First OnePlus 9 CAD renders surface

The upcoming OnePlus 9-series are said to launch earlier next year in March and the first batch of rumors started flying in this month. At first, wе heard that OnePlus is planning to launch three OnePlus 9 phones but then the rumor was quickly dismissed. Now we have CAD-based renders of what seems to be the vanilla OnePlus 9. The renders aren't very...

MIUI 12 based on Android 11 hits Redmi K30 Pro Zoom

The Chinese version of the Redmi K30 Pro Zoom has started receiving an OTA update containing not only MIUI 12 but also Android 11 too. This could mean that a global rollout of the software is just around the corner. The software version is V12.1.3.0.RJKCNXM stable and weighs 3.3 GB. However, some users who have already installed the update report...

Qualcomm confirms that it can now supply Huawei with chips

Earlier this week, news broke that Qualcomm has finally been granted a license to supply Huawei with some products. It was just a report from China, however, and no actual evidence to back these claims. Until now, of course. In a public statement, Qualcomm has confirmed the rumors and some of the products are 4G-enabled. This is in line with an earlier...

MediaTek MT6893's single-core performance higher than Dimensity 1000+

MediaTek's rumored MT6893 chipset that's been doing rounds these past few days in the media shapes up to be quite the performer. The latest report comes once again from the famous Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station and claims that the SoC is faster than MediaTek's current top-end Dimensity 1000+ chipset. At least that's what the single-core score...

Report: Apple to launch AirPods 3 and mini LED iPad in H1 2021

Ming Chi-Kuo is a long-time Apple analyst who reports on Apple products throughout the year, including the iPhone. According to his latest research report, Kuo predicts that Apple’s revenue is expected to rise up to 100% year-on-year in 2021 due to a change in the iPhone 13’s battery components. The report states that Taiwan Career Technology will...

Google Camera 8.1 brings new UI and video stabilization modes to older Pixel phones

With the launch of the Google Pixel 5 and the Pixel 4a 5G, the camera app has been revamped with a new UI and some new video stabilization shooting modes. With Google Camera version 8.1, which is now rolling out to some users on the Play Store, the new UI and stabilization modes are making their way to older Pixel phones. Google Pixel 5 Twitter user...

OxygenOS 11.0.4.5 for the OnePlus 8T rolls out with 11 different fixes

Today OnePlus has released the latest software update for the 8T, its current-gen flagship killer device. The new software is OxygenOS 11.0.4.5, which is starting to roll out in India today, and will make it to Europe and North America sometime soon. As usual with OnePlus releases, the over-the-air update will reach a small percentage of users today,...

All four iPhone 12 models are Buy One, Get One free at Verizon

Huge deals on Apple smartphones are always few and far between, and that's especially true when we're talking about the latest models that were just launched by the company. Verizon is thinking differently than usual, though. At the moment, over at Big Red, you can buy an iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, or iPhone 12 Pro Max, and get another...

Upgrader's guide: Which iPhone 12 to get

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/upgrading_which_iphone_12_to_get_buyers_guide-review-2195.p...

DxOMark tests iPhone 12 Pro, gives it slightly higher score than last year's model

DxOMark published its iPhone 12 Pro camera review and the verdict is in. The new model offers marginal improvements over last year’s iPhone 11 Pro at just the right places which resulted in a 4 point improvement over the 11 Pro. iPhone 12 Pro scorecard The test concluded with an overall score of 128 points, which puts the 12 Pro in fourth place overall...

Apple iPhone 12 mini in for review

Big phones have ruled the world for the past years and understandably so. The screen is arguably the most important aspect of a smartphone and having more space for content is always a bonus. But some users still value one handed-usability and having a phone they can actually fit into their pant pockets. Apple heard those cries and released a miniature...

Facebook and Instagram are getting Vanish Mode in chats

Ten days ago WhatsApp got Disappearing Messages and now the other two apps with messaging abilities in the Facebook family are adopting it. Both Messenger and Instagram will get Vanish Mode which will delete messages upon closing the conversation window. Vanish Mode is activated with a swipe from the bottom of the chat. Once a message is sent, it...

Apple iPhone 12 mini taken apart, it’s a tiny iPhone 12

We already got an inside look of the iPhone 12 Pro Max and now we have the smaller iPhone 12 mini on hand just as both models are making their way to consumers. One of Chinese bloggers who already managed to scoop up a unit decided to open up the small iPhone and shows us whats inside. The teardown starts by raking off the screws at the bottom and...

