vivo X500 tipped to feature a 50MP main rear camera

vivo is expected to unveil the vivo X500, X500 Pro, and the X500 Pro Max in China later this year, likely around September. Ahead of the rumored launch, new details about the base X500 rear camera setup have now surfaced online. According to tipster Digital Chat Station, the vivo X500 will ditch the 200MP primary camera found on its predecessor, the vivo X300. Instead, the upcoming flagship is tipped to feature a 50MP Sony sensor measuring 1/1.28 inches. vivo X300 offers a 200MP main rear camera The handset is also tipped to feature a 50MP ultrawide camera and a 64MP periscope...

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Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro and Galaxy S27 Ultra to get a new selfie camera

Earlier today we found out that the entire Galaxy S27 family is rumored to have the Privacy Display feature that made its debut on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Now, a new rumor brings some news about the Galaxy S27 Pro and Galaxy S27 Ultra, specifically their selfie camera. This will allegedly be a new 16MP one. The source of this information assumes that it might be a square sensor, emulating what Apple's done in the iPhone 17 series, but that's just speculation at the moment. The S27 and S27+ also getting the new sensor isn't entirely ruled out, but it's not clear whether that will happen just...

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Google loses final appeal at Europe's high court, to pay €4.1 billion fine

Google has lost its final appeal to the European Commission's €4.1 billion fine from 2018. The appeal was Google's last chance and was presented at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Europe's highest court. The record-breaking fine sat at €4.34 (later reduced to €4.1) was imposed on Google by the European Union's executive arm, the European Commission, back in 2018. The EC found that Google was abusing Android's mobile dominance and giving its own apps an unfair advantage by requiring phone makers to pre-install Google Search, Chrome, and the Play Store. The EU sees it as Google's...

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iQOO Z11i debuts with a 6,500mAh battery, Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC

iQOO has quietly expanded its Z11 series in China with the launch of the new iQOO Z11i. The smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon chipset and packs a 6,500mAh battery. It features a 6.74-inch LCD display that offers a refresh rate of 120Hz and an HD+ resolution. The panel is claimed to reach up to 1,200 nits in high-brightness mode. The iQOO Z11i comes with a 6,500mAh battery and supports 15W wired charging. The handset runs Android 16-based OriginOS 6 out-of-the-box. It is powered by a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset, which is paired with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of...

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Report: all four Samsung Galaxy S27 models will have the Privacy Display feature

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra introduced the Privacy Display feature – it allows parts (or all) of the screen to be switched to a restricted viewing angle mode temporarily. This allows you to read notifications and see other private info but prevents others nearby from taking a peek. As with so many Ultra features, there was a possibility that this would remain exclusive to the Ultra for the foreseeable future. Apparently not – The Elec reports that all four Galaxy S27 models will have the Privacy Display feature. We had already heard that about the Galaxy S27 Pro, the new addition for...

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Redmi Note 17 series confirmed to launch this month

A leak late last month suggested that the Redmi Note 17 series would debut in China in July. Redmi has now made it official, confirming that the new Note lineup will indeed launch this month. The announcement came as part of a milestone celebration for the Redmi Note series. In a Weibo post, the company revealed that global sales of the Redmi Note lineup have surpassed 500 million units. Notably, the Redmi Note lineup has been in the market for about 12 years now. The Redmi Note 17 series will succeed the Note 15 lineup from last year and will offer improvements in performance,...

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WhatsApp responds to Indian government's order to pause the planned rollout of its username feature

Earlier this week, Meta-owned WhatsApp introduced the username feature, allowing its users to communicate with each other without sharing their phone numbers. The feature will roll out later this year, but WhatsApp is already allowing users to reserve their usernames. The username feature raised security, privacy, and impersonation concerns among many, including the Indian government, which asked WhatsApp to pause the planned rollout of the feature under the IT Act, 2000, the IT Rules, 2021, and other applicable laws. You can see the images below to read the letter sent by the Indian...

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