iPhone 16 Capture button rumored to bring zoom control

Apple is rumored to bring a new Capture button on its iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max which we saw in leaked renders earlier this month. Now, The Information is reporting that Apple is testing the Capture button across the entire iPhone 16 range including the baseline iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus and we also get some more details on its additional functions.

iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max renders (Capture button circled in red)

The Capture button will be a physical button located on the lower right-hand side of the new iPhone 16 devices and will allow for instant image capture and...


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Xiaomi Mix Flip gets certified in China with support for satellite connectivity

Back in September of last year we first heard that Xiaomi was working on a flip-style foldable to complement the Mix Fold line in its portfolio. This was to be called Xiaomi Mix Flip, and it was rumored to arrive alongside the Mix Fold 4 at some point later this year.

Today, the Mix Flip has been certified in China by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The certification reveals what might be a surprising fact: the Mix Flip will have support for satellite connectivity.

The fact that it's going to be running Android is also confirmed, as is its 5G support, but...


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The Galaxy S24 Ultra's 4K 120fps and 8K zoom video are a very big deal

There's a lot to uncover from Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra launch. The sensor sizes, the camera samples, and now some interesting camera details.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is a surprisingly capable videography phone. It can capture both 4K at 120fps and 8K video from its 5x zoom camera. Those two abilities alone make the Galaxy S24 Ultra one of the best phones for video - shooting 4K at 120fps isn't meant for extremely fast playback but rather for extremely smooth slow motion - capture in 4K at 120fps and then slow down the video four times and run it at 30fps. Shooting at 5x in 8K gives...


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Google introduces Circle to Search on Android

Google has been experimenting with ways to search on smartphones since the dawn of Android and the latest attempt involves drawing circles. Circle to Search allows users to draw a circle around information on their device screen to search for the highlighted item. While the feature is officially called Circle to Search, you can also highlight text and scribble on items instead of drawing oval shapes to trigger the new search option.

Circle to Search works anywhere on your device but you’ll have to long press the home button or the navigation bar for those using gestures to activate the...


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Apple is now selling Watch Ultra 2 and Series 9 without blood oxygen feature in US

Apple officially confirmed it will disable the blood oxygen tracking on its Watch Ultra 2 and Series 9 smartwatches in the United States. The change only applies to new sales - those watches will not be able to measure SpO2 until the legal battle is over between Cupertino and medical technology company Masimo.

Current units on the market, including those that are already shipped to third-party retailers, will continue functioning as before. Users outside the United States will remain unaffected as well.

Apple Watch Series 9

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Realme Note 50 set to launch on January 23, detailed specs emerge

Realme is gearing up to launch a new Note smartphone lineup and the first device in the series will be called Realme Note 50. Realme Philippines is now teasing the Note 50 which will be announced on January 23. Luckily, a detailed specs sheet leaked ahead of the launch filling us in on all the key details for the upcoming phone.

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Samsung reveals Galaxy AI is powered by Google Cloud

Samsung's Galaxy AI was a big part of today's Unpacked event – the generative AI service debuts on the Galaxy S24 smartphones and Samsung is keen to position it as one of their key selling points. The company revealed the new technology is powered by Google Cloud.

The Korean company will be the first partner that will deploy Gemini Pro and Imagen 2 on Vertex AI via the cloud to their smartphones.

Gemini can generalize and seamlessly understand, operate across, and combine different types of information, including text, code, images, and video. Native apps such as Notes, Voice...


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AI-focused Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra brings new 5x camera, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is here, bringing a bunch of updates, while maintaining its predecessor's formula.

Visually, the Galaxy S24 Ultra looks very similar to the S23 Ultra but there are notable changes. The frame is now made of a titanium alloy instead of aluminum. Titanium is more durable and scratch-resistant than aluminum without increasing the weight - the Galaxy S24 Ultra is actually a gram lighter than the S23 Ultra. The new Ultra is a bit thinner (0.3mm), and shorter (1.1mm), thanks largely to slimmer bezels. Glass-wise, the S24 Ultra employs a new Gorilla Glass Armor on the...


