20GB RAM phone.

Some believe the device may incorporate the virtual RAM feature we have seen some manufacturers adopt. So the phone may have 18GB of RAM and 2GB of virtual RAM. There is also the possibility that it actually has 20GB of physical RAM.

We don’t know when the device will launch. There is also the possibility that they might have no plans of releasing a phone with that amount of RAM but may have tested a prototype.

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LG QNED MiniLED TV lineup to hit the global market this month

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Jed John Ikoba

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Jul 1, 2021

Home electronics giant, LG Electronics has disclosed that it will release its latest range of QNED MiniLED TVs to the global market, beginning with a rollout in North America from this month. The new LG QNED Mini TVs are seen as alternatives to LED TVs and the models range from 65 inches to 86 inches. Each model reflects LG’s touch of excellence and innovation.

The rollout of LG’s next-generation TVs includes the 8K QNED99, QNED95, and the 4K QNED90 series respectively, and these impressive TVs will berth in various regions beginning from July. The LG QNED Mini LED TV is a massive leap forward in the evolution of the ultimate TV by the South Korean giant. LG will continue to showcase its technological leadership of the premium TV market globally. The lineup also reflects LG’s unrelenting push to continue to raise the bar of excellence among its competitors.

LG has had mixed fortunes in its businesses, but the Home entertainment segment remains an area of strength and technological edge for the South Korean company over its competitors. LG has continued to post impressive results and overall excellent performance within the sector. The TVs feature LG’s Quantum Dot NanoCell color, the Mini LED backlight and other technologies to produce an excellent display for the QNED Mini LED series.
LG says the combination of the technologies on display will leave customers with a compelling experience using the QNED TVs.

The QNED series also feature Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision, Web OS +LG THINQ will power the TVs with magic remote functionality also present. Several viewing options are available and other features that really pinpoint LG’s leadership of the segment globally.

LG did not give a detailed rollout plan for the QNED Mini LED TVs. However, we would expect the home region to enjoy an early release within days of the global unveiling.

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