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We may see smartphones with 8GB of RAM coming soon to a hand near you as SK Hynix has just announced the development of a single memory chip incorporating that large amount of RAM, designed for use in smartphones, PC and Tablets.

A new feature that may be coming to WhatsApp may be useful for those who are looking to take back whatever they said on the chat app. A new beta version allows users to revoke or edit sent messages after it is sent to the other party.

A new tablet is set to be released by Xiaomi pretty soon, and it is a machine that will be a good pairing for anyone who is looking to get a great productivity device in a slim and svelte package. The Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 is set to be the tablet to have for busy professionals to tote around.

While having WiFi is important to keep most devices connected to the internet, it can drain the battery of any devices that is connected to the local network. A new study and research from University of Washington may solve that problem however, as they have developed a new WiFi system dubbed Passive WiFi, which consumes about 10,000 times less power than conventional systems.

As the latest Android now supports Adoptable storage – external storage that can extend the size of the internal storage – and even some integration SD cards into the phone itself – the Secure Digital Association, the body that governs the SD Card standard, has announced a new specification called SD 5.1 that introduces the Application Performance Class.

After the reveal of the high-end HTC Vive and Oculus Rift from Valve, many are feeling that VR is something beyond their reach and means, as the entry point for high-end VR seems to be in the realms of high-end gaming machines. However, a new report states that Microsoft’s own Holographic OS may not need something high end – in fact, the PC at your house right now may already be supported for VR.

We are still looking and waiting for the foldable smartphone to come to fruition. We expect Samsung to be the first company to bring the foldable smartphone to the market – but according to a new patent filed by them, we may see a foldable tablet first instead.

We are in the midst of the big recall by Samsung, thanks to their Galaxy Note 7 – but that doesn’t mean the company is sitting still not doing anything. A new patent recently discovered may have revealed their next target – to run both Android and Windows 10 Phone in one single device.

Even with big power banks being toted around these days – the drawback for those devices is that it can either charge one device at a time, or only limited power output for more than one that is hooked in. What if you need more juice? HP has just the thing for you – the HP Powerup Backpack.

Standard smartphones today are built around the 16:9 screen ratio when rotated to the side (apart from the LG Optimus Vu that had a 4:3 screen ratio). Right now however LG may want to buck the trend, as they just patented a new screen form factor for mobile, dubbed “UltraWide Mobile+”.