WhatsApp launches paid subscription for businesses

WhatsApp's premium subscription service hasn't officially launched yet and it's only available to beta users. This means that only the WhatsApp beta program members can access the Premium menu, where all extra features reside. According to WABetainfo, the premium subscription will be tailored towards businesses, which means that most of the paid...

Apple releases new beta firmware for AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max

Apple has released a new beta firmware for the AirPods 2, AirPods 3, AirPods Pro, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods Max. It has version number 5B5040c, but it's unclear what's new with this update since Apple hasn't provided any details about it. You can download the new beta firmware from Apple's Developer Center and install it on your AirPods by pairing...

Samsung Odyssey Ark 55" curved gaming monitor launched in India

The Samsung Odyssey Ark 55" curved gaming monitor which was unveiled in August debuted today in India. It's priced at INR219,999 ($2,655/€2,725) and is already available for purchase through Samsung's official Indian website. The Odyssey Ark comes with a 3-year warranty and Samsung is offering a 2TB Portable SSD T7 Shield USB 3.2 for free till October...

Google shares gallery with PIxel 7 Pro 30x Super Res Zoom samples

The so-called Super Res Zoom is undoubtedly one of the biggest upgrades the Pixel 7 Pro offers over its predecessor. It's a combination of software, hardware and machine learning that allows for solid 30x zoom photos even if the actual telephoto zoom caps at 5x. Here's a gallery of One World Trade Center in Manhattan. The zoom starts at 1x and ends...

OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7T, and 7T Pro finally receive Android 12 update

Google released Android 13 almost two months ago, and today OnePlus has a new big Android update of its own to send to the OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7T, and 7T Pro. But it's not Android 13, instead we're talking about Android 12, a version that's already more than a year old. Better late than never? The Chinese company started beta testing Android 12 for...

Google’s proprietary Pixel Watch app now online

Google launched the Pixel Watch yesterday and the wearable comes with Wear OS 3.5. The new user interface does not work with the old Wear OS by Google Smartwatch, meaning this device got its proprietary app. The application is now listed at Google Play only - it won’t pair with iPhones, because the Watch requires phone with Android 8.0 or newer,...

The iPhone 14 Plus is now available in stores and online

Coming three weeks after its siblings the iPhone 14 Plus is now available for purchase through Apple Stores, authorized retailers and online. In the US you can pick one up for $900 or $37.45 a month (this is before any trade-in discounts). You can find more pricing details for the whole iPhone 14 series here. Note that some regions will get the Plus...

Steam Deck by Valve is finally available without reservations

Valve launched the Steam Deck over 12 months ago, but just in February, it started shipping the handheld gaming PC to those that reserved. After several months of issuing batches to Steam users who preordered the device, the company finally announced the reservation queue is done. This means the Steam Deck is available for purchase straight away....

Details on what could be the Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 surface

The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has been used in only a couple of phones so far, falling well short of the popularity of the 700-series chips that preceded it. Qualcomm has a new 7-series chip in the works, the SM7475, though its position in the Snapdragon family is not quite clear. This could be the Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 or it could be labeled 7+ Gen 1. The...

Google Pixel 7 Pro disassembly shows not much has changed since last year

The brand-new Google Pixel 7 Pro is official after months of leaks and rumors and YouTuber PBKreviews is here to bring us a closer look at its internals in his latest disassembly video. The process starts by removing the SIM slot and applying heat near the sides of the display to loosen up the adhesive. After prying the screen off we get at the metal...

Samsung Galaxy S22 family gets One UI 5 Beta 4 update with plenty of fixes

Samsung is pressing on with its public beta test for the next version of its Android skin. One UI 5 Beta 4 is now rolling out as an over-the-air update to members of the Galaxy S22 family in the US who are enrolled into the beta program. This is labeled as build ZVJ2, it's a 1.5GB download, and it brings with it the October 2022 security patch level,...

Google to make a record number of Pixel 7 units

Prior to the Pixel 7 series launch, Google made a record number of Pixel phone orders to its hardware partners. The information comes from the industry watchers in Nikkei Asia. More than 8 million units are reportedly on the way as Google wants to double its sales in 2023. It appears that Google is quite optimistic with its growth for next year....

