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Doogee is the most exciting phone maker you've never heard of

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When it comes to smartphones, everyone looks to Apple or Samsung or any of a handful of established phone makers like LG or Google or Huawei to provide innovation, but I think it's time to start paying attention to a virtually unknown company called Doogee . Doogee (as tempting as it is to pronounce the name like a certain kid TV doctor, it's actually doo-jee) is a Chinese company that mostly makes budget phones you couldn't pay me to ever use. But it's not these budget phones that are so fascinating — Doogee's actually busting its ass to make some legitimately futuristic phones that keep making me turn my head. Read more... More about Mobile , Android , Smartphones , Mobile World Congress , and Mwc

Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Asus ZenFone 5Z vs Sony Xperia XZ2: Price, Specifications Compared

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While the Samsung Galaxy S9 is yet to hit stores anywhere around the globe, Sony earlier this week brought the Xperia XZ2 and Asus recently unveiled the ZenFone 5Z to counter the upcoming Galaxy S flagship. Interestingly, all three smartphones come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC - of course, not the Indian version of the Galaxy S9 that will be available with an Exynos 9810 SoC . There are also other similarities, including base models with 4GB of RAM and Android 8.0 Oreo . The top-end models also come with premium builds in multiple colour options to convince a large number of customers. Here's our take on what are the key differences between the Samsung Galaxy S9, Asus ZenFone 5Z, and Sony Xperia XZ2. Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Asus ZenFone 5Z vs Sony Xperia XZ2 price Samsung Galaxy S9 price is set at $719.99 (approximately Rs. 46,600) for the 64GB variant, while the US price details of its 128GB and 256GB variants are yet to emerge. The smartphone will go on sale

The Netgear R6700 wireless router and CM500 cable modem are bundled together for $88

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Free yourself from your ISP and save money, too. Amazon is offering Netgear's Nighthawk R7600 router and CM500 modem bundled together for just $88.46 right now. Considering, the Nighthawk R6700 router is $80 on its own, and the CM500 modem is $48, you're saving a lot of money with this bundle. This price is $10 better than the previous deal we've seen for it, and the lowest we've ever seen for this bundle. The Nighthawk R6700 is an awesome router with 19,560 user reviews giving it 4.2 stars. It has high-powered antennas and has technology that boosts range, speed, and performance. It works well in homes with a lot of Wi-Fi devices, which most homes are these days. We always recommend buying your own cable modem to avoid the rental fees major ISPs charge. And the CM500 is a great machine to do that with because it's a modern device capable of handling some of the fastest plans available. With DOCSIS 3.0 and 16x4 channel bonding, the CM500 is capa

Huawei P20 Lite Breaks Cover Ahead of March Announcement

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Huawei P20 Lite Breaks Cover Ahead of March Announcement Posted by Evan Selleck on Feb 28, 2018 in Huawei Huawei has three phones coming down the pipe, each of which is expected to be announced at an event in Paris, France, which is scheduled to take place on March 27 . The Huawei-branded P20 will be the star of the show, but it will be bringing with it two other variants: The P20 Lite and the P20 Plus. Each of these devices will boast varying specifications, but if the latest report on the P20 Lite is any indicator, it looks like the company won't be trying to skimp on the features in its smallest option of the three new handsets. VentureBeat has a new report on the P20 Lite, not only publishing the first image of the handset, but also revealing a few key specifications based on information gathered from an unnamed source. The P20 Lite is expected to boast a 5.6-inch display, which should have a resolution of 2250×1080, with a near bezel-less design a

Chrome OS testing new wallpaper picker and system tray dark theme, you can try them now

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With its various beta and development channels, Google is constantly testing new features for Chrome OS. Now, we're getting a peek at two new changes in the pipeline — a redesigned wallpaper picker and dark theme. The best gifts for Android users First, let's take a closer look at this new dark theme. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem system-wide, but it's great to see nonetheless. As ChromeUnboxed shows off, the system tray in Chrome OS now has an optional dark theme. Enabled through flags, you can activate this feature to toggle on a dark theme for the tray and the quick settings within. Unfortunately, it doesn't extend to any other parts of the OS, but that's just for now… To try this out for yourself, you'll need to be on the developer or canary channels for Chrome OS, and then head to  chrome://flags and search for "new system menu." Then toggle the dark mode, and reboot to apply. At the same time, a new wallpap

How to Insert and Eject SIM / MicroSD Card Tray on Samsung Galaxy S9

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This tutorial is about how to insert (or eject) the SIM card and microSD card on the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. The phone was just announced recently at MWC 2018, and later this week we will be looking at Samsung starting pre-orders for both the phones in most countries around the world. Once the all new Samsung Galaxy S9 / Galaxy S9 Plus is shipped to you, the first thing you do is pop open the SIM slot and get your cellular connection going — after all, phones are also used to make phone calls. In terms of [...] Read More The post How to Insert and Eject SIM / MicroSD Card Tray on Samsung Galaxy S9 appeared first on Team Android .

