Leaks / Rumors

The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro remain a few weeks away, with Google rumoured to be lining up an October launch for both smartphones. In the meantime, Google has revealed an official Pixel 8 Pro promotional image, confirming the device's impending arrival in a new Porcelain colour option. The same image appears to include the Pixel Watch 2, too.

The Exynos 2400's RDNA 2-based Xclipse 940 GPU has its clocks readjusted from 1.7 GHz to 1.2 GHz due to limitations with the architecture. In its current state, it is 20-30% slower than Qualcomm's Adreno 750.

New details of the upcoming Fujifilm GFX100 II indicate that it may be quite a capable medium-format video camera, despite the large sensor size and resolution. Rumours indicate that it will get high-quality 8K and 4K video recording with support for video touch-to-focus, previously only available in photo mode.

A new rumour says the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will exclusively be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, leaving the Exynos 2400 for the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+.

Apple is expected to announce a bevy of new products at its event next week, including Airpods that can charge via USB-C. This rumor comes courtesy of Mark Gurman at Bloomberg.

Leaked marketing materials for CMF's first products have emerged online. Purportedly, the Nothing sub-brand plans to release a smartwatch next month, as well as a pair of orange earbuds and an accompanying GaN charger.

Full specifications for the Fairphone 5 have leaked online, shortly before the device's alleged release date. European pricing has also been revealed courtesy of a reliable leaker.

Samsung downgraded its non-Ultra models to 1080p displays with the Galaxy S21 series back in 2021. It appears, though, that the company may be set to make amends, with word on the grapevine now indicating a WQHD+ screen could be on the cards for the Galaxy S24+.

More details about the Moto G54 5G have surfaced online, shortly before Motorola presents the mid-range smartphone in China. Launching next week, the Moto G54 5G is rumoured to combine a MediaTek Dimensity 7020 chipset with a 6,000 mAh battery and up to 12 GB of RAM, among other features.

A Taiwanese news outlet reports that Asus plans to shutter its ZenFone division altogether. The resources will instead be reallocated to the ROG Phone department via internal restructuring.

The BMW Group has officially teased the launch of the new all-electric Mini Cooper and Mini Cooper Countryman. Previous reporting indicates that the new Mini Cooper Countryman will arrive with a dual-motor, 308-hp variant with Mini's ALL4 AWD system.

A supposed prototype of Samsung's next-gen foldable flagship Android smartphone has emerged online. The device has dimensions also allegedly associated with the S24 Ultra, its possible candy-bar counterpart, when closed. That would be a considerable departure from the current Galaxy Z Fold5, which is often criticized for its narrow secondary display.

Recent Geekbench leaks point to Qualcomm offering an exclusive quad-cluster configuration for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy. While the regular 8 Gen 3 uses a 1+5+2 tri-cluster configuration, the 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy features a 1+3+2+2 quad-cluster with increased boost clocks. This Samsung-exclusive SoC is expected to feature in 2024 Samsung flagships such as the Galaxy S24 Ultra and will likely be made available to other OEMs later that year.

Vivo has set the date on which it will launch the V29e. The smartphone will become the latest Android smartphone to boast "the magic of color changing" on the Indian market later in August 2023. It will also have an unusually high-res selfie camera and the "slimmest 3D curved screen" in its price range.

Apple's flagship tablet may get a major upgrade next year. Per industry tipster Mark Gurman, Apple will equip the next version of the iPad Pro with the company's upcoming M3 chip, the same silicon rumored to debut in MacBooks later this year.

Huawei's supposedly upcoming Mate 60 series is thought to stick with the classics in terms of design in 2023. Then again, it is also thought to come with a new type of screen that adopts the Apple Dynamic Island trend in earnest for the first time. The latest pre-launch renders associated with the devices hints that it is exclusive to the highest-end variant, however.

Official images of the Venu 3 and Venu 3S have surfaced online before their official release. Not only has Garmin refined their design from the Venu 2 series, but it has also equipped the pair with a new sensor array that can monitor skin temperature levels.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra could offer double the maximum storage compared to its predecessor. However, there is no word about a corresponding increase in memory with the higher-specced variants.

