RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro confirmed for global markets as Astra 2

RedMagic's Gaming Tablet 5 Pro is set to launch in China tomorrow, and the company has now confirmed that the tablet will be making its way to global markets. As expected, it will launch internationally under the RedMagic Astra 2 branding. While RedMagic has yet to announce a global launch date, the Astra 2 is expected to retain the same specifications as its Chinese counterpart. The Gaming Tablet 5 Pro is confirmed to feature a 9.06-inch OLED display with a 2.4K resolution and a 185Hz refresh rate. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and equipped with a...

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iPhone 18 Pro series, foldable iPhone likely to debut on September 8

A new report suggests Apple could hold its next iPhone launch event in the second week of September. The company's first foldable iPhone, rumored to be called the iPhone Ultra, is expected to debut alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. The information comes from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who says Apple is expected to follow its usual launch schedule and unveil the new iPhone lineup on the first Tuesday or Wednesday after Labor Day. iPhone Ultra, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and iPhone 18 Pro dummy units. (Credit - @VadimYuryev) Based on that timeline, Gurman believes that Apple...

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Weekly poll: would you buy the Oppo Reno16? What about the Oppo Reno16 Pro?

Oppo unveiled the Reno16 series this week – this includes the vanilla and Pro models as well as the Reno16 F and FS versions. Let’s focus on the first pair – do you like what the Reno16 and Reno16 Pro have to offer? And have you seen how much they cost? Oppo Reno 16 and Reno 16 Pro We will need to re-calibrate our idea of how much a mid-range phone costs. The Oppo Reno16 starts at €900 for an 8/512GB phone, though you can get a €100 discount if you order before the end of July. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and a 6,700mAh battery with 80W fast charging (55W if...

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Weekly poll results: most people game on their phone, many use tablets too

Last week, we asked you what device you use for gaming. And since we’re a smartphone-focused site, we’re not surprised to see that the smartphone option emerged as the top result. A few of these rankings are a little surprising, though. We were expecting either PC or Console to claim the #2 spot – instead tablets won out. A lot of people use old tablets as Netflix and Facebook devices, but those are too old to run modern games – certainly not the more demanding titles. But as it turns out, many have tablets powerful enough to run the games that they play. PC came in as a close #3 –...

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Samsung starts working on One UI 9 for the Galaxy A24 4G after releasing stable One UI 8.5 update

Samsung released the Android 16-based One UI 8.5 stable update for the Galaxy A24 4G a few days ago, and now we learn it has started testing the Android 17-based One UI 9 for this smartphone. The One UI 9 build for the Galaxy A24 4G spotted on Samsung's server has firmware version A245FXXUCGZF4, but we don't know when Samsung will release the One UI 9 beta or stable update for the smartphone. In fact, the only smartphones that have received the One UI 9 beta so far are the Galaxy S26 series smartphones, even though Samsung is working on One UI 9 for multiple Galaxy devices. While...

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Google Wallet can now track your packages

While probably not the most obvious or sensible integration out there, it does sound like a pretty nifty one. Also, we are pretty certain that this is not the first time Google has experimented with package tracking. If memory serves right, the now-retired Google Now (or rather transformed into Google Discover feed) used to offer the very same thing. Anyway, the idea is simple – Google scans your Gmail inbox and automatically recognizes digital receipts and tracking numbers, then simply uses those to provide parcel tracking info as part of the Google Wallet interface. The UI places...

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