India has removed restrictions on WhatsApp’s mobile payments service in a significant victory for Meta in its largest market by users as it seeks to compete with entrenched fintech rivals. The National Payments Corporation of India, the payments body overseeing the popular UPI payments rail, said Tuesday that WhatsApp can now roll out WhatsApp Pay […]
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Samsung is said to launch the Galaxy Z Flip FE next year, which, according to the latest rumor, will use the Galaxy Z Flip6's display. The word comes from DSCC's CEO Ross Young, and if he's correct, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE will pack a 6.7" FullHD+ 120Hz LTPO AMOLED folding display having a 426 ppi pixel density and 2,600 nits peak brightness. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 However, it's unclear if the Galaxy Z Flip FE's cover screen will also be borrowed from the Flip6 or if it will be different. If it's the same, we are looking at a 3.4" Super AMOLED panel of 748x700-pixel resolution...
The Redmi brand is preparing to launch the Turbo 4 smartphone on the second day of the new year. The new device was confirmed to have a massive 6,550 mAh battery – the biggest cell Xiaomi has ever used in any smartphone ever. The device will also be IP68 and IP69 certified, and we saw in an early unboxing that the phone has dual LED ring lights around the camera lenses on the back. Redmi Turbo 4 battery • IP 66/68/69 certification posters The 6,550 mAh cell is not new per se – it is a Si/Ca dual-cell solution, also used in the Redmi K80 that was launched five weeks...
U.S. telecom giant Verizon says it has secured its network after being targeted by the China-linked Salt Typhoon cyberespionage group. In a statement given to TechCrunch on Sunday, Verizon spokesperson Richard Young said the company has “contained the cyber incident brought on by this nation-state threat actor,” and that it has not detected any threat actor […]
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iQOO Z9 Turbo arrived back in April with a 6,000 mAh battery and OriginOS 4, based on Android 14. Now, the vivo brand is planning to launch a refreshed variant with an even bigger battery, and the phone will have updated software. It is called iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance, but we expect the phone to replace the current Z9 Turbo on the market shelves. The launch will take place on January 3, 2025. The new phone will also be available in a deep Blue color. It will maintain its size and weight of 196 grams despite increasing its battery capacity to 6,400 mAh. This is possible because iQOO...
Redmi just confirmed the launch date for its Turbo 4 in China. The device is confirmed to debut on Thursday, January 2, meaning it will be the first smartphone from the Xiaomi brand to launch in 2025. We also got confirmation that the Turbo 4 is already available for early reservation from Xiaomi’s channels, and it will go on open sale on the same day as the launch. As per the latest rumors, Redmi Turbo 4 will be rebranded as the Poco X7 Pro for markets outside of China. The official Redmi Weibo profile shared images of the Turbo 4 in its Lucky Cloud White color. We can see...
Africa’s tech ecosystem just got a boost of attention, with South Africa’s TymeBank and Nigeria’s Moniepoint both raising funds in recent weeks at valuations of over $1 billion and joining the coveted unicorn pantheon. But those valuations don’t just reflect investor confidence. They signal the success they’ve had in taking disruptive fintech models originally developed […]
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It has been a busy year in the private equity realm, with countless big-money acquisitions unfolding. The take-private space specifically has seen some sizable transactions, with private equity firms spearheading more than a dozen billion-dollar deals for public tech companies. London-headquartered Permira was a key protagonist, joining Blackstone to acquire European online classifieds group Adevinta […]
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It was another strong year for Honor as it solidified itself as one of the leading Android manufacturers globally. Honor makes some of the best foldables out there, and its flagship Magic6 and midrange number series devices also stood out from the crowd. Adding to its strong smartphone lineup is the bevy of great tablets and laptops, with the MagicBook Art 14 being one of our 2024 favorites. There were some growing pains along the way, so let's summarize the good and not-so-good Honor's 2024 campaign. Winner: Magic V3 Honor delivered arguably the best foldable of 2024 with the...
Hey, Ivan here - I'm one of the editors here at GSMArena, but mostly, I'm the guy behind the camera. This means that in choosing my fave phones of the year, I usually put more weight on their camera performance. But I also care about the feel in the hand and the way they look - I do take all their photos for the reviews after all. I usually end the year with a Galaxy S Ultra in my pocket but 2024 saw the first time this isn't true. What a streak it was! From the Galaxy S20 Ultra that started it all, all the way to the Galaxy S24 Ultra, which I bought, used for half of the year, and...
