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Watch the Asus Zenfone 8 lineup announcement live

Posted: 12 May 2021 07:11 AM PDT

The time for Asus' announcement of the Zenfone 8 series has finally come. The global launch will be live-streamed, and it is scheduled to begin at 5PM UTC - that's 1PM in New York, 7PM in Berlin, or 1AM on May 13 in Taiwan, the home country of Asus. The event will see the global debut of the Asus Zenfone 8 and Asus Zenfone 8 Flip. The first phone is expected to be a compact handset with two cameras, becoming a rare fully featured but compact Android phone. The Flip, on the other hand, should retain the full-screen experience and flip camera mechanism from the Zenfone 6 and Zenfone 7...

Realme Narzo 30 officially confirmed to pack a 90Hz screen

Posted: 12 May 2021 06:22 AM PDT

After launching the Narzo 30A and Narzo 30 Pro 5G in February, Realme will add the vanilla 30 to the lineup on May 18. And today we got another detail about it with the latest teaser. While Realme didn't reveal the screen's diagonal and resolution officially, it took to Facebook to announce that Narzo 30 will indeed sport a 90Hz display. Realme previously confirmed the Narzo 30 will come with a Helio G95 SoC, 5,000 mAh battery, 30W charging, and a side-mounted fingerprint reader. Realme Narzo 30 will have two color options Additionally an early hands-on video...

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) runs laps around the competition in Geekbench

Posted: 12 May 2021 05:28 AM PDT

Apple's new M1-powered iPad Pro 11 (2021) and 12.9 (2021) will come out in a couple of weeks, but the first Geekbench results are already out – and they are quite impressive. The benchmark was run on an iPad 12.9 Pro (2021) with 16 GB of RAM. The single-core performance is comparable to the Apple A14 chipset of the iPhone 12 series, they use the same cores after all. However, the M1 has four big ones compared to two in the phones, which makes for a massive difference in the multi-core test. Looking over at the top chipsets available for Android shows that Apple has a massive lead. We've...

Xiaomi is no longer blacklisted by the US government

Posted: 12 May 2021 04:35 AM PDT

The Chinese company Xiaomi is no longer blacklisted by the US government, following a lawsuit to US courts. According to Bloomberg, sides agreed "upon a path forward that would resolve this litigation without the need for a contested briefing", meaning the US Defense Department backed down from de-listing the manufacturer from global benchmark indexes. The conflict first began in November 2020, when former US President Donald Trump designated Xiaomi as a "Communist Chinese military company", barring American citizens and companies from investing or dealing with the maker. Xiaomi...

Sony Xperia 10 III on preorder in Germany, free noise canceling headphones included

Posted: 12 May 2021 03:47 AM PDT

Nearly a month after its official announcement, Sony's Xperia 10 III has finally gone on pre-order in Germany. The first midrange Xperia with 5G connectivity comes bundled with a pair of Sony WH-CH710N noise canceling headphones and costs €429. You can pick up the phone in black, white, blue or pink colors while the headphones are only offered in black. Orders are expected to ship from June 11 which still leaves a month's time from today. The same promotion is available on Amazon.de with a scheduled delivery date for June 21. Buyers on Amazon are treated to an additional 6 month...

More Xiaomi Mi FlipBuds Pro details emerge day before announcement

Posted: 12 May 2021 02:59 AM PDT

Xiaomi is all set to launch its latest TWS earbuds tomorrow with the Mi FlipBuds Pro. They are touted as flagship grade earphones with active noise-canceling (ANC) and now Xiaomi Group Vice President Chang Cheng has revealed some key info ahead of tomorrow's announcement. Xiaomi Mi FlipBuds Pro design The FlipBuds Pro will offer an in-ear design with adjustable rubber tips. The charging case features an oval shape and gloss black finish with an LED light showing you your remaining battery charge level. We are also treated to several screenshots of the settings menus. We can...

