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MSI Summit E16 Flip and the Summit E16 Flip Evo are now available with Intel Alder Lake-P and Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti graphics. (Image Source: MSI)

MSI Summit E16 Flip and the Summit E16 Flip Evo launched, powered by Core i7-1260P and choice of up to RTX 3050 Ti for non-Evo version

Updated. At its MSIology event, MSI has introduced upgrades to the Summit E16 Flip series with the new Summit E16 Flip and the Summit E16 Flip Evo. Both models are powered by the Core 7-1260P Alder Lake-P processor and feature lar...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 25 Mar 2022 14:29

The phone (1)'s inaguural teaser. (Source: Nothing)

The latest Nothing phone (1) render takes Carl Pei's cryptic teaser into account

Carl Pei has now touted the first-gen smartphone from his new start-up Nothing as the most unique and innovative Android device on the market on its launch. Now, a well-known leaker has made what might be more sense of its initial...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 24 Mar 2022 21:55

The 14 Pro is expected to look like this. (Source: Pigtou)

Rumor | The iPhone 14 Pro will be thicker than the 13 Pro

The iPhone 14 Pro is currently tipped to launch as a device that will be nearly identical to its 13-series predecessor - except with a punch-hole display in place of one with a notch as usual. Nevertheless, according to a new leak...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 22 Mar 2022 15:39

Huawei P50 Pro: Once at the top, it has now become exotic

Huawei remains the most prominent victim of the trade war between the US and China. The smartphone brand has downright plummeted. The P50 Pro comes to Europe and is still able to impress in many areas. But the sanctions are also v...

Daniel Schmidt, 22 Mar 2022 02:43

Is this the Vivo X Note? (Source: WHYLAB via Weibo)

Vivo X Note: A new leak purports to confirm a 7-inch display with high-end specs for the upcoming flagship phablet

Vivo has hinted that it will launch a premium mobile device called the X Note at some point in 2022. This event might occur sooner rather than later, as the flagship has now reportedly leaked onto a Chinese retail site. It seems t...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 21 Mar 2022 16:47

Android Auto might get a new feature soon. (Source: Google)

Android Auto is slated to upgrade with the ability to detect bad USB cables soon

Many issues with Android Auto are related to bad or low-quality USB cables - according to Google, at least. To this end, the Mountain View giant is reportedly preparing a new feature for this service's app that acts to diagnose po...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Mar 2022 18:40

A new GT Neo3 teaser. (Source: Realme via Weibo)

Update | Realme hypes the GT Neo3 as a "high-frame-rate" phone on announcing its launch

Realme has now revealed the date on which the latest addition to its GT Neo series will be unveiled. The OEM has also now teased the third-gen smartphone as one of the emerging category of mobile devices with their own co-processo...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Mar 2022 17:45

Meta finds itself in new legal trouble. (Source: Meta)

Meta is slapped with a lawsuit alleging scam-ad collusion in the Australian market

Meta (formerly known as Facebook) now faces legal action brought against it by Australia's Competition & Consumer Commission (or ACCC) in relation to a scandal in which the platform allowed misleading ads such as those that misapp...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Mar 2022 13:56

The Xiaomi 12X's AMOLED display offers a peak brightness of around 1,000 nits.

Xiaomi 12X: The smallest 12-series smartphone steals the show

In addition to the Xiaomi 12 and the Xiaomi 12 Pro the Chinese OEM also sells a more affordable entry-level model named Xiaomi 12X. It features the exact same design language as its more expensive siblings, and it performs strikin...

