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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