WhatsApp will let you mention group chats in status updates

WhatsApp is currently testing a new feature that will let you mention group chats in status updates. This is now live in the latest beta version of the app found in the Google Play Store for Android. This comes after WhatsApp previously started testing allowing you to mention contacts in status updates, so mentioning group chats can be seen as an expansion of that feature. When a contact is mentioned, they receive a notification and a message in your chat with them. With the ability to mention group chats in a status update, you will be able to notify entire groups in one step,...

Google reportedly cancels Pixel Tablet 3

Android tablets haven't seen anywhere near as much success as Apple's iPads, and Google's wares are included in that assessment. The company gave up on tablets in 2019 before it teased the Pixel Tablet in 2022 and then released it last year, and now it looks like it's ready to give up on the form factor yet again. According to a new report supposedly coming from "multiple industry sources close to the project", Google has decided to cancel the development of the Pixel Tablet 3, codenamed internally as Kiyomi. The decision was apparently made last week, which is when all of the teams...

HMD Fusion is on its way to India with its modular chops

HMD unveiled the Fusion smartphone with a modular design back in September, and last month it received a Venom Smart Outfit. Now, it's getting ready to land in India. The phone is being teased by Amazon, and so you'll be able to buy it from that retailer when it does arrive in India. The launch date is still a mystery, but since the teaser campaign has started, it really can't be long now. The HMD Fusion comes with a 6.56-inch 720x1612 LCD touchscreen with 90 Hz refresh rate, the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset at the helm, 4/6/8GB of RAM, 128/256GB of storage, a 108 MP rear camera with...

Huawei teases spectral image sensor for Mate 70 series

We’re less than a week away from the Huawei Mate 70 series announcement, and the teaser campaign is in full swing. The latest piece to the puzzle details an important camera development that may shape up to be one of the key upgrades on the new phones. Huawei will bring a dedicated spectral imaging sensor dubbed “Red Maple” to its Mate 70 series phones. The brief teaser video shows the new sensor in action alongside a few samples highlighting natural color rendition. Unlike traditional red, green, green, blue (RGGB) color sensors or red, yellow, yellow, blue (RYYB) on...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is coming in 2025, here are the details

Next year, Samsung will launch the Galaxy Z Flip7, the successor to the Flip6 which arrived this summer. But, according to a new rumor, it won't be the only flip phone Samsung releases in 2025. Instead, it will be joined by the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE. This will be a cheaper version, which will most likely use the same display as the Flip7, but will have lower-end cameras and a different, less powerful SoC. Whether or not that compromise will sit well with people remains to be seen, but it most likely all hinges on the actual price difference. Those hoping for a Z Flip 7 FE should be excited....

Huawei Mate 70 Pro+ teased in brief hands-on by exec

Huawei is hosting a big event next week with the official launch of the Mate 70 series. We already saw an official image of the Mate 70’s design, and now Huawei chairman Richard Yu decided to share a video that gives us a brief look at the Mate 70 Pro+. The device in the video appears to have a similar design to the Mate 70 from yesterday’s image but with an altered quad camera setup. We can spot a dedicated periscope lens in the top left corner. The phone in the video features the silver colorway seen in previous leaks, and we get another look at the curved sides and...

Moto G05 and G15 renders leak showing identical twins

Here's something we don't see very often (or ever). Today we have leaked images showing two separate upcoming Motorola phones. So far so unremarkable. What is out of the ordinary is that they look 100% the same. The only difference can be found in the colors that will be offered. Moto G05 leaked renders We're talking about the Moto G05 and Moto G15. The G05 will come in orange, and that's how we know which is which. The devices should hopefully be more different on the inside. More Moto G05 leaked renders Both phones will have a 50 MP main rear camera, and...

HMD Icon Flip 1 leaks in all its glory

HMD is apparently getting ready to launch a new flip phone. This will be called HMD Icon Flip 1, and its specs have been leaked today along with the images you can see in the X post embedded below. The phone will have a 2.8-inch main (inner) screen, a 1.7" outer display, a 2 MP fixed-focus camera, and a 1,500 mAh removable battery. As you may have gathered by this point, this is not a smartphone - it's a featurephone running S30+ with support for cloud apps. HMD Icon Flip 1- LCD 2.8" Main / 1.7" Outer - 2MP FF Camera- S30+ OS / Cloud Apps - 48MB + 128MB storage - Unisoc T127 SoC- 4G...

