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Xiaomi sold at least 68,000 Pocophone F1 units in less than five minutes
Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1 (known in India as the Poco F1) is quite the intriguing device, with its top of the line specs and incredibly low price. The handset’s first flash sale in the subcontinent went live today at 12 PM, and apparently it was Flipkart’s biggest and fastest flagship sale ever. That’s because sales totalling…
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Android 8.1 Oreo stable improve rolling out to Redmi 5 Plus
The Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus (or Redmi Note 5 for these who live in India) was launched in December last year. After it released, it came with Android 7.1.2 Nougat out of the box. Eight months later, Xiaomi has started rolling out a new update that brings Android 8.1 Oreo to the gadget. The improve…
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vivo X23 live images surface, comparing it to the Oppo R17
vivo’s X23 is due to become official on September 6, which means these days there are a lot of leaks about it going around. Yesterday the Chinese company itself posted official images of the phone on its website (though they weren’t meant to be publicly accessible). Today someone in possession of an X23 unit decided…
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Wear OS gets a major re-design
Google just announced a big re-design of its Wear OS in a blog post. The focus here is on usability, new Google Health features and the Google Assistant. Firstly, the notification menu is easier to navigate, more compact and adds a few nifty shortcuts. For example, a simple swipe up will display all of your…
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Our Oppo F9/Oppo F9 Pro video unboxing and hands-on is up
We’re working on a full review of the Oppo F9 Pro, but we though we’d start with an unboxing on video and give you a quick tour the key features and of the phone and our favorite design elements. The F9 sports the teardrop display that is set to be the next big thing in…
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