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 According to counterpoint research, after two consecutive years of ranking second, Samsung finally beat Xiaomi to become India's largest smartphone brand. In the smartphone market here, Samsung showed a slight year-on-year growth of 32%, beating Xiaomi. Counterpoint reports that Samsung gained 24% market share in the third quarter of 2020, compared with 23% for Xiaomi. The two brands are closely followed by vivo, realme and oppo, with 17%, 16% and 8% market share respectively. According to the research report, Samsung's "strong performance" in the third quarter of 2020 is due to the brand's multiple strategies, including an effective supply chain and the ability to reach multiple price points due to a range of new products. The report also pointed out that Samsung's aggressive online "is the highest online contribution in its product portfolio ever" and helped Samsung regain its No.1 position in the market.

 As early as September, Motorola's smartphone code named "Kiev" was in full swing, revealing its main specifications and models. Now, more than a month later, the same source confirmed that it could be launched as "Motorola moto g 5g". It is expected to debut with moto G9 power as a scaled down version of moto g 5g plus. The moto g 5g, also known as Motorola Kiev, is a compelling device. This is an upcoming 5g smartphone supported by the qcomm snapdragon 690 with 6GB of ram and 128GB of internal storage. The chipset is located in the recently released oneplus Nord n105g. More interestingly, unlike the oneplus phone with a 90hz LCD panel, the phone will be equipped with an fholed display, but with a refresh rate of only 60Hz. But its screen size is still a mystery, as is whether it has notches or holes. That is to say, it will use triple camera settings, including 48mp Samsung GM1 main sensor, 8mp Samsung s5k4h7 sensor with telephoto lens and 2MP omnivision ov02b...

 Letsgodigital brings Samsung's patent rights approved by the Korea Intellectual Property Office into the three-dimensional scope. The phone's screen (possibly the galaxy Z fold 3) can be folded in two different positions. Dissatisfied with this, Samsung will add a sliding keyboard to the phone. As we all know, South Korean technology giant Samsung is developing a new kind of foldable screen mobile phone. There is little official information about the phone, but a new patent from Samsung shows that it can be equipped with excellent features. The 3D patent image produced by letsgodigital shows that the galaxy Z fold 3 may have a four layer structure. According to the patent approved by the Korea Intellectual Property Office, the screen of Galaxy Z fold 3 can be folded into two different positions. But Samsung's surprise is not limited to this. The company appears to have added a keyboard and a layer to the phone. This keyboard structure shows that when the screen of the gala...

  South Korean technology giant LG announced its new mid-range mobile phone Q52 at an event organized by it.  Although this phone has similar features with other models of its kind, the MIL-STD-810G certification of Q52 seems to make this phone stand out. LG’s new smartphone has an IPS LCD display that provides a 6.6-inch HD+ resolution.  This punch-hole screen has a front camera that can provide a resolution of 13 MP.  There is also a fingerprint reader sensor on the side panel of the LG Q52 to unlock the screen. LG Q52 is powered by MediaTek Helio P35 processor.  The processor is supported by a combination of 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage space.  Users can expand the storage space through the mobile phone's microSD support.  In addition to the Android 10 operating system, LG Q52 is also equipped with a 4,000 mAh battery.

  Samsung is currently launching One UI 3 beta based on Android 11 for the Galaxy S20 series in some countries.  Samsung seems to be preparing to bring the stable version of Android 11 and One UI 3 updates to users.  At least the Wi-Fi Alliance certification shows this. The Wi-Fi Alliance has released Android 11 certification for the 4G and 5G versions of the S20.  Certifications in the board’s database include cell phone models sold in the United States and other countries. Android 11 and One UI 3 beta versions are also being tested for S20 Plus and S20 Ultra models.  However, the Wi-Fi certificates of these models have not yet been made public.  It is not surprising that these certificates will appear in the database soon.

  Qualcomm is expected to launch its Snapdragon 875 processor in December next year.  In addition to the company's Snapdragon 875, which is positioned as its flagship product, a "lite version" of the processor is expected to be launched.  It is said that Oppo will be one of the first manufacturers to use this processor, which is called Snapdragon 870. It is said that Qualcomm's new processor can reach 3.2 GHz.  It is said that the processor will exceed Snapdragon 865 in performance, but will remain under Snapdragon 875, as predicted by the original performance. With the help of Snapdragon 870 and other new-generation processors, it will be possible to benefit from 5G support and achieve relatively high performance in mobile phones in the mid-to-high-end market.  For Qualcomm, it is also important to provide high performance at a price of less than $1,000. Oppo will not be the only manufacturer to release a Snapdragon 870 processor phone.  To see other manuf...

