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For the first time ever, this year Apple was the world's No.1 smartphone maker in terms of shipments in the first quarter (January to March). This is according to a new report by Counterpoint Research (CR). The company was helped by its launch of the iPhone 16e, and while its sales in the US, Europe, and China were either flat or declining, it recorded a whopping double-digit growth in Japan, India, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
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I attended Chili's New York City pop-up, where the chain launched its newest burger, the Big QP. It's better than the McDonald's Quarter Pounder. Read more ›
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In the latest evidence that indie games are often where you find the boldest creative choices, look no further than Unbeatable. The hand‑drawn rhythm adventure title — announced in 2020 and crowdfunded the following year — oozes style and attitude. For example, look no further than its tagline: "a game where music is illegal and you do crimes." (Nice.) Developer D‑Cell Games launched a new trailer and a much more... Read more ›
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Honor is introducing a new smartphone line today called “Power”. The eponymous Honor Power lives up to its name with a massive 8,000mAh battery. Not bad for a phone that’s a hair under 8mm thick. Honor Power As a flex, Honor compared the battery capacity of the Power with that of the iPad Air 11 (2025) – it’s 29.60Wh vs. 28.93Wh in favor of the phone. The phone’s battery has... Read more ›
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Samsung’s One UI 7 rollout has been anything but smooth sailing until now with the company pausing the update in South Korea, Europe and other regions due to bugs. Samsung India has now shared a revised One UI 7 roadmap for local users via the Samsung Members app which covers the period between April and July. The Galaxy S24 series are first in line for the Android 15 update, alongside... Read more ›
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Later this year, Samsung will release its slender flagship – the Galaxy S25 Edge. But that is not the only thin and light phone on the 2025 roster, the Samsung Galaxy M56 is the slimmest phone in its segment, according to the company. The Galaxy M56 is 30% slimmer than its predecessor In concrete numbers, the M56 measures 7.2mm thick and weighs 180g. For comparison, the A56 is 7.4mm and... Read more ›
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The One UI 7 rollout has been anything but smooth sailing for Samsung. After a later than expected rollout, the Android 15-based firmware began seeding to users in South Korea and Europe last week, only to be paused due to bugs. Well, it seems that Samsung’s software team was working hard on ironing out said bugs, as the One UI 7 update has now been resumed. Galaxy S24, S24+ and... Read more ›
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The RedMagic 10 Air from nubia is now official as the latest entry in the gaming series. It stands out with a slim chassis for gaming phone standards at 7.85mm while still boasting top-notch specs, including a 6,000 mAh battery with 80W charging. RedMagic 10 Air is built around a 6.8-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel boasts minimal bezels and is rated at... Read more ›
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The Asus Vivobook 16 X1607QA is one of the first batches of notebooks to run on the new Qualcomm Snapdragon X chip. Compared to the more premium Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus chip devices we have seen in the past, the Vivobook 16 X1607QA is a more affordable mid-range notebook befitting the entry-level Snapdragon chip. Starting at $749, the Vivobook 16 X1607QA — henceforth referred to as just... Read more ›
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Nobody expected Samsung’s One UI 7 rollout to take so long, and while certain S24 series devices across South Korea and Europe began receiving the update last week, users are now reporting that the update is no longer available to download. Samsung seems to have pulled the firmware update from its OTA servers without explaining why. According to leakster Ice Universe, Samsung discovered several bugs on devices that got the... Read more ›
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The Acer smartphone brand is back with two newly announced phones. Say hello to the Acer Super ZX and Super ZX Pro - two affordable devices made in India by Indikal Technologies. The local manufacturer operates under the official license of Acer, meaning aside from the trademarked name, these phones have nothing to do with the Taiwanese maker. The two phones have plenty of differences, including a different design of... Read more ›
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Google recently hosted its three-day Google Cloud Next Conference 2025 in Las Vegas, where smartphone brand Oppo announced its Agentic AI Initiative and talked about its strategy to lead in AI experiences through in-house development and collaboration with Google. Additionally, Oppo showcased AI Search at the conference. It's a Google Cloud-powered system-level AI tool that allows users to efficiently search and retrieve complex multimodal document information using natural language queries.... Read more ›
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We were lucky enough to participate in Oppo's launch event for the Find X8 Ultra in China and decided to take advantage of the occasion by putting its cameras through a quick camera exercise. We took the phone around beautiful Xi'an - the capital city of the Shaanxi province - and took photos at 0.6x, 1x, 3x, and 6x. We even stretched the 6x zoom camera beyond its optical limit... Read more ›
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