ZTE Blade V70 launches with 108 MP main camera and Dynamic Island wannabe

ZTE has outed a new mid-range smartphone today, the Blade V70, which is now listed on the company's international website. The Blade V70 comes with a 6.7-inch 720x1600 LCD screen with 120 Hz refresh rate, a 2 GHz octa-core CPU from an unnamed chipset, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of expandable storage, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor embedded in the power button, and a 5,000 mAh battery with support for 22.5W wired charging. On the rear you get a 108 MP main camera with a 1/1.67" sensor and f/1.75 aperture, while for selfies there's a 16 MP shooter. The phone is 8.2mm thin and runs ZTE's...

Google is working on a Pixel laptop, report claims

The name Pixel was first used by Google in the original Chromebook Pixel back in 2013. While the Chromebook Pixel line got discontinued in 2017, the name Pixel has lived on to describe Google's entire mobile portfolio. And soon, the company will launch a new laptop according to a new rumor. This will be very descriptively called Google Pixel Laptop, and its internal codename is allegedly Snowy. Google employees are reportedly comparing it to Apple's MacBook Pro, Dell's XPS line, the Microsoft Surface Laptop, and the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, so it should be high-end as those in...

Here's when the Realme 14x drops and how much memory and storage it will have

Realme is bringing back the x model in its numbered series, a new rumor today claims. There was no Realme 13x, but there will be a Realme 14x. The phone is expected to be the cheapest in the Realme 14 family. According to a new rumor, the Realme 14x will launch in early December, and will come in three RAM/storage combos: 6/128GB, 8/128GB, and 8/256GB. The phone is said to arrive in three colorways: Crystal Black, Golden Glow, and Jewel Red. Realme 12x The Realme 14x will have a 6,000 mAh battery and a square-shaped camera island (unlike the 12x pictured above). These are all the...

Oppo officially confirms next-week Reno13 and Pad 3 launch date

Oppo was rumored to bring the Reno13 midrangers and the Pad 3 tablet next week, and today we have the official confirmation. The company took it to Weibo to confirm that the phones and the slate will debut in China on November 25. The hero color of the Reno13 series will be Butterfly Purple, and the phone's celebrity endorsement comes from Yuqi, a 25-year-old Chinese singer-songwriter and a member of the South Korean girl group I-dle. The Oppo Reno13 phones will have a thin body and a metal frame. According to a leaked image, both the vanilla and Pro will have three cameras, but the...

Realme GT 7 Pro review

Top 10 trending phones of week 46

The Samsung Galaxy A55 got yet another victory in the week 47 edition of our trending chart. Along with the Galaxy S24 Ultra in second and the Redmi Note 13 Pro in third they give us yet another instance of the most popular podium of the year. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12824, 1#] In fourth, however, we have a brand new face - the just announced Redmi Magic 10 Pro+. The gaming beast is clearly turning a few heads. Note 13 follows in fifth as the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max climbed to sixth position. Xiaomi 15 Pro slid to seventh, while the Galaxy A15 retained its eight...

Sony LinkBuds Open review

The LinkBuds Open, also known as the WF-L910, are the second generation version of the original Sony LinkBuds. These are fairly unique, open-ear style earbuds which take the open-ear concept to a new level by literally having a hole in the middle of the earbuds for ambient sound to pass through. The second generation model has an updated design, new driver, second generation audio processor, Spatial Audio with head tracking, and longer battery life. Priced at $200, these earbuds still cost a pretty penny. Let’s see if they are good enough. Design The design of the LinkBuds...

Gmail might soon offer temporary email addresses

You probably already know how a temporary email address works. There are plenty of services that offer such inboxes online. Most even do it absolutely for free. Honestly, it’s kind of surprising that none of the major tech players have offered the service up until now. Well, that might soon change. The good folks over at Android Authority spotted some references in the latest Gmail Android app to something called “Shield Email”. The concept is simple – Google gives you a temporary email address to give out to third parties instead of your actual email. Then, as you receive an email to your...

vivo Y300 5G pops up in live photos along with alleged price tag

Now that the vivo Y300 Pro and Y300 Plus are both a thing, we are just waiting on the vanilla model. As far as we know, the Y300 5G will be unveiled on November 21 in India. The phone has now popped up in a live photo in two colors. These seem to be two of the three available colors. The leak also includes an alleged price tag of INR 19,999. We aren't sure if that includes any cashback deal, though, or if it is the actual MSRP. vivo Y300 5G live photo Rumors hint that the Y300 5G will be a version of the Indonesian vivo V40 Lite. If that is the case, the vivo Y300 will come...

