The notification drawer on Android can be both useful and distracting because of the sheer number of notifications that come in. You have to manage per-app notifications better through settings or set up a system to avoid missing important updates. An app called Pinnit helps you look through notifications that you missed with its notifications […]
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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE last week. The 2024 model features a larger display (6.7” vs. 6.4”), a new chipset (Exynos 2400e) with a vapor chamber that is “1.1x larger” and a higher capacity battery (4,700mAh vs. 4,500mAh). We can have a closer look at some of these hidden components in this teardown video. With the glass back removed, the layout is very similar to the S23 FE. A heat spreader on the motherboard hides one of the major changes this generation – a version of the Exynos 2400, replacing the Exynos 2200/Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 that was inside the 2023 phone. A graphite film...
Earlier this year, HMD entered a new phase of its brand image and dropped its Nokia branding for smartphones in favor of its own HMD-branded devices. HMD continued to offer Nokia-branded smartphones, feature phones, and tablets for the past months but it seems supplies for those have come to an end, at least in Europe. No Nokia smaretphones in sight on HMD.com/UK You won’t find Nokia-branded devices on most of the official HMD websites in the Old Continent but Nokia devices are still present across HMD’s storefronts in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, and...
Raspberry Pi, the company that sells tiny, cheap, single-board computers, is releasing an add-on that is going to open up several use cases — and yes, because it’s 2024, there’s an AI angle. Called the Raspberry Pi AI Camera, this image sensor comes with on-board AI processing and is going to cost $70. In more technical […]
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The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is back, bigger and better than before, with a thinner design and excellent tri-camera system.
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Businesses need stability to thrive. Unfortunately for anyone in Sudan, stability has been hard to come by for the past year and a half as the country quakes amidst a raging civil war. More than 20,000 people have been killed, and about 7.7 million people have been displaced just within the country; millions have had […]
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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE this week, alongside two premium tablets. Meanwhile, Xiaomi launched a pair of 14T phones. Let’s have a closer look at the new arrivals. The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE starts at £650 and will receive 7 OS updates and 7 years of security patches. Will a device with 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage still be usable in 7 years? Who knows, Android is not as slim as it once was and it’s not getting any slimmer. Neither are all the apps. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 8/128GB - £650...
Does the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE need to exist? It all comes down to price – a 256GB unit will cost you $710 in the US with no promotions and discounts, a Galaxy S24+ 256GB is $1,000. The S24+ is certainly the better phone, but whether it is $290 better remains to be seen. And you shouldn’t be paying full price for these phones, anyway. Samsung US is accepting pre-orders for the S24 FE and is offering up to $400 trade-in credit, 50% off the Galaxy Watch FE and Buds FE and 2x the Samsung Rewards points. However, the S24+ has similar offers too. Say that you have a Galaxy S21 FE and you...
There are many iPad apps to help you organize recipes; sync tasks across devices; be more productive; and manage your notes.
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While online discourse would make it seem that venture has retreated to the Bay Area, with San Francisco being the most important place to build a startup, Index Ventures is looking to bulk up its New York-based investing team. The firm is currently looking to hire another New York-based investor with plans to add three […]
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Caviar, known for its custom luxury devices, is back with another customized device. We are talking about the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate tri-folding smartphone, which was unveiled earlier this month in China in black and red colors and has a base price of CNY19,999 ($2,850/€2,555). Caviar's customized Huawei Mate XT Ultimate is part of its Rich Colors collection and has two versions - Black Dragon and Gold Dragon. The Black Dragon model is inspired by the Xuanlong Dragon from Chinese mythology and is wrapped in black crocodile leather, resembling the scales of the Xuanlong Dragon. It's...
The Honor 200 Lite, introduced last week in India, is now on sale through Amazon.in and Honor's Indian website. It comes in a single 8GB/256GB configuration priced at INR17,999 ($215/€190) with three color options - Starry Blue, Cyan Lake, and Midnight Black. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12948, 1#] The Honor 200 Lite has the Dimensity 6080 chip at the helm and runs Android 14 with MagicOS 8 on top. It packs a 6.7" 1080p 90Hz AMOLED screen and is fueled by a 4,500 mAh battery with 35W charging support. The Honor 200 Lite also features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and sports four...
