Poco Pods announced with 12mm drivers, up to 30-hour playback

Xiaomi's Poco has announced its entry into the AIoT space in India with the launch of Poco Pods TWS earphones in the Asian country. The Poco Pods are budget wireless earphones that pack a 12mm driver in each bud and have an IPX4 rating. The Poco Pods have Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity, support Google Fast Pair, and are advertised with a latency of up...

Samsung to start production of its rumored Galaxy Ring next month

There's been a rumor doing rounds for the past year or so that Samsung is preparing a new smart wearable - a ring, possibly called Galaxy Ring. It's a fairly untapped smart wearable market, so it makes sense for Samsung to explore it. According to The Elec, the company has already finished the development process and will likely kickstart production...

Sony Xperia I V starts shipping in the US

The Sony Xperia I V, which was unveiled in May and was up for pre-orders in the US until now, is finally shipping in the States. It's priced at $1,400 in the US and comes in a single 12GB/256GB configuration. You can purchase it from Sony's official website or Amazon. The Sony Xperia I V is built around a 6.5" 120Hz OLED having 3,840x1,644-pixel...

AMD announces Radeon RX 7900 GRE in China

AMD today announced the Radeon RX 7900 GRE desktop graphics. Although announced first in China, it seems the card will also be available globally. The RX 7900 GRE (which stands for Golden Rabbit Edition) is a cut-down version of the RX 7900 XT with some minor reductions to the GPU and significant reductions to the memory. Compared to the 7900 XT's...

Samsung boss says dustproofing foldables is hard but they're still working on it

Multiple rumors prior to launch said the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Flip5 would be the first foldables to arrive on the market with dust protection alongside water ingress protection, but those rumors turned out to be wrong. Like their predecessors, the new foldables are only rated for water resistance. Samsung's mobile boss TM Roh says the company is still...

Samsung Galaxy M44 surfaces in benchmark listing with surprising chipset

Samsung is working on a new smartphone to bring into the already very crowded mid-range space, and it's been spotted in the Geekbench online results database today. That's definitely not out of the ordinary - someone at Samsung has a prototype in hand and is running benchmarks on it. What is a bit more interesting than the fact that prototypes are...

Leaked Huawei Mate 60 render shows off the large camera island circle

A couple of days ago the metal mid-frame of the Huawei Mate 60 leaked, showing that the phone will have a circular camera island. Now Digital Chat Station has shared a render of the phone that offers a better look at said island – it reminds us of the Mate 40 series, except the circle is bigger. Three cameras are visible, though the only details...

Sony PlayStation 5 crosses 40 million sales globally

Sony has announced it has reached the milestone of selling more than 40 million PlayStation 5 units globally (as of July 16, 2023) since it was unveiled in 2020. Sony sold its 25 millionth PS5 unit in the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2022, meaning it took the Japanese company just a little over nine months to sell another 15 million PS5...

Honor X6a announced with 90Hz display and 5,200 mAh battery

Honor’s latest X-series smartphone is now available in the UK with the Honor X6a. The device is a direct successor to the Honor X6 which launched back in September and it brings a higher refresh rate screen, larger battery and faster charging. Honor X6a Honor X6a is built around a 6.56-inch TFT LCD with 720 x 1,612px resolution and a 90Hz refresh...

Realme GT5 breaks cover is spy shot

Realme is gearing up to launch its latest GT5 smartphone and we got official confirmation from the brand’s Weibo profile as well as our first look at the device thanks to a leaked spy shot. Realme confirmed the GT5 name yesterday and we now get even more info thanks to reliable tipster Digital Chat Station. Realme GT5 Realme GT5 will sport a 6.67-inch...

Redmi 12 5G is coming on August 1, key specs revealed

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi launched the Redmi 12 4G last month, and the company has announced it will unveil the 5G variant on August 1. This revelation comes from Redmi's Indian branch, which said the Redmi 12 5G will make its global debut in India with a grand launch next Tuesday. Redmi hasn't detailed the Redmi 12 5G's specs sheet, but it confirmed...

WhatsApp now lets you send video messages

Voice messages have been a staple feature of WhatsApp for years now. And so have voice calls. But also video calls. Spot what's missing in this series? Indeed, video messages. Well, they were missing, up until today that is. WhatsApp finally supports sending and receiving video messages. These can be up to 60 seconds long each, and are protected...

Google rolls out automatic AirTag alerts for Android in bid to prevent stalking

Back in May, Google and Apple jointly announced that they were teaming up to prevent unwanted tracking through AirTags and similar devices. Today, Google is announcing that the rollout of unknown tracker alerts is now beginning on devices running Android 6.0 and later. Right now, this only works with AirTags, but Google says it's working with tag...

Apple’s Action Button details discovered inside iOS 17 code

Rumors about Apple’s potential switch to solid-state buttons on the iPhone 15 Pro series have been spiraling up and down for the past several months. The most recent ones claim that Cupertino will skip the project for at least another year however a new deep dive in the iOS 17 beta 4 code revealed some interesting details. iPhone 15 Pro render showcasing...

