Instagram wants to lure TikTok refugees with new Reels features

Earlier today the US Supreme Court upheld the law that will ban TikTok in the US unless it sells by January 19. With the deadline fast approaching and no deal in sight, the app has promised to fully shut down on Sunday in the US even though the law doesn't actually compel it to (it only requires Google and Apple to remove TikTok from their app stores)....

Realme GT 7 possibly certified with very similar specs to the GT 7 Pro

A Realme smartphone bearing the model number RMX5090 has been certified in China by 3C, and this could be the non-Pro GT 7 according to some rumors. The GT 7 Pro launched in November and now it looks like its lesser sibling could be ready to join it soon. The certification reveals that the GT 7 has support for 120W wired charging as well as support...

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

The US Supreme Court has upheld the law which bans TikTok in the US unless it's sold by January 19. To be clear, the ban only requires Apple and Google to remove the app from their app stores, it doesn't outright ban the app's use in the States. That said, TikTok has already announced that it will completely shut down in the US if the ban is upheld,...

Samsung Galaxy S25 family stars in leaked promo video detailing AI and camera features

Another day, another Samsung Galaxy S25 family promo leak. This time it's a video, which in just over a minute and a half manages to go through quite a lot of stuff. It also shows us the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra - or parts of them - at the end. Before you ask, no that's not the Galaxy S25 Slim because all indications so far have...

Canalys: vivo and Huawei beat Apple for lead of China's smartphone market in 2024

Canalys reports that 2024 was a year of recovery for the smartphone market in China. A total of 285 million units were shipped, up 4% compared to the year before. The Top 5 is mostly local brands with only Apple in third breaking the pattern. vivo became the new market leader with 49.3 million units shipped, while a rebounding Huawei also moved past...

Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 Pro, Tab S10 FE and Tab S10 FE+ chipsets leak

Earlier today the fact that Samsung is working on the Galaxy XCover7 Pro rugged smartphone leaked, and now the same source is back with some more information about three upcoming Samsung tablets and the chipsets they will use. Let's start with the Galaxy Tab Active5 Pro. Like the Galaxy XCover7 Pro smartphone, this will complement the non-Pro version...

Samsung Galaxy XCover7 Pro in the works with surprising chipset

Samsung launched the rugged Galaxy XCover7 almost exactly one year ago, and according to a new report today the company hasn't forgotten about this rather niche line. In fact, it's working on the Galaxy XCover7 Pro. And unlike the XCover7, which uses MediaTek's Dimensity 6100+ SoC, the Pro will go with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 instead. Samsung...

Apple in talks with Barclays, Synchrony, and JPMorgan Chase for Apple Card takeover

Ever since its introduction in 2019, the Apple Card has been powered by Goldman Sachs, but that might change soon. Yesterday Goldman Sachs' CEO said his company's deal with Apple could end early, and today a new report claims two other institutions are ready to step in: the Barclays bank and the financial services company Synchrony. As you might...

This is the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim and here's how thin it actually is

Samsung's Galaxy S25 family is growing this year, as alongside the usual vanilla, Plus, and Ultra models we're also getting the Galaxy S25 Slim. This has now been portrayed in the first leaked renders. The Galaxy S25 Slim allegedly measures 159 x 76 x 6.4 mm. That makes it just about the size of the Galaxy S24+ (and, we assume, the S25+ as well),...

Global Samsung Galaxy S25+ runs Geekbench with Snapdragon 8 Elite on board

Samsung has long been rumored to equip the entire Galaxy S25 family with Qualcomm's latest and greatest chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite. But the Korean company has tested the Galaxy S25+ with an Exynos chipset in the past - not once, but twice in fact. So it looks like the decision to be all-in with the Snapdragon 8 Elite wasn't taken from the get-go....

iPhone 17 Air and Galaxy S25 Slim rumored battery capacities will make you laugh

You know how the saying goes - everything is a tradeoff. So when you want to make the slimmest phone possible, something's got to give. Or, in the case of Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 Air, multiple somethings. The rumored single rear camera is one compromise made in the name of slimness, and today another one has been revealed: battery capacity. But...

Samsung's AI Sketch to Image gets even better on the Galaxy S25

Samsung is announcing the Galaxy S25 family on January 22, and ahead of that the company has started a full-on teaser campaign, which made its debut yesterday involving Bixby (yes, really). Today's chapter is all about Sketch to Image, the AI feature that launched last year. With the Galaxy S25 series (and presumably the One UI 7 update for older...

WhatsApp now lets you double tap a message to react

WhatsApp is celebrating the new year by launching a few new features which have been made official today. First off, we have camera effects - the same 30 backgrounds, filters and effects that launched for video calls last year can now transform your images too. Next up, you can turn a selfie into a sticker. This is pretty self-explanatory. You just...

