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Huawei FreeBuds 5i launch with better ANC, longer battery life and improved design

Posted: 08 Jun 2022 09:09 AM PDT

Huawei unveiled the FreeBuds 5i, a follow-up to the FreeBuds 4i from last year. The new model has much improved active noise cancellation, lighter design and longer battery life. The 5i buds offer three levels of noise cancellation. When you dial it up to the maximum setting, it reduces noise by 42dB – a massive improvement over the 22dB that the 4i managed. This is also a couple of decibels better than the FreeBuds Pro. For calls, an AI-powered system with two microphones that extract and boost your voice for clearer calls. Anyway, the buds feature 10mm dynamic drivers and...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 expected to have a 512 GB storage option

Posted: 08 Jun 2022 08:12 AM PDT

Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy Z Flip4 this summer, and so far we've gathered several bits of the specs sheet - we expect a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, smaller crease and a new hinge, as well as a larger cover screen. The latest details comes from SamMobile, stating the new foldable will have a 512GB storage option. This would be the first time Samsung puts so much storage in its clamshell smartphone - all three previous iterations maxed out at 256GB. The source also confirms there will be no microSD slot, which is hardly a surprise since all the predecessors skipped on...

Nothing phone (1) launch event scheduled for July 12

Posted: 08 Jun 2022 07:17 AM PDT

Nothing's long-awaited first smartphone announcement is just over a month away. The tech startup revealed its phone (1) is launching on July 12 and it will hold an event in London which will be livestreamed for everyone to follow. The keynote is set to begin at 4PM BST time (3PM UTC). Nothing has titled the big event "Return to Instinct" which implies a minimalist design for the phone and its user interface – Nothing OS. The colorful event invite image shows what appears to be a macro shot of bird feathers (parrot perhaps) but we're as clueless as you are as to what this means about...

Realme GT Neo 3 and GT Neo 3T European prices revealed, Dragon Ball Z Edition coming

Posted: 08 Jun 2022 06:32 AM PDT

The Realme GT Neo 3 series made its global debut yesterday, today we get more details about the European launch of the whole family, plus a couple of surprises. Realme GT Neo 3 and • Realme GT Neo 3T All three models are coming to the Old Continent. The Realme GT Neo 3 150W will be available in the UK at £600 for the 12/256GB variant. Brits looking for something more affordable can have a look at the Realme GT Neo 3T, which is coming on June 15 (next Wednesday) with a £370 price tag. The GT Neo 3 (80W, 8/256GB) is €600 on the mainland (but early birds should be able to...

ZTE Axon 40 Ultra in for review

Posted: 08 Jun 2022 05:46 AM PDT

The ZTE Axon 40 Ultra just made its global debut - it is now available for pre-order from $799/€829/£709. It has an under-display selfie camera, three 64MP shooters on the back, and a big 6.8" AMOLED at the front. The phone is with us and its review is already underway. There are still some days before we are ready with all the tests and the verdict, but we can now share its unboxing and a few early thoughts. The retail package has a 65W charger inherited from the predecessor Axon 30 Ultra; sadly, the global variant will not have the 80W charging support of its Chinese...

ZTE Axon 40 Ultra goes global, sales begin on June 21

Posted: 08 Jun 2022 05:01 AM PDT

The ZTE Axon 40 Ultra was announced a month ago and now it is ready to go global. The flagship is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, has a 6.8" FHD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, triple 64MP cameras (16mm, 35mm and 91 mm) as well as a 16MP under display camera, plus a 5,000mAh battery with 65W fast charging. The base 8/128GB model costs $800/€830/£710. There is also a version with 12GB of RAM and 256GB storage for $900/€950/£810. The launch in China included versions with 16GB of RAM and 512GB and even 1TB storage, but those will not be available worldwide (not yet, at...