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE appears on WPC, exec confirms imminent arrival

Samsung launched the Z Fold5 and Z Flip5 smartphones yesterday, and now all the eyes are on the next big thing. While some might think this is the S24 flagship series, we are actually first expecting the Galaxy S23 FE, as it was certified by WPC (Wireless Power Consortium) with a live photo of its front panel. Meanwhile Justin Hume, VP of Mobile...

Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 coming in August with four Leica-tuned cameras

Xiaomi confirmed earlier this month that Mix Fold 3 will arrive in August and will be the first device, built on a new manufacturing line with improved design to ensure the strength of the foldable's body. Today, the official Weibo profile of the company confirmed the report once again, and added that Xiaomi and Leica developed a new solution for...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5, Galaxy Z Flip5's India prices and pre-booking offers announced

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Galaxy Z Flip5 yesterday at its Galaxy Unpacked event in Seoul, South Korea, but it's only now that the Korean conglomerate has announced the pricing and pre-booking details of both smartphones for the Indian market. The Galaxy Z Flip5 starts at INR99,999 ($1,220/€1,100) and has two memory options, while the...

Samsung One UI 6.0 beta based on Android 14 is scheduled to launch on August 2

According to Samsung Germany's customer support, the Korean company will release the One UI 6.0 beta based on Android 14 on August 2 for the Galaxy S23 family. Then, on August 9, so exactly one week later, the Galaxy A34 5G and Galaxy A54 5G will get it too. It's nice to see that Samsung isn't forgetting about its best-selling mid-rangers when it...

OnePlus Open is confirmed to be the name of the company's first foldable smartphone

As you may already know, today was a big day for Samsung. The Korean company unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold5, Galaxy Z Flip5, Galaxy Watch6 family, and the Galaxy Tab S9 line, all in one huge event held on its home turf. OnePlus didn't want to be left out of the spotlight, so it responded to Samsung's launch event with the tweet you can see below. We...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5, Z Flip5, Tab S9 and Watch6 series announcement coverage wrap-up

Samsung completely redesigned the hinge on its 2023 foldables and the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Z Flip5 are all the better for it. The flip even got a much larger, much more usable cover display (and apparently, it can run any app, but there is a catch). Samsung also introduced a new generation of its Tab S slates, which upgrade to the Snapdragon 8 Gen...

Infinix GT 10 Pro to be priced under INR 20,000, pack a 120Hz AMOLED screen

The Infinix GT 10 Pro that will launch in India next month will be priced under INR20,000 ($245/€220). It will also pack a 120Hz AMOLED screen with an in-display fingerprint scanner, and we've learned the 108MP primary camera on the rear will be joined by two 8MP units. Infinix is yet to detail the GT 10 Pro's specs sheet, but we know what the smartphone...

Huawei Mate 60 will have a circular camera island, new leak reveals

Huawei launched the Mate 50 series last September, and there's no indication that it won't stick to a similar timeframe this year. That means we're now mere weeks away from the Mate 60 family's official introduction. Last week we heard that the series will introduce Huawei's own take on the Dynamic Island concept pioneered by Apple, and today we...

The Infinix GT 10 gaming phones will go on pre-order on August 3 with some freebies

The Flipkart teaser page that went live yesterday now has a launch date for the Infinix GT 10 series – pre-orders will start on August 3 (that’s Thursday next week). And there are some freebies for the first 5,000 customers to pre-order. They will receive the so-called “Pro Gaming Kit”. This includes two add-ons that you can attach to the phone to...

Samsung tipped to bring back Exynos for the Galaxy S24 series too

A couple of weeks ago we saw a report that the upcoming Galaxy S23 FE will use the Exynos 2200, there was even a Geekbench result that seems to confirm it. Some regions (like the US) will get the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 instead, however. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (speculative renders) There may be more to it than that. Samsung switched exclusively to Snapdragon...

Teaser video shows off vivo V29 design

The vivo V29 Lite was announced at the beginning of June, but its two higher-end siblings are still in the teaser phase. The latest morsel of info comes from vivo Türkiye’s YouTube channel. The short clip offers a glimpse at the vanilla vivo V29 design. Actually, there are two phones in the video – one might be the V29 Lite (first three images),...

Google drops Play Services support for Android KitKat 4.4

One of the sweetest Google OS updates, the Android KitKat 4.4, will no longer be supported by Google Play Services. The message came from the Android Developers Blog, where it was revealed API levels 19 and 20 will not receive APK versions beyond 23.30.99, starting August 2023. This means devices with KitKat will not get the latest version of the...

Tecno Pova 5 Pro's Arc Interface shown in action in official teaser

The Tecno Pova 5 Pro was teased on Amazon.in last week with its Arc Interface, which uses LED lights on the phone's rear panel for different purposes. An official teaser posted by Tecno shows the Arc Interface in action, revealing one of its purposes is to notify the users of incoming calls by lighting up the LEDs in different colors. Tecno hasn't...