2024 was a strong year for OnePlus – both the main series and the Nord line brought some real winners. However, there were a few embarrassing hiccups and worse, the company’s future strategy could lead it down the wrong path. Winner: OnePlus 12 With two exceptions, the OnePlus 12 is a great performer on all tasks. It has a beautiful screen, excellent battery life and fast charging, solid performance and a camera that impressed with selfies and video stabilization. The IP65 rating is subpar for a flagship and daylight video quality could use some work. Those things aside, the OnePlus...
We are at the dawn of a new space age. If you doubt, simply look back at the last year: From SpaceX’s historic catch of the Super Heavy booster to the record-breaking number of lunar landing attempts, this year was full of historic and ambitious missions and demonstrations. We’re taking a look back at the […]
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In September, Caviar - known for its custom luxury devices - announced the customized Huawei Mate XT Ultimate in Black Dragon and Gold Dragon versions, with the latter covered with 24k gold. Now, the brand has unveiled one more custom Mate XT Ultimate, but this one has an 18k gold body. Huawei Mate XT Ultimate with 18k gold body It looks the same as the Gold Dragon version but weighs about 1 kg. Cost is over $100,000 (€95,890/INR8,539,350), and Caviar told us "it was specially made as one piece limited edition for the extra-rich client from the US," which is why it's not listed on...
Google's Circle to Search feature, which was introduced earlier this year, is now available for three Nothing smartphones - Nothing Phone (2), Nothing Phone (2a), and Nothing Phone (2a) Plus. If you own any of these Nothing smartphones, Circle to Search can be used by long-pressing the Home button if you have 3-button navigation or by long-pressing the navigation bar if you have gesture-based navigation. The settings for the Circle to Search feature can be found on these phones under their Settings > Special features > Gestures > Navigation mode > Circle to Search menu. Circle to...
Lava Mobiles introduced its latest budget smartphone in India with the Yuva 2 5G. It brings a few novelties to the lineup, with the back featuring a marble-like finish and a notification light surrounding the camera island. The device is equipped with a Unisoc T760 chipset alongside 4GB RAM and 128GB storage, which is expandable via the microSD card slot. Yuva 2 5G is built around a 6.67-inch LCD with HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The display is rated at 700 nits of brightness and features a punch-hole cutout for the 8MP front-facing camera. There’s a side-mounted...
The Oppo Pad 3 was introduced in November, and just 30 days later, it was relaunched as OnePlus Pad in China. The tablet is exactly the same, down to the pricing and availability, but OnePlus offers the device in Green. This tablet is simply called OnePlus Pad (2024) by the Oppo online store, which sells products of both brands. It is advertised with an 11.6” LCD, a Mediatek Dimensity 8350 chipset, and up to 12 GB RAM and 512 GB storage. The Pad has two 8 MP cameras – one on the back, the other at the front, hidden in the top bezel. It is a huge device with room for a 9,520 mAh...
Samsung's One UI 7 update, which is currently in beta, is bringing a new feature that allows users to disable HDR content system-wide on their Galaxy devices. If you’ve ever been flashed by a sudden burst of overly bright HDR content on Instagram or YouTube, this option will surely come in handy. Samsung has added the Super HDR toggle inside the Advanced features section in the Settings app. When disabled, it prevents the display from automatically adjusting to show the full range of colors and contrast in HDR content, keeping screen brightness consistent across all...
Tecno is preparing the Camon 40 series, and a Pro version for 4G networks was just certified with the FCC. The listing revealed the device's size and battery, codenamed Tecno CM6. We also saw a schematic revealing that the Tecno phone will have three cameras on the back. Tecno Camon 30 Pro Tecno Camon 40 Pro will come with a 5,100 mAh battery supporting up to 45W wired charging. The device will be just 7 mm thick, which is incredibly thin in the current era of smartphones – there have been just 10 regular non-foldable devices with such a thin body in the past two years. The phone...
Blaming victims, months of silence, and suing security researchers all featured in cybersecurity in 2024.
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Lava recently unveiled the Blaze Duo with two screens, and now the Indian handset maker is gearing up to launch a new smartphone, which could feature an LED light strip. Lava dropped a short video clip on X, teasing this upcoming smartphone. It has a punch-hole display on the front and two cameras on the rear, with the primary camera using a 50MP sensor. Ab hoga kuch aisa, dekhte reh jaoge! 🤩Coming Soon.#LavaMobiles #ProudlyIndian pic.twitter.com/lQ31mD1yhc— Lava Mobiles (@LavaMobile) December 25, 2024 This teaser (and the one Lava shared previously) suggests the smartphone's camera...
