Sony will keep making smartphones for multiple years to come Qualcomm reveals

Sony has been making some incredibly intriguing smartphones lately, but it hasn't been selling very many of them. Naturally, that may make you wonder whether the Japanese electronics giant would just, at some point, decide to cut its losses and exit the smartphone business altogether, following in the footsteps of the likes of LG and HTC. The answer is no. Sony will keep making Android smartphones for multiple years to come. The revelation comes from a rather unlikely source - Qualcomm. Sony Xperia 1 V The chip maker has announced in a new press release today that it has extended...

Qualcomm expands S3 Gen 2 sound platform with ultra-low 20 ms latency

Qualcomm announced it is expanding the S3 Gen 2 Sound with optimized latency that goes below 20 ms for “lag-free gaming audio.” Manufacturers can also utilize the platform to add Auracast broadcast audio functionality to dongles and adapters with source devices such as phones, laptops, and TVs. The enhanced solution is optimized for gaming, revealed the official press release. It is a combination of Snapdragon Sound and LE Audio. It delivers “ultra-low latency of 20 less than 20 ms”, and it can get even further reduced with the source device delivering game audio only. Music listeners...

Apple releases iOS 17 Beta 2

Apple is now seeding its iOS 17 Beta 2 release to developers and beta testers following the Beta 1 release from earlier this month. The new changes include a redesigned update screen with more information for the beta software as well as several of the key features from the WWDC announcement. There’s the new tap to AirDrop feature which allows users to touch their devices to initiate file transfers. The Location Settings page within System Setting now includes a new MicroLocation option which if enabled should provide even more detailed location data for apps and location sharing....

Amazfit Cheetah and Cheetah Pro announced for runners with classic crown and dual-band GPS

Amazfit has announced the new Cheetah series under its Performance lineup. It's aimed at runners, and the first smartwatches Amazfit launched as a part of the Cheetah series are called Cheetah and Cheetah Pro. Amazfit Cheetah Pro Let's talk about the Amazfit Cheetah Pro first. It's advertised as "a premium watch for elite runners who want to optimize their performance" and packs a 1.45" Always-On AMOLED display of 480x480-pixel resolution. It's protected by Gorilla Glass 3 and has a 1,000 nits peak brightness to ensure the on-screen information is readable under bright sunlight. The...

Samsung brings Galaxy S23 Ultra in Red in Sky Blue to offline stores in India

Samsung launched the Galaxy S23 Ultra in Black, Green, Lavender and Cream colors on all markets. Some countries also got versions in Graphite, Lime, Sky Blue and Red but they were exclusively sold on Samsung’s online store. The company announced the Red and Blue options are now also available at physical Samsung Experience stores in India, as well as other retailers. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Samsung India is offering the Galaxy S23 Ultra in Red and Blue only with 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. The price is INR124,999, which is equivalent to $1,525/€1,390. For comparison, the...

Google's latest ad campaign paints the iPhone 14 Pro as being jealous of the Pixel 7 Pro

Google is amping up the cringe with its latest ad campaign for its Pixel phones. The star is the Pixel 7 Pro, which is having a series of conversations with what looks like an iPhone 14 Pro in a case. So far so weird. But wait, there's more! Much, much more. See, the iPhone is jealous of the Pixel, because the Pixel can do so many things it can't. Or something like that. The robotic voices definitely don't help lower the cringe levels here, not even a little bit. So let's start our viewing session with a video in which the iPhone says all it has to show after so many years of existence is...

JCB Toughphone and Toughphone Max announced

JCB - the British heavy equipment manufacturer - is back on the smartphone scene with two new rugged Android phones. The JCB Toughphone and Toughphone Max are both MIL-SPEC 810G compliant and feature an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance at up to 1.5m of water for 30 minutes. The new devices feature a hardened polycarbonate frame and back with metal elements. JCB Toughphone JCB Toughphone features a 5.7-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a waterdrop notch housing its 20MP front facing camera. Toughphone Max brings a larger 6.67-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 20MP...

The Motorola Razr 40 goes on sale in China is coming to Europe next month

The more affordable Motorola Razr 40 arrives a few weeks after its pricier Razr 40 Ultra sibling. Right now the vanilla model is only available in China through Lenovo’s online store with a starting price of CNY 4,000 for the 8/128GB model. We had a look through Motorola sites for other countries and they all said the local equivalent of “coming soon”. We did spot it on one Czech retailer, which estimates the arrival date as July 21, i.e. a month from now. You can pre-order a unit for CZK 21,600, which converts to €910. That’s more than the €800 that the Razr 40 was supposed to...

