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Industry sources suggest that Arm's owner SoftBank and Intel are currently in talks for an anchor investment of up to US$10 billion to spruce up interest in the upcoming Arm IPO.

The top-tier Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is currently on sale at Amazon. The 42% discount drops the price to US$699, which is the same price as the new Galaxy S23. The S22 Ultra offers similar performance to the S23 but adds a more robust camera system.

Apple’s latest iPhone 15 smartphones are rumored to reuse the same general design as the iPhone 14 smartphones with the key improvements being a new SoC and the inclusion of a Type-C port. Despite what seem like minor upgrades, it is now rumored that Apple may increase the price of the iPhone 15 series by up to 20% vs the current-gen devices.

A new side-by-side comparison of three allegedly upcoming premium foldable Android smartphones shows that the OPPO Find N3 will upgrade to its OEM's latest top-end camera hump, whereas putative peers the Honor Magic V2 and Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 will not. Therefore, the former (thought to go global in 2023 under the OnePlus brand) may have more of an on-trend look than the other two hypothetical flagships.

Samsung's tradition of launching ultra-premium versions of its latest foldable smartphones as Chinese-market exclusives is now thought to continue in 2023 with the new "W24" series. They are slated to debut as even higher-end versions of the rumored Galaxy Z Fold5 and Flip5 - however, should that be the case, it seems they will fail to upgrade in one potentially significant respect.

Google has boasted of many refinements and improvements as Wear OS proceeds to its next major upgrade. Then again, the smartwatch UI has been observed to retain various little niggles and annoyances from its bad old days, the obligation to put a watch through a full factory reset in order to switch it between multiple smartphones included. However, according to a new leak, that bug has finally been squashed.

Samsung has reportedly confirmed that it will push the annual Galaxy Unpacked event for premium devices such as the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Flip5 forward to July in 2023, as opposed to its traditional early-August window. Now, according to some new leaks, this may be due to the launch specifically for the US and Canadian markets that will be occupying that time-slot this year.

Baseus' Blade may be among the most popular of the 20,000mAh power bank category due to its ability to pack 100W charging via USB type-C into a form-factor just ~0.7 inches in height. Its new HD Series version has the same specs, yet is rated to cram them into a new chassis of just two-thirds the size of the original model. Nevertheless, it still boasts an LED status display and the same number of ports as its ultra-portable predecessor.

iQOO India has announced that its Neo line of Android smartphones is going Pro for the first time later in 2023. The brand has yet to tease the new 7-series flagship in terms of specs, although it is thought to launch with an ex-flagship Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 SoC. It also stands a good chance of rocking fast 120W charging and a 120Hz display.

OnePlus' Nord 3 launch event is now thought to be on the horizon, thanks to the arrival of a device with its specs as rumored on the Geekbench database. The leak purports to confirm the smartphone's premium mid-range Android nature, with specs such as 16GB of RAM and Android 13 out of the box.

Sharge touts its latest product as the best way to turn up to 2TB of M.2 NVMe SSD storage into a "tiny, lightweight" everyday-carry accessory. It consists of an aluminum enclosure for such a card with a volume touted as equivalent to that of a couple of bottlecaps, designed to fit into a custom silicone bumper with a lanyard that also doubles as a data cable. The Disk also features a male USB type-C to plug into a compatible laptop, smartphone, camera or console by itself for transfer speeds of up to 1GB per second (Gb/s).

iQOO has inadvertently helped start the 2023 Android flagship refresh fire with talk of an "11S" that will supplant the current 11 and 11 Pro soon. These rumors have raised yet more steam with hints that the device will in fact combine the best advantages of both its predecessors soon, with, for example, a flat, high-quality AMOLED display driven by an even faster version of their processor.

Evidence of a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 engineering device has surfaced online. Benchmarked in AnTuTu v10, the 'qti Pineapple for arm64' development device appears to offer a healthy performance uplift from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, even as an engineering device.

Motorola touts the new vanilla variant of its Razr Android smartphone series as the one most likely to finally democratize foldable technology, thanks to its mid-range specs. Then again, its predecessor the Razr 22 may have something to say about that, with the same 144Hz main display powered by the same processor as the higher-end Razr Plus/40 Ultra. It is still last-gen, though, with potentially attractive discounts in its future starting with one from its very own brand.

