A leak late last month suggested that the Redmi Note 17 series would debut in China in July. Redmi has now made it official, confirming that the new Note lineup will indeed launch this month. The announcement came as part of a milestone celebration for the Redmi Note series. In a Weibo post, the company revealed that global sales of the Redmi Note lineup have surpassed 500 million units. Notably,... Read more ›
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Earlier this week, Meta-owned WhatsApp introduced the username feature, allowing its users to communicate with each other without sharing their phone numbers. The feature will roll out later this year, but WhatsApp is already allowing users to reserve their usernames. The username feature raised security, privacy, and impersonation concerns among many, including the Indian government, which asked WhatsApp to pause the planned rollout of the feature under the IT Act,... Read more ›
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Two new leaks have surfaced, offering another look at Samsung's upcoming wide-screen foldable, rumored to be called the Galaxy Z Fold8. One offers another look at a dummy unit of the device, while the other compares its size and form factor with the Galaxy S26 Ultra. We've already seen the Galaxy Z Fold8 dummy in white, and the latest leak gives us a look at it in black as well.... Read more ›
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We've already heard from past rumors that the iPhone 18 Pro Max is set to have the biggest battery ever seen in a non-folding iPhone. Now a new leak purports to give us the exact numbers. And we say numbers because there will be two of them. Like last year, the version of the phone that will be eSIM-only will have a bigger battery - 5,425 mAh in this case... Read more ›
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T-Mobile is still operating its 2G network, believe it or not, but not for long. The magenta carrier has announced that it will finally be shutting it down on August 3. T-Mobile is the last US carrier to do so - AT&T was the first to retire its 2G network in 2017, and Verizon did it in 2020. T-Mobile stuck with 2G "to give customers and partners additional time to... Read more ›
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The Honor Magic V6, unveiled at MWC and launched in China over a week later, made its European debut yesterday. Now, its availability has expanded to the UK as well, with sales beginning at 10 AM local time. The Honor Magic V6 comes in a single 16GB/512GB configuration in the UK, but has four color options: gold, red, white, and black. It has an RRP of £1,999.99, and if you... Read more ›
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OnePlus' slow transformation from independent brand to an Oppo sub-brand continues unabated. The latest example comes from Germany, where the official OnePlus website is now advertising Oppo products. Scroll down a bit once you land on the site, and you will see this - an ad pointing you to "a curated selection of Oppo accessories and IoT products". If you click on that you're taken to this page, where OnePlus... Read more ›
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Following Rockstar's announcement that Grand Theft Auto VI will be a digital-only release, Sony has come forth with an even more ambitious plan to kill physical media forever. The company has announced that starting January 2028, production of physical disc games for new games will be ending for all games releasing on the PlayStation platforms. In simpler terms, every game launching on PlayStation consoles after January 2028 will only be... Read more ›
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If you are an American Express cardholder, you can now finally use your Membership Rewards points when you check out with Apple Pay for online purchases. You can redeem your points directly within the Apple Pay secure checkout experience online, without needing to leave checkout, open another app, or complete additional redemption steps. You just shop online or in apps on your iPhone or iPad as usual, select Apple Pay... Read more ›
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Apple will be using two modems in the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, according to new revelations from leaked schematics and documents that were stolen from Apple supplier Tata in a cyberattack. In the US, the company will keep using a Qualcomm modem, and the reason seems to be all about the fact that it supports mmWave 5G, whereas Apple's self-developed modems still don't. On the other... Read more ›
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T-Mobile recently announced it will phase out some of its older plans and move customers to its newest plans. Some of these plans are more expensive, and if that wasn't enough, T-Mobile has decided to retire its KickBack program. Multiple Redditors confirmed that T-Mobile has started notifying its customers about the end of its KickBack program, which will retire on July 13, 2026. This adds to the woes of affected... Read more ›
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While 2026 may be a tough year for picking up a new device due to the ongoing memory chip crisis, Amazon is offering a pretty sweet discount on the Samsung Galaxy A37. This is one of the brand’s recent midrange offerings, and it can be had for up to 31% off depending on the storefront. In the US, the 8/256GB trim is now down to $399, which is $140 off... Read more ›
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Nothing is launching the Phone (4b) on July 7, and it's going to be powered by a Snapdragon chipset according to the company. Now, Nothing has also revealed that there will be an RCB Edition of the device, developed in partnership with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team. The collaboration isn't very surprising considering the fact that Nothing is a sponsor of the team. View this post on Instagram A... Read more ›
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Samsung recently began selling the new Galaxy A27 in the US, Europe and India, and here's the roundup of what changed compared to its predecessor. The display now has a punch hole notch, instead of a teardrop; while the SoC is the 4nm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (replacing the 5nm Exynos 1380), and you've got 6 or 8 gigs of RAM (no more 4GB option). However, the ultrawide is worse... Read more ›
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It seems like Microsoft continues its series of layoffs, with the last one being in July 2025, when the company cut around 4% of its entire workforce. At least now the company plans to cut less than 2.5% of its employees, which is at approximately 228,000 right now, and that's still a lot of people. Keep in mind that the information comes from an insider, and it's not an official... Read more ›
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Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and Galaxy Watch9 later this month at a Galaxy Unpacked event. After recent leaks gave us our first look at the smartwatches themselves, a fresh leak has now revealed their bands as well. According to the leak, the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 bands carry Ultra branding and closely resemble the ones available for last year's Galaxy Watch Ultra. Meanwhile, the... Read more ›
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At long last, the Honor Magic V6 has landed in the old continent! Starting from today, the Magic V6 is on sale in Germany, in a single 16/512GB configuration. The phone's price until the end of the month will be €1,700, and buyers will get a complimentary Honor Pad 10 and 24-month screen protection. After the initial promotion ends, the price will be €2,300 (ouch!). Honor Magic V6 Honor will... Read more ›
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iQOO has quietly introduced a new tablet in China as part of its Pad 5 lineup. The new iQOO Pad 5c joins the existing Pad 5, Pad 5 Pro, and Pad 5e models. The iQOO Pad 5c is equipped with the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, paired with LPDDR5X RAM and up to UFS 4.1 storage. It also features a large 32,200mm² vapor chamber cooling system. It sports a 12.1-inch... Read more ›
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Samsung released the Android 16-based One UI 8.5 stable update for the Galaxy A25 earlier last month, and now it has started testing One UI 9 for the smartphone. The Android 17-based One UI 9 test build for the Galaxy A25 spotted on Samsung's server has firmware version A256BXXUCFZF1. However, don't expect to receive One UI 9 beta on the Galaxy A25 anytime soon. Right now, the One UI 9... Read more ›
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