HTC U 11 specs leak from retail box graphic

HTC is gearing up to announce its newest flagship device, one that would succeed the highly-acclaimed HTC 10 from last year. We are about two weeks from the announcement date of May 16, and the cat's out of the bag with today's leak of the HTC U 11. An info-graphic of what looks to be the retail packaging of the HTC U 11 has surfaced, revealing a number of new specifications and features that last week's GeekBench leak didn't expose. Since Samsung was keeping tabs of the Snapdragon 835 chips, HTC had to delay the announcement of its flagship from the usual first quarter...

Sony Xperia X Ultra leaks with tall 21:9 display

After the Z Ultra, the Xperia XA Ultra defined a phablet-sized devices that targeted the mid-range market segment. Now we are getting a first look at what could be Sony's newest flagship phablet: The Sony Xperia X Ultra. Despite the rocky start, Sony has had a solid year with its new slew of devices based on the Xperia X lineup. Back with the Xperia Z series, Sony had the Xperia Z Ultra, a huge 6.4-inch smartphone with large bezels and an 8MP main camera sans-flash. As we can tell by these alleged renders, the Xperia X Ultra could feature a tall display, taller than the ones...

WhatsApp beta on Android now lets you pin chats

The team behind WhatsApp has started testing a new feature. The feature in question lets users pin chats. Pinning a chat will result in it appearing at the top everytime, reducing your time and effort that would have otherwise gone into finding it. The feature, which is currently available in the beta version (2.17.162 or 163) of the app, lets you pin a maximum of 3 chats. If you try pinning a fourth chat, the app will display an error. Those who want to join the WhatsApp beta program on Android, they can do so by heading to the Join Beta link below. Via | Join Beta

Samsung gets nod to test autonomous cars on public roads

South Korean tech giant Samsung has received approval to test its self driving cars on public roads in its home country. The country's Land Ministry gave the nod for a test run today. Until now, the company was testing its autonomous car technology on a modified race track. "Samsung Electronics plans to develop top-of-the-line sensors and computer modules backed by artificial intelligence and the deep-learning technologies to improve cars' self-driving capabilities even in challenging weather conditions," a report out of South Korea says. The firm is currently using a Hyundai car...

Alleged nubia Z17 spotted on Geekbench with Snapdragon 835 SoC and Android 7.1.1 OS

A new ZTE nubia device has been spotted on the Geekbench benchmarking website. Listed as NX563J, the handset is powered by Snapdragon 835 and has 4GB of RAM. The listing also reveals that the phone runs Android 7.1.1 OS. The NX563J is alleged to be the nubia Z17, as the nubia Z17 mini that was made official earlier last month carried NX569J model number when it was spotted on TENAA. Sadly, nothing else is known about the nubia NX563J at the moment, including pricing as well availability. Via

Samsung Galaxy S7 sales hit 55 million milestone

Samsung has managed to sell more than 55 million units of its Galaxy S7/S7 edge flagship smartphones till date. This was revealed by market research firm Strategy Analytics in a new report. The first quarter of the ongoing year saw the South Korean tech giant selling 7.2 million Galaxy S7/S7 edge units, the report noted. In total, Samsung sold 92.8 million handsets in the January-March period, of which 80 million were smartphones. With this, the company managed to capture 23% share of the global smartphone market. Via 1 2

Fix for Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ red tint issue now rolling out in India

After South Korea and Europe, Samsung has now started rolling out the Galaxy S8/S8+ red tint issue fix in India as well. Weighing in at around 426MB, the update arrives as firmware version XXU1AQDG. Both S8 as well as the Plus variant are getting the update. It's worth mentioning that the flagships aren't yet on sale in India - they'll will be available for purchase starting May 5, although pre-orders are currently live. Via