New Redmi smartphone with a 6,000 mAh battery shines on TENAA

Rumors about two phones called Redmi Note 9 5G and Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G have been circulating the internet but now a new Redmi device popped on TENAA with an entirely different specs sheet and overhauled design. The new smartphone, likely to adopt the name Redmi 10 or Redmi Note 10, will have a 6,000 mAh battery, four cameras on the back and huge...

Realme X7 phones to hit India in 2021

Realme India already teased the X7 series arrival in the country, but now we learn there's still some waiting to do. The CEO Madhav Sheth, CEO revealed on they will be hitting India in 2021, with more devices to follow after that. We were the first to introduce 5G smartphones in India with #realmeX50Pro. Now our plan is to democratize 5G technology...

HMD Global announces Nokia 6300 4G and Nokia 8000 4G

HMD has revived two more Nokia classics with the Nokia 6300 4G and the Nokia 8000 4G. The handsets run KaiOS which comes with plenty of useful apps like WhatsApp, Google Maps and Assistant. In the case of the 6300 4G the design is nearly identical to the old 2006 version, but the Nokia 8000 4G does not come with the slide-out keypad found on previous...

Harmony OS alleged eligible devices list appears - 42 phones make the cut

Huawei is planning to launch the first Harmony OS developers' beta on December 18 and is expecting to have a public beta out by April. Executives said 90% of the Huawei and Honor phones will be able to move to the new OS and today we spotted a list, courtesy of Huawei Central, with over 40 devices eligible for the switch. Interestingly enough, the...

Apple iPhone 12 mini and 12 Pro Max now on sale

Exactly three weeks after the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro went on sale, their smaller and larger companions are also now officially available in over 35 countries around the globe. As usual, eager buyers in Australia and New Zealand were first in line to receive their new iPhones due to time zone differences. Next in line are countries in the APAC region,...

Honor to launch a new midranger with 66W fast charging, looks suspiciously familiar

Honor is going to launch a new smartphone, latest listing from TENAA reveals. The device has a model number HJC-AN00 and some specs like the 6.53” screen diagonal and the footprint of the phone were revealed. At the same time, the highly reputable leakster Digital Chat Station revealed on Weibo some more specs of an incoming Honor phone that looks...

macOS Big Sur is now available

As expected, today Apple has officially released the latest version of macOS, called Big Sur. This is the first iteration of the OS that is optimized for Apple's new M1 chip, which is powering the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro 13, and Mac mini. Big Sur also works on Intel-based machines as well, of course. It brings with it a fresh new design, as...

Instagram wants more people to watch more Reels with their latest update

Today, Instagram is announcing new changes to its app that put Reels and its Shop features right in users’ faces. The company announced “big changes” to its app. The Reels and Shop tabs are now going to be featured right at the front and center of the home page, on the navigation bar. The Post and Likes buttons are being moved to the upper right...

Canalys: Chromebook and tablet sales soar as desktop PC sales drop in Q3

Without a doubt, 2020 has been a year when many had to adjust to a new normal. This new normal translated to kids getting Chromebooks and iPads so they could continue going to school, while adults needed machines that could keep them working from home. Lenovo Chromebook Duet A new report from Canalys shows how much the PC market landscape has changed...

Camera test: iPhone 12 vs. 12 Pro vs. 11 Pro

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/iphone_12_vs_12_pro_vs_11_pro_camera-review-2194.p...

Amazfit GTR 2e & GTS 2e appear in FCC listings

Amazfit announced its GTR 2 and GTS 2 just last month and now an FCC listing is revealing the first set of details on another set of Huami devices - the GTR 2e and GTS 2e. Going by the names, we figure these could be versions of the regular models for the Indian market as the GTR 2 and GTS 2 are currently exclusive to Europe and the US. The listings...

Red Magic Cyberpods TWS announced for global markets

Back in July, nubia announced its Red Magic TWS earbuds in China alongside the Nubia Watch. Now the earphones have made their way to global markets as the Red Magic Cyberpods. The Cyberpods come with an in-ear design and adjustable hooks for better fit. You get 8mm drivers on each bud with Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity and touch controls on the buds...

The new 2.5x telephoto camera on iPhone 12 Pro Max still not used in the dark

This year Apple made Night Mode available for the selfie and ultrawide cameras on the new iPhone 12 series - up until now it was only available for the main camera. But Apple also announced a new longer 2.5x telephoto camera on the iPhone 12 Pro Max, which many expected would be able to shoot Night Mode shots, despite Apple's deliberate silence on...

