The Google Pixel 9 series is coming to India on August 14 with help from Flipkart

Google will unveil the next generation of Pixel phones on August 13 with a keynote at 10am PDT. However, that is quite late in the evening in India, so the local launch will be on the following day, August 14. Google Pixel 9 series coming to India on August 14 in partnership with Flipkart As with the previous generation, Google has tapped Flipkart as the exclusive retail partner for the launch of the Pixel 9 series. You can check out the landing page for the Pixel 9 series, which shows off the Pixel 9 Pro and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. There’s also a landing page on the Google store...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 prominently featured in awards ceremonies at Paris Olympics

Samsung highlighted the Galaxy Z Flip6's participation in the official medal ceremonies at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The event, traditionally photographed only by accredited media from a distance, is now getting more personal, as all medal-winning athletes are taking a Victory Selfie with the foldable. Select moments of Victory Selfie at Paris 2024 All athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the French capital received a brand-new Galaxy Z Flip6 smartphone as part of their welcome package to Paris 2024. The selfies taken at the podium are updated automatically to the...

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Xiaomi Mix Flip in for review

Xiaomi has several generations of foldable phones under its belt, but the Mix Flip is its first clamshell foldable. And this just might be the most impressive of its kind, at least of the ones that will be available in Europe (it will cost around €1,300). First things first, the retail package includes not just a USB cable, but also a 67W fast charger. Yes, the Xiaomi Mix Flip battery goes up to 67W, which is well above what Samsung’s Galaxy Z phones can do (both the Fold and Flip top out at just 25W) and it beats the Moto Razr 50 Ultra too (45W). One downside here is that wireless...

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New Oppo K12x arrives in India with military-grade body

Oppo K12x 5G was just launched in India and it has little to do with the phone of the same name in China. The new arrival borrows the design of the Oppo K12 but has a slightly different footprint. The new phone has a Mediatek chipset and a new set of cameras and is also more durable, as it passed MIL-STD-810H shock-resistance test. The Oppo K12x has a 6.67" LCD with HD+ resolution and up to 120 Hz refresh rate. Oppo said this is the first phone in its segment with Splash Touch technology, which allows you to operate the screen with wet hands while the panel is also wet. The...

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Bloomberg: Apple Intelligence is running late, won't arrive with new iPhones

Apple Intelligence's arrival might be delayed, reports Bloomberg News. According to people familiar with the matter, the AI features will miss the launch of the new iPhones in September and will be distributed in October via a software update. Apple has yet to push the AI to software developers, but expectations are that it will arrive this week via iOS 18.1 beta and iPadOS 18.1 beta. The service, initially introduced at WWDC back in June, will be available on all new devices powered by the A17 and M series chips. Some old devices, such as the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max...

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Huawei teases nova Flip with a square cover screen

Huawei is preparing to launch a new foldable phone called nova Flip. The company posted a teaser video on its Weibo channel, where a member of the TFBoys music band showcased the clamshell from all angles in a lovely Lime green color. The new phone will have a square cover display, alongside the camera island. The screen is relatively small in current terms, but is still bigger than what the Huawei Pocket foldables had. The whole teaser is a series of clicks and clacks, which make up the Morse code for the word "Flip." We can see the nova phone will have two cameras on the back, one...

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