OnePlus 12 posts record AnTuTu score ahead of announcement

The latest teaser for the OnePlus 12 is here and in the form of an AnTuTu benchmark score. Armed with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 alongside 24GB RAM and 1TB storage, the upcoming OnePlus flagship delivered an overall score of 2,333,033 points - the highest AnTuTu score to date. OnePlus 12 AnTuTu scorecard Breaking down the score by category, OP 12 scored 533,566 points on the CPU test, 904,961 points in the GPU department, 538,511 points on the memory test, and 355,995 in the UX department. Apart from the phone’s flagship chipset, RAM and storage, OnePlus 12 also features a larger VC...

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As Temu shakes up global ecommerce, PDD nears overtaking Alibaba

PDD, the firm behind the fast-growing shopping app Temu, is shaking up China’s Big Tech club. On Thursday, news of Alibaba’s market cap sliding under that of PDD made headlines all over the Chinese internet. This development marked a historic shift in China’s e-commerce space, where for years Alibaba had held the crown jewel. Now […]

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vivo Y100i brings 50 MP camera and 512 GB storage on the cheap

Say hello to the vivo Y100i – a new smartphone with a 5G chipset, ample storage and a 5,000 mAh battery that was just introduced in China. It is already up for pre-order, with the first sales scheduled for Saturday, December 2. The device costs CNY1,599, which is equivalent to $225 or €205 and is a more affordable alternative to the vivo Y100 with a downgrade in the screen department. The vivo Y100i featues a 6.64” LCD flat screen with Full HD+ resolution and one punch hole for the selfie camera. The fingerprint scanner has moved to the power key on the right side. The chipset of...

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vivo S18 to arrive on December 4, gets its design revealed

The vivo S18 is arriving “next Monday”, December 4, according to the VP of Products at the company. The new series will come with vivo's own AI named BlueLM – blue, because of the logo's color, and LM most likely standing for “language model”. The executive also revealed the phone's design – it will feature three cameras on the back with a square Aura Light, the largest for a vivo S smartphone. vivo S18 The design itself does not tell us much – it says there is an “OIS portrait”, which we've already seen in the S17 and the V29 lineup. It means the phone will have OIS for the main...

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Honor Magic6 certified by 3C with 66W charging

The Honor Magic6 series could be closer to an announcement than we expected. The latest in a series of stories about the Magic6 is a certification with the Chinese 3C authority, which usually signifies a coming unveil. The certification lists the Magic6 as BVL-AN00 and details its charger - an HN-110600C00 and HW-110600C02 adapter capable of a 66W (11V/6A) maximum charging speed. It can also deliver 10W and 40W. That's the same output as the adapter that ships with the Honor Magic5 Pro (pictured below). Some reports have suggested the Magic6 would bump the speed to 80W but it either...

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OnePlus 12 leaks in hands-on images, display specs detailed

With the OnePlus 12 launch in China fast approaching, more details about the next-gen Android flagship are starting to emerge. Tipster DigitalChatStation shared a lengthy post on Weibo which focuses on the OP 12’s display while also providing real-life images of the device and it’s BOE X1 display. OnePlus 12 will support up to QHD+ resolution at 120Hz OnePlus 12 will feature a 6.82-inch 8T LTPO OLED with 1,440 x 3,168 px resolution and a 1-120Hz refresh rate. The BOE-made panel measured an industry-leading 4,500 nits of peak brightness in auto mode and 1,722 nits with the manual...

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South African startup GoMetro gets £9M for its fleet management optimization software

GoMetro, a South African tech company that operates in the fleet management space, has raised £9 million (~$11.4 million) in a Series A funding round led by Zenobē Energy, a strategic investor renowned for financing and operating electric buses. Zenobē Energy also engages in large-scale battery projects for wind farms, with the U.K.’s National Grid […]

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iQOO Neo9 is arriving in December with a two-tone design

The iQOO brand is launching the Neo9 series next month, according to an official teaser on Weibo. The image also revealed the overall design of the lineup, which will have two circles for the two cameras on the back, while the hero color will be a design in two colors with two different finishes. One-third of the panel will be a woven fabric in White, while the other two-thirds appear to have a leather finish, painted in Red. Realistically, both materials are likely based on plastic. The official image is in line with previous rumors we heard from a reliable leakster. We should see...

