MediaTek Dimensity 8400 now official with all big core CPU, a first for its segment

MediaTek's Dimensity 9300 launched last year was the first Android SoC to go with an all big core configuration for its CPU, something this year's Dimensity 9400 also went with, but those are both top of the line chipsets. Today marks the introduction of the first upper-midrange SoC with an all big core CPU. Meet the MediaTek Dimensity 8400, which is sure to pose a big threat, performance-wise, to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, which has been the uncontested king of this category for quite a while now. The Dimensity 8400 comes with eight Cortex-A725 CPU cores, clocked at up to...

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Samsung Galaxy A06 5G is coming, certification reveals

Samsung's Galaxy A06 launched in a 4G-only form back in August, and now it seems like the company is working on a 5G-capable model as well. The Galaxy A06 5G has been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance with the model number SM-A066B/DS. It will support dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) and will obviously run Android. This will be the first handset in the A0x family to support 5G. Clearly it will use a low-end chipset, but which exact one is unknown right now. [#InlinePriceWidget,13265,1#] Given the similar name, the A06 5G could keep some or most of the A06 4G's specs and just...

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Gurman: Apple to launch smart doorbell with Face ID in 2025

We’ve seen reports from earlier this year suggesting Apple is due to enter the smart home camera market and now Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is shedding more light on Cupertino’s next big bet. Apple is reportedly ready to launch its first smart doorbell with Face ID support in late 2025. Apple smart doorbell camera speculative image As per the new report, the smart doorbell will automatically unlock doors using Face ID scans. Apple has developed its own wireless networking chip called Proxima, which will ensure all Face ID-related images are processed locally on the device. The new...

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Honor Magic7 RSR Porsche Design debuts

Honor introduced today the luxurious Magic7 RSR Porsche Design, a premium smartphone that builds upon the Magic7 Pro and offers small improvements over the already impressive general flagship. There are many features that remained unchanged, like the battery capacity with powerful charging capabilities, a trio of mighty cameras and a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The Magic7 RSR Porsche Design has a 6.8” LTPO OLED with 1 billion colors and a Full HD+ resolution (it is actually higher, but Honor avoids the 1.5K marketing slogan). The panel has a peak brightness of 5,000 nits and...

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Tetsuwan Scientific is making robotic AI scientists that can run experiments on their own

LLM models are already capable of diagnosing scientific outputs, but, until now, had “no physical agency to actually perform" experiments.

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Deals: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL price drops to new low, iPhone 15 and 15 Plus also get cheaper

Last week we looked at the flagship rosters from Samsung and Google. Samsung’s phones are no longer on sale, but Google’s are – and their prices have even gone down. The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL was $950/$1,050 for the 128/256GB model. This week these same capacities are now $100 cheaper, meaning that the XL is the same price as the respective Google Pixel 9. Google Pixel 9 Pro XL $250/$250/$150 off Read our review 16/128GB - $850 at Amazon US 16/256GB - $950 at...

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Qualcomm is off the hook for now, wins its licensing dispute with ARM

The US federal court sided with Qualcomm in its trial against ARM, saying that the licensing agreement between the two companies has not been violated, although there are still uncertainties around the situation. But at least for now, Qualcomm is off the hook. The two companies entered a dispute after Qualcomm acquired the startup Nuvia, which also uses ARM's architecture. According to ARM, Qualcomm should pay higher royalty fees since Nuvia is under Qualcomm, and they both use ARM's patents for chip design. Even though the judge ruled in favor of Qualcomm, she said this is not a...

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Weekly poll: the Huawei Mate X6 is launching globally, will you pick one up?

The Huawei Mate X6 was introduced at the end of November for China, but the advanced foldable is now going global. Only one version will be available, 12/512GB, which will be priced at €2,000. Huawei will start shipping the Mate X6 to global customers on January 6. Huawei Mate X6 That’s a lot of money – especially for a phone that doesn’t have Google Play support. To be fair, Huawei has been expanding its AppGallery since it launched and it even has bank apps and such. Still, that is a lot of money. Huawei Mate X6 colorways The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 is also...

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Here are some Realme 14 Pro+ camera samples

The Realme 14 Pro+ was only partially announced, but we managed to play around with it for the last few days, so you can go and check out our hands-on. We also got to shoot some photos with it and we prepared a rich gallery of daylight and nighttime camera samples taken with all three cameras. The location is Copenhagen, Denmark. The detailed specs of the camera system aren't out yet, but obviously the telephoto unit is of the periscope kind. Let's start with the main camera's daylight shots. Daylight main camera samples Moving onto the daylight and...

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Meet Skyseed, a VC fund and incubator backing the Bluesky and AT Protocol ecosystem

On November 15, Peter Wang posted a message requesting ideas for a new incubator and fund to support experimental projects built on the burgeoning Bluesky/AT Protocol ecosystem. Four weeks later, Skyseed emerged with an initial commitment of $1 million. This turnaround, a speed underscored by the fact that the fund doesn’t even have a website […]

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Deals: Google Pixel 9 is £200 off, Pixel 9 Pro comes with a free smartwatch

2024 is almost over and some of the best phones that launched this year are on sale right now. We haven’t seen the vanilla Google Pixel 9 in a while – since its £100 discount a month ago – but it comes back with a bang. More specifically, the vanilla model is £200 off right now. Actually, if you have a Prime Student subscription, you can knock another 10% off the price. Google Pixel 9 £200 offPrime Students get 10% off Read our review 12/128GB - £600 at Amazon UK ...

