Samsung introduces Bixby Cricket in India

Samsung has introduced a new feature in India for its digital assistant Bixby. It's called Bixby Cricket and is aimed at cricket fans in India, where the sport enjoys a huge fan following.

Bixby Cricket will enable users to check the score of cricket matches and get other updates through their Bixby-enabled smartphones or TVs. Users can ask Bixby "What's the score?", "Show the world cup points table" or "Show me upcoming matches" to get an instant response with relevant information.

Bixby Cricket on smartphone

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Here are the best early Black Friday deals for Motorola, Poco, Sony and others in Germany

Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not, Black Friday has turned into a global event. Here’s an early look at what this year has in store for us.

Motorola launched the Edge 40 Neo a few months after the regular Edge 40. Strangely, the price of the newer model is falling quicker – not that we’re complaining. This sub-€300 phone has a curved 6.55” 144Hz 10-bit display (FHD+ resolution) and a Dimensity 7030 chipset. It is rated IP68 and comes in a selection of Pantone colors. It has a 50MP main camera (1/1.5, OIS) and a 13MP ultra wide, plus a 5,000mAh battery with 68W charging.

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Samsung Galaxy XCover 7 appears on Gekbench with Dimensity 6100+ chipset

The Galaxy XCover 7 is Samsung's next entry in the rugged smartphones series and after seeing its leaked renders earlier this week, we now have a Geekbench run which detail its key specs. The phone is listed as the Samsung SM-G556B and is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ chipset and 6GB RAM.

Samsung Galaxy XCover 7 Geekbench score card

The device managed a 663 single-core score and 1,867 points in the multi-core department. The listing also revealed Android 14 which is likely paired with One UI 6. There's no official word when we can expect to see the XCover 7’s...


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Oppo Pad Air2 leaks in new images, looks like a rebranded OnePlus Pad Go

The Oppo Reno11 series is expected to launch on November 23 and we’re also getting a new tablet entry with the Oppo Pad Air2. Oppo shared some teasers for the upcoming Android while Evan Blass went ahead and posted official-looking renders revealing the slate’s design.

Oppo Pad Air2 teasers

The device looks identical to the OnePlus Pad Go and based on Oppo’s post on Weibo will offer an LCD panel with 1720 x 2408 px resolution just like the OP Pad Go. Oppo also boasts about the Pad Air 2’s blue light filter which is rated to filter out 60% more of the harmful blue light compared...


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Redmi K70 runs Geekbench with upcoming Dimensity 8300 chip

MediaTek is set to announce its Dimensity 8300 midrange chipset next week but we now have a Geekbench run for the Redmi 70 which is expected to be amongst the first phones on the market with the new SoC.

Redmi K70 Geekbench scorecard

Redmi K70 (Xiaomi 2311DRK48C) scored 1,512 single-core points and 4,886 multi-core points which is slightly higher than the outgoing Dimensity 8200 and 8200 Ultra. The chip features 1+3+4 architecture with ARMv8-based cores. There’s 1x Cortex-A715 performance core clocked at 3.35GHz alongside 3x Cortex-A715 cores @ 3.32GHz and 4x Cortex-A510 efficiency...


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Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme phones gain Phone Link support

The Oppo Developers Conference took place in the past few days, and one of the final announcements was the support of Phone Link and Link to Windows.

The feature was previously available only to select Samsung and Honor devices, as well as the Surface Duo. Microsoft confirmed some devices from the OnePlus, Oppo Find, Oppo Reno, and Realme series will join them.

Phone Link is an app that can be downloaded from Google Play store. It allows smartphone users to link their devices, view and reply to messages, receive notifications, navigate some apps, drag and drop files between PC and...


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Apple brings Connected Cards to the UK

Apple announced Connected Cards with the arrival of iOS 17, and now the United Kingdom is the first country where the feature is officially available after several weeks of beta testing.

The service essentially brings regular bank accounts into the Apple Wallet through the country’s Open Banking API. The initial trial included Barclays, Lloyds, and HSBC, and it shows transactions, current balance and other basic info.

Connected Cards allows users to nominate one or more cards that are associated with specific accounts in British banks. A similar system is expected to come to the...


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OnePlus 11 gets stable Android 14 update

Today OnePlus has announced the release of the stable Android 14 update for the OnePlus 11. This is rolling out already, but only in India for now. It will be pushed first to those users who participated in the closed beta and open beta programs, and after that will be gradually making it to more units out there.