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Modified Kirin 9000s chip appears in Geekbench listing

A new Huawei device appeared on Geekbench with a mysterious Kirin chipset. The Huawei XYAO-W00 believed to be an upcoming MatePad Pro tablet is listed with the unnamed chipset featuring an eight-core CPU with a 1 performance core clocked @ 2.49 GHz, 3x cores @ 2.15 GHz and 4x efficiency cores @ 1.53 GHz. The mysterious Huawei device managed 1,244 single-core and 3,793 multi-core scores which is in line with the performance of the Kirin 9000s found inside the Mate 60 series as well as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. The listing also confirmed 12GB RAM. Huawei XYAO-W00 Geekbench...

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As pet owners turn to mobile insurance apps, Lassie raises $25M Series B led by Balderton

We last wrote about Lassie, a pet health app and insurance provider, when it closed an €11 million Series A round in 2022. It’s growth had been spurred by the boom in pet ownership during the pandemic (nearly half of all European households now own a pet, and and owners spend €23.5 billion on them […]

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Augment provides an MBA-like program, but exclusively online

French startup Augment has seen the incredible rise of online courses and edtech companies, as well as its potential when it comes to reinventing education at scale. That’s why the startup has been working on highly polished online courses sold as a package. Augment thinks its main program could potentially become an alternative to traditional […]

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Kuo: Huawei P70 series to bring revamped camera, new chipset in pursuit of tripled sales

Huawei is expected to introduce the P70, P70 Pro, and P70 Pro Art flagships in 2024, reveals Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at TF International Securities. According to him, the launch will be in the first half of the year, and the demand for these phones will be so high Huawei is likely to sell three times more units than the P60 lineup managed. Huawei P60 Pro The analyst claimed Huawei should see a robust yearly growth of about 230%, up to 15 million units of the P70 flagship series, compared with the 4-5 million Huawei P60 devices. Even if demand is not as high as expected after the...

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Tecno Spark 20C arrives with fun colors and entry-level specs

Tecno quietly announced Spark 20C - its latest entry-level offering. The company still managed to spice it up with a couple interesting features, including a big battery and a 50 MP main camera. The Spark 20C has a 6.6” LCD with 720p resolution and even supports 90 Hz refresh rate. The whole handset is 8.75 mm thin, with flat sides. Tecno did not reveal the exact chipset but said there is an octa-core CPU with Cortex-A53 units at 2.2 GHz, which sounds like a Mediatek Helio G36 platform used for LTE-only phones. The phone comes with 128 GB storage, which can be expanded through a...

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Dimensity 9300 in vivo X100 Pro throttles after 2 minutes in stress test

As the new vivo X100 Pro gets into the hands of keen testers, we can finally get an idea of the thermal performance of the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chipset with its four-Cortex X4 CPU cores and no efficiency units. As expected, cooling a chipset with four high-performance cores is a tough task. In a popular CPU throttling test, the eight-core processor throttled down to 46% of its performance in just 2 minutes time. Four of the cores lowered to 1.2GHz, three to 1.5GHz, and one to just 0.6GHz - that's compared to a potential 3.25GHz Cortex-X4 core, three 2.85GHz Cortex-X4 cores, and four...

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Redmi Book 16 (2024), Watch 4 and Buds 5 Pro key specs and design revealed

Xiaomi is set to launch its Redmi K70 series smartphones on Wednesday and as usual the phones will be joined by a slew of other devices including a new 16-inch Windows laptop, wireless earbuds and a smartwatch. Redmi Book 16 (2024) Redmi Book 16 (2024) will feature an Intel i5-13500H processor with 47W performance mode, LPDDR5 RAM at 6,400MB/s and a revamped cooling system with dual spinning fans and dual 8mm heat sinks. The upcoming laptop will have 3x USB-3.2 ports, a USB-C port for charging, HDMI and a headphone/mic combo jack. Redmi Watch 4 will come in a variety of watch...

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Realme celebrates 200 million shipped smartphones

The journey of Realme began in May 2018 when Oppo launched the Realme 1 smartphone. After that, the brand continued its life in the smartphone market in its own semi-independent way, and today, it marked a major milestone. Realme reached 200 million shipments in just over five years, announced Sky Li, founder of Realme. Quick math reveals this is over 40 million per year, keeping in mind the relatively slow first year of sales. Realme is popular with fans for its affordable devices with features that are way above the price segment. One of the most beloved devices on the market...

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TC Startup Battlefield master class with Blumberg Capital: Make the most of your investors’ expertise

David Blumberg, founder and managing partner at Blumberg Ventures, explains how early-stage startups can look to their investors for help with solving problems, scaling, hiring, and strategic planning.

