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Huawei first in smartphone shipments in China for Q2 2017
China is still the world’s largest smartphone, but its growth streak finally ended in Q2 2017. After six consecutive weeks of increasing shipments the past three months marked a 3% decline, according to analyst company Canalys. For second quarter in a row leading company is Huawei with 23 million units. Oppo came a very close…
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Galaxy Note8 rumored to have Emperor Edition with 256GB of storage
According to recent info from reliable leakster @ice, Samsung has decided to give the Galaxy Note8 the crown jewels – an “Emperor Edition” will launch in South Korea and China with a domineering 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The base version will be 6GB/64GB. Another source, OSEN, reports that the Western hemisphere will…
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Xiaomi announces Mi AI Speaker
Xiaomi has launched its own version AI lady in a box and called it the Mi AI Speaker. With the Mi AI Speaker, you can ask it questions regarding the weather, news, measurements, ask it to set a reminder, alarm or timer, control your home automation devices, play music, audiobooks, podcasts, and more. With the…
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Adobe is finally killing Flash
Microsoft decided to pull the plug of Paint. Now another emblem of the early 2000s is following – Adobe is killing Flash. The company will stop the support and distribution of the platform by 2020. Flash is still used on many websites, even though the future clearly belongs to HTML5. All the major companies aim…
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USB 3.2 announced: up to 20Gbps speeds
USB 3.2 has been tentatively announced. It could offer up to 20Gbps transfer speeds, double what USB 3.1 Gen 2 can do. However, it is still in the final draft phase, the formal release will be in September when specs will be locked in. The new standard will be used exclusively with USB-C cables –…
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