Bloomberg: Google is looking to move Pixel phone production to India

According to a new report from Bloomberg News, Google is actively looking to move some of its Pixel smartphone production to India. According to people familiar with the matter, Google is in talks with Foxconn’s India branch – Bharat FIH, Dixon Technologies and Lava International as potential partners for Pixel phone production in India. India is quickly shaping up as a viable alternative to China for smartphone production after the negative impact of COVID and strict restriction policies. Apple has shifted some of its iPhone production to India in recent years and has been assembling...

Redmi K60 Ultra certified with 120W charging

Following the release of the Redmi K60 and Redmi K60 Pro from earlier this year comes another certification for the upcoming Redmi K60 Ultra which is expected to launch in China in the near future. Redmi K60 Ultra certification on 3C database Redmi K60 Ultra was spotted bearing the 23078RKD5C model number in a new listing over at the 3C database and it is certified with up to 120W charging support via the Xiaomi MDY-14-ED charger which was also featured on the Redmi K60 Pro. Redmi K60 Ultra / Xiaomi 13T Pro schematics Redmi K60 Ultra is rumored to launch as the Xiaomi 13T...

vivo iQOO 11S to come with 200W charging certification documents reveal

The iQOO 11 series is getting an S member soon. The Dimensity 9300 chipset will set the 11S apart from the 11 Pro and the latest listing at 3C confirms charging will remain unchanged. The vivo iQOO 11S was certified with 200W charging, matching as the current flagship of the brand. vivo iQOO 11S The new phone with model number V2304A will ship with the vivo V200100A0L0-CN charger that provides 20V/10A max output and ships with the iQOO 11 Pro in the box. It is also USB-PD compliant, meaning a Power Delivery devices will also get speedy chargin although likely not at the full 200W ...

Apple Self Service Repair program now includes iPhone 14 series and M2 MacBooks

The Apple Self Service repair program is expanding to cover even more devices including the iPhone 14 series, the 13-inch M2 MacBook Air and the 14” and 16” M2 MacBook Pro. In addition, Apple is bringing support for True Depth camera and speaker repairs on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups as well as Mac desktops with the Apple M1 chip in the U.S., Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the U.K. Users of the aforementioned devices can now order genuine Apple parts, tools and repair manuals to fix their phone, laptop or desktop. In addition to the expanded lineup...

vivo X90s appears in a new color ahead of June 26 launch

vivo will launch the X90s on June 26 in China, and we know what it looks like since the company shared a picture revealing the vivo X90s in white color last week. Now vivo has updated the promo page for the X90s on its official website, showing the smartphone in a new color. Although it's unclear if these will be the only color options for the vivo X90s or if the phone will come in more shades. vivo hasn't detailed the X90s' specs sheet, but rumors claim it's the X90 powered by the Dimensity 9200+ SoC instead of the Dimensity 9200. If true, the vivo X90s will come with a 6.78" 120Hz...

AT&T is offering the Pixel Fold for half the price

After many months of leaks and speculation, Google finally made the Pixel Fold official last month. Today, AT&T has announced it's starting to take pre-orders for the search giant's first foldable smartphone. Oh, and for a limited time it's half the price it should be! That's a pretty substantial deal right out of the gate. Of course there are caveats - this is a US carrier deal, after all, you pretty much can't have one without the other. So, you need to opt for a qualifying AT&T installment plan, and get an eligible AT&T unlimited plan. And act fast, as this is a limited-time...

Realme Narzo 60 series teasers emerge

Realme is gearing up to launch its Narzo 60 series phones soon and the first set of teasers are already live. Realme is going for a space-theme launch with the Narzo 60 series with a “Mission Narzo” tagline. The first teasers suggest a focus on affordable storage with the option of having over 250,000 photos on the phone which would mean 1TB of storage. The total storage figure is likely reached via microSD card expansion. Narzo 60 5G was recently spotted on Geekbench with the Dimensity 6020 chipset, 8GB RAM and Android 13. Realme will reveal more details on the Narzo 60 series...

Don't expect third-party faces for the Apple Watch

Cupertino VPs Kevin Lynch and Deidre Caldbeck confirmed that third-party watch faces for the Apple Watch aren't something Apple is considering. The pair joined Swiss media TagesAngzeiger for an interview. Because the watch face is effectively the homescreen of the watch, Apple would rather it be first-party. The pair illustrated that Apple wouldn't otherwise be able to ensure the third-party watch face would continue to function properly after a software update. The two also shared that the decision to change the single press on the Digital Crown from the app switcher to the Control...