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Week 47 in review: Galaxy S24 to come on Jan 17, OnePlus 12 on December 4

The Samsung Galaxy S24 series is coming on January 17 and will go on pre-order likely on the same day. Expect some pre-order deals as is usual with Samsung's flagship offerings. The phones will then go on sale two weeks later. When the Redmi Note 13 series arrives, expect the Pro to have a 5G version, powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, and an LTE-only model with another chip in charge. The Red Magic 9 Pro and Pro+ from ZTE's nubia gaming brand are official. Both new devices feature the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, refined designs, shoulder keys, and RGB cooling fans. The two...

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What startup founders need to know about AI heading into 2024

Now that the OpenAI leadership saga has died down, startup founders building with AI can get back to work building the future. If that’s you, TechCrunch+ has a pile of notes, opinion pieces and forward-looking stories with your name on them. Sure, TechCrunch+ is a lot more than AI-related coverage, but we are also going […]

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Weekly poll: who is interested in the new Honor 100 and Honor 100 Pro?

Half a year after the 90 series, the Honor 100 and 100 Pro arrive with new cameras, better chipsets and faster charging, among other improvements. The duo was unveiled on Thursday and is already up for pre-order in China (the rest of the world will have to wait a bit longer). Starting with the Honor 100 Pro, the company claims that it has two DSLR-level cameras – the 50MP Sony IMX906 on the back and the 50MP IMX816 on the front. Both can record 4K video, the rear module also includes OIS. And yes, the 200MP resolution of the 90-series has been dropped in favor of larger...

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Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant startup, quietly raises an additional $43M

Neuralink, the Elon Musk-founded company developing implantable chips that can read brain waves, has raised an additional $43 million in venture capital, according to a filing with the SEC. The filing published this week shows the company increased its previous tranche, led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, from $280 million to $323 million in early […]

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YouTube launches "Playables" for Premium subscribers

Shortly after YouTube announced its crackdown on ad blockers, the platform shared plans on improving its paid Premium service to incentivize people to start paying for YouTube. So, in a way, not only do you skip the ads, but you also gain access to some cool features. Playables is supposedly one of those features and reportedly, it's now being rolled out to paying customers. Playables is a standalone section in your YouTube app or desktop's website that lets you play arcade games. Some Premium users are now receiving notifications from YouTube saying they can now enable Playables...

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The fate of US venture capital in China teeters on uncertainty

On a weekday afternoon at Red Rock Coffee, the cafe known for spotting venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, one is likely to overhear a few conversations in Mandarin. Since China reopened its border this spring after three years of COVID-19 restrictions, managers of U.S. funds in the country have been flocking to the Bay Area. […]

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Samsung Galaxy A15 5G listed by Walmart with $139 price, full specs are out

The Samsung Galaxy A15 has been leaking a lot lately, both in its 4G and its 5G attires. But a leak is one thing - a full-on listing by a reputable retailer is quite another. And yet, that's exactly what we're dealing with today, as Walmart has listed the Galaxy A15 5G for Boost Mobile on its website, full specs and all (although it's not in stock yet). Not just that, but there's a price too: $139. For that amount of cash, you're getting a 5G-capable device (of course) with 128GB of storage in "Blue Black", and that seems to be the only colorway on offer. Samsung Galaxy A15 5G for...

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Black Friday headphones deals: Discounts on Sony, Bose, Apple AirPods and others

With all the deals going on at the moment it can be tough to manage your spending but a good pair of headphones or earbuds is always a good investment. We’ve taken the liberty to scour the depths of Amazon for the best headphones and earbuds deals and are presenting them in no particular order. As usual, these offers are limited while supplies last so be warned. Sony has a few interesting options on sale with the WF-C700N offering good sound quality, potent ANC and a comfortable fit. Sony WF-C700N up to 42%...

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Samsung Galaxy A05 launched in India

The Samsung Galaxy A05 unveiled in September made its debut today in India. It comes in Black, Light Green, and Silver colors with two memory options - 4GB/64GB and 6GB/128GB, priced at INR9,999 ($120/€110) and INR12,499 ($150/€140), respectively. The smartphone can be purchased through Croma stores in India, but it should soon be available through other retailers and Samsung's official website. The Samsung Galaxy A05 is powered by the Helio G85 SoC, runs Android 13, and packs a 6.7" HD+ LCD. It features a 50MP primary camera on the rear and a 2MP depth sensor. And there's an 8MP camera on...

