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The Galaxy Tab A7 Lite. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung launches the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite in select European countries

The Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is a new Samsung tablet that definitely falls into the budget category. Despite this, it has both Wi-Fi and 4G/LTE-enabled variants. It will be available in certain European markets from June 2021 with an 8....

Deirdre O'Donnell, 28 May 2021 18:22

AliveCor's KardiaBand. (Source: AliveCor)

Apple faces a new lawsuit over claims it stole another company's idea for on-Watch ECGs

The medical-grade wearables company AliveCor has decided to push for an anti-trust suit against Apple over the manner in which the Cupertino giant has taken over the market for smart watches or bands that support on-device electro...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 28 May 2021 17:34

ROCCAT announces its latest wireless gaming headset, the Syn Pro Air

ROCCAT has introduced its new Syn Pro Air as its latest high-end gaming headset. It combines a range of potential advantages of its maker's association with Turtle Beach in its build, including a TruSpeak flip-up mic, the Superhum...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 28 May 2021 15:14

MIUI 12.5 has reached another four devices globally. (Image source: Xiaomi)

MIUI 12.5 reaches the Mi 9 SE, Mi 10T, Mi 10T Pro and POCO X3 Pro outside of China

Xiaomi has started distributing MIUI 12.5 to another four devices outside of China. The company has now introduced the Mi 9 SE, Mi 10T, Mi 10T Pro and POCO X3 Pro to its latest OS, albeit only on the Mi Pilot program, for the time...

Alex Alderson, 28 May 2021 14:27

Twitter Blue, a paid tier of Twitter, may be on the way. (Image via Jane Manchun Wong on Twitter)

Twitter may soon offer premium Twitter Blue service for US$3 per month

Twitter may soon launch Twitter Blue, a premium tier service that comes with features like delaying tweets, changing threads to more readable formats, and changing color themes. However, there has yet to be an official announcemen...

Sam Medley, 28 May 2021 06:21

GFN adds more new games. (Source: NVIDIA)

GeForce NOW adds a total of 22 new games, including some brand-new Steam titles

NVIDIA's cloud-gaming service GeForce NOW has announced support for no less than 22 new games, including Biomutant, Maneater and Imagine Earth, which have also just launched on Steam. The platform is also starting to add DLC witho...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 May 2021 23:27

Nubia announces the RedMagic 6R, a new mid-range gaming phone with a flagship SoC

Nubia's premium Android gaming brand has launched a new variant for its 2021 smartphone series. This 6R has frankly near-mid-tier looks, yet still manages to pack the Snapdragon 888 processor and up to 12GB of RAM. It starts at ~U...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 May 2021 22:53

OPPO's latest Enco Free2 TWS earbuds with Dynaudio tuning and ANC

The Enco Free series are the more affordable of OPPO's TWS earbuds; nevertheless, the latest generation boasts active noise cancellation (ANC) for just under US$100. They also feature an IP54 ingress-protection, up to 30 hours of ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 May 2021 18:41

OPPO debuts the MediaTek Dimensity 900 in the new Reno6

Today (May 27, 2021), OPPO has launched the Reno6 series of premium mid-range smartphones. It largely consists of refreshes for their immediate predecessors; then again, the OEM has introduced the new Dimensity 900 processor in th...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 May 2021 17:39

Those sure are some pretty rocks. This scene is rendered at 1080p and upscaled to 4K via Unreal Engine 5's Temporal Super Resolution. (Image via Epic Games and Unreal Engine)

Unreal Engine 5 Temporal Super Resolution promises "4K at the cost of 1080p"

Unreal Engine 5 is available as a demo starting today, and users are gravitating toward its Temporal Super Resolution feature. TSR is similar to Nvidia's DLSS in that, while advertised as an anti-aliasing technique, it vastly impr...

Sam Medley, 27 May 2021 17:32

Redmi launches the AirDots 3 Pro as its latest noise-cancelling TWS earbuds

Redmi's new AirDots 3 Pro are rated for a kind of noise-cancelling that apparently adapts to the ambient condition by themselves, using AI. The Bluetooth 5.2 accessories are rated for up to 28 hours of play-time with their new cas...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 26 May 2021 21:09

OnePlus' new Stadia tie-in. (Source: OnePlus)

OnePlus throws a free Stadia Premiere bundle in with new phones sold in France, Germany or the UK

OnePlus has announced a new promotion by which those who buy certain new smartphones in the UK, Germany or France can claim a new Stadia Premiere Edition from Google. The units included in this new deal are those of the new flagsh...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 26 May 2021 20:23

Panasonic debuts the LUMIX GH5 Mark II, also teases the upcoming GH6

Panasonic has just introduced the "evolved", Mark II form of the Micro Four Thirds GH5 camera. The new up-to-4K/60fps/10-bit unit improves on its immediate forebear in a number of ways, an upgrade to USB type-C charging at a reduc...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 26 May 2021 19:39

The Mi A2 may only receive another two security patch updates. (Image source: Xiaomi)

The Xiaomi Mi A2 receives what could be one of its final updates

Xiaomi has rolled out the latest security patch to the Mi A2, one of four Android One smartphones that the company released. This month's update could be of the Mi A2's last though, as the device comes to the end of its allotted s...

