Motorola Edge 50 Pro leaks

Motorola is working on its next high-end smartphone, the Edge 50 Pro, and a bunch of images depicting it have been leaked today along with some details. Let's dive right in. As in previous years, expect the same phone to be sold under not one, not two, but three different names in different markets - it will likely be called Motorola X50 Ultra in...

Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra leaks again, this time with pricing

Asus is announcing the Zenfone 11 Ultra on March 14. The next mainstream flagship device from the Taiwanese company has already been extensively leaked at the beginning of February, and today we have a new leak about it. There are some more official-looking images to gawk at, but perhaps the most important new thing here is pricing information. The...

X introduces long-form Articles for Premium+ subscribers

If you've always wanted to create long(er) form content on X (formerly Twitter), well, now you can. We're not sure why you'd want to do that on a platform like this that can take it down whenever it wants to (or gets bored with the feature it's just introduced), but to each their own. Perhaps this is meant to take on Substack? Anyway, the news is...

Apple specifies grace period for third-party app store access when leaving the EU

If you were left wondering what Apple’s “gone for too long” policy towards users who have sideloaded apps and leave the European Union – it’s 30 days. Apple updated its support page to clarify the grace period is exactly 30 days after which users will not be able to download apps from alternative app stores or receive updates to downloaded apps....

Poco F6 Pro gets NBTC certified, could be a rebranded Redmi K70

Poco unveiled the Poco F5 Pro last May, meaning it should get a successor soon. There's no word from Poco about the F6 Pro yet, but we know the Chinese brand is gearing up to launch it soon since the Poco F6 Pro has bagged NBTC certification. The Thai certifying authority doesn't reveal the Poco F6 Pro's specs but confirmed its model designation,...

Verizon lets you add a second number to your existing phone for just $10 per month

Verizon has announced a new option, which lets you add a second phone number to the same phone for just $10 extra per month. It's called Second Number and it's pretty self explanatory, though note that if you get a Second Number after June 5 it will be $15 per month as that's when the promo pricing of $10 expires. The plan will give you unlimited...

Apple will make switching to Android easier and let users uninstall Safari

The EU's newly implemented Digital Markets Act (DMA) really is the gift that keeps on giving. That is, if you've always wanted Apple to be a bit more open, and less restrictive of what you can do on its mobile devices. We've already mentioned how the DMA forced Apple to (begrudgingly, but still) allow third party app stores on iOS, browsers that...

Google Pixel Watch 3 may adopt UWB for more secure phone unlocking

Last year, we reported on an upcoming feature related to Android phone unlocking with your smartwatch. However, the so-called Watch Unlock is still just a rumor and now we may know why. According to 9to5Google, Google is preparing to launch the feature alongside the Google Pixel Watch 3, which in turn will offer UWB connectivity. This would allow...

Poco X6 Neo officially teased and confirmed to launch in India

Earlier today the Realme 12 got official in India with the Dimensity 6100+ SoC at the helm and a INR 16,999 starting price. Not a lot of time passed after that and Himanshu Tandon, the country head of Poco India, called the Realme 12 out for using that chipset at that price, noting that Poco puts the Dimensity 6100+ in the M6, which is priced under...

Google's Tensor G4 SoC to have improved heat management and power efficiency

Google's Tensor G4 SoC is coming later this year to power the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and possibly even the Pixel Fold 2. A new report from Korea today corroborates an earlier rumor which said the G4 would be manufactured by Samsung's foundry. It will be using the 4nm process. The Tensor G4 will apparently have improved heat management, along with...

Samsung's latest infographic details the history of its wearables up to the Galaxy Ring

To celebrate the Galaxy Ring having been showcased at MWC in Barcelona last week (albeit behind glass), Samsung has created a new infographic that takes us through the entire history of its wearable devices, up to and including the Galaxy Ring itself. As you can see, Samsung's wearable journey started all the way back in 1999 with the SPH-WP10, the...

Leaving the EU for too long will make you lose access to third party app stores in iOS

Yesterday Apple released iOS 17.4 (and iPadOS 17.4), the version which adheres to the EU's newly gone into effect Digital Markets Act (DMA), even if Apple's compliance seems to be incredibly begrudging and at times resentment-filled. You can tell from its press releases on the matter, and the theme continues today with a support document that outlines...

vivo T3 is in the works, might be an iQOO Z9 by another name

vivo's T series got its latest member last September, in the form of the T2 Pro, but that wasn't going to be the final one. It turns out that vivo is currently working on the T3, due to become official by the end of this month, according to a new rumor from a usually reliable source. The vivo T3 is expected to be powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 7200...

