Samsung Galaxy S9 has 'best-performing smartphone display' according to DisplayMate

In recent years, it's seemed that every time a new Samsung flagship smartphone has come out, DisplayMate has rated the screen as the best it'd ever tested. It happened with the Galaxy S7 and Note 7, it happened with the Note 8, and now it's happened with the Galaxy S9.

Testing firm DisplayMate has issued a report on the Galaxy S9 screen, deeming it "the best-performing smartphone display that we have ever tested" and giving it an A+ rating. "Samsung continues systematically improving OLED displays," DisplayMate says in its report.

The report goes on to praise Samsung for its efforts to optimize the picture quality and color accuracy of its OLED display with factory display calibration. DisplayMate also found that the GS9 has the lowest screen reflectance level of any smartphone it's ever measured, which is important for screen readability, picture quality, and color accuracy in ambient light. Viewing angles are good, too, with DisplayMate saying that the GS9 has a "relatively small decrease" in brightness and color shift when viewing the screen at an angle.

The Galaxy S9 features a 5.8-inch 2960x1440 Super AMOLED display. Samsung has been using Super AMOLED panels in its flagship smartphones for years, and it's clear that the company sees its displays as a big way to help its phones stand out from the competition. 

You can read DisplayMate's full report on the Galaxy S9 screen at the link below. Will you be getting a Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+ when they launch next month?

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Sprint offering $350 off Galaxy S9 with trade-in, extra $150 for switchers

Ahead of Samsung Galaxy S9 pre-orders kicking off on Friday, Sprint has announced a new deal that'll save you some cash on the upcoming Android flagship.

Sprint says that you can get the Galaxy S9 on a lease for as low as $0 down and $13.55 per month or a Galaxy S9+ on a lease for as low as $0 down and $18.55 per month. Sprint's standard pricing for the GS9 will be $0 down and $33 per month for 18 months for the GS9 and $0 down and $36 per month for 18 months for the GS9+.

To get this deal, you'll need to trade in an eligible smartphone, which includes:

$350

• Samsung Galaxy S8
• Samsung Galaxy S8+
• iPhone 8
• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone X 

$250

• Samsung Galaxy S7
• Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
• Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
• iPhone 7
• iPhone 7 Plus
• LG V30+

$150

• Samsung Galaxy S6
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
• Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
• Samsung Galaxy Note 5
• iPhone 6
• iPhone 6s
• iPhone 6 Plus
• LG G6
• LG V20
• Google Pixel
• Google Pixel XL

This limited time offer is open to new and existing Sprint customers and will be available when Galaxy S9 pre-orders begin at 12:01 am ET on March 2. Also of note is that with this deal, you'll get your GS9 or GS9+ on an 18-month Sprint Flex lease. Once those 18 months are up, you can return your phone or buy it through a single lump sum or six monthly payments.

Sprint is also offering a $150 Visa gift card when you port your number to Sprint. 

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Sprint offering $350 off Galaxy S9 with trade-in, extra $150 for switchers originally posted at http://phonedog.com

Amazon running sale on SanDisk microSD cards, including 400GB model

If you've got a smartphone, tablet, or other device with a microSD card slot, then you may want to check out Amazon today.

Amazon is now discounting several SanDisk microSD cards. Included in the sale is SanDisk's 400GB microSD card, and while that model is currently listed as "Usually ships within 2 to 4 weeks", you can buy it now and still get the deal.

With this deal, you can add nearly half a terabyte of storage to your phone, tablet, gaming console, or other device. This is the best deal we've seen on SanDisk's 400GB microSD card since its launch last year, so this sale is definitely one to consider if you want more storage for music, photos, or games on your device.

Also of note is that Amazon is discounting other SanDisk microSD cards, like the 256GB and 200GB models, if 400GB is a little more than you need.

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Google’s Flutter app development framework is now in beta

It’s 2018, how should you make an app? Here’s the short answer: nobody knows. But maybe that’s a good thing.

Yesterday, Google announced the official beta release of its Flutter app development framework (as seen on 9to5Google). It’s one way to make an app, and it’s especially well-suited to fancy user interfaces.

”But wait,” you ask, “didn’t Google just announce Kotlin support for Android development? Why would Google want me to learn Flutter now?”

And that’s a very good question.

See, there are two main paths to app development. “Native” development, where you use the default tools and languages provided by Apple or Google for their respective platforms. But then there’s... everything else. You can make apps for Android and iOS in C#...

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Top 10 Android Apps of February 2018!

We've compiled a top 10 list of our favorite Android apps to hit the Play Store in February 2018. The apps highlighted in this video include Die With Me, Caster, Feedster, Lens Distortions, Just Slide, Cake Browser, and Nwsty. Which app is your favorite?

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Top 10 Android Apps of February 2018! originally posted at http://phonedog.com

Paste Music and Daytrotter made a free app for live music lovers

You have a few options when it comes to streaming music and whether you're subscribed to Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal or something else, there's a lot of music right at your fingertips. But live recordings offer their own sort of listening pleasure, and while you may find some on those streaming services, Paste Music thinks you should have access to a ton of them all in one spot. Together with its sister site Daytrotter, Paste Music has just launched an app that brings together hundreds of thousands of live recordings for you to enjoy including concerts, comedy performances and interviews. And similar to what NPR did with its One app, Paste Music and Daytrotter's lets you take their sites' offerings with you on the go and personalize your listening experience.

Source: Paste Magazine

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LG G7 (Neo) appears on video with 6-inch display, notch, and Snapdragon 845

LG unviled a few new devices for MWC 2018, including the K8, K10, and V30S ThinQ, but it looks like the company quietly brought another notable Android device to Barcelona for the event.

Images and video of the LG G7 (Neo) have made their way online. Ynet.co.il managed to spend some hands-on time with the device at MWC 2018, showing off a phone with a large display, slim bezels, and what looks to be a notch at the top of the screen.

