Samsung's Galaxy-branded smartphones and tablets have been lacking a feature that many other Android devices, especially from Chinese brands, had for years. We are talking about the real-time network speed indicator displayed in the status bar, now available for Galaxy users via the QuickStar module in Samsung's Good Lock customization app. Samsung users could get a real-time network speed indicator on their Galaxy phone, but it required a third-party app... Read more ›
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Oppo recently launched the Reno15 series globally, and the Indian announcement is expected on January 8. Ahead of that, the purported recommended retail prices for the devices in India have been leaked today. Let's take a look. The vanilla Reno15 8/256GB will apparently go for INR 45,999, the 12/256GB model for INR 48,999, and the 12/512GB version for INR 53,999. Moving over to the Reno15 Pro Mini, which will seemingly... Read more ›
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Spotify now lets you display what you're listening to inside Messages in real time. This is called Listening activity and it's opt-in, so it's turned off by default. If you're not actively listening, your most recent song will be shown instead. This is visible only to friends and family you've already connected with inside Messages on Spotify. You can see others' activity even if you haven't turned your own listening... Read more ›
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The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold is very exclusive and will likely remain like that - it's on sale in South Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, and the UAE, and is expected to arrive Stateside soon. But we managed to spend some time with one at this year's CES and we have some early thoughts to share. Compared to modern phones, especially recent ones, it's quite the brick when folded. There's no... Read more ›
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WhatsApp is 'leveling up' your group chats today with three new features. With Member tags, you can give yourself a tag to tell the group what your role is. This can be different for each group you're in. Next up, text stickers. Any word can now be turned into a sticker by simply typing your text into Sticker Search. Newly created stickers can also be added directly to your sticker... Read more ›
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A new Samsung patent gives us our first look at a flip-style foldable, which folds both inward and outward. The patent was spotted on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) database and is accompanied by sketches for the flip-style device with a 360-degree hinge. Unlike mainstream flip-style folds, the device in the patent listing does not have a dedicated cover screen. The sketches show that the folding screen can fold... Read more ›
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The Redmi Turbo 5 series contains the Redmi Turbo 5 Max, the brand has officially announced earlier this month. The Max suffix is new to this line, which previously only had vanilla and Pro models. Now the Redmi Turbo 5 Max has allegedly been pictured in the renders you can see below, which you should take with a hefty dose of salt since they look like they're AI-generated and we... Read more ›
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Dreame Technology, the China-based smart home appliance brand, has entered the wearables market with the introduction of its first AI-powered smart and health rings. The company showcased the new lineup at CES 2026, unveiling three models. The lineup consists of the AI Smart Ring, an AI Health Ring with ECG, and the AI Health Ring with NFC. Dreame promises each of those will offer about a week of battery life.... Read more ›
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Co-CEO of Samsung’s mobile division, TM Roh, spoke to the media at the CES 2026 trade show, saying “We’re facing one of the harshest pricing situations in memory” and warning that “smartphone price adjustments may be necessary”. Samsung is working with other companies in its supply chain to try and deal with the situation in the long term as all kinds of electronics are affected by this – notably smartphones,... Read more ›
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Motorola unveiled the Signature earlier today as its newest flagship smartphone. Unfortunately, the company didn't share pricing at that time, but now the Signature is listed on Motorola's websites for the UK and Germany, and it does thankfully come with a price in both places: £899.99 / €999. This amount gets you the device with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, the only option that's been listed. It will... Read more ›
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The latest restructuring inside the ranks of the former BBK Electronics conglomerate involves Realme’s return as an Oppo sub-brand. The news comes from China’s Leifeng.com and is based on information shared by internal sources from Oppo. According to the report, Realme founder and CEO Sky Li will retain his responsibilities and will lead the Realme sub-brand under Oppo management in this organizational alignment. According to the report, Oppo is looking... Read more ›
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Dreame has introduced its first action camera and it is called the Leaptic Cube. It’s a split design with a small camera module that detaches from the main body, which shows a live preview on its 2.27” display from around 30m/100ft away. The advantage of this design – besides the built-in remote control functionality – is that you can flip the camera around for vlog-style videos. If this design looks... Read more ›
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The OnePlus 13T was announced in April last year and the upcoming 15T will keep the same schedule, reports leakster Digital Chat Station. This is for the launch in China – unfortunately, there are no details on whether this phone will be released in other countries and which ones. As you may remember, OnePlus launched the nearly-identical OnePlus 13s in India – the difference was mostly in the smaller battery... Read more ›
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Following a series of teasers, iQOO has officially announced when the Z11 Turbo will debut in China. The company also revealed a number of its core specs. The iQOO Z11 Turbo will debut in China on January 15. It is already available for pre-order via the official iQOO online store. iQOO has confirmed that the phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset, paired with a Q2... Read more ›
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According to reports circulating in South Korean media last week, Samsung is set to launch its Galaxy S26 series on February 25 at a dedicated Unpacked event held in San Francisco. That same launch date is now reiterated by Evan Blass (evleaks), who is certain that we’ll see the Galaxy S26 series hit store shelves by early March. The date of 25 February is 100% correct. You can take it... Read more ›
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HP has unveiled a one-of-a-kind Windows PC at CES 2026, one that is built into a keyboard. Called the HP EliteBoard G1a, it is touted as the world’s first full AI PC in a keyboard and has been recognized as a CES 2026 Innovation Award Honoree. The EliteBoard G1a is a full-size keyboard that measures up to 17mm in thickness and weighs less than 750g. The keyboard packs dual microphones... Read more ›
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Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z foldables for 2026 have been reportedly listed on the GSMA IMEI database. The Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8 were spotted on the database alongside a third mystery device. According to the report, two devices with model numbers SM-F976U and SM-F776U have been registered, which are believed to correspond to the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8, respectively. The model numbers end with the... Read more ›
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OnePlus has been updating its smartphones to OxygenOS 16 based on Android 16 for quite a while now, and it's finally reached lower-midrange devices today. The update is now available for the Nord CE4 and the Nord CE4 Lite, which were both released in 2024. The Nord CE4 is seeing the rollout commencing in India with the new software build being labeled CPH2613_16.0.2.400(EX01). The Nord CE4 Lite's new build number... Read more ›
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Back in May, Apple was rumored to be testing a 200MP camera for an upcoming iPhone, but unfortunately no other details were shared at that point. 200MP cameras are becoming very prevalent in the Android world, so it makes sense that Apple would want to experiment with the tech and see if it fits its requirements. Today a Morgan Stanley investor note claims Apple has made up its mind and... Read more ›
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Unlike basically all of its competitors, OnePlus decided to stay out of the Pro and Ultra branding game many years ago - for smartphones at least. Its flagships have just a number and no additional suffix, but according to a new rumor from a tipster over on X, that's about to change this year. Apparently people have been asking OnePlus for a Pro or Ultra flagship device, and the company... Read more ›
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At Lenovo Tech Day 2026 during CES, Motorola unveiled its first book-style foldable, the Razr Fold, alongside the new Motorola Signature. That wasn’t all, though. Here’s a look at the other announcements from the event. Motorola unveiled the Razr 60 FIFA World Cup 26 Edition, a limited-edition model for FIFA fans. The clamshell foldable features a soft textured rear panel with patterns associated with the FIFA World Cup. It is... Read more ›
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