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OnePlus Watch 3 to come with a rotating crown and ECG functionality

OnePlus is rumored to launch the OnePlus Watch 3 on January 7, which is when it will introduce the OnePlus 13 to the global markets and unveil the OnePlus 13R. There's no word from OnePlus about the Watch 3 yet, but a new rumor claims the smartwatch will feature a rotating crown. The source also shared the OnePlus Watch 3's render based on a prototype, showing the rotating crown. Additionally, the source claimed that the OnePlus Watch 3 will have two color options and come with a heart rate sensor and ECG, with the latter being available in select markets. OnePlus Watch 3...

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Uzbekistan’s mobile bank TBC bags $37M to expand with new AI and insurance products

Uzbekistan's mobile-exclusive bank, TBC Bank Uzbekistan, has raised $37 million to bolster its footprint in the Central Asian nation.

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Infinix Zero Flip review

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Honor Magic7 Pro bags multiple certifications

Honor will launch the Magic7 Pro soon, as evident from multiple regulatory listings. The smartphone was certified with the GCF in the United Kingdom, NBTC in Thailand, EEC for Russia and some European markets, and it was also spotted on the TUV certification website with a class III protection. Honor Magic7 Pro on stage at the Snapdragon Summit The phone, which will have model number PTP-N49, will measure 162.2 x 77.1 x 8.8 mm and weigh 223 grams. According to a Geekbench listing, it will arrive with a Qualcomm SM8750 platform, which is the current flagship chipset, Snapdragon...

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British university spinoff Mindgard protects companies from AI threats

AI creates a dilemma for companies: Don’t implement it yet, and you might miss out on productivity gains and other potential benefits; but do it wrong, and you might expose your business and clients to unmitigated risks. This is where a new wave of “security for AI” startups come in, with the premise that these […]

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After raising $26M, Hyme Energy signs global deal to scale thermal storage

With lithium battery storage too weak for many industries, companies are desperately looking elsewhere for energy storage. Molten-salt batteries offer high energy and power density, and can work for long periods. Now, Denmark’s Hyme Energy — which has raised $26 million to date — has signed a deal which could see its technology scale to […]

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Realme 14 Pro+ showcased with a cold-sensitive color-changing panel

Realme announced its 14 Pro+ and 14 Pro smartphones today, although the company left most of the specs out. It did confirm they will feature a cold-sensitive color-changing panel and revealed their designs. The 14 Pro+ will feature a triple camera on its back, while the 14 Pro will have dual shooters. We can also see a new triple-flash system for night-time portraits, and Realme is calling the feature MagicGlow. The panel was designed in collaboration with Valeur Designers, and it reacts to colder temperatures, unlike previous color-changing solutions, which changed colors when...

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BlueQubit raises $10M to take Quantum software into real-world applications

Integrating quantum computing into real-world computer applications is an ongoing problem, as the platforms are architected fundamentally differently. BlueQubit, a San Francisco-based quantum software startup founded by Stanford alumni, thinks it might have the answer.  Its Quantum Software as a Service (QSaaS) platform attempts to tackle the above problem by providing end-users with access to […]

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Realme 14x is official as the international version of V60 Pro

Realme unveiled a new 14x smartphone today powered by the Mediatek 6300 chipset. The phone is the international version of the China-bound Realme V60 Pro. This means the Realme 14x has a cool Red paintjob as its hero color. Realme 14x is built around a 6.67" LCD with HD+ resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate. There's a punch hole for the 8 MP selfie camera. There are two cameras on the back, with the main sporting a 50 MP OmniVision sensor. Alongside it is an auxiliary sensor that won't contribute much to your photos. There is a Dimensity 6300 chipset, and unlike the variant in...

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AI is burying company web sites in search results, but Otterly.AI thinks it can help

Many sites saw their organic traffic decline in 2024, in big part due to the rise of AI-generated search results. Many queries no longer lead to click-throughs, and even when users click, it is hard for companies to get more context on searches made within apps like ChatGPT or Perplexity. The answer to this problem […]

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Leaked Samsung Unpacked teaser confirms January 22 date, fourth Galaxy S25 phone

January 22, 2025 is the date that Samsung will launch its next-gen Galaxy flagships. The date comes from a leaked Italian marketing image via Evan Blass showing four phones. The devices in question are believed to be the Galaxy S25, S25+, S25 Ultra and S25 Slim. According to another reliable Samsung source, the Galaxy Unpacked event will once again take place in San Jose, California and is due to start at 10 AM Pacific Time. Samsung is also expected to show off its recently announced Project Moohan XR headset at the event. Source (private X profile)

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Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra colorways confirmed by reliable leakster

Samsung is going to launch the Galaxy S25 series next month, and one trustworthy leakster claimed to reveal the "final, official colorways" of the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra phones. The vanilla and Plus variants will have the same seven paint job options, while the Ultra will stick to a Titanium frame and a painted back panel in seven (same but at the same time different) versions. Here's the list: Galaxy S25/S25+ Blue Black Coral Red Icy Blue Mint Navy Pink Gold Silver Shadow Galaxy S25 Ultra Titanium Black Titanium Gray ...

