Nokia 8 might be coming out sooner than we think

Yesterday we found out that HMD Global, the brand that makes Nokia-branded devices, lost its CEO Arto Nummela and he seems to have left at a critical time. It has been rumoured for a while now that Nokia is set to reveal a new device called the Nokia 8. And now we kind of see what it might look like. Nokia’s Chinese website put up a promotional image of the unannounced device. GSMArena is speculating that we might see the device by today, based on the date seen in the lock screen. It has the same blue color back and black front seen in previously leaked renders.

Rumoured specs of the device include a 5.3-inch QHD touchscreen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB or 6GB RAM, and Android 7.1.1 Nougat. It’ll have a dual rear camera setup equipped with 13-megapixel Zeiss-branded lenses. Price for the unlocked unit is tipped to be around €550-600 (around CA$800-$870).

HMD Global, maker of Nokia devices, loses its CEO

The Nokia 3310 gets reimagined under HMD Global

Ahead of the rumoured release of a new Nokia device (the Nokia 8), HMD Global, the company who makes Nokia-branded phones, just lost its CEO in a rather abrupt exit. According to HMD, the parting with former CEO Arto Nummela is based on a “mutual agreement.” Not much else was said except it comes at a weird time when HMD has started to build up momentum for the new Nokia devices. Nummela will be temporarily replaced by current President and founder Florian Seiche while the company looks for a new CEO.

Source: Android Central

Samsung’s Bixby voice assistant comes to the US

While there’s still no sign of Bixby anywhere here yet, Samsung just launched its voice assistant in the US, a few months after it was introduced alongside the debut of the Galaxy S8 and S8+. It was released in South Korea in May and it looks like it’s finally ready to take on the English-speaking market in the US. Hopefully it makes its way here soon, too. With Samsung adamantly not letting users remap the Bixby buttons on the S8 devices, it would be better if the physical Bixby button actually served a purpose.

Source: Samsung

Apple names Isabel Ge Mahe as Managing Director of Greater China

Photo from Business Insider

Appleannounced that Isabel Ge Mahe, the company's vice president of Wireless Technologies, has been named vice president and managing director of Greater China, reporting to CEO Tim Cook and COO Jeff Williams. In this newly created role, Isabel will provide leadership and coordination across Apple’s China-based team.

“Apple is strongly committed to invest and grow in China, and we are thrilled that Isabel will be bringing her experience and leadership to our China team,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “She has dedicated a great deal of her time in recent years to delivering innovation for the benefit of Apple customers in China, and we look forward to making even greater contributions under her leadership.”

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