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Xiaomi 14 Ultra is also getting a camera kit, to double as an external battery

Xiaomi 14 Ultra is getting a designated camera kit, just like its predecessor, revealed listing on 3C.

The photography kit was certified by the Chinese CCC agency with maximum output of 5V and 1,500 mA, suggesting it will act as an external battery, which wasn't a feature in the previous version of the accessory.

The whole package for the Xiaomi 13 Ultra

The device with model number 2402CPS69C will also ship without an adapter, which isn't a surprise at all. More interestingly, the first digits, 2402, suggest a February 2024 launch.

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Apple now allows alternative in-app payments on the App Store in the US

Apple has updated its App Store guidelines and developers can now link alternative payment platforms inside their apps. The new development is limited to the iOS and iPadOS App Stores in the US and requires developers to apply for a special entitlement to enable the option to link payments to outside websites and platforms.

Apple in-app link purchasing template for outside payments

There are a few asterisks here, Apple will take a 27% commission of each payment made outside of the App Store (compared to the regular 30% Apple App Store tax), and developers still have to offer Apple’s...


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Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro in for review

Xiaomi launched no less than five different Redmi Note 13 smartphones across the world. We received the Note 13 Pro+ and the Note 13 Pro 5G for review, and now it's time to share our first impressions of the LTE-only Redmi Note 13 Pro.

The retail package includes a 67W charger a USB cable and a decent quality case, which is pretty solid for the price range.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro is largely similar to the Poco M6 Pro, but comes with a 200 MP camera that it shares with the Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G.

The chipset of the Redmi Note 13 Pro is called Helio G99 Ultra, but we are...


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Moto G Play (2024) is now official with $149 price tag, 50 MP main camera

Today Motorola has officially taken the wraps off the Moto G Play (2024). This phone will become available in the US at Amazon, Best Buy, and Motorola's online store on February 8 for just $149.99. Subsequently, you'll also find it at Consumer Cellular, Verizon, Xfinity Mobile, Visible, Cricket, AT&T, UScellular, Cox Mobile, Straight Talk, Walmart Family Mobile, Total by Verizon, and Simple Mobile.

In Canada, it arrives earlier, namely on January 26, at "select carriers and national retailers" but unfortunately Motorola hasn't announced a price for Canada, only saying it varies by...


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Oppo Pad Neo launches in Malaysia, an affordable 11.35" tablet with optional LTE

A few months ago OnePlus launched the affordable OnePlus Pad Go in India. Then a month later Oppo released the Pad Air2 in China and it was basically the same hardware under new branding. Now it gets another name – Oppo Pad Neo - as it has quietly launched in Malaysia where it should be available for sale immediately, it is also listed on the company’s Taiwanese site.

There are two versions of the Pad Neo – Wi-Fi and LTE. The former is configured with 6/128GB, the latter comes in an 8/128GB configuration. They are priced MYR 1,200, the latter is MYR 1,400. For what it’s worth, the OnePlus...


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Honor Magic6 RSR Porsche Design coming in March

Honor announced a partnership with Porsche Design in the final days of last year. We already saw the first phone to come out of it with the Honor Magic V2 RSR Porsche Design and the second one isn't going to take long to arrive.

Honor Magic6 Porsche Design will be announced in March, reveals Digital Chat Station on their Weibo profile. More excitingly, the phone will be the first to have a new 1" camera sensor by OmniVision.

Georghe Zhao, Honor CEO with Stefan Buescher, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche Lifestyle Group

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G in for review

Having laid our hands on the Redmi Note 13 Pro+, it's time to turn our attention towards the non-Plus Pro model that arrived at our office for review.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G comes in a white-colored retail package, including a protective case, charging cable, a 67W power adapter and a SIM ejector tool.

The Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G packs a 6.67" 120Hz FullHD+ AMOLED screen with Gorilla Glass Victus protection. It has a centered punch-hole for the 16MP selfie camera and a fingerprint scanner embedded for password-less phone unlocking.

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Samsung Galaxy A35 pops up on Geekbench with Exynos 1380

Samsung Galaxy A35 appeared in renders two months ago, and today, the smartphone was spotted on Geekbench. The device will have an Exynos 1380 chipset and a 6 GB RAM option, as revealed by the scorecard.

The SM-A356U device scored 697 for a single core and 2,332 for multiple cores, which is an underwhelming result compared with another Galaxy A device that has the same chipset. The obvious explanation is we are looking at an early prototype, and raw performance will be improved by the time the phone is launched.

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Galaxy S24 series pre-order benefits in Europe outed along with exclusive colors

Samsung's big unveiling event for the Galaxy S24 family is taking place this Wednesday, on January 17. So now, with mere hours to go, the last-minute leaks are starting to pour in. This one right here seems to have originated Samsung's Austrian arm - someone sharing a screenshot of its internal systems.

This lets us know that, as a pre-order promo, in Austria (and presumably in a lot of other EU or at least Western European countries), you will get a storage bump for free. So if you buy the 128GB model, you'll get the one with 256GB instead. And so on - pay for 256GB, get 512GB. It even...


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Samsung Galaxy C55 and Galaxy F55 get rubber stamped by the Wi-Fi Alliance

A few days ago TENAA certified the Samsung SM-C5560, which will likely be sold as the Galaxy C55. Now the Wi-Fi Alliance has issued a certificate for this same model number, indicating that a global launch is near. It’s not just that, the SM-E555B/DS was also certified, this one should be the Galaxy F55.

Both phones support dual-band Wi-Fi 6, which has been the standard for a while now (Wi-Fi 7 is too new to debut on a mid-ranger). The Galaxy F55 will likely be a localized version of the Galaxy M55. A few months ago the M55 was spotted running Geekbench with the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and 8GB...


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Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 series begin international rollout

Xiaomi introduced the Redmi Note 13 series in China, and over three months later, the 5G-enabled lineup reached its first international market, which was India. Now, the trio is finally going global with a promise to be HyperOS ready, meaning they are launching with MIUI out of the box, but the new interface should arrive with an update soon.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 • Redmi Note 13 Pro • Redmi Note 13 Pro+

The Redmi Note 13 Pro+ comes with a 200 MP camera, 120W fast charging, and an IP68 rating against dust and water ingress. The 12/256 GB version is priced at €450 in Europe, but...


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Samsung Galaxy S24 series to get 7 years of software updates

Samsung is expected to announce 7 years of software updates for the Galaxy S24 lineup, according to the latest leak. The company's Galaxy AI that is coming with the S24 flagships might command a subscription fee in the future, though.

The leak also included more images of the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra, including camera info.

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra camera specs

The new images shed more details about the camera update of the Galaxy S24 Ultra. If the images are the real deal, we are looking at a 2x increase of the “optical quality zoom,” which...


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iPhone 16 and 16 Plus tipped to get 8GB RAM and Wi-Fi 6E

Apple may up the RAM on its baseline iPhone 16 models this year according to analyst Jeff Pu. The new info comes from Pu’s research note for Haitong International Securities and details that all iPhone 16 series models, including the Pro versions, will feature 8GB RAM. This is a notable step up for the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus as their predecessors still use 6GB RAM. In addition, the non-Pro iPhone 16 models will gain faster Wi-Fi 6E connectivity support, another feature already present on the iPhone 15 Pro models.

Switching focus to the iPhone 16 Pro models, Pu suggests that Apple will...


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Oppo Find X7 Ultra in for review

The Oppo Find X7 Ultra unveiled a few days ago has landed at our office for review. But before we put this 2024 Oppo flagship through our review gauntlet, let's take a quick look at what it offers.

