T-Mobile's new T-Mix plans let you pick your own perks

T-Mobile has recently been rumored to be preparing new T-Mix branded plans, and today they're finally official. There are three tiers, called Standard, More, and Loaded, and they'll be available in November. The big idea is that instead of coming with a fixed set of benefits, each plan gets a number of "Picks", which you can spend on the perks you actually want. T-Mix Standard starts at $55/month for one line with one Pick, T-Mix More is $75/month with two Picks, and T-Mix Loaded is $95/month with three Picks. All of those prices are with AutoPay, plus taxes and fees. On Loaded, the...

Motorola Edge 70 Neo key specifications leak

Motorola accidentally teased the yet to launch Edge 70 Neo back in August, which was followed by leaked renders later that month. The renders showcased the phone’s design and color options, but a new leak has now revealed its key specifications. According to the leak, the Motorola Edge 70 Neo will feature a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate. The handset is tipped to be powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset. For optics, the device is said to sport a 50MP Sony LYTIA 710 primary rear camera alongside a 2MP macro sensor. It could also feature a rear-mounted light...

OnePlus Buds Clip go official with dual drivers and up to 40 hours of battery life

Without much fanfare, OnePlus announced its first clip-on earbuds – the aptly named OnePlus Clip. And while the brand's smartphones are no longer available in Europe and the US, the Buds Clip will be available in some global regions, as evidenced by their listing on the global OnePlus website. They bring Dynaudio sound tuning, dual drivers and up to 40 hours of battery life. Buds Clip employ 11mm woofers and 9mm tweeters alongside dual DACs tuned by Danish audio brand Dynaudio. You get support for LHDC 5.0, AAC and SBC codecs. The buds pair over Bluetooth 6.1 and support simultaneous...

Poco X8s debuts with a 6.35-inch OLED display, Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset

The Poco X8 series gets a new model in global markets. Poco has unveiled the new X8s with a compact design and a triple-rear camera setup. It features a 6.35-inch LTPO AMOLED display that offers a resolution of 1.5K and a refresh rate of 120Hz. The panel also offers up to 3,500 nits of peak brightness and features 1.18mm slim and uniform bezels. The Poco X8s is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset, paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. For photography, the phone has a 50MP Light Fusion 800 main rear sensor, a 50MP telephoto camera, and an 8MP ultrawide...

iPhone Duo teardown reveals it is fairly repairable but its complex hinge is worrying

The iPhone Duo is the hottest thing in tech right now and iFixit have now published their signature teardown. It addresses the recent reports of malfunctioning hinges on some early units while also giving us an in-depth look at the internals of the first folding iPhone. Let's start with the positive – the Duo earned a 5/10 repairability rating, which puts it in a class of its own when it comes to foldables. For reference, Samsung’s Z Fold8 got a 4/10 score while its predecessor earned a 3/10 rating. As per the folks over at iFixit, most of the components inside the Duo are...

vivo Y600 is official with a 10,000mAh battery and 6.83-inch display

The vivo Y600 is now available for pre-order in China, as promised, with open sales set to begin on October 30. The phone packs a massive 10,000mAh battery and has also earned a Guinness World Record for battery endurance. As per the Guinness World Records test, the phone lasted for 32 hours and 37 minutes during a continuous livestream test. The 10,000mAh battery supports 44W wired fast charging and reverse wired charging. The handset sports a 6.83-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and is powered by the Dimensity 7300e chipset. It also gets a 50MP primary rear sensor...

Deals: Oppo Find X10 series gets pre-order discounts, iPhone Duo goes on sale

Oppo recently launched the Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max in global markets, and both phones are now available for pre-order in the UK. Meanwhile, Apple’s iPhone Duo has finally gone on sale, but delivery estimates still stretch to late January 2027. The Samsung Galaxy S26 series, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Fold8 are also still on sale this week, alongside Google’s discounted Pixel 11 series. The Oppo Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max both come with a £100 pre-order discount. Oppo is also bundling a free Watch X3, Pad 5, or Hasselblad Teleconverter kit with the purchase. ...

Weekly poll: are you interested in the Oppo Find X10 or the Oppo Find X10 Pro Max?

Oppo is working on faster launches for its new models in Europe – the Find X10 series launched in China a month ago and it arrived in Europe and in India earlier this week. Are you interested in one of the Find X10 phones? Did your answer remain the same after you saw the prices? If you haven’t already, here they are: Find X10 (12/256GB) Find X10 (12/512GB) Find X10 Pro Max (12/512GB) UK £1,110 £1,250 £1,500 EU €1,300 €1,500 €1,800 India ₹140,000 ₹170,000 ₹200,000 They...