Alex Alderson, 26 May 2021 18:51

Shortcuts are speedier with iOS 14.6. (Image via Apple)

Apple speeds up Shortcuts in iOS 14.6

The latest version of iOS (14.6) brings many new features and improvements, but one major change wasn't announced by Apple. Multiple users are reporting that tasks scripted in the Shortcuts app run in about half the time they used...

Sam Medley, 26 May 2021 16:45

Cyberpunk 2077 was delisted from the PlayStation Store in December 2020, due to technical issues and unplayable performance on the base PS4 (Image source: CD Projekt Red)

Sony remains undecided about bringing Cyberpunk 2077 back to the PlayStation store

CD Projekt Red's Adam Kicinski recently stated at a shareholder meeting that Sony has yet to reapprove Cyberpunk 2077, despite having been delisted in December. With patch 1.2 performance still not optimal on last-gen consoles, Cy...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 26 May 2021 13:29

Razer's latest keyboard. (Source: Razer)

Razer launches the Blackwidow V3 Mini Hyperspeed 65% gaming keyboard

Razer's latest keyboard is the Blackwidow V3 Mini HyperSpeed. It has a 65% form-factor, which translates to a 60% form-factor that retains arrow keys. The new board also features the OEM's HyperSpeed Wireless Technology, an alumin...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 25 May 2021 21:52

No, we are not getting into the smart car business, says Honor CEO

Honor's chief executive officer Zhao Ming has denied that his OEM will follow others into the emerging trend towards developing services for next-gen automobiles. Instead, the company intends to focus on strengthening its smartpho...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 25 May 2021 15:02

Google will finally launch Fuchsia OS soon, albeit on just one smart home device

Fuchsia is the name of an in-house OS Google has reportedly had in the works for years. Now, it is finally due to see a roll-out on one of the OEM's more recent smart-home products. The Nest Hub is slated to start using this new s...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 25 May 2021 14:29

An alleged Huawei MatePad 2 Pro surfaces on Geekbench ahead of its launch

Huawei is projected to launch a second-generation MatePad Pro premium slate in June 2021. A device with what might be its model number has just shown up on Geekbench, possibly revealing its specs ahead of its launch. Interestingly...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 24 May 2021 21:39

The DOOGEE DG Band packs 5ATM water resistance, SpO2-metrics and Amazon Alexa support for under US$50

DOOGEE has launched the DG Band, a wearable of the traditional fitness tracker form-factor. It has a 1.05-inch LCD display, which can display data from its sensors for heart-rate, stress and blood-oxygen. It is also rated to track...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 23 May 2021 18:12

The Mi A2 Lite has received the May 2021 security patch. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi releases the May 2021 security patch to the Mi A2 Lite, its first update in three months

Xiaomi has released a new update to the Mi A2 Lite, contrary to rumours that it had stopped supporting the device. V11.0.19.0.QDLMIXM contains the latest Android security patch and is rolling out now as an OTA download.

Alex Alderson, 23 May 2021 13:50

The Mi 11 Ultra's rear display is about to become a proper selling point. (Source: Xiaomi)

Mi 11 Ultra rear display set to finally get slew of camera features in imminent update

Xiaomi's Mi 11 Ultra features a secondary display on its rear but has received criticism for the poor implementation of that feature. That is set to change shortly, as new information indicates that an upcoming build will allow mo...

Ricci Rox, 22 May 2021 18:42

OnePlus teases a new Y-series TV ahead of its May 2021 launch

OnePlus India has revealed that it will add a new member to its Y series of smart TVs soon. It has also already confirmed some of its specs ahead of its imminent launch, its 40-inch size, Dolby Audio support and 20W speakers inclu...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 22 May 2021 15:32

A Watch 3 render. (Source: Huawei Central)

Huawei confirms a June 2, 2021 launch for HarmonyOS

Huawei has set a date for the launch of its first-party operating system, HarmonyOS, in its native China. The software may have originally been intended to replace Android on its smartphones, but may also ship with other new produ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 22 May 2021 13:26

The Realme GT is coming to Europe. (Source: AliExpress)

The Realme GT and Narzo 30 5G is coming to Europe via AliExpress

The GT is Realme's Snapdragon 888-powered flagship smartphone that launched early in 2021. Despite this, it has not made it far outside the Chinese market thus far. This situation will change soon however, with a release onto AliE...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 21 May 2021 17:12

The new SOUNDFORM Connect adapter. (Source: Belkin)

Belkin's new SOUNDFORM Connect can upgrade older speakers with Apple AirPlay 2

The SOUNDFORM Connect is a new Belkin audio adapter designed to bring any powered speaker with a 3.5mm or optical input into an Apple-heavy smart home set-up. The user can then control it via AirPlay 2 on their iPhone, iPad or TV....