The Red Magic nova gaming tablet debutted earlier this month in China and is now going global. Red Magic claims this is the best tablet for triple-A games thanks to a combination of a potent chipset, capable display, big battery, and sophisticated passive and active cooling. Inside the Red Magic Nova is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Leading Edition — a higher-clocked version of the SoC with a 3.4GHz Cortex-X4 prime core and a GPU running at 1GHz. This matches the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for the Galaxy, making it the current best chipset in terms of performance in the Android realm. But while...
Note-taking apps typically aim to make you more efficient and productive. A lot of those apps concentrate on quickly jotting down your thoughts, organizing them better, or a mix of both. Napkin (not to be confused with the Accel-backed startup of same name) wants to stand out amid these apps by focusing on mindfulness. Think […]
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Last year Honor launched its Honor X9b midranger which offers several drop protection features. One of them was the “Ultra-Bounce Anti-Drop Display” which featured shock-absorbing material which Honor claimed could provide a drop resistance of up to 1.5m. Honor Malaysia is now teasing a new tougher device which should be the upcoming Honor X9c. While we don’t get an actual look at the phone, the teasers clearly hint at the device’s name and its structural integrity. X9c should be priced in the midrange segment like its predecessor. We'll make sure to update you with more details when...
Xiaomi's announcements keep piling up and the latest additions are the Redmi Note 14 5G and Redmi Buds 6. Note 14 joins the Note 14 Pro and Note 14 Pro+ as the entry-level device in the series while the Buds 6 are the latest in-ear TWS from the Xiaomi sub-brand. Redmi Note 14 5G Redmi Note 14 is built around a 6.67-inch OLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 120hz refresh rate. It gets up to 2,100 nits peak brightness and features Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Redmi Note 14 5G Redmi Note 14 gets MediaTek’s Dimensity 7025 Ultra chipset which is paired with up to 12GB RAM...
Samsung announced its Samsung Health SDK suite as a comprehensive solution to bring advanced data from Galaxy Wearables to researchers and developers around the world. The SDK is split into four categories and is now available to Samsung partners, developers, and researchers. Sensor SDK unlocks the advanced BioActive sensor algorithm from the Galaxy Watch series which offers heart rate, skin temperature, electrocardiogram (ECG), and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). The SDK will offer access to Photoplethysmogram (PPG) Infrared (IR) and Red LED sensor data for the first time. Data...
vivo launched the X Fold3 Pro in India in June in Celestial Black color. Today, vivo announced the X Fold3 Pro Lunar White Limited Edition, which is available for purchase through vivo's Indian website, Flipkart, and partner retail stores. The vivo X Fold3 Pro Lunar White Limited Edition is basically the Solar White model available in China. It comes in a single 16GB/512GB configuration like the Celestial Black model and costs the same - INR159,999 ($1,910/€1,715). vivo X Fold3 Pro Lunar White Limited Edition • vivo X Fold3 Pro Celestial Black The specs and features are the...
Meizu took the wraps off its Lucky 08 smartphone and its main claim to fame is AI. The device boots Meizu’s Flyme AI OS and it is packed with all kinds of smart features ranging from automatic call answering and call summarization to AI-powered shopping assistant that helps you find the best deals by comparing prices. Meizu Lucky 08 in Star White and Meteorite Black The new interface also brings an updated AI assistant that can answer search queries, analyze documents, transcribe and summarize voice recordings. Meizu even made the power button double as a dedicated AI quick toggle...
Today is the day of the Xiaomi 14T series global launch. It is exactly a year after the 13T series launched and once again we expect to see two models: Xiaomi 14T and Xiaomi 14T Pro. Once again, the pair will feature cameras co-engineered with Leica, plus high quality displays and high-end chipsets. We’ve seen many leaks that detail the specs, but the event is about to start, so let’s focus on the official details. The event starts at 2:00pm GMT. Unlike its predecessor, the Xiaomi 14T Pro will support wireless charging (at 50W) in addition to super-fast wired charging (120W). You...
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As expected, vivo announced its V40e in India today. The new device follows the design language of the V40 and V40 Pro with a curved 6.67-inch OLED screen and a dual-camera setup on the back with vivo’s Aura Light portrait system. vivo V40e in Mint Green and Royal Bronze V40e is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset paired with 8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage which does not support expansion. The display features FHD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 4,500 nits peak brightness. You also get a 50MP selfie cam with eye autofocus. The back houses a 50MP...
