HTC 10 camera teaser says it will be "the best ever smartphone for shooting photos and videos"

Even though its next flagship smartphone has basically been leaked dozens of times already, HTC is continuing its teaser campaign for the handset. Soon the number of teasers put out for the HTC 10 will equal the number of leaks and rumors we've seen about it, at this rate.

Anyway, the newest HTC 10 teaser is a video once again, and this time around the main focus is the upcoming phone's camera. Is it a coincidence that HTC chose to release this teaser today of all days, mere hours after Huawei took the wraps off its camera-centric flagship duofor 2016? It's impossible to say, but the timing does kind of make today a big "smartphone camera" day.

According to HTC's claims, the HTC 10 will be "the best ever smartphone for shooting photos and videos". That's... quite a lot of promise to live up to, so hopefully the phone will be able to do that. We've seen a lot of great cameras on smartphones lately, so the HTC 10 should really impress in order to be worthy of this hype.

The video teaser is probably filled with HTC 10 sample shots - that said, a detailed analysis of the quality of these would be an exercise in futility, because the video has been compressed by Twitter, and the images themselves could have been compressed even before that, when they were added to the video. Obviously though they seem to look great, but then again all official photo samples from phone manufacturers usually do, let's not forget.

The HTC 10 will finally become official next week, on April 12. It's expected to sport a 5.1" or 5.2" touchscreen with QHD resolution, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 chipset, 4GB of RAM, at least 32GB of built-in storage, all the usual connectivity options, a fingerprint scanner, a 12 MP rear camera, a 5 MP front-facing unit, and it will run Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

TSA apparently paid more than $300K for an iPad app that randomly decides left or right

When it comes do building apps, developers need extensive training in order to build even the simplest applications.

A developer named Kevin Burke submitted a request for the information regarding the iPad deployment and the app that randomizes an arrow to point either left or right for passengers to go through regular security or a faster TSA Pre-check

The information was available thanks to the Freedom of Information Act which allows anyone the right to certain aspects of Government information when requested. In any case, it took a while for anyone to reply, and finally, the TSA’s contract with IBM for the iPads and the development of the randomizer app was released to the public upon Kevin Burke’s request.

Upon further inspection, IBM's contract with the TSA totaled around $1.4 million dollars. The contract does not show us a breakdown of how much money was allocated to what. After some calculation, analysts estimate that the amount of money allocated to only the development of such an app roughly comes to about $336,413.59.

Of course, the TSA needs the most secure system it can get, and surely the organization needs an app that clocked many hours of rigorous testing in order to make the cut, but the TSA can probably yield the same result by flipping a coin.

Want your iPhone SE to look like an iPhone 6? Check out these modders

Some modders at ComputerBild decided that the iPhone SE was stuck in a body much too old to be sold as a new phone. We don’t blame them, the iPhone 5 was introduced in fall of 2012 so it’s about 3 and a half years old.

These modders decided to buy an aftermarket housing for an iPhone 5(S) from AliExpress that you can use to effectively replace the iPhone SE’s outdated exterior. The new housing they chose features the iPhone 6(S)’s curvier appearance and it’s even outfitted with fake antenna lines.

Though, in order to perform this modification, you will have to say “goodbye” to your warranty as it requires you to hack your phone apart with a screwdriver. You will have to transplant all your phone’s components into a new body, so if you know your way around a #0 Philips screwdriver and a suction cup with a ring, then you might want to take a look at this mod.

Remember that build quality on the aftermarket mod-kit will not be up to par with Apple’s own standards. The Apple logo is a sticker and the lighting connector port is a little more recessed than flush. Also, this mod might not allow certain cases to fit properly.

You can now contact Newegg support via Facebook Messenger

Facebook has been doing a lot of construction behind the scenes. Particularly, Facebook’s Messenger has gained a lot of integration with different apps lately, gained GIF support, phone and video call support, and third party plug-ins like with Spotify and Uber are among the improvements made.

Facebook was also in talks of developing an infrastructure for businesses to communicate with their customers. Newegg is among the first companies to use Messenger for Business. All customers need to need to do to speak to a representative is to start a conversation with Newegg via Facebook.

Newegg will provide customers with support during its regular hours of operation: Monday through Friday from 8:30 TO 17:30 and Saturday from 8:30 to 17:00. Any messages received after or before regular hours will be answered on the next business day.

Our Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge video review is up

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge stars in our latest video review, and in more than one ways. We shot the entire video of the Galaxy S7 Edge on a Galaxy S7 Edge to show you the depth of field from the insanely wide f/1.7 aperture.

But there's more to a good video than simply quality - the Galaxy S7's Pro mode came in quite handy. With it we were able to pinpoint manual focus, shutter speed and ISO and even fine tune the white balance depending on the light in the scene.

Facebook bets big on live video, gives it a new tab in its mobile apps

Facebook is going all-in with live video broadcasts. The social network has announced that it's expanding its live video feature, just a few months after it was made available to everyone. The new stuff will be seen in the Facebook apps for Android and iOS "over the coming weeks", as the rollout completes.

