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Angular 3 is hot on the heels of Angular 2 Angular 3 will have better tooling and will generate less code; Google also is promising a new major version twice a year     Fresh from the long-awaited release of its Angular 2 JavaScript framework in mid-September, Google will release Angular 3 in a few short months. Expected in March, Angular 3 will focus on improved tooling and a reduction in generated code, said Rob Wormald, of the Angular core team and a developer advocate at Google. It will feature a template compiler that provides feedback in an IDE on errors in a template, and it will generate 25 percent less code, thanks to improved compilation and changes in the framework's underlying mechanics. [ Use JavaScript in your dev shop? InfoWorld looks at  17 JavaScript editors and IDEs  and  22 JavaScript frameworks  ready for adoption. | Keep up with hot topics in programming with InfoWorld's  Application Development newsletter . ] While more than two years passed b

Xiaomi Mi MIX Launched: Price, Specifications, Release Date, and More Xiaomi at its Beijing event on Tuesday launched the Mi MIX concept smartphone, a limited edition handset made in collaboration with French designer Philippe Stark. To recall, the company also  launched  the  Mi Note 2 . The smartphone is up for pre-order now,  and will become available to buy from November 4. It is available in two variants  – 4GB RAM/ 128GB storage at CNY 3,499 (roughly Rs. 34,500), and 6GB RAM/ 256GB storage (plus 18k gold trim on the rear camera and fingerprint sensor, as seen below) at CNY 3,999 (roughly Rs. 39,500). The highlight of the  Xiaomi Mi MIX  is its near bezel-less display with curved edges on top,  and the company is touting a 91.3 percent screen-to-body ratio. It also bears a ceramic body.  Another highlight is the piezoelectric acoustic ceramic earpiece speaker, as well as the ultrasonic proximity sensor rather than the traditional front-facing infrared sensor. The

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus review: The best iPhones Apple has made 's tough meeting expectations years after year. And yet, Apple keeps doing it, although no longer as effortlessly as it would do earlier in this decade. The company launched the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus on October 7 in the Indian market, a month after the global announcement of the two phones. These are the phones that look like incremental update to the iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6S Plus. But looks can be deceiving. And they surely are in this case. Of late, the iPhone is facing tough challenge from others in the market. The Galaxy S7 arguably has a better design. The Samsung phone also has better screen and, in most cases, better camera. Google's Nexus phones have better software. The HTC offers better sound in its high-end phones. The Sony phones are waterproof. All of this puts the iPhone at a back-foot. The good thing is that Apple knows these challenges and is meeting them head-on with t

Huawei Mate 9 Pro to come with dual-curved screen, 4X optical zoom S martphone makers have been trying to curve their displays just the way Samsung did first. Xiaomi has already confirmed that its upcoming Mi Note 2 is coming with a dual-curved display and now leaks are suggesting Huawei's Mate 9 Pro will also have a curved display on both sides. The Mate 9 Pro is the sibling of Huawei Mate 9 which is slated to launch on November 3. The famous leakster, Evan Blass, recently posted renders of the Mate 9 Pro  on VentureBeat. According to the report, the Mate 9 Pro, codenamed Long Island, features a 5.9-inch QHD display with 2560×1440 pixels resolution. The display sports curves on both sides of the display, the phone looks very much Samsung's ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. The Mate 9 Pro is powered by Huawei's HiSilicon Kirin 960 processor with 4GB RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB internal storage options. The phone is expected to run on Android 7.0 Nougat. The smal