Around on the back of this LG G7 (Neo) we can see a vertically-stacked dual rear camera setup above a fingerprint reader.

According to the report, this LG G7 (Neo) features a 6-inch 3120x1440 OLED display, dual 16MP rear cameras with f/1.6 and f/1.9 apertures, and an 8MP front camera. Also included is a Snapdragon 845 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and a 3,000mAh battery. A higher-end model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage is also said to exist.

Evan Blass shed a bit more light on this leaked device, saying that it "may be the device LG scrapped in favor of Judy". The "Judy" is an upcoming LG flagship that leaked earlier this month and is said to be coming in June with a 6.1-inch Full Vision display, Snapdragon 845, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and dual 16MP rear cameras with f/1.6 lenses.

This LG G7 (Neo) sounds like a pretty high-end handset, so it'll be interesting to see what LG has planned for the "Judy" if it did decide to ditch this LG G7 (Neo) for that device. What do you think of this leaked LG G7 (Neo)? Would you be interested in it if LG launched it to the public?

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LG G7 (Neo) appears on video with 6-inch display, notch, and Snapdragon 845 originally posted at http://phonedog.com

Twitter rolling out Bookmarks, letting you privately save tweets for later

Many people use Twitter's "Like" button to save tweets and articles that they'd like to come back to later, but today Twitter unveiled a new way to save tweets for later.

Twitter is launching a new feature called Bookmarks. As with bookmarks on the web, you can use Twitter's Bookmarks to save tweets for easy access later on. To bookmark a tweet, you tap the share icon under the tweet and select "Add tweet to Bookmarks". Only you can see your bookmarked tweets.

Found something historic?
Don’t want to forget a joke?
Article that you want to read later?

Save the Tweet with Bookmarks, and come back to it whenever you want. Only you can see your Bookmarks. pic.twitter.com/fM2QLcOYNF

— Twitter (@Twitter) February 28, 2018

When you've got some free time to view your bookmarked tweets, you can find them by tapping "Bookmarks" from your profile icon menu. You can remove a bookmark when you're done with it if you'd like.

Bookmarks are now rolling out to the Twitter apps for Android and iOS, Twitter Lite, and the mobile Twitter website.

While using Twitter's "Like" button to save tweets for later has worked for many people in the past, some folks may not like to do that because your Liked tweets can be viewed by anyone. That means that if you Like a tweet that some may view as controversial, it could be taken as you endorsing that tweet. Now you can use Bookmarks to privately save tweets for later.

Twitter rolling out Bookmarks, letting you privately save tweets for later originally posted at http://phonedog.com

Please, Nokia, bring back the 7110 next

It's becoming something of an MWC tradition that HMD Global, the company that builds phones under the Nokia brand, offers a gift to sentimental Europeans. In 2017, the manufacturer rebooted the 3310 while 2018 saw the arrival of a similarly refreshed version of the 8110. When HMD/Nokia returns to Barcelona in 2019, I hope that the company chooses to unveil a new version of the 7110, because I'd be first in line to buy one.

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Twitter is rolling out Bookmarks to all users today

Twitter is globally launching its Bookmarks feature today, giving users a new way of saving tweets they like and might want to revisit. Before, this could be done by liking a tweet, but now you can save them without tapping the heart and directly engaging with a tweet. Another difference is that with Bookmarks, only you know you’ve saved something; the other user doesn’t.

To bookmark something, you tap or click the new share icon beneath a tweet. (The new icon is where the DM icon was previously.) Alongside the official debut of Bookmarks, Twitter is using this update to move several sharing options to one place. You can share a tweet via direct message, share it elsewhere outside of Twitter, or bookmark it. Your Bookmarks are...

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Twitter makes it easier to save and share tweets

Twitter has replaced its "send via DM" icon with something that can do more than forward a tweet to somebody's inbox. The new share icon brings up a menu with three options to choose from: "Send via DM," "Add Tweet to Bookmarks" and "Share Tweet via..." Yes, the social network is making it much easier to save tweets so you can read them later and to share them off the platform. Twitter's engineers started developing the tools during the company's annual Hack Week activities in 2017 and even finished working prototypes after the event.

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As bezels shrink, can modular phones make a comeback?

I recently wrote up about Vivo's concept phone, the Apex, and asked whether or not you want a pop-up camera in your phone. Vivo has an interesting idea, there's no doubt about that, and definitely a unique way to tackle a situation where consumers are on the bezel-less bandwagon. And while the notch design, which Apple championed, has caught on with the smartphone market as a whole, that isn't what every company is going to use.

But there is obviously still room for the bezels on smartphones to shrink, even on devices like the Galaxy S9 and the iPhone X. Whether or not these companies move in that direction, though, remains to be seen.

After all, Samsung and Apple might not want to build a phone that has a pop-out camera, especially if the public isn't all that responsive to Vivo's concept.

I think one of the issues, at least as far as a front-facing camera is concerned, is that selfies are oftentimes spur-of-the-moment type situations. "Oh, hey, let's take a photo together" or something of that nature. Having to wait, even 0.8 seconds, for the camera to pop out might kill the moment. What's great about the current implementation is that a selfie cam is right there, ready to go when you need it or want it.

I can't help but wonder if a modular design future is something we're going to see pop up again at some point in the future, as devices lose the bezels and start offering more access to the display. After the Vivo Apex was revealed, I saw someone say that a pop-out camera was a "tacky idea", and that the idea was too silly to actually ever see the light of day in a real, consumer-level device.

I don't know that I'd call the feature tacky, but having a camera pop out of the top of your phone does seem a bit silly. But, that being said, as I mentioned above I think it's a unique way to look at a solution for offering as much screen real estate as possible.

