iOS 17.4 came out last month with monumental changes for iPhone owners in the EU, including the ability to use third party app stores, and pay for apps and services outside of Apple's App Store. This was made possible by force - namely, the European Digital Markets Act made Apple allow these things, otherwise they never would have happened. A similar case of a 'walled garden' impenetrable to third parties... Read more ›
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A lot of people will consider any non-round smartwatch inspired by the Apple Watch, regardless of how close the design actually is aside from the rectangular-ish shape. And even if something is inspired by something else, it's still pretty easy to distinguish between the inspiration and the "inspired by". Huawei, however, is in a different realm with the upcoming Watch Fit 3, if the renders of the device that leaked... Read more ›
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The nubia Flip was announced in February as the world's cheapest foldable smartphone, as it starts at just $499. It looks like its reign will be very short-lived, however, for Blackview is set to release the Hero 10 in May, and this one will cost just €399, which at the current exchange rate translates into $425. Of course pricing might differ in various regions, but it seems pretty clear that... Read more ›
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There are good smartphones for the price, there are great smartphones for the price, and then there's the newly unveiled Umidigi G9 5G. This was just presented in Hong Kong at the 2024 Global Sources Mobile Electronics show, and it has an insane price: just $99.99. That's incredibly cheap, but the specs are actually pretty good. So let's go through them. Unsurprisingly to hit that price point, the G9 5G... Read more ›
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Google is rumored to launch at least three smartphones in October at its annual hardware unveiling event - the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL. Recently we heard that the Pixel Fold 2 has been renamed to Pixel 9 Pro Fold and might join these. The Pixel 9 Pro has now leaked in hands-on live images, one of which shows it next to an iPhone 15... Read more ›
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Canalys has released итс detailed report on the Indian smartphone market during the first quarter of 2024. It was a tightly contested Q1 with little separating the top 3 smartphone vendors - Samsung, Xiaomi, and vivo. The market reached 35.3 million sales, a nearly 5 million or 15% increase compared to Q1 of 2023. Samsung was the biggest vendor with 6.7 million units shipped. Xiaomi came second with 6.4 million,... Read more ›
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Samsung launched the Galaxy F15 last month, and initially the phone came in two RAM versions, both with 128GB of storage. So far you've been able to pick between 4GB and 6GB of RAM, but starting now the F15 is also available with 8GB of RAM in India. Storage is still 128GB. This new version can be yours from Samsung authorized retailers for INR 15,999 (approximately $191 or €179 at... Read more ›
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Today Xiaomi has announced the rollout of HyperOS 1.0 for the Redmi Note 13 5G series in India - namely, the Redmi Note 13 5G, the Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G, and the Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G. These devices launched last year running Android 13 with MIUI 14 on top. HyperOS introduces "comprehensive refactoring" for optimized performance on all devices, promising smoother gameplay with better power consumption. Task scheduling... Read more ›
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Samsung has been struggling with power efficiency and performance in its last few Exynos platforms, but it took a large step forward with this year's SoCs. And if a new rumor is to be believed it may overtake Qualcomm's top product in 2025. The Exynos 2500 will be better than its competitor Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 both in power efficiency and raw performance, according to a post by PandaFlashPro on... Read more ›
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Huawei unveiled the Pura 70 series smartphones yesterday, and according to TechInsights' analyst Sui Qian, the brand could sell more than 10 million units of these smartphones in 2024 if it doesn't face any production capacity issues and keeps the price reasonable. Qian made this prediction for the Pro, Pro+, and Ultra models and said the lineup will increase the sales revenue and growth of Huawei. It could also set... Read more ›
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MediaTek announced its latest midrange chipset with the Dimensity 6300. This is a successor to last year’s Dimensity 6100+ featuring an overclocked main Cortex-A76 CPU cluster now working at 2.4Ghz instead of 2.2Ghz. The 2x Cortex-A76 cores are joined by 6x Cortex-A55 clocked at 2GHz. Dimensity 6300 is manufactured on TSMC’s 6nm process and features a Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. MediaTek claims the new chip should offer a 10% boost in... Read more ›
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The vivo V30e was teased by the company yesterday, and today we get a confirmation of its launch date. The Indian division will introduce the new phone on May 2 and will make it available on Flipkart and vivo's store. This is an entirely new phone with a 5,500 mAh battery and a 50 MP main camera, flanked by vivo's signature Aura Light. We already reported that vivo set a... Read more ›
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Samsung is expected to launch its Galaxy Z Flip6, Fold6 and Galaxy Ring at the next Galaxy Unpacked event in July. Some speculations suggested we may see Samsung’s in-house Exynos 2400 chipset at the helm of the new foldables but a pair of new Geekbench GPU tests listings reveal it will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy. Galaxy Z Flip6 (SM-F741U) on Geekbench (Vulkan and OpenCL)... Read more ›
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Apple said it removed Meta-owned apps WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China. The US company was ordered to do so by the state government, which cited national security concerns. Other Meta apps including Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram remain available, as well as other popular US social media apps like YouTube or X (formerly Twitter). Apple stated that the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the removal of these... Read more ›
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OnePlus is preparing to launch Ace 3 Pro, and its first specs were revealed online. The new phone will have Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 16 GB RAM and up to 1 TB storage, according to Digital Chat Station. The leakster also claimed the phone will have a different design from previous OnePlus devices. The main camera of the Ace 3 Pro will have the same 50 MP Sony IMX890 sensor,... Read more ›
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The Samsung Galaxy M35 5G (SM-M356B_DS) has bagged FCC and Dekra certifications, and it has now been certified by Bluetooth SIG, moving it a step closer to launch. Thanks to FCC, we already knew that SM-M356B_DS would have Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity, which has been corroborated by Bluetooth SIG. However, the phone's moniker was yet to be confirmed, and that has now been confirmed by Bluetooth SIG. Bluetooth SIG doesn't divulge... Read more ›
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vivo is getting ready to launch a new smartphone in India, the V30e. This model comes with a 5,500 mAh battery, and it's touted as being India's slimmest smartphone with that capacity considering the fact that it's 7.69mm thick. vivo also promises "4-year battery health", which means the cell should retain at least 80% of its capacity after 1,600 complete charge cycles, which vivo says means approximately four years. The... Read more ›
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Yesterday the upcoming Realme C65 5G leaked on its way to India, and today the brand has already officially confirmed its existence and price range. According to Realme's official X account for India, the C65 5G is coming soon and will be priced under INR 10,000 (approximately $119 or €112), just like yesterday's rumor claimed. As you can see below, the brand bills this as "the fastest entry-level 5G" smartphone,... Read more ›
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The next generation iPad Air has long been rumored to come in two sizes, emulating the iPad Pro line for the first time. And while the next iPad Pro will switch to OLED for its screen technology, it looks like the upcoming larger iPad Air will use the Mini LED tech that is in the current iPad Pro generation. This information comes from Display Supply Chain Consultants' Ross Young, generally... Read more ›
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