Huawei Pura 90 Plus appears in live images ahead of launch, chipset revealed

Huawei officially confirmed the Pura 90 Plus earlier today and opened pre-orders for it in China ahead of its October 28 launch. The company hasn't revealed any specs yet, but units of the phone are already on display in its retail stores, and the live images that have started showing up online answer one important question. The About phone screen of one of the display units lists the new Kirin 9025 chipset, 12GB of RAM, a 2848x1276 screen resolution, HarmonyOS 7, and the LCI-AL00 model number. The Pura 90 Plus is the first phone to use the Kirin 9025, which a tipster claimed earlier today...

CMF Speaker S unboxing and hands-on

Portable Bluetooth speakers are among the most diverse product groups nowadays. They come in all shapes and sizes, materials, colors, and pack different features. But CMF makes possibly the most interesting of them all. Meet the CMF Speaker S, a compact Bluetooth speaker that's just €69 and well worth it. Let's talk about it. First, though, here's an actual look at it over at our TikTok channel. There's not going to be a true unboxing of the CMF Speaker S. You only get the speaker in a simple box. There are no accessories to go along with it. As the name suggests, this is CMF's...

Deals: the Oppo Find X10 series and the iPhone Duo launch, here are some alternatives too

This week saw two major launches – the Oppo Find X10 series went global and the Apple iPhone Duo started shipping. Let’s have a look at the Oppo first. The Oppo Find X10 Pro Max is a beast of a phone – in our review, we call it “an Ultra in all but name”. The triple 200MP camera is impressive, the battery life is exceptional, the chipset is powerful and the display is beautiful. What more can you ask for? Well, a lower price would be nice. Right now, Amazon has it with a €100 discount and a choice of one freebie – you can pick between the Oppo Pad 5 with a Matte Display (8/128GB, Wi-Fi,...

RedMagic reveals when its phones are getting RedMagic OS 12 based on Android 17

RedMagic OS 12 is based on Android 17, and it debuted on the RedMagic 12 Pro+ last week. Today, RedMagic has announced which of its existing phones and tablets will get the update, and when. The RedMagic 11 Pro and 11S Pro series go first, in December. The RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro follows in January. March is when the RedMagic 10 Pro and 10S Pro series, the RedMagic 11 Air, and the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 3 Pro get it, while the RedMagic 10 Air brings up the rear in April. RedMagic OS 12 brings a redesigned interface with a giant clock, plus several AI features, including an AI...

Upcoming Realme 17 Pro series phone's key specs leak

Realme launched the Realme 16 Pro+ and the 16 Pro back in January, and now the first details about their successors are starting to show up. Today, a tipster on X has shared the key specs of an upcoming Realme handset that's said to be either the Realme 17 Pro or the 17 Pro+. The device allegedly has a flat 1.5K OLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate that goes up to 165Hz in some games, the Dimensity 7500 chipset, a 200MP main camera, a 50MP telephoto with 3.5x optical zoom, an ultrawide of unspecified resolution, and a 10,000 mAh battery. It's also said to have a plastic frame, while its...

Deal: the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 is $300 cheaper than the iPhone Duo

Today marks the official start of shipping for the iPhone Duo, but unless you pre-ordered one, you will have to wait a while for a unit to become available. While you wait, you can have a look at what Samsung has to offer. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 is the only other wide foldable in the US market. Motorola allegedly has something in the works, but it will be months before we see it. Google has never been fast at launching new models, so we don’t expect a wide Pixel anytime soon. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Anyway, the iPhone Duo starts at $2,000 for a 256GB model. The Z Fold8,...

This is Samsung's next foldable and it's launching in just a few days

Samsung is getting ready to launch the W27, its latest China-exclusive luxury foldable, and the device has now appeared in a leaked photo. According to a well-known tipster, it will be unveiled on October 29, and its specs are identical to those of the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. As you can see below, the image shows the back of the W27. It's dark blue, with gold accents on the frame and the camera island, and the W series' gold seal logo near the bottom. The triple camera setup and the pill-shaped island are the same as on the Fold8 Ultra, which fits the claim that the two phones share their...

Apple is testing iPhone Duo 2 prototype with this key upgrade

The iPhone Duo is now slowly making its way to users who placed their pre-orders last week and the first round of reviews are already out. The consensus is that it suffers from typical first-gen product shortcomings and most reviewers are not too fond of the Touch ID sensor. Depending on the orientation that you’re holding the device, it can be hard to reach and it also requires you to hold your finger on the sensor to fully unlock the phone. It’s safe to say that Face ID is a highly requested feature for the Duo’s successor and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has already confirmed that Apple...

WhatsApp expands its testing of scheduled messages to iOS

Earlier this month, WhatsApp started testing scheduled messages with some beta testers on Android, after the feature had been in development since at least February. Now it's making its way to iOS too, rolling out to some users of the WhatsApp beta for iOS version 26.42.10.19 from TestFlight, with more people set to get it over the coming weeks. It works the same way as on Android. Once you've typed your message, tap and hold the send button to bring up a date and time picker, then confirm with the green button at the bottom, which shows the exact delivery time. The earliest you can...

