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  • AMD announces Vega Frontier Edition pricing and availability

    AMD’s hotly anticipated series of graphics cards based on the new Vega architecture were first announced back in May without a price or a clear launch date in sight. However, AMD has now cleared the confusion and provided all the details that were missing back then. The two cards that will be launched first is…

  • Sony unleashes Android 7.1.1 update for the Xperia Z5, Z3+ and Z4 Tablet

    After a brief hiccup, the Android 7.0 update for the Xperia Z5, Xperia Z3+ and Xperia Z4 Tablet rolled out in February this year. Now comes the sequel – 7.1.1 is being received by these same devices as we speak. The build number of the new update is 32.4.A.160 and it brings the Android security…

  • Qualcomm launches new Snapdragon Wear 1200 wearable platform

    Qualcomm made a bunch of announcements in Shanghai today. Along with the 14nm Snapdragon 450 chipset and the underscreen fingerprint technology, it also unveiled the Snapdragon Wear 1200 chipset. It will be featured in low-end wearables and single-purpose IoT devices like parking meters and pumping stations. The Snapdragon Wear 1200 evolved from the Wear 1100.…

  • Vivo is first in line for Qualcomm’s in-screen fingerprint readers

    Qualcomm unveiled its in-screen fingerprint tech and it already has its first customer – vivo. The company brought a working prototype to MWC Shanghai with two sensors, one below the AMOLED screen and one on the back (below the metal surface). In theory, the whole display can be turned into a giant fingerprint reader, though…

  • First live Meizu Pro 7 hands-on image surfaces

    We saw some prototypes and then a photo of the back of the Meizu Pro 7 with a secondary screen on the back. Now a couple of images give us the best look of the device yet. The photos show us the overall design of the Meizu Pro 7. There is one camera on the…

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