Google's Pixel Tablet will have a speaker dock, turning it into a smart display

Google finally made the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, and Pixel Watch official today, but there was another product that it initially teased alongside all of these back in May: the Pixel Tablet. As revealed even then, this isn't coming until 2023, but today the company thankfully decided to share a few more details about it. The Pixel Tablet will have a...

Twitter finally enables photo and video in the same tweet

Twitter has announced it now supports “mixed media”, meaning users can upload up to four videos, photos, and even GIFs in the same tweet. The feature will be available only through the app for Android and iOS. Twitter believes mixing visual content “empowers creators to express beyond the 280-character limit” but since it is not yet available on...

Watch the Google Pixel 7 series and Pixel Watch announcement live

It’s Pixel day and Google has a pair of Pixel 7 phones and a Pixel Watch to announce. The launch keynote will take place in Williamsburg, New York and you’ll be able to tune in via the accompanying livestream starting at 10AM ET (2PM UTC). You can also tune in to the event from the Google Store homepage which has a neat countdown timer. We have a...

Oppo A17 and A77s launched in India

The Oppo A17 unveiled last month debuted today in India. It comes in a single 4GB/64GB configuration with a price tag of INR12,499 ($152/€154) and two color options - Midnight Black and Sunlight Orange. It's already available for purchase through Oppo's official Indian website and other online and offline retail channels. The Oppo A77s was announced...

Google Pixel 7 bundles will net you free Pixel Watch or Buds Pro in some markets

Google is introducing the Pixel 7 smartphones today, and we will also see the wearable Pixel Watch. Carriers and retailers from all over the world are preparing for the launch, and a last minute leak reveals certain carriers and sellers will offer free wearables with a newly purchased phone. O2 in Germany is bundling Pixel Buds Pro (standalone price...

Google Pixel 7 Pro benchmarked ahead of launch

The Google Pixel 7 Pro has been benchmarked, as noted by 91Mobiles Contributor Yogesh Brar. The results for both Geekbench and AnTuTu were shared via Twitter with incremental improvement to scores compared to the first-generation Tensor SoC. Google Pixel 7 Pro benchmark scoresGeekbenchSingle Core - 1068Multi Core - 3149Antutu V9 - 801116These scores...

Google outs second beta for the first Android 13 Quarterly Platform Release

Back in early September, Google released the first beta build for the upcoming Android 13 Quarterly Platform Release 1, aka QPR1. And today, the company is following it up with the second beta. There should be a third one in November, followed by the stable release in December. Google says that the second beta of Android 13 QPR1 comes with the October...

Infinix Zero Ultra, Zero 20 go official

The first 200MP camera phone from Infinix is now a reality – the Zero Ultra brings the 1/1.22” Samsung HP1 sensor seen in the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra and Xiaomi 12T Pro alongside a few other impressive specs. You also get blazing fast 180W Thunder Charge which should do a full 0-100% charge in 12 minutes and MediaTek’s Dimensity 920 chipset. Inifinix...

Exclusive: This is the Amazfit Falcon in action ahead of October 13 launch

We’re back with another exclusive look at the upcoming Amazfit Falcon aka Amazfit Vienna smartwatch. This time we have two product videos showcasing the key feature of the premium GPS watch from Amazfit. This one is expected to launch soon and will sit as a step above the Amazfit T-Rex 2 as the premium rugged watch from the brand. The first clip...

Oppo A77s goes official: Snapdragon 680, 90Hz screen, and 50MP camera

Oppo launched the A77 5G in June and followed up with a new 4G version in August. Today, Oppo added the third member to the A77 lineup, dubbed Oppo A77s. The Oppo A77s is powered by the Snapdragon 680 SoC and runs Android 12-based ColorOS 12.1 out of the box. It has 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage onboard. The smartphone has a microSD card slot for...

Huawei nova 10 SE comes with a thin body and 66W charging

The Huawei nova 10 series was introduced at IFA 2022 in Berlin last month. We saw a vanilla and a Pro variant, and now the company adds a third member - meet the Huawei nova 10 SE. The device keeps the Star Orbit Ring design with two large circles for the camera setup and in a reasonable 184g body that's just 7.39mm thick. Huawei nova 10 SE The nova...