Deirdre O'Donnell, 21 May 2021 14:32

Realme launches the Watch 2 Pro with 2 more days of battery life and a larger display compared to the base model

The Realme Watch 2 Pro is a new smartwatch with a blood-oxygen sensor, 90 sports modes and sleep-tracking - as does its vanilla sibling. However, it has a bigger 1.75-inch display, as well as the in-built GPS the plain Watch 2 lac...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 21 May 2021 13:37

The Redmi Note 10 Pro is now receiving MIUI 12.5 across the board. (Source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi expands MIUI 12.5 rollout for the Redmi Note 10 Pro

Xiaomi began the MIUI 12.5 rollout for the Redmi Note 10 Pro last week, but is now expanding it to include the European model of the device. This means that the global, Indian, and European are now receiving the MIUI 12.5 update, ...

Ricci Rox, 21 May 2021 12:12

The new CTL monitor design. (Source: CTL)

CTL launches new FHD and QHD thin-bezel productivity-focused monitors

CTL, a company that normally caters to the needs of modern offices or schools in its devices, has announced a pair of monitors touted to match up to this reputation. The 24-inch FHD IP2381 has a VA IPS panel, whereas the IP2781 is...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 May 2021 21:49

AMD's "Gaming Super Resolution" could offer Radeon gamers an alternative to ease the hit of enabling ray-tracing (Image source: AMD)

"Gaming Super Resolution" patent hints that AMD's DLSS alternative will be platform-agnostic

An AMD patent filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office offers a glimpse at how its DLSS-competitor, apparently named "Gaming Super Resolution," could work.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 20 May 2021 21:49

MIUI 12.5 has reached the Mi 11 on MIUI's European and Global branches. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi seeds MIUI 12.5 to the Mi 10 Pro and the Mi 11

MIUI 12.5 is now available to the Mi 11 globally. The Mi 10 Pro has started receiving Xiaomi's latest OS on its European branch, too.

Alex Alderson, 20 May 2021 20:53

OnePlus and Xiaomi owners should be aware that flashing Android 12 Beta 1 could brick your device. (Image source: Google)

Android 12 Beta 1 rolls out to over 25 smartphones; risks with installing on OnePlus and Xiaomi devices

Numerous Android OEMs have released the first Android 12 Beta to their devices, following its announcement earlier this week. However, it is worth holding off installing Android 12 beta on a few devices, as there is a risk that th...

Alex Alderson, 20 May 2021 17:39

The new Titan Pocket. (Source: Unihertz)

Unihertz puts its smallest physical-keyboard phone yet up for crowdfunding

Unihertz has announced the Titan Pocket, the OEM's latest in its line of QWERTY smartphones. With a display of just 3.1 inches in diagonal length, it is the most compact member of its series yet. Nevertheless, it runs Android 11, ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 May 2021 17:20

Linux is exiting beta on Chrome OS. (Image via Acer w/ edits)

Chrome OS's Linux integration exits beta in next OS update

The next version of Chrome OS will move a great developer feature from the Beta to Stable channel: Linux integration will finally exit beta with Chrome OS 91. This move should broadly increase Linux usage and development on Chrome...

Sam Medley, 20 May 2021 16:48

Apple software chief Craig Federighi confirmed Mac software vulnerability mid-May 2021 (Source: Wccftech)

It's official: The Mac has a security problem

According to Apple’s software chief Craig Federighi, the company's computers are less secure than iOS devices due to the fact that app stores on the Mac are regularly exploited. This sometimes leads to malware infections, but Fede...

