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At the moment there are probably only a handful of companies in the world that have the facilities and processes necessary to manufacture the chipsets that are found in smartphones today. This includes the likes of Samsung and TSMC, both of whom have regularly made the headlines when it comes to chipset production, especially with regards to Apple.
However Samsung’s facilities are also used to manufacture for others, including themselves, but also Qualcomm. However if a report from Nikkei is to be believed, Samsung could lose a bulk of their business with Qualcomm in the later part of 2018. Instead it seems that TSMC could be poised to takeover from Samsung with the production of Qualcomm’s 2019 flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 855.
The report quotes chip industry executives as saying, “Qualcomm is engaging TSMC to roll out a modem chip very soon in the first half of 2018 and TSMC will manufacture the mobile giant’s upcoming flagship Snapdragon processor, known as Snapdragon 855, before the end of next year.”
As it stands, Samsung has been and is responsible for chipsets like the Snapdragon 835 that has been found in 2017’s smartphones, and also the Snapdragon 845 which will find their way into 2018’s flagship smartphones, like the Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ if the rumors are true. If the report is accurate, gaining Qualcomm’s business will no doubt be a huge boon for TSMC who is said to be the sole supplier to Apple for the Cupertino company’s A-series of chipsets.
TSMC Could Start Producing Qualcomm’s Chipsets In 2018 , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
It wasn’t too long ago that the OnePlus 5T was officially announced, but it seems that some are starting to look forwards the future and the OnePlus 6, which presumably will be on track for a release in 2018. It also looks like the rumor mill has already begun as according to a report from GizmoChina, the OnePlus 6 is rumored to sport an in-display fingerprint sensor.
Recently Synaptics announced that they have begun mass producing an in-display fingerprint sensor, something that we have been hearing other OEMs try to include in their phones (Apple included). It was also later revealed that Vivo could be the first Android handset maker to use this technology.
Assuming this report is accurate, it seems that OnePlus could also be looking to adopt the technology in the OnePlus 6. With the OnePlus 5T launching back in November, it can only be assumed that the OnePlus 6 will launch later in 2018, but apparently OnePlus isn’t going to wait that long.
The report goes on to add that the OnePlus 6 could be launched as early as March 2018 and released later in the same month. It does seem a bit suspect that OnePlus would launch a new flagship so early as it would no doubt upset many OnePlus 5T customers who might have only recently purchased the handset, but either way take it with a grain of salt for now.
OnePlus 6 Could Sport In-Display Fingerprint Sensor , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
These days we’re starting to see the amount of mobile data offered to customers is a lot higher than what it used to be back in the day. However this also corresponds to our media, where we’re starting to see more content on the web being streamed in 2K and 4K resolutions, thus consuming more data in the process.
Now if you’re someone who is particularly conscious about how their data is used, you might be interested to learn that Google has rolled out a new feature for its Allo app on Android. This comes in the form of a data usage option in the Settings menu of the app. Basically this will break down for users how they have been using their data, such as Messages, Media, Google Drive, WiFi, and mobile data.
This lets users keep track of how much data the app is using, which might come in handy if you’re trying to cut back on mobile data consumption, or if you want to see how much storage space that Allo is using. Note that this feature was spotted a few months ago in an APK teardown, but it looks like the feature is now rolling out to users. It seems to have been enabled server-side so there doesn’t seem to be anything that users need to do to get it.
‘Data Usage’ Option For Google’s Allo Now Rolling Out , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
If you are the owner of the Moto X4 Android One, you might be interested to learn that it seems that the Android 8.0 Oreo update is now rolling out to the handset. Note that this is for the Android One version of the phone, which means that if you purchased the other version that comes with a slightly tweaked version of Android, you’ll probably have to wait for the update.
However Motorola did previously confirm that the Moto X4 (and other Motorola handsets) will receive Android 8.0 Oreo, so it was really only a matter of time. The update is expected to bring about the usual changes that one might expect from the Android 8.0 Oreo update. The update also contains the usual Android security updates, so it could be worth checking out as well.
As it stands Android 8.0 Oreo still represents a fraction of total Android installs. Last we checked, which was earlier this month, Oreo only represented 0.5% of Android devices, and that older updates like those from 2-3 years ago still held a majority share. That being said, Google has been working on ways to try and reduce Android fragmentation, such as through Project Treble.
Also to their credit, we’re starting to see more OEMs try to push out updates in a more timely manner.
Android 8.0 Rolling Out To Moto X4 Android One Edition , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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Yesterday it was reported that Apple had been hit with not just one, but two class-action lawsuits in which customers are suing Apple over the purposeful slowing down of older iPhones. However it seems that this problem isn’t stopping there as a third lawsuit has since been filed, this time alleging that instead of fixing the problem, Apple chose to slow down iPhones instead.
According to the latest lawsuit, the plaintiff in question Keaton Harvey accused Apple of making “deliberately misleading” statements, where instead of replacing batteries for all affected iPhone units, they instead chose to release an update to iOS which basically slowed down all older iPhones.
For those learning about this for the first time, basically a while back some iPhone 6s and 6s Plus users were discovering that their phones encountered random shutdowns. The company acknowledged the issue and launched a battery replacement program for a small number of affected units.
However the latest lawsuit alleges that Apple knew that this affected other iPhone units as well, not just the 6s and 6s Plus, but instead chose to slow these phones down instead of offering to replace their batteries as well. Apple has recently confirmed that they did release an update for iOS 10 that did slow the phones down, although the company’s reasoning was that it was to deliver the “best experience” for their customers.
Third iPhone Battery Lawsuit Alleges Apple Avoided Fixing Defects , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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