Verizon’s bloatware goes global: coming soon to the Galaxy S9 HTC U12+...

Verizon's bloatware goes global: coming soon to the Galaxy S9 HTC U12+... xda-developers May 3, 2018 1:00 AM • by Doug Lynch Verizon's bloatware goes global: coming soon to the Galaxy S9 Bloatware is a very subjective term within the smartphone industry. Everyone has their own opinion when it comes to what they feel is needed or not. Many will consider applications from Google to be bloatware because they don't use them. Others are happy to have carrier apps on their device because they actually use them to do things such as manage their account and consume content. It has recently been revealed that Verizon Communications Inc's Oath Inc subsidiary has partnered with Samsung to install four of its applications on millions of devices within the United States and eventually around the world. Verizon Wireless has been going around and acquiring various online entities these last few years. Back in 2015, they moved to own AOL and then in 2016 they purchased the assets to Yahoo. It was reported that the company was planning on merging AOL and Yahoo to form a new company called Oath, but that wasn't entirely true. Instead, Verizon Wireless decided to create Oath and use it to house 20 Verizon-owned media brands, including Yahoo's sites, AOL (including TechCrunch and Engadget), and Huffington Post. To help get these media brands some extra attention, a new partnership between Verizon Wireless and Samsung will have the South Korean conglomerate installing Oath's Newsroom app, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Finance, and Go90 mobile video applications on all of their Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S9+ devices in a future update. It seems like a major reason behind this deal is the projected increase of content consumption on smartphones, which is expected to increase to 196.4 million users by the year 2020. With the number of people watching content on televisions expected to continue declining (dropping down to 295.9 million during this same time period), Verizon is hoping they are able to bring in some of these new users onto their platform during this transition. Source: Reuters Android Advices Apr 9, 2018 7:02 PM • by Pavan Kumar B.C HTC U12+ specifications leaks online with 8GB RAM and f/1.5 aperture camera Earlier HTC U12+ images leaked with dual front and rear camera setup and now, detailed specifications of this upcoming flagship device have revealed many of its hidden features. The handset is expected to become official early next month and is also expected to score 110 points on DXO mark surpassing the Huawei's P20. The smartphone will be coming with features like Edge Sense 2, USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, 3D audio recording, HTC BoomSound, and Hi-Res audio playback. The U12+ from HTC will be IP68 rated for water resistance and also supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ along with Wireless charging technology. According to the rumored specifications, it will be featuring a 5.5-inch Quad HD+ (2880 x 1440 pixels) Super LCD 6 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on top. Under the hood, there will be an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with Adreno 630 GPU and 8 GB of RAM. The onboard storage is limited to 128GB which can be extended further up to a maximum of 2TB via microSD card slot. It will come out of the box with Android 8.0 Oreo with HTC Sense UI. There are 12MP HTC UltraPixel 4 rear cameras with f/1.5 aperture dual LED flash and OIS and a secondary 16MP rear camera. There will be an 8MP + 8MP dual front camera set for better selfies. It will come with connectivity options like 4G VoLTE and Bluetooth v5.0, GPS, A-GPS and more. Apart from there are other features like USB-C audio, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, HTC's BoomSound Hi-Fi edition, Hi-Res audio certified, USB Type-C and NFC. There is a 3420mAh Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ fast charging battery also to power the handset. Are you excited to see this device? Do you own any devices from HTC previously? Comment in the section below and stay tuned to Android Advices and we will get back with more news and updates on the same. Via This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2018 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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