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LG selling Velvet 2 Pro, Rollable phone to employees in South Korea

As LG exited the smartphone business, consumers never got to see the brand’s Velvet 2 Pro and LG Rollable phones. Yet a limited number of the phones were made and now tipster @FrontTron is reporting that LG employees in South Korea have the exclusive opportunity to purchase either of the unreleased devices.

LG Velvet 2 Pro (LG Universal 2nd Gen, LG Rainbow, LM-V700N)Unlocked unitApprox. 3000 unitsResale prohibitedBlack, Bronze, IvoryAvail. only to Korea LG employees (max. 2 unit per person)Around USD 170Around 6 months of After Service (while parts last)No software updates…

Sony Xperia Ace 2 appears on Google Play with Helio P35

The Sony Xperia Ace 2 is a successor to the compact smartphone that remained exclusive to Japan. The phone appeared on Google Play Console and what we see is somewhat underwhelming – a modest Mediatek chipset and unimpressive screen resolution.

Sony Xperia Ace II on Google Play Console

The SO-41B smartphone, confirmed to arrive on sale under the name Xperia Ace II, has been certified with a Mediatek MT6765 chipset, which is the Helio P35 platform (that means no 5G connectivity). The RAM is 4GB although larger versions aren’t ruled out.

The screen’s resolution is 1496 x 720…

Realme set to launch Watch 2 Pro, Buds Wireless 2 and more on May 20

Realme already unveiled its Watch 2 in Malaysia last month and now it seems we’re in for a Pro version. The Realme Watch 2 Pro is teased for a May 20 launch alongside a series of other smart wearables including Realme Buds Wireless 2, Buds Wireless 2 Neo and Realme Pocket Bluetooth speaker.

Realme AIoT Sports Launch conference poster

Realme’s Watch 2 Pro looks to have a square design similar то the regular Watch 2. According to a leaked FCC certification, the smartwatch will boast a 390mAh battery, up from the non-Pro’s 315 mAh cell.

Realme Buds Wireless will serve as the true…

Honor 50 might be the first phone with Snapdragon 775G

Qualcomm introduced a new 7-series chipset, the Snapdragon 780G (model number SM7350), which is basically a lite version of the flagship Snapdragon 888. However, the San Diego chip company is working on a slightly downgraded project with model number SM7325 and a rumored name Snapdragon 775G.

The first phone with the new SoC will be Honor 50, at least according to a leakster in China who is usually right with this kind of information.

The Honor 50 smartphone will be the vanilla version in a family of three – the Honor 50 Pro and Honor 50 Pro+ are also expected to arrive with the…

Flashback: a brief history of Bluetooth

It took years but USB eventually replaced the weird proprietary connectors of early mobile phones. However, years before USB became the norm another data transfer technology wanted to unite all electronics – and it didn’t even use wires.

From Infrared to Bluetooth

Bluetooth was developed by Ericsson in the 1990s. It is named after the 10th century Danish king Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson, who united Denmark and Norway. The Bluetooth logo combines the runes ᚼ and ᛒ, which are Harald’s initials.

The name (which was actually proposed by an Intel engineer) signified the ambition to become…

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