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Deal: SanDisk's 400GB microSD card drops to $190

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If your phone has a microSD slot (which is quick becoming a rarity), you might want to check out the  SanDisk 400GB microSD card . It started at a hefty $230, but you can now have it for $190. B&H Photo Video ,  Amazon  and  NewEgg  have it at that price.  Best Buy  is charging $200. There are smaller cards too, the 256GB ones start at $100 if you don’t need so much storage (there are faster, pricier versions of the 256GB card too).

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ to launch in India on March 6

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Samsung will be launching the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones in India on March 6 at an event in New Delhi. The company has started sending out invitations to the media for the same. The Galaxy S9 and S9+ are already up for pre-ordering on Samsung's website. Both devices are available in a choice of 64GB or 256GB in either Lilac Purple, Midnight Black or Coral Blue. Samsung is currently accepting INR 2000 as booking amount and the rest will have to be paid when the devices launch next week.

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ can measure your blood pressure

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When we read Samsung’s patent about measuring blood pressure with an optical sensor, we imagined it will be used on smartwatches in the future. So imagine our surprise to find out that the Galaxy S9 and S9+ have just such a sensor. Besides blood pressure, the phone can measure your stress levels as well. Samsung also plans to expand Bixbi’s skills to allow it to judge the calories of a meal just by looking at it through the camera. This tech was co-developed with the University of California San Francisco in a collaboration dubbed My BP Lab.

Sony announces A7 III full-frame mirrorless camera

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Sony has announced the new A7 III, which includes a whole host of new features and improvements that brings it in line with the more prolific members of the A7 series, such as the A7R III and the A9. The A7 III features a brand new full-frame 24.2MP backside illuminated EXMOR R CMOS sensor and an updated BIONZ X image processor. The ISO range has been expanded to ISO 100 - 51200. The dynamic range has been expanded to 15-stop but no one really knows what that means. The camera can shoot full resolution images at 10fps with continuous AF/AE for up to 177 JPEGs, 80 compressed RAWs and 40 uncompressed RAWs. It also includes in-body image stabilization for 5-axis stability when used with stabilized lenses.

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ pricing for India leaks out

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You can already  pre-order  the  Samsung Galaxy S9  and  Galaxy S9+  in India but until now, we didn't know the official prices. An alleged official listing clears things up, and details just how pricey Samsung's new flagship duo will be. According to the list prices the Galaxy S9 starts at around €780 for the 64GB and tops out at nearly €900. The Galaxy S9+ is almost €900 for the base 64GB model and stops just shy of €1000 for the 256 gig one. Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB INR 62,500 €780 Samsung Galaxy S9 256GB INR 71,000 €887 Samsung Galaxy S9+ 64GB INR 70,000 €874 Samsung Galaxy S9+ 256GB INR 79,000 €986 Those prices are about what we expected from Samsung. Pre-orders for the Galaxy S9 duo are up in  the US ,  Canada  and  the UK  and orders are expected to start shipping in early March. Source: gsmarena Source Follow us on Twitter Like our page on Facebook

Samsung's new ISOCELL sensor has on-board DRAM, shoots 960fps video

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With the Galaxy S9 phones, the focus was on improving the camera. To that end, Samsung unveiled the ISOCELL Fast 2L3 image sensor with on-board DRAM and 960fps video recording. The new ISOCELL Fast 2L3 sensor has a 3-layer design. Usually, the first layer holds the pixels that capture light, the second layer converts that into a digital information to be sent to the chipset for processing and finally to the phone’s RAM. Samsung has added a third layer, 512MB DRAM, that can quickly read and store the data from the sensor – much faster than the chipset can. This enables video capture at 960fps for a cool 32x slow down. The sensor also features motion detection so it can start the slow-motion recording faster than you can.

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ go official with new hardware, old looks

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Samsung has just unpacked the new Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ flagship duo in Barcelona. The new devices are helming Samsung's 2018 smartphone portfolio with new hardware but old looks. Both S9 and S9+ retain the familiar glass-sandwich design with water-proofing, aluminum frame, curved Gorilla glasses, and everything. Samsung has trimmed the screen bezels a bit and thus both phones have smaller footprints than their respective predecessors - if insignificantly so.

MediaTek unveils Helio P60 chipset with Cortex-A73 and an AI core

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MediaTek unveiled the Helio P60 – a mid-range chip that will challenge the Helio X30. And it goes without saying that it has hardware to accelerate AI tasks, the NeuroPilot core. The P60 is built on TSMC’s 12nm FF process (rather than 10nm FF+ like the X30). It has four Coretex-A73 cores clocked at 2.0GHz and four A53 cores also at 2.0Ghz. That’s a massive jump in performance compared to the previous P-series chips – MediaTek promises a whopping 70% boost compared to the P30!

New leak prices the Galaxy S9 at €841, Galaxy S9+ at €997

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At the beginning of this week some contradictory pricing information for Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S9 and S9+ got leaked. Today Evan Blass, a.k.a. @evleaks, only adds to the confusion with the newly outed images you can see below. So according to this usually reliable source, the S9 will set you back €841, while the S9+ will be priced at €997. The big question here is where these prices are supposedly from - what country or market, specifically. Since they're in euros you'd expect them to be valid across the Eurozone (or at least in one of the countries in it), but very rarely have we seen official recommended retail prices that don't end in 9. In this case, €849 and €999, respectively, would be much more believable for that part of the world.

