Huawei FreeBuds 3 review

Huawei's FreeBuds 3 are the world's first truly wireless open-fit earbuds with active noise cancellation and offer a lot of features for their €179/£170 price tag. Inside these tiny buds is a Kirin A1 with support for Bluetooth 5.1 that enables a 2.5s connection time, something called Isochronous dual channel connection, which saves battery and 190s minimum latency. The FreeBuds 3 are IPX4 splash resistant while their case offers both USB-C fast charging and wireless charging. So let's check them out and see how well they do in real life. Design and comfort The Huawei FreeBuds 3...

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OnePlus 7 Pro's 6GB and 12GB RAM variants no longer available in the US

The OnePlus 7 Pro was announced back in May with three memory versions - 6GB/128GB, 8GB/256GB and 12GB/256GB. But in the US, the company is now only selling the 8GB RAM variant. The base and top models of the OnePlus 7 Pro have been removed from the company's official US site, and you can only purchase the 8GB RAM variant which is available in Mirror Gray, Almond, and Nebula Blue colors. OnePlus 7 Pro The 6GB RAM model of the OnePlus 7 Pro was launched in the US for $669, while the 8GB and 12GB RAM versions were made official with price tags of $699 and $749, respectively. But...

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MIUI 11 for the Redmi 5 and Redmi Note 5 now seeding in China

Credit where credit is due, Xiaomi made some big promises regarding MIUI 11 updates on its older devices and has been following through on those pretty nicely since. Now the company's shiny new MIUI skin has officially started popping-up on Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus (Redmi Note 5) and Xiaomi Redmi 5 devices in China. Both area nearly two-year-old budget devices and that's not even the furthest back in time Xiaomi is spanning its software update efforts. MIUI 11 update for Redmi 5 and Redmi Note 5 Just to clarify a few things about this particular update package, though. It is for the...

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MediaTek will be announcing "the 5G chip" on November 26

MediaTek has clearly been ramping its mobile chipset efforts up lately, with an obvious focus on specific features and markets. After the gaming-geared Helio G90 dropped in July the company has turned its attention to 5G in both the high-end segment and more-impressively so - the midrange. As per an earlier company roadmap, the first 5G chips based on the Helio M70 modem are expected to come to market in Q1 next year. Things appear to be going according to plan since MediaTek has now officially scheduled a November 26 unveiling of its first 5G chip at the MediaTek Summit. We even...

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Our Google Pixel 4 XL video review is up

Great cameras, lackluster battery endurance and Android as envisioned by Google - that's the brief consensus on the Pixel 4 XL. We've already posted our full written review a while back and now we have the video rundown which recaps the main findings and shares some new perspectives on what it's like to actually use the Pixel 4 XL. Starting with the design Google's latest flagship has a refreshed front with a tall forehead and is also different around the back with its square camera cutout. It's nice to see some change after two years of relatively similar Pixel designs. Another welcome...

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OnePlus made a piano using 17 OnePlus 7T Pro units

A couple of days ago, OnePlus posted a dark image on Twitter with the caption "Coming soon." This led people to think the company was going to launch yet another phone. Well, they guessed it wrong because this new product turned out to be a piano. Yes, OnePlus announced a piano, dubbed OnePlus Phone Piano. It's not your regular piano, though, since it's made using 17 OnePlus 7T Pro units. These units are arranged in a line to create a "seamless and smooth keyboard", and the OnePlus 7T Pro's 90Hz Fluid Display technology should allow pianists to play the OnePlus Phone Piano...

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Samsung Galaxy S11 tipped to come in three sizes and five variants in total, depending on 5G

Prefacing this entire bit of into with a big warning about its early and unconfirmed nature, even though the source is quite reputable. Evan Blass (@evleaks) has an industry insider scoop or maybe even a few, judging by his recent private posts that claim the Samsung Galaxy S11 will come in three sizes. First up, a small 6.2-inch or perhaps 6.4-inch one. If Samsung sticks to its current naming convention, it would probably be the S11e. Working our way up, there is the regular S11, said to sport a 6.7-inch diagonal and finally a bigger likely S11+ model, at 6.9 inches. All three...

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Instagram to test hiding post likes in the US starting next week

Instagram has been testing a change to its platform since April that hides the like count on posts. The test began in Canada and expanded to six more countries, which include Ireland, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand. Now, the company is expanding this test to the US. This announcement came through Instagram head Adam Mosseri while talking at the WIRED25 conference. Mosseri said the test will begin in the US starting next week and the like count from the posts of some users may vanish. The count will still be visible to the creator of the post, but others won't be able...

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The Honor V30 might be coming to Europe

The Honor V30 has been popping up in the rumor mill quite frequently. An official TENAA certification and some carrier listings later, it is all but certain that Honor's next flagship is on the horizon and likely to land this moth in China. As par an exclusive insider tip, however, in a rather interesting twist, the V30 might be headed to European markets as well. Our source on the matter also made sure to back these claims up quoting a pair of Huawei trademarks that first surfaced back in July this year. These were issues by the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) in...

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Samsung Galaxy A30s and Galaxy A50s get price cuts in India

Samsung has dropped the prices of the Galaxy A30s and Galaxy A50s in India. The Galaxy A30s comes in 4GB/64GB configuration and is down to INR15,999 ($225/€205) from INR16,999 ($240/€215). The Galaxy A50s, on the other hand, comes in two memory versions - 4GB/128GB and 6GB/128GB. The 4GB RAM variant is down to INR19,999 ($280/€255) from INR22,999 ($320/€290), whereas the 6GB RAM version is down from INR24,999 ($350/€320) to INR21,999 ($310/€280). You can buy the Galaxy A30s and Galaxy A50s at reduced prices from Samsung's official India site and Flipkart. Samsung Galaxy A30s...

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