Weekly poll: can the Asus ROG Phone 7 and 7 Ultimate win the battle for your heart?

As of a couple of years ago mobile games bring in more revenue than the PC and console markets combined. The scene has grown and evolved and there are proper AAA games on mobile, plus tournaments and Twitch streams featuring said games. Gaming phones evolved alongside those games too – phones like the Asus ROG Phone 7 and the ROG Phone 7 Ultimate. In fact, Asus ROG was the official sponsor of the CoD: Mobile World Championship 2022, which promoted the ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro. All this build-up is to answer the question “Can’t I just play games on my flagship phone?” “Yes, you can” is...

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Weekly poll results: the Motorola Edge 40 Pro is off to a strong start

Nearly half of the voters in last week’s poll are interested in the Motorola Edge 40 Pro, though a lot of them were holding off on making a final decision until the reviews came out. If you’re one of them, check out our review (including on video). Spoiler alert: it’s a great high-end phone, though the camera isn’t up to the standard of some of the more camera-oriented flagships out there. And while the Moto is cheaper than those, it’s not exactly cheap at €900/£800. Around 17% of voters felt that the price could stand to be a bit lower and the cost of Edge models does fall over time...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_results_the_motorola_edge_40_pro_is_off_to_a_strong_start-news-58225.php

Flashback: Android makers tried to emulate the iPod touch, failed

Apple introduced the original iPhone in January 2007 and a few months later it leveraged the new all-touch interface to add a new branch to the iPod family tree. While the iPod touch was outsold by the iPhone, it was still highly successful – Apple celebrated 100 million units sold in mind 2013. Naturally, Android makers wanted to have their own iPod touch. In 2009 the Archos 5 Internet Tablet hit the scene. It was billed as a “PMP”, Portable Media Player, and it may have been the first of its kind to run Android (v1.6 Donut). It could play MP3, AAC, FLAC as well as various video formats...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/flashback_android_makers_tried_to_emulate_the_ipod_touch_failed-news-58211.php

Samsung Galaxy F54 5G to arrive in India by the end of April

The Samsung Galaxy F54 5G has occasionally been popping up in the rumor mill. Last we saw the unannounced phone appear with the SM-M546B/DS model number in a certificate filing, as well as on official support pages in Bangladesh, India and Levant. All in all, the F54 5G seems right around the corner. According to an industry insider source, Indian buyers can expect to see the handset hit shelves in the last week of April. Samsung Galaxy F54 5G The source also reaffirms some of the specs for the F54 5G. As expected, it is quite similar to the Galaxy M54. The F54 5G is a rather...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_f54_5g_is_expected_to_arrive_in_india_by_the_end_of_april-news-58260.php

Asus confirms the ROG Ally will launch globally

Earlier this month, Asus unveiled its ROG Ally handheld Windows gaming device. It caused quite a stir in the gaming realm, even though we are yet to learn all of the details regarding its specs and capabilities. Asus is now successfully keeping the hype train going by announcing that the Ally will see a worldwide release and that said release might happen sooner than expected. Color us enthused! The ROG Ally is set to release worldwide (and it may be sooner than you expect⏱)If you're in North America, sign up for notifications here👇https://t.co/ljc2GNN0UU#ROG #ROGALLY #playALLYourgames...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/asus_confirms_the_rog_ally_will_launch_globally-news-58262.php

Next update for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra to fix HDR-related camera issues

Samsung rolled out a major camera-improving update for the Galaxy S23 series in South Korea last month, which later expanded to Europe, India, and the US. However, the Galaxy S23 Ultra still has HDR-related camera issues, and tipster Ice universe says Samsung will fix these with the next firmware update. Ice universe doesn't reveal when this update will be released, but we believe the fix for these HDR-related issues - causing a halo effect around the objects - will arrive with next month's security update, which will also bump up the Android security patch level on the Galaxy S23...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s23_ultra_hdr_camera_issue_fix_may_2023_software_update-news-58261.php