So maybe this is where the modular idea can come in and actually find a way to surge ahead. It's true that modular phones didn't really take off like some companies had hoped, but being able to allocate all of the screen real estate to the display, and reduce those bezels to basically nothing, could leave some room for modular accessories --like different front-facing cameras-- to rise to the top.

Maybe Essential is on to something after all with their Essential Phone and its modular design.

But, it still does tread into the same issue as the pop-out camera, in terms of having to wait to take a photo as you find the desired accessory. I've personally never really seen the appeal of having to carry around a ton of accessories for my phone, similar to a how a photographer might bring a camera bag with a plethora of options for their camera. The smartphone is meant to give me everything I need, and as quickly as possible.

I'm willing to keep some bezels on my smartphones to make sure of that. That's an easy trade in my opinion.

What do you think? As bezels shrink on smartphones, would you consider a modular design future if it meant you could get as much screen real estate as possible? Or are you willing to keep some bezels in your life to make room for things like the front-facing camera? Let me know!

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As bezels shrink, can modular phones make a comeback? originally posted at http://phonedog.com

Google’s Slack competitor Hangouts Chat is launching for businesses as part of G Suite

Google is releasing Hangouts Chat this week, a service that allows users to message each other privately or in groups, and work collaboratively on projects. The software was first unveiled in March last year, but to date, it has only been available to companies enrolled in Google’s Early Adopter Program. Now, it’s open to all users signed up to G Suite, Google’s software for businesses that includes Gmail, Google Docs, and so on.

Hangouts Chat represents a big overhaul of Google’s messaging strategy that signals its entry into the business communication arena. For businesses already paying for G Suite tools, Hangouts Chat could be an attractive alternative to Slack as it will be included for every G Suite subscriber at no extra cost....

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Sandisk's super-fast 400GB microSD is ready for 4K HDR video

It's great that Sony's new Xperia XZ2 smartphone can record 4K HDR video footage, but the bandwidth and storage requirements are bound to be, er, extreme. That's where SanDisk's new 400GB Extreme UHS-I microSDXC card comes in, delivering 160 MB/s read and 90 MB/s write speeds while maintaining compatibility with most devices. It also conforms to the A2 specification (4000 IOPS read and 2000 IPS write), meaning it'll let you launch apps more quickly.

Source: SanDisk

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Huawei P20 Lite appears in leaked photo, specs also detailed

Just two days after the Huawei P20 appeared in a leaked photo, one of the P20's variants has leaked out.

An image that shows the front and back of Huawei P20 Lite has been shared by VentureBeat. The device has a similar design to the standard P20, complete with a display notch, dual rear camera setup, and on-screen navigation buttons. One notable change is that the P20 Lite's fingerprint reader is on the back of the phone, whereas on the P20, it's below the screen.

In terms of specs, we're told to expect a 5.6-inch 2550x1080 display on the Huawei P20 Lite along with an octa-core Kirin 659 processor and dual 16MP rear camera setup with Leica branding an hybrid zoom. Other features are said to include 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, a 3,520mAh battery, and Android 8.0 Oreo running below Huawei's custom EMUI 8.0 user interface.

There are no pricing or launch details for the Huawei P20 Lite yet, but Huawei is hosting an event on March 27, so we may learn more about the device's release there. While this device may be a "Lite" version of Huawei's flagship P20, this leaked spec list suggests that it could still be a solid device, especially if Huawei gives it an aggressive price tag.

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Huawei P20 Lite appears in leaked photo, specs also detailed originally posted at http://phonedog.com

The chaos of unlocking your phone in 2018

PIN codes and patterns are passe. MWC 2018 kicked off with the usual fanfare of a major flagship launch -- the Galaxy S9. With it, Samsung introduced its own, new, face unlock feature. Google may have added the feature to Android many years ago, but it seems technology has progressed enough to make it worth resurrecting by Samsung -- with some extra biometric backup. The House of Galaxy might have also felt the competitive tug of Apple's surprisingly slick Face ID unlock feature on the iPhone X.

Samsung wasn't the only company innovating when it comes to how we get our smartphone working. And it's not just the thousand-dollar flagships, either. Biometrics are here in a big way, although no-one seems to know which method's best. How many of these techniques will last to see 2020?

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How to improve battery life on your smartphone or smartwatch

If you've lived with mobile devices for long enough, you've likely had that moment when you received a low-battery warning well before the end of the day. It's more than a little worrying, especially if you're far from home. But how do you wring the most out of your remaining battery life in those situations -- or better yet, avoid those problems in the first place? You don't always have to rely on your phone's low-power mode. We've compiled a slew of tricks that can extend the longevity of your smartphone or smartwatch, and they're not necessarily obvious -- in many cases, it's as much about discipline as it is flicking the right software switch.

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Apple Watch Series 3 gets skiing and snowboarding workout tracking

Apple is giving third-party apps on its smartwatch new access to winter sport tracking today. Several third-party ski and snowboard tracking Apple Watch apps are releasing updates on the App Store that integrate with the Watch’s fitness tracking features for winter sports enthusiasts.

The support for the new features originally rolled out with the watchOS 4.2 update released in December, which added custom workout APIs focused on tracking winter sports activities, but it seems that Apple is only now letting developers roll out software updates that use them.

Apps that have been updated with the new features include snoww, Slopes, Squaw Alpine, Snocru, and Ski Tracks. Using the new APIs and the Watch 3’s built-in GPS and altimeter, they...

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Watch ASUS' Zenfone 5Z launch in under 9 minutes!

When you're going up against serious mobile heavyweights, carving out a little bit of MWC for yourself can be tough. Maybe that's why ASUS held its Zenfone 5/5Z launch on the second day of the show (and that's not counting the pre-event press days). Either way, company CEO Jerry Shen was more than happy to enjoy his time on stage and tell us all about what's new with Zenfone. Catch up on the whole affair right here.

