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Facebook will not remove fake news - but will 'demote' it

It says fake news is not against its "community standards". from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2upD0AL via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Twelve Russians charged with US 2016 election hack

The dozen allegedly used spear phishing emails and malware and hacked voter data on a state website. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2LbO5yE via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Vivo NEX S Indian price revealed ahead of launch

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The Vivo NEX S is launching in India on July 19. The company had sent out invites to the press for the launch event set to happen on that day. Now, MySmartPrice has discovered the pricing details for the phone on Amazon's website. The phone will be priced at INR 48,990 ($716). There will likely be two variants, 128GB and 256GB and the aforementioned price is for the lowest variant. There will be also be some launch day offers. The price is significantly lower than the Oppo Find X that was announced in India today. The two phones are similarly equipped, although the Find X has a much... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2zAlJtj via IFTTT

Samsung Galaxy Note9 promotional poster leaks showing a blue phone with a yellow S Pen

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As we get ever closer to its August 9 official introduction, Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note9 just keeps on leaking. Today we have a shot of what is claimed to be a promotional poster being readied for the handset's launch. It shows us the oft-leaked new positioning of the fingerprint sensor on the back, which sits below the horizontal elongated island that houses the dual cameras, flash, and heart rate monitor. It's also confirming that the Note9 is keeping the headphone jack. For those afflicted by OCD, the closeup of the device's bottom may be heartbreaking, what with the misaligned... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2NcP9jf via IFTTT

Huawei has already sold 3 million Honor 10 units globally

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Huawei's sub-brand Honor is happy to announce that its latest flagship smartphone, the Honor 10, is selling very well. In fact, the company has already managed to move more than 3 million units of the device globally. The previously announced milestone of one million sales was reached in less than a month after its release. The Honor 10 packs top specs in a rather affordable package, which is par for the course for this brand. It was unveiled back in May, and it comes with a 5.84-inch 1080x2280 notched touchscreen, the Kirin 970 chipset (which it shares with the Huawei P20, P20 Pro,... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2NMpjnu via IFTTT

Samsung Galaxy A6+ (2018) in for review

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The Galaxy A6+ (2018) is the definition of a plus model. It packs some good mid-range specs and unlike its smaller sibling, the Galaxy A6, it makes for a much better value for money proposition. If you are willing to spend just a tad more on the plus model, you will get bigger and better screen, faster chipset, secondary camera for those cool bokeh effects and a larger battery. The design is basically the same, but that's not a bad thing as it means an aluminum unibody. Just like every anodized aluminum back, it's rather slippery although, the rounded edges help with the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2N9VEDj via IFTTT

Apple refreshes its Macbook Pro laptops with 8th gen Intel CPUs

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Apple just announced a major upgrade to the MacBook Pro lineup. The new 13-inch and 15-inch variants get a huge performance boost thanks to Intel's new 8th Generation chips and also add some essential features for professionals, including options with more memory. Let's start with the little guys. The MacBook Pro 13 gets two extra cores with Intel's Kaby Lake-R generation, so the i5 and i7 CPU's now have four cores instead of two while still supporting Hyper-Threading. According to Apple, the updated MacBook Pro 13 should deliver twice the performance of its predecessors with 7th Gen... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2JgGY38 via IFTTT

Huawei's latest fast charging tech might be the fastest yet

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It seems that we've almost reached the limit of battery density in modern smartphones, so manufacturers put their R&D money into developing fast charging tech to compensate. There's a plethora of technologies currently on the market with Oppo's recently announced Super VOOC charging standard on the Find X Lamborgini Edition to be the fastest one yet. It promises to top up a 3,750 mAh battery in just 35 minutes. Well, it might get beaten by Huawei's upcoming fast charging technology that's expected to come with the so-called Huawei Power adapter. It's developed by Astec Electronics... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2maFkqD via IFTTT

Xiaomi Mi A2 to be joined by Mi A2 Lite, prices revealed

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Xiaomi's Mi A2 is a long-awaited mid-ranger due to its expected low price and stock Android experience. Last year's Mi A1 was a success, so we have every reason to be excited about its successor. Mi A2 We know what to expect from the Mi A2, since it's based on the Mi 6X, but we were still in the dark regarding pricing. Well, a Polish website has now shed light on that and have even added an exciting twist. A second version of the handset called Mi A2 Lite will also be joining it. Of course, the prices that they were able to snatch from an online retailer are for Poland, but... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2KT5LQs via IFTTT

Oppo Find X hitting India on August 3

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Oppo announced its Find X flagship last month in Paris, but today it had a separate event for the Indian audience, as promised. Oppo India officials and company representatives from China introduced all the neat features of the device, including pricing and availability. The Oppo Find X will be available for purchase in both Bordeaux Red and Glacier Blue as a Flipkart Exclusive for INR59,990 ($875/€750). It is already up for pre-order, with online and offline sales beginning on August 3. Oppo Find X has 8 GB RAM with two storage options - 128 GB or 256 GB, with only the latter... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2uriT4l via IFTTT

Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition with 4GB/64GB and 6GB/128GB memory incoming

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The Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition launched back in May as the most expensive and advanced of the three Mi 8 versions, but was initially only said to have one memory configuration - 8GB of RAM and 128GB of non-expandable storage. The latest listing from TENAA, however, suggests that the Chinese powerhouse is preparing multiple versions of the phone with different storage options. We can clearly see from the images and the model number that this indeed is the Mi 8 Explorer. The document lists 4GB, 6GB and 8GB of RAM as well as 64GB 128GB and 256GB of storage. Unfortunately, we are... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2zwJ6Ed via IFTTT

