Author: Alvin Wanjala

Even though the Galaxy Fold had its setbacks to the South Korean tech giant, Samsung, can’t get enough of foldable phones. Samsung has filed another patent for a device with a folding screen, which shows Samsung’s confidence about the future of foldable phones. With the Galaxy Fold a month or so from launch after the redesign, Samsung has also been working on a new foldable phone design. You can view the 3D renders of the patent designs below courtesy of LetsGoDigital. Note these are just renders. From the designs (see top featured image), you can tell the new foldable device…

Facebook had long locked out the public from Spark AR, it’s Augmented Reality app. For a start, the app has only been available to verified creators who leveraged the platform to create their custom filters. This has brought massive success to creators since users needed to follow them to use their custom-made filters. However, Facebook has now opened the doorway for every other Instagram user to create their personalized face effects and filters using the platform. Spark AR was highly anticipated since Facebook’s announcement at this year’s F8 Conference when they tipped on plans of opening the app to the…

The infamous WhatsApp features leaker WABetainfo has recently revealed details on an upcoming feature that may hit your WhatsApp android app in the near future.  WhatsApp had already rolled out a Screen Lock feature for iOS users in the beta program three months ago, and the similar feature is now rolling out for Android but this time named fingerprint unlock. If enabled fingerprint unlock will require one to authenticate using their fingerprint before opening WhatsApp app. However, for convenience purposes, you will still be able to answer your WhatsApp calls even when the app is locked. For messages, you can…

After launching the unified twitter mobile design to the web, Twitter is now considering a way to customize your timeline more. The company has been reported to be working on ways to have users follow topics they love. For a start, the feature will only let you follow sport-related topics like wrestling, soccer, or even cricket, among others. The feature is expected to roll out globally by the end of the year. Besides, the company has also hinted an upcoming “mute” function so that you will not be spammed with the topics you follow the whole time on your timeline.…

In a move to the password-less future, Google has announced that starting today; users will be able to login to some Google services without using a password. This is not a new thing in apps, but on the web, it is entirely an alien idea. Google in a blog post today stated that users would be able to login using whichever method they prefer. You can use your fingerprint, PIN, password, or even pattern to log in securely to some of Google’s services. In short, you will be able to login using the same method that you use to unlock…

Xiaomi RedMi 6 and RedMi 6A are finally receiving Android 9.0 Pie update even though Android Q launch is just around the corner even though Google has not revealed the launch date yet. Remember Xiaomi’s Pie update roadmap had left out the duo but later reconsidered providing a Pie update for the duo. Well, now after months of testing in the closed beta group, the update is publicly available for both devices. You might be wondering why you have MIUI 10, but it is not based on Android Q, but the answer to that is simple; Xiaomi usually develops its…

Samsung today has officially announced its new 108MP camera sensor in partnership with Xiaomi. The new sensor is the industry’s first mobile image sensor to go beyond 100million pixels. Samsung states that the new 108-megapixel (MP) ISOCELL Bright HMX sensor offers “a resolution equivalent to that of a high-end DSLR camera.” “For ISOCELL Bright HMX, Xiaomi and Samsung have worked closely together from the early conceptual stage to production that has resulted in a groundbreaking 108MP image sensor.” “We are very pleased that picture resolutions previously available only in a few top-tier DSLR cameras can now be designed into smartphones,”…

For those behind the news, Samsung has a 64MP camera lens that they never considered as an excellent component to the Galaxy Note 10. But since its already launched, Chinese brands are already on the run on who will first pack the new sensor in their upcoming devices. Oppo’s Realme was the first company tipping that their upcoming smartphone Realme 5 will feature the sensor. Xiaomi has also stated they will be up on the run to launch their 64MP device in the final quarter of the year. But who wins the race? If Xiaomi loses this race, then be…

Update: This article has been updated with the EMUI 10 update schedule for the supported devices. Huawei’s android iteration EMUI version 10 has been in the works for some time now and it was high time that the company unveiled it. That came through as planned in the Huawei Developer Conference held yesterday. Plus, Huawei also launched their new Cross-platform OS, HarmonyOS. EMUI 10 is based on Google’s upcoming Android Q set to be unveiled this month. With that said, EMUI 10 packs a tone of what Android Q will feature including the most anticipated system-wide dark UI. Besides, the…

Google Maps has been updated with an AR feature that lets you navigate easily using superimposed arrows on top of your live camera footage. With AR, having doubts on whether you should be taking a right turn or a left one should be a problem of the past. The new feature has been named Live View and is currently available in the beta program of Google Maps. Last month, Apple reportedly filed a patent for AR directions which could let you navigate a location using superimposed route directions on top of your camera view. A similar feature to Google Maps’…