Facebook tries to take on Amazon Echo Show with Portal device

The timing might not be the best one but that doesn’t seem to be slowing the company down. Facebook just launched Portal and Portal+, two devices that will let you make voice and video calls to other Facebook and Messenger users. The smaller Portal is like the Amazon Echo Show with a big 10.1-inch display with a 1,280 x 800 resolution and a 10W dual speaker. It has four far-field microphones and a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera.

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OnePlus 6T launch to happen on Oct. 30

While we’re speculating whether the OnePlus 6T is dropping on October 30, what we do know is the company will launch the phone then. OnePlus just confirmed the launch date on Twitter and on its website, claiming it will be its biggest event ever. Happening at Pier 36 in New York, the livestream will start at 11 a.m. ET (8 a.m. PT) on the company’s site and YouTube channel, so better mark that date and time if you want to check out OnePlus’s newest innovation.

Expect OnePlus 6T to go on sale by October 30

OnePlus hasn’t really been keeping much about the OnePlus 6T under wraps. We already know things like it’ll have an in-display fingerprint scanner, no audio jack, and a 10 percent bigger battery than its predecessor. This time, an Amazon India listing shows the phone will ship before the end of the month—on October 30^th. It’s the day when a pre-order offer ends and the phone is expected to ship and start appearing on retailer’s shelves. Whether this extends globally is something we don’t know just yet.

The OnePlus 6T is expected to have a 6.41-inch AMOLED screen with a waterdrop notch. There will be a dual camera setup I the back and the phone is expected to run on Snapdragon 845 with either 6GB or 8GB RAM options. Color options are said to give the phone either a metal or glass panel at the back.

Source: GSMArena

Microsoft will launch the Surface Headphones in the US on November 19th

While we aren’t sure yet if it’ll be making its way here, Microsoft has announced that its Surface Headphones will be available for pre-order in the US on November 15^th and will ship on November 19^th. Priced at US$349, the Surface Headphones is the company’s first-ever over-ear headphones, which it launched alongside new Surface devices. These are Cortana-enabled smart headphones promise superior comfort and premium sound. These feature noise-cancellation and integrates some Surface Dial functionality for selecting between noise cancellation modes. They also charge using USB Type-C and promise 15 hours of battery life.

Source: The Verge