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Honor GT launched with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, IMX906 and 100W charging

Honor’s gaming-focused GT line got its newest member today with the Honor GT. This is a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 phone with a massive VC heatsink, a 5,300mAh silicon-carbon battery and 100W wired charging. Honor GT is built around a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel is rated at up to 4,000 nits peak local brightness and features an in-display fingerprint scanner as well as a 16MP selfie cam. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip is paired with up to 16GB RAM and 1TB storage. Honor also added its Honor 3D cooling system, which employs a 5,514 mm2...

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OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R global launch date revealed

OnePlus has recently revealed that it would launch the OnePlus 13 internationally next month, and today the company has seemingly confirmed the exact date and time of the event. And not just that, but it's referring to this as the "OnePlus 13 Series Winter Launch Event". The word "series" in there pretty much confirms that there will be a OnePlus 13R and it will get official at this event. Since there's no location attached to the event, we assume it will be online-only. As you can see below, it will take place on January 7 at 10:30 AM EST, 4:30 PM CET, and 9:00 PM IST. OnePlus 13...

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Agave, the startup behind Find the Cat, finds $18M

A startup out of Turkey that has built a hit casual mobile game where you have to find cats in Where’s Wally-style drawings of increasing complexity has found something else: $18 million in funding. Agave Games, the creator of Find the Cat, will be using the Series A to build out the team and to […]

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Alphabet-backed Indian lender files for $171M IPO

Aye Finance, a lender targeting small- and medium-sized businesses in India, is seeking to raise $171 million from its initial public offering, it disclosed in a filing Tuesday. The offering comprises a $104 million fresh share issue and a $67 million secondary sale by existing investors. Proceeds from the IPO will be used to expand […]

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This stealthy African stablecoin startup already processed over $1B in cross-border payments

Juicyway, an African fintech that leverages stablecoin technology to power fast and cheap cross-border payments, is launching out of stealth after processing over $1 billion in transaction volume for thousands of African businesses over the last three years. The fintech claims to have processed over 25,000 transactions, generating $1.3 billion in total payment volume (TPV) […]

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Ulefone Armor Mini 20T Pro review

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HUAWEI Mate X6: Unfold the Classic

The HUAWEI Mate X5 was awesome, but only people in China got to experience it. Its successor, the HUAWEI Mate X6, began its global rollout this week, so more people will have access to HUAWEI’s cutting-edge foldable technology. The company considers this its true flagship foldable. HUAWEI’s folding design has slimmed down significantly since the Mate X5. The new Mate X6 measures only 9.85mm thick when folded (and 4.6mm when unfolded), compared to 11.1mm/5.3mm for its predecessor. It’s a bit lighter too at 239g vs. 243g. The quad-curve frame offers rounded corners for your palms in...

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Open source companies that go proprietary: A timeline

Open source might be the building blocks of the modern software stack, but companies building businesses off the back of open source software face a perennial struggle between keeping their community happy and ensuring that third parties don’t abuse the permissions afforded by the license. Many companies have launched with lofty open source ambitions, only […]

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Trump’s Silicon Valley advisers have AI ‘censorship’ in their crosshairs

President-elect Donald Trump has surrounded himself with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs — including Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, and David Sacks — who are now advising him on technology and other issues. When it comes to AI, this crew of technologists is fairly aligned on the need for rapid development and adoption of AI throughout the U.S. […]

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Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G unboxing

Say hello to the Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ - a phone defined by its slim profile and its captivating looks. Before we get to aesthetics, let's do an unboxing. Infinix has packaged the Hot 50 Pro+ well - you get a 33W charger, a USB cable, a glass screen protector, and a hard plastic case. Unboxing the Hot 50 Pro+ If you live in a country where Infinix operates, you can snag a Hot 50 Pro+ in either Sleek Black, Titanium Grey, Dreamy Purple, or this newly launched special Blossom Pink version. While the other models have either a glossy or a matte glass finish, the Blossom Pink has...

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Galaxy S25 series prices leak, Realme Neo7 is official, Week 50 in review

Here we are at the end of week 50 of the year 2024. Just two more to go! It looks like the European prices of the upcoming Galaxy S25 series will be the same as the S24 series. The Galaxy S25 series is not bringing massive upgrades – other than the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which is a huge step up from the Exynos 2400 that Europeans got in their S24 and S24+ phones – but there are a number of important minor upgrades too. For example, the small S-phone will finally get 12GB of RAM (but base storage will still be 128GB), the two bigger models could get 16GB in some configurations. The S25...

