After OnePlus, Nothing might exit multiple global markets

Last week, OnePlus announced what was rumored for months: its exit from the North American and European markets. Now a new report claims Nothing will follow suit, exiting 12 "or more" global markets. This includes the Middle East, Japan, and "parts of Europe". Unfortunately, the report doesn't go into any more detail about specific countries. Nothing is also said to be reducing its workforce by 40%, while its R&D unit is facing layoffs of around 50% in China and 30-40% in London. Nothing Phone (4a) Pro Obviously, Nothing is impacted by the rising memory prices, and seems to want to...

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Honor and Arri will showcase the Robot Phone next week, Honor unveils a new logo

The Honor Robot Phone may arrive earlier than expected – Honor announced an “Imaging Technology Launch Event” for July 28 (that’s Tuesday next week). Honor, along with partner Arri, will present a phone that “packs a full-stack cinematic workflow”. Honor and Arri will hold an Imaging Technology Launch Event on the 28th They are really leaning into the phone’s video skills. If you watched the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, you may have spotted the Robot Phone. It also made an appearance at the Shanghai International Film Festival. And even though it was first unveiled months ago, the...

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iPhone Ultra is now rumored to be delayed, again

In the latest episode of 'will it, won't it?', a new report claims the iPhone Ultra may be delayed after all. This comes after some recent rumors saying it was actually not delayed, which followed a few earlier reports that said it was. At this point, we can't be sure either way. Still, most of the latest rumors have at least agreed that the iPhone Ultra will be unveiled as scheduled in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. So now the question is just whether it will be available in stores at the same time as those two devices or not. Today's report claims...

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Samsung is giving the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Galaxy Watch9 five years of updates

Yesterday during its big Unpacked event in London, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Watch9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra2. Both of these are going to receive five major OS upgrades as well as five years of security updates, the company has now confirmed. [#InlinePriceWidget,14813,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14805,1#] They are going to be released on August 7 running Wear OS 7 and Samsung's own One UI 9 Watch on top. Older Samsung Galaxy Watches were promised four major OS upgrades and four years of security updates, and the company hasn't updated that promise. So if you want the maximum amount of...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 in for review

We've got an extensive hands-on with the new Galaxy Z Fold8, as well as a detailed look at how it compares to the Z Fold8 Ultra for different content types, now it's time to unbox the phone as it joins our review queue. It comes in Graphite, Cream, and Lavender. Samsung.com offers an exclusive fourth color, Pistachio. Prices start from €1,999/£1,699 for the 12/256GB model. You get a USB-C cable in the box. In the hand, the Galaxy Z Fold8 is something of a novelty. We've become accustomed to tall and narrow foldables, and this one is the exact opposite. The first impression of many...

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Indian Redmi Note 17 runs Geekbench, reveals its chipset and RAM amount

Redmi unveiled the Note 17 and Note 17 Pro in China earlier this month, and now it looks like the Note 17 headed to India has just run Geekbench. As usual, this means there's a listing for it in the Geekbench online database, and that it reveals the chipset at the helm. It's the Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 SoC, same as in the Chinese Note 17. This is aided by 8GB of RAM in the specific unit that ran the benchmark. The phone runs Android 16. As you can see in the screenshot below, it managed a 950 single-core score and a 2,324 multi-core score in Geekbench 6.7.1. According to a recent rumor,...

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