Poco M8x arrives with the Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 SoC, a 120Hz display, and a 7,900 mAh battery

Poco today unveiled the Poco M8x as the newest member of its M8 series. The Poco M8x is powered by the Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 SoC, making it India's first smartphone to have that chip at the helm. It has up to 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage, expandable via a microSD card. On the software side, the M8x runs Android 16-based HyperOS 3, with Poco promising four generations of Android OS upgrades and six years of security updates. The Poco M8x is built around a 6.9" HD+ 120Hz LCD, protected by Gorilla Glass 7i. It also has a centered punch-hole for the 8MP selfie...

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OnePlus tipped to launch a new budget phone in India

After announcing its exit from North America and Europe, OnePlus reaffirmed its commitment to India and said it would continue launching new smartphones in the country. Following the OnePlus N6x launch last month, a new rumor now claims that the company is preparing to unveil another budget phone soon. Tipster Yogesh Brar claimed in a post on X that OnePlus is planning to launch a new budget smartphone in India. The handset is reportedly set to be a 4G-only device. OnePlus N6x According to Brar, the phone could be unveiled as early as next month and will be exclusive to India. It...

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Infinix Hot 70 Pro's India launch timeframe announced, color options revealed

The Infinix Hot 70 Pro, unveiled last month, will debut in India soon. Infinix hasn't revealed the Hot 70 Pro's India launch date yet, but said it will arrive in India in the first week of September. Infinix also confirmed that the Hot 70 Pro will be sold through Flipkart in India and will come in four colors - Mirage Green, Dive Blue, Silk Glow Purple, and Thermo Orange. The Infinix Hot 70 Pro's Thermo Orange model features a back panel that changes color with temperature, while Mirage Green has a finish that "transforms under nighttime conditions." The texture on Silk Glow Purple...

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Here's when Nothing OS 5.0 based on Android 17 is getting unveiled

Ever since Google released Android 17, you may have been wondering when Nothing will release its own interpretation of the new OS. Well, we are getting closer. The company has just announced that Nothing OS 5.0, which will be based on Android 17, is "coming soon". But wait, there's more. The company says it will announce something related to the new Nothing OS 5.0 release on August 25 at 11:00 AM BST, which is 12:00 PM in Central Europe and 3:30 PM in India. There are no other details for now, but we can assume that the company will announce the Nothing OS 5.0 features...

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Binance now lets AI agents trade, but keeping them in check is largely up to users

Binance's Agent OS works with tools including ChatGPT, Claude Code, and Cursor.

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Apple Watch Series 12 to mark the return of a long-lost material

According to a new rumor from a tipster on X, Apple's upcoming Apple Watch Series 12 will mark the return of ceramic as a case material. That would definitely be an interesting move from Apple, diversifying its material options for the Apple Watch while also possibly driving up the average selling price, since the ceramic model will likely be more expensive. The last Apple Watch to be offered in ceramic was the Apple Watch Edition Series 5, which was launched in 2019. That's a seven-year gap, and a long wait for fans of the material. It's still unclear if white will be the only ceramic...

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Samsung is already working on the Galaxy A58 and Galaxy XCover FR

Samsung launched the Galaxy A57 in March, and now it's already working on its successor, the Galaxy A58. This was revealed by the GSMA Association's database. There are no details about the upcoming device yet, but it will have the model number SM-A586x, with the last digit or character indicating the market it will be available in. The model that is in the GSMA database is the SM-A5860, which is the one for the Chinese market. Additionally, the database also shows that Samsung is working on the Galaxy XCover FR, with the model number SM-G778x. The exact version in the database is the...

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