BlackBerry Keyone gets $50 price cut for a day

BlackBerry Keyone gets $50 price cut for a day

If you are a BlackBerry fan in the US, and are planning to purchase a regular (silver model), you'll be glad to know that the company is offering a $50 discount on the device. This means you'll be able to grab a unit for under $500. Those interested will have to act fast though, as the offer is only valid for a day it starts at 12:00AM on October 18 and ends at 11:59PM the same day. You have the option to make the purchase from either Amazon or Best Buy.

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Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL pre-orders now shipping, both available in-store at Verizon on Thursday

Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL pre-orders now shipping, both available in-store at Verizon on Thursday

Some people in the US who have pre-ordered or have received shipping notifications today, with deliveries expected tomorrow or on Thursday. Not all pre-orders have been shipped, but if you were among the first to finalize the process back when the devices were announced earlier this month, there's a good chance that your Pixel 2 or 2 XL is on the way too. If you didn't get any of the first batch (especially of the 'panda' black and white Pixel 2 XL, which seems to have been the hardest to buy), then you'll likely have to wait some more. If you haven't pre-ordered but decided you need a Pixel 2 or 2 XL in your life, you can simply head to your friendly neighborhood Verizon store on Thursday, since that's when the carrier will have both phones available to buy on the spot. That said, you may not find all of the different versions in every single Big Red retail location, keep that in mind. Google will also be selling the new Pixels at its pop-up stores in New York City and Los Angeles from Thursday on. Regardless of where you buy from, the Pixel 2 costs $649.99 (64GB) or $749.99 (128GB), while the XL model goes for $849.99 (64GB) or $949.99 (128GB). |

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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is now out

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is now out

The latest iteration of Windows 10 is now ready to be installed on your PCs. The has started rolling out today through Windows Update, but as usual it will take many weeks for it to reach all of the Windows 10 installations out there. Microsoft loves doing staged rollouts, so that's just the way it is. If you're the impatient type, you can check for it from Windows Update, or just jump straight to the and click the Update Now button there the upgrade assistant should guide you through the rest of the process. Alternatively, you can download ISO images of the final copy of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update if you plan on performing clean installs of it. The new version of the OS comes with support for Windows Mixed Reality headsets that go on sale today, contacts in the taskbar, and some tweaks in the looks department as Microsoft is starting to implement its new Fluent Design language in Windows. It's just early days for that, however, with subsequent Windows 10 updates adding more and more Fluent Design elements. The new Photos app lets you add filters, text, and 3D effects to your snaps and videos, and even digital ink, soundtracks, themes, and transitions. Cortana can turn your PC off, restart or sleep it. Edge gets support for ebook and PDF annotation, and websites can be pinned to the Windows taskbar. Oh, and there's a new full screen mode too. On the security front, Microsoft has added better ransomware protection, while OneDrive Files On Demand will stream your cloud storage files without downloading them first. There are many more small improvements packed into this release, . |

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Malaysia Huawei Mate 10 pre-orders come with a bunch of freebies

Malaysia Huawei Mate 10 pre-orders come with a bunch of freebies

Huawei the Mate 10 with a price tag of 699 and date of availability from November 2017 for 11 first-wave launch markets. One of them is Malaysia and the fans there are getting a pretty sweet deal through online retailer 3ex the Mate 10 costs MYR2,699 or about 540. But wait, theres more the seller also gives freebies worth MYR999/200 with each pre-order. The exclusive freebies include Huawei Car Supercharger, Huawei Smart Scale, Bluetooth monopod, 3M Screen warranty and Huawei VIP Service Membership. The is offered in only one variant 4 GB RAM + 64 GB memory, but microSD slot is available (taking the place of the second SIM in the hybrid slot). The pre-order begins on October 19 and will last only three days until October 22. 3ex gives a full list of the specs on the dedicated landing page, although there is no mention which colors will be available for pre-order. We are also yet to see if Huawei will be offering the freebies with the Mate 10 in other markets, or if it's a Malaysia-only deal.

