Huawei nova 4 render shows a hole in the screen for the selfie camera

Huawei wants to release the first phone with a screen hole, beating Samsung to the finish line. That phone may be the Huawei nova 4, renders of which just hit the net. Huawei nova 4 render (by @VenyaGeskin1) The design of the back is pretty much a P20 Pro. The front features screen with a hole for the selfie camera in the top left corner. This matches the official teaser and the disguised device that was spotted in the wild. Huawei even live streamed a demo of a prototype device with such a screen hole, which served as the basis of this render. Admittedly, the presenters were...

Samsung will dual source Galaxy S10's ultrasonic fingerprint reader

Industry insiders are confirming earlier reports that GIS and O-film will both be producing ultrasonic in-display fingerprint readers for the Galaxy S10. The two are partnering with Qualcomm to develop the sensors. Both firms are expected to start cranking out readers for the S10 in January, preceding the flagship's unveiling in February and its launch not long after that. Taiwan's GIS has higher yield rates, O-film has a high capacity and asks a lower price. That's what the high-end versions of the Galaxy S10 have to look forward to, the base S10 (with a flat screen) is expected to...

Nokia 8 pops up on Geekbench running Android 9.0 Pie

HMD Global promised to upgrade the Nokia 8 to the latest Android version, 9.0 Pie, before the end of 2018 and we now see the first piece of evidence that the OTA update is just around the corner. It comes in the form of a Geekbench listing. As you can see, the listing says that the 4GB RAM version Nokia 8 runs on Android 9.0 Pie, which in turn means that the company is already testing the handset with the new software version. We hope it will come sooner because Juho Sarvikas promised cool new features coming along. Those include ARCore support, new UI revamp, navigation gestures...

Realme U1 review

The Realme U1 has just launched in India, hot on the Realme 2 Pro heels, and promises better selfies and even faster performance. The salient design is here to stay, as is the large screen with a dewdrop notch.

New Zealand rejects usage of Huawei 5G equipment over security concerns

Three months after being banned from developing 5G networks in Australia, Huawei received a new blow, this time from New Zealand. The intelligence agency of the Pacific country denied Spark from using the already set 5G equipment, citing concerns about national security. Spark is one of the major carriers in New Zealand and the first to file a request to start using the next-gen connectivity. General Andrew Hampton, Government Communications Security Bureau Director, said that a significant network security risk was identified. Huawei replied with the Chinese Foreign Ministry...

LG changes its mobile division chief once again

It is that moment of the year again when LG initiates organizational changes to optimize its businesses. Brian Kwon, currently the leader of the Home Entertainment Company, will become the new head of the Mobile Communications division. He is replacing Hwang Jeong-hwan, who will focus on his role as head of LG's Convergence Business Development Office after heading the mobile business in the last 12 months. In a press release, LG pointed out that Kwon played a critical role in transforming the TV, audio and PC business into category leaders and "his knowledge and experience in the...

OnePlus 3/3T gains support for Type-C Bullets with latest update

OnePlus just pushed a minor update for its old OnePlus 3 and 3T smartphones. The OTA update bumps up the OxygenOS version to 5.0.7, squashes some bugs and brings Google's November security patch. However, the most important bit about it is the added support for OnePlus' Type-C Bullets Earphones. Up until now, OnePlus 3 and 3T couldn't output audio through their USB-C connectors. Unfortunately, the changelog doesn't say anything about third-party USB-C headphones, but we assume those are supported too. To test them out, we've plugged in the OnePlus Type-C Bullets into a OnePlus 3...