The Realme 11 is coming to finally join its Pro siblings on the Indian market soon. However, the former China-only Android smartphone might be overshadowed by a more novel X variant that will also launch during the brand's 5th Anniversary event. It is touted to deliver a "Double Leap" in terms of design with a high-res rear camera with "Double Speed" SuperVOOC charging, as well as a "world-first" setting for its 5G connectivity.

The RX 7800 XT and the RX 7700 XT supply at launch could be plentiful if the newest report from Moore’s Law Is Dead is accurate. The leaker alleges that AMD has been stockpiling Navi 32 dies and is only waiting for the “RDNA 2 supply to sell through before being released”. Additionally, it appears that NVIDIA will decrease the channel pricing of the RTX 4060 Ti to make the GPU more competitive vs the new Radeon boards.

New Tesla Cybertruck footage shows a comically-large wiper in a mild off-road stint. In a separate video, the Cybertruck is seen wearing a green Toyota Tundra wrap on a highway cruise. Upon closer inspection, the Tundra-wrapped Cybertruck may have some serious panel gap issues.

The GT5 is touted as Realme's return to the upper echelons of the performance smartphone arena in 2023. Now, it seems it might indeed have a good chance of competing with its top-end specs, which include the new definition of maxed-out RAM. It might still run Android 13 out of the box, though.

The next crop of iPad Pro-series devices is already slated to emerge with series-first OLED displays in 2024. Now, the slates are also projected to arrive alongside new Magic Keyboards that allegedly finally address the main drawbacks of their aging predecessors. However, such news might not all be good for owners of existing Apple flagship tablets.

In the rumor mill for a while, the upcoming Redmi K70 Pro will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and, according to the latest leaks, this handset will hit the global market as a POCO device, namely F6 Pro. Data from Mi Code also reveals that this handset will use an OLED panel made by TCL.

The tipster behind a recent claim that the Nintendo Switch 2 would actually materialize as the Nintendo Focus has offered up some new details about the Switch successor console, some games, and even a Pro controller. Interestingly, there was a time when the Nintendo NX, which later became the Switch, was rumored to be heading for release as the Nintendo Focus.

A new rumour from Weibo says Huawei plans to launch new Kirin SoCs for smartphones. It will be manufactured on SMIC's 7 nm node or could stack two 14 nm chips on top of each other.

Darin Tyrone Harris, the man who recently leaked over 40 minutes of gameplay of the much-hyped open-world RPG Starfield, has been arrested for property theft. He had uploaded videos showing him mailing allegedly stolen copies of the game that he had posted for sale online. Starfield will be launching at the start of September on Xbox and Steam.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is now projected to be a markedly wide Android flagship smartphone - wider than its S23 Ultra predecessor, in fact, in a way that might render even the next top-end iPhone a more compact device. The design switch is still the stuff of rumor, yet has already attracted criticism from a famous, typically reliable leaker, which mirrors that directed at the Galaxy Notes of old.

The N3 Flip is now officially set to launch as OPPO's first foldable smartphone of 2023. Its clamshell form-factor has been redesigned to accommodate a more pronounced camera hump in this generation; now, the OEM has posted a preview of what it is capable of ahead of its formal August 2023 debut. The shots offer some insight into the new Flip's "Hasselblad portrait" shooters and what they are capable of in advance.

Samsung is said to have updated its second-gen smart tracker to premium ultra-wide band (UWB) connectivity and a larger, possibly more user-friendly, form-factor. Its latest leak purports to confirm this design change as well as an approximate date for the accessory's launch. The "Galaxy SmartTag 2" is now also slated to come in limited color SKUs and multi-pack options on its debut.

RedMagic touts its 8S Pro as the most "evolved" Android gaming smartphone on the global market due to its "True Full AMOLED Screen" experience driven by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2's Leading Version. However, its immediate successor the 9 Pro could be even better adapted thanks to an upgrade to the upcoming 8 Gen 3, according to a new leak.

The cyber criminal from Great Britain supposedly connected to the internet via a regular Amazon Fire TV Stick and a television set in his hotel room, which he used to gain unauthorized access to the source code of the highly anticipated sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, also known as GTA 6.

Honor has already debuted one foldable Android smartphone in 2023 - now, it is projected to release another before the end of the year. Then again, this new model may not be an iterative upgrade for the OEM's flagship, but rather one with downgraded specs and maybe even a different form-factor this time around. If so, it might turn out much more like a certain Huawei device than the current "thinnest ever" Magic V2 flagship.