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'My Tamagotchi Forever' app arrives on March 15th

You ready to give a cute virtual pal some food, bath and TLC? If you miss your Neopets and Tamagotchi days, then keep an eye out for My Tamagotchi Forever, which will be available for Android and iOS devices on March 15th, 2018. Bandai Namco is bringing its beloved virtual pets to smartphones for their 20th birthday, and this time, they're no longer pixelated blobs asking for attention. In this new version, the pets looks more like the villagers in Animal Crossing and is even set in a town with other inhabitants they can make friends with.

Source: My Tamagotchi Forever

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Google beta tests Flutter toolkit for better cross-platform apps

Building apps for both Android and iOS can be a pretty time-intensive task, so it's no wonder that many developers often build for one platform first, followed by the other. There are workarounds to this, such as using Facebook's React Native that lets you build apps just with Javascript. Last year, however, Google introduced its own solution called Flutter. First revealed at I/O, Flutter is an open-source toolkit that lets devs create native apps for both platforms quickly and easily. Plus, it's also compatible with Fuchsia, Google's upcoming OS. Now, at Mobile World Congress, Google has announced that Flutter is officially in beta and is thus ready for wider adoption.

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Do you want a pop-out camera in your phone?

Companies are always hard at work on their next thing. Sometimes we get to see what that looks like, even in features made public, and sometimes it's all a mystery until the big reveal. For Apple, Animoji are just the first step in whatever the company is working on in terms of augmented reality (AR) features. And remember Samsung's Galaxy Note Edge? That was a consumer product that was showing us the way of what Samsung was working on with its AMOLED displays and design.

And then there are the truly "visionary" devices. The concepts that envision what a smartphone might boast a couple of years, or even further, down the timeline.

That is what we got to see with the Vivo Apex this week. It's a smartphone that builds on at least one feature that Vivo has already launched (the in-display fingerprint reader), and also introduces a couple of other ideas. One of those is very unique, and the other is one that has seen the light of day before from other companies.

The Vivo Apex is a smartphone that takes the minimal bezels idea to its ultimate realization. A handset that has bezels on the top and sides that measure in at only 1.8mm, and only 4.3mm on the bottom. It is a lot of display. And to reach that point, there were some concessions that had to be made, and some revolutionary thinking, too.

The concession is that there isn't an easily accessible front-facing camera equipped in the Vivo Apex. But it also led to the revolutionary part: A selfie camera that actually emerges from the body of the phone. It slides up when you activate it, taking about 0.8 seconds to pop into place.

This is a pretty fun idea to consider. It's going to come down to the vision of a company, and how small they want the bezels to be. The other major companies out there appear to want to keep the front-facing camera as it is, even making notches to compensate. But if the idea is to reduce bezels to almost nothing, then there won't be any room for the selfie camera. Vivo's working on a way to address that potential future.

The Vivo Apex is a pretty awesome concept phone, and it will be fun to see if the company has any intention of developing the handset into a consumer-ready device in the near future. I can't help but think the pop-out camera won't be a "must buy" type of feature for a lot of smartphone owners out there, but maybe it's something that can catch on over time.

Or maybe we'll just always have to make a little bit of room for the front-facing camera.

What do you think of the Vivo Apex and the pop-out camera idea? Is this something you'd like to see get developed and refined? Or are you perfectly okay with how the selfie cam is being handled right now from the likes of Samsung, LG, and Apple, even as bezels continue to shrink? Let me know!

Do you want a pop-out camera in your phone? originally posted at http://phonedog.com

Amazon will acquire Ring, maker of smart doorbells, for more than $1 billion

Amazon is wrapping up the month of February with a huge acquisition.

Amazon has agreed to acquire Ring for more than $1 billion. The companies confirmed the deal to Geekwire, expressing their excitement about working together and keeping consumers' homes safe.

Here's Ring's statement on the deal:

“Ring is committed to our mission to reduce crime in neighborhoods by providing effective yet affordable home security tools to our neighbors that make a positive impact on our homes, our communities, and the world. We’ll be able to achieve even more by partnering with an inventive, customer-centric company like Amazon. We look forward to being a part of the Amazon team as we work toward our vision for safer neighborhoods.”

And Amazon's statement:

“Ring’s home security products and services have delighted customers since day one. We’re excited to work with this talented team and help them in their mission to keep homes safe and secure.”

Ring sells security products for the home, including video doorbells and security cameras. This acquisition is notable because Amazon recently launched the Amazon Key, a security system that's mean to ensure your packages get delivered safely inside your home. The Amazon Key includes a smart door lock and a cloud-connected security camera. This acquisition is also notable because $1 billion is a lot of money.

We'll have to wait and see exactly what Amazon does with Ring and its team. The Ring video doorbell already works with Amazon's Alexa assistant, but perhaps Amazon will use Ring's devices to bolster its Amazon Key offering.

Have you ever used a Ring product?

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Amazon will acquire Ring, maker of smart doorbells, for more than $1 billion originally posted at http://phonedog.com

PayPal settles with FTC over Venmo disclosure and transfer policies

The FTC filed a complaint against PayPal over its Venmo peer-to-peer payment service back in 2016. The trade commission alleged that Venmo did not adequately disclose that customer transfers to external bank accounts were subject to review and could be frozen or removed. The FTC's filing also said that Venmo misled consumers around privacy as well as how protected their accounts were and violated the Privacy and Safeguard Rules of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. PayPal has just settled with the FTC around these allegations. No monetary penalties have been levied for the infractions.

Source: FTC

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T-Mobile promises 30 '5G-ready' cities this year, but no actual 5G

T-Mobile isn't going to sit by the wayside while AT&T and Sprint brag about their 5G rollout plans. The magenta network has outlined its early deployment strategy for 5G, and you can expect actual service well before the company's self-imposed 2020 goal for a nationwide network. It's building the gigabit-class networks in 30 cities in 2018, including on the 600MHz band and the high-frequency millimeter wave spectrum. Actual service will launch in Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York City in early 2019, but T-Mobile is promising a 'real' launch with smartphones -- not hotspot routers or fixed home broadband.

