Android beta’s WhatsApp Payments has begun providing a new feature, which enables users to request money from their contacts. The ‘Request Money’ feature is available on the Android beta version of the messaging app, meanwhile, users on its regular Android version won’t be able to see it yet.
The notch on Apple’s iPhone X has been a contentious topic, ever since the information was leaked online. Apple was taunted by many Android manufacturers (including Samsung), but the notch has slowly become a design inspiration for Android smartphone designers. Apple’s concept of a full-screen display with a notch has become a benchmark, or rather a conceptual idea for smartphone companies. The notch permits more screen space. It allows more space for usable elements. Now it has been leaked by a Dutch online publication Mobielkopen, that even Samsung will be using the notch on their next upcoming smartphone.
After revealing a troupe of smartphones under the Nokia brand at the 2018 MWC in Barcelona, Finnish company HMD Global don’t look to be stopping anytime soon. According to Chinese publication ITHome, HMD Global is all set to launch its new smartphone– Nokia X– according to digital advertisements seen in China. It has also been reported that the advertisement mentioned 27th April 2018, as the launch date.
Chinese company Xiaomi will unveil their Mi 6X (also called Mi A2) on 25th April 2018, in China. Confirming earlier rumors, the company’s spokesperson Donovan Sung confirmed via his Twitter handle about the smartphone’s launch. The company has already sent out media invites for the event.
American multinational telecommunications company Motorola is expected to introduce their next-gen Moto G6 lineup this week in Brazil, on 19th April 2018. The G6 lineup includes Moto G6, Moto G6 Play, and Moto G6 Plus. Just before its speculated launch, the G6 Plus has appeared on benchmarking website Geenkbench.
Just before its official launch, the Motorola Moto G6 Play has been leaked from all sides possible. The smartphone is a part of the Moto G6 series, and the line-up is expected to be launched on 19th April 2018, in Brazil. Only the price of the device is unknown yet.
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics launched their Galaxy J2 Pro on Friday – 13th April 2018. The mobile does not support does not support 4G, 3G and Wi-Fi. This is a move by the company to curb the rising internet addiction among teenagers in the country, especially during exams.