Manuel Masiero, 19 Mar 2022 20:33

The Moto G30 sees an Android 12 OTA. (Source: Motorola)

Motorola updates the Moto G30 to Android 12

Motorola is forging ahead with its current Android 12 upgrade program with the latest update going to the Moto G30. The device might be over a year old now, and yet is the latest G-series device to see such an OTA. It is being rep...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 19 Mar 2022 15:09

Visionox touts its latest display solution as capable of bringing LTPO 2.0-level always-on modes to next-gen wearables

Visionox has reportedly introduced its latest display development as a "world-first", as it is a type of AMOLED designed to reduce power consumption through attaining ultra-low refresh rates, but does not rely on typically high-en...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 Mar 2022 18:54

Motorola’s Edge 30 Pro not only looks good, it was also improved significantly. Unfortunately, the camera array is not free of criticism.

Better in every way: Motorola listened and improved the Edge 30 Pro

Plenty of power, an up-to-date processor, and Ready For software - Motorola's flagship has quite a few things to offer. Find out in our extensive review why still had a gripe with its camera system.

Florian Schmitt, 17 Mar 2022 21:29

The X30 Special Edition is here. (Source: Motorola via Weibo)

Motorola releases the Moto Edge X30 Special under-display camera Edition to the Chinese market

Motorola promised a forthcoming special edition of its Moto Edge X30 flagship smartphone on its late-2021 launch in China. Today (March 17, 2022), this new version has arrived with an upgrade on its punch-hole selfie camera as exp...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 17 Mar 2022 17:39

Asus Zenbook 14X UX5400 and Zenbook 14 Flip UN5401 now shipping with 2.8K OLED displays and Ryzen 7 Zen 3 CPUs

The Zenbook 14X OLED starts at $1399 USD with the Core i7-1165G7 CPU, ScreenPad 2.0, and GeForce MX450 GPU while the Zenbook Flip OLED starts at $1099 USD with the Ryzen 7 5800H. Both models carry the same 16:10 2.8K OLED touchscr...

Allen Ngo, 16 Mar 2022 20:27

The Mate 50 Pro leaks again. (Source: 8090 Digital Beauty)

Rumor | The Huawei Mate 50 Pro will launch with a notch of iPhone proportions

Huawei is projected to launch a new flagship Mate-series flagship, which might even have the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, soon. Should a newly-posted image purporting to show a screen protector for this Pro device prove true, it ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 16 Mar 2022 19:17

Are these X Fold parts? (Source: Feiwei via Weibo)

Rumor | The Vivo X Fold will launch with dual ultrasonic fingerprint sensors

Foldables are increasingly likely to be the future of mobile devices; then again, even the highest-end of them come with some compromises right now, one of which is often a lack of in-display fingerprint readers. However, Vivo's r...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 15 Mar 2022 22:50

A K50 phone in Silver Trail. (Source: Redmi via Weibo)

Redmi reveals potentially important K50 display specs ahead of the smartphone series' launch

Redmi's K50 series event is not far away now; however, the OEM is still raising its hype with juicy details on the upcoming smartphones ahead of their launch. Now, it seems that not only will there be a new colorway, a high-res di...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 14 Mar 2022 23:25

Is this the Vivo X Fold? (Source: Bald Panda via Weibo)

Rumor | The Vivo X Fold is spotted being taken on Chinese public transport ahead of its launch

Vivo is a smartphone OEM projected to launch its inaugural foldable device soon. Now, this rumored flagship has allegedly leaked again, and in the wild this time. The live image in question has been posted to Weibo and may thus pu...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 14 Mar 2022 22:45

YouTube transcripts in a new way. (Source: Android Police)

YouTube ports its transcription feature to mobile, starting with Android

YouTube has had a toggle to open a transcript of a compatible video for some time now. However, it has only been available on via desktop browsers so far. Now, however, it has reportedly been spotted on the app's Android version. ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 14 Mar 2022 00:17

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite: the rumored budget 5G phone is slated to have microSD card support and Android 12 out of the box

The OnePlus Nord CE 2 is a recently-launched smartphone that is now expected to gain a Lite alternative soon. The latest leaks include renders that might show how this potentially affordable device might look. They have arrived al...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 13 Mar 2022 23:05