One of the most fundamental breakthroughs at Nvidia has been building processors that power and integrate with highly detailed, compute-intensive graphical simulations, which can be used in a wide range of applications, from games and industrial developments through to AI training. Now two of the engineers who helped build those physical simulations for Nvidia and […]
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The vivo X200 series will launch on October 14 at an event in Beijing, China. We expect vivo X200 and vivo X200 Pro phones, and it looks like a mini version, the vivo X200 Pro mini, will also be available. The name of this phone popped up on Weibo in a post from a vivo brand manager Jia Jingdong, who welcomed a new brand ambassador. The executive introduced Zheng Qingwen, a tennis player and the winner of the Olympic gold in Paris 2024 – the first woman from Asia to win the accolade. Weibo often reveals the device from which the post is made, and in this case, Jia Jingdong used vivo...
Samsung is bringing the Galaxy S25 Ultra with a redesigned body, thinner bezels and possibly support for satellite connectivity. We also heard it will be exclusively powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset, skyping the Exynos version and while this latest leak doesn't really confirm that it shows the kind of performance we can expect. A Galaxy S25 Ultra unit was benchmarked on Geekbench, giving us its first CPU rating and telling us more about the chipset. The listing revealed the CPU will have 2 cores clocked at 4.2 GHz and 6 more running at up to 2.9 GHz, which is a major upgrade...
The Redmi Note 14 Pro series is launching in China on Thursday, September 26 and the teaser campaign is in full swing. The latest pieces to the puzzle reveal the Note 14 Pro+ will feature a massive 6,200 mAh silicon-carbon battery with 90W charging. Note 14 Pro+ will get a 6,200 mAh silicon-carbon battery The other teaser confirms the phone will launch with the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 – Qualcomm’s latest midrange chip. And a Snapdrgaon 7s Gen 3 chip Previous teasers revealed the Note 14 Pro series will also feature IP68 and IP69K ingress protection and Gorilla Glass Victus 2...
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We have the freshly launched Tecno Spark 30 Pro for unboxing today. Ours is the Transformers special edition model with a custom Optimus Prime paint job and a anime-style promo leaflet in the box. There's also a 33W charger, a USB-A to USB-C cable, and 3.5mm earbuds - yes, this phone has a proper audio jack and it enables an FM radio. Upfront, the Tecno Spark 30 Pro packs a 6.78-inch FHD AMOLED display with a fluid 120Hz refresh rate. Inside, there's a 6nm MediaTek Helio G100 chipset with 8GB of RAM. Storage is 256GB in our case, and there's also a 128GB model. Tecno...
Tecno silently unveiled the Spark 30, and today, we received a press release about the official launch of the series. The vanilla smartphone is getting a bigger brother – Spark 30 Pro and both of them come with a custom Transformers edition. The Pro phone has 4.5G (that's LTE Advanced) connectivity and some of Tecno's latest AI features embedded in the software. The Spark 30 Pro's screen is a 6.78" AMOLED with FullHD+ resolution, up to 120 Hz refresh rate and 1,700 nits peak brightness. The flat panel has a fingerprint scanner underneath and a 13 MP selfie camera placed under a...
Xiaomi promised to launch the Redmi Note 14 Pro series this week, and we finally know the date. The new phones will arrive on September 26 with a strong body and improved durability. The launch will be the landing ground for the Redmi Note 14 Pro and Redmi Note 14 Pro+, which will have slightly different designs - the Pro has a colored camera island, and the Plus has a back glass. Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro features The Redmi Note 14 Pro series will be both IP68 and IP69K certified. This means the phones can withstand immersion in water and water jet sprays, dust ingress, and...
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Mediatek is expected to release the Dimensity 9400 chipset next month. It will have the Immortalis-G925 graphics unit by Arm, which the Taiwanese company claims will be “the highest performing, most efficient GPU to date.” Recent benchmarks confirmed this might be true regarding raw power. The GPU scored 134 fps in the GFX Aztec 1440p off-screen Vulkan benchmark, which is much higher than the 72 fps on the Apple A18 Pro and the 95 fps on last year's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The Aztec test is part of the GFXBench suite, designed to simulate an intensive 3D game-like environment and push...