Realme 8 and 8 5G launch across Europe

Posted: 12 May 2021 02:20 AM PDT

The Realme 8 and Realme 8 5G smartphones officially arrive in Europe today, several weeks after the global launch in the Asia Pacific region. The first three countries that will get the midrangers are the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain. The Realme 8 is available in two memory configurations - 4/64 GB and 6/128 GB, with the respective prices being £199/€179 and £219. The devices can be purchased right now from the company's website. The color options are three - Cyber Silver with the neat monochrome stripe, Punk Black, and Cyber Black. The Realme 8 5G also comes in two variants -...

vivo Y12s 2021 arrives with Snapdragon 439 SoC and 5,000 mAh battery

Posted: 12 May 2021 12:55 AM PDT

vivo launched the Y12s last year, and today, the company followed it up with a new version called vivo Y12s 2021. The two are largely identical with a few minor differences. For starters, last year's Y12s has a Helio P35 SoC at the helm, whereas the Y12s 2021 is powered by the Snapdragon 439 chip. Besides, the Y12s 2021 runs Android 11-based Funtouch OS 11 out of the box instead of Android 10 and comes in a single memory configuration - 3GB RAM + 32GB storage. It still has a dedicated microSD card slot for storage expansion. The rest of the features remain the same on Y12s 2021, meaning...

Oppo Reno6 Pro, Reno6 Pro+ leaked specs reveal Dimensity 1200, Snapdragon 870 chipsets

Posted: 12 May 2021 12:04 AM PDT

The Oppo Reno6 series is inching closer, and today a leakster from China revealed the alleged specs of the Reno6 Pro and Reno6 Pro+ smartphones. According to the source, the non-Plus phone will sport a Dimensity 1200 chipset, while the most premium member of the lineup will run on Snapdragon 870. The rest of the specifications look like the Reno5 Pro and Reno5 Pro+ sheets with minor changes in the body and battery capacity. Oppo Reno6 Pro Oppo Reno6 Pro+ Dimensity 1200 Chipset Snapdragon 870 6.55" Full HD+ Screen &...

Realme C25s moves a step closer to launch as it gets EEC certified

Posted: 11 May 2021 10:18 PM PDT

The Realme C25s with model code RMX3195 that bagged NBTC certification last week has moved a step closer to the launch as it has been certified by Russia's EEC as well. The EEC listing doesn't divulge anything about the C25s, but there might not be too many differences between the C25s and the vanilla C25, which was announced in March. The Realme C25 has a Helio G70 SoC at the helm with 4GB RAM and up to 128GB storage. The smartphone boots Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 and is built around a 6.5" LCD with a notch for the 8MP selfie camera. Realme C25 The phone's back cover...

German regulator orders Facebook to cease collecting German WhatsApp users’ data

Posted: 11 May 2021 09:10 PM PDT

News about Whatsapp's controversial policy changes pertaining to data collection involving Facebook have been causing a stir ever since WhatsApp tried to give users an ultimatum regarding data collection. In recent news, WhatsApp will slowly withhold features of the app until users agree to the new terms. In the latest development, Facebook faces scrutiny from German regulators. In a new release written up by Johannes Caspar, Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in Germany outlines issues found with WhatsApp's updated privacy policy. Caspar claims the issues...

Upcoming MediaTek Dimensity 900 chipset performs better than the Snapdragon 768G

Posted: 11 May 2021 07:41 PM PDT

MediaTek's Dimensity line of 5G capable chipsets is about to expand even more. The company has already announced its top of the line Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100 for 2021, so the upcoming chip will be lower down, decidedly in the mid-range space. It's tentatively called Dimensity 900, and is meant to succeed the Dimensity 820. According to a new rumor out of China, the Dimensity 900 (model number MT6877) has outperformed Qualcomm's Snapdragon 768G chipset in the AnTuTu benchmark, scoring about 480,000, compared to 440,000. The Dimensity 820 also scores about 440,000, so we're looking...

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra lands in Germany on May 20 with free 80W wireless charger

Posted: 11 May 2021 05:24 PM PDT

Xiaomi is finally bringing its top of the line smartphone to Germany, following its launch in the UK last week. The Mi 11 Ultra will go on sale on the company's official online store for the country on May 20 at 1 PM CET. If you order one between then and May 23 you will receive a free 80W wireless charging stand. This is the one that can charge up the phone at 67W, in the same short time it takes the wired charger in the box. The price is €1,199, as announced at the official global unveiling of the device back in March. Alongside the Mi 11 Ultra, some other recently announced...

