Huawei brings wireless charging to the p30 with a special case

Chinese phone maker Huawei announced the P30 and P30 Pro at an event in Paris two days ago. Both of these are powered by Kirin 980 SoC but they have some differences - one of which is wireless charging. The Pro variant has it but the vanilla P30 doesn't. Well, Huawei has quietly introduced a case that brings wireless charging, based on the Qi standard. This case comes with a magnet on the bottom side that makes it easier to attach the phone to your car's phone holder, and Huawei offers one as well. It's worth noting that the P30 Pro supports 15W wireless charging whereas this case...

Here's how Samsung tests the Galaxy Fold's hinge durability

The Samsung Galaxy Fold will be the first commercially-available folding phone by a big brand and will cost €2,000 when it goes on pre-order in a month so future buyers would expect it to be made of some stern stuff to warrant that price. Samsung claims the Galaxy Fold can withstand 200,000 folds without issue and is backing up its claim by providing a glimpse of its stringent folding test. The Galaxy Fold is hooked up to a machine that opens and closes it constantly for a week to accumulate the rated 200,000 folds. That test simulates what 5 years of use (if you open and close the...

Huawei Y6 Prime (2019) arrives in Pakistan

Huawei has launched a new affordable handset in Pakistan, named Huawei Y6 Prime (2019). Some might think it has some differences from the regular Huawei Y6 (2019), but it actually is the very same smartphone with a new moniker. The Y6 Prime (2019) has a Helio A22 chipset with quad-core CPU, 2 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. The screen is regular 6.09" LCD with HD+ resolution. There is one camera on the back with a 13 MP sensor and f/1.8 lens. The front-facing shooter is 8 MP with fixed focus and some fancy features to make your selfies look better. Other specs include Android...

Apple breaks its own in-app subscription rules for Apple News+

The latest offense from Apple is in the News+ app. Specifically, the way that Apple lets users sign up. It offers a "Try it now" button that takes you directly to the payment screen. Apple's guidelines say "Make sure users know that once the free trial is over, a payment will be automatically initiated for the next subscription duration, and they can cancel any time." Hey @apple, your auto-renewing subscription screen is in violation of guideline 3.1.2 and your app should be rejected. For starters. no links to privacy policy or support page; no info on how to cancel....

First iOS 12.3 beta for developers now available

On Monday, Apple released the final build of iOS 12.2 which brought support for Apple's newly announced News+ subscription service and some new Animoji. On Wednesday, Apple is releasing the first beta build of iOS 12.3 intended for developers, restarting the cycle of updates. The changelog for the 12.3 update only mention stability Improvements and bug fixes. When a beta is released for developers, it will usually take a little while before the beta becomes available to the public. Following that, there are usually several beta release revisions before Apple finalizes and pushes a...

watchOS 5.2 brings ECG app and irregular rhythm notification on Apple Watch to Europe and Hong Kong

Following the release of iOS 12.2 earlier this week, today Apple is making watchOS 5.2 available for its smartwatches. The most notable thing about it is that it's bringing the ECG app and irregular heart rhythm notification to 19 countries in Europe as well as Hong Kong. Here's the full list of European countries graced with the honor: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. You can take an ECG reading on your Apple Watch Series 4 at any time,...

Google Pixel 3a to start at €450 and have a purple version

Google's 'lite' versions of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have been leaking like crazy for the past few months, and they should finally become official sometime this spring. In the US they're rumored to be exclusive to Verizon, which is unsurprising given Google's past antics. What about the rest of the world? Well, a new report from Germany today tells us to expect the smaller Pixel 3a to start at €450, with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. There may or may not be a model with more storage, but it's unlikely the lite Pixel 3 will overtake the actual Pixel 3 when it comes to RAM - so that...