Source: T-Mobile

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ASUS intros new ZenFones, including ZenFone 5 with a display notch

ASUS took to the MWC 2018 stage today to show off a mess of new phones.

The ASUS ZenFone 5, ZenFone 5Z, and ZenFone 5Q are all official, along with a new ZenFone Max model. Each one has different specs and features, so let's take a look at what these new ZenFone devices have to offer.

ASUS ZenFone 5

The ZenFone 5 is packing a large 6.2-inch Full HD+ display with a 90 percent screen-to-body ratio and 19:9 aspect ratio. The device is very iPhone X-like in its design, boasting slim bezels on its face and a notch at the top of the screen. ASUS's ZenFone 5 also offers face unlock and "ZeniMoji live animated avatars".

Around back there's a vertically-stacked dual rear camera setup with a 12MP camera with Sony IMX363 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, and AI features like scene detection and photo learning that'll help the camera remember your most-used settings. There's also a Pro Mode and Real-Time Beautification features, as well as a secondary wide angle camera. The front camera on the ZenFone 5 is an 8MP snapper.

Sandwiched in-between the ZenFone 5's front and back glass is a quad-core Snapdragon 636 processor, 4/6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, dual SIM slots, a microSD card slot, USB-C, and a 3,300mAh battery. The ZenFone 5 also features dual speakers and a rear fingerprint reader.

ASUS ZenFone 5Z

The ZenFone 5Z is like an upgraded version of the standard ZenFone 5, offering an octa-core Snapdragon 845 processor and up to 8GB of RAM. It's got the same screen and cameras as its ZenFone 5 sibling, as well as dual speakers, a rear fingerprint reader, dual SIM slots, microSD slot, and 6.2-inch display with 19:9 aspect ratio and notch.

ASUS ZenFone 5Q (also known as ZenFone 5 Lite internationally)

This more affordable ZenFone device doesn't have a notch like the ZenFone 5 and 5Z, but it does still have a large screen and dual rear camera setup. The ZenFone 5Q packs a 6-inch 2160x1080 display, dual rear camera setup with 20MP Sony IMZ376 sensor and f/2.0 aperture and secondary wide angle camera, and a 16MP front-facing camera.

The ZenFone 5Q also boasts an octa-core Snapdragon 630 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, NFC, Bluetooth 4.1, dual SIM slots, a microSD slot, a 3,300mAh battery, and a microUSB port. There's a rear fingerprint reader for added security.

ASUS ZenFone Max M1

The focus of the ZenFone Max M1 is its battery: This phone's packing a whopping 4,000mAh battery. It also offers trendy features like an 18:9 display (5.5-inch 1440x720) and a dual rear camera setup. The main rear camera is a 13MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture while the second is an 8MP wide angle camera, and there's an 8MP camera around front, too.

The ZenFone Max M1's glass and metal body is home to a quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, dual SIM slots, a microSD card slot, Bluetooth 4.0, and a microUSB port. For added security, there are face unlock and fingerprint reader features.

The ZenFone 5, ZenFone 5Z, ZenFone 5Q, and ZenFone Max M1 will come preloaded with Android Oreo below ASUS's custom ZenUI 5.0 user interface.  Expect to see the ZenFone Q in March, the ZenFone 5 in April, and the ZenFone 5Z in June. Pricing details are largely still unkown, but ASUS has said that the ZenFone 5Z will cost $499.

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ASUS intros new ZenFones, including ZenFone 5 with a display notch originally posted at http://phonedog.com

Visit the British Library’s ‘Harry Potter’ exhibit from your sofa

Assuming your Hogwarts letter got lost in the mail (it happens from time to time) and you still want a peek at The Boy Who Lived's coursework, Google has you covered. The search juggernaut has digitized the British Library's "Harry Potter: A History of Magic" exhibit and tossed it on the Google Arts & Culture mobile-and-web app.

Source: Google

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ASUS's Zenfone 5Z flagship looks the same as its mid-range cousin

ASUS's Zenfone 5 just made its first official appearance at MWC, and aside from overenthusiastic claims about its AI prowess, it's still a solid little machine. It isn't a flagship-level powerhouse though, which is why ASUS cooked the ZenFone 5Z -- it uses the exact same body as the more affordable Zenfone 5 but holds within it a Snapdragon 845 and up to 8GB of RAM.

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Dear HMD, the world is finally ready for the Nokia Communicator

The phone that stole the show at last year's MWC wasn't an Android, didn't have a Samsung badge on it, could barely connect to the internet and didn't have a touchscreen. The relaunched Nokia 3310 traded on one key thing: nostalgia. But it was enough for it to grab most of the headlines, and even see a re-rerelease later that year with souped up "3G" data speeds. That wasn't it though, just a month ago, we finally got the 4G version we presume some people were asking for.

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ASUS’ ZenFone 5 stretches the limits of the term ‘AI’

As expected, ASUS officially revealed its new ZenFone 5 in Barcelona today, and if you don't mind I'm going to skip my usual meandering intro. The company talked up a handful of AI features in its latest midrange smartphone, but I think ASUS is throwing around the word "AI" haphazardly. More on that later though: Let's get the usual hands-on stuff out of the way first.

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AT&T launching Unlimited Plus Enhanced and Unlimited Choice Enhanced plans on March 1

AT&T today announced some changes to its unlimited data plans.

Starting March 1, AT&T will offer Unlimited Plus Enhanced and Unlimited Choice Enhanced plans. The Unlimited Plus Enhanced plan will cost $80 per month (down from the current $90 Unlimited Plus plan) and include 15GB of high-speed mobile hotspot usage (up from 10GB on Unlimited Plus). The plan also include high-speed data usage, but after 22GB of usage per line per month, your speeds may be slowed during times of network congestion.