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Google Pixel 7 Pro vs. Google Pixel 8 Pro

Several upgrades to the camera system, a brand new super-bright display, next-gen custom chipset, plus 7 years of software support - as generational improvements go, the Pixel 8 Pro appears to bring more than just the bare minimum. The 7 Pro from last year was already a capable enough handset, though, and it may very well still be the better option for those looking for a high-end end Google phone experience at a lower price than that of the latest flagship. Let's see how the two compare. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speed Speaker Test ...

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Infinix Smart 8 HD's key specs, launch date, and design revealed

Infinix unveiled the Smart 8 earlier this month, which will be joined by the Smart 8 HD on December 8. This revelation comes from Infinix's Indian branch, which also shared images revealing the Smart 8 HD's design and color options. The Infinix Smart 8 HD will be available in Crystal Green, Shiny Gold, Timber Black, and Galaxy White colors. It will sport a squircle-shaped camera island on its back, housing two cameras and a circular flash. Infinix Smart 8 HD The Smart 8 HD has flat frames and sports the power button and volume rocker on the right side, with the SIM card slot on...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Maison Margiela Edition unveiled

Samsung partnered with Maison Margiela last year for the Galaxy Z Flip4 Maison Margiela Edition, and the brand has again collaborated with the Parisian haute couture house to create the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Maison Margiela Edition. Samsung says it teamed up with Maison Margiela "to deliver a device for people desiring freshness and unconventionality." The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Maison Margiela Edition comes in a special white package, which reflects Maison Margiela's "unfinished style by utilizing a distinct stitching pattern in the center of the flap." The package, covered by...

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Red Magic 9 Pro and Pro+ official with SD 8 Gen 3 up to 24GB RAM

The Red Magic 9 Pro and Pro+ from ZTE’ nubia brand are now official and they bringing some of the most impressive specs on a gaming phone to date. Both new devices feature the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, refined designs, shoulder keys and RGB cooling fans. The two models share the same basic hardware with the differences coming in the battery capacity, charging and RAM capacity. Both Red Magic 9 Pro phones are equipped with 6.8-inch flat AMOLED screens manufactured by BOE with 1,116 x 2,480px resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate and sleek bezels with no visible cutout for the 16MP...

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Oppo Reno11 and Reno11 Pro debut with faster chipsets, 50 MP cameras

Oppo introduced today Reno11 and Reno11 Pro – its mid-range leaders - with a refreshed design of the back and faster chipsets. Compared with the Chinese Reno10 versions, the battery capacity also increased, but Oppo decided to downgrade the SuperVOOC charging speeds slightly. Oppo Reno11 The vanilla Reno11 is built around a 6.7” OLED screen with 1080p resolution. The 10-bit screen supports 120 Hz refresh rate and 240 Hz touch sampling rate. The front has a punch hole for the selfie camera, slightly curved sides for better handling and a fingerprint scanner under the display. The...

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DoorFeed raises another €7M for its platform allowing large-scale investors to hoover-up family homes

Institutional real estate investors have historically struggled to buy up tonnes of family homes (the so-called ‘Single Family rental sector’) so they can turn us all into rental slaves and lock millions to a rentier economy. A few startups are trying to ease the ‘pain’ of these rapacious harbingers of hyper capitalism. Immo Capital, a […]

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FrontEdge raises $10M in debt, equity from TLG, Flexport to facilitate trade for African exporters

In the dynamic landscape of African international trade, a prevalent challenge looms large: A mere 30% of trade volumes find financial intermediaries in banks. This glaring gap in financing disproportionately impacts small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as their larger counterparts absorb the lion’s share of the limited available capital.  The opportunity to reshape African trade […]

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Realme V50 and V50s appear online, specs detailed

Two Realme phones were certified by China Telecom with seemingly no differences. The V50 and V50s share identical specifications, memory combinations and prices, with the only one difference being the model number. The two versions, likely the same device designated for different markets within China, are entry-level options with two cameras on the back. Realme V50 The Realme V50/V50s has a Mediatek 6100+ chipset, which supports 5G connectivity. It also has three RAM options and two storage choices, split in three price categories. The screen of the duo is a...

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Cameroonian healthtech Waspito gets $2.5M seed extension to scale, tap offline patients

Cameroonian health startup Waspito has secured a $2.5 million seed extension from DP World through Newtown Partners, Saviu Ventures, AAIC Investment, Axian ventures and CFAO’s Health54 to spur its growth in the Francophone region. Waspito is a health-focused social network that allows users (patients) to access and consult with verified doctors over video calls. Additionally, […]

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Black Friday: Get a great deal on Galaxy Watch6, iPad 10.9" 2022 and more in Germany

Here are all the best Black Friday deals on smartwatches and tablets from Amazon Germany. Keep in mind that these are all subject to unit availability and some could go quickly so act quickly. Starting with tablets and Amazon's own highly-discounted current Fire HD 8 and Fire Max 11 models with ads. Amazon Fire HD 8 3/32GB 52% off €55 at Amazon Germany Amazon Fire Max 11 4/64GB ...

