iPhone 17 Air colorways leak

The iPhone 17 Air is now rumored to come in four colorways: black, silver, light gold, and light blue. The light blue will be "very light" according to one leaker, barely blue at all and more white in a lot of lighting scenarios. The subtlety theme continues with the light gold version, which is muted and not at all an in-your-face shade of gold. It seems like the overarching theme of this device will be lightness and thinness, and Apple doesn't want its colors to get in the way of that. The iPhone 17 Air is now rumored to sport the A19 Pro chip, though a lesser version than the one...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/iphone_17_air_colorways_leak-news-68560.php

Here's an official update on the Sony Xperia 1 VII problems

A few days ago, Sony stopped selling the Xperia 1 VII in Japan while it investigates some pretty serious issues - there have been reports of units randomly rebooting, randomly shutting down, and even refusing to turn on. Now Sony UK has an update on the matter. The company says it's still investigating the cause of all these issues, and working on a solution for those affected. In European markets, it's currently in the process of "identifying the extent of the affected stock, as this issue may only affect a select batch of Xperia 1 VII devices". The page linked as the Source below...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/heres_an_official_update_on_the_sony_xperia_1_vii_problems-news-68552.php

Google issues surprise Pixel Drop with Gemini for Wear OS

Google today announced a surprise Pixel Drop, previously known as a Pixel Feature Drop. These usually come every three months but we weren't expecting one until September. So that's why they call it a surprise. It brings a free year of the Google AI Pro subscription to owners of the Pixel 9 Pro (and presumably the Pixel 9 Pro XL and Pixel 9 Pro Fold as well). This includes access to Veo 3, Google's AI video creating tool. Next up, Circle to Search gets AI Mode integration, letting you access AI Mode's "advanced reasoning" to "explore complex topics and dig into your initial searches...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/google_issues_surprise_pixel_drop_with_gemini_for_wear_os-news-68558.php

Oppo K13 Turbo runs Geekbench with its built-in cooling fan

Oppo launched the K13 back in April, and at the end of that month we heard that it would be joined by the K13 Turbo, which has a pretty unique selling point - an integrated cooling fan, like a number of gaming-oriented phones out there. The K13 Turbo still isn't official, but it seems to be getting closer to that milestone, as it has today allegedly been spotted in the Geekbench database. As the previous rumor mentioned, it's powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset, paired in this specific prototype with a hefty 16GB of RAM. It will run Android 15 when it launches, despite...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_k13_turbo_runs_geekbench_with_its_builtin_cooling_fan-news-68554.php

OnePlus Pad Lite is now official with big battery, 11-inch screen, and quad speakers

OnePlus had a big day today. Along with the Nord 5, Nord CE5, Watch 3 (43 mm), and Buds 4, the company also unveiled the entry-level OnePlus Pad Lite. This comes with an 11-inch 1920x1200 LCD screen with 90 Hz refresh rate, 180 Hz touch sampling rate, and 500-nit peak brightness, the MediaTek Helio G100 SoC at the helm, quad speakers, a 5 MP rear camera, a 5 MP front camera, and a 9,340 mAh battery with support for 33W wired charging. It comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage in its Wi-Fi-only iteration, and 8GB of RAM plus the same 128GB of storage if you opt for the...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_pad_lite_is_now_official_with_big_battery_11inch_screen_and_quad_speakers-news-68543.php

Here are the best deals from Amazon Canada: smartphones, watches and headphones

Prime Day starts today and it encompasses so many products – strangely, many smartphone offers today aren’t part of Prime Day. Oh well, that means that you can skip activating a subscription – some of the offers below are the lowest prices that we’ve seen this year, Prime Day or not. Let’s start with the high-end segment. The Samsung Galaxy S25+ is not as glamorous as the S25 Edge, but it has better battery life (4,900mAh vs. 3,900mAh) and it costs less. Samsung Galaxy S25+ $190 off Read our...

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