  During a pandemic, video chat is an important part of keeping in touch with friends, family, and colleagues, but watching the constantly changing screen to show the person who is chatting can be frustrating.  HTC offers another more natural solution, which relies on virtual reality. As reported by VRFocus, HTC has just publicly released the beta version of the Vive Sync VR collaboration tool.  Vive Sync is not new. It has been developed by virtual reality developer 2 Bears Studio since 2018, and a closed beta version is available upon invitation.  The open beta version released today allows business users to start testing the tool with employees, and it will definitely be popular because it means that everyone has a meeting/chat in almost the same conference room. HTC held a webinar earlier this month to explain exactly how to use Vive Sync for remote work: In order to use Vive Sync, users will need to use one of HTC's Vive headsets, but Android and iOS devices und...

  At CES in January, Samsung teased our high-end Chromebook with the Galaxy brand.  Samsung Galaxy Chromebook will be officially released on April 6. As reported by The Verge, the 2-in-1 Galaxy Chromebook will be purchased directly from Samsung or through Best Buy for $999 starting next Monday.  The 13.3-inch 4K OLED display will be surrounded by mercury gray or carnival red shell colors to choose from.  Inside there is the 10th generation Comet Lake Intel Core i5-10210U processor, 8GB DDR3 RAM and 256GB SSD. When PCMag spent some time on the Galaxy Chromebook at CES, there were a lot of favorites.  The build quality meets your expectations for such an expensive device, the colors that pop up from the AMOLED touch screen, and the safety stylus contained in the case, increase the overall practicality of this Chromebook. Although its price is one thousand US dollars, but Samsung clearly aimed this device at students.  In tent mode, it can be used as a laptop,...

  The Nokia brand announced the promise of launching a 5G smartphone with a retail price of about $650, as well as some other low-level phones. The Nokia 8.3 5G was nominated for 599 Euros ($634) through this summer.  It will operate in the low-end 5G frequency band from 600MHz to 3.8GHz.  Therefore, it should be able to run normally on AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint's 5G network, but not on Verizon. Juho Sarvikas, chief product officer of HMD Global, which owns the Nokia mobile phone brand, added: “Nokia 8.3 can roam around the world.” The company launched the device in a live broadcast on Thursday. Due to its wide acceptance of different 5G spectrums, It is hailed as "the world's first global smart phone facing the future". In order to power the device, Nokia is using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chip.  The upcoming Android product also has a 6.81-inch large screen, covering most devices.  For the front camera, Nokia installed a small hole in the upper left cor...

 It took Xiaomi a week to update several of its devices to MIUI 12, the new interface the manufacturer announced in April. The most recent lucky winner is redmi note 7, which was updated worldwide on Friday (23), and its successor, redmi note 8t, also won MIUI 12 (24) worldwide on Saturday. Xiaomi updated MIUI 12 for redmi note 9s The company is ready to update its next device with the arrival of MIUI 12 for Europe's redmi note 9s this Sunday. The novelty was discovered by YouTube Andrei of the linuxbrs channel, who posted device information on instagram that has been updated for the new interface. Therefore, the global model is expected to be the next model to receive updates. Xiaomi updated MIUI 12 for redmi note 9s Although very similar, it is important to remember that MIUI global and MIUI Europe are different from each other, which is why the global version of redmi note 9s has not been updated. In short, in addition to eliminating some obsolete software in the global version ...

 LG has officially announced the LG q52 smartphone in Korea. As the name suggests, it has become the successor to the LG q51, which was officially launched earlier this year. The LG q52 is a mid-range laptop with an impressive display, a 48 megapixel four camera setup and a good battery. LG q52 is equipped with 6.6-inch display screen, Helio p35 and 48mp four cameras LG q52 specifications and functions The LG q52 is a mil-std-810g certified smartphone measure of 160 × 76.7 x 8.4 mm. The phone is equipped with a 6.6-inch IPS LCD perforated screen that produces HD + resolution. It has a 13 megapixel front camera. The polycarbonate back cover of LG q52 is matte finish to prevent fingerprints. Q52's rear camera was created by a 48 megapixel main camera with F / 1.8 aperture, an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens, a 2-megapixel macro lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. LG q52 is equipped with 6.6-inch display screen, Helio p35 and 48mp four cameras LG q52 controls the 2.3ghz mediatekhelio p35...