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EU widens scope of food delivery cartel concerns probe

European Union antitrust regulators have carried out another series of raids on two online food delivery companies headquartered inside the bloc. The Commission hasn’t named the companies involved but the move follows unannounced EU inspections back in July 2022 — which were reported to have taken place at the offices of Spain’s Glovo and German’s […]

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Samsung Galaxy A55 to feature 25W charging

Samsung Galaxy A55 got a regulatory approval in China, and the official listing revealed the phone will have 25W charging. This will be the fifth device in a row from the Galaxy A5x series with such rates since the company started implementing it in midrangers in early 2021. The phone with model number SM-A5560 (the digit 0 at the end means this is the version for Mainland China) will support 9V charging at 2.77A, and the adapter will be sold separately. We expect the retail box to have the same contents globally, meaning only the device, a USB-C cable and a SIM ejector pin. This is...

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iPhone 16 Pro battery prototype leaks

Apple is rumored to be working an overhauled cooling setup for its iPhone 16 series and we now get our first set of confirmation with a leak of the iPhone 16 Pro battery prototype. The images reveal the battery is encased in a brushed metal bracket which is likely aiding in the heat dissipation process. iPhone 16 Pro protype battery front and back The leaked iPhone 16 Pro’s Li-Ion battery cell is listed with a 3,355 mAh (13.02Wh) capacity and is manufactured by China’s Desay Corporation. It features the same J-shape as the batteries on the iPhone 15 Pro series. iPhone 16...

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India’s anti-money laundering agency finds $1 billion violation at Byju’s

India’s Enforcement Directorate, its anti-money laundering agency, has found that Byju’s violated the nation’s foreign exchange law to the tune of $1.08 billion, a person familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The findings, which ED plans to make public as early as Tuesday, follows the agency searching the premises of Byju’s and its founder Byju […]

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 13R comes with yellow body, identical hardware to Note 13

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 13 series two months ago, and the vanilla Note 13 arrived with a Dimensity 6080 chipset, a 5,000 mAh battery and a 108 MP main camera. Today, the company announced a Redmi Note 13R, which is the same phone on the inside. On the outside, there is a yellow color option and a bigger camera island that now spans from one end to the other. The Note 13R has only one memory combo: 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. The screen is the same 6.67” OLED Xiaomi has been using for its phones for the past three years. The camera on the back is indeed the same 108 MP...

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Open source Notion alternative AppFlowy gets big-name backers and lands on the cloud

A new startup is targeting the lucrative workplace productivity space with an open source approach to project and knowledge management — and it has received backing from a who’s who of investors from across the technology spectrum. AppFlowy, as the company is called, has raised $6.4 million in funding from a slew of renowned founders […]

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OnePlus 12 is launching on December 4

OnePlus is gearing up to celebrate its tenth anniversary by holding a big event on December 4 in Shenzhen, China. One of the key talking points will be the brand new OnePlus 12 which will be announced on stage by CEO and founder Pete Lau. OnePlus 12 launch event poster We’ve already seen several leaks for the upcoming flagship, including its 6.82-inch LTPO OLED panel developed by BOE with a 1,440 x 3,168px resolution and up to 2,600 nits peak brightness. OnePlus 12 will also launch with an updated camera setup headlined by Sony’s new 48MP dual-layer stacked Lytia 808 main sensor...

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Microsoft hires ex-OpenAI leaders Altman and Brockman to lead new AI team

Microsoft has hired OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to head up a “new advanced AI research team,” the software conglomerate’s chief Satya Nadella said Monday, capping three days of intense discussions following the unexpected decision by OpenAI’s board to dismiss Altman. Many OpenAI members, including the co-founder Brockman, left the firm in protest […]

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Week 46 in review: Galaxy S24 dummies, vivo X100 series is brings Dimensity 9300

Another week is over, so let's recap. If you've seen the Galaxy S22 series, you've seen the Galaxy S24 series, if the dummies that leaked are to be believed. The three S24 phones all look pretty much unchanged, for the most part. There will likely be under-the-hood changes but on the outside, the phones look quite similar to the S23 series. A new report doubled down on the fact that Huawei's HarmonyOS Next will drop Android support. The OS is nearly ready for release and there has been some serious developer recruitment to bring talent over into Huawei's new OS. The vivo X100 series...