A supposed line drawing of what is expected to be the Sony Xperia PRO-I II smartphone has been shared on social media. While there is little to be gleaned from the drawing itself in terms of specs, there is a huge and obvious visual difference between the Sony Xperia PRO-I and its potentially upcoming successor, presuming this is not a case of a snake eating its own tail.

Qualcomm will debut the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in October. That may still be five months away but more details of the next-gen flagship SoC have now surfaced in the wild, revealing core configuration details and both CPU and GPU performance indicators.

Zeiss has finally responded to rumours that it has abandoned the photography lens market for good. While the brand will remain active in the dedicated camera market for the foreseeable future, it also noted that there has been an irreversible shift in the market thanks to smartphones and the pandemic.

Xiaomi is preparing to release the Xiaomi 13 Ultra globally, having now confirmed its €1,499 launch price. Despite partnering with Leica, DxOMark has revealed that the Xiaomi 13 Ultra's camera system has a few weaknesses, particularly when compared against other current flagships.

Xiaomi has refreshed the CIVI 3, its latest mid-range smartphone that it offers with a 120 Hz AMOLED display and a modern MediaTek Dimensity SoC. While the new model retains the standard edition's hardware, Xiaomi has given the Disney 100th Anniversary Edition a Mickey Mouse makeover with accompanying accessories.

The Galaxy F54 5G is Samsung's latest mid-range smartphone, which it bases on an in-house chipset. Samsung equips the handset with a 120 Hz Super AMOLED display, a 108 MP camera and a 6,000 mAh battery, among other hardware.

Android 14 has now reached platform stability, courtesy of its third beta, ahead of its full release later this year. Beta 3 brings several new features to Android 14, as well as support for the Pixel 7a.

Asus has now confirmed a launch date for its next-gen premium smartphone, the Zenfone 10. The Asus Zenfone 10 is set to debut globally on June 29, although it remains unknown if it'll be a compact device like its predecessors or not.

Someone has got their hands on the Redmi 12 before its official release. Sporting a different design to most Xiaomi smartphones, the Redmi 12 is expected to be available later this month for under €200.

The MediaTek Dimensity 9300 is slated to right the wrong of its predecessor with big performance upgrades. More details on the chipset's CPU have now surfaced in the wild, along with early GPU benchmark numbers that indicate Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 parity.

Samsung has teased initial details about its next Galaxy Unpacked event. So far, the company has confirmed that it will showcase a new generation of foldable devices, rumoured to be the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Galaxy Z Flip5. Samsung has also hinted at the date of next month's hardware announcement, confirming earlier rumours.

The Xiaomi 14 series will debut later in the year. In addition to design and SoC upgrades, the next-gen flagship phones are expected to bring two new features that were sadly missing from the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro—if a new leak is anything to go by.

Xiaomi has announced European pricing and availability for Xiaomi 13 Ultra, its latest flagship smartphone. The Xiaomi 13 Ultra will only be available outside China in one memory option and two colourways.

Nex Computer has announced the NexDock XL, a 15.6-inch laptop dock with a built-in wireless charger that allows a smartphone to be used as a trackpad. The NexDock XL is available for US$349 and is compatible with smartphones that support desktop modes like Samsung DeX and the Galaxy S23 Ultra.

The release of the Nothing Phone (2) is still at least a month away. Nonetheless, a renowned leaker has revealed what the upcoming smartphone looks like and how it differs from the current Phone (1).

The Pixel 8 series will debut later in the year powered by Google's third-gen Tensor chipset. The Tensor G3 appears to have made an early trip over to Geekbench, putting up numbers that indicate worse CPU performance than even last year's Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1.

Google will finally release the Android equivalent of iOS' Battery Health screen for the first time. The facility is thought to land with the software's next major upgrade, although it might be accessed in its latest betas for the Mountain View's Pixel 7-series flagships. It is thought to yield useful information such as charging cycles and total capacity right from the system UI for the first time.

