The four days of Amazon Prime Day shopping ended this Friday – so, let’s look at what the prices are like now. We’ve picked out the Samsung Galaxy S26 flagships plus a couple of Galaxy mid-rangers as well as the non-folding phones of the Google Pixel 10 lineup. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra still starts at under $1,000. However, that buys you 256GB of storage. You can upgrade to 512GB,... Read more ›
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Counterpoint Research uncovered fascinating insights into the Indian smartphone market for 2024. The findings indicate that Samsung dropped from its leading position in the Asian country, now ranking third. Vivo accounted for 19% of total shipments, while Xiaomi followed closely with 17%. Apple maintained its position as the market share leader, as it did in 2023. The iPhone 15 was the most shipped device in Q4 2024, reinforcing the company's... Read more ›
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Realme has released a new software update for the GT 7 Pro. The update has firmware version RMX5011_15.0.0.200(EX01) and requires a download of 1.35GB. Despite that download size, the update doesn't bring any new features to the smartphone. You only get system improvements and bug fixes for known issues. It's also worth mentioning that this update is seeding for the Realme GT 7 Pro, having model code RMX5011. If you... Read more ›
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Honor is working on a successor to the low-end Pad X8a which it launched back in August. This will unsurprisingly be the Honor Pad X9a, and it will be offered in the UAE as it's just been certified for sale over there by TDRA. Of course, the device is likely to be available in many more international markets. TDRA also certified the upcoming Honor Pad V9 recently. The X9a that... Read more ›
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A couple of days ago a rumor tipped the pricing for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 and Galaxy Z Fold7, and spoiler alert - it will be the same as for their predecessors. Whether that's good news or bad news depends on your perspective, of course - on one hand, price hikes have been looming a lot in recent years with all the inflation, on the other hand, we've... Read more ›
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Google Photos has now added what we consider to be a very useful feature, albeit it's only available on Android. It's the ability to quickly mirror your photos. You just need to tap the Edit icon on any image, then select Crop, and tap the flip icon. Then all you need to do is tap Save and it's done. Do note that this is only available for photos. This is... Read more ›
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Custom luxury device maker Caviar is back with another set of crazy expensive devices, starting at $11,130. We are talking about the Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max covered with 24k gold, but what's even crazier is the fact that this time, Caviar drew inspiration from Bitcoin - a cryptocurrency that is not accepted as a legal tender in some parts of the world and is often... Read more ›
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DeepSeek conquered the mobile world and it is now expanding to Windows – with the full support of Microsoft, surprisingly. Yesterday, the software giant added the DeepSeek R1 model to its Azure AI Foundry to allow developers to test and build cloud-based apps and services with it. Today, Microsoft announced that it is bringing distilled versions of R1 to Copilot+ PCs. The distilled models will first be available to devices... Read more ›
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Vodafone, in partnership with AST SpaceMobile, has completed the first video call over satellite using a normal 4G/5G smartphone. The call came from a remote location in Wales – which had never had high-speed cell connectivity before – and was between Vodafone engineer Rowan Chesmer and the CEO of Vodafone Group Margherita Della Valle. This is symbolic, coming almost exactly 40 years after Britain’s first-ever mobile call in January 1985.... Read more ›
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Nothing has been teasing something for the past few days, and it's even announced a launch event taking place on March 4. We've since heard through the rumor mill that the event is for the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro. Today, the company itself has confirmed that the "Nothing Phone (3a) series" is coming in early March. To celebrate this name reveal, Nothing has outed this teaser image: Not... Read more ›
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A consortium of American investors is planning to acquire TikTok, reported Bloomberg. Led by online personality MrBeast, the group has raised over $20 billion for the bid, as reported by Mr. Jesse Tinsley, a tech entrepreneur and founder of Employer.com. Tinsley confirmed that the group has also recruited two other high-profile investors: David Baszucki, Roblox's co-founder and CEO, and Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital. The group's proposal... Read more ›
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A consortium of American investors is planning to acquire TikTok, reported Bloomberg. Led by online personality MrBeast, the group has raised over $20 billion for the bid, as reported by Mr. Jesse Tinsley, a tech entrepreneur and founder of Employer.com. Tinsley confirmed that the group has also recruited two other high-profile investors: David Baszucki, Roblox's co-founder and CEO, and Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital. The group's proposal... Read more ›
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The share of iPhone buyers in the US that are paying up to upgrade from the base storage trim declined in 2024. The latest report from the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) looks at the percentage of iPhone buyers upgrading the base storage trim on their iPhones for the December quarters in 2023 and 2024, and the results show a decline across the board. The findings also suggest that more... Read more ›
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Samsung’s Now Bar is one of the big new additions in One UI 7 and it now supports Google Maps integration. Samsung phones running One UI 7 and the latest version of Google Maps will now get updates on navigation, public transit directions and other applicable transport info directly on the lock screen. Google Maps running in the Now Bar on One UI 7 Now Bar is a pill-shaped software... Read more ›
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The Xiaomi 15 Ultra is expected to go official in China next month, with the global launch expected during MWC Barcelona, which begins on March 3. While we await more details from Xiaomi about its 2025 flagship, a new report claims the Xiaomi 15 Ultra's global model will have 16GB RAM and 512GB storage onboard. However, there might be more configurations to choose from. The source also claims the Xiaomi... Read more ›
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vivo is working on two new smartphones for the Indian market, the T4x 5G and the Y59 5G. Both of these have been certified for sale in India by BIS, the former with the model number V2437 and the latter with the model number V2443. With the BIS certification in tow, the launch of both devices is expected to happen in the next few weeks. Unfortunately, the certification doesn't reveal... Read more ›
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The Google Pixel 9a has long been rumored to arrive earlier in the year than its predecessors, with the launch said to happen around mid-March. Today a new leak gives us the exact release date, along with the date on which Google will start taking pre-orders for its next affordable Pixel smartphone. So, pre-orders will allegedly start on March 19, and the phone will start shipping on March 26 -... Read more ›
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Nothing is launching something on March 4, the company recently announced. Well, two somethings if we go by today's leaks: the Nothing Phone (3a) and Nothing Phone (3a) Pro. The Plus is gone after just one generation, it seems. The Nothing Phone (3a) is purportedly pictured below in a heavy-duty case that's meant to protect its design from prying eyes. It can't, however, hide the fact that this will be... Read more ›
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The vivo V50 is on its way to India, perhaps alongside the V50e, with an expected launch in February. Ahead of that, it's already been certified and photographed by the NCC earlier this month, and its design from those pictures seemed nigh-on identical to that of the S20 which launched in China in November. Today we have a leaked image of the V50 to look at courtesy of a tipster... Read more ›
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Microsoft is testing a new addition for Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta channels, offering better integration for iPhone users. The new addition adds a side panel in the Start menu, allowing you to quickly see your iPhone’s battery status, access messages and calls, as well as a quick toggle for file transfers. These features were already implemented for Android users so it’s nice to see them coming to... Read more ›
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