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See the Sony Xperia 1 III's cameras in action in these alleged leaked photos

Posted: 08 May 2021 05:30 AM PDT

Sony is no stranger to extended pauses between device announcement and actual sales. This is definitely the case with the new Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III. Both were unveiled back in April and can likely be expected in Japan around mid-June. In the meantime, Sony has been trying its best to keep interest high with a few promo videos, as well as engineering talks particularly centered around the camera setup on the new phones. Arguably, the most intriguing part of the package, pretty-much shared between the Xperia 1 III and its smaller Xperia 5 III sibling. Promos and engineering talks are...

T-Mobile's OnePlus 7T Pro 5G gets Android 11 update

Posted: 08 May 2021 03:20 AM PDT

The OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7T, and 7T Pro got the Android 11 update in March, and later in April, units locked to T-Mobile's network also received the latest version of Android. Now it's time for T-Mobile's OnePlus 7T Pro 5G to get a taste of Android 11. OnePlus 7T Pro The Android 11 update for the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G carries build number 11.0.1.2.HD61CB and comes with the April 2021 Android security patch. We don't have the new firmware's detailed changelog yet, but you can expect it to bring the usual Android 11 goodies to the 7T Pro 5G, such as chat bubbles, notification history, and...

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G India launch imminent as support page goes live on official website

Posted: 08 May 2021 12:20 AM PDT

Samsung announced the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A52 5G in March. The A52 is already available in India with a starting price of INR26,499 ($360/€300), and Samsung will launch the A52 5G in the country soon as the smartphone's support page has gone live on the Korean conglomerate's official Indian website. The page doesn't include any specs of the Galaxy A52 5G, however, it tells us that the smartphone will carry model designation SM-A526B/DS in India, where DS indicates dual-SIM support. It's unclear when exactly Samsung will introduce the Galaxy A52 5G in India, but you can expect it...

Alleged renders leak of the Sharp Aquos R6 with Leica-branded camera

Posted: 07 May 2021 09:20 PM PDT

Sharp is a brand of smartphones with a presence more prominent in Japan. The latest smartphone rumored for Sharp is the Aquos R6 and alleged renders of the device have leaked. Well known camera leaker @nokishita_c crossed over to report about smartphones. The next Sharp smartphone will have a camera system "Co-engineered with Leica". 5月10日に発表されるシャープ「AQUOS R6」のカメラはライカ共同開発になる？ #噂 pic.twitter.com/ZsDu93ENLg— 軒下デジカメ情報局 (@nokishita_c) May 7, 2021 Renders of the smartphone show a rather chunky smartphone with deep curved edges. There's also a centered punch-hole camera and the setup looks...

T-Mobile offers Mom a free iPhone 12 with eligible trade-in this weekend only

Posted: 07 May 2021 05:50 PM PDT

In a newsroom post on Friday, T-Mobile announces a lucrative deal that will last this weekend only. In honor of Mother's Day, existing or new T-Mobile subscribers can get up to $830 off an iPhone 12 mini or iPhone 12 with an eligible trade in. The best part of this deal is that eligible transactions won't require you to add another line. To qualify for a free iPhone 12 on T-Mobile, you need to have a "qualifying line of service on an eligible plan" which might not include some older legacy plans. You need to purchase a new iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, or 12 mini on a monthly plan...

WhatsApp to become increasingly less useful if you don't accept its new terms

Posted: 07 May 2021 02:39 PM PDT

WhatsApp has clarified how it will be treating the accounts of users who won't be accepting its updated terms and policy. The information was posted on the company's official website. For those who choose not to accept the company's updated terms, the app will continue to show a notification asking to accept. After a period of several weeks, the users will see a persistent reminder. Once users see a persistent reminder, the WhatsApp app will switch to a limited functionality mode. In this mode, users won't be able to access their chat list. If they receive a chat, they will be able to...

Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 to reportedly arrive in July

Posted: 07 May 2021 12:58 PM PDT

Earlier today, one of Xiaomi's Mi Pad 5 variants has been certified to come with 8,520 mAh of battery capacity. Another report about the same lineup of tablets narrows down a possible time window where Xiaomi may plan to launch the tablets in July. In a recent post on Weibo, fans of the brand received replies from Wang Teng Thomas, Redmi's Product Director. In the replies, Thomas confirms that the Mi Pad 5 isn't expected to launch this month but rather at some point in the second half of the year. This suggests that the Mi Pad 5 lineup may not arrive until July. Xiaomi's Mi Pad...

Flaw in Qualcomm modems enables backdoor for hackers to record your phone calls

Posted: 07 May 2021 09:43 AM PDT

According to a new report by security firm Check Point Research, Qualcomm's Mobile Station Modem (MSM) can be exploited by hackers and used to record phone calls and more. MSM dates back to the early 1990s and used in 2G/3G/4G and even 5G devices and presents a serious vulnerability that can be hacked remotely as easily as sending an SMS message. From there the wrongdoers gain the ability to listen in on your calls, read through your text messages, and can even unlock your SIM card in order to bypass any limitations imposed by carriers. According to reports nearly 30% of all...
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