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Klarna’s CEO says it stopped hiring thanks to AI but still advertises many open positions

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski recently told Bloomberg TV that his company essentially stopped hiring a year ago and credited generative AI for enabling this massive workforce reduction. However, despite Siemiatkowski’s bullishness on AI, the company is not relying entirely on AI to replace human workers who leave, as open job listings — for more humans […]

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‘Reasoning’ AI models have become a trend, for better or worse

Call it a reasoning renaissance. In the wake of the release of OpenAI’s o1, a so-called reasoning model, there’s been an explosion of reasoning models from rival AI labs. In early November, DeepSeek, an AI research company funded by quantitative traders, launched a preview of its first reasoning algorithm, DeepSeek-R1. That same month, Alibaba’s Qwen […]

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Tecno Phantom V Fold2 and Phantom V Flip2 are now on sale in India

The Tecno Phantom V Fold2 and Phantom V Flip2, introduced in India last week, are now on sale through Amazon.in. The Tecno Phantom V Flip2 comes in an 8GB/256GB configuration with Travertine Green and Moondust Grey color options, while the Phantom V Fold2 is available in Karst Green and Rippling Blue colors with 12GB RAM and 512GB storage onboard. The Tecno Phantom V Flip2 is priced at INR69,999 ($825/€790) but is listed for INR54,999 ($650/€620) on Amazon.in, while the Phantom V Fold2 is priced at INR119,999 ($1,415/€1,350) but is sold by Amazon.in for INR99,999...

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Nothing Phone (1) and Phone (2a) Plus also receive Android 15-based Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1

The Android 15-based Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 released by Nothing for the CMF Phone 1 recently is now available for two more devices - Nothing Phone (1) and Nothing Phone (2a) Plus. Nothing Phone (1) • Nothing Phone (2a) Plus The update changelog for both devices is the same. The Open Beta 1 brings Shared Widgets, an AI-powered Smart Drawer, a new lock screen customization page, and camera improvements to the Nothing Phone (1) and Phone (2a) Plus. You can check the complete changelog below for more details. Shared Widgets Use widgets to link up with friends and family....

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WhatsApp lets you select specific people within a group to start a group call without disturbing anyone

WhatsApp announced that it had added new video calling features just before the holidays, including participant selection for group video calls, better resolution, and a revamped call tab on the desktop. This is another step from Meta in making WhatsApp a viable option for both personal and work calls instead of using Google Meet or […]

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vivo Y300 5G specs and detailed images emerge ahead of launch

We’re just three days away from the launch of the vivo Y300 5G in China and WHYLAB has now shared preliminary specs and images of the device ahead of its unveiling. Y300 5G gets a 6.77-inch OLED screen with a 1,080 x 2,392px resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel is rated at 1,300 nits of brightness and features vivo’s Diamond Shield glass protection. The panel also sports a punch-hole cutout for the 8MP front-facing camera and an optical fingerprint scanner embedded in the screen. The back houses a 50MP main cam (Samsung S5KJNS) and a 2MP depth helper. The more...

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New Syndicate One fund joins Belgium’s small-but-punchy tech ecosystem

Syndicate One is a debut investment firm out of Belgium that has raised a €6.5 million fund to back Belgian founders and startups. While the amount is small, the significance is that it is the first Belgian fund to have the support of all four of the federal regions of the country. This, in a […]

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As AI-fueled disinformation explodes, here comes the startup counterattack

With disinformation on the rise, especially given the explosion of AI, companies are just as vulnerable to its effects as individuals. Refute is a London-based startup that detects and responds to disinformation on behalf of these commercial entities. It’s now raised a £2.3 million ($2.9 million) pre-seed round led by UK investors Playfair and Episode 1. […]

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iOS 18.2 official rollout begins

Apple is now rolling out its iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 updates to users worldwide with several big additions. These include an expansion of the Apple Intelligence suite, though once again limited to English-speaking countries. Users are getting their first set of AI image generation features with Image Playground, Genmoji and Image Wand in Notes. iOS 18.2 is available to iPhone XS/XR and newer, with the Apple Intelligence features limited to iPhone 15 Pro and newer devices. Apple Intelligence is also expanding its available languages to include localized English...

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Embedded data analytics startup Embeddable is still handpicking its customers despite strong demand

Tom Gardiner and Harry Marshall founded Trevor.io in 2016 as a no-code business intelligence platform to help non-data people run analysis on their internal data. That business was solid, but customers increasingly started asking the company for access to the same tools for their customer-facing data. Gardiner told TechCrunch that the company initially resisted the […]

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Anybotics raises $60M to bring more autonomous industrial robots to the U.S.

Anybotics has closed its Series B round at $110 million, some 18 months after announcing it had raised a $50 million Series B.

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The prices of Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra could remain the same

We’ve been hearing murmurs that the Galaxy S25 series will be more expensive than the outgoing 2024 generation. However, a new report contradicts that, saying that prices will remain the same. Note that the conflicting reports could all be true – different regions can see the prices change or not. Speculative renders: Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra As far as Northern Europe is concerned, it seems that the prices for the Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra will launch at the same price points as their S24 counterparts. Sources have cited the prices in Sweden in particular, so...