Here are 34 temporarily free and 11 on-sale apps for your Wednesday

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Welcome back to your thrice-weekly app sales. MWC is starting to wind down, which makes the smallish list today (though larger than Monday's ) feel appropriate. There isn't much of true note below, but some of you may find something you like. Have fun. Free Apps Phoenix for VK $0.99 -> Free; 1 day Note Recognition - Convert Music into Sheet Music $2.49 -> Free; 3 days Security Assessments $1.49 -> Free; 3 days CrypDates - Get Notified $2.99 -> Free; 4 days MatCon Pro $0.99 -> Free; 4 days Thai phrasebook - Thai Talk Pro $0.99 -> Free; 4 days Trueshot Swing Tempo $0.99 -> Free; 4 days Incognito Browser pro adblock anonymous & private $4.49 -> Free; 5 days Mexican Radio Online Pro $1.49 -> Free; 5 days MSafe - Pro $0.99 -> Free; 5 days UnitedCalc+ Indian Language Calculator (No Ad) $0.99 -> Free; 5 days Business Calculator Pro $1.49 -> Free; 6 days Decimal to Fraction P

Google I/O 2018 schedule is up: New things for Wear, Chrome OS, Assistant, but no sign of TV or Auto yet

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... The Google I/O 2018 ticket sign up registration is now closed , but there's something else on the I/O website that should grab your interest: the event schedule is now up and you can see that there might be two main keynotes on May 8, one from 10am to 11:30pm and one from 12:45pm to 1:45pm. I don't think this format was used in the previous years: it used to be one long main keynote. Aside from the main event, the schedule has a long list of sessions to look through just to try to gauge a bit what the next focus points for Google will be over the next year. There's never anything super juicy there or any large slip, as Google often tends to leave a few sessions out from the schedule because their name is reliant on something being announced in the main keynote. But still, I took a quick look and found a few interesting/telling sessions: And there are many sessions for developers about Kotlin, Firebase, Flutter, Instant apps, AR/VR, develo

Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Asus ZenFone 5Z vs Sony Xperia XZ2: Price, Specifications Compared

Samsung Galaxy S9 price, specifications, features are very competitive, and we compare them with those of the Asus ZenFone 5Z and Sony Xperia XZ2.

SikurPhone With a Secure Cryptocurrency Wallet Unveiled at MWC 2018

SikurPhone debuted at MWC 2018 with features to secure your cryptocurrencies.

Coolpad Smartphones to Get Amazon Alexa Voice Support in India

Coolpad Group at MWC 2018 announced that it is bringing Amazon Alexa to select models in India.

Samsung Galaxy J8 With 3GB RAM, Octa-Core Processor Spotted on Benchmarking Site

A new smartphone rumoured to be Samsung Galaxy J8 has been leaked on a benchmark site.

Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ Pre-Orders Go Live on Flipkart Starting March 6

Flipkart's product page for the Galaxy S9 range mentions that pre-orders will start at 2pm on March 6, which coincides with the India launch date.

From Nokia 808 to Pixel 2: phone cameras got drastically better with time

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Say what you will about the lack of dual-camera or optical zoom shenanigans on Google's Pixel phones, but they have consistently been making excellent pictures with the hardware at their disposal, and so much so, that the Pixel 2 currently stands at the top of the DxOMark chart.  While the camera testers' methods and ranking scheme have been a subject of criticism and scrutiny by shutterbugs, DxOMark has been probing digital cameras and lenses for many years, making a name for themselves, and, about 6 years ago, they started running cell phone cameras through the paces, ...