Galaxy S22, meet concrete. (Source: PBKreviews via YouTube)

The Samsung Galaxy S22 goes up against the S22 Ultra in a new online drop-test video

Recently, the top-end Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra proved a "disappointment" on appearing in a YouTube drop test. Now, its smallest S22 sibling has joined it on the same vlogger's channel. Can a newly-bought unit of this compact flags...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 12 Mar 2022 14:22

Could this be part of the Nothing phone (1)? (Source: Yanko Design)

Nothing phone (1): New renders project a highly atypical transparent design for the Carl Pei-led OEM's inaugural Android device

Nothing is a new tech company that often backs itself to have the potential to bring uniquely-designed hardware to market. Now, a design blog has taken this "ethos" into account in publishing a new set of high-quality images that ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 12 Mar 2022 13:48

Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Studio is very expensive for old tech

You can get the regular Surface Laptop with Intel or AMD processors, but Microsoft equips the new high-end device Surface Laptop Studio with old Tiger Lake quad-core CPUs, which are hardly competitive anymore. The manufacturer sav...

Andreas Osthoff, 11 Mar 2022 00:19

The “Galaxy Z Flip & Slide'' design can transform into two Z Flip phones fused against each other. (Image Source: Samsung)

Samsung publishes patent depicting a folding and sliding smartphone that can transform into two Z Flip models fused against each other

The foldable and slidable screen can double its size and, through a special magnetic mechanism, it allows two users to play multiplayer games on a single device, essentially fusing two Z Flip models against each other.

Bogdan Solca, 10 Mar 2022 17:24

The TechLife Watch S100. (Source: Realme)

Realme introduces the TechLife Watch S100 as a wearable with a skin-temperature sensor

Realme has launched the TechLife Watch S100 alongside its new 9 5G and 5G SE smartphones today (March 10, 2022). It appears to be a new version of an existing smartwatch from this OEM, with a potentially crucial upgrade in the for...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 10 Mar 2022 17:11

The 9 SE launches alongside the 9 5G as a new Realme phone with a 144Hz display

Realme has just launched the latest members of its 9 series of mid-range smartphones. They consist of the 5G-enabled vanilla model and its SE variant. In this case, the acronym refers to the fact that it has the better refresh (an...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 10 Mar 2022 16:44

A "Vivo X Fold" render. (Source: Digital Chat Station via Weibo)

Rumor | Vivo's first-gen foldable smartphone will launch with 80W charging and a fair-sized battery

Vivo is projected to launch an inaugural foldable smartphone in 2022. It is thought to be an alternative to its also possibly upcoming X Note at the top end of its mobile device offerings for the year. Now, both have reportedly be...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 09 Mar 2022 16:29

The new Huawei MateBook E is an interesting, but also expensive Windows OLED Tablet

The new MateBook E from Huawei is a Windows tablet, which shares many similarities with the own MatePad series including the good OLED screen, great speakers, and good cameras. There are, however, some limitations when you want to...

Andreas Osthoff, 08 Mar 2022 23:30

A future Samsung smartphone could look like this. (Source: LetsGoDigital)

Samsung's patented L-shaped foldable display appears in stunning new smartphone concept renders

Samsung has laid claim to a design for a new kind of screen that could bring a new kind of secondary display to a next-gen smartphone. It consists of a panel in the shape of an inverted L, so that one part of it can fold away to l...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 08 Mar 2022 18:28

The C35 comes to India. (Source: Realme)

The Realme C35 launches in India, starting at just about US$160 for a 5,000mAh battery and 4GB of RAM

The Realme C35 is a phone that shares some design elements with the OEM's current flagship phones, although it comes with a much less high-end processor. It has now arrived in India with the same specs, its 3.5mm jack and triple r...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 Mar 2022 19:35

The latest Vivo foldable leak. (Source: Digital Chat Station via Weibo)

