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The Oppo A6 Pro is official, and it's one tough smartphone. Rated for IP66, IP68, and IP69, it can handle 8,000KPa of hot water pressure, can soak in 1.5 meters of water for half an hour, and can be used with wet or oily hands.
Oppo says that the A6 Pro can resist a drop of 2.5 meters, continuous drops from 1.5 meters, and can even last up to 1,830 times if dropped from half a meter. This rigidity is achieved by a combination of aviation-grade aluminum in the frame and the Crystal Shield glass upfron
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Looking for a new MagSafe battery to power your pre-ordered iPhone 17? You might be out of luck if you were eyeing Apple's latest offering. Apple's newly released MagSafe battery pack comes with a big caveat: it only works with the all-new ultra-thin iPhone Air. The $99 accessory isn't compatible with the iPhone 17 or iPhone 17 Pro, according to Apple's official product page. The compatibility restriction is a result... Read more ›
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Yes, Apple has finally brought a high-refresh rate screen to its base iPhone. Read more ›
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Apple just unveiled the iPhone 17 Pro series, and these may very well be the most exciting new iPhones in quite some time. It all starts with an impressive new redesign that centers on a move away from titanium and back towards aluminum. Apple forged a unibody from Series 7000 aluminum for the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max that is then anodized on the outside. The aluminum comes... Read more ›
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Apple is using a square selfie sensor on iPhone 17 devices, enabling portrait or landscape shots without turning the phone. Read more ›
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The thin and light iPhone Air does not have a physical SIM slot, and is limited to eSIM-only operation. That's something of a problem, because in China, carriers do not support eSIM even though it's widely used around the world. Until now, iPhones sold in China have always had a physical SIM slot, and that's still the case for the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max. There wasn't... Read more ›
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For the first time, every model in Apple's latest flagship iPhone 17 lineup features a base 256GB storage capacity, up from the lowest 128GB option in the iPhone 16 series. The regular iPhone 17 now comes in 256GB and 512GB storage options, while the all-new ultra-thin iPhone Air and the iPhone 17 Pro come in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB capacities. Meanwhile, the iPhone 17 Pro Max is offered in the... Read more ›
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Tucked away in Apple's iPhone 17 press releases was a bonus for off-grid owners of older models. The company gave iPhone 14 and 15 owners free access to satellite features for another year. This is Apple's third extension since Emergency SOS via satellite launched with the iPhone 14. "The free trial will be extended for iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 users who have activated their device in a country that... Read more ›
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A report finds that President Trump’s flagship legislation will grant $40 billion in new subsidies to the oil and gas industry over the next decade. Read more ›
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All of Apple's new iPhone models feature a significantly upgraded 18-megapixel front-facing camera with Center Stage and a square sensor. Users can expect significantly better selfies, especially in low-light conditions. The improvement is one of the biggest upgrades to the iPhone's front-facing camera ever. The history of major upgrades to the iPhone's front-facing camera is as follows: iPhone 4 (2010): 0.3-megapixels iPhone 5 (2012): 1.2-megapixels iPhone 6S (2015): 5-megapixels iPhone... Read more ›
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Microsoft reportedly plans to begin using Anthropic's latest Claude models to power some of the Copilot features in its Office 365 apps. In a report published Tuesday, The Information said the tech giant would announce the change "in the coming weeks." Microsoft currently relies on OpenAI's tech to power the majority of AI features found inside of Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. As an outsider looking in, Microsoft's embrace of... Read more ›
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Following today's "Awe dropping" special event, Apple's iPhone lineup now contains seven models at different price points. The full new iPhone lineup is as follows: iPhone 16e (starting at $599) iPhone 16 (starting at $699) iPhone 16 Plus (starting at $799) iPhone 17 (starting at $799) iPhone Air (starting at $999) iPhone 17 Pro (starting at $1,099) iPhone 17 Pro Max (starting at $1,199) Pre-orders for the new iPhones start... Read more ›
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Apple today unveiled the iPhone Air, an all-new kind of iPhone featuring an ultra-thin design. The iPhone Air is just 5.6mm thick, making it the thinnest iPhone ever. The frame is made of titanium with a polished finish. The device features Ceramic Shield 2 with 3x better scratch resistance, on both sides of the device for the first time. Apple says that it is the most durable iPhone ever. A... Read more ›
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Apple unveiled its iPhone 17 lineup in its "Awe Dropping" fall event on Tuesday, along with new Apple Watch and AirPods products. Read more ›
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The iPhone 17 is here, along with a very thin iPhone Air. There are three new Apple watches to tell you how you're feeling, and a pair of AirPods Pro 3 that can translate between languages. Read more ›