The new version is labeled as build CPH2447_14.0.0.201(EX01). Before you update, your phone needs to be on either CPH2447_13.1.0596(EX01) or CPH2447_13.1.0595(EX01), and apparently the download requires 5GB of free storage space. The company also advises you not to start the...


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Oppo Reno11 5G will have Dimensity 8200, AnTuTu listing reveals

Oppo will release the Reno11 series on November 23. The vanilla phone appeared on AnTuTu today with a Mediatek Dimensity 8200 chipset.

The Oppo PJH110, already confirmed by Bluetooth SIG to be named “Reno 11 5G”, scored over 1 million points, and confirmed it's running Android 14 on a 120 Hz screen.

Mediatek released the Dimensity 8200 chipset about a year ago, and Oppo used it in the Chinese version of Reno10 Pro. Now, a generation later, it is placing the chip in the vanilla version, inevitably suggesting a more powerful platform for the Reno11 Pro.

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Honor Magic6 to debut 1-inch type OV50K camera sensor

The Honor Magic6 series is coming sometime next year (though it could be earlier) and we know the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will be front and center.

Today we can add a very important detail to the puzzle - the main camera sensor. According to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the imager in question will be the OV50K and the Honor Magic6 will be the first phone with it.

We don't yet know the size of the sensor, but given that the OV50H has a 1/1.3" optical design, the rumors that the OV50K is a 1-inch design make sense.

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MediaTek Dimensity 8300 will debut next week

Following the launch of its flagship Dimensity 9300 chipset, MediaTek is now gearing up to announce a more affordable SoC with the Dimensity 8300. The upcoming chip is confirmed to launch on Tuesday, November 21 at 3PM Beijing time (7AM UTC) and its introduction will be livestreamed on Weibo.

Reports from China suggest that the 8300 may adopt a 1+3+4 architecture with ARMv9 cores similar to the Dimensity 9300 but with slightly toned-down cores and clock speeds. Rumors claim a Cortex-X3 prime core clocked at 2.8GHz working alongside 3x Cortex-A715 performance cores @ 2.4Ghz and 4x...


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IDC: Wearable market in India grew nearly 30% in Q3 2023

IDC posted its quarterly analysis of the wearable market in India, revealing a massive 29.2% growth YoY. The top company was boAt, dominating the market with a 29.7% share, nearly three times more than the second-placed Noise.

During the July-September period, the country saw 48.1 million shipments, bringing the total for the first nine months up to 105.9 million units – a 5.8% increase compared with the first three quarters of 2022.

Overall average selling price (ASP) declined from $27.2 to $21.7, fueled by the arrival of a new type of product – smart rings. Smartwatches as a...


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Oppo unveils ColorOS 14: here's what's new and when you can get it

Say “hello” to Oppo’s latest ColorOS. The global beta version of ColorOS 14 has already started rolling out in certain regions, the Oppo Find N2 Flip will be the first to get the stable version in mid-November. Here’s what’s new in version 14.

We’ll start with the upgraded Trinity Engine. ROM Vitalization compresses app and file data and can save up to 20GB of storage on a typical phone. RAM Vitalization swaps out Android’s RAM mechanism with one that’s more adept, especially at keeping background apps in RAM. The third and final component, CPU Vitalization, balances the chipset’s...


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Samsung Galaxy S24 to gain Instagram camera shortcut on lock screen

Samsung Galaxy S24 phones might come with an added shortcut for Instagram Camera on the lock screen. The feature was revealed by Alessandro Paluzzi, a user on the social media X, where they revealed a screenshot.

Currently, only system apps (with minor exceptions) are allowed on the lock screen – music, weather, alarms, routines. The social media widget might be part of One UI 6.1, once it arrives alongside the Galaxy S24 series.

A pop-up is expected to appear once you open Instagram for the first time. You'll then need to give access to the Instagram camera, and there is a middle...


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Samsung SSD T5 EVO arrives with up to 8 TB capacity

Samsung announced today its new portable SSD T5 EVO. It is the first portable drive with 8 TB capacity and comes with protection from external shocks.

The T5 EVO is based on USB 3.2 Gen 1 and offers up to 460 MB/s reading and writing speeds. The whole drive is 95 mm wide, 40 mm long and 17 mm thick and weighs 102 grams.

The T5 EVO comes in black, with a titan gray ring that acts as a handle or eyelet for a strap. The body can provide extra protection from drops of up to two meters. Samsung also has Dynamic Thermal Guard technology against overheating, and the portable SSD supports...


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