The "Vivo X Fold" allegedly leaks out in a new design schematic

Vivo is tipped to launch its first ever foldable device in 2022, which might debut under the OEM's main smartphone brand. Now, a reliable leaker purports to reveal how it will look ahead of this event. It is depicted as having a d...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 Mar 2022 19:00

HP Envy x360 15 2-in-1 with Core i5-1135G7 CPU, upgradeable 8 GB RAM, and 1080p IPS touchscreen now on sale for $609 USD (Source: Best Buy)

Deal | HP Envy x360 15 2-in-1 with Core i5-1135G7 CPU, upgradeable 8 GB RAM, and 1080p IPS touchscreen now on sale for $609 USD

There's almost no reason to get a Pavilion x360 15 when the Envy x360 15 is now available for around the same price. Unlike on most convertible laptops, the RAM here is not soldered and can be upgraded by the end user.

Allen Ngo, 06 Mar 2022 19:55

Samsung hypes the Galaxy F23's upcoming launch via Flipkart

Samsung is now set to launch a new Galaxy F-series phone in India soon. This Flipkart exclusive is one of the very few of its line with a 120Hz display, which may make up for the water-drop notch in the same screen. The F23 is als...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 05 Mar 2022 23:08

Multitouch is not the solution to everything, Apple! (image source: Unsplash)

4 downright weird Apple products we'd like to forget

Apple often has a knack for striking the perfect balance between form and function. Other times the Cupertino giant completely misses the mark by prioritizing rampant minimalism and beauty over functionality. Let’s take a look at ...

Brahm Shank, 04 Mar 2022 20:08

Realme announces a launch date for the 9 5G and 9 5G SE

Realme has previewed 2 upcoming phones on its Indian website ahead of their launch. The 9 and 9 SE will both be 5G, thanks to a 6nm processor apiece. Furthermore, the 9 SE is already being hyped as debuting with the fastest displa...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 04 Mar 2022 18:29

The 9 Pro has made it to India. (Source: iQOO)

The global versions of the iQOO 9 and 9 Pro launch in India, accompanied by a 9 SE

iQOO has launched flagship 9-series smartphones outside of China for the first time; however, their new Indian versions are not exactly the same as those announced in their OEM's native country. Nevertheless, they still manage to ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 04 Mar 2022 17:30

Dynabook Portégé X40L-K (Image Source: Dynabook)

Dynabook announces 14-inch Portégé X40L business ultrabooks powered by Intel's Alder Lake-P vPro processors, refreshes 13.3-inch X30L and X30W models

The Portégé X40L-K with Intel Evo specs is Dynabook’s slimmest and lightest 14-inch business notebook to date, weighing just over 1 kg (2.31 lbs), while the 13.3-inch models weigh less than 1 kg. Processor options include the Core...

Bogdan Solca, 03 Mar 2022 19:31

The S22 Ultra prior to its latest bend test. (Source: JerryRigEverything via YouTube)

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra stars in the latest JerryRigEverything video

Samsung's latest flagship phablet, the Galaxy S22 Ultra, has proven itself inconsistent, to say the least, on durability-related YouTube to date. Now, it has made its way through the classic JerryRigEverything series of tests. Can...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 02 Mar 2022 19:15

The AMD 5500U-equipped Lenovo Flex 5 is on sale at Amazon today for $250 less than is regular price. (Image via Amazon)

Deal | Save 29% on a Lenovo Flex 5 convertible with an AMD Ryzen 5 CPU and RX Vega 7 graphics

The Lenovo Flex 5 is a good all-around budget laptop. Thanks to its AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and RX Vega 7 GPU, it can handle most everyday tasks and some light gaming. It's currently on sale at Amazon for US$600, which is $250 below its...