OnePlus has unveiled the OnePlus Ace 5 and OnePlus Ace 5 Pro as successors to the Ace 3 and Ace 3 Pro, respectively. OnePlus skipped the number '4' in the name since tetraphobia continues to exist in China. That said, let's see what OnePlus' latest Ace series smartphones have to offer. OnePlus Ace 5 Pro Let's talk about the OnePlus Ace 5 Pro first. It's powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship chip, which is paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM. The smartphone comes with up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage onboard and runs Android 15-based ColorOS 15 out of the box. The...
Xiaomi’s Smart Band lineup (formerly Mi Band) is now in its ninth generation, and the Smart Band 9 Active is the most affordable out of the bunch. With its €25/£20 suggested retail price, this plastic nugget is one of the most affordable smartbands on the market. Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Active specifications Display: 1.47” TFT LCD touchscreen, 172 x 320 px resolution, 60Hz refresh rate, 450 nits peak brightness Straps: Detachable proprietary straps, 135-215mm adjustable length Features: 5ATM rating, Real-time heart rate monitor, 24/7 Blood Oxygen level monitor, Sleep tracking,...
The bezel-less phone is still a dream, even though screen bezels have gotten progressively smaller over the past few years. Apple has reportedly been working with Samsung Display and LG Display on a bezel-less iPhone screen for many years already, but it's still not close to production. Originally, Apple wanted to release a "zero-bezel" iPhone in 2025 or 2026. A new report from Korea today states that even a release in 2026 currently isn't likely. That's because the technology just isn't there yet. Apple apparently wants to keep a flat screen but have it angled into the sides - a...
Sharing security advice can go a long way in protecting your loved ones from the most common and damaging online threats.
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Xiaomi launched the Pad 7 in China in October, and on January 10, it will introduce the tablet in the Indian market. This revelation comes from Amazon.in, which set up a promo page for the Xiaomi Pad 7 on its website. It doesn't reveal the specs and features of the Pad 7 launching in India, but the images suggest the Chinese brand will also launch the Bluetooth keyboard and stylus for the Pad 7 in India. The Indian Xiaomi Pad 7 was spotted on Geekbench earlier this month with the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 SoC, Android 15, and 12GB RAM - the same specs as the Chinese Pad 7. Assuming...
The Samsung Galaxy S25 family is widely believed to be officially announced on January 22, with multiple rumors and a leaked teaser all mentioning that date. But that's just when they get unveiled - you may also have been wondering when exactly they will become available in stores. Luckily, a new rumor from Samsung's home of Korea now brings us just that: a purportedly leaked release date for the company's next flagship smartphone lineup. And it's February 7, apparently. Do however keep in mind that this is a Korean report, and as such February 7 over there could very well be February 6...
EV owners of GM vehicles like the Chevrolet Silverado EV and Cadillac Lyriq will now officially have access to Tesla’s Superchargers.
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The Oppo A5 Pro we've been hearing about since last month has been officially unveiled. It features a 6.7" 120Hz FullHD+ AMOLED screen with 1,200 nits peak brightness and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection. The display also has a centered punch-hole for the 16MP selfie camera and a fingerprint reader underneath for biometric authentication. On the rear, you get two cameras - 50MP primary and 2MP monochrome. Under the hood, the Oppo A5 Pro has the Dimensity 7300 chip with up to 12GB RAM and 512GB storage. The smartphone boots Android 15-based ColorOS 15, but it's unclear how many...
Samsung announced a new series of microSD cards with SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The new series of microSD cards is called Sonic the Hedgehog PRO Plus, and they are highly durable memory cards that come in four variants. The 128GB variant comes with a red icon of Knuckles, the 256GB one has yellow Tails, the 512GB flavor features a blue Sonic icon, and the 1TB variant has a black Shadow icon. The pricing is $23.99, $36.99, $68.99, and $125.99, respectively. Sonic the Hedgehog PRO Plus microSD cards All four cards are A2 microSD with sequential read and write...
People with chronic kidney disease, or those at risk of heart failure, are greatly affected by potassium imbalances in the body. These can even be life-threatening. While wearable glucose monitors are now commonplace and have transformed the lives of diabetes patients, potassium monitoring is in its infancy as it’s hard to do. Now, startups are […]
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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...
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...
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...
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...
LLM models are already capable of diagnosing scientific outputs, but, until now, had “no physical agency to actually perform" experiments.
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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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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 ...
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...
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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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...
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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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 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...
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 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...
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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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)
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 ...
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...
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...
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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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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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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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...
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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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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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...
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...
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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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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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...
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....
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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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...
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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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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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...
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 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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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...
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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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...
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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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...
