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  • KCC comes to confirm the existence of an LG smartwatch with Wear OS

    Earlier this month, a smartwatch with model number LM-W319 passed through USA’s FCC and the very same device has just been approved by the Korean regulatory authority – KCC. Unfortunately, the listing doesn’t say anything that we’ve already didn’t know about the device. It will run Android Wear OS and won’t have cellular connectivity. Bluetooth…

  • Samsung is reportedly working on its own GPU for Exynos chipsets

    Going by job listings on LinkedIn, Samsung has decided to build an in-house GPU. The company reportedly sniffed around AMD and Nvidia as potential GPU suppliers, but nothing came of it. Now it may follow in the footsteps of Apple and have design the second major component of a chipset in-house. A California-based design team…

  • Google invests $550M in Chinese retailer JD.com

    Google announced on Monday a new key partnership with the Chinese online retailer JD.com. According to the official Google blog, the Mountain View company would invest $550 million. To return the favor, the retailer will allow results to appear in the Shopping section of Google’s search engine. Karim Temsamani, President of the Asia-Pacific Operations at…

  • Case for Pixel 3 XL supports the notch rumors, has single camera hole on the back

    There’s mounting evidence that the Google Pixel 3 XL will have a notch on the front and will not have a dual camera on the back. The latest leak joins live photos (and more) and a screen protector. This time it’s a render of a case that includes an image of the front as well.…

  • vivo will launch the NEX A and NEX S in India in the second half of July

    According to sources, vivo will launch its NEX A and NEX S in India in the third week of July. The price of the range-topping NEX S will be INR 40,000 (€500) and while there’s no mention of a price for the NEX A, we expect it to be around €400. The vivo NEX S…

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