Meanwhile, the Unlimited Choice Enhanced plan will cost $65 per month (up from $60 for the Unlimited Choice plan). This plan offers unlimited data but at slower speeds, with data speed capping out  at 3Mbps and video streaming topping out at 1.5Mbps, and your data speeds may be slowed during times of network congestion. AT&T will offer a deal with 4 lines of Unlimited Choice Enhanced for $40 per line.

There are some caveats with these plans to be aware of. The prices are only available if you enroll in autopay and paperless billing, and they'll be applied within two bills.

AT&T does say that customers that sign up for either of its new plans will receive a $15 credit for AT&T video services. Unlimited Plus Enhanced customers get a $15 credit to DirecTV, U-Verse, or DirecTV Now, while Unlimited Choice Enhanced customers get a $15 credit to DirecTV Now.

To celebrate the rollout of these new plans, AT&T is kicking off special deals for customers in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles:

New York City

• Customers who sign up for an Unlimited Plus Enhanced or Unlimited Choice Enhanced plans will get DirecTV Now's base "Live a Little" plan for 12 months. Customers can also sign up for one of DirecTV Now's higher-end plans and get a $35 credit each month.

Chicago

• Customers who switch to AT&T and sign up for an Unlimited Plus Enhanced plan will get free home internet for life. This home internet plan will include speeds up to 50Mbps, but if you'd like to go faster, you can get a higher-end plan and a $30 monthly credit for it.

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• AT&T customers can purchase "one of the latest smartphones" and get another for free when you buy them on AT&T Next and add a new line of service. This deal includes the iPhone X.

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AT&T launching Unlimited Plus Enhanced and Unlimited Choice Enhanced plans on March 1 originally posted at http://phonedog.com

Google Clips officially launches for $249

You'd be forgiven for forgetting about Google Clips, the small standalone camera that was introduced back in October 2018 but has been missing from the spotlight ever since. The device is back in the news today, though, because it's officially up for sale.

Google Clips is launching today for $249. The device is available from the Google Store and Verizon, and it looks like it'll be available from Best Buy and B&H soon, too.

Google Clips is a small camera that can clip onto something or be set down on a surface. It'll then attempt to capture photos of special moments without you needing to do anything. The device can learn familiar faces, including cats and dogs, so it'll get smarter the more you use it. In addition to capturing photos, Clips can record "motion photos", which are short video clips that last several seconds but lack audio.

To view your images, you just need to connect Google Clips to your phone. There's no internet connection required to view the photos captured by Clips.

Also included in Google Clips' feature set is lens occlusion detection, which will alert you if the camera's lens is blocked. The device includes three hours of battery life and 16GB of built-in storage, too.

Google Clips looks like an interesting device that could come in handy for people like parents who want to capture photos of their children, but also want to be involved in playing with their children rather than stuck behind a camera. The device isn't cheap, but if you're a person who wants to save every moment without actually missing out on any fun, then it might be worth a look.

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Google Clips officially launches for $249 originally posted at http://phonedog.com

T-Mobile says 5G buildout starting in 30 US cities this year

Most of the talk at MWC 2018 so far has focused on smartphones and tablets, but today T-Mobile has some 5G news to drop.

T-Mobile will begin building out its 5G network in 30 US cities in 2018, including New York City, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. The 5G coverage will include 600MHz spectrum as well as millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrrum.

When it comes to devices that you can use to actually get on that 5G network, the wait will be a bit longer. T-Mobile says that the first 5G smartphones will launch in early 2019.

It's also worth mentioning that just because T-Mobile is focusing on building out 5G doesn't mean that its investment in 4G LTE coverage is suddenly going to end. In fact, T-Mobile plans to deploy 25,000 small cells with License Assisted Access, which will grow both network capacity and speed.

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T-Mobile says 5G buildout starting in 30 US cities this year originally posted at http://phonedog.com

Sony still makes great 'small' phones

This week, Sony unveiled two new smartphones: The Xperia XZ2 and the Xperia XZ2 Compact. Word on the street was that at least one of these devices would have a new design, something that would attract a potential customer's eye. Of course, that led many folks to expect that it would be adopting a design similar to what we've seen from the majority of other manufacturers: Big display and minimal bezels.

The XZ2 itself seems to achieve part of that goal, at least. Unless we're not counting a 5.7-inch display as being big anymore. The Xperia XZ2 does have a "new design" for Sony, but I'll be honest here: There's not much really grabbing my attention with either one of these new phones. I've fallen in love with smartphones that reduce the bezels, and Sony's efforts aren't good enough in this area as far as I'm concerned. The XZ2 technically has reduced bezels when compared to past Sony-branded smartphones, which is great. But they still look pretty big when you compare them to the Galaxy S9 or the LG V30.

That being said, it is pretty awesome that Sony continues to get "small" devices so right.

Meanwhile, the Xperia XZ2 Compact has a 5-inch display, but that's the only change! Even the five-inch screen has the same resolution (2160x1080) and High Dynamic Range (HDR) support, and both smartphones have the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor under the hood.

Both smartphones also have the same 19-megapixel camera on the back, which can record "4K HDR Movies", which is definitely a nice bullet point to have on the features list. The battery sizes are different, obviously, with the larger phone offering a 3180mAh battery, and the smaller option rocking a 2870mAh option.

Other companies try to offer smaller options, like Google with the Pixel 2 (five-inch display) and the Pixel 2 XL (six-inch display), but the resolutions are different. Even the aspect ratio on those phones are different. But of course, Google at least gets the other things right, matching features and specs in the other key areas.

Samsung has been getting it right for a while now, but then it decided to go "full Apple" with the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, offering a different camera setup between the two devices, even as they offer parallel specs and features in the other areas.