OnePlus 6 supposedly leaks with iPhone X notch and glass back

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There's also an updated fingerprint sensor and two rear cameras. The OnePlus 5T is still a relatively new phone at just four months old, but the mobile industry stops for no one. Two images of a OnePlus 6 recently popped up on our radar, and if they're to be believed, OnePlus will be the next company to jump on board the infamous notch train. As you can see, the OnePlus 6 will come equipped with very slim bezels. This isn't surprising considering we saw a similar design with the OnePlus 5T, but what is different is the notch at the top of the screen. This is very clearly a direct copy of what Apple did with the iPhone X , but unlike that phone, you won't find any special face-tracking sensors – just a speaker for phone calls and the front-facing camera. A glass back could mean OnePlus finally adopts wireless charging. Moving to the back of the phone, the OnePlus 6 could be the first OnePlus phone to adopt a glass back. This would allow for wireless

BlackBerry KEYOne Black Edition available soon from online retailers

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BlackBerry has proudly announced over on Twitter some good news that will make loyal fans in the United States delighted. The BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition will be ready for sale on key online retailers in the country after months of waiting. It's only a special variant of the phone since the KEYOne has been available since last year but with a limit–the phone was exclusively available on AT&T as its first US mobile carrier. Well, that was before. BlackBerry has finally decided to sell the KEYOne to more people. From being an exclusive phone offering by AT&T , the device was also spotted in a Chinese online store. The BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition then reached India and then expanded to other regions . The Black Edition, specifically, is readily available in Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Japan. This BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition features a 4.5-inch touchscreen, 1080 x 1920 HD resolution, Corning Gorilla Glass 4

No, actually, the Galaxy S9 doesn't have the exact same design as the Galaxy S8

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Months of leaks and rumors appeared to paint a complete picture of Samsung's flagship Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ flagship Android phones. But when Samsung finally unveiled them earlier this week, we learned that all of those leaks didn't actually paint a complete picture. The new flagship smartphones were branded "boring" ahead of their launch because Samsung had seemingly chosen to reuse last year's Galaxy S8 design for this year's new Galaxy S9. This notion was then exacerbated when a report emerged from an insider suggested that Samsung had actually been planning a substantial redesign for the Galaxy S9. The redesigned Galaxy S9 had reportedly reached the prototyping phase, but the company then cancelled it for reasons unknown. Whatever the case, Samsung's new Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ wound up launching with a design that is indeed quite similar to last year's Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Despite what you've read, however, the claim that it&#

This is the Huawei P20 Lite

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EXCLUSIVE: Huawei is preparing to launch its annual spring flagship, its P-series line, on March 27 in Paris. And while most of the hype from both the company and interested observers surrounds the triple-rear-camera P20 Pro, there are two other models in the lineup, and all three feature 18:9, nearly bezel-less displays — along with a controversial "notch" along the top of the screen to house a selfie cam and sensors. Huawei P20 (with two, not three, rear cameras) pic.twitter.com/GRJbIS8NNY — Evan Blass (@evleaks) February 26, 2018 Even the most modest of these handsets, the P20 Lite (pictured up top) is no slouch with respect to specifications. According to someone who's spent time using the device, it's a 5.6-inch phone with a 1080 x 2250 fullscreen display and rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Powered by an octa core Kirin 659 chipset (in a 4 x 2.38GHz + 4 x 1.7GHz big.LITTLE configuration), P20 Lite will ship with Android 8.0 Oreo and contain 4G

YouTube reactivates ads for Logan Paul, but he’s on thin ice w/ 90-day probation

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After causing trouble throughout the YouTube community earlier this year, YouTube made the decision to disable ads for one of its biggest creators, Logan Paul. At the time, it was unclear how long the suspension would last, but now we're getting the answer as Paul's ads have returned. The best gifts for Android users In case you missed it earlier this year, Logan Paul caused controversy after a trip to Japan where one of his daily vlogs involved filming a suicide victim in the country's Aokigahara forest. YouTube took some action against him shortly after that, but after things died down again, Paul only made it worse by posting a video which showed him tasering dead rats and pretending to give CPR to a fish. Following that, YouTube made the decision to disable ad revenue on Paul's channel, at least temporarily. As Polygon reports, ads were restored to Logan Paul's YouTube channel earlier this week, about two weeks after the initial

Amazon acquires Ring’s smart doorbell business

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The big tech companies continue to gobble up the competition. Reuters is reporting that Amazon has agreed to acquire Ring for more than $1 billion. Ring is a company best known for doorbell security cameras, but they also offer other smart home devices. The smart home market is very important to Amazon , and now they have one of the biggest up-and-coming players. Ring is expected to operate under its own branding like business as usual. We can expect to see a much greater integration with Amazon products and services. Ring already integrates with Amazon Alexa really well. If you're an existing Ring user, you probably won't notice anything different. The acquisition ensures that your Ring services will be working for a long time. The problem with this acquisition is something that has been happening in the tech industry for a while. "Success" for startups is no longer defined by how well the business does. It's defined by getting acquired by Amazon or Goog