The Oppo Find X7 Ultra comes in Tailored Black, Ocean Blue, and Sepia Brown colors, and it's the blue version we received for review. Its retail box includes a protective case, charging cable, 100W power adapter, a SIM ejector tool, and the usual paperwork.

The Oppo Find X7 Ultra is built around a 120Hz 1,440p 6.82" LTPO AMOLED screen protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2. The display has a...


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Grab a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 or Xiaomi 13T Pro from Amazon UK

Amazon has an offer on the top-specced Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 – the version with 1TB storage is discounted £300, which drops it to the same price as the 256GB model. On top of that, there is a £300 voucher for a total discount of £600.

With the arrival of the Google Pixel Fold, OnePlus Open and such, the Z Fold5 is no longer the only horizontal foldable, however, both cost more than the Samsung foldable right now, even configurations with less storage.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
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Weekly poll results: the OnePlus Ace 3 looks promising, but needs good reviews to succeed

The results from last week’s poll look promising, but the OnePlus Ace 3 needs to impress people in order to succeed – glowing reviews are vital as too many people are on the fence.

The Ace 3 didn’t get out of it unscathed, some just don’t want a phone this large – the 6.78” display is working against the Ace 3, especially since it’s curved. That wasn’t the only issue either, many were unhappy with the basic 8MP ultra wide camera – the powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has an advanced ISP, but a low resolution sensor doesn’t give it much to work with.

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Poco M6 Pro review

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Xiaomi's new Poco X6, X6 Pro and M6 Pro are already available on Amazon Germany

Xiaomi unveiled new Poco mid-rangers earlier this week and they are already available and with some discounts too.

Starting with the Poco X6, this one is powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset (paired with 12GB of RAM) and has a surprisingly awesome display for a sub-€300 phone – a 6.67” OLED panel with 120Hz refresh rate and 1,220 x 2,712px resolution, plus 12-bit colors and Dolby Vision. The camera is admittedly less awesome with a small 64MP sensor in the main and an 8MP ultra wide (118°). The 5,100mAh battery with 67W fast charging is pretty good, though. And you get stereo...


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Amazon US has great deals on the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE and Google Pixel 8

The Google Pixel 8 has the best software support out of any Android, barring relatively rare devices like the Fairphone. It will receive updates for 7 years and Google will ensure that there are spare parts available for that long too. And Google actually adds cool new features with its regular Pixel Feature Drops.

You can grab the small model for $550 or get double the storage for $50 more. If that’s too much, the Pixel 7a is also on sale, but we wanted to look at another phone first.

Google Pixel 8
$150 off
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Infinix Smart 8 launches in India with the Helio G36 SoC, higher-res camera

Infinix unveiled the Smart 8 last November with the Unisoc T606 SoC and a 13MP primary camera. Today, the brand launched the Smart 8 in India, but with the Helio G36 SoC at the helm and a 50MP primary camera.

The 50MP camera is joined by an unknown camera, which could be an auxiliary unit. For selfies and video calls, the smartphone has an 8MP camera inside the centered punch-hole of the 6.6" 90Hz HD+ LCD, which has 500 nits of peak brightness.

Like the Unisoc version, the MediaTek variant also comes with the Dynamic Island-like Magic Ring feature for background calls and display...


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ZTE nubia Z60 Ultra in for review

The premium smartphone market is thriving at this point - you get your gaming-specific phones, your camera-centric flagships, your flagship killers, your battery champs. But we haven't had a cameraphone that's also a gaming phone so far and that's the niche the nubia Z60 Ultra looks to fill.

Before we get to testing, a quick unboxing. The nubia Z60 Ultra ships with a hard plastic case, an 80W charger, and a USB-C cable.

The nubia Z60 Ultra is an all-out flagship with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, up to 24GB of RAM, it's IP68 waterproof, and it has an under-display camera.

