OnePlus 6T gets leaked, shows ‘waterdrop’ notch

If you’ve been following international tech news, the look of what’s being said to be the OnePlus 6T is going to be familiar. WinFuture showed off the leak of the full phone and it features what’s being called by OPPO as a waterdrop design for the notch. In case you didn’t know, OnePlus and OPPO share the same parent company and OnePlus as regularly taken design cues from OPPO but altered the branding, specs, and software to appeal to markets beyond what OPPO usually goes after (which includes China and India).  

Not much is known about the specs of this upcoming device. Some of the things OnePlus has confirmed is there will be no headphone jack, but it could mean the device could have a bigger battery; and it will come with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Some of the other rumoured specs claim it could run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, Android Pie, and at least 6GB of RAM—which are all features you can expect from the latest flagship phones. It’s said to be priced around US$550 but there is no word yet when we might expect the device to launch. 

Source: The Verge 

Google introduces new aqua colour option for the Home Mini

It looks like Google won’t be updating its Home Mini speaker at next week’s fall hardware event. The company just released a new colour option for the CAD$80 speaker. It now comes in aqua, too, which Google describes as a “minty blue color that fits perfectly into the Made by Google family.” And they say this new “emits soothing vibes.” If aqua isn’t an option you’re down with, the Home Mini is also available in chalk, charcoal, and coral. The aqua version starts shipping in the US on October 29th. We’ll update you if it makes its way here. 

Source: The Verge  

Google fixes fast-charging issues of the Pixel and Pixel XL in October security update

The release of Android Pie resulted in some issues with the 2016 Pixel and Pixel XL. It basically broke fast-charging between the original Pixel devices as well as some third-party power adapters that didn’t have USB Power Delivery. Thankfully, the October security update, which started rolling out today, is fixing this issue. On top of this, the update fixes Android Auto stability and brings “improved performance for certain protected media formats” on the Pixel 2. You can check if the update has made your way by going to Settings > System > Advanced > System update. 

Source: The Verge 

New Chromecast gets leaked after Best Buy accidentally sells a customer the new product

Well, we can now confirm that a new Chromecast is coming our way, too. Google has its upcoming fall hardware event on October 9th and while we know way too much about the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, we haven’t heard much about the other products we can expect. It’s not exactly a surprise that Google is updating the Chromecast now but it has been leaked in a surprising manner. Best Buy sold the unannounced device to a customer who just picked it up off the shelf. The customer, who goes by GroveStreetHomie on Reddit, took a photo of the device and recounts how it didn’t even show up in Best Buy’s system but the cashier rang it up under a listing for an older Chromecast. You can see the two products side by side above.  

Source: The Verge