Sony, meanwhile, is over there just shrinking down the package but not trimming any of the features, which is just awesome. I guess they are offering different color options, so if you like the Deep Green color option for the Xperia XZ2, you'll have to go with "Moss Green" color option for the Xperia XZ2 Compact as a consolation prize.

Sony should get an award for still offering the best possible "small phone" option, even in today's market. Will the Xperia XZ2 Compact sell well? Sony is certainly hoping so. Are you considering picking up either one of Sony's newest smartphones? Let me know!

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Sony still makes great 'small' phones originally posted at http://phonedog.com

Sprint plans 5G infrastructure for six cities in 2018

It's been a race between mobile carriers to roll out 5G service, and it looks as though Sprint might be gaining on its rivals. Starting in April, the US wireless carrier will make 5G-like capabilities available in three cities: Chicago, Dallas and Houston. The company will add Atlanta, Washington, DC and Houston to the list later this year. A full 5G rollout is expected in the first half of 2019.

Source: Sprint

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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 700 series of processors

The Snapdragon 845 isn't the only new processor that Qualcomm is cooking up.

Qualcomm today announced its Snapdragon 700 Mobile Platform Series. This new series of mobile processors includes  features previously only found in the Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 series of processors and offers improvements in on-device AI, camera, and device performance and power.

One of the features included in this Snapdragon 700 series of processors is the multi-core Qualcomm AI Engine, which offers up to 2x improvements for on-device AI functions compared to the Snapdragon 660. Qualcomm also touts that the inclusion of its Spectra ISP will bring more "professional grade camera features".

When it comes to power, we're told to expect up to 30 percent improvements in efficiency as well as better performance and battery life from the Snapdragon 700 series compared to the Snapdragon 660.

Rounding things out, the Snapdragon 700 series will offer connectivity features like LTE, carrier Wi-Fi features, and Bluetooth 5.

Qualcomm expects the first commercial samples of Snapdragon 700 series chipsets in the first half of 2018.

While Qualcomm's 800 series processors like the Snapdragon 845 will continue to be the focus for flagship smartphones, these Snapdragon 700 series processors could offer a nice price-to-performance compromise for devices in the mid-range.

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 700 series of processors originally posted at http://phonedog.com

Sprint bringing 5G-like network technology to 6 US cities this year

Sprint has already detailed some of its 5G rollout plans, but today the carrier gave us a preview of the network tech that it plans to deploy ahead of full-blown 5G.

Sprint says that Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. will be the first cities to experience Massive MIMO, which will give customers "5G-like capabilities" like data speed increases on existing devices. Subscribers in Chicago, Dallas, and Los Angeles will see it starting in April, followed by Atlanta, Houston, and Washington D.C. later this year.

Massive MIMO can offer up to 10 times the capacity of current LTE systems. These Massive MIMO radios use 64 transmit and 64 receive arrays for a total of 128 antennas. Sprint customers with 2.5GHz-capable devices will benefit from the increased speed and capacity from Massive MIMO. Some of Sprint's 2.5GHz devices include the Galaxy S8, Galaxy Note 8, LG G6, LG V30+, Google Pixel 2, and HTC U11.

Millions of Sprint customers across the country will benefit from Massive MIMO as Sprint aims to deploy thousands of radios in 2018 and 2019.

When it comes to true 5G mobile coverage, Sprint says that it's on track to deploy that tech in the first half of 2019. Sprint is working with Qualcomm and device makers to launch 5G mobile devices in the first half of 2019, as well.

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Engadget giveaway: Win a limited edition Essential PH-1 smartphone!

Andy Rubin's company Essential has steered around the rat race of Android handset manufacturers, instead focusing on smaller runs with a more handcrafted approach. This latest batch of Essential PH-1 smartphones is emblematic of those goals. This trio of new limited edition colors was sourced from a single experienced Japanese vendor with an eye on quality control and consistency. The Ocean Depths, Copper Black and Stellar Gray exteriors offer beautiful design touches to parallel the edge-to-edge QHD display. In addition to looks, you get a clean version of Android, 128GB of storage, a 13-megapixel rear camera and plenty of other high-end features. All this comes at an approachable price of just $499 ($599 for limited edition colors while they last). This week, three lucky winners will each get a PH-1 in one of the three new colorways. All you need to do is head to the Rafflecopter widget below for up to three chances at winning one of these special edition Essential PH-1 smartphones.

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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 VR kit needs software to make it shine

When Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon 845 Mobile VR platform earlier this year, it threw around terms like "6 DoF SLAM" and "foveated rendering" as highlights. While it's easy to understand the benefits of these tracking and graphics improvements in theory, seeing them in practice is what could get you excited about upcoming headsets. At its booth in MWC 2018, the chip maker had a demo on its reference design headset to showcase some of the changes, which we checked out briefly.

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Snapdragon 700 brings AI acceleration to lower-cost phones

There's long been a conspicuous feature gap between Qualcomm's mobile processors: You typically have to choose between a do-it-all beast like the Snapdragon 845 or settle for the good-enough features of midrange parts like the Snapdragon 600 series. The company is trying to bridge that divide today. It's introducing the Snapdragon 700 series, which promises some of the features from the 800 line without the pricey hardware. It's providing only a handful of details as we write this, but they'll give you an idea of what to expect.

Source: Qualcomm

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Bloomberg: AT&T and Verizon plan to launch 5G hotspots

In late January, AT&T chief Randall Stephenson revealed that the carrier wants to offer customers puck-shaped 5G hotspots before phones that can handle the new speeds become available. Turns out other carriers might do the same thing. According to Bloomberg, Verizon also plans to release a portable 5G hotspot this year for those who can't wait before the first 5G phones come out. Verizon wireless chief Ronan Dunne said in an interview at Mobile World Congress:

Source: Bloomberg

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Encrypted SIKURPhone protects data and cryptocurrency

The security-focused Granite Phone captured the interest of even non-corporate customers when it came out in 2015. Now the folks at Sikur are back with a next-generation SIKURPhone, promising the first fully encrypted, hack-proof smartphone that can safely store cryptocurrencies. Only 20,000 units will be available for presale beginning February 27th at a promotional price of $799. The company expects to deliver them in August of this year.