Leaksters: Huawei will unveil the MatePad 2 and Pro 2, two smartwatches on June 2

Posted: 11 May 2021 02:47 PM PDT

HarmonyOS 2.0 stable is set to arrive next month and (according to folks on Weibo) so will the first devices to run it out of the box – those will be two tablets and two smartwatches. The Huawei MatePad 2 (code name "Marx 2") and the MatePad Pro 2 ("Wagner") will be unveiled on June 2 and will become available in China on June 10th. Earlier, leaks talked of two MatePad slates, one with a 12.2" display and one with a 12.6" 120 Hz panel. The 12.9" model will be powered by Kirin 9000 and will run "PadOS", a custom version of Harmony for tablets. Based on data from the 3C, the tablet will...

Upcoming MacBook/MacBook Air renders reveal all-new flat design in several colors

Posted: 11 May 2021 01:31 PM PDT

Last month Apple unveiled its M1-powered 24" iMac which comes in a total of seven colors. The desktop features an all-new flat design with white display bezels and now John Prosser is reporting that Apple will bring a similar design to its MacBook line. We are treated to new renders which were created in collaboration with Ian Zelbo (@RedersbyIan) and depict a major redesign to Apple's laptop line. Upcoming MacBook/MacBook Air renders The device which is expected to either be the next MacBook Air or a successor to the regular MacBook is depicted in a total of seven colors...

Samsung and jewelry designer Tous unveil a limited edition Galaxy Watch3

Posted: 11 May 2021 12:12 PM PDT

Samsung partnered up with Catalan jewelry designer Tous to create a special edition of the Galaxy Watch3 (41 mm). The watch comes with redesigned silicone straps embossed with the Tous bear logo and is available in Black and Pink. There are also 18 different Tous wallpapers pre-loaded. Samsung Galaxy Watch3 x Tous in Pink and Black You can find it in all Tous stores in Spain. You can also buy one online – it will set you back €390. In Portugal it goes for €400, it is also available in the UK for £350 and the US for $495. Note that this is the Wi-Fi only version of the...

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti laptop GPUs boost your gaming and content creation

Posted: 11 May 2021 11:01 AM PDT

Today marks the debut of the latest RTX 30-series mobile graphics cards from Nvidia. The RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti GPUs are destined for the next wave of productivity and compact gaming laptops. Both cards feature real-time ray tracing as well as NVIDA's Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) which leverages AI cores to help you run high demanding games and apps with upscaled resolution and frame rates through proprietary algorithms. The RTX 3050 comes with 2,048 CUDA Cores and runs at 1,500Mhz speeds while the RTX 3050 Ti brings 2,560 CUDA Cores humming at 1,485Mhz. Both are outfitted...

Intel introduces new Tiger Lake-H: 6 and 8-core 45W 10 nm processors for high end laptops

Posted: 11 May 2021 09:58 AM PDT

Intel is rolling out its Tiger Lake processors from the bottom up – starting with the 9/15W U-series in September, then the 28/35W H35 series in January and now the 45W top dogs of the H-series. Tiger Lake is the name for Intel's latest 10 nm processors. The U and the H35 series were limited to quad-core designs, the Tiger Lake-H models bring that up to 6 and 8 cores. The top model is the is the Core i9-11980HK, Intel's first unlocked 10 nm processor. It has eight cores (16 threads) and runs at a 2.6 GHz base clock speed at 45W. It can go up to 3.3 GHz at 65W. Again, those are...

Nothing Ear 1 TWS earbuds set to launch in June

Posted: 11 May 2021 09:11 AM PDT

After months of speculation and rumors, Carl Pei's Nothing brand is set to unveil its first set of TWS earbuds next month. The Nothing Ear 1 will be the first product by the up and coming tech brand though we don't really get any specs or details apart from an illustration depicting two earbuds with shockingly long stems. Ear 1 combines notes of transparency, iconic form and refined functionality. We believe the earphones market was begging for differentiation, a space where we can elevate design and deliver value from day one. The earphones market will provide a fertile backdrop as we...
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