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🗞 Indian smartphone brands continued to fall behind rival Chinese brands in 2018

Even though the global smartphone market is lukewarm, India is thriving due to rising demand and price-effective offerings. It is the only market in the world to witness a consecutive growth for the last three years. But out of the top five spots, three are occupied by Chinese smartphone companies while only one – the
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🗞 My Picture Book for Kids is a parenting app to teach toddlers new words

If you are looking for a fun and kid-friendly app to keep your toddler occupied for some time, check out XDA Recognized Developer sylsau‘s My Picture Book for Kids, an app that tries to teach new words to your little ones by associating the word with commonly recognized imagery. The picture book app comes with
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🗞 Scribbl is a free app to add animations to your photos for social media

Social media images are a big thing, and people are constantly looking at ways to ensure that their image stands out from the crowd — whether it be to “influence” followers or just to be different and try out something new. Scribbl by XDA Senior Member prithvee lets you add animations to your images with a
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🗞 [Update: Available for download] Microsoft is working on a Chromium-based browser to replace Edge

Microsoft Edge was released as part of Windows 10 way back in 2015 and was the spiritual successor to the ever-infamous Internet Explorer. Without the likes of ActiveX or Browser Helper Objects, it aimed to be a much more lightweight internet browsing solution. It certainly was universally more liked than Internet Explorer, with Microsoft Edge
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🗞 Samsung has now rolled out stable One UI with Android Pie to the Galaxy S8/S8+ and Galaxy Note 8 on all major US carriers and unlocked models

One UI is the newest version of Samsung Experience, the company’s own take on the Android mobile operating system. It has a huge amount of changes that focus on creating a great user experience for those using bezel-less devices. All of the non-interactable UI elements like headers and other text are relegated to the top
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🗞 [Video] Best Android Apps – April 2019

The Google Play Store and XDA Labs are constantly growing with new apps for Android users. We’re always trying to share the best new Android apps to be released. Kaushik from XDA TV shared five of his recent favorites in his latest video. The apps mentioned include Feedster, Niagara launcher, Pros & Cons, Habitory, and
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🗞 [Update: Coming in Version 75] Google Chrome Will Add Image Lazy-Loading to Speed Up Page Loading on Mobile

Whenever you load a webpage on a web browser, the entire page is downloaded. This isn’t a problem on desktop devices or on mobile devices with fast Internet connections, but Google is always looking for ways to speed up web browsing on mobile in order to bring the next generation of users onto the web.
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🗞 Snapchat’s faster, redesigned Android app is now available

Android users and Snapchat have had a rocky relationship ever since it exploded onto the scene over 5 years ago. The app has always worked better on iOS devices, leaving Android users feeling neglected with a slow, poorly optimized experience. Snap Inc has promised to fix the Android app for years, but we finally saw
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🗞 Huawei P30 Pro with Quad Cameras, 50X SuperZoom launched in India along with the Huawei P30 Lite

India is an alluring market for smartphone makers because it presents untapped opportunities. In spite of diminishing sales globally, the Indian smartphone market is growing at the fastest rate worldwide. While the budget segment drives the maximum sales in India, the niche of premium smartphones is flourishing and expected to grow further in 2019. This
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🗞 The 6GB RAM variant of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro will finally go on sale on April 10 in India

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro is one of the best lower mid-range phones on the market. Sadly, the phone is available only in China and India, while the Chinese Redmi Note 7 is available in most of Xiaomi’s international markets. The Redmi Note 7 Pro has an incredibly aggressive blend of specifications and pricing,
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🗞 WhatsApp testing a feature for group administrators to disallow sending frequently forwarded messages in groups

In an effort to combat fake news, WhatsApp has taken a series of slow and steady steps to make its humongous user base aware of the problem. This is itself a sizable task, considering that the app’s user base tops 1.5 billion monthly users. The company started off on this path by publishing full-page advertisements
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🗞 Enter the Lucrative World of DevOps with This Extensive Training

It should come as no surprise that software development and engineering is one of the world’s most lucrative fields. Companies in virtually every field rely on these platforms to reach new audiences and innovate new products, and they’re always looking for skilled web and software developers to get the job done. The DevOps Certification Training
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🗞 Rumor: Samsung to make 4 Galaxy Note 10 models

Samsung is definitely no stranger to making multiple models or versions of a single device. In the past, we’ve seen Samsung launch devices like the Galaxy S Advance, the Galaxy S3 mini, the Galaxy S4 mini, and so goes the list. For the most part, though, these were made to compliment their namesake flagship. Since
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🗞 [Update: Clarification] Many Android TV users are seeing sponsored posts in the launcher after the latest update

We’ve seen a few OEMs insert ads into their Android devices. Most notable is Xiaomi, but even they have recently come out and said they will work on this in a future update. There are others though, including Samsung, which lets you choose whether or not you want to see ads in various areas of
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🗞 [Update: More progress] Developer boots Windows 10 on ARM on the OnePlus 6T

Back in 2017, when Microsoft introduced a version of Windows 10 on devices powered by ARM chips, it sparked hopes about the potential of always-connected Windows laptops. Since then, Microsoft and Qualcomm have been collectively vouching for the game-changing benefits of these always-connected PCs. In October last year, the software giant also announced an SDK
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🗞 VLC 3.1 brings back Android Auto support, adds OTG device support, app shortcuts, and more

VLC has been one of my favorite media players for years. It’s great on every platform: computers, phones… and not just because of its ability of “playing whatever you throw at it,” but also because it’s straightforward to use and it includes no fluff or unnecessary stuff on it. The Android version lives up to
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🗞 Samsung starts rolling out the Galaxy J8’s Android Pie update with One UI

Over the past couple of months, Samsung has proven that they can do software updates. The last three generations of S series now run on the latest version of Android, as well as last two generations of Note series. Now it’s about time that Samsung started seriously updating their budget and mid-range offerings. As it
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🗞 Unofficial TWRP now available for the Exynos Samsung Galaxy S10/S10+

Samsung’s Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ are arguably the best phones of 2019 so far. They launched in February with the top of the line hardware, displays, and on top of that, the latest version of Android. One UI, which is based on Android Pie, is focused on one-hand usage of the phone and fluidity
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🗞 Developer successfully builds Chromium for Windows on ARM64

When it comes to desktop web browsers, things are pretty similar to what you’d know from mobile: ask anyone and they’ll tell you that Google Chrome, or Chromium-based browsers, are quite probably the best option out there. So much, actually, that Microsoft’s own Edge browser is switching to a Chromium base. One of the first
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🗞 Qualcomm announces the mid-range Snapdragon 665 and 8nm Snapdragon 730/G

Qualcomm’s mid-range 6 and 7 series are getting new additions to their respective line-ups. At the 2019 Qualcomm AI Day, the company announced the new Snapdragon 665 and Snapdragon 730 mobile platforms. The Snapdragon 665 can be seen as the successor to the incredibly popular Snapdragon 660, while the Snapdragon 730 is the successor to
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🗞 [Update: Rolling out in Canada] Motorola Moto Z3 Play Android Pie update is going live in the US

The Motorola Moto Z3 Play was launched in June 2018, sporting a 6″, 2160 x 1080, 18:9 AMOLED display and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC. What made the Moto Z3 Play special was that Motorola remained committed to the Moto Mods ecosystem, allowing users to enhance the useability of their device if they did not
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