Instagram lets you edit your DMs after sending, pin your chats, and save your favorite stickers

Instagram direct messages (DMs) are getting a bunch of new features. First up, editing - this can be done up to 15 minutes after a message is sent. To edit a message, simply press and hold on it and then choose "edit" from the dropdown menu. Speaking of DMs, read receipts can now be turned on or off, either for all chats, or specific ones. You can...

Deal: Spend $100 at Samsung.com for a chance to attend the Olympics in Paris

Samsung has been the official partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for nearly two decades, offering plenty of deals when the time for the Olympic Games comes. And with the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris approaching, the Korean company announced it will send 10 people to the games for free if they spend at least $100 on Samsung.com....

Samsung Galaxy A55 leaks in hands-on images, confirms flat sides

Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy A55 later this month, and the phone was spotted in some hands-on images. Just like all the leaks and renders predicted, the device will have flat sides with only the buttons sitting on a protruding bit, like the Galaxy A15 and Galaxy A25. The phone will have three cameras with no island at the back whatsoever,...

Leaked Huawei P70 cases reveal an unusual camera design

The rumor mill has been relatively silent around the Huawei P70 lately and the last update on the P70 series was back in January, revealing some key specs. Today, we have a leak coming from the popular tipster Digital Chat Station showing off a set of cases designed for the Huawei P70. Alleged Huawei P70 cases The tipster says these are third-party...

Apple unveils new 13" and 15" MacBook Air with M3 chip

A few hours ago we told you about a rumor doing the rounds, saying Apple would announce some new hardware this week via press release only, without an event. And today that's happened. There are still no new iPads in sight, but the company has taken the wraps off its newest MacBook Air laptops - a 13-incher and a 15" one. These are very important...

Polestar's smartphone appears on TENAA

Polestar is a Chinese EV maker owned by Geely, the same company that owns Meizu as well. Notably, Volvo had 48% of Polestar's shares up until recently but pulled out ahead of the Polestar 4 launch. The Polestar phone on TENAA And just in time for the Polestar 4 release, the company also plans to introduce a smartphone that would go hand in hand with...

Apple is announcing new iPads and MacBooks this week, rumor says

Apple won't be holding a spring event this year, but the company will announce new products this week, according to two separate reports. It's unclear exactly when, but sometime this week we'll be getting some press releases unveiling new stuff. So what kind of stuff? Well, two new impossibly thin iPad Pro models should arrive with OLED displays...

New Samsung Galaxy A35 renders surface with full specs

The Samsung Galaxy A35 is expected to launch this month, and thanks to its leaked pictures and renders, we already know what it will look like. The Galaxy A35 will come in Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy, Awesome Ice Blue, and Awesome Lemon colors, and the latest set of its leaked images give us a better look at the phone from multiple angles. The source...

Top 10 trending phones of week 9

The Ultra is dead, long live the Ultra! The Galaxy S24 Ultra's streak dating back to the first week of 2024 is finally over, as Xiaomi's 14 series that just went global at the MWC in Barcelona take over at the top. And it's the beastly Ultra flagship that sits at number 1 with the vanilla taking the silver medal. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12626, 1#] Redmi...

Xiaomi Watch S3 in for review

Xiaomi announced the Watch S3 to the global audience in Barcelona during its MWC keynote. The wearable is now with us for review in silver, and since the device is all about customization, we also have two bezels (yellow and green) and their matching straps. Xiaomi S3 ships with a proprietary charger with two pogo pins, instead of a wireless charger....

Galaxy Ring is official, Nothing Phone (2a) unboxed, Week 9 in review

Welcome to March! This week we had the Mobile World Congress for the year and with it, naturally, came some big announcements. Samsung seemingly stole the show with the unveiling of the Galaxy Ring - its next chapter in smart fitness and health tracking. Samsung more or less showed a prototype of the ring and teased it - we didn't get specs, a price,...

Realme Narzo 70 Pro 5G will come with an Air Gesture feature

The Realme Narzo 70 Pro 5G launching in India this month will come with an Air Gesture feature. This revelation comes straight from Realme's Indian branch, which said the Air Gesture feature will enable Narzo 70 Pro 5G's users to navigate certain phone features without physical contact. Air Gestures should come in handy for the users when touching...

Deals: Samsung Galaxy A25 and A15 5G get their first discounts, Apple iPad (2022) price drops

The Samsung Galaxy A25 and A15 5G arrived in the US a month ago and they have already gotten their first discounts. The A25 is eligible for 4 major OS updates and a total of 5 years of security patches. Yes, some Androids get more, but how many of them cost $265? For that money you’re getting a 6.5” FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, the old Exynos 1280...

MWC 2024 wrap-up

After all the build up and the excitement of the congress itself, MWC 2024 is now over. This year it was less a staging ground to launch new products and more focused on the future – companies brought prototype devices and research projects that might find their way to consumers in the near future. Still, there were phone launches too and we went...