Sam Medley, 02 Mar 2022 16:14

MWC 2022 | TCL hints at a 12-inch tablet to follow its latest line-up of 10-inch slates

TCL has announced three new tablets at MWC 2022, all of which have ~10-inch displays. One is a 5G variant, whereas another is the latest in the OEM's NXTPAPER range. However, it may have detracted from these new devices by mention...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 01 Mar 2022 23:56

The new TCL 30-series phones. (Source: TCL)

MWC 2022 | TCL announces an expanded 30 series of smartphones

TCL's existing 30-series smartphones are new devices pitched at the US market. Now, it has announced new variants for the European market at the latest Mobile World Congress (MWC). They include the 30 5G, accompanied by Plus, SE, ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 01 Mar 2022 23:10

The Legion Y90 is live. (Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo's Legion Y90 gaming flagship debuts UFS 3.1+SSD RAID 0 storage for smartphones

Lenovo has now made its first-gen Legion Y-series Android smartphone official. It brings a relatively novel form-factor to its market, having rear-firing fans that blast through its rear panel and surround its RGB logo. Its Snapdr...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 28 Feb 2022 18:58

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MSI Summit E16 Flip and the Summit E16 Flip Evo launched, powered by Core i7-1260P and choice of up to RTX 3050 Ti for non-Evo version

The latest Nothing phone (1) render takes Carl Pei's cryptic teaser into account

Rumor | The iPhone 14 Pro will be thicker than the 13 Pro

Huawei P50 Pro: Once at the top, it has now become exotic

Vivo X Note: A new leak purports to confirm a 7-inch display with high-end specs for the upcoming flagship phablet

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Motorola releases the Moto Edge X30 Special under-display camera Edition to the Chinese market

Asus Zenbook 14X UX5400 and Zenbook 14 Flip UN5401 now shipping with 2.8K OLED displays and Ryzen 7 Zen 3 CPUs

Rumor | The Huawei Mate 50 Pro will launch with a notch of iPhone proportions

Rumor | The Vivo X Fold will launch with dual ultrasonic fingerprint sensors

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Redmi reveals potentially important K50 display specs ahead of the smartphone series' launch

Rumor | The Vivo X Fold is spotted being taken on Chinese public transport ahead of its launch

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YouTube ports its transcription feature to mobile, starting with Android

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite: the rumored budget 5G phone is slated to have microSD card support and Android 12 out of the box

The Samsung Galaxy S22 goes up against the S22 Ultra in a new online drop-test video

Nothing phone (1): New renders project a highly atypical transparent design for the Carl Pei-led OEM's inaugural Android device

Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Studio is very expensive for old tech

Samsung publishes patent depicting a folding and sliding smartphone that can transform into two Z Flip models fused against each other

Realme introduces the TechLife Watch S100 as a wearable with a skin-temperature sensor

The 9 SE launches alongside the 9 5G as a new Realme phone with a 144Hz display

Rumor | Vivo's first-gen foldable smartphone will launch with 80W charging and a fair-sized battery

The new Huawei MateBook E is an interesting, but also expensive Windows OLED Tablet

Samsung's patented L-shaped foldable display appears in stunning new smartphone concept renders

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The Realme C35 launches in India, starting at just about US$160 for a 5,000mAh battery and 4GB of RAM

The "Vivo X Fold" allegedly leaks out in a new design schematic

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Deal | HP Envy x360 15 2-in-1 with Core i5-1135G7 CPU, upgradeable 8 GB RAM, and 1080p IPS touchscreen now on sale for $609 USD

Samsung hypes the Galaxy F23's upcoming launch via Flipkart

4 downright weird Apple products we'd like to forget

Realme announces a launch date for the 9 5G and 9 5G SE

The global versions of the iQOO 9 and 9 Pro launch in India, accompanied by a 9 SE

Dynabook announces 14-inch Portégé X40L business ultrabooks powered by Intel's Alder Lake-P vPro processors, refreshes 13.3-inch X30L and X30W models

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra stars in the latest JerryRigEverything video

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MWC 2022 | TCL announces an expanded 30 series of smartphones

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