According to a bunch of users, Google is testing some sort of rounded cards with 4 mysterious colored dots to the Google Search for Android, iOS, and on the mobile web. The latest UI has rounded card corners and 4 colored dots. Additionally, the headlines and titles uses Blue color, while the page summary is now gray instead of black. The URL color is now green instead of black.
The new UI looks more colorful and alive, We haven't seen this new design on any of our devices, but according to the latest reports, few users are already testing this new UI on their Android and iOS devices.
After the Note 7 fiasco, Samsung took a huge step with its batteries of the Galaxy S8 Smartphones that might prevent fires and explosions. Samsung also plans to re-launch the Note 7 FE, but it looks like the Korean Giant has some other problem to take care of. According to the latest reports, a Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) exploded in 4-year old's hand while playing game. However, no one got injured due to the explosion and that's a good thing. Naureen Ahsan, a Pakistani mother, had lent a Galaxy J7 (2016) smartphone to her four-year-old nephew. Apparently, the kid was playing "My Talking Tom" game when the phone got overheated and exploded. It's good to see that no one got hurt although "this incident was terrifying for all of us," Ahsan said.
“Today my daughter’s mobile Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) blasted due to may be over heating or lagging due to games..we are unable to share this picture with Samsung’s page. My 4-year nephew was playing ‘my talking tom’ game in it when it got over heated and had a blast. Allhumdulliah he is safe. And my daughter too…but this incident was terrifying for all of us.” Ahsan concluded her Facebook comment by warning the parents and saying “Keep your children away from mobiles and stay safe everyone :)”. She has uploaded several images showing a bloated battery and the burnt remnants of the handset.
Motorola has already started rolling out the Android 7.0 Nougat software update for the Moto X Force and the Moto X Style. The Moto X Style is exactly a carbon copy of Moto X Pure Edition with minor differences. According to the latest report, Motorola will begin rolling out the Android 7.0 Nougat Software update for the Moto X Pure Edition (North American Variant) pretty soon. But there's no estimated time provided by them.
“We’re in final field testing and North America is preparing for carrier approvals.” A Moto spokesperson told Talk Android. Finally, there' some good news for the owners of Moto X PE as they have been waiting for the update since ages now. Motorola might release the Nougat update very soon. So, wait for that.
A month ago, we saw a presentation video allegedly confirming the specs of the Moto X4 and now, popular tipster, Evan Blass on Venturebeat claims that the phone is coming to Project Fi Later this Year.
Additionally, Motorola and Lenovo plans to launch the Moto X4 in the fourth quarter at a mid-tier price. Moto X4 will be the first non-Nexus-or-Pixel-branded handset to offer Fi-compatibility. If you recall, Motorola released three generations of the Moto X- the Moto X, Moto X2, and the Moto X Style, which was the third generation. And, it's no wonder that Motorola is looking to resume the product portfolio by launching the Moto X4. The Moto X4 will feature a 5.5-inch Full HD glass layered with 3D glass on top. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 660 chipset along with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The device will sport dual camera at the back, metal body, and a 3800mAh battery.
Source: Venturebeat
Most Popular benchmark maker AnTuTu has released list for the Top 10 Performance Smartphones for the month of May 2017 and it covers smartphone brands from around the world and the domestic Chinese brand. The below chart is based on the average performance of the smartphones in AnTuTu benchmark test and the list contains only 10 Smartphones retaining their positions.
As you can see, the recently announced HTC U11 tops the AnTuTu with Snapdragon 835 processor. It is closely followed by the iPhone 7 Plus which is powered by the A10 chip. At the number 3 position is the Snapdragon 835-powered Mi 6 and at number four and five is the SD 835-powered Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. The OnePlus 3T with a Snapdragon 821 chip inside occupies the seventh spot, while the OnePlus 3 is at eighth. The rest of the list is made up of the LeEco Le Pro3 at the ninth position, LeEco Le Max 2 at the tenth. HTC U11 killer is already born and it's the latest OnePlus 5 with a giant 8GB RAM, we won't be surprised if OnePlus snatches the crown from the U11 with the OnePlus 5 in the upcoming AnTuTu global Smartphone scores. Thoughts? Source: AnTuTu
