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A weekend in Paris with the Oppo Find X5 Pro
Paris. The city of lights, the Eiffel tower, the Louvre, the Notre Dame, the Champs-Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe, and Roland Garros. As you may know if you follow tennis, this is one of only four yearly Grand Slam tournaments, and the only one of the bunch that features a clay court. Thus, it’s rather unique, nicely fitting the city it’s set in....
Google drops Android 13 Beta 3.1 just two days after Beta 3's release to fix a single issue
Google released Android 13 Beta 3 on Wednesday (June 8, 2022) for compatible Pixel devices, and just two days later, the company dropped Android 13 Beta 3.1 to fix a single issue - the missing Android Beta Feedback app on Android 13 Beta 3 for some users. Seeing how the whole point of the beta program is to collect feedback from the users, it's unclear...
Tecno Pova 3 launching soon in India
The Tecno Pova 3 announced last month will launch soon in India as the promo page for the smartphone has gone live on Amazon.in. The Pova 3 is powered by the Helio G88 SoC, runs Android 11-based HiOS, and comes in two memory configurations - 4GB/64GB and 6GB/128GB. Tecno will launch the 6GB RAM version in India, supporting virtual RAM expansion up...
OnePlus' iconic alert slider will be confined to Pro models while reaching some Oppo flagships
Earlier today we shared some leaked renders of the upcoming OnePlus 10T. The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed something missing: the iconic OnePlus alert slider, a feature which the company debuted in the Android world, and then kept mainstream ever since. We say "in the Android world" because of course Apple had a similar slider way before...
Telegram confirms Premium tier is coming this month with extra features
Last month a rumor started spreading across the internet about Telegram wanting to launch a paid tier, and today the company's founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, has confirmed that this is in fact happening. Telegram Premium, as it will be known, is launching before the end of the month. Before you start worrying, however, note that all the current features...
ZTE announces Blade A72 and Blade A52
ZTE announced a pair of Blade series smartphones with the Blade A72 and Blade A52 in Malaysia. Both phones bring Unisoc chipsets, 13MP main cameras and larger batteries. Blade A72 brings a 6.7-inch LCD with HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate while Blade A52 gets a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD with a 60Hz refresh rate. Both phones house 5MP selfie cameras...
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra's June 2022 update comes with camera improvements
Samsung has rolled out the June 2022 Android security update for the Galaxy S22 Ultra, and a person in charge of Samsung's camera team has revealed that the update also brings improvements to the smartphone's camera. You can check the image below for more details. Camera improvements coming to Galaxy S22 Ultra with June 2022 update (machine translated...
Samsung One UI 5 will make transitions smoother and more fluid
In an exclusive report from Sam Mobile, Samsung is working to “significantly [improve] the UI navigation speeds. It’s also going to optimize the animations so they’re smoother and faster,” writes the news outlet. Samsung’s latest devices are on One UI version 4.5 based on Android 12, but the Korean smartphone brand is expected to refresh One UI with...
OnePlus Nord 2T reportedly launches in India this month
Last month OnePlus took the wraps off the Nord 2T, the first smartphone to sport MediaTek's Dimensity 1300 SoC. The mid-ranger is a very slight upgrade to the Nord 2, and a new rumor today tells us that it is due to be launched in India before the end of this month. It will allegedly be an Amazon exclusive, and it's expected to be priced under INR...
Nothing phone (1) to support 45W charging
Just yesterday, Nothing announced that its launch event for the phone (1) is set on July 12 in London. As we enter the last month before the event, a new TUV certification reveals that the Nothing phone (1) may support 45W fast charging. Source: 91Mobiles The certification lists details about a Nothing-branded charger. Three model numbers are listed:...
OnePlus 10 Pro with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage lands in the US on June 15
OnePlus is offering the 10 Pro smartphone in a bunch of different RAM/storage configurations across the world, but so far in the US it was only available with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. That will thankfully change starting on June 15. From that date onwards, if you're in the US you will be able to order the OnePlus 10 Pro with 12GB of RAM and...
Motorola unveils Moto G62 5G and G42
Motorola silently unveiled two new members of its Moto G lineup - the 5G capable Moto G62 and the LTE-equipped Moto G42. Both phones will be available in Brazil soon and will also launch in select markets across Europe, Latin America, Asia, India and the Middle East in the coming weeks. Moto G62 5G The Snapdragon 480+ powered Moto G62 5G brings a...