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The fair source concept is designed to help companies align themselves with the "open" software development sphere, without encroaching into existing licensing landscapes.
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This year's Z60S Pro model bears a striking resemblance to last year's Z50S Pro. We recently got the new device, though, so we still figured out it will be good to run some tests on it. Before we get to the actual benchmark tests, let's review what has changed in the new model. Despite the significant jump in the model number, it is more of a facelift than a straigh upgrade. Nubia boosted the main 35mm cam with a larger sensor. It also introduced some new AI features to the mix, including Magic Eraser, a star sky algorithm and a 65:24 ultra-wide cinema format. The chipset...
The iPhone 16 series went on sale this Friday with brand new Camera Control and Action Button, plus new ultra wide cameras – quadruple the resolution (48MP) for the Pros and autofocus for the vanilla models. And, of course, Apple Intelligence AI for all four, but that one isn’t ready yet – it should be enabled in the UK next year. The Apple iPhone 16 is the base model, still with a 6.1” display. The new controls and the Apple A18 (coupled with two extra gigs of RAM) are the key upgrades here. And, yes, the ultra wide camera has a macro mode now. ...
Shelf lets you show what you listen to, play, read and watch online through your dedicated digital storefront.
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While it's fair to say the EU's antitrust tech enforcement outcomes have varied, one lasting legacy is that some of these major cases served as inspiration for the bloc's Digital Markets Act.
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The vivo V40e teased a few days ago will be unveiled next week. This revelation comes from vivo India, which announced the V40e will be launched in India on September 25 at noon local time. vivo hasn't detailed the V40e's specs sheet, but the brand already revealed its design and key specs, including a 6.77" 120Hz 1080p curved display, 50MP primary camera (Sony IMX882, OIS), 8MP ultrawide camera, and a 50MP selfie camera. vivo V40e will have two color options The vivo V40e will come in Royal Bronze and Mint Green colors and pack a 5,500 mAh battery with 80W wired charging...
The Motorola Razr 50, introduced in India last week, is now on sale through Motorola's Indian website, Amazon.in, and leading retail stores. It comes in a single 8GB/256GB configuration priced at INR64,999 ($780/€695) with three color options - Spritz Orange, Beach Sand, and Koala Grey. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13151, 1#] The Motorola Razr 50 is powered by the Dimensity 7300X, runs Android 14-based Hello UI, and packs two screens - a 6.9" 120Hz LTPO AMOLED folding display of 2,640x1,080-pixel resolution, and a 3.6" 90Hz AMOLED cover display having a resolution of 1,066x1,056...
Following their announcements earlier this month and exactly one week after their pre-orders – the iPhone 16 series is going on open sale in the first wave of markets around the world. Like last year there’s two base models – the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pluswhich are joined by the two flagships – the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. The new iPhones are now available across 58 countries including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Turkey, the UAE, the U.K., and the U.S. The 16 series will arrive to 21 more countries a week...
Huawei started shipping the Mate XT Ultimate units, just 10 days after unveiling the world's first tri-fold smartphone. Those who pre-ordered and paid for the device will be the first to receive it, as reports from China confirm that the phone is not yet available for open sale. According to Reuters, people lined up outside Huawei stores in major Chinese cities, only to be turned away because the phone was not available for in-store purchase. Huawei flagship store in Shenzhen, China Registrations for the Mate XT reached an impressive 6.5 million, surpassing the 3.9 million total...
Xiaomi is launching its Redmi Note 14 Pro series in China sometime next week and the brand has now shared an early look at the Note 14 Pro+ in Mirror Porcelain White. Redmi Note 14 Pro+ in Mirror Porcelain White That phone features a curved display with a punch hole cutout and a sizeable ellipse-shaped camera island with a glass element that protects the three camera lenses and LED flash. We can see the outside ring will feature a texturized pattern. Redmi Note 14 Pro+ camera island We also get an early glimpse at the Note 14 Pro in Phantom Blue and Twilight Purple which...