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With Amo, the founder of Zenly wants to make social apps social again

In 2018, I wrote a TechCrunch article stating that 2018 was “the year social networks were no longer social.” Reflecting on that article, I’m not sure that 2018 was the turning point. But the premise of the article still holds up well. At some point, social networks were no longer about connecting with your closest […]

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India and Australia World Cup final shatters streaming records on Hotstar

In India, few events garner as much attention as a cricket game. And there’s no match for a World Cup final. The Sunday game, which began just half an hour ago, has already topped 54 million concurrent viewers, shattering a record that was set just earlier this week. With no high-profile cricket game any time […]

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Check out the best small and large Androids in the UK with these early Black Friday deals

Amazon has never been too patient with its holiday discounts, which is why Black Friday deals are already underway. We picked out some of the best phones from this year (and some from the year before). The Asus Zenfone 10 is a rare beast – a small, premium Android. It’s not tiny by any means, but it has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and plenty of RAM (you can have 16GB if you want) plus a 5.92” 144Hz AMOLED display with HDR10+. Small though it may be, it has a 3.5mm headphone jack, which is another thing you don’t see often these days. ...

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SpaceX launches Starship for the second time, going farther than ever before

Watch Starship’s second integrated flight test → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK https://t.co/cahoRQ72lm — SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 18, 2023 SpaceX flew Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, for the second time ever today – and even though both the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage had to be blown up in mid-air, it was still a […]

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Here's the Oukitel WP19 Pro with a 6.8" 120Hz screen and 22,000 mAh battery

Oukitel unveiled the WP19 rugged smartphone last June, and we've learned the brand will launch the Pro model next month, possibly on December 12. We've got some details about the Oukitel WP19 Pro, including its images, so let's look at what it will offer. The Oukitel WP19 Pro will be powered by the Helio G99 SoC and have 12GB RAM and 256GB of storage onboard, expandable by up to 2TB. It will run Android 13 out of the box, but we don't know how many OS version upgrades it will receive. The Oukitel WP19 Pro will feature a 6.8" FullHD+ LCD with Gorilla Glass protection and a 120Hz refresh...

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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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Online grocery startup Pricepally to expand in Nigeria backed by $1.3M funding

Pricepally, a Nigerian online grocery store for fresh produce and packaged food, has raised $1.3 million seed funding, backed by Samurai Incubate; a Japanese VC that also participated in the startup’s 2021 pre-seed round, SOSV, ELEA, Hi2 Global, Chui Ventures and ex-Unilever executive David Mureithi. Following the new funding, the startup joins a handful of […]

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Instafest now lets you create a music festival poster through a playlist link

Instafest, the app which went viral last year before Spotify Wrapped was officially unveiled, now lets you create a music festival poster based on artists that you have in a particular playlist. The app’s developer,  Anshay Saboo, has added more themes and customization options as well. Users can create a music festival poster through a […]

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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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With Muse, Unity aims to give developers generative AI that’s useful and ethical

Unity is joining the rest of the gang in providing generative AI tools for its users, but has been careful (unlike some) to ensure those tools are built on a solidly non-theft-based foundation. Muse, the new suite of AI-powered tools, will start with texture and sprite generation, and graduate to animation and coding as it […]

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Apple working on graphene heat sink for iPhone 16 series

The iPhone 15 series was plagued by overheating issues which were acknowledged by Apple which blamed lackluster software optimization in iOS 17. The issue has since been largely mitigated with the release of iOS 17.0.3 but it seems Cupertino may go for a hardware solution in next year’s iPhone 16 series. iPhone 15 Pro Max teardown Based on a new rumor, Apple is actively considering replacing the copper heat sink on the iPhone 15 with a graphene solution for the iPhone 16. Graphene offers superior thermal conductivity compared to copper and should be a noticeable upgrade on next...