First off, you'll see a new tab in the app, in between the one for friend requests and the one housing notifications. This new video tab will let you discover live videos that others are broadcasting. What you'll see here are (obviously) videos from your friends and celebrities you follow, but also the most talked about videos in the world, as well as video on the topics Facebook thinks you're most interested in.

The new tab will give you an opportunity to search for both live and non-live videos too, and you can easily go live yourself from the same place.

Live videos can now be created just for specific groups and events, and reactions have landed for videos. These are the same ones that were introduced into the News Feed recently - Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, and Angry. They can be used by viewers to express their feelings about a live broadcast in real time, and the reactions animate right on top of the video.

When you watch a live broadcast later, you'll see comments replayed as they happened during the live session. Facebook says people are commenting ten times more on live videos than regular ones. Oh, and filters are in - you'll first get five to pick from for your live appearances.

There's also an option to invite a friend to watch a live video with you. You can do this straight from the video, while you're watching it. There's a special invite icon that will help with that.

All of these things are coming to Facebook's mobile apps, but there's one new feature that is currently limited to computer use - the Facebook Live Map. This will give you a window into where live videos are currently being shot. People in more than 60 countries now have access to the live video feature, so that map is clearly going to be full.

Huawei Watch for women listed as “coming soon” on the Google Store

At CES, Huawei held an announcement that its Huawei Watch was going to be redesigned as a smartwatch for women. The watch would be available in two models for women: the Watch Elegant, and the Watch Jewel. The Watch Jewel is the one encrusted with Swarovski Crystals all the way around the bezel.

On the Google Store, we can now see the page for Huawei Watches for women and the site has only put it up as “Coming Soon”. There is still no word on when these watches will officially start shipping to customers. Even Huawei’s official website only shows you a link to sign up for notifications. But this should mean they are coming pretty soon.

The Huawei Watch Elegant and Jewel have the same specs as the original Huawei Watch. They even have nearly the same thickness and width. The major difference being that the women’s watches are a tad bit curvier and whose straps are considerably narrower for women’s generally smaller wrists.

All Huawei Watches are controlled by a Snapdragon 400 CPU with half a GB of RAM, feature a 1.4 inch round display with a 400x400 resolution and are powered by a 300mAh battery. The Huawei Watch Elegant comes in Rose Gold plated stainless steel whose entire bezel features a knurled appearance all the way around. Meanwhile, the Jewel showcases an array of Swarovski Crystals all the way around the face of the watch.

The Huawei Watch, Watch Elegant, and Watch Jewel all start at $350, $500, and $600, respectively. Check out our hands-on with the women’s Huawei Watches at CES this past January.

LG G5 gets an awesome 8/10 repairability score from iFixit

LG's new flagship offer is anything, but traditional. regardless of how you view the rather unorthodox design approach of the Korean OEM, it appears to have at least one clear advantage over many of its direct competitors - repairability.

According to the good folks over at iFixit, the LG G5 is a breeze to open up and repair, especially compared to most glued and tightly-sealed unibody handsets of late. It is arguably irrelevant whether the phones "modular" design contributes directly to the pleasant repair experience or simply facilitates the continuation of an old LG valued tradition carried over from the likes of the LG G4, which also has eight iFixit points on its record.

This means you should be able to make your way through a guided repair of the G5 a lot easier and with fewer tools than, lets say, the waterproof Samsung Galaxy S7. Of course, the user-replaceable battery is a clear and rightful contributor to the final score, but even beyond that, most of the internals of the LG G5 are rarely glued or hard to access and easy to disassemble.

Unannounced Huawei P9 Lite debuts in a hands-on preview

Huawei's major P9-series event is under way and in addition to the P9 and P9 Plus, the company is apparently preparing to unveil the P9 Lite. The guys over at Hi-Tech Mail.ru have spent some quality time with Huawei's latest mid-ranger and spilled the phone's main specifications.

Just like the regular P9, the Huawei P9 Lite packs a 5.2" display of 1080p resolution resulting in a pixel density of 423ppi. Understandably, the dual Leica camera setup is missing on the P9 Lite and instead the phone packs a conventional 13MP main camera with a single LED flash. At the front, the phone offers an 8MP selfie camera.

Sadly, there's no information regarding the chipset of the phone, but we know it will be available in 2GB and 3GB RAM versions. The internal storage is 16GB and is expandable up to 128GB more via the microSD card slot.

The battery is 3,000mAh (like the P9) and the fingerprint scanner is also updated from the previous generation.

We'll provide more information about the P9 Lite as it becomes available.

Huawei P9 and P9 Plus announced - dual 12MP cameras by Leica, Kirin 955 SoC

After a buildup lasting several months, with leaks and rumors coming in almost daily, the Huawei P9 is now finally official, announced at a dedicated event in London. And alongside the P9 we're also being treated to a P9 Plus, instead of the previously rumored P9 Max.

Huawei P9

The Huawei P9 is the regular-sized flagship, though we're inclined to call it the small-sized one - it has pretty much the same footprint as an iPhone 6s. Display diagonal is 5.2 inches, resolution is 1080p, and it's an IPS LCD panel.