Apple got hit with a class-action suit in four European countries, filed by Euroconsumers – one of the biggest consumer advocacy groups in the European Union. According to the files, Apple is at fault for music streaming services like Spotify and YouTube Music getting more expensive. The lawsuit read that the companies have to pay 30% to be on the App Store, and in order to cut their losses, they pass the cost onto their customers. Euroconsumers stated that each iOS customer has to pay up to €3 more to help cover the lost revenue. According to the group, Apple earned roughly €259...
Honor launched the Honor 200 and Honor 200 Pro in India in July, and today, it introduced the Honor 200 Lite in the country. The Honor 200 Lite is powered by the Dimensity 6080 SoC and boots Android 14-based MagicOS 8. It has a 6.7" 1080p 90Hz AMOLED display on the front with a pill-shaped cutout for the 50MP selfie camera. On the back, you get a triple camera setup, which is a combination of 108MP primary, 5MP ultrawide, and 2MP macro units. The Honor 200 Lite packs a 4,500 mAh battery with 35W wired charging support and features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner for...
The governing body overseeing India's popular UPI payments rail is considering increasing its proposed market share cap for operators like Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm.
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Google has succeeded in overturning a $1.7 billion antitrust penalty handed down by the European Union back in March 2019.
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Way back in 2019, Xiaomi patented a tri-fold design, but knowing what we know now, that kind of funky design will never work in the real world. There was another patent that showed a more sensible design, but it needed segments to bend both ways, which may be tricky. A month ago, we heard rumors that Xiaomi will show off a tri-folding phone (or at least a prototype of one) at MWC in February 2025. And now a patent published by the China National Intellectual Property Administration has been revealed that shows what this device might look like. The patent was issued back in December of 2022...
If you’ve ever faced firmware issues like boot looping or bricking with your iPhone, your last resort would be to connect it via cable to a PC or Mac and restore its firmware with iTunes. According to a new report from 9to5Mac, the new iPhone 16 models will be able to restore their software wirelessly thanks to RecoveryOS. This feature would allow iPhone 16s to be wirelessly restored from another iPhone or iPad running iOS 18/iPadOS 18. image: 9to5Mac RecoveryOS has been available for a while on Apple Watch and Apple TV devices and it’s good to see Apple finally bring it to its most...
The Infinix Zero 40 5G, unveiled last month, was introduced in India today with three color options - Violet Garden, Moving Titanium, and Rock Black. It will be available in India starting September 21 through Flipkart in 12GB/256GB and 12GB/512GB configurations, priced at INR27,999 ($335/€300) and INR30,999 ($370/€330), respectively. The Infinix Zero 40 5G is built around a 6.78" 144Hz 2,436x1,080 px curved AMOLED display and has the Dimensity 8200 Ultimate SoC at the helm. It boots Android 14-based XOS 14.5 and comes with the promise of two major Android upgrades and three years of...
The Nord Buds 3 are the latest in-ear truly wireless earbuds from OnePlus and an India-exclusive product. These are the amateur version of the Nord Buds 3 Pro that launched a couple of months ago and the new entry-level model in the lineup. For the most part, this is the same product, just with a couple of changes, most notably to the active noise cancellation. This means you are still mostly getting the same design, the same drivers, and the same or even better battery life. All that for 30% less money sounds like a good deal but we will have to see if it's worth it. Design The...
Ukraine-based Mac and iOS app developer MacPaw announced today that it is releasing its alternative mobile app store Setapp thanks to the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules in the EU. The company has been testing the app store under closed beta for a few months now with select users. MacPaw is now allowing all […]
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Apple is expected to introduce 2 nm chips next year, right in time for the iPhone 17 lineup. Latest reports revealed that they might be built by TSMC, but the Taiwanese chipmaker is having issues with production. Cupertino reserved all of TSMC's 2nm capacity, but due to the low yields of the new process technology, the SoC will be launched only in the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. According to reports from Taiwan, the chip company demoed the new product, but still needs the help of other suppliers to package the chip ready for installation in smartphones. Partners need to...
Earlier this month, Huawei announced that it will reveal the Huawei Watch GT 5 on September 19 (Thursday this week) and even offered a glimpse at the design. Not that there is much to see, as there are no radical changes from the Watch GT 4. This was confirmed when renders of the new model leaked out and now there is even a short unboxing video. Huawei Watch GT 5 (stills from the hands-on video) The watch follows the now established design with an octagonal body and a circular graduated bezel. According to the note, however, this generation will come in 46mm and 42mm sizes,...
