YouTube Music is now officially supported on Apple HomePod

Before you head on to the comment section to inform us that playing music from YouTube Music on Apple HomePod has already been possible for a while now – we know. That is kind of the case since the ability to cast audio from the app to a HomePod device is indeed already a thing you can do. The YouTube Music product team recently announced deeper...

Here's the Oukitel OT5 with 12" 2K display and 11,000 mAh battery

Last week, we shared images and specs of the Oukitel WP30 Pro rugged smartphone that will be announced in the first half of November 2023. But that's not the only product Oukitel will introduce next month since the brand will also unveil a new tablet, dubbed Oukitel OT5. The Oukitel OT5 will have the Helio G99 SoC at the helm with 12GB RAM and 256GB...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 rumored to use the same main camera

Innovating in the smartphone realm yearly has never been an easy task. Arguably, it's still harder to redesign a modern foldable's internals and complex hinge mechanisms. Rumors have now started to creep up about Samsung's next Z Fold6 phone. Don't expect much change in Galaxy Z Fold6. At least we can be sure of the camera. It is the same as Fold4...

iQOO 12 hands-on image leaks along with a list of color versions

The iQOO 12 and iQOO 12 Pro are supposedly going to be unveiled for the Chinese market on November 7, if we go by the latest rumors on the matter. Today on Weibo, China's equivalent of X (formerly Twitter), a live hands-on image that is purported to be of the iQOO 12 has been leaked and you can see it below in all its glory. At the same time, famous...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 get Android 14 with One UI 6 beta access

Over the past few weeks, Samsung has quickly been adding more and more of its smartphones into the One UI 6 beta program, and today we have two new entrants into the field: the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3, both of them from 2021. The beta is now live for these two in Samsung's home of South Korea, and if you are there and want to join the beta...

iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus to jump straight to A18 chip, rumor says

One of the pretty transparent ways in which Apple has, in recent years, tried to increase its average revenue per iPhone unit sold, is needlessly differentiating features between the 'vanilla' (read: cheaper) iPhones and the more expensive Pros. It got to the point where the vanilla models are now powered by different, older chipsets in order to...

Canalys: Indian smartphone market declines by 3% in Q3 but recovery looms ahead

A total of 43 million smartphones were shipped in India during the July-September months according to the latest Canalys Smartphone Market Pulse report. The figure represents a 3% drop compared to the values from a year ago but Canalys notes that the improved consumer confidence and the launch of several high-profile smartphones will likely lead...

Report: Musk considers blocking X in Europe due to inability to comply with regulations

Recently, EU officials wrote to Elon Musk to remind him of his company's legal obligations regarding the European Commission's Digital Service Act. However, a person close to Elon Musk said that he would rather block X to the whole region and make the X app unavailable for Europeans than comply with the rules. The latest debacle stems from the recent...

Watch the Oppo Find N3 series global launch event here

Oppo is finally unveiling its foldable flagship device for 2023 - the Find N3. The new handset will be announced globally at 6:30 AM UTC on October 19. The Find N3 Flip, which was already announced in China and India will also tag along as it heads to more international markets. The Find N3 is rumored to arrive with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2...

Xiaomi 14 series is arriving this month, partnership with Leica confirmed

Xiaomi 14 flagships are scheduled to arrive this month, the company confirmed on Weibo. The announcement also revealed Leica will once again brand the series, and the photo company will provide the “best in the field” Summilux lens for mobile phones. The Xiaomi 14 lineup will also bring a brand new image sensor, but we are yet to learn which phone...

Google Chrome is getting five big address bar updates

The most used web browser on Earth is getting some important updates for its address bar. Today Google has announced five of them, and they are all meant to make your use of the address bar more efficient. First, autocompletion has become smarter. Previously, Chrome would only autocomplete URLs in the address bar if you typed the beginning of one...

Meta is Telegramming its broadcast channels to Facebook and Messenger

Throughout the years, Meta has been "inspired" by various competitors to launch identical features - some later dying unceremonious deaths, others going on to become much more popular than the original (just think Stories). Today is another day like that. Meta's Telegram-inspired broadcast channels, previously seen in Instagram and WhatsApp, are...

Canalys: Global smartphone market takes first steps to recovery in Q3

The smartphone market had a rough time in the past few quarters, but the worst might finally be behind it, reveals Canalys in its latest report. The yearly decline is just 1% in Q3 2023, although vendors should remain cautious about the rebound, as the geopolitical uncertainties are not over, and companies are still readjusting their sales channels...

