While the Nokia/HMD partnership still has some way to go, HMD Global is forging its own path with the launch of the Pulse phones – there are three models that fall in the €100-€200 price range. HMD is betting that consumers are moving to more environmentally-conscious products and are placing an emphasis on repairability. HMD says the Pulse range is built to “Gen 1 repairability” and that users can pick... Read more ›
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Following a swift vote in the House of Representatives earlier this week, the United States Senate has now passed the National Security Package which includes the controversial potential ban on TikTok in the US. Following the US legislative protocol, the bill is now heading to President Joe Biden who has previously committed to signing it into law. Should that scenario play out TikTok parent company ByteDance would be left with... Read more ›
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According to the ever-reliable purveyor of Apple-related supply chain sourced information Ming-Chi Kuo, things are far from rosy for the Vision Pro headset at the moment. Kuo says Apple has cut its shipment estimates (and thus, production orders) for the full year to 400,000-450,000 units, versus the "market consensus" of 700,000-800,000 units or more. Apple has done this before launching the headset in markets outside of the US, which means... Read more ›
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Last year EV maker Nio launched its own smartphone and this seems to have started a frenzy amongst its competitors. Today, right on schedule, Polestar has announced its very own first smartphone, the inventively named Polestar Phone, following a few weeks of leaks, rumors, and teasers - yesterday we even saw a pre-announcement unboxing video. The Polestar Phone is made by Meizu and based on the Chinese company's 21 Pro... Read more ›
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Lava announced its first smartwatches yesterday with the ProWatch ZN and VN and we also got a teaser for the upcoming ProWatch XN. This will be the highest-end smartwatch in the Lava ProWatch series, priced above the ProWatchZN which starts at INR 5,000 ($60). ProWatch XN will feature a round OLED display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, two buttons for controls, and a silicon strap. Lava has not shared any... Read more ›
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Infinix already has four devices in its Note 40 line - the Note 40, Note 40 Pro, Note 40 Pro 4G, and Note 40 Pro+. But four isn't enough, and so the company is working on a fifth member of the family - the Note 40 5G. This handset has been spotted in the Google Play Console and it's also been certified by the FCC, Wi-Fi Alliance and BIS, and... Read more ›
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Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Z Flip6 is expected to debut in July at a special Unpacked event alongside the Galaxy Z Fold6 and the Galaxy Ring. Today a new leak from a usually reliable source - Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants - brings us details about the Flip6's colorways. These will be Light Blue, Mint, Silver Shadow, Yellow, Crafted Black, Peach, and White. The first four seem to be... Read more ›
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After yesterday's surprise announcement, Moondrop is back with additional details regarding its MIAD 01 smartphone along with more product images. According to the company's X posts, the MIAD 01 will have a 6.7-inch, 1080p resolution curved OLED display. It will have a 120Hz refresh rate and 1920MHz high frequency PWM dimming. With regards to the audio, the phone will have the 4.4mm fully balanced and 3.5mm single-ended audio outputs that... Read more ›
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The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 should be launching in October as Qualcomm's new top of the line mobile chipset, and you may be wondering which phones will be the first to rock it. According to a new leak by a usually reliable source, Xiaomi apparently has an exclusive deal with the chip maker to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 first. Thus, the first two devices to use the new... Read more ›
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During the Analyst Summit 2024, Huawei's current chairman Xu Zhijun shared the company's plans to expand globally after taking care of things on home soil. Huawei believes it can make HarmonyOS the world's third option for a mobile operating system, despite US sanctions. Huawei will work closely with app developers and provide all the needed support, tools and encouragement to build a robust app ecosystem for HarmonyOS. It will first... Read more ›
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The Google Pixel 8a has been leaking like crazy recently, and today there's yet another leak, of course. This one comes from a mobile phone seller in Casablanca, Morocco, who already seems to have received stock of the Pixel 8a. Thus, a quick hands-on ensues, showing us the oft-leaked handset and once again confirming its design cues, borrowed from the Pixel 8 as the naming scheme implies. pixel 8a pic.twitter.com/PG711rKBbu—... Read more ›
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It’s been over a year and a half since Apple launched its last iPads and that will finally change come May 7 when we’re getting a new generation of iPads. Apple is holding an online launch event scheduled to start at 7AM PT / 10AM ET where we’ll likely see the new iPad Pro and Air models alongside a new Apple Pencil. Apple is finally expected to make to switch... Read more ›
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Samsung announced that is has started mass production of the new 9th generation vertical NAND (V-NAND) memory chips. They have 50% higher bit density than 8th generation products. Additionally, the 9th gen products support a new NAND flash interface called “Toggle 5.1” that enables data transfer speeds of up to 3.2Gbps, this is 33% higher than previous generations. To top it all off, the new chips are 10% more power... Read more ›
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Poco is one of Xiaomi's value brands, alongside Redmi, and while we've already seen Redmi tablets, Poco is yet to launch one. That will however change soon, since a Poco tablet has already received its FCC certification, and it was also spotted in the Camera FV-5 database. Thus we know a tiny little bit about it. The Poco tablet will apparently be called Poco Pad. It will have the model... Read more ›
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Four years ago HMD released the Nokia 225 4G, a refresh of an old (2014) Nokia feature phone. Now the company is ready to do another re-release and this time the design looks much closer to the original as can be seen in the renders from @OnLeaks. Nokia 225 4G (2024) in two colors The so-called Nokia 225 4G (2024) runs the S30+ OS, so it’s not a KaiOS device.... Read more ›
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Xiaomi's gaming arm Black Shark teased a new rugged smartwatch dubbed Black Shark GS3. The new watch is MIL-STD certified covering 15 protocols for durability including low and high temperatures as well as water and dust repellent. Watch GS3 looks similar to the previously launched Black Shark S1 Pro and S1 Classic with a reinforced casing. Black Shark GS3 in black and green Watch GS3 features a 1.43-inch AMOLED display,... Read more ›
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Motorola's Edge 50 Pro was initially announced at the beginning of this month in India, and then went global last week. It's an upper-midrange device powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC, and it has a very interesting back design. Now we can not just look at it, but actually go inside, thanks to YouTube channel PBKreviews, which has already performed a full video disassembly and reassembly of the... Read more ›
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vivo unveiled "BlueImage" brand today, which will encompass the imaging technology that it is developing and is likely to make its debut with the upcoming vivo X100 Ultra. "Blue" is used in a lot of vivo branding, a cheeky nod at the "Blue Factory" nickname that is used in certain circles. More details will follow soon (likely as the launch of the Ultra nears), but BlueImage will include technologies like... Read more ›
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Lava is launching its first smartwatches – the company starts off with two models, one round and one rectangular, both under the name “Prowatch”. They will be available in India later this week through the company's online store, Amazon and other retail partners. Lava’s first smartwatches: Prowatch ZN and VN The Lava Prowatch ZN is the round watch and the more premium of the two. It has a zinc alloy... Read more ›
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Umidigi announced a slew of new devices at the Mobile Electronics Show in Hong Kong including three A-series smartphones. Umidigi A16 Pro and A16 Pro 5G share the same 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED with a 120Hz refresh rate, 50MP main shooter (IMX 766) and 5MP infrared night vision lens. A16 Pro 5G gets MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset while the A16 Pro is equipped with a Helio G99. Both phones offer 5,000... Read more ›
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