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The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained

This story has been updated throughout with more details as the story has developed. We will continue to do so as the case and dispute are ongoing. The world of WordPress, one of the most popular technologies for creating and hosting websites, is going through a very heated controversy. The core issue is the fight […]

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vivo Y300 5G is launching in China next week

The vivo Y300 series already consists of three devices, and the company is preparing to launch a fourth member in China soon. The Y300 5G is set to debut on Monday, December 16, and we have some of its key specs ahead of the big unveiling. vivo Y300 5G The device is shaping up to be a media powerhouse with a massive rear-mounted speaker housed inside the camera ring that’s co-developed with AAC Technologies – a Chinese acoustics manufacturer. vivo Y300 5G will feature a big rear-facing speaker and 6,500 mAh battery The posts on vivo’s official Weibo profile suggest...

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HongShan, Peak XV back stablecoin-powered neobank KAST

Peak XV and HongShan, the Indian and Chinese investment firms that split from powerhouse Sequoia last year, have co-led a $10 million seed investment in KAST, a dollar-denominated neobank-like platform that lets customers hold and spend stablecoins through traditional payment avenues.  Kast also issues credit cards that work with standard merchant networks, enabling users to […]

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Moto G35 arrives in India with INR 9,999 launch price

The Moto G35 is now available in India following its global launch back in August. The device arrives with a launch price of INR 9,999 ($118) for the 4/128GB trim and is available in Leaf Green, Guava Red, and Midnight Black colors. Deliveries are scheduled for 12PM on December 16 from Motorola India, Flipkart and offline retailers. Moto G35 features a 6.72-inch IPS LCD (FHD+ 120Hz), a Unisoc T760 chipset and a 5,000 mAh battery with 18W charging. The phone is also equipped with a 50MP main cam, an 8MP ultrawide lens and a 16MP front-facing shooter. It boots Android 14 with Motorola’s...

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Amazon pilots quick commerce service in India

Amazon on Tuesday said it is piloting a quick commerce service in India that will see the U.S. tech giant deliver grocery and other items to customers in the world’s most populous nation in 15 minutes or less. The American firm is the sixth major entrant to the Indian quick commerce market, which is currently […]

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From Liam Payne to Coastal Granddaughters, here are the top trending searches for 2024, according to Google

Interest in Donald Trump surged higher than interest in Kamala Harris. People ate up content on Dubai chocolate bars. And the Yankees really did win. These are more insights all come from Google annual list of top trending searches, which it’s releasing today.  Google’s place is popular culture today is undisputed. It’s the biggest internet […]

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E-commerce marketplace platform Mirakl acquires ad optimization startup Adspert

French unicorn Mirakl is announcing its third acquisition in three years with the acquisition of Adspert, a German adtech startup focused on e-commerce advertising. Mirakl isn’t disclosing the terms of the acquisition, but the entire Adspert team of 30 employees will join Mirakl. As a reminder, Mirakl originally started as a software solution to add […]

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Blue Yonder investigating data theft claims after ransomware gang takes credit for cyberattack

Supply chain software giant Blue Yonder says it is investigating claims of data theft after a ransomware gang threatened to publish troves of data stolen from the company.  Arizona-based Blue Yonder, which provides supply chain management software to thousands of organizations including DHL, Starbucks and Walgreens, was hit by a cyberattack on November 21. The […]

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Realme 14 Pro series to arrive sooner than expected

Realme 14 Pro was rumored to arrive in January 2025, but it seems like the series might launch even sooner. The company's Indian division just posted a teaser on social media, promising the series is "coming soon" with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, periscope camera, and AI Ultra Clarity 2.0. The marketing slogan reads "two-gen ahead" because the chip is one step further, but the camera performance is another. The phones, likely a Pro and Pro+, will bring a "significant performance advantage", making the devices "far more capable". Realme 14 Pro Series features AI Ultra Clarity is...

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Redmi Note 14 debuts in India with UD fingerprint scanner, 8MP ultrawide cam

Following its debut in China, the Redmi Note 14 series has now made its way to India with the Note 14, Note 14 Pro and Note 14 Pro+ models. We’ll be taking a closer look at the vanilla Note 14 in this article, which actually boasts a few differences from the Chinese model, which launched in September. While the Indian/global Note 14 looks similar to its Chinese counterpart, it brings an optical in-display fingerprint scanner and a 20MP front-facing cam. The phone still gets a 6.67-inch AMOLED with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate with 2,100 nits of peak brightness, and Gorilla...

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It’s a Raspberry Pi 5 in a keyboard, and it’s called the Raspberry Pi 500

Single-board computer maker Raspberry Pi is updating its cute little computer-meet-keyboard device with better specifications. Named the Raspberry Pi 500, this successor to the Raspberry Pi 400 is as powerful as the current flagship Raspberry Pi, the Raspberry Pi 5. It’s available to buy now from Raspberry Pi resellers. The Raspberry Pi 500 is the […]

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Beelink EQ14 mini PC with Intel N150 review

Introduction and unboxing Mini PCs are a great way to cater to your computing needs while keeping your desk clean and minimalist. The days of old tower PCs you tuck under the desk only to take away space from your feet (collect dust) are truly over. Most people are fine with a laptop, a Mini PC, or even a powerful tablet (what's a computer, eh?). Here's where the Beelink EQ14 comes in. It's built around the very new Intel N150 - the successor to 2023's Intel N100 - a staple for entry-level systems. The Beelink EQ14 comes in this Navy Blue option and features a honeycomb pattern...

