HTC’s leaked smartphone is a weird hybrid of LG and Samsung style

The HTC 10 earned itself a lot of love from the people who bought one last year — but as best anyone can tell, that wasn’t a whole lot of people. More recently there’s been the Bolt (a Sprint exclusive in the US) and the Google-branded, HTC-made Pixel, but it seems that HTC’s next major smartphone is due soon. Very soon.

As noted by Android Police, leaked images of a device codenamed “Ocean Blue” show off a phone with glass covering both the front and back with an aluminum frame sandwiched in the middle. Gone is the unibody metal style that’s been the hallmark of top-tier HTC smartphones in recent years.

Somewhat surprisingly, there’s a secondary display at the top right, just like on the LG V10/V20. According to the photos,...............

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AT&T's grandfathered unlimited data plans getting another $5 rate hike

AT&T is trying to move long-time subscribers off its grandfathered unlimited data plan that is no longer offered to new customers.

AT&T is increasing the price of its grandfathered unlimited data plans by $5 per month, beginning in March 2017, the mobile carrier confirmed on Tuesday.

AT&T has been working to drive subscribers out of its grandfathered unlimited plans that are no longer...................................................

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Reviews Changhong H2 - Phone with 'infrared vision' knows how fat you are (hands-on)

A phone with "see-through" vision sounds like something out of science-fiction, but one device at CES 2017 comes close to exactly that.

Using a near-infrared spectrometer, the (terribly named) Changhong H2 phone can determine things like how fresh your produce is, if your medicine is fake and even your body fat percentage.

The H2 does this by shining a light onto objects (like fruit, medicine and your skin), which penetrates the surface. Molecules from the object then send back light in different ways and this information gets beamed up to a database cloud where it's processed and analyzed..................................................

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the source [CNet]

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Foxconn posts first annual revenue decline, thanks to slowing iPhone sales

Foxconn has posted its first sales dip 

since going public in 1991. Apple, which

makes up more than half of the

company's total business, experienced

slowing iPhone sales in 2016 due to a

stagnant market.

Key iPhone supplier Foxconn Technology Group posted its first annual sales decline since it went public in 1991, thanks to slowing sales of the iPhone, according to Nikkei.

For full year 2016, Foxconn posted revenues of roughly $136.38 billion, down 2.81 percent from a year ago.....................................................................................................................

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FBI docs tell how it hacked San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, kind of

The government agency releases 100 pages of documents on how it broke into the smartphone, but censors the most important information.

When the FBI revealed it was able to hack into an iPhone used by one of the terrorists involved in the 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., people wanted to know just how the agency did it.

In fact, three news organizations sued the FBI in September for just this information. And because of that lawsuit, the agency released 100 pages of documents on Friday. The problem is they're heavily censored, according to the Associated Press....................................................................................................

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Vizio gives its SmartCast phone app a more useful home screen

Rather than using proprietary apps and tuners, Vizio's E-, P- and M-seriessmart 4K TVs rely on "Chromecast built-in" (formerly Google Cast). That means you're essentially running your TV from a smartphone (or included 6-inch tablet), which makes it easy for Vizio to do quick improvements. As such, the company just updated its SmartCast app by adding a streamlined new home page with larger buttons and simplified navigation. You can also access more TV shows and movies straight from main screen, rather than needing to dive into menus..........................................................
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Moto Z Play review: the best battery life

Oppo R9s review

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Google Voice updates are imminent

The useful (and slightly neglected) Google Voice app hasn't seen many changes since the company cleaned up its voice transcriptions and integrated with Hangouts in 2015. Before that, the last major change to the core service was the addition of MMS messages in 2014. However, according to some credible rumors flying around today, a new version or redesign is right around the corner.
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the source [engadget]

Tech, beauty companies should pay more attention to black hair

Top Windows 10-powered alternatives to the MacBook Pro (2017 edition)

​LG's next flagship phone to have 18:9 QHD LCD

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