Apple considers iPhone Ultra for 2024 release

According to Mark Gurman's Bloomberg newsletter, Apple is seriously considering an iPhone Ultra model. This model will sit above the Pro and Pro Max models and would be even more expensive. Gurman cites Tim Cook's answer to investors on whether the iPhone's rising average price was sustainable. Cook said that people "are willing to really stretch to get the best they can afford in that category". Cook reportedly sees the iPhone as "integral" to people's lives - they use it to make payments and store banking data, control smart-home appliances and manage their health. Apple is reportedly...

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Watch the Poco X5 series global launch

Poco is launching two new smartphones today - the Poco X5 and the Poco X5 Pro. The event will be livestreamed on YouTube and other social media channels of the Xiaomi-owned brand, and it's starting at 12:00PM GMT/1PM CET/17:30 IST. Rumors suggested the Poco X5 Pro comes with a Snapdragon 778G chipset and two memory options - 6/128GB and 8/256GB. The 6.67” AMOLED screen will have 1080p resolution, while on the back, we should see a 108MP camera. The Poco X5 also leaked - it will have the same front panel, but will come with a lesser Snapdragon 695 chipset. The main camera is tipped...

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Latest OnePlus Pad teaser shows stylus and keyboard accessories

OnePlus Pad is expected to be announced tomorrow at the global OnePlus 11 launch and we now get a closer look at the tablet and some of its optional accessories. A newly leaked promo video shows off the optional stylus and magnetic keyboard cover accessories that will be available for the device. We don’t get any details about the specs on the stylus though we can assume it will offer variable pressure sensitivity like most modern stylus pens. The keyboard accessory will offer a neatly laid out QWERTY arrangement and a trackpad. It will attach to the OnePlus Pad via magnetic pins...

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Huawei Watch D review

Introduction Huawei introduced the Watch D wearable with blood pressure tracking back in late 2021, but it took until late 2022 to get the required certifications and make it available in Western markets. And now that we got to spend a few weeks with it here's our verdict. This is the correct pose one should take when measuring blood pressure on the wrist The wearable is the first Huawei device from the Watch series that comes with a rectangular screen rather than being circular one. However beyond that and the unique blood pressure measurements it shares most of its functionality...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 5

No points will be awarded for guessing the leader in our trending chart this week. The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra was already on everyone's minds for the past couple of weeks, so it's hardly surprising that it was the runaway champion in the week of its official debut. The Galaxy S23 got second, while the S23+ middle model made it a clean sweep of the podium by the new flagship series. More Samsung phones follow with the Galaxy S22 Ultra in fourth and the far more affordable Galaxy A14 in fifth. Oppo's newly unveiled Reno8 T 5G got enough interest to capture sixth, just ahead of...

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Three years in, keyboard-equipped Astro Slide is a dead end

The touchscreen revolution wiped out physical keyboard from pocketable devices – but if you loved your Nokia E7 or a Sony Vaio P, you may have wished for a modern alternative. Planet Computers sought to grant those wishes with the Astro Slide 5G Transformer. The device had a physical keyboard that slides out from the side and promised boot either Android or Linux, depending on whether you want something more phone-like or PC-like. In retrospect that should have been red flag number 1 since none of those dual-booting smartphones was ever a big success. Planet Computers kicked off a...

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