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Huawei Enjoy 6 boasts specs beyond its low price

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Before Huawei’s high-end Mate 9 lands next week, the Chinese brand decided to release a low-end option in its native land. Called the Enjoy 6, the budget-friendly smartphone offers features that are enjoyable, to say the least.

You don’t normally focus on an entry-level phone’s build, but we have to make an exception here. The Enjoy 6 employs a metal body containing a large 4100mAh battery inside. Those two bits are what you’d find on midrange handsets from last year.

It doesn’t end there; the 5-inch display is of the AMOLED kind, similar to what you’d find on Samsung Galaxy phones or higher-end Huawei devices. You only get a pedestrian 1280 x 720-pixel resolution to play with, but it’s just right for the screen size, and it won’t sap as much battery power.

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The Huawei Enjoy 6 in its colorful habitat

On the back, you’ll find a round fingerprint scanner and 13-megapixel camera; the front has a decent 5-megapixel selfie shooter. Open up the phone (if you dare) to discover an octa-core MediaTek processor and unexpectedly generous 3GB of memory. We wouldn’t be surprised if the Enjoy 6 runs circles around older phones in this category.

Everything else is run-of-the-mill: 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded using a microSD card, two SIM slots with LTE connectivity, and Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Huawei’s proprietary user interface on top.

Huawei will begin sales of the Enjoy 6 on November 1 with a retail price of CNY 1,299 ($190), but it’ll only be available in China for the time being.

It’s tiring to hear about all these new gadgets hitting single Asian markets, but we still have the Mate 9’s launch on November 3 to look forward to. With the event being held in Munich, Germany, it must be available outside of China right off the bat.

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Source: GizmoChina

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Apple reportedly gives up on the Vision Pro

But Apple will continue to sell the current model.

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When they unveiled the Vision Pro in 2023, Apple touted the wearable as the next big thing after the iPhone. Now, almost three years removed from the launch, the Vision Pro hasn’t really taken over the coveted spot occupied by the iPhone. Apple, according to a report, is allegedly canning the short-lived wearable.

According to MacRumors, Apple has reportedly given up on making the Vision Pro a thing. The team handling the wearable has supposedly been subsumed by other teams within Apple.

If true, the wearable’s end is unfortunate but not surprising. Despite being out for years, the Vision Pro has sold only a little more than half a million units with numerous returns from customers. Most recently, Apple updated the wearable with the M5 chip, but the move hasn’t revitalized the device’s status in Apple’s lineup.

Most of the complaints about the device stem from its exorbitant price or its cumbersome battery pack. Besides costing a whopping US$ 3,499, the Vision Pro is also difficult to move around with, especially because of its total weight and a battery pack that can get in the way.

To be clear, Apple has not officially discontinued the Vision Pro yet. The company continues to sell the version with the M5 chip. Apple can also restart development in the future.

However, the meantime retirement on future development does coincide with the recent restructuring inside the company. Tim Cook recently decided to step down as CEO with John Ternus as his replacement. Canning the Vision Pro might be Ternus’ first step in redefining Apple according to his plans.

SEE ALSO: Apple Vision Pro gets M5 chip upgrade

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YouTube makes picture-in-picture mode free for everyone globally

The update is rolling out globally now.

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Picture-in-picture (or PiP) mode is a godsend for multitaskers. The feature lets users watch videos in a tiny floating window while doing other tasks. However, the feature isn’t readily available for all users. Or wasn’t, at least. YouTube is now rolling out PiP mode for free globally.

Previously, PiP mode was exclusive to YouTube users who pay for Premium or Premium Lite. It was also exclusive to the United States.

Now, YouTube is making the feature completely free for users all over the globe. It will be available for both iOS and Android versions of the app.

There’s still a catch, though. The free version is available only for “longform, non-music content.” The same goes for Premium Lite subscribers. Music is still an exclusive feature for those who pay for the regular version of Premium. Basically, there is no change for paying users or users in the United States.

Using PiP mode is simple. All you need to do is load up a video you want to watch in the background. Then, just exit the YouTube app and go about your other tasks. The video will be inside a floating, resizable window while you look at other things.

There’s no timeline on when the update will reach your device. However, YouTube has promised that it will roll out globally within the coming months.

SEE ALSO: YouTube remains top PH video platform; advertisers urged to continue investing

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OnePlus has reportedly merged with realme

Both brands were previously rumored for restructuring early this year.

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OnePlus has a problem. For a while now, rumors have swirled about the company’s dissolution. For their part, the company has continued to deny the reports, citing business as usual. Likely to their dismay, the reports just keep coming. Today, sources have hinted that OnePlus has merged with realme.

Back in January, it was rumored that OnePlus would be closing up shop this year. Since the company very quickly denied the rumors, the report hardly made waves. However, a suspected merger with realme is more difficult to debunk.

For one, realme is itself in a very interesting position. Also back in January, realme was reportedly moving back into being a sub-brand of OPPO. Coupled together with the OnePlus debacle, all this internal restructuring seems par for the course.

According to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, OnePlus and realme have already concluded the merger. The two brands have reportedly united their Chinese and international operations under one roof. Likewise, their marketing will be the same. Pete Lau will still be the main head for this new division.

As with anything of this nature, take this with a grain of salt. OPPO, OnePlus, and realme have not issued any official statements concerning a merger or a shutdown for any brand.

SEE ALSO: realme is reportedly going back to being an OPPO sub-brand

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