Apple has increased the prices of Apple Music and Apple One subscriptions in the US and other countries. In the US, the individual Apple Music plan is up from $10.99 to $11.99, while the student and family plans now cost $6.99 (up from $5.99) and $19.99 (up from $16.99), respectively. The price of the individual Apple One plan remains unchanged at $19.95. But the family and premier plans got costlier... Read more ›
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The Redmi A3x, unveiled two months ago, has launched in India with four color options - Midnight Black, Ocean Green, Olive Green, and Starry White. It's sold through Xiaomi's Indian website in 3GB/64GB and 4GB/128GB configurations, priced at INR6,999 ($85/€75) and INR7,999 ($95/€85), respectively. The Redmi A3x is powered by the Unisoc T603 SoC and runs Android 14 with MIUI on top. Xiaomi promised two major Android updates and three... Read more ›
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Google launched AI Overviews in Search in the US back in May, and the results haven't been amazing - the feature notoriously recommended eating rocks and putting glue on pizza. Google still hasn't explained why it thought it a good idea to replace the old, non-AI-branded overviews for search queries with this new, AI-branded but inferior feature, but it doesn't take a genius to figure it out: everything has to... Read more ›
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Samsung has introduced SmartThings Family Care, aimed at caregivers. The company says about 1 in 3 adults in the US provides some form of caregiving, according to the Mayo Clinic. This means there's a need for tech-based solutions to ease the caregiving load, and that's exactly what SmartThings Family Care is for. This is a new service available for US-based owners of Samsung smartphones. It goes live tomorrow, and it's... Read more ›
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Beats is launching a limited edition run of three new colors for the Beats Studio Pro headphones. These are developed in collaboration with Kim Kardashian. The three hues are "inspired by Kardashian's signature palette", and are called Moon, Dune, and Earth. These "rich hues" coupled with the Beats Studio Pro design "create an elevated listening experience with style in mind", Beats says. They are available for $349 today in the... Read more ›
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Apple is reportedly looking for a larger share of the smart home device and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggests we may see a tabletop robot device from the brand as early as 2026. The device reportedly features an iPad-style display attached to a robotic arm that can spin 360 degrees. Apple's tabletop device would be able to control smart home devices and be used to attend video conferences while also serving... Read more ›
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Back in 2022, Insta360 unveiled the Link webcam. It is a camera with Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) capability and people tracking, which gave you the freedom to move around the room while the camera worked to keep you in frame. It seems that a sequel is on the way, but it is going to change the formula significantly. The original Insta360 Link Here’s a first look at the Insta360... Read more ›
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This is the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, the successor to the Google Pixel 8 Pro, which was the largest member of the 8 series. There's also a smaller Pro this year, but that's coming to the market in September. So let's unbox this one. This year's Pixels ship in a recycled paper box with a sleeve. There's a USB-C cable in the box and that's that. We also have... Read more ›
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WhatsApp has been really busy recently adding new features left and right, and that's not going to stop anytime soon. Today, a new beta version of the app was released for Android (2.24.17.19), and this brings with it incipient support for chat themes. As you can see from the screenshot below, the feature is still in the early stages of development, but it is coming, and will let you pick... Read more ›
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The Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro have long been rumored to be the first devices coming out using Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC, once that's unveiled in October. But vivo and Oppo's direct competitors for the aforementioned Xiaomi devices won't employ the same chip, instead going with MediaTek's Dimensity 9400. And because of that, they will launch before the Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro. Last year's... Read more ›
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The Google Pixel 9 Pro has several key upgrades over the old Pixel 8 that earn it its “pro” moniker and also justify the price premium over the Pixel 9. Among them is an upgraded LTPO display panel – or it should have been, anyway. It turns out that you have to read the fine print. The Pixel 9 Pro and even the Pixel 9 Pro XL may not have... Read more ›
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Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced the Qi2 wireless charging standard in January 2023 and released it in April of the same year. HMD Skyline is the first (and only) Android smartphone to have Qi2 support. While many expected Google's Pixel 9 smartphones to have it too, that's not the case. The Google Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL support the old Qi standard. This means that... Read more ›
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Google's parent Alphabet might have to split its businesses into different companies, according to sources that spoke to Bloomberg. The United States Department of Justice plans to separate Android and Chrome from Google, and there are talks about AdWords going independent. These are the harshest propositions discussed, but there are less severe measures to prevent Google from gaining a monopoly, including forcing the company to share more data with competitors... Read more ›
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Satellite SOS is becoming a more and more common feature on new smartphones and it threatens to render devices like Garmin’s inReach messengers obsolete. But Garmin can coexist with the new phones – Google has partnered the Garmin Response emergency response coordination services for the satellite SOS feature of the new Pixel 9 series. Currently, this service is only available in the US and only for users of the new... Read more ›
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Samsung has had a fairly consistent design for its premium S-series, though every year there are tweaks that try to improve looks and ergonomics. They have had varying success. The Galaxy S Ultra in particular has settled on a rectangular design whose sharp corners look stylish but really tend to dig into your palm. The Galaxy S24 Ultra may be the worst in that regard – here’s a 3D view... Read more ›
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Nearly four months after its initial launch, AltStore PAL is dropping its €1.50 subscription fee thanks to a “MegaGrant” from Epic Games. This means that users based in the European Union can now install the third-party app store on their iOS and iPadOS devices free of charge. GOOD NEWS EU 🇪🇺 For innovation in app distribution, Epic Games has granted us a MegaGrant grant that we plan to use to... Read more ›
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The Motorola Moto G45 5G, which leaked yesterday in three colors, will launch in India on August 21 at noon local time. This revelation comes from Flipkart, which corroborated the Moto G45 5G's design and colors while revealing its key specs. The Motorola Moto G45 5G will be powered by the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 SoC and come with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. However, there are more memory configurations... Read more ›
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Apple has recently been forced by the European Commission to open up the iPhones' NFC functionality to third parties, paving the way for mobile payments that don't involve Apple's own wallet. Now, the company has uncharacteristically taken things one step forward, by announcing that it will open up NFC for third party developers located outside of the EU. This will happen "in an upcoming developer seed for iOS 18.1". There... Read more ›
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Realme has recently launched the 13 Pro and 13 Pro+, and so now it's moving its attention towards the non-Pro 13 family. The Realme 13 4G is already official, but it's going to get two 5G-enabled relatives soon: the Realme 13 and Realme 13+. The former has now been spotted in the Geekbench online database, rocking the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC. The phone has the model number RMX3951. The prototype... Read more ›
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Last week the vivo Y300 5G leaked, and today it's time for another member of the same upcoming family to surface: meet the vivo Y300 Pro. This will be the successor to the Y200 Pro which was only announced in May - vivo sure is moving fast with the Y series. The Y300 Pro's main claim to fame will undoubtedly be its humongous 6,500 mAh battery, which is a huge... Read more ›
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Tecno has been on the rise in the last few years and it is now aiming to expand its portfolio outside of smartphones with the upcoming Tecno Pad. Images and specs for the upcoming budget Android tablet have emerged via Naija Android Arena giving us a solid glimpse of what to expect. Tecno Pad will offer a 10.1-inch inch LCD with HD+ resolution (800 x 1,280 px). The tablet will... Read more ›
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