Qualcomm typically introduces its latest top-of-the-line chipset for mobile devices during its yearly Snapdragon Summit conference. The OEM has confirmed that it will hold such an event in 2023 - just about a month earlier than usual. Meanwhile, a famous leaker asserts that it will be followed by the first smartphone to be based on the potentially cutting-edge 8 Gen 3 SoC not long after that.

Motorola India has alerted its fans that it will "Flip the Script" for its next major product event. That is because it is now slated to unleash the OEM's latest foldable clamshell Android smartphone on another new market. It is backed to bring its enlarged cover display and all its new software tweaks with it to its new home.

Is it a multi-mode mobile device charging station?...is it a DIY desk toy?...is it a potential gift for a techy loved one? According to AOHi, it is all of those things. The brand's "Future Eternal City" accessory is intended to look like a space-themed display, yet is in fact a wired/wireless charger bundle, with a power bank to boot. It is also on sale with a coupon code for a limited time.

With generous discounts of over 20% available to some of its siblings as well, the 128 GB green Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is currently available on Amazon with an excellent discount of 33%. Thanks to it, those interested can get this previous-generation flagship device for US$799.99 instead of US$1,199.99.

There has been some considerable conjecture over what the recently discovered mysterious Samsung SM-S919O device could actually be. A couple of well-known leakers have been offering their opinions, with one stating it could be a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Exynos 2300 smartphone and the other opining that the Galaxy Note series could be in for a surprise revival.

Xiaomi appears to be laying the groundwork for a Xiaomi 13 Ultra global release later this month. While the company has not shared anything official yet, it has now scheduled two release dates outside China.

A leaker has revealed extensive details about the Redmi 12, a mid-range smartphone that Xiaomi is said to be releasing next month. Allegedly, the Redmi 12 will launch with a 90 Hz and 1080p display, a 5,000 mAh battery and a 50 MP primary camera, among other hardware.

Motorola has now unveiled the Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra, sold as the Razr and Razr+ in North America. Not only has Motorola confirmed all key specifications for both devices, but it has also outlined pricing across China, Europe, North America and the UK.

Anycubic asserts that its latest Photon Mono-series 3D printer will retain every detail of its input thanks to a new, high-res monochrome LCD screen. The M5 also supports a mobile app for "one-touch" model selection and progress-tracing. It is available from now with up to US$50 off its pre-order price for a limited time.

In our review, the Oppo Find X6 Pro shows off its best side. Its appealing design and strong hardware make it a great alternative to the Galaxy S23 Ultra or Xiaomi 13 Ultra. Unfortunately, it is very unlikely that we'll have the pleasure of being able to buy Oppo's smartphone in Europe.

Google has announced several new features for Pixel devices that it will start rolling out later this month. Available for the Pixel Watch too, the June Feature Drop arrives just before Google starts shipping the Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet.

Google is on the verge of shipping its Galaxy Z Fold4 competitor following several alleged cancelled prototypes. Now, several Google employees have confirmed as much, revealing that model before the Pixel Fold was simply not 'good enough' to bring to market.

Samsung took a disproportionate amount of orders for the OLED displays found in the iPhone 14 range during their production compared to other main display suppliers LG and BOE. The former is now said to have gained some ground back in this respect in 2023, having secured a contract to make an increased volume of "15 Pro" and "15 Pro Max" panels. Then again, Samsung may still be content with their additional vanilla "15" and "15 Plus" orders.

Nothing is preparing to launch the Phone (2), its next-generation smartphone. With the launch occurring next month, Nothing has taken steps to underline how it has lowered its carbon footprint between the Phone (1) and Phone (2). The company has revealed various new specifications about the Phone (2) too, including a larger battery.

Motorola will soon unveil the Razr 40 series, consisting of the Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra. A leaker has shared the latter's full specification sheet ahead of tomorrow's launch, confirming a rather limited IP rating. Motorola is already advertising the Razr 40 Ultra in Europe, too.

According to a new report, making the Galaxy S23 Ultra cost Samsung ~39% of its current official retail value per unit. About 35% of this production cost went on the super-premium Android smartphone's class-leading new processor, with another ~14% going on its headlining rear cameras. The total bill is still less than that of an iPhone 14 Pro Max, at least.