PUBG Mobile confirmed to make a comeback in India with new version

While PUBG Mobile pulled out of India after it was banned by The Ministry of Electronics & IT, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel. PUBG Corporation confirmed it's planning a return to India with the aptly named PUBG Mobile India. The new app will feature altered in-game content and customizations said to reflect local user preferences....

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max first teardown confirms battery capacity

The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max will be available tomorrow for pickup and shipments but today a teardown surfaced, giving us us a look into the internals of the flagship. The biggest change since the iPhone 11 Pro Max is the position of the motherboard that also is affecting the shape of the battery - now all the crucial components are on the right side...

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra to support S Pen, tipster claims

Noted tipster Ice Universe who has one of the most accurate track records on Samsung devices is confirming that the upcoming Galaxy S21 Ultra will pack an S Pen stylus. There were previous reports that the S Pen would make its way to the upcoming S21 Ultra and that the Galaxy Note series would eventually be replaced by the Z Fold lineup as soon as...

Samsung announces the Exynos 1080, its first 5nm chipset

Samsung’s next-generation midrange chipset is finally here - meet the Exynos 1080. It is officially the first platform by the Korean company built on the 5nm EUV FinFET technology and comes as a successor to the Exynos 980 with its integrated 5G modem. Photos from the Exynos 1080 unveiling Samsung has decided to go with an octa-core CPU with triple...

Oppo Inno Day 2020 scheduled for November 17, 125W charging phone incoming

Oppo is set to continue its consumer innovations showcase events dubbed Inno Day and the 2020 edition is scheduled to take place on November 17 in Shenzhen, China. Oppo uses this event to demo its latest developments in the mobile sphere. Last year the maker demonstrated its under-display camera, AR headset as well as a 5G router. According to rumors...

Huawei nova 8 and Honor V40 to have similar camera design

There might be uncertainties around the future of Honor, with Huawei offloading the brand to Digital China, but for now the phone maker has no plans to step on the brakes, on the contrary - a leakster claims we are going to see both the Huawei nova 8 lineup and the Honor V40 family arrive in December. In a separate leak, one Twitter user revealed...

Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ gets One UI 3.0 beta

Yesterday Samsung announced the expansion of the One UI 3.0 beta program for eight devices, which also include the Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10+. Well, the beta program for the Note10 duo is now live in South Korea, and the Plus model is already receiving the One UI 3.0 beta update in Samsung's home country. The beta build has version number N976NKSU1ZTK6...

Oppo phone shines on Geekbench with Dimensity 1000+, looks like the Reno5 Pro 5G

Oppo is preparing a phone called Reno5 5G for the market but usually, the midrange lineup has a Pro variant as well. While we’ve never heard any rumors about the phone whatsoever, a device with the model number PDSM00 appeared on Geekbench and it sure looks like a Pro version of the Reno5 - Dimensity 1000+ chipset, 8 GB RAM, Android 11. The single-core...

Realme 7 5G is coming on November 19

The Realme 7 5G that was spotted on Thailand's NBTC yesterday will be unveiled on November 19. This information comes from Realme's UK branch, which took to Twitter to announce that the Realme 7 5G launch event will start at 10AM GMT and will be live-streamed on the company's official Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts. Realme also posted an...

Moto E7 official-looking renders leak showing two colors

Motorola sure is taking its sweet time bringing the E7 to the market, if we go by how long it has been leaking - and the fact that its relative, the E7 Plus, has been official since September. Today we get a new expose of the Moto E7, which is the star of two separate sets of official-looking press renders, showing it in two color versions. Accompanying...

OnePlus’ newest Nord phones won’t be updated past Android 11

The new OnePlus Nord phones, the N10 5G and the N100, are questionable choices by the company. It’s not to say they are terrible phones, but they aren’t exactly the stand-out devices that OnePlus has been pumping out over the last couple of years. The latest development on these devices is OnePlus has confirmed to Android Central that the N10 and...

Deal: buy two OnePlus 8T units, pay only $1,123.50 and get two free pairs of OnePlus Buds

When it comes to deals from its online store, OnePlus has those more than Apple does, but way less than other Android makers. Today is one of those special days, though. If you were looking into OnePlus' latest flagship-ish phone, the 8T, but thought its $749 price off putting, maybe this is a chance for you, but you need to buy two of them. Instead...