Apple Vision Pro is now available in two more countries

The Apple Vision Pro, which was unveiled last June and released in February this year, is now available in two more countries - South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. The Apple Vision Pro is sold through Apple's websites and Apple Stores in these countries. It starts at KRW4,990,000 ($3,575/€3,395/INR302,045) in South Korea and AED13,999 ($3,810/€3,620/INR321,970) in the UAE. Interested customers can book a free 30-minute demo at Apple Store locations to experience the Cupertino-based tech giant's "spatial computer" before spending money. With the launch in South Korea and UAE,...

Deals: Apple MacBook Air (2024) laptops are $200 off, iPad Air and Pro are $100 off

Apple’s refreshed Mac line went on sale last week – it included brand new devices with the efficient M4 chip, as well as some models that were updated to support Apple Intelligence (which works better when there’s more RAM available). This meant that the MacBook Air laptops – which are 2024 models, even though they use the M3 chip instead of the M4 – now have 16GB of RAM in the base configuration, up from 8GB. Naturally, retailers that had 8GB models stocked up dropped their prices to clear them out of their inventory. But now even the 16GB versions are discounted – the MacBook Air...

Google Pixel Tablet 2 to have a keyboard case

Google's Pixel Tablet is getting a bit long in the tooth, having launched last June with no successor yet. But fret not for Google is actually working on the Pixel Tablet 2, and according to a new rumor, that one will come with a keyboard case. It's unclear whether this will be bundled with the tablet or offered as a separate purchase. The upcoming tablet will have newer and better cameras too, compared to the ones fitted to the original Pixel Tablet. The Pixel Tablet 2 will also be powered by a newer SoC compared to the Tensor G2 in the original, which is nothing surprising of...

Oppo Reno13 and Reno13 Pro hands-on image leaks

Oppo is soon launching the Reno13 and Reno13 Pro mid-rangers along with the Oppo Pad 3. The phones have been pictured a couple of times so far, and in both cases we saw an uncanny resemblance to an Apple iPhone. That doesn't change today when we get to gawk at the first hands-on image showing both the Reno13 and the Reno13 Pro. See for yourself below. Oppo Reno 13 and Reno 13 Pro#Oppo #OppoReno13series #OppoReno13 #Reno13 #OppoReno13Pro #Reno13Pro pic.twitter.com/xkmYETplaR— Anvin (@ZionsAnvin) November 15, 2024 They still have obvious iPhone vibes, in the camera rings and in the...

TSMC's $6.6B grant from U.S. government finalized

Back in April, the United States Department of Commerce announced $6.6 billion in direct funding for TSMC under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act. The subsidy has now been finalized and will include an additional $5 billion in government loans, which will help expand TSMC’s semiconductor production in Phoenix, Arizona. This is the first major binding contract in the CHIPS and Science program following its inception in 2022. TSMC semiconductor manufacturing fab site in Phoenix, Arizona The agreement will see government funds handed out to TSMC on a project milestone basis, with the...

Realme kicks off GT 7 Pro pre-orders a week ahead of international launch

Realme's GT 7 Pro handset was announced in China a few weeks ago but hasn't yet made it outside its home country. Realme has scheduled an international launch event on November 26 and has already set up a landing page on Amazon.in. Starting November 18, the company is launchings a pre-order offer for Indian consumers about a week before the official launch date. The pre-booking will be available on Amazon.in, and in physical stores. The official Realme website will open pre-orders on the announcement date - November 25. If you want to reserve your GT 7 Pro online, it will require...

More Oppo Reno13 leaked images show uncanny iPhone resemblance

The first picture revealing part of the upcoming Oppo Reno13 surfaced a couple of days ago showing a lot of design similarities to an iPhone. Today three more images have been outed and the idea is the same - this is Oppo's iPhone lookalike. Don't take our word for it, see for yourself below. The Reno13 series will most likely comprise of the 'vanilla' Reno13 and the Reno13 Pro. The devices could become official on November 25 in China. Pre-reservations have allegedly already started, and unsurprisingly the Reno13 series will come with a focus on AI. According to a past...

Samsung Galaxy A26 renders leak showing one key upgrade

Samsung launched the Galaxy A25 in December of last year, so we're fast approaching the point when its successor should be made official. That hasn't happened yet, but today we do have the first leaked renders showing the upcoming Galaxy A26 in all its glory. The phone measures 164 x 77.5 x 7.7 mm (9.7 mm if you include the camera bump). That makes it taler, wider, and slimmer than its predecessor, intriguingly enough - there's a strong hint here that its screen will be larger than the 6.5" panel employed by the A25, and in fact the source of these renders speculates it will be...