Flashback: these phones and watches could unlock and start your car (Nissan, Mercedes, Audi, BMW)

Flashback: these phones and watches could unlock and start your car (Nissan, Mercedes, Audi, BMW)

One of the new features of Android 12 is using your phone to unlock select cars and start their engine – this feature is being co-developed by Google and BMW and will use the new UWB wireless radio.

But Nissan did this over a decade ago in partnership with phone maker Sharp and carrier NTT DoCoMo. In 2008 they showed off the Mobile Phone with Built-in Intelligent Key prototype. It could lock/unlock and start/stop the engine of certain Nissan and Infinity cars.

And the cool thing was that this didn’t mean future models – there were already over 950,000 vehicles on the road, dating…

Samsung Galaxy F42 5G moves a step closer to launch as it gets Wi-Fi certified

Samsung Galaxy F42 5G moves a step closer to launch as it gets Wi-Fi certified

Samsung introduced the Galaxy F52 5G a couple of days ago, and it will introduce the Galaxy F42 5G soon, which has been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, moving it a step closer to the launch.

The Galaxy F42 5G’s Wi-Fi Alliance listing doesn’t include its key specs, but the certifying authority does confirm that the smartphone, sporting model code SM-E426B/DS, will support 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi connectivity. That’s hardly a surprise, though, since dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity isn’t uncommon in modern-day smartphones.

That said, if rumors are to be believed, the Galaxy F42 5G won’t be…

Realme tipped to launch Snapdragon 778 and 870-powered smartphones on June 18

Realme tipped to launch Snapdragon 778 and 870-powered smartphones on June 18

A couple of days ago, Realme said it will soon launch a smartphone codenamed “Quicksilver” powered by the freshly announced Snapdragon 778 5G SoC. The company didn’t reveal the timeframe for the same, but now we learn Realme is slated to unveil a Snapdragon 778-powered smartphone on June 18.

Word comes from reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, who said that Realme will also introduce a Snapdragon 870-powered smartphone on the 18th of next month.

The tipster doesn’t divulge anything else about these smartphones, but the phone with the Snapdragon 778 chip at the helm they are referring…

OnePlus 6, 6T get May security patch with OxygenOS 10.3.11

OnePlus 6, 6T get May security patch with OxygenOS 10.3.11

The OnePlus 6 and 6T, both launched in 2018, are receiving the OxygenOS 10.3.11 update. It doesn’t bring any new features to the duo but bumps up the Android security patch level to May 2021 on both smartphones.

Additionally, the new builds also improve the system stability on the OnePlus 6 pair and fix some known issues.

OnePlus 6T

OxygenOS 10.3.11 is based on Android 10, and it’s going to be a while before OnePlus 6 and 6T get the Android 11 stable update since OnePlus will only start releasing the Android 11-based Open Beta builds beginning in August.

Circling back to…

Redmi Note 8 2021’s design revealed in new teaser

Redmi Note 8 2021’s design revealed in new teaser

A couple of days ago, Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi revealed it sold over 25 million units of the Note 8 globally, and to celebrate the milestone, the Chinese phone maker announced it will soon launch the Redmi Note 8 2021. While Redmi hasn’t revealed the Note 8 2021’s unveiling date yet, it took to Twitter to tease the smartphone’s design.

The poster shared by Redmi reveals the Note 8 2021 will pack a waterdrop notch display, just like the original Note 8. It also confirms that Note 8 2021 will arrive in blue color, but there will likely be more options available.

Additionally, the image…

Samsung trademarks “Z Slide” smartphone name with European IP Office

Samsung trademarks “Z Slide” smartphone name with European IP Office

Recently, we learned that Samsung trademarked the name “Z Roll”, hinting that the company was working towards a device with an extendable display. Samsung has more recently trademarked the name “Z Slide” with the European Intellectual Property Office, indicating yet another entry into Samsung’s “Z” lineup of devices. The trademark is listed under Class 9, indicating a smartphone, mobile, telecommunication apparatus, or tablet computer.

There’s no telling what the ‘Z Slide’ would look like. LetsGoDigital provided the following mockup render and speculates that the Z Slide may be a…

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