Google Photos will stop offering free uploads on June 1, 2021

One of the key features of Google Photos was the free, unlimited photo and video uploads and backups in a compressed format. Google has now announced that this feature will be going away on June 1, 2021. Starting June 1, any files uploaded to Google Photos will be counted towards the 15GB default storage that you get with every new Google account....

vivo X60 and X60 Pro leak in live images

We’re expecting to see vivo’s new OriginOS based on Android 11 debut on November 18 alongside the company’s X60 series phones. So far we’ve heard of 3 devices – the X60, X60 Pro and X60s 5G. Now, leaked shots of the X60 and its Pro counterpart have appeared on Weibo showing their designs and confirming they will indeed debut with vivo’s new OriginOS...

Apple adds three new colors to Solo Loop and Sport Band Apple Watch bands

Apple has quietly added three new colors to the Solo Loop and Sport Band silicone bands for the Apple Watch. The three new colors are an orangey Kumquat, a light-blue Northern Blue and a dark purplish Plum color. The three new colors are available for these two silicone bands and aren't available for the Braided Loop or the Sport Loop bands. Apple...

Google Pixel 4a does well in DxOMark review but can’t compete with multi-cam setups

Google’s Pixel 4a is the search giant’s most affordable smartphone option at the moment. Pixels are known for their camera prowess and the 4a’s single rear-facing 12.2MP shooter was put to the test by the folks over at DxOMark. The hardware here is identical to last year’s Pixel 4 and 4 XL, namely a 1/2.55-inch sensor with 1.4µm pixels and f/1.7...

OnePlus 5 gets EIS with latest OxygenOS 10.0.1, here’s how to download it

OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T got OxygenOS 10 based on Android 10 back in spring but the update was full of issues so the company pulled it back and started working on it all over again after finding an issue with the communication module. Six months later, a stable build is finally available to download through the Source link we’ve put at the end of...

Samsung Galaxy M31s gets One UI 2.5 update

Announced back in July, Samsung’s Galaxy M31s debuted with One UI 2.1 Core and now the midranger is getting the One UI 2.5 update. The new update comes with the M317FXXU2BTK1 build number and weighs in at 748MB in size. It's currently live in India and also brings the latest November security patch. Galaxy M31s One UI 2.5 update changelog Alongside...

IDC: Realme Watch most shipped wearable in last two quarters in India, company tops segment in September 2020

Oppo offshoot Realme has emerged as the No. 1 brand in the wearables category in IDC India's Monthly Wearable Device Report of September 2020, gaining a share of 22.1% in India's wearables market. Additionally, IDC also revealed that Realme Watch was the most shipped device in India in the last two quarters, with a market share of 21.3% and 24.1%...

Samsung highlights the key features of Galaxy Buds+ and Galaxy Buds Live in new infographic

Samsung launched the bean-shaped Galaxy Buds Live earbuds in August alongside the Galaxy Note20 smartphones. Now, the company posted an infographic, showing how its new hearables stack up to the already existing Galaxy Buds+. Samsung Galaxy Buds+ vs Samsung Galaxy Buds Live The Samsung Galaxy Buds were decent and when the Galaxy Buds+ arrived with...

Samsung phones and tablets are now part of the Android Enterprise Recommended Program

Google launched its Enterprise Recommended program back in 2018 to help business clients select, manage and deploy devices to their employees. The biggest advantage of the program is that it tells businesses which devices are enterprise-ready and meet all security requirements. Samsung is the latest make jumping on board the Android Enterprise Recommended...

Kuo: Apple won't release iPhone SE model in H1 2021

Apple fans got really excited when the affordable and compact iPhone SE (2020) was introduced back in April but apparently they are not getting a 2021 version of it. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Cupertino is not planning to launch a new SE smartphone in the first half of 2021. The prediction was part of a bigger analysis on the overall optics...

Samsung to expand One UI 3.0 beta program to foldable phones, 2019 falgships

Samsung has released One UI 3.0 beta for the Galaxy S20 and Note20 lineups. Today the company announced it will expand the beta program to eight more devices, which include the Galaxy Z Flip 5G, Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, Galaxy Note10, Galaxy Note10+, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 5G, Galaxy S10e, and Galaxy S10+. South Korean units will be the first to get a...

Reports from China claim Qualcomm has obtained license to sell chips to Huawei

Huawei is currently unable to manufacture its HiSilicon chips and the company has to look to other providers such as Mediatek. Today a report from China claimed Qualcomm has already received a license to supply Huawei, too, increasing its options. According to the report, Qualcomm will manage to match Huawei’s demand only if the Honor brand is off...