Xiaomi has certified the 2312DRA50C and 23090RA98C in China, which are both rumoured to be members of the Redmi Note 13 family. Based on new MIIT certifications, the pair will both feature 6.67-inch OLED displays that resolve at 2,712 x 1,220 pixels. A few differences exist between the pair though, giving rise to the belief that one is a more premium alternative to the other.

Realme has now confirmed the Pixel 7 Pro-esque nature of its upcoming flagship Android smartphone's design. However, unlike other smartphones with a similar rear camera hump, the GT5 boasts a new version based on something called Miracle Glass developed in partnership with BYD. The device's look is also augmented with a second-gen Nothing Phone-esque Halo LED.

A couple of leaks concerning the expected PlayStation 5 Pro console have turned up, resulting in some contrasting news in regard to the device’s so-called Viola APU. It seems the PS5 Pro specifications will leave it with around twice the GPU compute performance of the PlayStation 5 despite still sporting a Zen 2-based CPU component.

The Motorola Edge 40 Neo has appeared on Geekbench, reportedly only a few weeks before its official release. The Edge 40 Neo will be powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 1050 chipset and at least 8 GB of RAM, among other features.

The Xiaomi 13T Pro is almost upon us, with a September 1 release date rumoured for it and the cheaper Xiaomi 13T. In the meantime, hands-on photos of the Xiaomi 13T Pro have turned up online, courtesy of a certification body.

A YouTuber has got his hands on two Xiaomi 13T retail units ahead of their release. Not only does the unboxing video confirm various rumours, it also confirms that more differences between the Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 13T Pro existed than earlier leaks suggested.

Samsung is preparing to refresh its entry-level Galaxy Tab A series. Next up for release are the Galaxy Tab A9 and Galaxy Tab A9 Plus, which have both been spotted online ahead of their official introductions later this year.

The launch of the Galaxy Tab S9 FE series is still rumoured to be months off, with Samsung expected to hold both tablets back until the autumn. In the meantime, regulatory bodies have confirmed the battery capacity and charging speed of the Tab S9 FE Plus, while Samsung itself has also outlined colours and memory configurations for both upcoming tablets.

The RTX 4060 Ti might be getting a price drop according to a new leak from Moore's Law Is Dead. Per one of the leaker's "best NVIDIA sources", the company will drop prices of the RTX 4060 Ti in the coming weeks to compete with the RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT GPUs that AMD is expectedly revealing at Gamescom.

The Google Pixel 8a, codenamed Akita, scored 1,218 and 3,175 on Geekbench 5.5's single and multi-core tests. It runs a modified version of the Tensor G3 with reduced clocks on all of its CPU cores.

New information about the iPhone 15's USB-C cable has emerged online. It is a 1.6 meters (5.24 feet) long braided cable which supports USB PD 3.0. Data transfer speeds are restricted to USB 2.0 (480 Mbps).

A Tesla Cybertruck spotted cruising through the streets of Austin, Texas, has given away some of its interior secrets, including ambient lighting, front camera view details, and backlit steering wheel buttons.

The FCC has certified a new Fitbit fitness tracker ahead of the device's likely release later this year. Seemingly, the fitness tracker is an Ace 3, Charge 5 or Luxe successor, rather than a more expensive model.

Tesla Cybertruck units have been spotted testing on Tesla's in-house test track at its factory in Fremont, California. The timing of the Cybertruck testing, along with previous test sightings, indicates that the version being tested here is likely a final release candidate.

According to a new report, Motorola is planning to officially introduce the Moto G84 5G next month, starting in India. The Moto G84 5G will be available in several launch colours, all with an optional 12 GB of RAM and a 120 Hz pOLED display.

It appears that Sony is preparing to launch a new 5G smartphone. Potentially, the smartphone in question could be the Xperia 5 V, which is claimed to be on track for a late summer reveal.

The rumored display upgrade of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will allegedly come with narrow bezels that would result in a screen-to-body ratio of 88%. This figure would be the lowest of a Samsung flagship handset since the arrival of the Galaxy S10, which launched in early March 2019.