Asus Vivobook S 15 S5507 review

The Vivobook S 15 is the first notebook from Asus to be powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip. It's also part of the first wave of devices to ship on this new platform as part of Microsoft's renewed push into the ARM-based PC market currently dominated by Apple. The Vivobook S 15 (or the S5507) is a premium device with a price tag of $1300. For that money, you are getting the Snapdragon Elite X in its base configuration, a 15.6-inch 120Hz OLED display, 16GB memory, 1TB storage, and a 70Wh battery. The device is targeted towards home and office users who would like to do...

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Galaxy S25 Ultra and SD 8 Gen 4 leaks, SD 7s Gen 3 goes official, Week 34 in review

Things cooled off in terms of announcements this week and that gave room for a boatload of rumors to fill in our news section. Samsung is expected to launch its Galaxy S25 Ultra with a larger 6.86-inch screen and slimmer bezels rumored to measure 2.3 mm compared to 3.35mm on the S24 Ultra. The upcoming Samsung flagship should offer slightly rounded corners which should help make it easier to handle. New leaks revealed the color options for the iPhone 16 Pro series. It seems Apple has settled for White, Black, Gray, and Gold all of which will carry the Titanium prefix. Leaked slides...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite gets One UI 6.1 based on Android 14

This might actually be the end of the road for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite as the device received its third, and probably final, OS update. Although, it's important to note that the device got One UI 6.0 earlier this year. The tablet launched with Android 11 in mid-2021, and it has just received an Android 14-based One UI 6.1 update in South Korea. The firmware version is T225NKOU8EXH2 and includes the July 2024 security patch and, of course, most of the new Android 14 and One UI 6.1-intrinsic features. While most devices that were due for an update already received the latest...

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Circle to Search for Samsung Galaxy S21 FE expands to more countries

The Circle to Search feature, rolled out by Samsung for the Galaxy S21 FE in Vietnam and some other Asian countries a few days ago, is now rolling out in the US, Europe, and Canada. The update that brings Circle to Search to the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE also bumps up the Android security patch level on the smartphone to August 2024. In Canada, the update comes with firmware version G990WVLUCGXG8. In Europe, there are two versions, G990BXXU9GXH2 or G990B2XXU8GXH2, depending on the phone's model number. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE In the US, the update is rolling out for unlocked and...

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Deals: the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL go on sale, you can still collect store credit for them

Last week was the big Pixel 9 series launch. Pre-orders have now ended for the vanilla Pixel 9 and the 9 Pro XL and they are now available for sale. You can still grab store credit from Google and Amazon ($150 for the vanilla, $275 for the XL). The small Pixel 9 Pro and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold are still on pre-order, their launch is early next month. Here are the two models that are available as of this week, the Google Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro XL. Google Pixel 9 $150 store credit ...

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Apple plans to produce more iPhones this year, mostly Pro and Pro Max models

The upcoming iPhone 16 series is expected to debut on September 10 this year, as long as the report is correct, of course. But what will the Pro and non-Pro mix will look like? Well, The Elec obtained supply chain information revealing Apple's production plans. The OEM will initially produce about 90.1 million iPhones, a tad more than last year's 86.2 million target. Like before, the company plans to produce more Pro Max models, which will amount to 37% of the total mix, or in other words, 33.2 million units. That's significantly more than last year's 24.2 million iPhone 15 Pro Max....

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