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TechnikNews Weekly # 041: Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review, new icons for Windows 10 and more

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Today we have the second Sunday in Advent - it really won't be long until Christmas and New Year's Eve. But before that there is the forty-first TechnikNews Weekly with a summary of all news of the week.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review

My review of the Galaxy Note 9 from Samsung was published on Monday. I was able to test the top smartphone for a good three weeks and during this time I got a pretty good impression of the device. So I noticed that the display is one of the best on the market and that the stereo speakers that support Dolby Atmos are awesome. I didn't like the relatively poor battery life and the average everyday performance, among other things. All further information can be found review report.

Windows 10 gets new icons

Some apps in Windows 10 will get new icons - that came out of a comment by Jon Friedman, Head of Microsoft Office Design, on his own Medium post. In the post you can already see some mock-ups for the new app images. It is noticeable that they all look similar to the new office icons - that is, more modern and a little more colorful. All details about the new app icons can be found in the article.

Snapdragon 855 unveiled in Hawaii

This week, Qualcomm unveiled the new top processor Snapdragon 855 at the Tech Summit in Maui, Hawaii. This was manufactured using a 7-nanometer process and is 45 percent faster than the previous model. There is a main core that clocks at 2,84 gigahertz, three cores that have a clock frequency of 2,42 gigahertz and four slow cores that clock at 1,8 gigahertz. A list of all other improvements can be found in the article.

Experience report on the HTC U12 Life

The HTC U12 Life was presented at a press event at the IFA 2018 in Berlin. I was able to use it for some time and wrote my own report about my experience with the smartphone. In my opinion, the U12 Life is the perfect smartphone for everyday use. The performance of the Snapdragon 636 is more than enough for simple things and playing simple games is no problem either. The battery life with a screen-on time of four hours is only average, however. Heavy users will be more satisfied with smartphones like the HTC U12+.

Advent competition on the second Sunday in Advent

Since today is the second Sunday in Advent, there is a new one TechnikNews Advent competition. We are giving away a total of four things for four different winners: the Samsung Galaxy Watch, the Mobvoi TicWatch Pro, the Fitbit Charge 3 and the Fitbit Ionic. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the manufacturers and the press companies for making these devices available to us. All information on how to take part can be found in the linked article.

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David Haydl

David lives in Graz and has been there for around half a decade TechnikNews, also editor-in-chief for some time. He regularly provides the site with news, test reports and the like TechnikNews Weekly, which was his idea to launch. He likes to spend his free time outdoors, listening to a lot of music (and clearly too loud) and some podcasts on all kinds of topics, and also likes to go running. He enjoys the time that remains with his charming girlfriend or in front of the TV.

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