Asus Zenfone 10 certified by Wi-Fi Alliance

The Asus Zenfone 10 has passed through the Wi-Fi Alliance - a routine check before being cleared for sales. The certification reveals the version of the software - Android 13 - and the supported bands - 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz. To recap what we know of the Asus Zenfone 10 - it will launch on June 29 - it has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and up to 16GB of RAM, and it will bring wireless charging. Otherwise, the phone looks similar to its predecessor but comes in Red and Green, as well as the Blue, Black, and White or the 9. The display has the same 5.9-inch diagonal but may be bumped in...

Red Magic 8S Pro leak confirms Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Following the Red Magic 8 Pro which launched back in December of 2022, comes our first bit of news on its successor – the Red Magic 8S Pro which is rumored to be one of the first devices to launch with Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 chipset. Red Magic 8S Pro AnTuTu benchmark run Reliable tipster Digital Chat Station shared a live look at the Red Magic 8S Pro running AnTuTu and we can see it managed a chart-topping 1,704,113 combined score thanks to the overclocked chipset. The device (nubia NX729S_V1A) scored 436,089 points on the CPU test and 642,666 points on the GPU...

iQOO Neo 7 Pro's color options revealed

Last week, iQOO revealed the design of the iQOO Neo 7 Pro launching on July 4, and confirmed it would come in an orange color with a faux leather back. The company today revealed this color version will be called Fearless Flame, and it will be joined by another color model called Dark Storm, which won't feature the faux leather back. iQOO is yet to detail the Neo 7 Pro's specs sheet, but it has confirmed that the smartphone will be powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC and support 120W charging, advertised to fill the phone's battery up to 50% in eight minutes. The Neo 7 Pro will...

Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Galaxy Watch6 Classic prices leak

A few days ago a bunch of renders leaked showing Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Watch6 family, and today a different source is back with exhaustive pricing information for all four models. Keep in mind that this information comes from France. Even if this leak does pan out, and these will be the exact prices over there, there might still be small differences in other Eurozone countries due to varying VAT rates. And of course, if your country doesn't have the euro as its currency, take these as general indications only. The Galaxy Watch6 will be available in 40mm in Graphite and Cream for...

Limited-edition Infinix Note 30 Pro smartphone celebrates collaboration with Tesla Science Center

Infinix announced a new collaboration with the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe, New York which will see the Transsion Holdings tech brand financially support the institution’s development and initiatives. We are honored to pay homage to the legacy of Nikola Tesla and his groundbreaking work and are excited to continue pushing the boundaries of innovation with this collaboration. We hope to inspire young minds to pursue their passion for science and technology fearlessly. - Lake Hu, Infinix CMO In addition, Infinix announced a limited edition Note 30 Pro featuring exclusive...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 series promo images emerge

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 series is rumored to launch alongside the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Z Flip5 in the final week of July and we now have official-looking promo images that confirm their design. Galaxy Tab S9 series poster The new teasers show all three Galaxy Tab S9 series members with the Tab S9, Tab S9+ and Tab S9 Ultra. The marketing materials seem to imply water resistant rating. Based on previous rumors the Tab S9 series will be IP67 water and dust resistant which would be a major addition for the Tab S-series. The second promo image shows the Tab S9 next to the Galaxy Watch 5...

vivo sets X90s announcement for June 26

vivo will take the wraps off the vivo X90s on June 26 at a special event in China. The news was made official on vivo's Weibo channel alongside a collection of street photos captured with the phone. vivo gave the X90s to Mangum photographer Alex Webb, who has a vibrant and colorful style, which works nicely to showcase what the vivo X90s can do. vivo X90s official camera samples The vivo X90s will use the new Dimensity 9200+ chipset but is otherwise expected to be identical or near so, as the Dimensity 9200-powered X90. That means the X90s will have a 6.78-inch...

HTC U23 Pro is up on pre-order in Europe gets disassembled on video

HTC may be past its heyday, but the company still releases new smartphone models occasionally. The most recent one is the HTC U23 Pro with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, 108MP main camera and 6.7” 120Hz OLED display. If you’re curious about how easy this phone is to disassemble in case you need to swap out a component, this PBKreview video answers just this question. The phone’s plastic back comes off easily enough and from then on it’s plain Phillips head screws. The good news is that most things are kept on separate sub-assemblies, e.g. the USB-C charging port is not soldered to the daughter...

Google Pixel 8 duo's display specs leak

Following last week’s detailed Google Pixel 8 series camera specs leak comes a new report on the upcoming devices’ screen specs. Based on information from an inside source at Google, Android Authority shares our most detailed look at the Pixel 8 duo’s new display panels. Google Pixel 8 series display specs Pixel 8 will bring a flat 6.17-inch OLED display with 1080 x 2400px resolution and a 120H refresh rate. The display panel will reportedly measure 64 x 143mm and will have a higher corner curvature at 102px compared to the 47px on its predecessor. In addition, we get confirmation...