Foxconn hires 50,000 more workers in China to ramp up iPhone 16 production

Apple will likely unveil the iPhone 16 lineup in September, and it has reportedly set a shipment target of 90 million iPhone 16 units. To meet the target, Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn has hired 50,000 new workers at its Zhengzhou factory in China, reports BusinessKorea.

The peak iPhone production season usually begins in August and ends in December, and in an effort to ramp up the iPhone 16 production by hiring new workers, Foxconn started offering an increased hourly wage of up to 25 Yuan (about 4,800 Won) in late July.

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Latest Samsung Galaxy S24 FE leak leaves little to the imagination

The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is expected to go official soon. Samsung hasn't divulged anything about it yet, but the S24 FE's specs and images leaked by Android Headlines leave little to the imagination.

According to the publication, the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE will be powered by the Exynos 2400e SoC and run One UI 6.1.1 out of the box. It will also come with the Galaxy AI suite, including AI features such as Generative Edit, Circle to Search, Sketch to Image, and Live Translate.

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE

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Samsung demonstrates live translation capabilities of Galaxy AI at Paris Olympics

Samsung gifted a Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Edition to all the athletes at Paris 2024, and the company now revealed one of the most used features by participants and fans.

The new foldable is "creating and fostering meaningful communication" among athletes with the Interpreter feature, Samsung announced today. The feature allows two people to talk in real-time in their own languages, and the phone will automatically translate and even visualize the words on its two screens.

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T-Mobile recalls Revvl 7 Pro from all retailers

T-Mobile's line of own-brand Android smartphones added its latest members, the Revvl 7 and Revvl 7 Pro, a few weeks ago. And while the Revvl 7 is still safely on sale at TMo retail outlets and third party partners, the same can't be said for the Revvl 7 Pro.

This device has now been recalled by T-Mobile from all of its stores and retail partners. It's not on sale anymore. This is a rather unprecedented move, especially since the carrier hasn't announced a reason for the recall.

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Apple Intelligence could cost $20 per month, analysts wildly speculate

Depending on how old you are, you may remember a time not so very long ago when "AI" meant what is today being referred to as "AGI". In the meantime, there's been a wild rebranding and here we are, living in a world where "AI" is large language models. But "AI" is also Apple Intelligence, because the Cupertino company couldn't help hijack the acronym for its own use.

And Apple Intelligence has been all the rage ever since its announcement in June. Sure, it's delayed and the first bits and pieces are now only expected to arrive in October, a month after the initially planned release. But...


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Google Pixel 9 Pro XL specs leak, AI feature demoed

Pixel 9 phones are everywhere these days except where they are supposed to be: under wraps. We’ve had almost daily leaks and the latest is fairly detailed list of specs for the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL.

As we’ve heard before, the 9-series will break from tradition and come out with the current Android 14 out of the box instead of introducing the next version. This is likely a side effect of pulling the launch forward (the Pixel 8 phones came out in November). The 9-series phones will receive 7 years of Feature Drops, just like the 8-series.

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X's Premium+ subscription plan is now fully ad-free

X, formerly known as Twitter, has subscription plans. That much you may already know. But did you know that the top tier plan, called Premium+, used to still have ads? At $16 per month, no less.

But hey, there's good news! Starting today, this is no longer the case, and those paying $16 per month to enjoy a Premium+ subscription won't see any more ads anywhere on X, at all.

no more ads, anywhere on XPremium+ is now *fully* ad freesign up via
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iPad Air with OLED display rumored for 2026

The iPad Air lineup got a mild upgrade earlier this year with the new 11 and 13-inch models featuring the Apple M2 chip but both were still equipped with Liquid Retina IPS LCDs.

A new report out of South Korea claims the Air lineup is due for an OLED display upgrade in 2026. As per TheElec, Samsung Display is touted as the main supplier for the next generation iPad Air screens which will be of the single-stacked OLED variety and not the Tandem OLED found on the latest iPad Pros.

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OpenAI introduces cheaper GPT-4o mini

OpenAI just announced GPT-4o mini – a new compact but powerful AI model aiming to make the GPT-4 engine more affordable.

The price is set at 15 cents per 1 million input tokens and 60 cents per 1 million output tokens, which is a lot cheaper than GPT-3.5 Turbo.

OpenAI revealed that 4o mini is much more powerful than other models such as Gemini Flash, Claude Haiku, and GPT-3.5 Turbo. It surpasses all of them in benchmarks and produces results that are nearly as good as GPT-4o.

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Here's our official look at the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold coming on August 13

Google announced its August 13 event in June but didn't reveal how many products it would reveal that day. Rumors and leaks claimed the internet search giant would introduce the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Well, Google just confirmed that the Pixel 9 Pro Fold exists and gave us our first look at the smartphone while confirming its August 13 launch. You can watch the teaser below.

Google's Indian branch also posted a teaser on its X account, showing the Pixel 9 Pro Fold in a different color while also confirming its India debut on August 14.

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Honor Magic V3 disassembled on video

At 9.2-9.3mm thick and with a weight of 226-230g (depending on the color), the Honor Magic V3 is one of the thinnest and lightest horizontal foldables on the market. All this without sacrificing battery life (it has a 5,100mAh battery) and charging (66W wired and 50W wireless). If you’re curious to see what’s inside, check out WekiHome’s disassembly video.

Most things inside the phone are as slim as Honor could make it. The wireless charging coil, for example, is only 0.25mm thick (this includes the heat dissipation film on it). The internals of the device are a mix of metal and...


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The Samsung Galaxy M35 is launching in India on Amazon Prime Day (July 20)

Amazon India is preparing for Prime Day – the sales event will be held on July 20 and 21 – and Samsung has chosen just that time for the local launch of the Galaxy M35. You can already check out the landing page on Amazon, sales start on the 20th (Saturday).

The Samsung Galaxy M35 will be available in three variants – 6/128GB, 8/128GB and 8/256GB. Check the table below for prices. Note that all bank cards can get ₹2,000 instant discount and, for a limited time, there is an additional ₹1,000 discount, so the final price can be ₹3,000 lower than what’s listed below.

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Honor 200 and 200 Pro arrive in India

Honor launched the 200 and 200 Pro smartphones in China and then brought them to Europe several weeks later. Today, the company introduced the phones to another major market - India, where its subsidiary Htech and CEO Madhav Sheth shared some details about pricing and availability.

The two phones come just in time for Amazon Prime Day, which takes place in India several days after the global shopping event. Sales will start on July 20 and there are going to be a number of deals for local customers.

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Realme 13 Pro listed on TENAA with key specs

Realme is launching its 13 Pro and 13 Pro+ smartphones on July 30 and we now have a detailed spec listing for the 13 Pro. The device was listed with the RMX3989 model number and features a curved 6.7-inch AMOLED with 1,080 x 2,412px resolution.

We also get confirmation for a 32MP selfie camera as well as a 50MP main cam which Realme already confirmed will be using the 50MP LYT-701 sensor. It will be joined by an 8MP ultrawide lens and a 2MP macro cam.

Realme 13 Pro on TENAA

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Samsung's Live Translate now works with third-party voice calling apps

Samsung recently announced that the Live Translate feature, which is part of Galaxy AI, will soon be available for third-party apps. Well, that just happened, as it now works with third-party voice calling apps.

With One UI 6.1.1, the AI-powered Live Translate feature now works with Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Google Meet, Signal, KakaoTalk, LINE, and WeChat, and we could see support for more apps in the future.

With Live Translate, the voice from a supported language is translated in real-time to a preferred language supported by the feature. Samsung says the...


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