Nothing Ear (stick) TWS earbuds will be made official on October 26

Nothing's first product was a pair of TWS earbuds, and it's since launched a phone you may have heard of. This month, however, the company is getting back to its (still very young) roots by introducing a new pair of TWS earbuds. They're called Ear (stick) and the teaser campaign already started a while back. Today Nothing finally unveiled their official...

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 specs leak

OnePlus is working on new high-end true wireless earbuds. The OnePlus Buds Pro debuted in August of last year, so we'll probably see their successors appear very soon. Today some specs for the upcoming OnePlus Buds Pro 2 have been leaked by a usually reliable source. They are claimed to sport dual audio drivers per bud, one 11mm and one 6mm, in a...

Samsung announces 1.4nm chip roadmap, production capacity expansion

Today Samsung announced its future plans in the chip manufacturing business. Dr. Si-young Choi, president of the Foundry Business at the company, went into detail regarding Samsung's chip manufacturing roadmap. According to Samsung's plans, we should expect 2nm chips coming out of the fabs in 2025, while 1.4nm chips are due 2027. In that period,...

Watch the Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro launch live

Xiaomi is holding a launch event for today, called “Make moments mega”. The event is taking place in Munich and begins at 14:00 CEST / 12 PM GMT / 17:30 IST. We expect to see the Xiaomi 12T and Xiaomi 12T Pro, and the company revealed at least one of the phones will have a 200MP camera. The event might also see the arrival of the Redmi Pad - an affordable...

2.5-year-old Samsung Galaxy A11 gets Android 12

Samsung introduced the Galaxy A11 back in May 2020 with an entry-level Snapdragon 450 chipset and a basic 6.4” HD+ screen. The device received Android 11 last year, and now it is getting Android 12. The package comes with firmware version A115FXXU3CVI3 and also brings a security patch dated August 2022, adressing "dozens of privacy and security vulnerabilities"....

Redmi Pad debuts in India with 10.6” LCD and Helio G99

After a long teaser campaign, Xiaomi India finally announced its Redmi Pad Android tablet. This is the first slate in the Redmi lineup and it brings a compelling spec list alongside competitive pricing. Redmi Pad Redmi Pad brings a 10.6-inch LCD display with a 1200 x 2000 px resolution and 90Hz refresh rate. The screen is flanked by four speakers...

ZTE Blade V40s announced with Unisoc chipset and 50MP main cam

The latest member of the ZTE Blade family was announced in Malaysia – welcome to the ZTE Blade V40s. This is a midrange Android 12 device with a Unisoc T618 chipset, 50MP main cam and a 4,500 mAh battery with 22.5W charging. Blade V40s brings a 6.67" FHD+ AMOLED display with a 20:9 aspect ratio and an 8 MP selfie camera housed in the punch hole cutout....

More details about the Samsung Galaxy S23 lineup's batteries and cameras surface

The Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra got 3C certified last month with 25W chargers, but the certifying authority didn't reveal their battery sizes. A rumor claimed the Galaxy S23's battery capacity will be around 3,900 mAh (200 mAh bigger than S22's cell), and now, details about the Plus and the Ultra models' batteries have also...

You can now edit your tweets if you're a Twitter Blue subscriber

Over the course of last month, Twitter internally tested a function that would let you edit tweets, and today this is finally live, but there is some small print. First off, you can only edit your tweets if you're a subscriber to Twitter Blue. That much was known from the first time the company teased it. However, you should also note that currently,...

Bloomberg: Sony is confident in the PSVR2, plans to produce 2 million units by March next year

Sony has already started mass production of PlayStation VR2 headsets and will keep a high pace of production leading up to the launch of the headset early next year, claim insiders quoted by Bloomberg. The goal is to have 2 million units of the headset by March 2023. The pace of production after launch will be adjusted based on initial sales. The...

Google Pixel Watch design and UI revealed in multiple leaks

Google is officially unveiling the Pixel 7 smartphones later this week, and we expect to see the company’s first wearable alongside them - the Pixel Watch. Yet in keeping with Google tradition several major leaks revealed all the details about the interface, design, and even a partnership with Fitbit. The Pixel Watch will track heart rate and sports...