Last year’s Google Pixel Fold failed JerryRigEverything’s bend test so we’ve been waiting to see if its successor - the Pixel 9 Pro Fold can survive the durability test. The start is promising – the Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protected cover screen scratches at level 6 on Mohs hardness scale while the main UTG screen is covered in plastic and scratches at a level 2. It’s all downhill from there as the host adds sand and small rocks on the main screen which immediately find their way inside the device and its hinge. The bend test starts at the 5:40 mark in the video, and like last year,...
AWS today announced that it is transitioning OpenSearch, its open source fork of the popular Elasticsearch search and analytics engine, to the Linux Foundation with the launch of the very aptly named OpenSearch Foundation. AWS first launched the OpenSearch project in 2021, after Elastic changed its license for its Elasticsearch and Kibana projects to its […]
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Samsung, Xiaomi, and other major smartphone companies are guilty of breaching antitrust laws, according to regulatory reports. Reuters revealed that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) found that Amazon and Flipkart violated local competition laws by giving preference to select makers, hurting other companies. Samsung Galaxy M35 is cheaper on Amazon India, compared with offline stores The CCI posted a 1,027-page report on Amazon, colluding with Samsung, Xiaomi, Motorola, Realme, and OnePlus. All these companies had "exclusive phone launches," breaking competition law. Similar is...
Nick Frosst, the co-founder of $5.5 billion Canadian AI startup Cohere, has been a musician his whole life. He told TechCrunch that once he started singing, he never shut up. That’s still true today. In addition to his full-time job at Cohere, Frosst is also the front man of Good Kid, an indie rock band […]
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Remember that Xiaomi concept camera phone that had an exposed 1” sensor and a mount for removable lenses? It was based on the Xiaomi 12S Ultra that was modded to accept Leica M mount lenses. It was cool, but it was just a concept and it was never made available to regular consumers. If you have the DIY skills, you can make your own as this video from channel Mod and Shoot demonstrates. It starts with the Sharp Aquos R6, a Japan-only Android from 2021 which has a 1” 20MP sensor. The Sharp Aquos R6 as it comes out of the box The phone's 19mm Leica Summicron lens had to go, of course,...
Blockchain technology is all about decentralization and virtualization. So it’s a little ironic that humans love to come together in person at big blockchain events. Such was the case last week in Seoul, where a record 17,000 people and 300 speakers came together for Korea Blockchain Week. Like traditional tech conferences, the event featured a […]
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This week all eyes were on Apple and the new iPhone 16 series. Pre-orders started this Friday and will last a week – shipments and open sales start next Friday. You can pre-order from Apple.com and, if you do, make sure to check the trade-in deals. Apple made a big deal about them during the presentation. Here are the US prices for the four iPhone 16 models without trade-in (they cost the same as last year’s 15-series). iPhone 16 iPhone 16 Plus iPhone 16 Pro iPhone 16 Pro Max US $799 $899 $999 $1,199 Are you...
Soundiiz is a free third-party tool that builds portability tools through existing APIs and acts as a translator between the services.
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The vivo X200 series is about to debut on October 14 at an event in Beijing, China. So far, we've seen quite a few rumors surrounding the series, but today, we have undeniable evidence of some of the X200 Pro's features. vivo X200 Pro Geekbench 6 listing A Geekbench score sheet surfaced online confirming the Dimensity 9400 chipset inside the vivo X200 Pro. So, the rumors were right all along. The chipset itself hasn't been announced yet and is said to be 30% faster at single-core scenarios than its Dimensity 9300 predecessor. Remember, though, that the scores might not reflect the...
The Redmi 14C introduced last month is now joined by the 'R' model. The Redmi 14R is built around a 6.88" 120Hz HD+ LCD with 600 nits peak brightness and support for wet touch. The Redmi 14C has the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC at the helm with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage, expandable by up to 1TB via a microSD card. The smartphone runs Android 14-based HyperOS out of the box. Redmi 14R For photography, you get a 13MP primary camera on the rear, joined by an unknown unit, and on the front is a 5MP camera for selfies and video calls. Keeping the lights on is a...