Apple reportedly orders 44% more iPhone Duo units from its suppliers

The iPhone Duo has been in very high demand since pre-orders started last week, with shipping dates slipping all the way to January within hours. Now, a new report claims Apple has responded by raising its iPhone Duo shipment target by 44%. [#InlinePriceWidget,13804,1#] According to supply chain sources, Foxconn and component makers have received instructions reflecting an increase from 9.7 million units to 14 million for the first 12 months of production. For context, back in July, Nikkei Asia reported that Apple had asked its suppliers to make around 10 million foldable iPhones...

iQOO 16R receives its first certification ahead of release

Last week we told you that the iQOO Z12 Turbo's chipset leaked along with its screen size, and that it will very likely be sold outside of China as the iQOO 16R, just like the Z11 Turbo became the iQOO 15R. Today, the iQOO 16R has received its first certification, showing up in Indonesia's TKDN database with the model number I2606. The listing confirms the iQOO branding and 5G support. The same model number was spotted in the GSM Association’s IMEI database back in early September, which is where the iQOO 16R name first surfaced. Going by the Z12 Turbo leaks, the 16R should come...

Another nubia A76 4G debuts quietly with a larger display, faster charging battery

The nubia A75 came out in early 2024 – it was an affordable 4G phone. Since then, the company has introduced the nubia A76 4G and the nubia A77 4G. Now it’s time to say hello to the nubia A76! Wait, what? Okay, this is another case of overlapping names because this A76 and the old A76 are not the same. The new ZTE nubia A76 4G features a 6.75” display – it only has 720p+ resolution and runs at only 90Hz, but it’s better than what the other A76 has (6.5” 720p+ 60Hz). This display promises a modest 500 nits of brightness. nubia mentions the “flagship-inspired design” for the new...

OnePlus Turbo Pro to borrow a lot from the OnePlus 16, key specs leak

OnePlus launched the Turbo 6 in China back in January, and that phone later served as the basis for the Nord 6, which launched in April. Now, Digital Chat Station on Weibo says a Turbo Pro is on the way too, and it should arrive around the end of the year. The tipster's post has since been edited to just say "good morning", which tends to happen when a brand isn't happy with what he reveals. The Turbo Pro will allegedly come with a 6.78-inch flat 1.5K screen with a 185Hz refresh rate, the 3nm Qualcomm SM8845 Pro chipset, a 200MP main camera with a large sensor, and a battery of at least...

Apple warns of limited iPhone Duo stock for walk-in buyers on launch day

The iPhone Duo goes on sale this Friday, October 23, but if you were hoping to just walk into an Apple Store and pick one up, you may want to rethink that plan. In a statement, Apple says there will be "limited" availability for walk-in customers, and given the "extraordinary" demand since pre-orders began last week, it expects that supply to sell out quickly. [#InlinePriceWidget,13804,1#] Limited walk-in stock will be available in the US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Mexico, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, and the UK. Certain Apple...

Oppo Reno17 Pro specs leak, and they sound very familiar

Oppo's Reno17 series is rumored to launch in China next month, and today prolific tipster Digital Chat Station has revealed the key specs of the Reno17 Pro. If you've been following the brand's releases closely, they will sound very familiar. According to the leak, the Reno17 Pro will have a 6.32-inch flat display with 1.5K resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate, and it will be powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 8550 Super chipset. That's exactly the screen size and chipset of the global Oppo Reno16 Pro, which isn't to be confused with the Reno16 Pro for China, a bigger 6.78-inch phone with the...

Apple now sells iPhone 18 Pro repair parts

After expanding its partnerships with American suppliers for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo, Apple has also started selling repair parts and tools for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max through its Self Service Repair Store, along with parts for the M5 Max and M5 Ultra Mac Studio and the M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini models. [#InlinePriceWidget,14934,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14716,1#] For the two new iPhones, you can now buy replacement back glass, batteries, bottom and top speakers, cameras, displays, enclosures, front cameras, logic boards, main microphones, SIM trays, and Taptic...

Apple expands partnerships with American suppliers for the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro

Today Apple has announced new and expanded partnerships under its American Manufacturing Program (AMP), for critical materials and components used in the iPhone Duo and the iPhone 18 Pro, since nearly 100 components in those phones, from wireless chips to the silicon that powers key functions, are produced by American companies, with suppliers spread across more than a dozen states. [#InlinePriceWidget,13804,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14934,1#] Perryman Company supplies the grade 5 titanium enclosure of the iPhone Duo. Apple is committing up to $100 million over the next three years for...