A couple of announcements out of Verizon's camp just popped into our inbox, making
some previously rumored devices official.
Not exact matches
T - Mobile who has
previously been
rumored to want to bump up the speed capability of their own Galaxy S II
device to 42 Mbps has likely forced Samsung to stuff a competitors solution into their flagship phone.
The Pocket Edge was
previously rumored to be ready for a November launch and with the recent sighting of the almost complete
device, it seems the Pocket Edge is well on track to meet its launch deadline.
We
previously saw this
device in a Verizon rebate form and now we actually have a
rumored launch date.
As had been
previously rumored, Apple made the side bezels on its new tablet significantly thinner than most seven - inch tablets, thus giving the
device significantly more screen real estate despite being roughly the same overall size as the Nexus 7.
Listed as the Hewlett - Packard Development Company, HP filed the trademark request July 14, likely in preparation for a tablet
device running Palm's WebOS mobile platform - a
device previously rumored to be named the HP Hurricane.
This isn't the first time we have seen Motorola's latest Android
device; images of the handset were
previously leaked, as was a purported spec list and
rumored release dates.
Inside, though, the
device will feature an integrated backlight, as had been
previously rumored.
The two - tablet
rumor was
previously incarnated as talk of a 6 - inch, $ 679
device and a larger, Mac OS X-enabled tablet.
The
previously -
rumored LTE iteration of the BlackBerry PlayBook is supposedly a reality, with outlet Canadian Reviewer claiming to have received confirmation of the
device this morning at a breakfast before the main keynote at BlackBerry World in Orlando.
Previously, it was
rumored that the
device would sport a camera with an unbelievable 50MP sensor.
The dummy images show the
device with a vertical - dual camera on the back of the
device, which had been
previously rumored.
It looks like Samsung's all - metallic Galaxy Alpha may not launch on August 4 as
previously assumed, as the latest
rumor from AllAboutSamsung suggests that the
device is slated for a launch on August 13, three weeks before IFA.
As
previously rumored, Android P will introduce display cutout support for Android apps, letting developers «take full advantage of the latest
device screens with fullscreen content.»
The Chinese original equipment manufacturer is still
rumored to launch its foldable
device later this month, with sources
previously claiming that the company's October 17th event in New York City will be used -LSB-...]
The latter was also
previously rumored to launch with stock Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box in some cases, while in other markets the
device would take advantage of the company's proprietary Sense 9.0 UI.
Other design changes include a redesigned speaker grille, recessed volume buttons, relocated microphones — from the top of the
device next to the back camera module and on the side — and a new color option: gold, as
previously rumored.
Results for a
device called the «Motorola Shamu,» a code name that's
previously been linked to the
rumored upcoming Nexus, turned up on Geekbench, a test that assesses a
device's general processor and memory performance.
The Cupertino Company was
previously rumored to be planning a release of the 10.5 - inch iPad Pro somewhere in May or probably June, but the latest reports claim that the tech giant has «moved ahead of production» and thus the
device could be ready to «mark the inauguration» of the new Apple Park campus.
The documentation reveals that the Moto XT1775 is powered by a generous 5,000 mAh battery, suggesting that the
device at hand could be a variant of the
previously leaked and
rumored Moto E4 Plus carrying the model number «XT1770» and an identical battery.
It has been
previously reported that the unveiling of the
device, along with the smaller Huawei Mate 10 Lite, will take place on the said date, although this is the first time that the original
rumor was substantiated with something more than a claim.
The Taiwan - based company is yet to reveal any details surrounding its upcoming flagship but after recent
rumors pointed towards the release of just one
device instead of the
previously - expected two, Twitter user @CContentCreator has created a set of renders that show what the new smartphone could look like.
Interestingly, current
rumors suggest that the Gear won't use a flexible display (as had been
previously suggested) and will in fact use Samsung's own app store to get apps onto the
device rather than the standard Google Play store.
Huawei and LG have stated
previously that they won't be making Android Wear
devices this year, with Huawei currently
rumored to completely abandon the software.
The company is
rumored to be changing up the
device's design and returning to an all - glass approach, like it
previously had with the iPhone 4.
After a couple months of
rumors, Google made it official today — Nest, the smart home
device company that was
previously run as a separate subsidiary to Google's parent company Alphabet, will now be merged into Google's internal hardware division.
Google has been
previously rumored to work on 8 - inch
devices, with LG being the company expected to build it.
While the pics add little to the list of
previously rumored specs and features, they do give us another close look at the design of the
device.
Other bits from the report once again mention the
previously rumored 6 GB of RAM, 32 GB of internal storage and the presence of a microSD slot, but also claim that Samsung is trying to fit a huge 4000mAh battery inside the
device's case — which would seem feasible considering the 3600mAh unit inside the smaller S7 edge.
However, the bigger dimensions do not house a larger screen, as has been
rumored previously about this
device; instead, its 5.1 - inch, 1440 x 2560 - pixel Super AMOLED display is the same as both the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S6 Active.
Sony has
previously been
rumored to be ditching OmniBalance with new
devices coming at MWC in 2018, and it's a notion that would make sense if Sony wants to get a greater grip on smartphone market share.