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Ida uses AI to prevent grocery food waste

Ida is a relatively new French startup that wants to work with supermarkets and grocery stores to optimize new orders of fresh products, such as fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry and fish. The startup recently raised a $2.9 million (€2.7 million) seed round from Frst, Daphni, Motier Ventures and Kima Ventures. Right now, grocery stores mostly […]

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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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India-New Zealand cricket clash sets new high for Disney’s Hotstar

A crucial knock-out cricket match between India and New Zealand shattered all previous on-demand video streaming records Wednesday, attracting over 47 million concurrent viewers to Disney’s Hotstar. The milestone exceeded the prior record of 44 million simultaneous viewers set by the Disney-owned streamer earlier this month. As far as concurrent viewers are concerned, Hotstar now […]

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Leaked Xiaomi Redmi K70 render shows off new design in white

Xiaomi unveiled the Redmi K60 series at the end of last year and seeing how 2023 is almost over, the K70 series should be just around the corner. And now we know what the base model will look like, thanks to leaked renders. The Xiaomi Redmi K70 is shown here in white. The company’s design language has swung back and forth – the K60 had a rectangular camera island tucked in the corner with three lenses in a line, the K70 is showing an island that runs the width of the phone and has four elements forming a square (three cameras and an LED flash). This isn’t just a decal, the island actually...

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Asus ROG Phone 8 Ultimate certified with 65W charging

The Asus ROG Phone 8 series is expected to launch sometime in 2024 and we now have a certification listing for the ROG Phone 8 Ultimate which reveals it will offer 65W fast charging. The latest certification listing from China’s 3C agency shows the ROG Phone 8 Ultimate (ASUS_AI2401_A) will offer the same charging speeds as its predecessors. The bundled charges will support the PPS PD3.0 standard and the QC5 protocol. The ROG Phone 8 (ASUS_AI2401_A) and ROG Phone 8 Pro (ASUS_AI2401_E) recently appeared on the IMEI database. ROG Phone 8 Ultimate (ASUS_AI2401_A) listing on 3C database...

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Oppo Find N3 in for review

This is the Oppo Find N3 and it's the same device, on the inside, as the OnePlus Open, only for different markets. However, on the outside, the Find N3 is the arguably better phone. Our unit is the Gold model and it's certainly eye-catching. Add the Red and the Find N3 is a much flashier phone than the black and green OnePlus. The Oppo Find N3 ships with a 67W charger, a USB cable, and a case. The Find N3 ships with the same promising triple rear camera with Hasselblad tuning. The 48MP Sony Lytia stacked main sensor, the 64MP half-inch-type 70mm telephoto, and the 48MP...

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Samsung Galaxy S24 series dummies show a familiar design

Rumors so far are pointing to significant under-the-hood changes for the upcoming Galaxy S24 series. As for the hood itself, well, photos of dummies have surfaced and let’s just say that they look familiar. All three models are represented – the Galaxy S24, S24+ and S24 Ultra – in the photos shared by @SonnyDickson. The two smaller models have flat sides and rounded corners with only the three camera lenses protruding on the back. The Galaxy S24 Ultra stands out with its more rectangular look and two additional camera lenses on the back. Previously, CAD-based renders leaked and revealed...

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Giskard’s open-source framework evaluates AI models before they’re pushed into production

Giskard is a French startup working on an open-source testing framework for large language models. It can alert developers of risks of biases, security holes and a model’s ability to generate harmful or toxic content. While there’s a lot of hype around AI models, ML testing systems will also quickly become a hot topic as […]

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Samsung Galaxy A25 5G appears in TUV listing with 25W charging

The Samsung Galaxy A25 5G is expected to debut in 2024 and we now have another latest certification from TUV Rheinland which yet again confirms the device will offer 25W charging support. The new listing for the A25 suggests that its launch is imminent as Samsung is expected to kick off 2024 by launching its revamped Galaxy A-series devices. Samsung Galaxy A25 certification on TUV Rheinland Galaxy A25 is expected to launch with a 6.44-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The handset should be equipped with an Exynos 1280 chipset as per Geekbench...

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Nepal joins a growing list of countries banning TikTok

Another country is banning TikTok, the ByteDance-owned short video behemoth with over one billion active users around the world. Nepal, which has a population of close to 30 million people, has banned TikTok. The decision, first reported by the New York Times, came shortly after the Himalayan country introduced a rule requiring social platforms to register […]

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HarmonyOS Next is almost ready, will drop Android app support

Huawei unveiled HarmonyOS Next for developers back in the summer as the future OS for all Huawei devices. According to Richard Yu, the HarmonyOS Next is almost ready to be rolled out to end users and all native applications have been updated. There's one major omission in the OS - Android apk support. HarmonyOS Next won't be able to install Android apps or read Android code. It seems that while HarmonyOS Next is visually identical to the ongoing HarmonyOS, Huawei dropped the Android libraries support. It seems Huawei is getting more serious about its in-house OS. According to...