Codrut Nistor, 20 May 2021 13:49

Apple teases its new one-handed mode of control for the Apple Watch

Apple has outlined plans for new dimensions of accessibility in its mobile devices, including a new SignTime service that allows people who use certain sign languages to better use the OEM's online support system. The updates also...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 May 2021 00:44

Qualcomm teases the X65 modem again. (Source: Qualcomm)

Qualcomm announces further upgrades for the Snapdragon X65 5G modem alongside the new 778G SoC

Qualcomm's 5G Summit has unveiled the Snapdragon 778G, the OEM's latest processor intended to bring next-gen connectivity to more phones in the near future. The company also unveiled heretofore-unheard-of capabilities for its upco...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 19 May 2021 19:31

The OPPO K9 might convert into a Realme phone in order to get a global launch

The OPPO K9 5G is a somewhat rare new smartphone in 2021, as it has launched with the lesser-spotted Snapdragon 768G processor. It has debuted as a "performance"-focused device in its OEM's native China; however, there are now sig...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 19 May 2021 18:11

The new C8C security camera. (Source: EZVIZ)

EZVIZ launches its first pan/tilt outdoor Wi-Fi home security camera

EZVIZ introduces the C8C as its inaugural outdoor wireless home security camera capable of panning and tilting within its globe-shaped exterior glass shell. Its sensor is rated for FHD recording, as well as night vision in color a...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 19 May 2021 17:10

The Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Watch Active 2 will be ineligible for Wear OS. (Image source: Samsung)

Samsung commits to three years of updates for current Galaxy Watch smartwatches, but no Wear or Wear OS upgrades

Samsung and Google may have agreed to merge Tizen OS and Wear OS, but current Galaxy Watch smartwatches will be left on the older Tizen OS platform. Samsung will update the Galaxy Watch Active, Watch Active 2 and Watch 3 for at le...

Alex Alderson, 19 May 2021 16:23

Google Pixel phones will soon be able to offer better selfies and portraits of people with darker skin tones. (Image Source: Jon Prosser)

Google working to offer improved computational photography for darker skin tones, likely to debut with the Pixel 6 series

Google is working on improving its image processing algorithms to better capture selfies and portraits of people of color. The company said that it has partnered with image experts and is training its computational photography alg...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 19 May 2021 16:15

Offline playback on Spotify for Wear may be limited to playlists, only. (Image source: AndroidAyuda)

Offline Spotify playback is finally coming to Wear OS, but Garmin may still have the edge

Google and Spotify have finally got around to integrating offline playback on Wear OS, now Wear. However, it seems that Garmin smartwatches will still have more Spotify functionality than their Wear OS rivals.

Alex Alderson, 19 May 2021 15:58

The leaked Starfield image showcases a gorgeously lit interior (Image source: @SkullziTV)

Tipster outs new Starfield screenshot, hints at an early 2022 launch

Tipster @SkullziTV recently outed another leaked image from a 2018 build of Bethesda’s upcoming space RPG, Starfield. @SkullziTV also claimed that Bethesda is aiming for a Q1 2022 release timeframe, nearly 7 years after the releas...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 19 May 2021 15:15

The exciting Microsoft Surface Neo may not see the light of day following the official cancellation of Windows 10X. (Image: Microsoft)

Microsoft confirms that it has axed Windows 10X, dual-screen Surface Neo may also be cancelled as a result

As had been rumored, Microsoft has completely axed Windows 10X, its purported answer to Google’s Chrome OS, although some elements of it will live on in Windows 10. The news also puts a massive cloud over the future of the excitin...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 19 May 2021 05:32

HarmonyOS 2.0 release date named for the Mate 30, Mate 40, P40 and Mate X2 series

A leaker from China has named the date when Huawei will begin rolling out HarmonyOS 2.0. Apparently, the Mate 30, Mate 40, P40 and Mate X2 series will be the first devices to receive Huawei's new OS.

Alex Alderson, 19 May 2021 00:04

Android 12 is (nearly) here. (Source: Google)

Google I/O 2021 | Android 12 Beta 1 rolls out to Pixel phones

Google has announced that the first non-development beta of Android 12 is available for Pixel phones, as of the new OS upgrade's introduction at I/O 2021. The OEM has also unveiled various new features now found in its own-brand p...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 May 2021 23:05

Google touts some advantages of its new Wear OS partnership. (Source: YouTube)

Google I/O 2021 | Google debuts Wear OS 3.0, confirms new Samsung partnership and Fitbits that will run on the new software

Google I/O 2021 has kicked off with what the OEM calls "the biggest update to Wear OS" in this software's history. It has collaborated with Samsung and Fitbit to bake the better features of their wearable platforms into this upcom...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 May 2021 22:13

Amazon Music HD has a new price. (Source: Amazon)

Amazon Music HD drops in price to US$9.99 a month

The "high-fidelity" version of Amazon's music-streaming service has dropped in price by US$5 a month. This change means it now costs the same as the former price of the next tier down, Amazon Music Unlimited. In other words, custo...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 May 2021 18:13

Is this the future of Pixel design? (Source: LetsGoDigital)

Next-gen Pixel smartphones may have under-display cameras thanks to a new Google patent

Under-display camera technology is currently emerging as a replacement for punch-holes in smartphone displays. A blog has discovered a new Google patent for its take on this new kind of selfie camera, thereby strongly hinting that...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 May 2021 17:04