Original Google Pixel Watch is now receiving Wear OS 4 update

Google's recently unveiled Pixel Watch 2 has been running the new Wear OS 4 from the get-go, and now it's finally time for its predecessor to join the Wear OS 4 party. Starting today, Google is sending out the update to Wear OS 4 to the original Pixel Watch from last year, which has so far been running Wear OS 3.5. As usual with Google software updates,...

vivo V29 Pro review

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vivo Y200 is coming on October 23, design and color options revealed

The vivo Y100 launched in February will get a successor on October 23. It's called vivo Y200, and the image we received from vivo's Indian branch reveals the smartphone's design and color options. However, their marketing names are unknown. The vivo Y200 sports two cameras on the rear, joined by the Smart Aura Light we've previously seen on the iQOO...

T-Mobile annihilates Verizon and AT&T in new speed report

If you're looking at the three US carriers and wondering which of them will provide you with the fastest internet on your smartphone, the answer is very clear: T-Mobile. The magenta carrier's dominance over Verizon and AT&T in speed tests is actually quite ridiculous, according to Ookla's new trimestrial report that covers the July to September...

Intel announces new 14th Gen Core series desktop processors

Intel has announced its new 14th generation of Core-series desktop processors based on the refreshed Raptor Lake architecture. These include the Core i9-14900K/KF, the Core i7-14700K/KF, and the Core i5-14600K/KF. The new chips can essentially be considered overclocked versions of their previous generation models, with some new software and connectivity...

vivo to introduce OriginOS 4 on November 1, in-house OS for IoT also incoming

vivo announced it will host its annual VDC (Vivo Developer Conference) on November 1 at the Exhibition Center in Shenzhen, China. During the event, there will be three key innovative software products – self-developed AI for mobile platforms, the new in-house operating system for IoT devices and the latest OriginOS 4 for vivo smartphones. OriginOS...

OnePlus Open: what we know so far

OnePlus is one of the few remaining big-name smartphone brands without a foldable device in its portfolio, but that’s about to change with the OnePlus Open. The device is coming on Thursday, October 19, and we’ve compiled the most up-to-date leaks and rumors into one place. Design OnePlus Open will have an outward folding design similar to the Samsung...

Infinix INBook X3 Slim review

The INBook X3 Slim is the updated version of the INBook X2 Slim, Infinix's entry-level ultra portable notebook. The updated model features 12th Gen Intel chips, which might not sound that impressive but isn't uncommon for entry-level models. The INBook X3 Slim we have for review here is a 14-inch model with an all-metal construction, slim and light...

Huawei Watch GT 4 review

Huawei launched the Watch GT 4 last month. Appearance was the main talking point, with new features remaining a secondary topic, and we took our sweet time to figure out if Huawei decided to pivot into the fashion industry or if there's more to the wearable than the launch event mentioned. We went through our usual tests and here are our impressions...

Flashback: the LG G8 lost the plot

Samsung and LG are two tech giants from South Korea that have a healthy rivalry in so many markets – this used to include phones, until LG pulled the plug in 2021. Today we want to rewind to a couple of years before that for the story of the last of the G-series. The LG G8 ThinQ marked an end of an influential and fairly popular series of smartphones...

Google Camera is now Pixel Camera on the Play Store, Google Photos gets native Android 14 share sheet

The Google Camera app exclusive to Pixel devices has been renamed to Pixel Camera on the Play Store by Google. The internet search giant also replaced "Google Camera" with "Pixel Camera" in the app description, and it now reads, "Never miss a moment with the fully redesigned Pixel Camera, and take fantastic photos and videos using features like Portrait,...

Caviar announces the UFO design collection of iPhone 15 Pro series in time for Halloween

For this year's Halloween, Caviar is introducing the UFO collection of luxurious, custom-made iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max designs, which incorporate materials from outer space. More precisely, fragments from the Murchison meteorite containing amino acids (the building blocks of life in the universe). Caviar used fragments of the Murchison meteorite,...

Xiaomi Smart Band 8 review

Xiaomi’s Mi Band lineup, which goes by the Smart Band outside of China has amassed quite the following thanks to its super aggresive pricing and solid feature set. We’re at generation 8 now and that brings a focus on style with a much larger pool of first-party straps in all kinds of styles and not that many upgrades under the hood. I’ve been using...