Today, WhatsApp has announced an important overhaul of how it handles contacts. Up until this point, contacts in WhatsApp are the contacts on the phone it's installed on. That can be a problem for those who lose their phone and don't have backups of their contacts, for example. This can also be a headache for those who share a phone, as well as those who manage multiple accounts with separate... Read more ›
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Oppo's Reno12 Pro arrived in June, and so we're almost at the point where its successor will launch - remember, the Reno series is on a six-month release schedule. Today, some details about the upcoming Reno13 Pro have surfaced. The phone is said to feature a 6.78-inch quad-micro- curved LTPO OLED screen with 1264x2780 resolution, a 50 MP 3x periscope telephoto camera, and a 5,900 mAh battery. Oppo Reno12 Pro... Read more ›
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Google's Pixel 9a is expected to land in March, and we've already seen it in some intriguing leaked renders, which very much highlighted its lack of a camera bar/visor thing. Now a new rumor tells us the Pixel 9a will ditch the 64 MP main camera of its predecessors, and will instead borrow the 48 MP unit used in the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Google's most expensive smartphone. The Pro... Read more ›
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Insta360 has launched the Ace Pro 2 action camera today, its entrant in the space dominated by GoPro and where DJI is also a contender. The camera costs $399.99, which actually makes it $50 less than its predecessor. In the EU, it's €449.99. The GoPro inspiration for the design is clear, and yet the Insta360's front display only displays information, not a live feed of what the camera sees. For... Read more ›
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Huawei just ushered in a new page in its history with the official launch of HarmonyOS Next. This marks Huawei’s first operating system built independently of Android and the Linux kernel as it aims to transition its devices to an entirely in-house OS. HarmonyOS Next is set to power the current and future generations of Huawei devices in China for now, though a global release was confirmed previously. It will... Read more ›
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Huawei has finally made the nova 13 and nova 13 Pro official in China today. The nova 13 comes with a 6.7-inch OLED screen with 1084x2412 resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate, 300 Hz touch sampling rate, 1,440 Hz PWM dimming, and an embedded fingerprint sensor. Huawei nova 13 The phone runs HarmonyOS 4.2 and has 256GB/512GB/1TB of storage. On the rear there's a dual camera system comprising of a 50... Read more ›
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The latest update to the Samsung Health app is a massive one – it turns it into an integrated platform that allows users to access their health records, manage medications and track their daily food intake. The app now allows users to access their medical records from clinics, hospitals and major health networks. Samsung has partnered with b.well Connected Health, which works with major Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems in... Read more ›
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Laser TV and smart projector maker Formovie has unveiled the sequel to the Formovie Theater. Dubbed Formovie Theater Premium, this ultra-short-throw (UST) 4K projector will go on pre-order on October 28 (Monday). Formovie Theater Premium The projector is based on ALPD RGB+ 4.0 triple laser technology, which was developed by Appotronics (which is the parent company of Formovie). It reaches 107% coverage of the BT.2020 color gamut and, thanks to... Read more ›
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Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite, its next flagship chipset, and brought its partners up on stage to showcase upcoming phones with the new chip. Xiaomi apparently has dibs, Realme is also working on a device, as is Asus (for the ROG series) and Honor. Honor Magic7 Pro on stage at the Snapdragon Summit The company has been teasing the Honor Magic7 Pro, showing off its design in a short... Read more ›
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Samsung announced its Z Fold Special Edition yesterday as a souped-up version of the Z Fold6 with larger displays, a sleeker profile and a 200MP main cam. It’s set to launch with a KRW 2,789,600 ($2,000/€1,860) price tag which is a bit more than what the regular Z Fold6 goes for. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition We’ve been seeing rumors for a more affordable book-style foldable from Samsung for... Read more ›
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The Xiaomi 15 series will premiere the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite on the market. The announcement came in the aftermath of Qualcomm's unveiling of the new flagship chipset at the Snapdragon Summit 2024 in Hawaii. Senior VP Adam Zeng (Zeng Xuezhong) announced it during his few minutes on stage. Xiaomi is expected to unveil the 15 series tomorrow, October 23. It's likely that it will launch just the Xiaomi 15... Read more ›
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Samsung could launch a tri-fold smartphone in 2025, revealed industry insiders from Korea. The company is ready with the technology, and the supply chain is prepared for the new product. Still, the final call should come from the MX (Mobile eXperience) Division responsible for the foldable phones. According to the same report, orders for foldable OLED panels were decreased over 10% as demand for Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z... Read more ›
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The Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G unveiled last week was today joined by the non-Plus model. Like the Plus model, the Infinix Hot 50 Pro is also powered by the Helio G100 chip. It runs Android 14 with XOS 14.5 on top and has two memory configurations - 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB. The storage on both versions is expandable by up to 2TB via microSD card. The 4G smartphone has a... Read more ›
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With the Snapdragon 8 Elite now official, brands from all over are starting to announce launch dates for their upcoming flagship phones. Asus has now jumped aboard the Snapdragon 8 Elite express and announced a launch date for its ROG Phone 9 series. The ROG Phone 9 and 9 Pro will debut on November 19 at a dedicated event set to start at 12PM CET time (6AM ET/7PM Taipei time).... Read more ›
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AMD today revealed that it will be announcing the next generation Ryzen 9000X3D chips next month on November 7. The Ryzen 9000X3D chips are the successor to the previous Ryzen 7000X3D chips, which included highly popular models such as the 8-core Ryzen 7 7800X3D along with the 12 and 16 core 7900X3D and the 7950X3D. The new 9000X3D models will be based on the new AM5 architecture like other Ryzen... Read more ›
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The iQOO 13 will arrive on October 30, vivo revealed on its social media channels in China. The sub-brand will bring its new flagship in four colors, but at least from the back, its design is very similar to the predecessor with the three cameras on a squircle island. The paint jobs are Black, Green, Silver, and White with BMW M Motorsport branding, and the phone will have a tiny... Read more ›
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The Realme GT 7 Pro will be unveiled in China this month with the freshly announced Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship chip at the helm. It will launch internationally next month, debuting in over ten countries, including India. While Realme hasn't revealed the India launch date of the GT 7 Pro, the brand today announced that the GT 7 Pro will launch in India next month as India's first Snapdragon 8... Read more ›
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The Redmi A4 5G was semi-announced last week, intended to be one of the cheapest 5G devices in India. Not just that, but it's the first model to use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 platform, which was created specifically for entry-level 5G handsets. That's all well and good, but during the official semi-announcement, Redmi forgot to tell us anything about the price (or most of its specs). Luckily though, a... Read more ›
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The Poco M6 Pro 5G launched in August of 2023, and so it's high time for a successor to arrive. That will finally happen soon, as the Poco M7 Pro 5G has already received a bunch of different certifications on its way to becoming official. It was spotted on IMDA in Singapore, SDPPI in Indonesia, as well as the FCC in the US. The phone has the model number 2409FPCC4G,... Read more ›
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The iQOO 13 will have a 6,150 mAh battery, with support for 120W fast wired charging. The charging remains the same compared to its predecessor, while the battery has grown by a whopping 1,150 mAh. These details have been officially confirmed by an iQOO exec over on Weibo today. He also reiterated the fact that the phone's screen was co-developed with BOE and has 144 Hz refresh rate. The phone... Read more ›
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