Weekly poll: do touchscreens on laptops make sense?

“We’ve done tons of user testing on this and it turns out it doesn’t work. Touch surfaces don’t want to be vertical. It gives a great demo, but after a short period of time you start to fatigue and after an extended period of time, your arm wants to fall off. It doesn’t work. It’s ergonomically terrible.” This is what Steve Jobs said about laptops with touchscreens back in 2010 – it’s hardly a new idea, but sixteen years later Apple announced its first such laptops, the MacBook Pros with PROLED XDR displays. Do you agree with Jobs or do you think that Ternus & co. are right? Of course,...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_do_touchscreens_on_laptops_make_sense-news-75266.php

Weekly poll results: the Oppo Find X10 Pro Max is too expensive and so is the Find X10

Oppo flagships were never cheap, but the latest generation may be too expensive to achieve the popularity that it deserves, given the excellent hardware of the phones themselves. The Oppo Find X models aren’t alone in this – memory prices rising hundreds of percent in a matter of months made this outcome inevitable. The Oppo Find X10 Pro Max is the clear winner of the two – this is how it goes usually when comparing very expensive flagships. People who think they are too expensive already voted “no, thanks”, which leaves the money-is-no-object crowd that just wants the best. Oppo Find...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_results_the_oppo_find_x10_pro_max_is_too_expensive_and_so_is_the_find_x10-news-75269.php

Nothing Phone (4a), (4a) Pro, (3a), and (3a) Pro are now receiving the stable update to Android 17

Nothing started rolling out the stable version of Nothing OS 5.0 based on Android 17 to the Nothing Phone (3) earlier this month, and now four more devices are joining in. The Nothing Phone (4a), Phone (4a) Pro, Phone (3a), and Phone (3a) Pro are now receiving the update. As usual, the rollout is staggered, so not everyone will get the update at the same time. To manually check for it, go to Settings > System > System update. Make sure you back up your data first, and don't be alarmed if your phone uses more power and feels warmer during installation - Nothing says performance returns to...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/nothing_phone_4a_4a_pro_3a_and_3a_pro_are_now_receiving_the_stable_update_to_android_17-news-75296.php

HMD Pulse Pro 2nd Edition shows up at a retailer with a new chipset

HMD launched the Pulse Pro back in April 2024, and now a refreshed version of the device has shown up at a retailer in Thailand according to a tipster on X. It's called HMD Pulse Pro 2nd Edition, and it's listed by what appears to be the Nokia Official Shop for THB 4,990 (about $148). The listing mentions a 120Hz screen, the MediaTek Helio G99 chipset (which it claims is 45% more powerful than before), 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, a 50MP main camera, and a 50MP selfie camera, with some "AI Camera" branding thrown in for good measure. The design looks identical to the original's, and...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/hmd_pulse_pro_2nd_edition_shows_up_at_a_retailer_with_a_new_chipset-news-75294.php

T-Mobile CEO rules out letting SpaceX's Starlink Mobile run on its network

SpaceX has made no secret of its plans to enter the US telecom market, and earlier this month it bought more spectrum to turn Starlink Mobile into a full-fledged carrier. It's also reportedly in talks to get access to at least 80,000 cell sites across the country. A quicker way to get started would be an MVNO deal with an existing carrier - basically, renting capacity on someone else's network. Now, T-Mobile CEO Srini Gopalan has made it clear that this won't be happening with his company. Asked about it during T-Mobile's Q3 earnings call yesterday, Gopalan said the carrier's approach to...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/tmobile_ceo_rules_out_letting_spacex_run_on_its_network-news-75272.php

The Ultrahuman Ring Pro is on sale across the US online and in stores

The Ultrahuman Ring Pro is now on sale in the US. You can find it online on the company’s own store, on BestBuy.com, Target.com and Walmart.com. If you buy it from Ultrahuman.com, you can get a 10% discount using our code GSMPRO. The code should be applied automatically if you use the highlighted link – this drops the price from $479 to $431.10 – but we’re adding the text code just in case. Additionally, it is available in brick-and-mortar stores too – you can already find it at 300 Best Buy locations. Target and Walmart stores will have rings in stock in a few weeks’...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/the_ultrahuman_ring_pro_is_on_sale_across_the_us_online_and_in_stores-news-75260.php