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Realme 12 Pro+ leaks in hands-on video

The Realme 12 series has already been teased extensively with plenty of details regarding its camera setup, among other things. Regarding official info, we believe the Realmi 12 family will launch this month.

A new video has now popped up on YouTube detailing a hands-on experience with what we believe will be the top-tier Realme 12 Pro+ model, also known as the RMX3841.

You should check out the video for yourself since it features some interesting bits on info here and there, a few color variants with what seems to be faux leather on the back, and a UI overview and tour. We have...


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Poco X6 Pro review

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Samsung Galaxy A15 and A25 arrive in Switzerland

Samsung Switzerland introduced today the Galaxy A15 and Galaxy A25 smartphones to the local audience. This is the next step of the rollout of the affordable duo in Europe, with the Galaxy A25 previously hitting Germany and France.

The Galaxy A15 has two versions that are different only in their chipset and cellular connectivity. The LTE version is powered by a Helio G99, while the 5G model has a Dimensity 6100+ chipset. The rest of the specs are identical - a 6.5” Super AMOLED, 50 MP main camera, and a 5,000 mAh battery.

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Honor X9b's India launch teased

Honor made a comeback to India last September with the Honor 90's launch after a three-year hiatus, and it will introduce a new smartphone in India as Honor India's (aka HTech) CEO Madhav Sheth took to X to tease the upcoming smartphone.

Sheth didn't mention the smartphone's name, but the design suggests it's the X9b unveiled last October. Honor says the phone will "redefine what you can expect from a durable and reliable smartphone."

Guess the phone! Join me for an exclusive firsthand experience. The one with the most reposts and tagged friends wins it. pic.twitter.com/7i0mDrGJ4Q—...


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Motorola brings Razr 40 Ultra and Edge 40 Neo in Peach Fuzz to India

The partnership between Motorola and Pantone brought us the Razr 40 Ultra and Edge 40 Neo in Peach Fuzz color, which is Color of the Year 2024. Both the foldable and the midranger have a “velvety gentle peach hue” on the back panel with a vegan leather finish.

Today, the maker announced both variants are available in India without a change in the retail price.

Motorola Razr 40 Ultra • Edge 40 Neo

Motorola is offering the Razr 40 Ultra with only one memory combo in the Asian country – 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. It is currently priced at INR 69,990 ($845) and can be purchased...


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Oppo Reno11 series arrives in India, starting at INR 29,999

The Oppo Reno11 series arrived in India as the latest midrange option from the brand. These global variants feature some differences from the previously announced Reno11 series in China.

Oppo Reno11 and Reno11 Pro

Reno11 and Reno11 Pro share 6.7-inch OLEDs with FHD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate and an in-display fingerprint scanner. The Pro model is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 8200 chipset and comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage while the vanilla version uses Dimensity 7050 paired with 8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage.

Reno11 key specs

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Poco M6 Pro (4G) in for review

Say hi to the just-announced Poco M6 Pro - a slightly different phone from the previously announced Poco M6 Pro 5G, which launched back in the summer.

What's key here is that the Poco M6 Pro is a 4G-only device. That's because it's powered by theHelio G99 chipset, which in this case has been tuned specially for Xiaomi and is called the Helio G99 Ultra.

The Poco M6 Pro ships in a well-stocked package with a 67W charger, a USB cable, and a case.

Where the 4G-only Poco M6 Pro shines over its 5G-ready counterpart is in the display - the new phone has an AMOLED panel with 120Hz...


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Best Buy US drops Pixel Watch 2 price to $300, original Pixel Watch is down to $200

Google acquired Fitbit in early 2021 and launched its first smartwatch the following year and the sequel the year after that. Now both are available with a discount from Best Buy.

The Google Pixel Watch 2 features a new(er) chipset that improves battery life – having to charge too often is always a pain point for smartwatches. It also adds skin temperature and skin conductance sensors.