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Queer-founded brand discovery platform Famm launches a LinkedIn for the LGBTQ+ community

Famm, the discovery platform for queer-owned brands, was created by BIPOC queer married couple Cat Perez and Marianna Di Regolo to help users find LGBTQ-owned businesses. Now it’s launching a new social networking app for LGBTQ+ professionals and business owners to connect and collaborate.  Famm Connect, now available on iOS and Android devices, includes common […]

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Honor 300 Ultra official, Galaxy S25 EU versions reach the FCC, Week 49 in review

The European Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra passed through the FCC, bearing the model numbers SM-S931B/DS, SM-S936B/DS, and SM-S938B/DS. They've been testing with a 25W charger but the Ultra might support up to 45W, like the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Honor unveiled its 300 series with the Honor 300, 300 Pro, and the 300 Ultra. Like the Pro, the Honor 300 Ultra has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, but it also gets a 50MP periscope lens (IMX858) offering 3.8x optical zoom and f/3.0 aperture. The periscope module is joined by a 50MP main lens (IMX906) with OIS and a 12MP ultrawide....

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Deals: various OnePlus models on offer, Honor Magic V2 is half off

As the saying goes, “old is gold”. The OnePlus 11 is down to £400 for a 16/256GB unit right now. True, it’s a 2023 model, meaning it will turn 2-years old soon, but these days flagships age slower than ever before. For starters, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better than most mid-range chipsets out there. And OnePlus has this on track to receive 4 major OS updates (it’s one down already and Android 15 is coming soon) and 5 years of security patches. That still gives the phone three years of useful life left. OnePlus 11 ...

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Deals: the first Snapdragon 8 Elite phones are starting to arrive, Realme GT 7 Pro leads the way

The first Snapdragon 8 Elite powered smartphones are starting to arrive in Europe. The Realme GT 7 Pro is already here and it carries a 20% discount. The phone impressed in benchmarks, however, unlike GT models of old, this one is actually a good all-rounder. It has a 6.78” LTPO OLED display, a 10-bit 120Hz panel with 1,264 x 2,780px resolution and Gorilla Glass 7i protection. The camera setup is composed of a 50MP main (1/1.56”, OIS), 73mm telephoto with 50MP sensor (3x, OIS) and an 8MP ultra wide (112°). The battery is a massive 6,500mAh unit with 120W fast charging. And the phone boasts...

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As Australia bans social media for kids under 16, age-assurance tech is in the spotlight

Age assurance, an umbrella term that refers to technologies for verifying, estimating, or inferring an internet user’s age, is being thrust into the global spotlight thanks to a blanket ban on social media use for people under 16 in Australia. The law, which is expected to come into force in Australia in November 2025, will […]

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iQOO 13 is up for pre-orders in India

The iQOO 13, launched in India earlier this week, is available for pre-booking through iQOO's Indian website and Amazon.in. Those who pre-book the iQOO 13 will get an additional 1-year warranty and free iQOO TWS 1e Bluetooth earphones. The iQOO 13 comes in Legend and Nardo Grey versions in India with two memory options - 12GB/256GB and 16GB/512GB, priced at INR54,999 ($650/€615) and INR59,999 ($710/€670), respectively. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13462, 1#] The iQOO 13 has the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC at the helm and runs Android 14-based Funtouch OS 15 out of the box. It features a 6.82"...

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Setting a new Wear OS watch face might soon be possible with a single click

Let’s be fair here. It’s not like fetching and setting a new Wear OS watch face is currently particularly daunting. You can easily do it through a companion app on your phone or the Play Store on your Wear OS watch. The latter even has an optional toggle to automatically apply the latest watch face you have downloaded. Still, thanks to some APK snooping, courtesy of the folks over at Android Authority, we now know that Google is still looking to make the whole watch face application process easier. Apparently, the latest version of the Google Play Store for phones (version 43.9.17-31) has...

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ChatGPT Pro comes with unlimited access to o1 model and a $200 price tag

OpenAI has a new subscription tier called ChatGPT Pro, and at $200 per month before tax, it’s the most expensive subscription in its portfolio. Meriting the tenfold increase in monthly membership compared to GPT Plus ($20), GPT Pro features unlimited access to OpenAI’s flagship o1 (oh-one) model, including exclusive access to the o1 pro mode version, which is the most powerful model from OpenAI to date. As per OpenAI, the final release of its o1 model is more powerful, faster and more accurate than the preview build it launched in September. It’s multimodal and better at tasks like...