The previous week, Huawei held a global launch to launch Huawei mate 40 series and mate 40 RS Porsche Design flagship phones. Mate 40 series will hold a special press conference in China on October 30. There is speculation that the Nova 8 series will break through the cover sometime in November. Over the weekend, peddlers from China announced not only the Nova 8 series but also the honor V40 flagship series next month. In addition, reliable whistleblowers from China shared all the specifications of the Nova 8 se smartphone. Huawei Nova 8 se specification exposed, Nova 8 series and glory V40 will be launched in November Previous leaks indicate that the Nova 8 series includes three phones, such as the Nova 8 se, the Nova 8 and the Nova 8 pro. At present, there is little information about the horn V40 series. Last year, Huawei's sub brand, horn V30, launched its smartphone, the honor V30 pro, in November. As a result, it is likely that the company will announce the honor V40 and the h...

  Despite the continued trade ban, Huawei has launched a new generation of Mate 40 flagship smartphones, which performed well in all aspects, which once again demonstrated the company's leadership in smartphone technology. Very similar to the current Huawei P40 flagship series, the new Mate 40 series lineup includes three different models, including the vanilla Huawei Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro and ultra-high-end Mate 40 Pro+. Huawei Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ may be one of our most exciting flagship models this year.  Except for the differences in the rear camera system, both devices have almost the same design and specifications. On the front, they are equipped with a large 6.76-inch OLED display with an immersive screen resolution of 1,344 x 2,772 pixels.  They maintain the same 90Hz butter smooth refresh rate as the P40 Pro and P40 Pro+, but will increase the touch sampling rate to 240Hz. In the upper left corner, there will be a pill-shaped cutout, which houses a pair of...

  At last year's I/O conference, Google announced the  driving mode of  its  own assistant service  , and later promised to officially launch this feature in mid-2019.  It's just that this promise has not been fulfilled for a long time.  Until today, more than a year later,  someone on  XDA-Developers  suddenly discovered that the driving mode of Google Assistant has been opened to some Android users.  Compared with the I/O demonstration (see the figure above), the current version has obvious changes in the UI (see the figure below).  But the basic concept is to enlarge the buttons and text to minimize the interference caused by mobile phone operation. According to XDA-Developers' speculation, the driving mode that went online this time is likely to be part of Google's server-side test.  Whether you can use this function or not has nothing to do with the version of Google Maps and search applications, and it doesn’t matter...

  Under the suppression of the US government, Huawei's Android phones have faced the competitive disadvantage of lack of Google services in the past year or so.  And this year, in the face of further US bans, the constraints on Huawei's mobile phone development and production process have extended to the hardware level.  At the beginning of August, the company's consumer business CEO Yu Chengdong had already revealed that the Kirin 9000 series chips in the flagship Mate 40 series in the second half of the year might become the "  out of print  "  of Huawei's own high-end chips  .  In such an atmosphere, the new generation of Mate released today will naturally receive special attention from the outside world. This time the  Mate 40 series is  divided into several models: Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro, Mate 40 Pro+ and Mate 40 RS. Our main station colleagues have experienced the Mate 40 Pro in advance, so this article will mainly be based on it. Un...

  The evaluation agency DxOMark recently announced that it will launch mobile phone screen scores and regularly announce the scores of newly launched mobile phone screens. This is another DxOMark score for smartphone performance after camera performance and sound quality.  DxOMark's test standards are divided into 6 categories: legibility, color, film, motion, touch and artificial defects. The score involves more than 400 objective tests and more than 20 hours of subjective experience tests. DxOMark believes that the current screen size, resolution, update rate, and technology used by mobile phone manufacturers cannot provide consumers with information on screen quality.  They hope to test the quality of mobile phone screens from the perspective of users.  Unlike DisplayMate, which also scores screens but favors hardware parameters, DxOMark adds subjective experience scores made by engineers, hoping to make the test more user-friendly and closer to the actual use sce...

