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Xiaomi has announced its Mi Band 3 fitness tracker, a standalone VR headset called Mi VR, and the 74-inch Mi TV 4. The Mi Band 3 upgrades its predecessor by adding a touchscreen and water resistance up to 50-meters. Xiaomi developed the Mi VR alongside Oculus and it is basically a rebranded version of the Oculus Go. Xiaomi has announced further new products at its Mi launch event in Shenzen. While the Mi 8 was the main attraction, they also introduced the Mi Band 3 fitness tracker, a standalone VR headset called the Mi VR, and the 74-inch Mi TV 4. Xiaomi Mi Band 3 The Mi Band 3 is the latest update to the company’s popular fitness tracker. While it was announced last week , today Xiaomi provided more details about the product. Xiaomi Like the Mi Band 2 , it has an OLED display, although this time it is also a touchscreen and at 0.78-inch is slightly bigger. Xiaomi says this leads to a better experience for viewing messages and answering calls. The physical button is s

Here comes the new Xiaomi Mi 8. It looks like an iPhone, it works like an iPhone, but is it any good? Let’s see what we can gleam from the info we have so far! Three versions: Mi 8, Mi 8 Explorer Edition, and Mi 8 SE Xiaomi’s latest phone – its “8 th Anniversary” flagship – comes in three variants. First up, the “regular” Xiaomi Mi 8. Then the Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition, which is very similar to the Mi 8, but comes with a see-through glass back, pressure-sensitive in-display fingerprint scanner, and 3D face unlock. Finally, the Mi 8 SE is a cheaper, smaller variant with a 5.88-inch screen and Snapdragon 710 processor, versus the 6.21-inch/Snapdragon 845 on the larger Mi 8 and Mi 8 Explorer Edition. Xiaomi Mi 8 key specs We’re still parsing all the Mi 8 information, but here’s what we know so far about the new Xiaomi Mi 8 specifications. The Mi 8 comes with a 6.21-inch AMOLED Full HD+ display. It’s an 18.7:9 aspect ratio panel with a great 88.5 percent screen-to-body ratio.

Google Google updated its Expeditions app to include over a hundred AR experiences. The Google Expeditions AR experiences were previously only available to students and teachers. Only phones that support ARCore can view the AR features of Expeditions. The Google Expeditions app enables people to go on virtual tours of famous places around the world, using a smartphone in a virtual reality headset . However, Google just opened access to over a hundred augmented reality functions that were previously only reserved for students and teachers as part of the Google Expeditions AR Pioneer Program. At Google I/O 2017 , Google launched the AR Pioneer Program as a way for teachers to instruct students using AR. For example, a teacher could launch the AR program focused on the human skeleton and teach students about the human body in an interactive (and futuristic!) way. Now, anyone can enjoy these AR programs through the Google Expeditions app, available on the Google Play Store

Sony has always been good about releasing phones with the newest version of Android, but it’s never been  this  good. Google recently announced a number of manufacturers would soon have access to the Android P beta . This is due in no small part to the launch of  Project Treble , which separates the SoC’s firmware from the Android OEM software layer, allowing for faster updates. Don't miss: How to install Android P beta on the Sony Xperia XZ2 Google I/O 2018 was filled with many exciting announcements, but the most exciting of all was arguably the ability to install the Android P beta on smartphones outside of Nexus and Pixel devices. While this … So far, seven manufactures have announced support for the Android P beta on their devices. These devices include the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, Nokia 7 Plus , Oppo R15 Pro , Vivo X21, OnePlus 6 , the Essential Phone, and the Sony Xperia XZ2 . So what’s it like to use the beta on a device other than a Pixel or Nexus phone? Stay t

A OnePlus 6 bug causes phone audio to go silent, with placing the call again the only workaround. OnePlus admitted to this bug, and will fix it in an upcoming OTA. However, the company did not specify when this OTA would launch. The OnePlus 6 is one of the most talked-about phones of the year, but the launch of the device hasn’t been without problems . To add to those issues, OnePlus now admits that there is a OnePlus 6 bug that silences phone audio during a call. OnePlus promises that the bug will be fixed in an upcoming OTA rollout, via Fuse Boxed , but doesn’t give any indication as to when that update may launch. Editor's Pick OnePlus 6 review: the spiritual successor to the Nexus Buy OnePlus 6 Move over OnePlus 5T, the OnePlus 6 has arrived. The latest iteration of the OnePlus family brings us an all-new design on the outside, and more of what we already love on the … The OnePlus 6 bug is easy to duplicate yourself if you happen to have the latest flag

Motorola Motorola’s Moto G6 is now available through Amazon. The phone joins the online retailer’s Prime Exclusive phones, which are only available for Amazon Prime members. Motorola announced the Moto G6 alongside the Moto E5 family in Brazil in late April. Announced near the end of April, Motorola’s standard Moto G6 is now available through Amazon as part of the online retailer’s growing collection of Prime Exclusive smartphones. The Moto G6 is available for $235 in either Black or Oyster Blush. As with other Prime Exclusive phones, Motorola’s offering includes a handful of pre-installed Amazon apps. One of those apps is Alexa , which you can access with a double press of the power button. As a refresher, the Moto G6 features a 5.7-inch display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 2,160 x 1,080, 12MP and 5MP dual camera setup around back, and a fingerprint sensor around front. Editor's Pick Best Motorola phones Lenovo-owned Motorola covers all the

Google just added three new Project Fi phones to its roster: the LG G7 ThinQ, the LG V35 ThinQ, and the Motorola Moto G6. The two LG devices are not yet available to pre-order, but the Moto G6 is. This update doubles the number of phones consumers can choose when signing up for Google’s wireless service. Google announced today on its blog that three new phones will be available to consumers who choose Project Fi as their wireless carrier. Those three devices are the LG G7 ThinQ , the LG V35 ThinQ , and the Motorola Moto G6 . Unfortunately, none of the devices are yet available to buy, and only the Moto G6 is available to pre-order. The two LG devices are listed as “coming soon.” However, you won’t likely have to wait too long since the LG V35 ThinQ will go on sale at AT&T on June 8, and the LG G7 ThinQ will go live around the same time. This update to the phone roster at Project Fi doubles the number of choices consumers have when buying a phone through the wireless s