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  • Oppo partners with Dolby to add HE-AAC and JPEG-HDR to its phones

    “Dolby is a leader in creating spectacular sight and sound experiences, and we are excited to partner with them to further our innovation and global growth,” said Adler Feng, Director of Oppo IP Department as he signed a partnership that will encompass HE-AAC and JPEG-HDR. High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding is optimized for low-bitrate applications and…

  • Apple to start trial production of next-gen iPhones soon

    Apple reportedly wants to switch over from Touch ID to Face ID this year, but it won’t repeat the mistakes of the iPhone X. Component shortages delayed the lucrative flagship and limited availability early on. This time around Apple will start its trial production run much earlier to make sure everything is running smoothly. This…

  • Xiaomi launches three new travel backpacks in India

    Xiaomi has launched three new travel backpacks in India. Called the Mi Casual Backpack, Mi City Backpack, and the Mi Travel Backpack, these join the previously launched Mi Business Backpack in Xiaomi’s accessory lineup. The Mi Casual Backpack has a checkered pattern design that comes in black, gray and blue. The material is 600D polyester…

  • Three new Samsung Galaxy J phones spotted ahead of launch

    A month after patenting Galaxy J3 Star and Galaxy J7 Star, Samsung expands its celestial patent portfolio with two new entries. The Korean giant received a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the names Galaxy J3 Orbit and Galaxy J7 Crown. In the same time, the highly rumored Galaxy J8 2018…

  • Latest Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s teaser video is a Pacific Rim crossover

    Xiaomi changed gears fast – from Van Gogh and Strauss straight to kaiju. Yup, the latest teaser video for the Mi Mix 2s is a cross-promotion effort with the new Pacific Rim movie. Apparently, they don’t hire just anyone to be on the Mix design team. If you want in, you’ll have to spend years…

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