Poco X4 GT moves a step closer to launch as it gets NBTC certified
Xiaomi's Poco unveiled the Poco X4 Pro 5G in February, and you can expect the GT model to launch soon since it has bagged NBTC certification. The Poco X4 GT is listed on the Thai certifying authority's website with model code 22041216G, but it doesn't reveal any specs of the smartphone. Poco X4 GT on NBTC However, if rumors are to be believed, the...
Surface Duo 2 gets June update with better Glance Bar support and Slim Pen 2 improvements
A new OTA update has begun rolling out to the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 that brings plenty of improvements and new features to the Microsoft foldable. The update weighs in at 736MB and brings the Duo 2 up to version 2022.418.98. The Glance Bar is a thin area of the exposed displays that shows glanceable information such as time, date, and notifications....
Google Pixel Watch to have its own companion as spotted on new ‘Smart Unlock’ prompt
Earlier this year, Google announced that it was going to enhance the auto-unlock experience with Wear OS between Android and Chrome OS devices. Smart Unlock will succeed “Smart Lock” which lets a nearby Bluetooth device keep an Android smartphone unlocked if that device is in range. Smart Unlock is specific to Wear OS devices and it’ll show confirmation...
Google Maps now shows the air quality around you
Google Maps wants to help you only breathe fresh air, and as such it's debuting a new air quality layer in the US on both Android and iOS. This will show you what to expect, air-wise: whether it's smoggy, smoky, otherwise bad, or simply wonderful. With these details at your fingertips, you can make better informed decisions about whether to go outside,...
Google releases Android 13 Beta 3
Today Google has outed the third beta build of Android 13 for supported Pixel phones. This comes almost a month after the second beta, right on time and in keeping with the company's previously announced release schedule, which you can see at a glance in the image below. There's going to be another beta in July, and then the next step is the final...
Poco F4 5G photos leak, the phone is allegedly based on the Redmi K40S
Images of the upcoming Poco F4 5G have surfaced – like the Poco F4 GT, this phone is related to the Redmi K-series. The two step camera bump with three lenses arranged in a triangle show a striking resemblance to the Redmi K50, K50 Pro and K40S. Unconfirmed info suggests that the Poco F4 5G is based on that last one, the Poco K40S. It’s not identical...
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3, Z Flip3 gain new camera features with latest update
Samsung seeded a new software update to the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3, bringing new camera features to its latest foldables. Features already introduced in the Galaxy S22 like Night Photography in Portrait Mode and telephoto camera support in Pro mode are the key changes, as well as some third-party improvements. Video calls on WhatsApp,...
iQOO 10 series tipped to arrive next month
It's been only six months since the iQOO 9 series was unveiled, but that's a long time in the smartphone industry, and iQOO is planning to announce the iQOO 10 lineup next month. Word comes from reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, who also said that the July launch of the iQOO 10 series is tentative, meaning it could arrive before or after that....
WWDC announcement hot take
The week kicked off with Apple’s WWDC event with both software and hardware-related updates. There were updates announced for iOS, MacOS, WatchOS and iPadOS – which sees some pretty cool updates that helps make multitasking one step closer to MacOS. Apple has announced two MacBooks with M2 chips, but one of the laptops is recycled hardware. The MacBook...
Samsung is apparently going to launch a 1TB Galaxy Z Fold4
Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Z Fold4 has been leaking a lot lately, and today we get yet another tidbit of information about it. According to the latest rumor, the foldable smartphone will have a version with a whopping 1TB of storage. That's double what the maximum storage is in the Galaxy Z Fold3, and would probably nicely cover even those who like...
Native support for Nintendo Switch Joy Cons is here with iOS 16
Yesterday, Apple held its annual WWDC where it announces updates to iOS and MacOS along with beta programs for developers to begin testing new features. We already covered some of the changes that will be coming with iOS 16 in a separate post, but one that Apple didn’t explicitly mention was that the new OS version brings native support for Nintendo...
Apple unveils M2 chipset with 18% faster CPU, 35% faster GPU compared to the M1
At its WWDC event today, Apple announced the M2 chipset, the successor to the M1, its first custom designed ARM-based computer chip which was unveiled back in November 2020. The M2 is at the heart of the new MacBook Air and the new 13" MacBook Pro. The new chip is built on a second-generation 5nm process, and compared to the M1, its 8-core CPU delivers...
