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A twitter account that’s dedicated to reporting on new WhatsApp beta builds has tweeted of a new feature that its allegedly uncovered.  @WABetaInfo  tweeted a couple of screenshots of a newly spotted feature in version 2.17.3.28 for iOS and version 2.16.399 for Android. Users in a group chat would be able to broadcast their live location to the others on the group chat.     37 likes The feature is disabled by default, but if the leaked screenshots are true (which they pretty much do) then there will finally be an alternative way to share live location with iOS and Android users. Given that many people use WhatsApp on a global scale, it’d be much easier to share a constant location with a friend that you might be meeting in the next hour or so if both of you don't use iOS. iOS users have had this feature for years baked into iMessage, though not in the exact same way: In iMessage, users can request or begin sending...

If you recall,  not too long ago , a  number of renders  leaked of successor (to be named) of the  Sony Xperia XA . The easiest way to tell is the positioning of the front-facing camera, as well as the USB-C port, and those corners with the funky design at around 01:36. Paired with some interesting music, the video by  TechLover HD  is about 2 minutes long and shows the purported Sony handset which carries the model number 'G3121'. The video shows a prototype of the aforementioned model in various angles, and a few menu screens that show its model number, Android version, and its January 5 security patch. With a live video leak like this, it’s only a matter of time before Sony officially announces more information about the Xperia XA successor. This is expected to happen at MWC in about a month or so from today. Xperia XA successor leak of renders The video title also mentions that the handset has a 23MP camera. Which is briefly seen in the ...

Back in November China's TENAA certified the upcoming  LeEco Le X850  for sale in the country, though it still hasn't launched. And now it looks like the same handset (or a slightly different version of it) was put through the paces of GFXBench, which as usual has resulted in a pretty complete listing of its specs on the benchmark's website. The phone's model number is said to be X85x, and the second "x" could obviously stand for "0". Then again, GFXBench also calls it X10 as if that may be its name, so it's unclear what's going on here. Finally note that there are some small differences between the specs outed by TENAA for the X850 and what GFXBench lists for the X10/X85x. The Chinese regulatory authority spoke of a device with a 5.7-inch QHD screen, Snapdragon 821 chipset, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, dual 13 MP rear cameras, and a 16 MP selfie snapper. GFXBench says it has a 5.5-inch QHD display, the Snapdragon 820 at the helm, ...

TCL, which now makes BlackBerry-branded devices,  showed us its next handset back at CES , but didn't tell us anything about it. The full unveiling will thankfully happen in less than a month,  on February 25  at MWC in Barcelona. That's when we should finally find out what it's going to be called -  Mercury ,  DTEK70 , or something else. Until then, here's a new rumor about its cameras. It's said to feature the Sony IMX378 sensor on the rear, which is the same one used by Google for its  Pixel  and  Pixel XL  handsets, which take some of the best shots of any smartphones out there. So expect the Mercury's main snapper to have 12 MP resolution and support for 4K video recording. On the front, taking care of your selfies, will be either Samsung's S5K4H8 sensor or OmniVision's OV8856, in both cases with 8 MP resolution and 1.12um pixels. This camera will record 1080p videos at 30fps. Past leaks talked about the Mercury coming with a ...

Samsung and LG have been competing for decades now, and the two companies are always trying to one up each other in whatever way possible. This year, both will put out impressive new flagship smartphones, both of those with minimal bezels as countless rumors have told us so far. However, in the battle between  Samsung's Galaxy S8  and  LG's G6 , the former has managed to best the latter in at least two areas. First, there's the chipset, which is rumored to be Snapdragon 835 for Samsung yet only last year's Snapdragon 821 for the LG - and that's a direct consequence of  Samsung 'hoarding' all available SD835 units  at launch. Another area where the Galaxy S8 will beat the LG G6 at the spec game is display resolution and size, though in both cases only just. The latter was already obvious from  yesterday's huge leak about the S8 , which once again confirmed that the smaller model will have a 5.8-inch screen, while the larger model will come with a 6....

Thursday and Friday brought a lot of news from the Galaxy S8 rumor stack including a leaked  live-image and a full list of alleged specs , including  a strange resolution  that ends up being higher than the LG G6’s. But anyway, the following is an image of what is believed to be an official render of the Samsung Galaxy S8. Now, if you compare the render to the live image we saw on Thursday, they coincide pretty well. The proportions of the camera module next to the rear-mounted fingerprint sensor look spot-on in the image. If we look at the front of the render, and then look back at the  supposed front-glass panel  for the Galaxy S8, the two aren’t consistent with the leaks we are getting. So either this is fake, or that glass is. More will reveal itself in the coming weeks. We are still looking at a March 29 Unpacked event, as well as an April 21 official sale date. Check out the full list of  recently-leaked specs here .

Samsung has started rolling out a new update to its  Galaxy J2 Prime  and  Galaxy Grand Neo  (a.k.a Galaxy Grand Lite) smartphones. Arriving as software version G532GDXU1AQA4 for the former and I9060CUBS0AQA1 for the latter, the update brings Android security patches for the month of January. As is usually the case with OTA roll outs, it may take some time before the update notification pops up on your device's screen. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient, you can manually check for the update by heading to your handset's  Settings  menu.

Looks like  the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro  may get the Nougat update soon. The device running the latest Android version (version 7.1.1) has been spotted on the GFXBench benchmarking website, indicating that the update is being tested by the company. This comes just over a month after the global variant of the phone  started receiving  the Marshmallow update. Sadly, there's currently no information on when exactly the Nougat update will be rolled out. Here's hoping that testing goes smoothly and the update arrives sooner rather than later.

The Motorola  Moto G5  and  G5 Plus  are seemingly set for a Barcelona unveiling next month, but oddly it's been just the Plus version that's been  the star in recent rumors . Well, it's the non-Plus that's stopped by the FCC, for a change. Moto G4 The US telecom regulator has given it the green light, and even if it's typically not the most prolific source of intel, sifting through the papers you could still find a few interesting bits. For one, the G5 will support NFC - a first for the G-series (if you don't count certain regional versions of the Moto G4 Play, as pointed out in the comments).     FCC documentation excerpts The other thing, revealed by the FCC filing, is battery capacity - listed at 3,000mAh, it's slightly less than the floating 3,100mAh number for the Plus. The phone will come with a fast charger capable of outputting 14.4W at either 9V/1.6A or 12V/1.2A, as well as 5V/1.6A. You'd also be intrigued to find out that t...

At $159, Apple's AirPods aren't exactly cheap, yet they're quite the bargain when you consider the wireless earbuds options. If only they could come in a color to match your Black iPhone 7, Jet or otherwise. Well, now they can, sort of, courtesy of a company called BlackPods. Jackpot! BlackPods (apparently both the name of the company and the end product) will take your ordinary shiny white AirPods, subject them to a 'three-phase approach' that yields a 'luxurious scratch-resistant finish', all for the nominal fee of $99. Alternatively, you can buy the AirPods straight from BlackPods and get the BlackPods for $249 - sounds like $9 worth of savings. That is, if you don't already own a pair. Mind you, there's a waiting list you need to join at this point, so you can't order the BlackPods right away. It makes perfect sense though - Apple itself won't ship a pair of AirPods for another 6 weeks if you order today. Also, there's a pret...