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Samsung's Galaxy S9 gets the important things right

Yesterday, Samsung took the day before Mobile World Congress really starts to announce its newest thing. Two things, as is Samsung's wont. The Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ are now officially official, and both handsets will go on sale in March. That's a pretty quick turnaround, which is a good thing, because I imagine there are quite a few people out there who will be picking up the newest "next big thing" from Samsung.

Honestly, I don't think it really matters if you watch the rumor mill or not when it comes to these new devices. It's basically what we all expected: An evolutionary step forward for the company, as they build upon the great device they launched last year in the Galaxy S8. More than that, though, Samsung knew it had some things to change, and they did just that.

So let's talk about the good first, because there is a lot to like here. If you are someone who upgrades their phone every year, then this seems like a no-brainer. Or if you skipped the Galaxy S8 because you didn't like the placement of the fingerprint reader on the back, well, Samsung heard the complaints and made the necessary alterations with the Galaxy S9.

And all of the standard changes we expect on a yearly-refreshed handset are here, too. A better processor under the hood and a better camera on the back. The Galaxy S9+ even has a dual camera setup on the back of the handset, which is great for folks who like the bigger of the two devices. We'll get back to that.

I have no doubt that the display on the Galaxy S9 is going to be ridiculous -- this is Samsung after all -- and the camera is going to be great, too. Probably the best news is the moved fingerprint reader, because that was a glaring frustration for a lot of people with the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ last year.

Basically, Samsung did all of the things it needed to do and then some. The Galaxy S9 looks like it's going to be a great device, and it will more than likely make a lot of people happy.

I have to get this out there, though: Those AR Emoji look . . . bad.

I'm not a fan of the results at all. But I will say I'm glad that Samsung (unlike some companies) isn't just flat-out copying Apple's Animoji here with the characters. The AR Emoji make you, the user, into an animated character. Which is a cool, if not completely original, idea. But from what I've seen of the results, it just doesn't seem all that great.

Maybe that changes at some point in the future.

The biggest misstep here, I think, is the fact that Samsung has finally decided to go "full Apple" in the way that it sells the Galaxy S smartphone lineup. One of the things that Samsung (like Google) could use "against" Apple was the fact that the only differences between the Galaxy S and its + variant was the display size, which was a good thing! Getting the same camera in both frames was fantastic, and I hope that move has helped Google with its Pixel smartphone lineup, too.

But the fact that Samsung is now offering the dual camera setup with just the Galaxy S9+ is pretty frustrating. I don't think Samsung needed to do this, and that's what irks me a little. This is a similar Apple situation for me, where now I will want the Galaxy S9+, even if I don't find any other reason to have the bigger display. (I've come to like bigger displays though ((thanks, Apple!)) so I'd still go for the Galaxy S9+ anyway these days.)

That being said, I'm going to end on a positive note here. I think Samsung's best move was pricing with the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. Neither handset breaks the $1000 threshold (even if the bigger device gets close), and that's good news as far as I'm concerned.

But, what do you think of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+? Will you be picking up one of the models when they launch later this year? Let me know!

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Samsung's Galaxy S9 gets the important things right originally posted at http://phonedog.com

Barclaycard wants you to dine and dash legally

Barclaycard is testing a new payment service that could mean the end to waiting for your bill at a restaurant. It's called Dine & Dash, but in this version, dashing doesn't mean skipping out on your tab. Instead, with this service, restaurant-goers would download the Dine & Dash app and just tap their phone on the Dine & Dash device at their table once they arrive. They would then order their meals and eat as usual, and once they were done, they could just leave. When the Dine & Dash app registers that the diners have left the restaurant, it will check them out and close the bill, issuing payment from whatever payment option was loaded into the app by the diner.

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S coming in March with Snapdragon 845

Last year, Xiaomi launched its Mi Mix 2 (shown above) with 6GB of RAM and a high-res display. Fast-forward around six months, though, and it looks like an upgrade version of that device is coming.

Xiaomi is prepping a Mi Mix 2S with a Snapdragon 845 processor. That's according to Xiaomi spokesperson Donovan Sung, who revealed that the Mi Mix 2S will launch on March 27.

Mi MIX 2S will use the next generation flagship processor Snapdragon 845. Launching on March 27th! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/XoOdmmcDO2

— Donovan Sung (@donovansung) February 25, 2018

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 is definitely no slouch, packing a Snapdragon 835 processor, up to 256GB of storage, 6GB of RAM, and a 5.99-inch 2160x1080 display. With the Snapdragon 845 coming soon and appearing in devices like the Samsung Galaxy S9, though, it seems that Xiaomi wanted its Mi Mix 2 to be a bit more competitive. It's unclear what other improvements, if any, Xiaomi will make from the Mi Mix 2 to the Mi Mix 2S.

Does a Snapdragon 845-equipped Mi Mix 2S interest you?

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Parrot app automatically edits your drone videos

Drone videos can be spectacular, but editing them? Not so much -- don't be surprised if you spend hours cutting 10 minutes of footage into something worth watching. Parrot thinks there's a better way. It's adding a Flight Director feature to its FreeFlight Pro mobile app (for Android and iOS) that automatically edits your drone footage. Algorithms study the drone's behavior and produce videos up to 3 minutes in length based on a handful of criteria, including the style (chronological, cinematic or trailer), pre-made themes and other existing footage. The biggest dilemma may be choosing your soundtrack.

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