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Uber and WeRide launch robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi

Ride-hail giant Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company WeRide have launched a commercial robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi. The launch marks Uber’s first international autonomous vehicle offering.  Uber has been snatching up partnerships with autonomous vehicle companies across sectors, including ride-hail, delivery, and trucking. Other partners include Wayve, Serve Robotics, Aurora Innovation, Waabi, and […]

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Fly Ventures sets its eyes on technical founders with a fresh €80M fund

Fly Ventures, the Berlin-based VC that invests in seed-stage European startups within enterprise and deep tech, has launched its third fund at €80 million. The firm raised its last €53 million fund in 2020. Aiming at technical founders, the firm claims Fund III was oversubscribed and raised in a single closing. Meanwhile, the small increase […]

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Motorola brings Edge 50 Neo, Razr 50 Ultra in new Mocha Mousse color

Pantone announced their Color of the Year 2025, and it is called Mocha Mousse. Motorola, as a partner of the color company, announced two of its phones will get a makeover in the new brown paint job. The devices are the midranger Edge 50 Neo and the foldable Razr 50 Ultra, known in the United States as razr+ 2024. Interestingly enough, the clamshell gets a second Color of the Year in a row, after it was launched in Peach Fuzz, which was last year's Pantone pick. Pantone described the color as a “warming brown hue that hints at the delectable quality of cacao, chocolate, and coffee...

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Lava Probuds T24 announced with 45 hour playtime, 35ms low-latency mode

Lava introduced new TWS buds, the Probuds T24, which is slightly pricier than the recent T31, but offers longer battery life. The buds are now available in India on Lava’s online store and should start appearing in select retail stores tomorrow. Lava Probuds T24 The Lava Probuds T24 are priced at ₹1,300 (around $15) and promise an impressive play time of up to 45 hours. This is the total of the buds and charging case, which has a 470mAh battery. The buds on their own can last around 8 hours. Quick charging is supported, so 10 minutes of charging equal 2.5 hours of play...

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Upcoming OnePlus Pad's key specs tipped

OnePlus launched its first flagship Android tablet in China earlier this year with the Pad Pro and the device later made its way to international markets as the OnePlus Pad 2. It seems we’re getting a non-Pro variant soon as noted tipster Digital Chat Station shared a preliminary spec sheet for the non-Pro OnePlus Pad. The device may launch alongside the OnePlus Ace 5 series later this month and it seems it will be a rebrand of the Oppo Pad 3 which was announced last week in China. Oppo Pad 3 As per the tipster, the upcoming OnePlus tablet will feature an 11.6-inch IPS LCD with...

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Vodafone and Three’s $19B merger cleared by UK regulators – with conditions

The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has greenlighted the longstanding planned merger between two of the country’s biggest telecommunication operators. Vodafone and Three constitute two of the U.K.’s four infrastructure-owning mobile network operators (MNOs), alongside O2 and EE. As such, when the duo revealed plans to merge in a $19 billion transaction last June, it was always likely […]

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Apple struggles with AI development in China

Apple Intelligence is not coming soon to iPhones in China, reports The Information. According to the report, Apple struggles to adapt Baidu's LLM (large language model) to understand prompts and provide accurate answers and actions in common scenarios. Call summary, an Apple Intelligence feature Apple launched iPhone 16 devices with the promise that they will get AI features in October with the iOS 18.1 update, only to backtrack later that its Apple Intelligence platform will be delayed in Europe and China. The US company also faces another issue in China. Apple's privacy policy...

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This ex-Scale AI leader built a platform to automatically extracts insights from customer feedback

In this hyperconnected world we live in, it’s easier than ever to send feedback to the companies we patronize. But just because businesses offer more ways to get in touch doesn’t mean they’re poring over every comment. According to a 2020 survey from Productboard, 90% of companies fail to successfully capture feedback from all channels […]

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Samsung tipped to launch Galaxy tri-fold in early 2026

Samsung is preparing to launch the Fold7 and Flip7 with bigger displays in 2025, but it seems like the Korean company is gearing up towards a major leap after them. According to Ross Young, CEO of DSCC, we are going to see a tri-fold Galaxy smartphone in early 2026. Huawei Mate XT Ultimate, the only tri-foldable on the market currently The announcement came on social media, where the display supply chain consultant shared his inside info in a reply to yesterday's report. Samsung is not planning a tri-fold display for 2025, and it seems like the company will concentrate on gaining...

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Google Maps finally pushes Waze reports to Android Auto

Google promised to incorporate Waze data into Maps in July, over a decade after Mountain View acquired the crowd-sourcing sat-nav platform. The first features finally hit Android Auto. According to one user on Threads, police reports are now popping up on the vehicle screen, but they don't say whether it is a speed trap or something else. The rollout of Waze features to Google Maps and Android Auto is still gradual, and only a few users will see the feature. Google promised it would start with police reports, but other types of publicly sourced incidents will also...

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Huawei Mate 70 series is now up for pre-order, sale begins tomorrow

Huawei introduced the Mate 70 series last week, and today the phones went on pre-order. The company is offering all four models on its store Vmall and third-party retailers – Mate 70, Mate 70 Pro, Mate 70 Pro+, and Mate 70 RS Ultimate Design. All four phones share an unnamed chipset from which Huawei deliberately chooses not to detail. However, a teardown revealed a Kirin 9020 platform with an 8-core, 12-thread CPU with one 2.5 GHz core, three 2.15 GHz cores, and four 1.6 GHz cores; the GPU runs at 840 MHz. Huawei Mate 70 has 12 GB RAM and three storage options – 256 GB that costs...

