Deals: OnePlus 12 and 12R are now available in the US, Google cuts Pixel prices

Pre-orders are done and the OnePlus 12 series is now available. The flagship OnePlus 12 is available with a free storage upgrade, meaning that $800 buys you 16GB of RAM and 512GB storage. Try getting that out of Samsung or Google.

A quick overview of this Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 powered phone shows a 6.82” QHD+ display, a 120Hz LTPO panel with 10-bit colors. There’s also a 50MP main, 64MP 3x tele and 48MP ultra wide cameras with Hasselblad calibration. OnePlus brought back wireless charging (50W) to complement the wired charging (80W) for the 5,400mAh battery (30 minutes to full for the wired...


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Google Pixel phones may get adaptive display touch sensitivity

Android Police dug out an interesting string of code suggesting a new feature is coming to Google Pixel phones, called Adaptive Touch Sensitivity. Judging by the code itself, it may enable future and current Pixel phones to adjust the display's touch sensitivity depending on environmental factors, activity or whether or not a screen protector is applied.

In fact, the Pixel 8 series can already detect a screen protector and once you apply one, the system prompts you to boost touch sensitivity. But it looks like Google is ready to expand on that feature, which is found in the Android 14...


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Deals: Motorola's Razr foldables are cheaper than ever, non-folding Motos are on sale too

Foldables are now attainable, if not quite cheap. The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra is down to €800, its lowest price yet. It combines a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 with a 6.9” FHD+ 165Hz LTPO OLED internal display and a usable 3.6” cover display (144Hz, both 10-bit). The 12+13MP camera leaves something to be desired, but the 3,800mAh battery offers both 30W wired charging and some wireless (only 5W but still).

Motorola Razr 40 Ultra
8/256GB
€400 off
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Samsung Galaxy Book4 series laptops to launch in India this month

The Samsung Galaxy Book4 series laptops unveiled last December will launch in India this month, claims IANS.

The Galaxy Book4 lineup includes Galaxy Book4 Ultra, Galaxy Book4 Pro, and Galaxy Book4 Pro 360. The source claims all three laptops will be up for pre-bookings in India in mid-February and likely go on sale in the last week of the month, except the Book4 Ultra, which might not be available immediately.

Samsung Galaxy Book4 Ultra

There's no word on how much the Galaxy Book4 laptops will cost in India, but if this report is correct, we won't have to wait much to know that. In...


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Xiaomi 14 Ultra key specs leak, seems like more of a refresh

In a recent post tipster Yogesh Brar reveals Xiaomi 14 Ultra's key specs ahead of launch. The 6.73-inch QHD+ 120Hz OLED LTPO display sounds familiar, and so does the camera setup with Leica-branded optics and the 90W fast charging.

Xiaomi 14 Ultra- 6.73" QHD+ AMOLED LTPO, 120Hz- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC- Android 14, HyperOS- 50MP 1" (VA) + 50MP (UW) + 50MP 3.2X + 50MP 5X Tele- 32MP selfie- 5,300mAh (approx) battery- 90W wired charging- Leica optics- IP68 rating- inhouse chipsThoughts?— Yogesh Brar (@heyitsyogesh) February 9, 2024

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New Samsung Galaxy A35, Galaxy A55 renders surface corroborating design leaks

We've been hearing about the Samsung Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55 for some time now, but we don't know when these phones will be unveiled. However, thanks to previous leaks, we do know what both phones will look like. And as we inch closer to their launch, a new set of official renders have surfaced, corroborating the Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55's designs.

These renders were shared by reliable leakster Evan Blass, showing both phones with punch-hole displays and triple camera setups on the rear.

Samsung Galaxy A35 • Samsung Galaxy A55

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Apple Vision Pro’s micro OLED displays, battery detailed in iFixt teardown part 2

iFixit shared a part 2 video to its Apple Vision Pro teardown which details the key components inside Apple’s first Spatial Computer. Spoiler alert – Apple did some clever marketing tricks with the whole “more than a 4K TV for each eye” claim it made during the Vision Pro announcement.

The pair of micro OLED screens are each estimated to offer a 3,660 x 3,200 pixel per eye resolution which technically does not fulfill the requirements for 4K resolution which is 3,840 x 2,160px. Vision Pro is still plenty sharp and each of its displays packs a whopping 3,380 pixels per inch...


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Google rebrands Bard to Gemini, launches a paid version based on a more powerful AI model

A year ago to the day Google announced Bard – its AI-powered ChatGPT rival. Bard was powered by the LaMDA model, but Google switched to Gemini in December. Now the service will adopt the name of the model that powers it. Goodbye, Bard. Hello, Gemini.

Gemini is now powered by the Gemini Pro 1.0 model. It is available in over 230 countries and knows over 40 languages. This is available through a web interface – here’s the link – but you can also use the new Gemini app.

It’s a chat bot and you can talk to it over text or voice. However, Gemini is “mulit-modal”, meaning that you can also...


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Apple releases AI image generation tool called MGIE

Apple's image editing AI model has arrived albeit it's far from a finished product. MGIE, short for multimodal large language models-guided image editing, is currently available on GitHub and there's a PDF project paper with instructions.

The model uses text instructions to change and edit images. It can do simple image editing tasks like increasing contrast or brightness and changing the white balance. But it can also try and interpret more complex prompts - like making this pizza healthier - by adding vegetable toppings.

The model can also crop and resize, autofill image borders,...


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Honor unveils Protect Plan ahead of X9b launch in India

The Honor X9b is arriving on February 15 in India, and today the company introduced a Protect Plan, which will be offered for free to everyone who purchases the midranger.

The plan includes a free one-time screen replacement, extended warranty, improved door-to-door phone service, and “assured buy back”. According to an official press release, the plan will cost INR2,999 ($36/€33) if purchased separately.

The screen replacement will be applicable within the first six months of purchasing the phone, and will include doorstep pickup and delivery for repairs in authorized service...


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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)

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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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