Samsung Galaxy S25+: what to expect

The Samsung Galaxy S+ was never the favorite child of the S-series – not Samsung’s and not the buyers’ either. A report from Counterpoint Research last year indicated that the Galaxy S24 Ultra made up 52% of total sales, the small S24 was at 27% while the Galaxy S24+ only accounted for 21% of sales. And that was with solid upgrades compared to the...

Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra runs Geekbench, reveals its chipset

Asus is officially announcing the Zenfone 12 Ultra on February 6, which is more than a month earlier in the year compared to its predecessor. Asus' non-gaming flagship smartphone for 2025 has run Geekbench today, ahead of the launch. Specifically, a prototype identifying as "ASUSAI2501H". This has been confirmed to be the Zenfone 12 Ultra's model...

Samsung's tri-fold smartphone to be even more limited than previously suggested

Last week we heard that Samsung was working on its own tri-fold smartphone to rival Huawei's Mate XT. Samsung was then said to be unleashing this device in the second half of this year, with less than 300,000 units available due to the very complicated manufacturing processes required. Today a new report from Korea takes that number down even lower....

Poco F7 Pro and Poco F7 Ultra get certified, vanilla model missing in action

Poco's X series has recently been refreshed for 2025, and next up is the flagship F series. Today, the Poco F7 Pro and Poco F7 Ultra have both been certified for sale in Indonesia. This process has revealed their model numbers. The Pro is 24117RK2CG while the Ultra is 24122RKC7G - and yes, there will be an Ultra this year. The Poco F7 Pro is rumored...

Samsung Galaxy Ring now comes in two new sizes

Samsung announced new size 14 and 15 US ring sizes for its Galaxy Ring today. In addition, Galaxy Ring will debut in 15 new markets from February, including Cyprus, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Taiwan, Vietnam and Zambia. This will bring the total number of markets where...

New Snapdragon 8s Elite detailed, seen powering the iQOO Z10 Turbo Pro

A few days ago, we came across a report that iQOO is working on four Z10 phones: Z10, Z10x, Z10 Turbo and Z10 Turbo Pro. That last one, the iQOO Z10 Turbo Pro, is interesting because it will allegedly use the Snapdragon 8s Elite, a new entry into the more affordable 8s series of chips by Qualcomm. And this may be it – the vivo V2453A ran Geekbench...

Top 10 trending phones of week 2

We are just 12 days into 2025, but our trending chart is already overrun by the phones of this year. On top we once again have the hotly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, which will be introduced in less than two weeks. It's joined on the podium by the Poco X7 Pro and the newly launched global version of the Redmi Note 14 Pro+. [#InlinePriceWidget,...

Huawei Freebuds Pro 4 review

Huawei went over a year without introducing an update to its flagship earphones, but the Freebuds Pro 4 arrived in 2024's closing weeks. The announcement first took place in China, followed by an international launch just a fortnight later. They were overshadowed by the Mate X6's global reveal (review here) and the nova 13 series debut, but we believe...

Samsung Galaxy S25 leaks, Poco X7 series launched, OnePlus 13 series official, Week 2 in review

We are in the second week of 2025, and it's already getting busy. We saw the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 series' global debut was, the OnePlus 13 and 13R announcement and the Xiaomi Poco X7 series' debut. Yet, they were partially overshadowed by the numerous Samsung Galaxy S25-related leaks and even the official Samsung Unpacked announcement made it in...

OnePlus 13R vs. OnePlus 13

The OnePlus 13 series just dropped, and you may be wondering whether the OnePlus 13R is a fine choice or the OnePlus 13 might be worth the higher price tag. After all, the difference isn't trivial. We are talking about a few hundred bucks of a difference in the US and Europe. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance...

Weekly poll results: here are your favorite flagships from 2024

Last week we asked you to vote for your favorite flagship of 2024. The results are in and it looks like Samsung had a stellar year. Let’s start with the first poll, the one for the classic bar smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra dominated this category and received a third of the votes – it was far and away the most popular device on the list....

WhatsApp might let you create personalized AI chatbots within the app

We recently heard that WhatsApp was testing a new interface for its Android app, where the Communities tab was replaced with the "AIs" tab, possibly to provide all AI-powered features in one place. Now, we have learned that WhatsApp is working on a feature that will let users create personalized AI chatbots. This revelation comes from the folks at...

Deals: OnePlus 13 launches while 13R goes on pre-order, Red Magic 10 Pro also available

The OnePlus 13 went global earlier this week and at the same time, the more affordable 13R was announced. The flagship model is a bit more expensive this time around, but the 16/512GB option is available with a $100 discount, bringing its price down to that of the OnePlus 12 last year. There is a cheaper 12/256GB model too, but without a discount....

iPhone 17 Air's shocking thinness revealed

The iPhone 17 Air is coming this year to supplant the iPhone 16 Plus because the Plus model has been the worst-selling iPhone since its introduction. Whether this will do any better remains to be seen, but one thing's certain: Apple wants to shock the world with its thinness. According to a new report from famed purveyor of Apple-related rumors Ming-Chi...