Energizer Power Max P16K Pro smartphone arrives at MWC with 16,000 mAh battery

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Energizer wants to make a big splash at MWC this year, and it's definitely going to achieve just that with the Power Max P16K Pro smartphone that it will unveil on that occasion. The company is best known for its batteries, so it makes perfect sense that its next handset will have battery life as a huge focus. Keyword: huge. The Power Max P16K Pro sports a gargantuan 16,000 mAh battery. That's four times bigger than what you would expect in this day and age in order to call a device one that comes with a big battery. The new Energizer will obliterate its competition in this area. And while it isn't powered by the Snapdragon 845 like some other products expected to become official at MWC, the Power Max P16K Pro is no slouch in other regards either.

More Nokia 7 Plus images leak, showing the Black and White colors side by side

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The Nokia 7 Plus is no stranger to the rumor mill – we’ve seen renders in black and white, even a stealthy live photo. It’s back for more, this time around both color options stand side by side.

Huawei MediaPad M5 10 (Pro) key specs revealed

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Demand for tablets might be down, but Huawei posted a huge 28% YoY growth in 2017. According to leaked info, the company plans to keep it going and is planning to launch the MediaPad M5 10 (Pro) anytime soon, probably at the MWC 2018. According to Roland Quandt on Twitter, the new device will have metal body, 4 GB RAM and 16:10 screen.

Flipkart gets ready to welcome the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+

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Flipkart has already rolled out the red carpet for the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. It put up a landing page saying “Coming on 25.02.2018”, which references the date of the Samsung Unpacked event. It doesn’t say when pre-orders will start, however (rumors say we may not have to wait long). Last year, Flipkart had exclusivity on the Galaxy S8 duo. This year, however, there’s no mention of exclusivity – either Flipkart is holding back that particular announcement or someone muscled in on its territory. Source: gsmarena Source  |  Via Follow us on Twitter Like our page on Facebook

Alleged Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 spotted with 10.5-inch display and 8MP front camera

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A new Samsung Galaxy device has appeared in a benchmark listing. The handset carries a model number of SM-T835, suggesting it could well be the Galaxy Tab S4 tablet given that last year's Tab S3 was SM-T820/SM-825. Specs revealed by the device's GFXBench listing include 10.5-inch display with 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution, octa-core 2.3GHz CPU and Adreno 540 (strongly indicating the presence of Snapdragon 835 SoC).

Samsung unveils 30.72TB SSD with blazing fast performance

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Two years ago, Samsung unveiled a massive 15.36TB SSD and now it has doubled that storage in a single drive – the PM1643. It is a SAS drive with 30.72TB capacity that is built out of the latest V-NAND chips. The new drive promises speeds of up to 2,100MB/s sequential read and 1,700MB/s write (400K/50K IOPS for random reads/writes respectively). To achieve such performance numbers, Samsung used Through Silicon Via tech – the drive includes 40GB of DRAM.

Xiaomi ‘Blackshark’ with Snapdragon 845 and 8GB RAM spotted in benchmarks

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A new smartphone - dubbed ‘Blackshark’ - has been spotted in a benchmark listing. While the maker isn't revealed, the codename suggests a connection to Xiaomi as the Chine company owns backed Black Shark Technology Incorporated. Some of the key specs the AnTuTu listing uncovers include Snapdragon 845 SoC, 2160 x 1080-pixel display, and 8GB RAM.

First live photo of Redmi Note 5 Pro reveals iPhone X-like camera

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Xiaomi will announce the Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro tomorrow in India and we already learned the specs of both devices. The more powerful version will have a 12 MP + 5 MP dual camera that looks like the one in the Apple iPhone X as a leaked live photo of the setup just revealed. The vertical camera setup sits in the upper left corner of the metal-plated back of the Redmi Note 5 Pro. The LED flash separates the primary and the secondary sensors. Looking closely, you can easily distinguish the top cam being the 12 MP one with f/2.2 aperture while the bottom is the bokeh-responsible 5 MP snapper with f/2.0 lens.

ZTE Axon 9 rumor points to 18:9 screen and Snapdragon 845 chipset

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ZTE’s head honcho confirmed that the Axon 9 is coming this year and now some alleged images and specs have surfaced on Weibo. The phone both is and isn’t what we expected. A 6” AMOLED screen with QHD+ resolution – and 18:9 aspect ratio – was to be expected. A high-res AMOLED was one of the key selling points of the 7. But if you look under the screen, you’ll see that this Axon 9 features capacitive keys.

GIVEAWAY: INFINIX ZERO 5 AND GIONEE A1 LITE

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HENREENEO: Our very own most popular Vlogger and Tech Reviewer

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We all know Marques Brownlee, Michael Fisher, Joshua Vegara and the likes who grace our YouTube page with in-depth tech reviews and then we have HENREENEO , our number one tech reviewer paving ways with his crystal-clear video reviews. Henreeneo has more than 40 videos on YouTube and his videos have the craziest views in just a day or two. He tops so many tech reviewers on YouTube that started years back with video reviews less than 50k, but Henreeneo has more than 150k views per videos in a couple of days after posting and he never stops to make the headlines. His videos are the best out there and his audio reviews are clear and concise to give you the confidence you need to deciding which device you would want to purchase.