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US agency proposes new rule blocking data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive personal data

The U.S. consumer protection agency said it's closing the loophole to block the "widespread evasion" of federal law by data brokers.

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US government contractor ENGlobal says operations are ‘limited’ following cyberattack

ENGlobal Corporation, a provider of engineering and automation services to the U.S. energy sector and federal government, says it has restricted access to its IT systems following a cyberattack, limiting the company to essential business operations only. In an 8-K filing with the SEC on Monday, Texas-based ENGlobal said it became aware of a “cybersecurity […]

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Orakl Oncology combines data and biology to bring new drugs to cancer patients

Cancer incidence is on the rise, particularly among younger adults, but most new drug compounds fail to progress through clinical trials. According to French entrepreneur Fanny Jaulin (on the right in the picture above), the problem lies with clinical trial design.  “Just because a drug isn’t successful in clinical trials doesn’t mean it’s not a […]

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vivo X200 and X200 Pro's India launch date announced

vivo teased the X200 and X200 Pro in India over a week ago, and today, the brand announced these smartphones will debut in the Asian country on December 12 at noon local time. The X200 series also includes the vivo X200 Pro mini, but it will remain China-exclusive. For now, at least. vivo's promotional material for the X200 series in India includes the X200 Pro's grey model, confirming its launch in India. But it's unclear if that will be the only color the X200 Pro will have in India or if there will be more options since vivo launched the X80 Pro, X90 Pro, and X100 Pro only in black...

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Swiggy scales 10-minute food delivery to 400 cities in quick-commerce push

Swiggy has expanded its 10-minute food delivery service to more than 400 cities and towns across India.

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Huawei Mate X6 is going global, launch date confirmed

Huawei scheduled a flagship product launch for December 12. The event will take place in Dubai, and the message reads "unfold the classic as a new era of flagship foldable excellence begins", clearly revealing we will see the recently introduced Huawei Mate X6 go global. The launch being about foldables could also mean Mate XT Ultimate will appear on the international scene, but the hashtag #UnfoldTheClassic doesn't seem fitting for the tri-fold device we handled back in September. The event will likely also include the new MatePad Pro 13.2 and the Freebuds Pro 4, and Huawei...

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Fidelity reportedly marked up its X stake by 32 percent

Fidelity marked up the value of its holdings in Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) by 32.37% in October, according to a report in Axios. Even with this markup, Fidelity still values the company at 72 percent less than the $44 billion that Musk purchased it for in 2022. Axios reports that this move is probably […]

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Best Apple Watch apps for boosting your productivity

The Apple Watch helps people track their health and fitness, but it can also be a great tool to help people stay productive and get work done. This is especially true for people who gets easily distracted by their phone. Although the Apple Watch comes with simple built-in productivity apps like Reminders and Calendar, it’s […]

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Galaxy S25 Ultra leaks in live video, Huawei launches Mate 70 series, Week 48 in review

This week brought us our best look at the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. Samsung’s top-tier flagship for 2025 will ditch the sharp edges of its predecessor in favor of a more rounded shell. The display appears to have rounded corners, too. The back houses a familiar camera arrangement with four shooters housed inside their own ring. The new leaks also gave us a sneak peek at One UI 7.0, which has redesigned icons, a control center, and a camera app UI. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's live images surface with One UI 7.0's screenshots It...

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Google Pixel 9 vs. Samsung Galaxy S24

Phones have generally been getting bigger and bigger for a while now. Proper compact flagships are bigger now than they have ever been. Today, we are looking at Google's current Pixel 9 compared directly to the vanilla Samsung Galaxy S24. Both phones are compact by today's standards and don't cut back on any of the respective flagship features of their family. The Pixel 9 is the more expensive of the two devices, currently retailing for around € 750 for a base model, compared to about € 650 for a base Galaxy S24. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging ...

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Joco almost died at launch. Now, it’s a lifeline for e-bike delivery riders — and a profitable business

On a September morning in 2024, two Jonathan Cohens — one from the Rockaways in Queens, the other from London — stood in an empty 15,000-square-foot parking garage near Hudson Yards in New York City. As they walked over chipped yellow lines, they explained how the space would help Joco, their shared e-bike startup for […]

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Nothing rumored to have three new phones in the works, expected to arrive in H1 2025

Nothing has launched five smartphones until now, with one being a part of the CMF lineup. Now we hear the brand is having three new phones "under active development," and they are expected to arrive in the first half of 2025. The source doesn't get into the specifics, but one of these three smartphones could be the rumored Nothing Phone (3) that surfaced on Geekbench a few days ago, bearing model code Nothing A059 and having the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SoC under the hood. It had 8GB RAM onboard, ran Android 15, and scored 1,149 and 2,813 points in Geekbench's single and multi-core tests,...

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