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Cisco now allows Webex users to move virtual meetings between devices

Webex users can now keep their virtual meetings active in various settings and without interruptions.

The video conference tool by Cisco now has Move to Mobile, which allows people to move their Webex calls from desktop to iPhone to Apple CarPlay.

Cisco directly built the feature into Webex Meetings. A QR code is generated when using it through the desktop that transfers a meeting to the user’s iPhone when scanned. Connecting the device to CarPlay moves it to a vehicle.

Users can also view upcoming meetings and join them via audio through CarPlay, a feature only available through Webex. Once a user is at their final destination, the session can continue over the phone and further connected to a conference room if needed.

The feature is also available for Android users.

The news builds on promises the company has made regarding “next-gen office spaces.”

Cisco announced back in March it was working with car manufacturer Ford to run Webex in their new electric vehicles. It will feature a 15.5-inch screen, called SYNCA 4A, that uses HTML5 and will offer a connection to Webex online. An app will also become available on the device.

“The automotive industry is undergoing a massive digital transformation. Cisco has the potential to help our customers embrace technology and fundamentally change the driving experience,” Chuck Robbins, Cisco’s chair and CEO, said.

Image credit: Cisco 

Source: Cisco

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OnePlus 10T rumoured to feature flagship design and specs

It looks like the OnePlus 10T 5G has leaked again, this time courtesy of Yogesh Brar and MySmartPrice.

The upcoming flagship will reportedly sport a OnePlus 10 Pro-like design with a triple rear camera setup.

The main camera will reportedly sport a 50-megapixel sensor. There will also be a 2-megapixel macro sensor and an 8-megapixel ultrawide, with a 16-megapixel selfie cutout, according to the rumour.

Additionally, the handset is set to feature a 6.7-inch fluid AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 360Hz touch sampling rate support. The screen can dynamically switch between 60Hz/90Hz and 120Hz alongside an sRGB, Display PC 3 colour gamut, HDR10+ and 10-bit colour.

Further, the phone is rumoured to utilize a  Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC and come in 8GB+ 128GB and 12GB +256GB models.  And you can expect a 4,800mAh battery with 150W fast charging support.

The smartphone is set to launch in black and white with ×2 MIMO, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.3, SBC & aptX HD & LDAC, NFC, etc.

Brar says the handset is set to hit production in July. It’s unclear if this phone will launch in Canada, but there’s definitely a possibility it could release here.

Image Credit: Yogesh Brar

Source: MySmartPrice, Yogesh Brar

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Google Maps now offers an air quality feature

If you like to run, hike, or bike to get some fresh air, Google Maps’ new ‘Air Quality Index (AQI)’ layer might appeal to you.

Google Maps’ ‘Air Quality Index ‘ (AQI) overlay utilizes data collected from agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. to calculate air quality information. The feature is currently only available in the U.S., but it will likely make its way to Canada soon.

MobileSyrup has reached out to Google for more information.

PurpleAir will also offer a low-cost sensor network that detects conditions within hyper-local areas that appear on Google Maps. Air quality information from PurpleAir can be accessed on Nest smart displays and speakers.

Following the platform’s new ‘Air Quality Index’ feature, Google Maps also now offers a wildfire layer within the app to help users avoid areas that are at risk of or are experiencing wildfires. This feature was developed in partnership with the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC).

In other Maps-related news, Google recently added an eco-friendly routing feature in Canada that aims to help drivers find the most sustainable route.

Google Maps is available for free on Android and iOS.

Image Credit: Google

Sources: Google

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OnePlus 10 Pro getting 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage model on June 15

OnePlus is now selling the OnePlus 10 Pro with more RAM than the previous variants. The device is releasing in Canada and the U.S. on June 15th, OnePlus has announced.

The new model comes with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, a RAM/storage bump from the 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage base version. In Canada, the 10 Pro costs $1,249 and will be available in ‘Volcanic Black.’

Everything else about the device is the same, including its triple camera setup, 8 Gen 1 Snapdragon processor, 5,000mAh battery and 120Hz refresh 6.7-inch display.

When MobileSyrup’s Brad Bennett reviewed the OnePlus 10 Pro, he gave the phone a rating of 7.5 and said the following:

“There’s a part of me that loves this device, and it’s all because of the camera, the screen and the haptics. The battery and its ability to fast charge are nice touches too.”

If you want to learn more about the 10 Pro, you should check out his full review and video, here. 

Source: OnePlus

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Huawei announces new inventions as part of its ‘Top Ten Inventions’ awards

Huawei has announced several inventions as part of its biennial “Top Ten Inventions” awards at its Shenzhen headquarters.

According to a press release from the company, the award recognizes inventions that could create new series of products and become important commercial features for devices already on the market or generate considerable value for the company and industry.

Huawei won the award for inventions such as “an adder neural network that significantly reduces power consumption” and an “optical iris that provides a unique identifier for optical fibres.” The optical iris is designed to help carriers manage their network resources, therefore, cutting time and costs with broadband deployment.

Huawei now owns the patents for these two technologies, which it believes are critical to the tech ecosystem.

By the end of 2021, Huawei held more than 110,000 active patents across over 45,000 patent families. It has more patents than any other Chinese company and has filed the most patent applications with the Euopean Union (EU) Patent Office, and is fifth on the list for the United States Patent Office.

“In the past five years, more than two billion smartphones have been licensed to Huawei’s 4G/5G patents. And for cars, about eight million connected vehicles licensed to Huawei patents are being delivered to the consumers every year,” said Alan Fan, head of Huawei’s IPR department, in a statement. Additionally, Fan noted that Huawei’s patents have seen wide recognition across the industry, especially in cellular technology, Wi-Fi and audio/video codecs.