New Oppo K10 5G arrives with two cameras, Dimensity 810

Posted: 08 Jun 2022 04:15 AM PDT

Oppo India promised a K10 5G smartphone last week, and today the device made its debut. As expected, it is different from the Oppo K10 5G in China, with the major differences being the Mediatek chipset, the cameras and the front panel. This Oppo K10 5G brings a 6.56" LCD with a waterdrop notch for the 8MP f/2.0 front camera. The SoC here is Dimensity 810, coupled with Mali-G57 GPU. Storage is 128 GB (expandable with a microSD card), while RAM is 8 GB and can be expanded with a further 5 GB. The dual camera on the back has a 48MP f/1.7 main shooter and a 2MP f/2.4 depth sensor,...

Samsung announces Galaxy Watch4 Black Yak Edition

Posted: 08 Jun 2022 03:29 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Watch4 unveiled last August is offered in multiple colors, but it also has special editions, including the Thom Browne Edition, Bespoke Edition, Maison Kitsune Edition, PXG Golf Edition, and Wooyoungmi Edition. Today, Samsung added one more to the list, dubbed Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Black Yak Edition. Samsung partnered with South Korean outdoor clothing brand Black Yak, which is where this limited edition Galaxy Watch4 gets its name from. The smartwatch is aimed at mountaineers and supports Black Yak's eco-friendly campaigns. The Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Black Yak...

Poco F4 5G photos leak, the phone is allegedly based on the Redmi K40S

Posted: 08 Jun 2022 02:42 AM PDT

Images of the upcoming Poco F4 5G have surfaced – like the Poco F4 GT, this phone is related to the Redmi K-series. The two step camera bump with three lenses arranged in a triangle show a striking resemblance to the Redmi K50, K50 Pro and K40S. Unconfirmed info suggests that the Poco F4 5G is based on that last one, the Redmi K40S. It's not identical as the label on the back clearly states "64MP OIS" whereas the K40S has a 48MP camera (with OIS). Poco F4 5G (leaked photos) Camera changes aside, the new Poco F phone should have a 6.67" AMOLED display (FHD+, 120Hz), 6/128GB...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3, Z Flip3 gain new camera features with latest update

Posted: 08 Jun 2022 01:54 AM PDT

Samsung seeded a new software update to the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3, bringing new camera features to its latest foldables. Features already introduced in the Galaxy S22 like Night Photography in Portrait Mode and telephoto camera support in Pro mode are the key changes, as well as some third-party improvements. Video calls on WhatsApp, Google Meets and Duo, Microsoft Teams, Facebook Messenger, Zoom, BlueJeans are now clearer, thanks to improved camera support by Samsung. The Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 also get the zoom-in and zoom-out tracking function of up to 10 people in a video,...

iQOO 10 series tipped to arrive next month

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 10:22 PM PDT

It's been only six months since the iQOO 9 series was unveiled, but that's a long time in the smartphone industry, and iQOO is planning to announce the iQOO 10 lineup next month. Word comes from reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, who also said that the July launch of the iQOO 10 series is tentative, meaning it could arrive before or after that. The lineup will comprise a vanilla and Pro model, but it's unclear if these will be joined by an SE variant. The iQOO 9 series includes one, which is limited to India. iQOO 9 Pro There's no word from iQOO about the iQOO 10 series...

Apple WWDC announcements hot take

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 07:47 PM PDT

The week kicked off with Apple's WWDC event that brought both software and hardware-related updates. There were updates announced for iOS, MacOS, WatchOS and iPadOS. Apple also announced two MacBooks with the M2 chips, but one of the laptops is recycled hardware. The MacBook Air gets refreshed hardware, and it looks spectacular, so let's start with that. M2 MacBook Air gets my vote Apple has unveiled the successor to the industry-changing M1 chip. The M2 sees beefed up CPU and graphics performance on the next-generation 5nm tech. The CPU improvement is about 18%, while graphics are...

