The surge in memory/storage prices due to the ongoing supply shortage has led to higher smartphone prices, which has also affected the business. Xiaomi, for example, shipped 33.8 million smartphones in Q1 2026, a 19.2% decline from Q1 2025. However, a new report claims that Xiaomi is expecting the situation to improve as it has raised its yearly smartphone sales target from around 90 million to 110 million units. The... Read more ›
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Samsung Electronics has established a Robotics eXperience (RX) Business Promotion Office that will be led by CEO TM Roh. This division will consolidate Samsung’s existing robotic research and development efforts. Lee Dong-geon, who previously led robot strategies for Boston Dynamics while he was at Hyundai, will serve as the head of the Robotics Strategy Team. The RX division will be headquartered at Samsung’s Seoul R&D Campus in Umyeon-dong, but the... Read more ›
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Samsung is set to host its Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday, July 22, in London, UK. The company is expected to unveil its next-generation Galaxy Z foldables, including a new Galaxy Z Fold model with a wide form-factor, alongside the latest Galaxy Watch lineup. The event will be livestreamed on Samsung's official website and YouTube channel, starting at 9:00 AM EDT, 3:00 PM CET, 6:30 PM IST, and 1:00 PM... Read more ›
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Apple has rolled out the fourth developer beta of iOS 27. According to a new report, the update includes code strings that reference the company's rumored foldable iPhone, which is widely expected to be called the iPhone Ultra. The folks over at Macworld discovered new code strings in the Battery Health section of iOS 27 Beta 4 that reference an iPhone with multiple batteries. According to the report, the beta... Read more ›
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Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi launched two Note 17 series smartphones in China last week - the Redmi Note 17 and the Redmi Note 17 Pro. The brand is also working on bringing the lineup to international markets, including India, where it's said to debut next month. According to a tipster, the Redmi Note 17 will launch in India on August 6, with first sale slated for August 11. Xiaomi Redmi Note... Read more ›
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With Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event less than a day away, leaks continue to pour in. The latest one gives us another look at the upcoming wide-screen Galaxy Z Fold8 ahead of its expected debut. Tipster Roland Quandt has shared a new set of official-looking Galaxy Z Fold8 (wide) renders on BlueSky, offering another look at Samsung's upcoming foldable. The renders showcase the Galaxy Z Fold8 Wide in three color options.... Read more ›
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The iQOO 16 is rumored to arrive in September, but we've also heard that the iQOO 16T is in the works. It might not launch this year, as the iQOO 15T was announced just two months ago, but thanks to reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, we now know what chipset it could come with. iQOO 15T According to DCS, the iQOO 16T is currently being tested with the 2nm SM8950... Read more ›
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The Xiaomi 18 series is expected to debut in China this September. A new report now claims that the lineup will launch without an Ultra variant and instead comprise three models. The report also suggests the series could arrive in India earlier than usual. According to the report, Xiaomi's next flagship lineup will include the Xiaomi 18, Xiaomi 18 Pro, and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max. Leaked Xiaomi 18 render Xiaomi... Read more ›
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The European Commission has today issued a fine of €550 million against the Chinese e-commerce giant AliExpress for failing to "diligently assess and mitigate risks relating to the sale of illegal, unsafe or counterfeit products", according to the official press release. The company was found to be breaching its obligations under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA mandates that online platforms like AliExpress take measures to review potentially... Read more ›
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The Apple Sports app has received a new update today to version 4.2, which was published a few hours ago. With this update, the app has added support for following the Belgian Pro League, Danish Superliga, Dutch Eredivisie, Japanese J1 League, Polish Ekstraklasa, Scottish Premiership, and the Swiss Super League. The Apple Sports app So, with these additions, soccer fans old and new can keep up with the most important... Read more ›
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A couple of weeks ago, VESA introduced a new top-level certification for displays called DisplayHDR True Black 1400, which increases the brightness requirement by 40% compared to the previous top standard (you guessed it, it’s up to 1,400 nits now). Samsung just announced that its new OLED display has earned this certification and that it is already supplying panels to laptop manufacturers. The certification requires that black pixels remain at... Read more ›
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AT&T is apparently planning yet another price hike in the near future. Starting on August 16, customers on copper and fiber internet plans established between June 2024 and July 2025 will see their monthly bills increase by $5. The same hike will be applied to customers on the $15 per month Copper Plan for speeds up to 50Mbps, grandfathered in this May. This information comes from a leaked internal document... Read more ›
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According to a new leak, Redmi is currently working on two smartwatches - the Redmi Watch 6 Active and the Redmi Watch 6 Lite. You can see both in the leaked images below. These will complement the Redmi Watch 6 in the brand's portfolio. Both of them will come with over 140 sports modes, heart rate and SpO2 monitoring, sleep tracking, and of course distance tracking. Interestingly, despite what the... Read more ›
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In last night's FIFA World Cup 2026 final, Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the tournament. After the match, during the on-field celebrations, an unlikely device was spotted in the hands of one of the players - the upcoming Honor Robot Phone. This is rumored to finally arrive in August, after having been shown by the brand in various prototyping stages since January. HONOR RobotPhone: The Biggest Winner of the... Read more ›
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One of our readers wrote to us saying that their Xiaomi 17 has received the Android 17 update. Confusingly, Xiaomi calls it HyperOS 3, which is the same HyperOS version as the Android 16-based software, but this is one of the very first phones to get stable Android 17. The Pixel series down to the Pixel 6 received stable Android 17 back in mid-June. Other manufacturers are still doing betas.... Read more ›
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The Galaxy Unpacked event, to be held in London on July 22 (Wednesday), will introduce the new generation of Samsung foldables and new smartwatches as well. It’s an open secret that Samsung will introduce a new foldable form factor to the Galaxy Z family, a wide foldable that was recently seen in the hands of BTS’ Jung Ho-seok. However, Samsung is traditionally tight-lipped about actual specs for upcoming devices. Here... Read more ›
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Samsung is holding its next Unpacked launch event on July 22, which is this Wednesday. On that occasion, the company is expected to introduce the Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Flip8, as well as the Galaxy Watch9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra2. Today new official-looking (if low-res) renders of the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 have been outed by Evan Blass aka @evleaks. Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 leaked renders... Read more ›
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Qualcomm is working on a new chipset with the model number SM4875, and details about it have now been leaked. This is expected to be called Snapdragon 4 Gen 6, and thus will obviously be the successor to the Snapdragon 4 Gen 5, which was unveiled back in May. The Snapdragon 4 Gen 6 comes with a very similar configuration of its CPU to that of the Snapdragon 4 Gen... Read more ›
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A new leak suggests Oppo is gearing up to launch its A7 series of smartphones. The leak also reveals the key specifications of one of the lineup's rumored models, the Oppo A7 Pro Max. Tipster Digital Chat Station shared the alleged specs of the Oppo A7 Pro Max in a post on Weibo. The phone is tipped to be Oppo's first to pack a 10,000mAh battery, corroborating an earlier leak... Read more ›
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After weeks of rumors, vivo has officially confirmed the X300 E. The smartphone will be available for purchase in China next week. vivo has also revealed its design, color options, and a few key specs. The vivo X300 E will go on sale in China on July 27, with pre-orders already live through the company's official online store. The smartphone will be available in black, orange, and white color options.... Read more ›
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