We had quite the busy week in tech! Summer is truly over, bring on the tech announcements! MediaTek and Qualcomm both unveiled their next-gen mobile chipsets this week - the Dimensity 9500 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. The Snapdragon brings a 20% improvement in CPU performance with a 35% improvement in efficiency. On the GPU side, expect 23% improved performance, 20% better power efficiency, and 25% improved Ray... Read more ›
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Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days are less than two weeks away, but while we wait, we found some great deals on iPads (up to 25% off) and we also checked in on the state of Android phones. The US market is served by only a few makers and some aren’t carrying their weight. The vanilla Google Pixel 10 is on sale right now, but the $100 discount seems pretty light.... Read more ›
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Xiaomi unleashed the new 17-series of flagships this week (and the 15T duo, but we’ll save that for another week). This year there are three models – a vanilla Xiaomi 17 that takes over from the Xiaomi 15, a Xiaomi 17 Pro that has the same 6.3” size but offers more premium features (better tele camera, secondary screen) and the large model that is now called the Xiaomi 17 Pro... Read more ›
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Xiaomi hosted a big event this week where we saw the debut of several new devices, including the Redmi Pad 2 Pro. We got to test out the Pad 2 Pro with the Matte Glass screen, and these are our first impressions. For a €380 tablet, the Redmi Pad 2 Pro Matte Glass Version looks and feels like a more expensive device. It brings an aluminum unibody, which is cool... Read more ›
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Sony makes phones like no other company on the market, but Sony fans are one of a kind too – they came out in force in last week’s poll and showed strong support for the Sony Xperia 10 VII. The new mid-ranger changes things up while staying true to the Xperia spirit. The perfectly rectangular display, the 3.5mm headphone jack and the microSD slot are must-haves for some and they... Read more ›
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Google has released a new software update for the Pixel Buds Pro 2 TWS earphones, which comes with firmware version 4.467. The update brings Adaptive Audio and Loud Noise Protection to the Google Pixel Buds Pro 2, along with head gesture support for calls and texts, as well as an enhanced Gemini Live experience. You can read the changelog of the update below for more details. Adaptive Audio Adaptive Audio... Read more ›
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Honor will launch the Magic8 series soon, and the devices will be powered by Qualcomm's recently unveiled Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. If you were wondering how well it would perform, no need to wonder anymore, as Honor's Li Kun has shared the Magic8's AnTuTu results on Weibo earlier today. As you can see from the screenshot below, the phone managed a total score of 4,166,339 in AnTuTu v11.... Read more ›
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If you are using a OnePlus smartphone running OxygenOS 12, 14, or 15, we have news that should be concerning to you. Earlier this week, cybersecurity firm Rapid7 revealed that OnePlus smartphones running these OxygenOS versions have a major security flaw that could allow malicious apps access to SMS and MMS data on your smartphone without permission, user interaction, or consent. The firm also said that the "user is also... Read more ›
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vivo will introduce the Android 16-based OriginOS 6 on October 10 in China, with a global debut, including in India, set for October 15. That's exciting news, as OriginOS has been exclusive to China for years, while vivo and iQOO devices outside China run Funtouch OS. The upcoming vivo X300 series and iQOO 15 will boot OriginOS 6, and while we are unlikely to receive its rollout schedule for older... Read more ›
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vivo launched the V60 back in August, and it's now working on the V60e, which had some renders and specs leaked earlier this month along with rumored pricing. Today a hands-on video has surfaced, allegedly showing the V60e in a few seconds over on TikTok, we assume. The video reveals that the V60e has a 200MP main camera with OIS, beating the V60's main snapper in resolution (that one is... Read more ›
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This week Xiaomi had two major releases, but only one of the two new series is available in Europe right now – the two 15T phones are launching with a discount and even a freebie. The Xiaomi 15T Pro is bigger than its predecessor, 6.83” vs. 6.67”, and has a 12-bit 144Hz OLED display. It’s powered by the Dimensity 9400+ and a 5,500mAh battery with 90W wired and 50W wireless... Read more ›
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Realme is launching the GT 8 Pro alongside the GT 8 in October, and before that the flagship model has received its certification for sale in China. This has revealed its support for 120W wired charging, and according to rumors on Weibo, the phone will also support wireless charging and will have a large battery with a capacity starting with the number 7. So it's not going to hit 8,000... Read more ›
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The Xiaomi Pad Mini is the first compact tablet under Xiaomi's own brand name for some time. Despite its smaller size, the Pad Mini is a premium tablet and more than ready to duke it out with the likes of the Apple iPad mini. Our review unit is the Grey version and comes in the 12/512 GB configuration. It ships with a USB-A to USB-C cable and a 67W charger.... Read more ›
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Today Meta has announced that ad-free subscriptions for both Facebook and Instagram are going to become available in the UK "over the coming weeks". These will give you the option to pay a fee to stop seeing ads on either service. The subscription cost will be £2.99 per month on the web and £3.99 per month if you subscribe on iOS or Android. The latter is more expensive because of... Read more ›
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Samsung's Galaxy S25 FE launched earlier this month, and now it's already receiving its first software update. This is rolling out in both Asia and Europe, and it brings with it the September security patch. [#InlinePriceWidget,14042,1#] Aside from that, you get stock price updates in the Now Bar (for stocks you've previously added to Google Finance), although it seems like only "big price changes" will appear in the Now Bar,... Read more ›
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The first phones with the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 have already been announced, but they are not available just yet. That said, we have a prototype device on hand that we can use for the first round of benchmarks. We can't show it to you yet, but here's a sneak peek at the Realme GT 8 Pro prototype: Let’s get a closer look at the chip first. The... Read more ›
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Allstate Protection Plans evaluated how durable the new iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro are with some more scientific drop and bend tests. The purpose of the test was to assess how the new designs have affected durability and provide people with a sense of what might happen during everyday use. Starting with the bend, the iPhone 17 Pro withstood more than 90 kg of pressure, while the Air bent... Read more ›
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Samsung is rumored to be launching the Galaxy S26 family (most likely in January) running One UI 8.5. A few days ago we got our first look at the design changes coming in this upcoming release, and today courtesy of a teardown of a One UI 8.5 build there's additional news about a new feature that will be built in. We're talking about the ability to double tap the back... Read more ›
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The Realme Watch 5 leaked at the beginning of this month, and now it's finally official, listed on Realme's official website in all its glory. Realme Watch 5 official images The watch comes with advertised 14-day battery life from its 460 mAh battery, which of course tells you it's running proprietary software and not Google's Wear OS. The watch has a 1.97" rectangular AMOLED screen with 390x450 resolution, 60Hz refresh... Read more ›
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