  Since the beginning of the iPhone X, Apple has replaced Touch ID with Face ID, but users need to wear masks during the epidemic, and they feel that fingerprints are more convenient for facial recognition.  Although it is rumored that the iPhone 12 will imitate the iPad Air 4 and integrate Touch ID into the power button, but it didn't work out in the end.  The latest rumors indicate that Apple is considering re-introducing Touch ID to future iPhones with fingerprint recognition at the bottom of the screen. The well-known whistleblower L0vetodream posted on Twitter a few days ago, saying "MESA uts for iPhone". Netizens were confused after seeing it.  As a result, another whistleblower Jon Prosser tried to solve the puzzle, saying that MESA is Apple's internal code name for Touch ID, while UTS means under the screen.  To put it simply, Apple is developing an under-screen fingerprint recognition solution for the iPhone. At present, the mainstream under-screen fing...

  he core of OnePlus 8T is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor.  The processor comes with 8 or 12 GB LPDDR4X RAM.  For internal storage, 128 GB and 256 GB UFS 3.1 options are provided. OnePlus 8T is the first Android 11 phones to be used out of the box.  OnePlus, which has been modified on Android 11, provides features such as dark mode with layered design.  The default camera app has also undergone some changes. In OnePlus 8T, the 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor is the main camera.  Unlike the OnePlus 7T, the 8T does not have a special zoom camera.  For this, a sensor that can magnify 2 times is used. The main camera is equipped with a 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor.  The system consists of a 5-megapixel macro camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. OnePlus 8T also provides video portrait mode.  Artificial intelligence algorithms are used for this.  The new night mode also brings brighter colors and more details.  The new su...

The Xiaomi 10T series mobile phones were officially released today (9/30). There are 3 new phones, namely the flagship 10T and 10T Pro, and the mid-to-high-end 10T Lite. The suggested price of Xiaomi 10T starts at 499 Euros and it is available in Cosmic Black and Lunar Silver; the 10T Pro starts at 599 Euros (about 20,314 Taiwan dollars), with a total of Cosmic Black, Lunar Silver, and Aurora Blue; 10T Lite is 279 Euros), marine blue, pearl gray, and rose gold are available. Taiwan's Xiaomi said that it currently has no plans to list on the Taiwan market . The Mi 10T series is also equipped with a 6.67-inch 20:9 ratio FHD+ "hole" screen, supports HDR10, German Rheinland TÜV Rheinland low blue light certification, but the 10T and 10T Pro have a refresh rate of 144Hz, brightness up to 650nits, and built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Wi-Fi 6, 10T Lite are the first to adopt Snapdragon 750G, with a 120Hz screen update rate. All three models provide 5G Internet access, dua...

OnePlus 8T was officially announced recently, and the products also launched simultaneously include the Buds Z true wireless Bluetooth headset, and the gray Ash special edition of the mid-range mobile phone Nord. OnePlus 8T features fast charging technology and smooth display, supports Warp Charge 65 fast charging technology (65W) and 120Hz screen update rate; the new machine continues OnePlus 8's Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, 6.55-inch screen and other specifications. OnePlus Buds Z true wireless Bluetooth headset can be regarded as a cheap version of OnePlus Buds, using a 10mm driver unit, and the battery life is also reduced to 20 hours. OnePlus 8T is available in 8GB + 128GB, 12GB + 256GB versions. It will be available for sale on OnePlus official website and Amazon.in on 10/16, and will be officially listed on 10/17, priced at 42,999 and 45,999 Indian rupees ; in addition, 10/20 will be sold in the European market at a price of 599 and 699 euros  the North American market is also o...

EOS M50 Mark II is a mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses that Canon released recently, especially for the vlogging market. From its naming, you can know that this is the successor model of the best-selling model EOS M50. On this basis, Canon has enhanced the functions commonly used by vloggers and added new features to match the trend of movie sharing. Canon added the Dual Pixel autofocus system to the EOS M50 Mark II. It points out the subject's eyes and focuses when shooting a video, which is especially suitable for vlogging selfies or people visiting. Nowadays, many viewers use their mobile phones to watch videos. In response to this trend, Canon specifically allows EOS M50 Mark II to support vertical video shooting, as well as wireless YouTube live broadcast and Webcam functions. In order to facilitate creators' vlogging and selfies, the touch screen of the EOS M50 Mark II can be turned to face the photographer, and it provides click-to-control video recording, f...