Gurman: Apple unlikely to hold in-person October event, no Touch ID on iPhone 15

The latest newsletter from Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman suggests Apple will forgo holding an in-person event for its new MacBooks, iPads and Apple TV and will instead just announce the new devices on its website. Apple is expected to announce new MacBook Pro 14 and 16 models with updated M2 Pro and M2 Max chipsets alongside new iPad Pro 11 and 12.9...

Another set of Pixel 7 and 7 Pro renders arrive alongside manual

It's three days to Google's Pixel 7 event so let's enjoy some quality press renders of the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, as well as the control scheme taken straight out of the manual for the two phones and the Pixel Watch. Here's the Google Pixel 7 Pro in Obsidian, Hazel, and Snow. Google Pixel 7 Pro, source: Evan Blass And this is the Google Pixel 7 in...

Samsung Galaxy S23 cases leak

After last week’s detailed renders Galaxy S23 and S23+, we are now getting a follow-up in the form of two protective cases for the smaller S23 model. The two cases reveal the button placement for the vanilla model will remain as they were on the S22 while the camera bump will now feature a thinner design in line with that on the Galaxy Z Fold4. Samsung...

Honor X40 GT teaser surfaces

Honor X40 series was officially launched last month, and now we have reports of a third phone joining the family - Honor X40 GT. The name popped over the weekend on Chinese social media, with multiple tipsters reporting the phone will come with Snapdragon 888. The chipset was the most popular among early 2021 flagships and brings a mighty 2.84 GHz...

OnePlus Nord Watch is official with 1.78” OLED screen and up to 30 days of battery life

OnePlus joined the world of smartwatches in March 2021, and today it's delivering it's also bringing its affordable sub-brand Nord on board. Meet the OnePlus Nord Watch - a smartwatch with big and bright screen, sports tracking and up to 30 days of battery life. The Nord Watch has a 1.78” AMOLED rectangular screen with a resolution of 368x448 pixels...

Top 10 trending phones of week 39

For yet another week our trending chart is topped by the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, but the gap to the second-placed Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is much narrower this time around. The Pixel 7 Pro is about to make its official debut and it already got enough people checking it out to finish the week in third place. The newly unveiled Xiaomi Civi 2 captured...

Week 39 in review: Redmi Note 11R is here, Pixel 7 rumors heat up in the final week

Another week down, so let's take a look back at the biggest events from it. This week saw the announcement of the Redmi Note 11R. It packs a Dimensity 700 chip, a 6.58-inch 1080p IPS LCD of 90Hz refresh rate, and a 5,000mAh battery. It's basically a rebranded Poco M4 5G. The Redmi Note 11R is now on sale in China, starting at CNY 1,099 for the 4/128GB...

Flashback: the second megapixel race

The first megapixel race started around 2004 (when camera phones first crossed the 1MP mark) and came to an end in 2013 or so with the arrival of the Nokia 808 PureView. Its 41MP camera would only be beaten in terms of resolution in 2018. During that period phones focused on other aspects of the camera rather than resolution. But now a second megapixel...

Weekly poll: vivo X Fold+ hot or not?

The vivo X Fold+ is this week’s biggest release (figuratively and literally) with its 8-inch folding screen, new chipset and larger battery. Does it have what it takes to make you reach for your wallet? The big factor for many will likely be availability – vivo has not yet confirmed whether the X Fold+ will be offered in markets outside of China....

Weekly poll results: ROG Phone 6D Ultimate loved less than Snapdragon model

Last week we asked you whether you'd be happy owning the Asus ROG Phone 6D with its Dimensity 9000+ chipset and the results are in. The majority of people would rather go with the Rog Phone 6 Pro with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset over the Dimensity-powered phone. Worse yet for the new arrival, the second most popular option was I don't want a gaming...

Samsung Galaxy A14's design revealed through leaked renders

Samsung introduced the Galaxy A13 5G last December and followed up with the 4G model in March, joined by a Helio G80-powered variant in June. In the next few months, we could see the Korean brand unveil the Galaxy A14, which has appeared in leaked renders. Unlike the Galaxy A13, which came with an Infinity-V screen, the Galaxy A14 will pack an Infinity-U...