The watch is available with a $50 discount. This puts the Wi-Fi version at $300, while the version with LTE connectivity is $350.

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Honor Magic6 Lite is now available in Europe

The Honor Magic6 Lite arrived in December, revealing itself as the Honor X9b with a new name. The device is finally up for sale in Europe with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage, and there are plenty of gifts in every major market.

The phone is available in Orange, Green or Black colors with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. It costs £350 in the United Kingdom and €400 in Continental Europe.

The Magic6 Lite has a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset and a 6.78” AMOLED panel with 1220p resolution. The handset is just 8 mm thin and packs a 5,300 mAh battery with 35W charging support. Honor does not provide...


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Watch the Poco X6 series announcement live

The Poco X6 series is making its official debut today. The cover image showcases famous Indian actor Salman Khan holding two devices, clearly those two being Poco X6 and Poco X6 Pro.

The launch event for the duo will begin at 5:30 PM IST, which is also 12:00 PM GMT. There will be a live stream, which we have provided below.

The Poco X6 looks similar to the Redmi Note 13 Pro with a slightly different design of the camera island. If the internals are similarly in line, we should see a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset, a 200 MP main camera, and a 5,100 mAh battery with 67W charging.

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OnePlus 12R leaks in new renders, looks just like Ace 3

The OnePlus Ace 3 made its debut in China exactly one week ago as a more affordable alternative to the company’s OnePlus 12 flagship and it is rumored to launch internationally as the OnePlus 12R. The device is expected to debut alongside the OnePlus 12 at the OnePlus global launch event on January 23 and we now get more confirmation that the 12R is a rebranded Ace 3.

OnePlus 12R in black and blue

Reliable source Roland Quandt shared official-looking renders for the OnePlus 12R featuring the exact same look as the OnePlus Ace 3 down to the black and blue color options....


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Honor MagicOS 8.0 announced with intent-based UI and platform-level AI

Honor announced its latest mobile operating system with MagicOS 8.0 at a dedicated event held in China earlier today. The new version is based on Android 14 and brings a MagicLM on-device large language model with 7 billion parameters. Honor is also touting MagicOS 8.0’s intent-based user interface (IUI) which proactively suggests services and apps based on your usage patterns.

The other big new feature is called Magic Portal which leverages Honor’s LLM and IUI to offer context-based app and services shortcut recommendations via a side swipe. Honor demoed an instance of dragging and...


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Samsung brings new rugged Galaxy XCover7 smartphone and Tab Active5 tablet

As all eyes are on Samsung's Galaxy S24 flagships coming later this month, the company surprised everyone with two new rugged devices. Say hello to the Galaxy XCover7 smartphone and the Galaxy Tab Active5 tablet.

The duo comes with Android 14 out of the box, 5G connectivity, NFC for cashless payments, Samsung Knox Vault for data protection and a programmable button for quick access in rough conditions.

Samsung Galaxy XCover7

The Samsung Galaxy XCover7 comes with a 6.6” LCD with Full HD+ resolution that has increased touch sensitivity for work with gloves up to 2 mm thick and in...


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AMD announces new Ryzen 5000 and 8000G series CPU and RX 7600 XT GPU

AMD today announced multiple CPU models spanning two generations of sockets, as well as a new graphics card during CES 2024.

First is the new Ryzen 8000G series of APU. These are Zen4-based CPU models with integrated graphics. This may seem confusing now since AMD CPUs these days also include integrated graphics but the APU models feature much more powerful graphics that should enable gaming without a dedicated graphics card.

Ryzen 7 8700G
Ryzen 5 8600G
Ryzen 5 8500G
Ryzen 3 8300G

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Lenovo Tab M11 (2024) brings 90Hz display and 4 years of software support

Lenovo’s newest Android tablet is here with the Tab M11 (2024) and it brings an impressive spec sheet for just $180. The Android 13 tablet brings an 11-inch IPS LCD with FHD resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. Lenovo also added an 8MP front-facing camera and quad speakers.