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Since smart phones have become more popular, in addition to the sharp drop in sales of portable cameras, even consumers' demand for computers has also decreased. With the global outbreak of Wuhan pneumonia, people need to stay at home to work and study, but it has brought a new wave of buying computers. According to the latest data released by market research company Canalys, the total computer shipments of computer manufacturers reached 79.2 million units in the third quarter of this year, an increase of 12.7% over the same period last year, the best performance in the past 10 years. Among them, Acer has benefited the most. They shipped 5.6 million units in the third quarter, an increase of 15% over the same period last year and the highest among the top 5 computer manufacturers. As for the world's largest computer manufacturer, Lenovo's shipments were 19.3 million units, also an 11.4% increase. However, not all brands have benefited from this. Dell, the world's thi...

Canon recently released a uniquely designed camera PowerShot ZOOM through Japanese crowdfunding platform Makuake, and it easily reached the crowdfunding goal 13 hours after its debut. Canon recently announced that PowerShot ZOOM will be available in the United States in late November And this PowerShot Zoom body weighs only 145g, and has a size that can be operated with one hand, which is quite convenient. In addition, in terms of functions, it is equipped with a 12.1MP CMOS sensor, an electronic viewfinder, a ⅓-inch 12-megapixel sensor and two optical zooms with equivalent focal lengths of 100mm to 400mm, and the maximum digital zoom can reach 800mm. As for the lens, it is equipped with f / 5.6 – 6.3 lens, so it may not be suitable for low light environment. Canon said that the product is designed for users who like outdoor activities, such as bird watching and hiking. It also pointed out that it will be of great use for watching football games or Olympic games. In addition to...

According to Marketwatch, citing the Associated Press, the Trump administration announced a plan to significantly restrict visas for overseas skilled workers on Tuesday. Officials said that this is a priority in the case of job losses caused by the new crown epidemic. Officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor said the new rules known as the H1-B program will restrict who can obtain work visas and will impose additional wage requirements on companies seeking to hire foreign workers. Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said that under the new rules, about one-third of applicants for H1-B visas in recent years will be rejected. The new rules will also include restrictions on the number of professional occupations available under the program.

According to foreign media Politico, the US Department of Justice and multi-state prosecutors are investigating whether Google is involved in antitrust activities. Google may be forced to sell Chrome and other businesses to prevent monopoly of the online advertising market. According to people familiar with the matter, the U.S. Department of Justice will file an antitrust lawsuit against Google as soon as next week to force Google to sell its Chrome business in order to weaken Google’s dominant position and prevent it from expanding its influence in the online advertising market. If relevant departments force Google to sell Chrome browser and part of its advertising business, it may become the first company in the US technology industry to be forced to spin off its business in antitrust investigations. According to global statistics released by Statcounter, as of September, Chrome's market share in global computer browsers reached about 70%. In addition, Google's online...

At the beginning of the month, Google held an online launch event. At that time, it announced two Pixel 5G phones. Today (October 15) Google will hold another online launch event. The theme of this press conference is "Google Search On", which, as the name suggests, is related to Google search and other related platforms. It is expected that the "Google Search On" conference will be related to the new functions and improvements of the search engine and its related platforms. Google continues to update its services, it is estimated that the newly added features and changes are very important, and then Google held an independent launch event. Google Search On will be broadcast live on YouTube and the official Search On website at 3 pm on October 15th, US time, or 3 am on October 16th, Hong Kong time.

Apple released multiple news about 5G at this press conference. Tim Cook said at the meeting that the iPhone 12 supports the mmWave frequency band and will provide faster speeds, but the delay rate will be lower. Tim Cook said at the meeting that 5G will provide faster speeds but lower latency. In addition, it will provide higher security for users' privacy. Apple said that starting from the hardware design of specific 5G antennas, they can design the most 5G bandwidth on a mobile phone. In addition to saving space, they can also provide the best operating speed, making the iPhone 12 better than any other on the market. The product can use a 5G mobile phone in more places. In addition, make full use of the speed of 5G and integrate various apps and programs to provide users with faster speeds. When your current activity does not require 5G speed, "Smart Data Mode" will use LTE. Apple stated that it has conducted 5G performance tests with 100 operators in 30 countries/...