Sony WF-1000XM4 long-term review

The Sony WF-1000XM4 TWS earphones have been on the market for a while now and have built up a reputation for themselves. Widely praised for their audio quality and especially their active noise cancellation feature these quickly become an industry benchmark. Our review from last year echoed similar sentiments, with my colleague coming out very impressed from his experience with the earbuds. Having spent some time now with the WF-1000XM4, I had some thoughts to share myself. Like how there's no easy way to shorten the name; you can't just call them 1000XM4 because then someone will...

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nubia Z40 Pro's camera sample shared by company exec ahead of launch

nubia will unveil the Z40 Pro this month, and while it hasn't revealed the smartphone's launch date yet, nubia exec Mr. Ni Fei teased the Z40 Pro's camera capabilities on Weibo by posting a picture taken with the phone. You can check it out below. Mr. Fei didn't detail the Z40 Pro's camera setup, but the company previously announced that the Z40 Pro will feature a Sony IMX787 sensor paired with a 35mm lens. The unit will have an f/1.6 aperture and come with OIS and omni-directional autofocus. nubia says this will reduce image distortion by 35%, gather 80% more light, and improve the...

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Samsung’s Tab S8 and S8 Ultra pre-orders suspended in the US due to “overwhelming demand”

This week’s launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S22 and Galaxy Tab S8 lineups were followed by pre-order gates lifting so folks can begin ordering the new Samsung flagships hardware. XDA-Developers noticed that Samsung’s US website shows both the vanilla Galaxy Tab S8 and Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra are listed as “Sold Out” with only the Tab S8+ still available to pre-order. Samsung offered the following statement to XDA regarding those pre-orders. We are thrilled by the consumer response to our new Galaxy Tab S8 lineup. Due to the overwhelming demand in the last 48 hours, we will be pausing preorders...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsungs_tab_s8_and_s8_ultra_preorders_suspended_in_the_us_due_to_overwhelming_demand-news-53133.php

Onward Mobility reportedly loses license to use BlackBerry name

Last month, it was announced by Onward Mobility that we’d see BlackBerry hardware arrive sometime in 2022 following delays that prevented shipments in 2021. It was said that a 5G-enabled enterprise smartphone with a keyboard would arrive to the market bearing the BlackBerry name. In the most recent development, the dream of a 5G BlackBerry is officially dead. According to CrackBerry.com Founder Kevin Michaluk, Onward Mobility is officially dead. The founder posted the following to CrackBerry. Dead as of yesterday. Time to move on CrackBerry fam. Confirmed from multiple...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/onward_mobility_reportedly_loses_license_to_use_blackberry_name-news-53132.php

Samsung Galaxy A03 is allegedly landing in India before the end of the month

Samsung's entry-level Galaxy A03 was initially announced in November, and finally got released early this year. Now it's headed to India, where, according to a new rumor from a usually reliable tipster, it is destined to land before the end of February (or in early March). It is said to retail over there for around INR 12,000. Only two of its three international color options will make it to India: red and black. Also, only two RAM/storage versions will be available: 3/32GB and 4/64GB. The rumor also reveals that the A03 is powered by the Unisoc T606 SoC with a 1.6 GHz octa-core...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a03_is_allegedly_landing_in_india_before_the_end_of_the_month-news-53131.php

OnePlus confirms Dimensity 900 SoC for the Nord CE 2, official renders in blue leak

OnePlus is making the Nord CE 2 5G official on February 17. The company has already teased 65W charging for it, and today it's going one step further and revealing that the handset will indeed be powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 900 SoC, as rumored before. Not just that, but a new image depicting the Nord CE 2 in Bahamas Blue has been outed, and this one was apparently found on the OnePlus website itself, through a slip-up from the company. We can't really confirm that, but we can say this looks rather official indeed. The Nord CE 2 is expected to have its predecessor's screen...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_confirms_dimensity_900_soc_for_the_nord_ce_2_official_renders_in_blue_leak-news-53130.php