Xiaomi will announce the Mi 4c on Tuesday, September 22

According to a report, Xiaomi is preparing to announce it latest smartphone, the Mi 4c, on Tuesday, September 22. The handset is expected to launch in China first for CNY 1,300 ($200), followed by an International release between October and November. If the device proves to be a hit in these regions, it could make an appearance in the North America in  the very near future.

Recent speculation suggest that the Mi 4c is set to pack a 5-inch Full HD display, a Snapdragon 808 System-on-Chip (SoC), 2GB of RAM, 16GB of non-expandable storage, an Adreno 418 GPU, a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 5-megapixel selfie shooter, dual-SIM compatibility, LTE connectivity and a 3,100mAh battery.

Unfortunately, as with all leaks and rumors, we have to take this information with a large pinch of salt until Xiaomi provides us with some solid evidence with regards to what it has in store for the Mi 4c, but, thankfully, it doesn’t look like we’ll have too much longer to wait.

Via: GizChina

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Pressing issues: Our first look at the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus

So those new iPhones — the 6s and 6s Plus — took their tour of the stage here in San Francisco and are being prepped for a worldwide launch on September 25. Now the question is whether or not all the new goodies Apple crammed inside them make these updated phones worth some more of our collective dollars. The (very) early answer? Yes, but it’ll take time for these things to really shine.Slideshow-318508

At some point while I was snapping photos of the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, I started feeling a little silly — these things look damned-near identical to the iPhones we already have. That notion starts to evaporate when you pick them up. The aesthetic might be identical, but there’s just a little extra heft around the phones’ waists and what feels like a few more grams baked into their bodies. Most of you won’t even notice the shift, but it’s there and it gives the phones a sense of density that the 6 and 6 Plus sorely missed.

Of course, all of the big changes have taken place inside those aluminum bodies. These things are tricked out with new A9 chipsets, a fact that isn’t all that apparent when you pick one up and start fiddling with it. The current generation iPhones aren’t exactly slow, and I didn’t notice much gap in performance while swiping through homescreens and pulling down the notifications blind like a frenzied nutbar. What makes this new batch of devices feel like such a step forward from the original 6 twins is the addition of 3D Touch, which adds an even more sensitive version of the screen-pressing mechanic we first got on the Apple Watch.

Using Force Touch on the Apple Watch can be sort of weird because the watch is a tiny target on your wrist. That’s obviously not the case here. The biggest compliment I can pay 3D Touch right now is that it feels completely natural. It isn’t without a learning curve — you’ll probably spend a little time trying to remember now much pressure goes into a “peek,” the quick-glance pressure gesture that’s about to pop up in all your apps. Right now, only a few app developers have customized their apps to work with 3D Touch — Facebook, Instagram and WeChat are probably the biggest examples. You’ll be using the Peek press to load previews of webpages, bring up flight information, or jump into specific actions inside an app without opening it. They’re mostly little things for now, admittedly, but when I Peek-pressed something for the first time and got the option to very quickly update my Facebook status, I couldn’t help but wonder how much time the old long way would have taken.

That’s what the 6s and 6s Plus really have going for them — they’re a little better at saving your time than the iPhones that came before. There are other updates here, to be clear. The front-facing camera has an on-screen flash that did a fine job of lighting up my ugly lug even in a poorly lit corner of Apple’s demo space. Shooting “live photos” — sort of like those old HTC Zoes — is dead-simple and sort of fun. The upgraded 12-megapixel camera seems to take really nice photos, but it still has that distinctive hump. It’s not hard to see how early tipsters would have called the new Rose old option (pictured above) pink, but someone out there will probably dig it. Anyway, we’re still poking around this cavernous space, so stay tuned for videos and deeper dives into Apple’s new hardware.

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Deal: Pick up a Nexus Player for only $49.99 from Groupon

If you’re looking for a great entry-level Android TV device for your living room but aren’t keen on spending a few hundred dollars to get a high-end device, we may have a deal for you. Right now, you can pick up a brand new Nexus Player from Groupon for only $49.99, which is about $30 off the price it’s normally sold for in the Google Store.

Now, the Nexus Player certainly isn’t as high-end as the NVIDIA Shield Android TV set-top box, but it’s still a decent option if you’re looking for something inexpensive. Included in this deal is a remote control with voice search functionality built in, though you’ll have to purchase the Gamepad separately if you’d like to do any serious gaming.

This deal only lasts for about 12 more days or so, or while supplies last. If you’re interested, follow the link below for more information.

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