Samsung is apparently going to launch a 1TB Galaxy Z Fold4

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 04:58 PM PDT

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Z Fold4 has been leaking a lot lately, and today we get yet another tidbit of information about it. According to the latest rumor, the foldable smartphone will have a version with a whopping 1TB of storage. That's double what the maximum storage is in the Galaxy Z Fold3, and would probably nicely cover even those who like to hoard digital content on their devices. It's unclear what pricing Samsung will settle on for the Fold4, but for reference the 512GB model of the Fold3 launched at $1,899. If the 512GB Fold4 remains the same price at launch, then expect the 1TB...

Native support for Nintendo Switch Joy Cons is here with iOS 16

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 12:50 PM PDT

Yesterday, Apple held its annual WWDC where it announces updates to iOS and MacOS along with beta programs for developers to begin testing new features. We already covered some of the changes that will be coming with iOS 16 in a separate post, but one that Apple didn't explicitly mention was that the new OS version brings native support for Nintendo Switch Joy Cons and Nintendo's Pro Controller. Joy Cons are controllers that dock onto a Nintendo Switch handheld console and they can be used either as a single controller (one in each hand) or a single Joy Con can be used as a singular...

iOS 16 developer beta references AoD functionality

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 10:01 AM PDT

A deep dive into the iOS 16 developer beta by 9to5Mac reveals evidence of AoD (Always on Display) functionality. Several new backlight management frameworks with direct references to the always-on display feature have been discovered for SpringBoard – the iOS home screen manager. In addition, AoD functions were also spotted in the Lock Screen which signals the feature is making its way soon. Developers can even test out the feature on any device capable of running iOS 16 as per several hidden flags. Based on the most recent rumors, Apple will bring AOD to the iPhone 14 Pro series...

USB-C port will be mandatory for all small and medium-sized electronics sold in EU from 2024

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 08:31 AM PDT

The EU's common charger goal is one step closer after a provisional agreement was reached by European Parliament and Council negotiators. As of autumn 2024, all small and medium-sized portable electronic devices including mobile phones, tablets and headphones sold in the EU will have to ship with a USB-C charging port. An additional list of twelve electronic product groups including e-readers, portable gaming consoles and cameras will also be obliged to share the universal charging standard across EU territories. Laptops will have to comply with the new ruling 40 months (3.3 years) after...

Realme GT Neo 3T review

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 08:11 AM PDT

iPhone 8 and later are getting iOS 16, support for iPhone 6s, 7 and SE dropped

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 07:40 AM PDT

Yesterday at WWDC Apple unveiled the new version of its major OSes – the ones that power its phones, tablets, watches and computers. Here are which of the current devices will be updated to the new version. iOS 16 iOS 16 adds widgets to the lock screen, improves notifications, adds new features to Messages, Apple Wallet support for handling digital IDs and Pay Later. There is also Always On Display, but that will be available on the next generation phones. iOS 16 supports the iPhone 8/8 Plus and iPhone X from 2017 and later models. This means that some of the older devices that ran...

Samsung US drops the Galaxy S22 Ultra price by $125 for Father's day

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 06:51 AM PDT

Father's day is in a couple of weeks time – what did you get your old man? If the answer is "nothing yet", have a look at these offers from Samsung US. They follow the familiar formula of discounts, combos and trade-in credits. The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra gets a $125 discount and up to $1,000 of enhanced trade-in credit. Here "enhanced" means that you get the same amount of credit for a phone with a broken screen as you would for a phone in good condition. For example, sending in an S21 Ultra with a cracked screen will net you up to $1,000, which (combined with the discount) will drop the...

Infinix confirms first Helio G99 phone

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 06:02 AM PDT

Infinix has announced that it will be the first to launch a smartphone powered by the Helio G99 SoC, introduced last month by MediaTek alongside the Dimensity 930 and Dimensity 1050. Infinix didn't divulge anything about the world's first Helio G99-powered smartphone but confirmed that it will be a part of the Note 12 series. We're thrilled to officially announce we will be working with @MediaTek on implementing the industry's first powerful Helio G99 processor into a new NOTE 12 series smartphone coming soon.#Infinix #NOTE12Series pic.twitter.com/RqyouxCJPh— Infinix Mobile...
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