LG introduced a new smartphone series late last year, in an attempt to get a bigger foothold in the premium smartphone market. The first of the series, the LG V10, brought with a durable build and some new hardware features, along with a unique take a secondary display experience.
Of course, that doesn’t mean their flagship G series has been forgotten, with the latest offering released this year introducing a dramatic departure from the norm for LG.
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Microsoft has confirmed that the Surface Duo has an unlockable bootloader. This means that you can root it, mod it, and flash custom ROMs on it. This means that you will be able to gain root access to the device, flash custom ROMs on it, mod it, play around with hidden features, and more. Microsoft, however, has not confirmed if unlocking the bootloader will void the warranty or not.
Update, October 30, 2018 (12:42PM EST): Old School Runescape is now up on the Play Store. The game weighs in at a little over 6MB, though there is likely more to download once you open the game for the first time.
Something to keep in mind is that, miraculously, you can still your old account if you remember your sign-in credentials. However, everyone starts fresh once you log in. That means character progression does not carry over.
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There are a lot of great affordable phones in India. If you’re looking for flagship power, though, you’ll more often than not have to drop a decent chunk of money, with some smartphones priced close to 1 lakh rupees and beyond. The great news is that quite a few options come with the same high-end processing package but are much cheaper. Here’s a look at some of the best phones under 40,000 rupees in India!
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A new study has found that dark mode doesn’t give you major efficiency gains in some scenarios. Researchers found that switching to dark mode from low to mid brightness only yielded between 3 to 9% savings. You see more energy gains by going from a light mode at maximum brightness to a dark mode, according to the study Dark mode has been touted as one of the better features on phones today, allowing devices with OLED screens to save power compared to using a typical light mode.
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Is Google Search dying? A viral post by blogger DXB claims it is as most people are appending the term “Reddit” to the end of their search queries. When we at Android Authority came across this post, we realized that a bunch of us are also actively searching Reddit to avoid irrelevant SEO-optimized results on Google.
Discussions about the post on Hacker News and Reddit also show that many people have started distrusting Google Search results.
OnePlus said there wouldn’t be T-series phones launched this year, but we’re guessing that only applied to the OnePlus 9T. Instead, the company has decided to launch the OnePlus 9RT, seemingly being positioned as a follow-up to the OnePlus 9R.
The biggest upgrade over the previous release might be the switch from a Snapdragon 870 SoC to the new generation Snapdragon 888 chipset. You’re also getting 8GB to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB to 256GB of UFS 3.
Update: The Galaxy S8 Plus model with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage space has received a price cut in India. The device went on sale about a month ago in the region (June 9) for Rs. 74,900, the equivalent of around $1,160. Earlier today, retailer Mahesh Telecom tweeted about its reduction on its official Twitter channel. The premium handset can now be purchased for Rs. 70,900 from Samsung's official Indian web portal and brick and mortar stores, though Flipkart still has the phone on sale at the original price.
We quite liked Samsung’s Chromebook Plus and Pro when we went hands-on with them a couple of weeks ago. One of the most interesting aspects of the new Chromebook range is the processing options between the Plus and Pro models, which feature different ARM and Intel processors respectively.
The former hands in a solid performance, despite ARM’s more energy efficient and less powerful CPU architecture when compared with Intel’s Core M3. More mysteriously, those reading into the Chromebook Plus’ spec sheet will have noticed that this processor is listed as an unbranded “OP1, Made for Chromebooks, Hexa-core” SoC.
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Alleged specs of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 successor have leaked through a reliable source. The new flagship chipset could transition from the 5nm to 4nm manufacturing process. It could pack the Snapdragon X65 modem, Kryo 780 CPU, and Adreno 730 GPU. The Snapdragon 888 is fairly new and its successor is only expected to be announced sometime in December. However, leaks have already started pouring in for Qualcomm’s next marquee chipset that’ll power flagship phones in 2022.