Sony's best ever noise cancelling earbuds are finally here: meet the WF-1000XM5

As expected, Sony finally took the wraps off the WF-1000XM5 ANC earbuds a few hours ago - don't confuse these with the already available WH-1000XM5 which are over-the-ear headphones. The new buds come with "Sony's biggest ever step forward in noise cancelling" according to the company itself, thanks to three mics on each earbud, including dual feedback...

vivo announces V3 imaging chip with 4K movie portrait mode

vivo just announced its V3 imaging chip, which will premiere 4k movie portrait mode in upcoming flagship phones - similar to the iPhone's Cinematic mode. The announcement is more of a teaser by company VP and General Manager of Brand & Product Strategy - Jia Jingdong - on Weibo. The V3 is the first major announcement at vivo's imaging festival,...

Spotify is raising its Premium subscription prices around the world

Spotify is the latest streaming service to announce a price hike for its subscription plans. The world’s most popular music streaming service which boasts over 200 million Premium subscribers will soon cost a little bit extra. Spotify Premium Single will now cost $10.99 in the US, €10.99 in France and £10.99 in the UK. Premium Student will jump to...

The Infinix GT 10 series will be available through Flipkart in India

The Infinix GT 10 series will be available from Flipkart, the retailer already has a teaser page up and running. There should be two phones, the GT 10 Pro and GT 10 Pro+, both sporting the so-called Cyber Mecha design. This shouldn’t be confused with Tecno’s Turbo Mecha design, though like it this one includes a transparent back with some LED lighting...

HarmonyOS 4.0 will be officially announced on August 4, beta testing already underway

Huawei is preparing to officially announce HarmonyOS 4.0 in August, the company just confirmed in a Weibo post. An image of some ArkTS code, written to return “What to expect in August” and a big digit “4” points to next month, when the annual HDC (Huawei Developers Conference) will take place. Previous teasers already suggested August 4, matching...

Realme 11 (4G) is launching on July 31

The Realme 11 series was announced back in May with three entries and we now get confirmation that a fourth version is launching soon in Vietnam. Realme 11 (4G) will make its global debut in Vietnam on July 31 at 5:30PM local time and we know it will come in at least two colors – black and gold. Realme 11 (4G) teaser poster The device will also have...

Elon Musk to rename Twitter to X

Elon Musk will rename Twitter to X and will gradually remove the blue bird branding. The owner of the social media tweeted the news during the weekend, causing a whirlwind of speculations, but newly appointed CEO Linda Yaccarino revealed X will be "the future state of unlimited interactivity - centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking"....

Week 29 in review: Infinix GT 10 Pro leaks, Red Magic 8S Pro goes global

The biggest story of this week was our exclusive scoop of the upcoming Infinix GT 10 Pro - a gaming phone Infinix is readying for the Indian market. It will launch at the beginning of August with a semi-transparent design, a 108MP camera, a Dimensity chipset, and Android 13. ZTE had a couple of launches. The nubia Red Magic 8S Pro become official...

Motorola Razr 40 in for review

It's been about a month since the vanilla Motorola Razr 40 was released, and we finally get to play with it in the office. Motorola went with a lineup release instead of a single smartphone release this year, and we can see the logic behind it. The Razr 40 Ultra combines the latest and greatest from Motorola at a price premium, while the vanilla...

Huawei Watch 4 Pro review

Huawei introduced the Watch 4 series in early May, and it is one of the best smartwatches the company has ever released, at least on paper. We got a unit for review early this month, and after testing all the new features HarmonyOS 3.0 brought, we are ready with our full impressions. We got the all-Titanium unit for review with an aerospace-grade...

Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from Germany, the UK, the US and India

With the craziness of Prime Day over, things have settled down but there are still plenty of good deals to be had, especially as makers start discounting older devices to clear out their inventory. We also found deals on new devices too, some of which launched earlier this month. Germany The UK USA India Germany The new Zenfone 10 brings upgrades...

Weekly poll results: the Nothing Phone (2) is great, but it's too pricey

The results from last week’s poll can be summarized like this – the Nothing Phone (2) is a nice phone, but it is priced too high. Nothing’s decision to stick close to stock Android was lauded, in fact, there was a heated discussion about the advantages of a lean UI. That said, most of the arguments for and against the phone centered on price. People...

Redmi 12 5G spotted on Geekbench

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi launched the Redmi 12 4G last month with the Helio G88 SoC at the helm, and the company is expected to follow up with a 5G version soon. While Xiaomi hasn't divulged anything about the Redmi 12 5G yet, a device with model code 23076RN4BI, believed to be the Redmi 12 5G, has appeared on Geekbench with its key specs. The Xiaomi...

You can now enable Samsung screen mirroring on Chromecast and Android TVs

Samsung phones support screen mirroring and casting to other devices, just like all Android phones, but with limited support. You can only cast your phone's screen to smart TVs via Miracast using the Smart View feature and it's been like this since forever. Samsung and LG TVs, for instance, support Miracast. However, devices such as Chromecast or...

Realme C51 coming to India as well, full specs sheet leaks

The Realme C53 was unveiled in India just a couple of days ago and it looks like a cheaper Realme C51 is about to go live in the coming days or weeks. Luckily, we have a nearly complete specs sheet. Realme C51 in Mint Green and Carbon Black The handset will reportedly be 4G-only as it runs on the Unisoc T612 chipset. It will also feature a large...