The entry-level iPad is now rumored to get Apple Intelligence support this year

Apple's latest entry-level iPad dates from March last year, and it comes with the A16 Bionic chip paired with 6GB of RAM. A new rumor from a usually reliable source in Japan today claims that a new entry-level iPad will be made official sometime this spring. This device will look identical to its predecessor, but will be powered by the A18 chip (first seen in the iPhone 16) and will get 8GB of RAM. That means it will support Apple Intelligence, since that RAM amount appears to be the minimum required. It seems like the SoC upgrade and the extra RAM might be the only changes made to...

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Renders of the global Xiaomi 17 and 17 Ultra leak

According to leakster Yogesh Brar, Xiaomi will launch two of its 17-series flagships on the global market around MWC time (March 2-5) – Europe should get them just before, while the Indian launch is reportedly set for early March. The vanilla Xiaomi 17 and the Xiaomi 17 Ultra flagship (including the Leica Edition) are the ones that will be available globally, while the 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max will stay in China. Xiaomi 17 It’s not like you haven’t seen them before, but here are leaked images of the Xiaomi 17 and 17 Ultra for the global market. If nothing else, they show the...

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Infinix XOS 16 announced with updated looks and more AI

Infinix introduced its own take on Android 16 with XOS 16. It refines the visual design aspect for future Infinix phones and brings new personalization features alongside a lengthy list of AI features. On the visual front, Infinix is going for a more refined look dubbed Glow-space. It arrives alongside updated liquid motion animations which are faster and smoother than before. Users are also treated to new personalization options with new system app icons, wallpapers, lock screen options and custom themes as well as an optional depth effect for lock screen and home screen. There’s even...

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Oppo Find X9s tipped to launch globally with latest MediaTek chipset

Oppo is rumored to unveil the Find X9s and Find X9 Ultra in the coming months. Ahead of any official announcement, a new report has surfaced revealing the Find X9s variant’s chipset. It is rumored to launch in China in Q2 2026 alongside the Ultra variant. As per the report, the Find X9s will be equipped with the recently launched MediaTek Dimensity 9500s chipset. Notably, the recently launched Redmi Turbo 5 Max also uses the same chipset. The Find X9s is also tipped to see a global launch including in India, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian markets. Previous...

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Realme P4 Power battery life and charging tests are ready - welcome our new champ!

We’ve been working on our Realme P4 Power review and after a quick detour to try out its performance as a power bank, we are back to our regular tests. Without question, the 10,001mAh battery is the highlight feature of the phone, so that’s where we turn to next. Realme P4 Power It’s not that we haven’t seen phones with similar or even bigger batteries before – it’s just that this one is the first one we have tested that doesn’t feel like a brick. It measures 162.3 x 76.2 x 9.1mm and weighs 219g, which is pretty standard for a phone with a 6.8” display. The 10,001mAh battery...

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More details on ChromeOS's planned phase out emerge

Google is preparing a shakeup of its operating system landscape and ChromeOS is getting the short end of the stick. According to recently surfaced court documents from the US vs. Google antitrust case obtained by The Verge, Google is planning to phase out ChromeOS completely by 2034. Why that year specifically? Well, Google’s last major ChromeOS hardware platform release was in 2023 and that means it will have to honor its ten-year support obligation through 2033-2034. The new development comes from a transcript from the case where Google lawyers confirmed that their client was looking...

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