Honor launched the Honor 200 and Honor 200 Pro in India in July, which will be joined by the Honor 200 Lite next week - on September 19. The Honor 200 Lite comes with the Dimensity 6080 SoC, up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage, and Android 14-based MagicOS 8. It's built around a 6.7" 1080p 90Hz AMOLED display and has a 4,500 mAh battery under the hood with 35W wired charging. The Honor 200 Lite sports four cameras - 108MP primary, 5MP ultrawide, 2MP macro, and 50MP selfie. It also features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication. You can read our Honor...
Tecno introduced two new foldables today – Phantom V Fold2 and Phantom V Flip2. Both phones come with the maker's own AI Suite, and they are the first devices to have the features straight out of the box. Tecno Phantom V Flip2 & Phantom V Fold2 Tecno Phantom V Fold2 The Fold2 evolves from its predecessor while keeping some key specs, like the Dimensity 9000+ chip, the 7.85" inner screen and the 6.42" cover display. The big change is the body, which is now under 6.1 mm thin when unfolded and under 12 mm when folded. It also lost a lot of weight - it is now 249 grams, down...
Realme launched its latest P-series phone in India with the P2 Pro today. It’s headlined by a curved AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset and a 50MP main cam using Sony’s LYT-600 sensor. Alongside the new phone, Realme also introduced a budget Android tablet – the Realme Pad 2 Lite. That device features a 10.95 LCD, Helio G99 chipset, and an 8,300 mAh battery. Realme P2 Pro Realme P2 Pro is built around a 6.7-inch curved OLED screen with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, features 2,000 nits peak brightness and packs a...
Samsung is a major manufacturer of storage chips, and today, the company announced it has begun mass production of its latest NAND chips – QLC 9th-gen V-NAND with 1-Terabit storage (125GB). Back in April, Samsung became the first company to mass-produce the 9th generation V-NAND with TLC (triple-level cell) technology. Now they are upgrading that to a quad-level cell (QLC) solution, allowing the storage of 4 bits per cell and hence a more storage-dense physical chip. This has resulted in a twice as fast data writing speed and reduced power consumption for reading and writing data by 30%...
The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has delivered its provisional ruling in a longstanding battle to combine two of the country’s major telecommunication operators. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says that Three and Vodafone’s planned $19 billion merger could lead to higher prices for consumers, diminished service such as smaller data packages in contracts, and reduced […]
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The newest member in the vivo T3-series is here with the T3 Ultra. It brings a curved AMOLED screen, Dimensity 9200+ chipset, and a slim profile measuring 7.6mm. vivo T3 Ultra in Lunar Gray and Frost Green T3 Ultra is built around a 6.78-inch curved AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel is rated at up to 4,500 nits peak brightness and features a 50MP front-facing camera housed inside a punch-hole cutout. The back houses a dual camera setup headlined by a 50 MP Sony IMX921 main cam with OIS and an 8MP ultrawide lens. The device also features...
WhatsApp is now letting small businesses in India sign up for a Meta Verified badge and giving them the ability to send customized messages to customers.
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The OnePlus 13 is expected to arrive in October, and the phone was just benchmarked on CPU-benchmark Geekbench, shedding more light on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip that will power the flagship. According to the listing, it will reach over 10,000 pts in multi-core score and will have two core clusters – 2x 4.32 GHz + 6x 3.53 GHz. These numbers sound crazy high, even if we take into account the new SoC will be built on TSMC's smalles and most power-efficient 3 nm process technology. There is a high chance that these numbers are misrepresented or plain wronng because such clock rates would...
Tem wants to do for utilities what neobanks have done for the financial sector: disrupt an industry using tech, streamline it, and cut out the middlemen.
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Google Chrome is trying to make its browser more sticky by ensuring that you have access to your tab groups and recently opened tabs across all your devices. The company is adding tab groups to iOS devices. In the Chrome app, you can long-press on a tab from the tab switcher view to create a […]
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Samsung India is experiencing a turbulent period as it is losing ground to Chinese competitors. According to The Economic Times of India, the company will lay off nearly 200 people, which is about 10% of the workforce. The announcement comes on the third day of protests at the Chennai factory, where workers demand better wages and working conditions. The plant, located in Sriperumbudur, produces TVs, fridges and washing machines and contributes between 20% and 30% of Samsung's annual $12 billion revenue in India. The factory does not manufacture mobile devices, so this strike will...
