TCL: the BlackBerry Keyone is a runaway success, new device to come in October

We attended a TCL briefing today as part of IFA's press days (you know, TCL the company behind BlackBerry) and they shared some interesting tidbits on the BlackBerry Keyone and what's to come next. The QWERTY-packing bar allegedly proved to be a "runaway success" and phones sell as fast as TCL can make them. The maker had to resort to launching on markets sequentally. So far they are at number 35, but with plans for that number to reach 50 by the end of the year. Those sales are split about 50/50 between businesses buying them for their employees and people getting one themselves...

Moto G5S Plus hands-on review: First look

This is it then. The long-awaited Finnish flagship that goes all in against the phones that rule today. The Finnish cameraphone returning to claim the prize that was once its birthright. Everybody bow and make way?

Google Maps app gets public parkings and parking lots info

After launching the "Parking Difficulty" feature back in the beginning in 2017, now Google updated Maps with "Find Parking" option. In short, it will pull up a list of nearby parking lots and garages and will give you directions to it. There is also an availability of adding the parking in a list. The option is pretty neat and should work seamlessly, but only for Android in the beginning. The first 25 cities/metro areas to get the feature are all in the US and are listed alphabetically: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, DC, Denver,...

Xiaomi India unveils new Redmi 4a model with 3GB of RAM

If the Redmi 4a feels a bit underpowered, then Xiaomi India has a surprise for you - a version with 3GB of RAM, up from the usual 2GB. This one also comes with 32GB storage. Set to go on sale on August 31, this model will cost INR 7,000. The regular 4a model, which is exclusive to Amazon India, is priced at INR 6,000 and there will be another sale on the same day - the 31st. It's important to note that this new version of the Xiaomi Redmi 4a is not tied down with exclusivity. Instead, it will be available through Mi.com, Flipkart, PayTM, TataCLiQ and, yes, Amazon too. Source

Honor V9 Play arrives on September 6

Yesterday we told you about a mysterious phone rumored to have the name Honor V9 Mini. Today Huawei's subsidiary announced on Weibo that there is indeed a new phone on its way - it is the Huawei V9 Play and will come on September 6. According to Chinese news agency Anzhuo, the Honor V9 Play will run Kirin 659 chipset. It will be coupled with 4 GB RAM and will have one 12 MP camera on the back. As some TENAA images revealed, the phone will also have a fingerprint scanner below the camera setup. When launched, the phone is expected to cost CNY1,500 or around...

EMUI 6.0 will be based on Android Oreo 8.0, a leak suggests

Huawei is preparing several launches in the forthcoming months. They will introduce the Kirin 970 chipset at IFA 2017, the Mate 10 phablet is being announced in October, and according to a Weibo leak, the new EMUI 6.0 will also come by the end of the year. It would be based on Android Oreo 8.0 that brings PIP mode and better control of the notifications. According to the Change Log, the Emotion UI will come with a new design and the settings will be easier for navigation. The interface would become "more friendly for your habit" which probably means it would give better...

MediaTek unleashes two new mid-range chipsets - the Helio P23 and the Helio P30

As we told you before, MediaTek announced two new chipsets to the SoC market today - the Helio P23 and the Helio P30. Devices with the ICs will hit the market in the last quarter of 2017, but the P30 will be available only in China. Helio P23 Helio P30 CPU 4 Cortex A53 cores @ 2.3 GHz, 4 Cortex A53 cores @ 1.65 GHz 4 Cortex A53 cores @ 2.3 GHz, 4 Cortex A53 cores @ 1.65 GHz GPU Mali G71MP2 @770MHz Mali G71MP2 @950MHz Camera/ISP 13 MP + 13 MP Dual / 24 MP Single 16 MP + 16 MP Dual / 25 MP Single ...