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Apple's iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max replace the titanium frame introduced two years ago with a new aluminum design. Here's why. Apple introduced titanium to the iPhone with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max back in 2023, with the change even becoming the device's marketing tagline. While the devices were said to be more durable, they also suffered from complaints about overheating. The titanium frame provided... Read more ›
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The Israeli military said it carried out a "precise strike" against Hamas senior leadership on Tuesday. Read more ›
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Apple today introduced the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. Key new features for both devices include a new design with a larger rear camera plateau, an A19 Pro chip, a vapor chamber cooling system for improved thermal management, a larger battery, and much more. This story will be updated with more details, as they become available.Related Roundup: iPhone 17 ProTag: September 2025 Apple EventRelated Forum: iPhoneThis article,... Read more ›
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iPhone 17 is finally 120Hz, and we're also getting triple 48MP cameras and vapor chamber cooling on the iPhone 17 Pro. Read more ›
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Following the announcement of the new Apple Watch lineup today, Apple discontinued all of the Apple Watch models previously on sale. Apple typically retires prior models with the release of their successors, and with three new models this year, the entire previous lineup has been discontinued; the Apple Watch SE 2, Apple Watch Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 are no longer available. Apple introduced the Apple Watch SE... Read more ›
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If you're trying to decide whether to buy a new iPhone 17 model and looking at the camera updates, there's mostly good news and a little bad following today's big event. Apple did upgrade the telephoto camera on the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max models and introduced some new pro video features. It also boosted resolution on the base iPhone 17's ultra wide camera — but that model still... Read more ›
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We’ve had some eyebrow-raising smartphone designs this year – and we will have some next year. Did you see yesterday’s leak that showed the Galaxy S26 series dummies? The S26 Edge stood out with a particularly chunky camera island. CAD-based renders have now hit the web, created by OnLeaks. They confirm the overall design and give precise dimensions: 158.4 x 75.7 x 5.5mm. This is 0.3mm thinner than the current... Read more ›
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The Samsung Galaxy S25 FE going official was the most important story of week 36. The phone packs a 4nm Exynos 2400 chipset with 8 GB of RAM, and up to 512 GB of storage. Despite the mostly unchanged SoC, the S25 FE packs a 10% larger vapor chamber for cooling. Another update is the bigger 4,900mAh battery. The phone is a svelte 7.4mm thin and weighs some 23 grams... Read more ›
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YouTube is now following in the footsteps of Netflix and Disney+, as it's started to crack down on usage of YouTube Premium Family plans at different locations. The service is alerting people who are using an account that's part of a Premium Family group but at a different location than the family manager that their membership will be paused in 14 days. This is because, as per YouTube's Premium family... Read more ›
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Sony has launched an affordable pair of wired USB-C in-ear headphones called the IER-EX15C. The wired headphones use 5mm neodymium drivers and are claimed to deliver high-quality sound with powerful bass and clear vocals. You also get a built-in microphone and in-line remote, which has a multi-function button and volume adjustment. The multifunction button can be used to play/pause music, change tracks, answer/end calls, mute/unmute the microphone, and activate the... Read more ›
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Samsung is hosting the Galaxy Event today to unveil the "newest member of the Galaxy S25 family" and "premium AI tablets". It is a virtual event, which will be streamed live at 9:30 AM UTC. You can follow it with us by tuning in to the stream below. Samsung hasn't explicitly mentioned the names of the products it will unveil today, but it's expected to introduce the Galaxy S25 FE,... Read more ›
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Motorola has expanded its Edge 60 family with the launch of the Edge 60 Neo. The handset succeeds the Edge 50 Neo with a new processor and a larger battery. The Motorola Edge 60 Neo is powered by a 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 7400 SoC, coupled with up to 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB storage. It runs Android 15 out of the box. On the front, you get a... Read more ›
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Slim phones are shaping up to be the trend in 2025 and the nubia Air is ZTE’s latest offering. The phone's headlining feature is its slender body – just 6.7 mm thin, with the thinnest point on its midframe measuring 5.9mm. The phone is also svelte at 172 grams, but despite the slender appearance, nubia Air is IP68/IP69K rated against dust and pressurized hot water jets. The device is built... Read more ›
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Google just avoided disaster – the company will not be forced to sell its web browser, Chrome. It will have to make some concessions, but the ruling in what is described by Bloomberg as the “biggest US antitrust case in almost three decades” is overall favorable for the Mountain View company. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) accused Google of having an illegal monopoly on the search engine market. DOJ’s... Read more ›
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