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Honor X50i+ arrives with 108 MP camera, lightweight body

Honor launched a new smartphone today with the name X50i+. It comes with a 108 MP main camera, a light body and a relatively low price. The Honor X50i+ is built around a 6.7” AMOLED screen with Full HD+ resolution and up to 90 Hz refresh rate. There is an 8 MP selfie shooter inside an oval cutout – that's correct, there is one camera, but Honor made a larger gap, so the setup looks a bit more complicated. Mediatek provided the chipset – it is a Dimensity 6080, coupled with 12 GB RAM and 256/512 GB storage. The phone comes with MagicOS 7.2 out of the box, which is on top of Android...

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Shekel Mobility, a B2B marketplace for auto dealers in Africa, raises $7M led by Ventures Platform and MaC VC

The World Economic Forum states that Africa has an average annual demand for 2.4 million cars and 300,000 commercial vehicles. This demand is increasing because of a continent-wide increase in disposable income, strong middle-class growth and rapid urbanization. But while most cars meeting this demand are used, car ownership in Africa is less than 45 […]

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Gurman: iPhone 16 series to gain exclusive generative AI features

Apple is taking its time with iOS 18 development and a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggest next year’s iPhone 16 generation will come with exclusive generative AI features which will be the key selling points for the new devices. The new report does not reveal any specifics on what these AI features will do but we can assume they will be similar to what Google and Samsung are doing with text-to-image generation, the ability to summarize documents and translate content among others. Apple is also rumored to be using its own LLM model to overhaul Siri. The iPhone 16...

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Klarna’s and Affirm’s very good week

Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! Due to the U.S. holiday, this is an abbreviated edition. Buy now, pay later comeback Both Klarna and Affirm — […]

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Robotics Q&A: CMU’s Matthew Johnson-Roberson

[A version of this Q&A first appeared in TechCrunch’s weekly robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] Over the next few weeks, TechCrunch will be running a series of Q&As with some of the top minds in robotics. I’ve spoken with Matthew Johnson-Roberson several times since he was named the director of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon […]

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Flashback: how Symbian Anna tried to bring an old OS into the modern touchscreen world

The king was on his last legs – Symbian once ruled the smartphone world, but the introduction of the iPhone followed by the arrival of Android spelled the end for the platform. However, it would not go gentle into that good night. Symbian is the core of the OS and there were several user interfaces built on top of it. Series 60 is perhaps the best-known among them – it made its debut with the Nokia 7650, which was not only Nokia’s first camera phone, but also the first mass-market Symbian phone (there were some niche phones before it). Nokia 7650, the first mass-market Symbian...

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Get a Redmi Note 12 series phone, plus other deals from Germany

The Redmi Note series doesn’t challenge the flagships from the main Xiaomi line, but these models do bring some impressive cameras and decently fast chipsets at a low price. The Redmi Note 12 Pro+ is the top of the line model with a 200MP main camera – a fairly large 1/1.4” sensor with in-sensor zoom capabilities and the f/1.7 lens also supports OIS. The 8MP ultra wide and 16MP selfie cameras seem almost pedestrian in comparison. The Pro+ model boasts 120W fast charging for its 5,000mAh battery – in our testing 15 minutes was enough to get to 81% with Boost enabled (and 58% with it...

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Get £200 off Motorola phones, plus other deals from the UK

Foldable phones have a reputation of being expensive – and for the most part, it is a well-deserved reputation. However, several Motorolas have a £200 discount applied, including the foldable Razrs, which makes them easier on the wallet. The Motorola Razr 40 is down to just £600, well below the rival Galaxy Z Flip5. Although, the Z Flip4 is perhaps the more fair comparison (finding new units is tricky, though). The Razr 40 features the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset and a basic line display on the outside. The inside, however, is adorned with a 6.9” 144Hz LTPO panel (FHD+, HDR10+), which is...

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Poco F5 / Redmi Note 12 Turbo long-term review

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Get the Samsung Galaxy A54 or A34, plus other deals from Australia

The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE arrived on Australian shores recently and it offers a near-flagship experience at a lower cost. But there are other ways to get that as well. The local version of the S23 FE is the one with the Exynos 2200. Last year’s model, the S21 FE, got the previous Samsung chip, the Exynos 2100, but we’ll get to that phone in a moment. Besides the faster chipset, the 2023 FE model has a better main camera – a 50MP sensor instead of 12MP. However, everything else is fairly similar, including the 6.4” FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, the 8MP 3x tele and 12MP 123° ultra wide...

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