Huawei Nova 3i leaked specs reveal Kirin 710 chipset

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Huawei listed the Nova 3 for pre-order yesterday, but according to leaked photos, the Chinese company is also preparing a Nova 3i for a launch with Kirin 710, less capable main camera and no quick charging. The phone appears to look exactly the same - notched screen, dual camera and fingerprint scanner on the back. The Kirin 710 chipset will likely be the new mid-tier of the HiSilicon portfolio built on the 12 nm process. Huawei promises it will bring the AI features that were initially introduced with the Kirin 970. The dual selfie camera will stick to the 24 MP + 2 MP setup, but... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2L7V0po via IFTTT

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 finally arriving on July 19

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The next Xiaomi phablet will be called Mi Max 3 and it has been appearing on various places over the internet for the last two months. Ten days after Lei Jun posted on Weibo the retail box of the phone, the company's official profile took it to the Chinese social media to announce the launch date of the device. The Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is arriving on July 19 with "large screen and battery", according to the post. The phone already popped up on TENAA, revealing most of its specs. There will be an octa-core CPU, clocked at 1.8 GHz, but the exact chipset is yet to be confirmed. The 6.99"... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2zxNJOd via IFTTT

Samsung Galaxy Note9's price and release date revealed

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A Polish website has published a small piece revealing the upcoming Galaxy Note9's price and release date in the country. According to the media, the information comes from a Samsung employee who attended a pre-briefing for the device. During the pre-brief, the spokesperson mentioned a price of PLN 4,299 ($1,158/€990) for the base version with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage - it appears that the Note9 will cost about the same as its predecessor when launched. It's expected to hit the Polish market on August 24 with pre-orders starting on the same day of the annoucement -... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2zyLDxI via IFTTT

ZTE and USA reach an agreement to lift ban

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The battle between the Chinese telecommunication equipment manufacturer and smartphone maker ZTE and the United States Department of Commerce is nearing its end. After many suspensions, fines and a total trade ban, now the DoC has announced on Twitter that the agreement is about to be finalized. The deal will see ZTE deposit $400 million into an escrow account and receive a notice for lifting the denial order. Our statement on #ZTE and the escrow agreement: pic.twitter.com/w0Bbej1mAU— U.S. Commerce Dept. (@CommerceGov) July 11, 2018 ZTE was initially blocked from trading with US... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2L9f9LE via IFTTT

Xiaomi Mi A2 is coming on July 24

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Xiaomi launched a program called Mi Explorer at the end of June that promised to take fans to Spain for a new product launch in the last week of July. According to the latest info, it will be a Global product launch, most likely of the Xiaomi Mi A2. Xiaomi Mi A2 is expected to share its hardware with Xiaomi Mi 6X but run stock Android, instead of the in-house MIUI. That would mean a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset coupled with 4GB or 6 GB RAM. The dual camera on the back is 12 MP + 20 MP and comes with AI enhancements, although they come from MIUI and not the Android itself, so... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2zsrCsF via IFTTT

Reliance JioPhone gets Google Maps with the latest firmware update

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Last year, a feature phone launched on Jio and its called the Reliance JioPhone. This phone runs KaiOS, a community-sourced successor to what would have been FireFox OS. Along with KaiOS, the phone has W-Fi, LTE, VoLTE, GPS, and some capacity to run apps. Of course, there is no Play Store on the JioPhone, apps arrive via software updates and the most recent update to the JioPhone brings Google Maps. Gadgets 360 was able to get the update done and the Google Maps app installed. Given that the JioPhone has a very small 2.4-inch display, you can imagine that the interface is quite... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2Jh0Frw via IFTTT

Sony brags about the Xperia XZ2 Premium's high ISO video recording in latest promo

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Sony's Xperia XZ2 Premium might not be cheap at all, but it packs some neat goodies. Here's an example: it has the world's highest ISO sensitivity video recording in a smartphone, namely ISO12800. Did you know that? If not, Sony wants to tell (or rather, show) you all about it. Hence it's created a new promo video for the handset, which you can see below. For still images, the camera system is able to go up to ISO51200. The description on YouTube says the XZ2 Premium is "engineered to capture detail beyond what the human eye can see". That's because human eye can only see... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2NIRTWH via IFTTT

Sharp B10 and Aquos C10 leak ahead of their European debut

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Last year at IFA Sharp announced that it would finally be ready to officially offer smartphones in Europe in the second quarter of this year. That timeframe then turned into late June, but Sharp missed it as you're probably aware. Still, the first phones should reach European shores soon, and two of them have been outed today. The Sharp Aquos C10 is basically a rebranded Aquos S2 with a smaller battery. Sharp Aquos C10 for Europe It comes with a 5.5-inch 1080x2040 touchscreen with a notch, the Snapdragon 630 chipset, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, a dual 12 MP + 8 MP rear camera... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2NFRDYu via IFTTT

Samsung's Exynos 9820 to come with tri-cluster, 2+2+4 CPU

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Even though MediaTek dropped the triple core configuration setup on its chipsets, Samsung seems keen to give it a try. The latest rumor going around by leakster Ice Universe claims that the next in-house made Exynos 9820 will incorporate two of the custom Mongoose M4 cores accompanied by two sets of unmodified ARM cores. The three clusters will be able to work in every possible configuration thanks to ARM's DynamIQ architecture. The 2+2+4 core configuration stands for 2x Mongoose M4 cores, 2x high-performance Cortex-A76 or Cortex-A75 cores and 4x low-power and efficient Cortex-A55... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2L8T6F2 via IFTTT