The company is also discussing joint licensing programs for 5G patents.

It’s worth noting that Canada banned Huawei and ZTE from its 5G network, so its patents can’t be used here.

And though Huawei has been blocked from U.S. technologies like Google’s Android operating system, phones with Android 13 will use a Read-Only File System (EROFS) created by Huawei engineer Xiang Gao.

Huawei says that it invests 10 percent of its sales revenue into research and development every year.

Source: Huawei

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ZTE Axon 40 Ultra launches globally, including Canada

ZTE has globally released the Axon 40 Ultra after first launching the smartphone in China this past May.

The Axon 40 Ultra features a 16-megapixel under-display camera in its 6.8-inch FHD+ 120HZ OLED curved panel.

Additionally, the smartphone offers two different variants and comes with either 8GB/12GB of LPDDR5RAM and 128GB/256GB of UFS 3.1 storage, alongside Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip.  In addition, the smartphone features a 5,000mAh battery and 65W wired charging support, though wireless charging is not available.

As for its cameras, the Axon 40 Ultra packs a triple camera setup with a 64-megapixel main shooter, a 64-megapixel ultrawide camera and a 64-megapixel periscope shooter with 3.5x optical zoom.

The camera app is also getting a bump and now features simultaneous shooting from all three rear sensors, a macro mode via the ultrawide sensor and 8K video.

Other features offered include a “nine-layer heat dissipation system,” Bluetooth 5.2, dual stereo speakers, NFC, three microphones, Wi-Fi 6E and ZTE’s MyOS Android skin.

The smartphone is pretty pricey, coming in at $799 USD (approximately $1,000 CAD). That said, there is a pre-order discount from June 8th that offers $50 off the sale price if you pay $1.99 USD (approximately $2.51 CAD).

The Axon 40 Ultra is officially available in Canada through ZTE’s website.

Image Credit: ZTE

Sources: ZTE Via: Android Authority

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Samsung Galaxy Fold 4 rumoured to sport 1TB of storage

It looks like Samsung’s Fold 4 is getting a storage bump this year.

Though the foldable smartphone’s release is still a few months out, SamMobile has learned that there will be one variant of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 that will sport 1TB of internal storage. This is a substantial storage jump as the Fold 3 topped out at 512GB of storage.

Now that Samsung has ditched the Note series, it seems that more devices will offer the 1TB internal storage variant. For example, Samsung’s S22 Ultra also featured 1TB variant.

SamMobile believes that Samsung will also offer the Fold 4 in 256GB and 512GB variants, similar to the Fold 3.

1TB of storage will undoubtedly cost a lot, but this will be one of the only choices for those who want more storage as the Fold 4 will likely lack a microSD card slot. That said, you can always upload your photos, videos and more to the cloud.

Samsung will likely launch the Galaxy Fold 4 at an Unpacked event sometime this August or September.

Source: SamMobile

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Nothing to reveal something new about the Phone (1) this week

It looks like we might finally learn about the Nothing Phone (1) this week.

Carl Pei’s new company, Nothing, recently tweeted two words, ‘This week.’ 

This isn’t a lot to go off of, but previous details had led us to believe that the Nothing Phone (1) would release on July 21st. However, this was just a leak and the only information we had from Pei was that the phone was slated for a “summer release date.”

So far, all we know for sure about the Nothing Phone (1) is it will sport wireless charging, a transparent back, no chin, a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and a recycled aluminum frame.

Source: @nothing

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TCL jumps on stylus trend with new budget handset

Samsung, LG, Motorola and now TCL are jumping on the bandwagon with a new handset that features a stylus, the TCL Stylus 5G.

The smartphone features a 6.81-inch FHD display, which is pretty sizeable. The screen also offers a blue light filter and support for the company’s NXTVISION technology, which upscales SDR to HDR content, improving contrast and colour saturation for movies and games.

Additionally, the handset sports a 4,000mAh battery with an octa-core Mediatek Dimsentiy 700 chip, 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage and offers a microSD card slot for expandable storage, and surprisingly, even a 3.5mm headphone jack.

The phone also features a 50-megapixel primary shooter, 5-megapixel camera with an ultra-wide lens, 2-megapixel depth sensor and a 2-megapixel macro camera. Additionally, on the front, there’s a 13-megapixel selfie shooter.

The stylus, on the other hand, features a built-in storage slot. The handset includes a feature that lets you create notes while the phone is still locked, grab screenshots and create custom GIFs. Also, due to a partnership with MyScript, the Stylus 5G comes with a subscription for the Nebo and MyScript Calculator apps that allow users convert handwritten notes to text.

In the U.S. the handset costs $258 USD (roughly $324 CAD). We’ve reached out to TCL for Canadian availability and pricing.

Source: TCL Via: Engadget

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 rumoured specs surface online

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 4 isn’t expected to launch until Q3 later this year, but that hasn’t stopped the likes of leaker Yogesh Brar from detailing the upcoming foldable smartphone before it’s officially unveiled.

According to Brar, the Z Flip 4 will sport a 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Additionally, the foldable will sport a 2.1-inch outer display (up from last year’s 1.9-inches) as well as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip, 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage.

The handset is also poised to feature the same camera setup as last year’s model, offering two 12-megapixel rear shooters, and a 10-megapixel selfie camera. This marks a stark difference between this year’s foldables as Samsung’s Fold 4 is expected to sport a 50-megapixel primary camera.

Lastly, the phone is rumoured to feature One UI 4.1 based on Android 12, as well as a 3,700mAh battery with 25W wired charging and 10W wireless.

Samsung is expected to reveal the Flip 4 alongside the Fold 4 at an Unpacked event in likely August or September

Source: @heyitsyogesh