It's the in-house Kirin 955 chipset powering things, a modified version of the Kirin 950 inside the Mate 8. Its octa-core CPU is set at 2.5GHz for the quad-Cortex-A72 cluster and 1.8GHz for the quad-Cortex-A53.

There will be two versions - the lower-specced one containing 3GB of RAM and 32 of storage, and the better-equipped one with 4GB and 64GB storage. A microSD slot provides an option for expansion.

It's all about the camera though, the dual setup being the headline feature. Co-developed with German optics specialist Leica, the P9's rear shooter consists of two 12MP units, one capturing color, the other seeing only black and white. And varying levels of gray, naturally. They work in unison to deliver more detailed shots in good light and significantly reduce noise in low light.

For those fond of numbers, lens aperture is f/2.2, and the field of view is equivalent to a 27mm lens in 35mm terms. Autofocus relies on a combination of laser, contrast and depth calculation (likely an algorithm based on the differences between what the two cameras are seeing).

There's a dual-LED flash to help in the dark, but the big omission here is OIS. We figure it's impossible to stabilize both cameras identically, and with the monochrome one helping in less than ideal conditions, the lack of stabilization shouldn't be missed.

The body is made from aluminum, and resembles the existing Huawei-made Nexus 6P, especially the camera strip on the back. The fingerprint sensor is on the back, for immediate access with either forefinger.

The P9 packs a 3,000mAh battery, and changing takes place via a USB Type-C connector.

Huawei P9 Plus

A P9 Max was rumored, but today's not the day it gets announced with the Huawei P9 Plus filling it for it. It measures 5.5-inches in diagonal, so a Max isn't entirely out of the question with its alleged 6.2-inch diagonal.

The bump in size to 5.5 inches doesn't come with a resolution increase, but the Plus makes a switch to AMOLED. What it does bring on top of the regular P9 is pressure sensitivity, 3D Touch-style. On the P9 Plus the tech is called Press Touch. Huawei already did it on that one special top-end version of the Mate S nobody has seen, but hopefully the P9 Plus will bring it to more pockets.

Unlike the options you get on the P9, the P9 Plus will only come in a 4GB/64GB variety. The P9 Plus comes with a due increase in battery capacity, rated at 3,400mAh. Dual-IC Rapid Charge will give you 6 hours of talk time for a 10-minute charge, Huawei says.

Additionally, the P9 Plus boasts stereo speakers, which can also adjust their output depending on the phone's orientation. That means that when the P9 Plus is held in portrait, bass comes out of the bottom speaker, and the top takes care of the treble. We're not sure how that qualifies as stereo, though.

The Huawei P9 is priced at €599 for 3GB/32GB version and €649 for the 4GB/64GB variant. The Plus commands a €100 premium for a total of €749. The smaller model will be available starting April 16 and 29 countries in Europe and the Middle East will get it in the first wave. The P9 Plus will hit the stores on May 20.

Meizu m3 note goes official with aluminum unibody, fingerprint sensor

Meizu held an unveiling event today in Beijing andfinally made the eagerly-anticipated m3 note official. The Chinese manufacturer's "m" lineup has a very distinct reputation for delivering quality budget-friendly offers, like the m1 note and its m2 note successor, both of which delivered outstanding value for money.

In a first for the "m" line, the new offer features an 6000 series aluminum unibody. On the hardware side of things, the phone comes with a 5.5-inch, FullHD display, rather typical for the family with a 2.5D front glass. The front comes in black and white colors combined with a dark gray and gold finish on the back, respectively.

Under the hood is a MediaTek Helio P10 SoC, with octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU clocked at 1.8Ghz, a Mali T860 GPU. Memory options include 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage in the lower tier, as well as 3GB of RAM and a 32GB fast eMMC 5.1 solid state chip. The camera setup seems to be borrowed from previous models, at least on paper, and includes a 13MP rear shooter and a 5MP one on the front.

The Meizu me note offers Dual SIM support with a hybrid card tray solution (that is two SIM cards or a SIM plus microSD combo). The Meizu m3 note is also "full netcom", which means it will work on every network in China. LTE is also a given and so is VoLTE. To top things off, the device has a spacious 4000 mAh battery and an mTouch 2.1 fingerprint reader in the home button - also a novelty for the "m" lineup.

But perhaps the most attractive aspect of the m3 note is its price point, starting at CNY 799 ($125) for the 2GB version and CNY 999 ($155) for the 3GB. This actually leaves in about $100 cheaper than the Meizu metal at current prices. The me note will be available in China from April 11.

Huawei P9 leaks one last time, black version shows up

Mere hours before announcement, the Huawei P9 showed up one last time unofficially, in black on this occasion.

Unlike early leaks, this new image now features the Leica branding on the dual camera on the back of the device. The collaboration between the two companies was announced a couple of months ago and last week it was confirmed that the P9 will already reap the benefits.

The shape of the fingerprint sensor has also been finalized to a rectangle with rounded corners. The circular design we saw earlier may have been an abandoned prototype, or might be used on the P9 Max. Whatever the case, we'll certainly know more later today.