Tab M11 has a MediaTek Helio G88 chipset with optional LTE connectivity for certain markets that Lenovo did not disclose. You can choose between 4 and 8GB RAM and 64/128/256GB storage. If you need more space, there’s a microSD card slot that takes up to 1TB cards. The back houses a single 13MP main cam while the...


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TCL announces NXTPAPER 3.0 display tech

TCL unveiled its NXTPAPER tech in 2021, and at the ongoing CES 2024 in Las Vegas, the brand announced NXTPAPER 3.0. TCL says it's optimized for humans and has several enhancements and features designed to promote visual health.

The brand also said that NXTPAPER filtered harmful blue light by up to 61% while retaining sharp images, deep contrast, vibrant colors, and natural motion. NXTPAPER 3.0 continues offering these benefits and features "optimized for the senses of sight and touch."

That's achieved by incorporating the Circularly Polarized Light (CPL) screen, which simulates the...


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Poco X6 Pro in for review

Poco X6 Pro is launching in India on January 11, as evidenced by a leaked banner on Flipkart. We received one unit with us right in time for the announcement and we have some early shots to share with you. The phone features three cameras with one dual-LED flash lined up in a square formation.

The camera island spans from one end to another, and we can't avoid the visual similarities to the Redmi K70E launched in China in November 2023.

The 64 MP main camera of the Poco X6 Pro packs OIS, and we were able to take some photos with it. A far more complete set of camera samples will...


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Samsung announces Premiere 8K and Premiere 5 UST projectors

Samsung announced new versions of its Premiere 7 and Premiere 9 ultra short-throw projectors, which are successor to the Premiere LSP7T and LSP9T from last year, as well as the Premiere 5 and Premiere 8K. One feature found in all projectors this year is the so-called Lightwarp, which turns any object or surface into an interactive display.

Let's start with the Premiere 8K, which is the new king of the Samsung projector hill. As the name suggests, the device supports 8K resolution and can upscale 4K content into 8K natively. It houses a 100W sound 8.2.2-channel sound system with Dolby Atmos...


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Asus ROG Phone 8 arrives with SD 8 Gen 3, telephoto camera and IP68 rating

Asus wanted to build not just the best gaming phone, but also an overall flagship – the Asus ROG Phone 8 series has been redesigned to be more pleasant to use as a daily driver. There are three versions of the phone (four, actually), though the differences are mostly cosmetic.

The new ROG phone is thinner and lighter – it measures 8.9mm and weighs 225g, compared to 10.3mm and 239g for the ROG Phone 7. This comes with a drop in battery capacity to 5,500mAh (500mAh down), but optimized hardware offers nearly the same battery life as last year’s model.

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iPhone survives fall from ill-fated Alaska Airlines flight

If you pay attention to world news, then you probably know about Alaska Airlines flight 1282. While climbing to its cruising altitude on a US domestic flight between Portland, Oregon, and Ontario, California, a panel in the fuselage of the Boeing 737 Max 9 plane simply blew off causing a loss of cabin pressure and a lot of things simply being sucked out into the air.

One of those things was an iPhone that was recovered by Seanathan Bates, a game designer and .NET application developer. He found it on the side of a road while taking a walk, and then of course proceeded to hand it over to...


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Watch the Asus ROG Phone 8 launch event live

CES 2024 is starting and we are about to see the official debut of Asus' ROG Phone 8 smartphone series, which promises the latest and greatest from Qualcomm, more gaming-oriented features and a new design.

The event will kick off on January 8 at 11 PM CET and it's going to be an exciting one. Asus' ROG Phone lineup has perhaps the most polished gaming Android products with a big accessory ecosystem and the best support for high refresh rate gaming.

As is usually the case, the device will come in two variants - Pro and non-Pro. As per the rumors so far, the Pro variant will finally...


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