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Check out the Huawei Mate 10 Pro benchmark results

Check out the Huawei Mate 10 Pro benchmark results

Huawei unwrapped its new Mate 10 flagships yesterday, which market the debut of the Kirin 970 chipset a beast built around four Cortex-A73 and four Cortex-A53 processing cores, a Mali-G72 graphics processor and, in the case of the , 6GB of RAM. We were there, front seat, to watch Huawei's global event unfold and managed to test out the Mate 10 Pro in a number of synthetic benchmarks so that you guys can see how it compares to the other flagships out tehre. Before we start with the scores, let's delve a bit deeper into the Hisilicon Kirin 970 inside the Huawei Mate 10 Pro. Its four high-performance Cortex-A73 cores that can go as high as 2.4GHz and four efficient Cortex-A53 cores that can run at up to 1.8GHz. This is similar to the Exynos 8895 Octa inside the Samsung Galaxy Note8, which uses four custom-made powerful cores clocked at 2.3GHz and four efficient Cortex-A53 ones clocked at 1.7GHz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 found in the OnePlus 5, Nokia 8 and a number of other flagships (like the Galaxy Note8 in certain markets) uses custom Kryo cores in an octa-core configuration. Graphics on the Huawei Mate 10 Pro are handled by a Mali-G72 GPU with 12 cores, in contrast the Samsung-designed Exynos 8895 Octa has a slightly older Mali-G71 graphics processor but with 20 cores. The Snapdragon 835 has its own Adreno 540 GPU. So let's look at how the Huawei Mate 10 Pro did in our testing. Keep in mind that this is a pre-release unit so final results may differ a little. In the CPU-focused GeekBench 4.1 the Huawei Mate 10 Pro is more or less identical to its Android competition and only loses out to Apple's outstanding A11 Bionic chip inside the iPhone 8 Plus. Higher is better Higher is better AnTuTu 6 is a compound benchmark that focuses on 3D performance as well as memory and processor speed. Here the Huawei Mate 10 Pro was outdone only by the OnePlus 5 and the Apple iPhone 8 Plus. Higher is better In Basemark OS 2.0 all flagships scored about the same between 3,300 and 3,600 points. Higher is better Moving on to graphics tests, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro soars to a quick lead, beating out all of its Android competition in the GFXBench 3.1 Manhattan 1080p test. In GFX's Car scene the Huawei Mate 10 Pro is a few frames behind its Android peers in the offscreen test and a few frames in front in the onscreen test it leveraged on its lower screen resolution to beat the Galaxy Note8 by a huge margin. Higher is better Higher is better Higher is better Higher is better Finally, there's Basemark X where the Huawei Mate 10 Pro was last although not too far behind. Higher is better In all of the scores above, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro was on par with its Android competition, only losing out significantly to the Apple iPhone 8 Plus, but then comparing benchmark scores across platforms is rarely a good idea as developers are keen to point out. During our time with the Huawei Mate 10 Pro we enjoyed buttery performance, as can be expected from a flagship phone. Stay tuned for more tests of the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, coming soon.

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Xiaomi wants to ship 90 million phones this year

Xiaomi wants to ship 90 million phones this year

Xiaomi is aiming for a record this year shipping 90 million phones. This will far exceed what the company managed in 2016 (58 million) and even its strongest year to date, 2015 (70 million). To reach these impressive numbers, the company has been catering to the entry-level market with phones like the new (which starts at just ). The companys more upmarket devices have been selling well too, the company moved a record phones in the month of September alone. This has been enough to propel Xiaomi to the #2 spot in China behind Huawei, but ahead of Oppo and Vivo. CEO Lei Jun wants to recapture the position of in China in 2020.

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OnePlus 5T set to be unveiled on November 5 [Update - not really]

OnePlus 5T set to be unveiled on November 5 [Update - not really]

: OnePlus has confirmed that it's not a genuine invite. Move along people, nothing to see here. : Earlier this month, there were that the OnePlus 5T is not happening, but a week later, suggested the 5T is alive and breathing. And the latest development suggests the second round of rumors were correct. The company has started sending out press invitations for a November 5 event (set to be held in China), with the invite image featuring a phone outline containing a T in it. So it's reasonable to say the invite confirms that the OnePlus 5T will be the star of the event. And to allay any remaining doubts, the OnePlus 5 has reportedly gone out of stock across the world (except India, where it's peak festival season currently), indicating the device is being discontinued. Talking about 5T's specs, nothing much is known at the moment, except speculations that it'll likely feature a big screen (around 6-inch in size).

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New Nokia phone set to be launched in China this week

New Nokia phone set to be launched in China this week

HMD looks set to launch a new smartphone in China this week. The company has sent out invites for an event which will be held on October 19, a couple of days from now. While there's currently no official information on the star of the event, the official TMALL Nokia store currently features an animated GIF that teases a phone with the Bothie feature. It's the company's smartphone that brought this feature along, so it's reasonable to assume that the teaser is the current flagship. If that's the case, it's highly likely that China will get the new 6GB RAM variant, which was recently in Europe. However, some reports also say that October 19 will mark the unveiling of a completely new Nokia 7 smartphone they say 'qi' in Chinese refers to 7, and hence the speculation. The wait to know isn't long though, just a couple of days left. |

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