Facebook Can Now Send Notifications to Chrome Users on Android

Back in April we saw Google announce some new features for Chrome that would allow websites to act more like native applications. One of these features was notifications, and it seems like Facebook has now integrated push notifications into their mobile website. Users could experience duplicate notifications from multiple ways to get notifications, so Facebook is now working on eliminating those duplicates.

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Rumored 18″ Samsung Tablet Receives Bluetooth Certification

Remember those rumors about Samsung developing an 18.4-inch Android tablet with a 5,700mAh capacity battery? We don’t know if those rumored specs are confirmed or not, but the 18″ tablet has been certified by the Bluetooth SIG. The model number for this device is SM-T670 and we just might see it announced before the end of the year.

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What Are Your Hopes for Qualcomm’s New Chipsets?

It has been a rough year for Qualcomm, but their upcoming chipsets are looking to solve the problems of the past and bring forth the future. The 820, 430 and 617 all promise fast performance and refined stability. The 820 will also bring Quick Charge 3.0 (0-80 in 35 minutes) and download speeds of up to 600 Mbps. Features like these and the improved architecture sound delightful indeed. Will these be able to redeem their 2015 chipsets?

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Snapdragon 410 Ships Over 200 Million Units to More Than 60 OEMs

It seems like the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC is quite the success for the company, and today we get some details as to how successful it has been. We’re told that the Snapdragon 410 is used in more than 550 different mobile devices, from over 60 different OEMs and that the company has shipped more than 200 million units. Does this partially redeem the 810?

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Qualcomm Details the Specs of the Snapdragon 430 and 617 SoCs

Along with Quick Charge 3.0, Qualcomm has also announced a couple new chips that will join their mid-range lineup. These chips come with some high-end features like the Snapdragon 430 coming with the Adreno 505 GPU. We also see the Snapdragon 617 equipped with an X8 LTE modem with Cat 7 speeds, along with the dual-ISPs to support image quality of up to 21MP.

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5.5″ Metal Huawei Honor 7 Plus is Leaked

Prolific mobile leakster Steve Hemmerstoffer has just revealed some information about an upcoming device from Huawei, the Honor 7 Plus. The device is likely to be a 5.5″ FHD smartphone with dimensions of 151.4 x 76.3 x 7.9mm. In his tweet we also get a link to a YouTube video showing us the current render of what is to be expected.

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Qualcomm Announces Quick Charge 3.0

Quick Charge 3.0 is the next generation quick charge technology from Qualcomm and it is the first of its kind to use what Qualcomm is calling ‘Intelligent Negotiation for Optimum Voltage’. The company says that Quick Charge 3.0 is up to 38% more efficient than its predecessor, charges twice as fast as Quick Charge 1.0 and reduces power dissipation by up to 45%.

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