Infinix's fashionable Hot 70 series just began its global journey, and we've got the inaugural device, the Hot 70, in the office and eager for an unboxing. The Infinix Hot 70 ships with a nice case with a color-matching frame bumper, a 45W charger with a USB-A plug, USB-C earbuds, and the phone itself. Ours is the Thermo Orange color, but there's also Green Texture, Quiet Violet, Dive Blue, Silver... Read more ›
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Meta has announced the global rollout of subscription plans for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The company also revealed that new plans aimed at Meta AI users, creators, and businesses are coming soon. The Facebook Plus and Instagram Plus subscription plans are priced at $3.99 per month, while WhatsApp Plus costs $2.99 per month. Meta clarified that these Plus subscriptions will exist alongside Meta Verified and will not replace it. Facebook... Read more ›
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This is the RedMagic 11S Pro, and it looks just like its predecessor. But that's no bad thing, RedMagic gaming phones have their own style - no bumps, no camera islands, just flush surfaces, flat sides, good craftsmanship. The phone comes in two configs - 12/256GB and 16/512GB - and two guises - Nightfreeze and Subzero (a silver). Ours is the black (Nightfreeze) one. You get an 80W charger, a... Read more ›
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Spotify has added the ability to create, save, and share clips from podcast episodes on its mobile apps. Users can spot a new clip icon on the podcast playback screen, which will take them to the new UI. Here, you will be able to trim a specific portion of the episode, and then save it to your library. These saved clips can then be shared from within the Spotify app... Read more ›
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YouTube has announced that it is going to be more transparent in the way it labels AI-generated content. Starting today, all videos uploaded on YouTube that are meaningfully AI-altered or generated will show a prominent AI label on them. Long-form videos will show the label below the video player and above the description, while Shorts will show the label as an overlay directly on the video. YouTube still primarily requires... Read more ›
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The prices of smartphones – of all electronics, really – are going up, so this might be a bad time to upgrade. However, this also means that old devices are retaining more value and Apple has recognized that as the company just updated the trade-in valuations on its US site. Many older iPhones are now worth a bit more than they were just a few days ago (we got the... Read more ›
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Ultrahuman is branching out – the smart ring company just unveiled the Ultrahuman Photon, a red light therapy device, which is currently on pre-order. You can visit the official site and reserve a unit for $249 – that’s less than half of what a typical red light therapy device costs, says the company. You can read more about red light therapy over at Scientific American and Nature. It has been... Read more ›
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Omdia just shared its analysis on the US smartphone market in Q1 2026 and things are not looking great. The overall market shrank 3% year-over-year to 33.4 million units. Firstly, the Q1 2026 decline comes after smartphone manufacturers accelerated an inventory build-up in Q1 2025 in anticipation of the upcoming import tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration. Secondly, the smartphone market is starting to feel the pressure from ever-rising memory... Read more ›
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Earlier this year, MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 8500, a 4nm (TSMC N4P) chipset with all-big CPU cores (eight Cortex-A725) and a Mali-G720 MC8 GPU. Now the company is refreshing that chip as the Dimensity 8550. The key addition here is the LLM Booster and support for Google’s Gemini Nano V3, which is designed to run on your phone. This new version of the chip still uses the NPU 880. The... Read more ›
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Shortly after Huawei brought to light its new scaling law called Tao Scaling Law and its LogicFolding architecture, the company held a keynote at the Phoenix Bay Area Finance Forum and Financial Summit in Shenzhen, promising to bring a much more powerful, next-generation Kirin chipset that will power the upcoming Mate 90 lineup. The chip in question is said to be the first mobile chip for the company built on... Read more ›
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According to a new report, Apple is actively developing a new anti-theft feature for iPhones that could protect the device in situations where it is snatched from a user. The report claims that the new anti-snatch feature will allow an iPhone to automatically lock itself if it detects a sudden snatching motion. Theft Detection Lock feature on Android Apple’s upcoming feature is said to work similarly to Android’s existing Theft... Read more ›
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Crisis averted – Samsung workers approved a new pay deal that will see 10.5% of the company’s semiconductor operating profit be distributed as special bonuses towards workers in Samsung’s chip businesses. Here’s the quick backstory. Samsung was facing the biggest worker strike in its history after employees in Device Solutions (memory, chipsets and fabs) became unhappy with the size of bonuses they were receiving compared to their peers at rival... Read more ›
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Xiaomi will unveil the 17T series smartphones on May 28 during a global launch event, which will begin at 12 PM UTC. The event will also be streamed live, and you can follow it with us by tuning to its YouTube stream below. The 17T series includes two smartphones - 17T and 17T Pro. Xiaomi hasn't detailed the spec sheets of both smartphones, but it has revealed their designs and... Read more ›
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A week on after its unveiling, the RedMagic 11S Pro is going global. But unlike the Chinese launch, which saw three phones, the global markets are getting just one - the RedMagic 11S Pro. Coming in two finishes - Nightfreeze (Black transparent) and Subzero (Silver transparent), the global 11S Pro differs only slightly from its China-bound peers - it has a 7,500mAh battery with 80W wired and wireless charging. The... Read more ›
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33.0 million smartphones were shipped in Europe (excluding Russia) in the first three months of 2026, reports Omdia. This is an increase of 2% compared to the first quarter last year, but there is trouble brewing ahead, say the analysts. 33 million smartphones were shipped in Europe in Q1 2026 First, the good news. Samsung retook its #1 spot with 12.6 million smartphones (+3%). Shipments were weaker as the Galaxy... Read more ›
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Recent leaks surrounding the upcoming Honor Magic9 suggest that the phone could feature a 6.36-inch display and a large 8,000mAh battery. Now, a fresh leak has revealed additional details about the compact smartphone. Tipster Digital Chat Station is back with another leak, this time claiming that the Honor Magic9 will be powered by the 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. Interestingly, its predecessor, the Honor Magic8, uses the same... Read more ›
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Xiaomi will unveil the 17T and 17T Pro on May 28, with the former set to debut in India on June 4. Xiaomi recently confirmed that the 17T Pro will be powered by the Dimensity 9500 SoC and pack a 7,000 mAh battery. Now, Xiaomi has revealed the processor and battery details about the 17T as well. This revelation comes from Xiaomi's Indian branch, which confirmed that the Xiaomi 17T... Read more ›
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The Oppo Find X10 lineup, which is expected to debut in October, has already been the subject of several leaks. The latest one sheds new light on the standard Oppo Find X10. Prolific tipster Digital Chat Station shared the new details on Weibo. According to the tipster, Oppo is currently testing a new 200MP HPC sensor with a 1/1.3-inch sensor size for the phone’s primary rear camera. Oppo Find X9... Read more ›
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Samsung announced the Android 17-based One UI 9 beta program for the Galaxy S26 series about a couple of weeks ago, with South Korea being the first country to receive the One UI 9 beta update, followed by the UK, Germany, and some other European countries. Now, Samsung has expanded the One UI 9 beta program for the Galaxy S26 lineup to India. [#InlinePriceWidget,14320,1#] The One UI 9 beta update... Read more ›
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Redmi recently confirmed that it will bring the Redmi Turbo 5 to India. Now, a new report claims that the company is also preparing to launch a new Redmi 17 5G smartphone alongside it. According to the report, both phones are expected to debut in India on June 18. The Redmi 17 is tipped to arrive as an entry-level 5G offering. Redmi 15 The handset could be powered by a... Read more ›
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