Apple iOS 16 is here with a focus on the lock screen
iOS took the stage first during Apple's WWDC keynote and it took more than 40 minutes for Craig Federighi and team to tell us all about the new updates. The biggest by far is the new lock screen. Apple calls it the biggest update ever. Whether you've set a photo, a static wallpaper, or any of the new live wallpapers, you'll be able to customize the...
Apple announces watchOS 9 with new watch faces and health features
Apple today previewed its upcoming watchOS 9 update at WWDC. The new update includes improvements to the watch faces, Workout app, sleep stages, a first of its kind AFib History, and medication tracking. watchOS 9 includes four new watch faces. These include Lunar, Playtime, Metropolitan, and Astronomy. watchOS 9 also includes updates to existing...
Pixel 6a listed on Facebook Marketplace ahead of official sales
We already saw an unboxing video of what appears to be Google’s Pixel 6a over the weekend and now we get even more images of the device thanks to a Facebook Marketplace listing (now removed). Google’s latest A-series phone will go on open sale from July 28 and the person who got the device ahead of time gives us our best look at its design yet. Google...
Samsung confirms One UI 4.1.1 incoming later this year
Samsung launched the One UI 4.1 software with the arrival of the Galaxy S22 series back in February, and for the past three months, it has been pushing the update to other devices. Today we learned the Korean company is delivering another iterative update that will arrive as One UI 4.1.1. We expect to hear more about it later this year during the...
M2 Mac mini listed on B&H, Apple could ship up to 7M units of upcoming MacBook Air
On the eve of WWDC 2022, US retailer B&H listed a pair of unreleased Mac mini models. The first one is a Mac mini with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage powered by the yet to be official Apple M2 chip while the second is a Mac mini tower with the M1 Pro chip. M2 Mac mini listing The listings for both devices come just ahead of Cupertino’s big software-centric...
vivo reportedly working on a 200W charger, to arrive with iQOO 10 Pro
A charger with the potential to provide 200W output to mobile devices was certified in China, and vivo is now starting to manufacture it. According to Digital Chat Station, the standard will be implemented in the iQOO 10 Pro smartphone that could arrive by the end of this year. vivo X80 Pro The V2001L0B0-CN adapter provides 20V at 10A charge and...
Top 10 trending phones of week 22
After a one-week hiatus our trending chart returns and it's looking very different from what we last saw. We have the Redmi Note 11T Pro+ as our new leader ahead of Samsung's Galaxy S22 Ultra flagship and the Redmi Note 11 on the podium. The dominant force that is the Galaxy A53 is down to fourth, which is the lowest position it has been in since...
Realme GT Neo 3 Naruto Edition unboxing
Realme’s GT Neo 3 is currently the fastest charging phone on the market offering extreme speeds of up to 150W. We recently received a special (ninja scroll) package and it turned out to be the Naruto edition Realme GT Neo 3 bearing the limited edition phone and a bunch of themed goodies. Let’s take a good look at what the unboxing experience is like...
Week 22 in review: Honor 70 Pro and Pro+ official, iPhone 14 Pro will have AOD
Another week is over and done, so let's recap. The iPhone will finally get an Always-on Display, per Mark Gurman. Per his information, the LTPO AMOLED-equipped iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max models will gain the feature. It would be interesting to see if the 13 Pro series get AoD retrofitted. Honor announced the 70 series with three phones - the Honor...
Apple WWDC 2022: what to expect
Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) is almost here – it kicks off on June 6 (Monday) and will last until the 10th. In-person attendance will be limited, most who take part will experience the event online. What does Apple have in store for us? This event is all about software and developers. What the casual user should look forward...
Indian Oppo K10 5G will be powered by the Dimensity 810 SoC instead of Dimensity 8000 Max
Oppo will launch the K10 5G in India on June 8, but it's different from the one introduced in China in April since the Indian model will have the Dimensity 810 SoC at the helm and not the Dimensity 8000 Max that powers the Chinese version. The #OPPOK105G constantly works in beast mode, consuming minimum power while delivering maximum performance.Launching...
OnePlus Nord Buds review
The OnePlus Nord Buds is the company's first audio product in the Nord series and also its cheapest truly wireless earbuds to date. Starting at just $39, the Nord Buds are meant to be a no-frills set of earbuds for those on a tight budget. With the Nord Buds, OnePlus has stripped things down to the basics, with no active noise-cancellation, wireless...
