Honor to launch a new midranger with 66W fast charging, looks suspiciously familiar

Honor is going to launch a new smartphone, latest listing from TENAA reveals. The device has a model number HJC-AN00 and some specs like the 6.53” screen diagonal and the footprint of the phone were revealed. At the same time, the highly reputable leakster Digital Chat Station revealed on Weibo some more specs of an incoming Honor phone that looks to match the one from the certification. The Honor phone will come with a Dimensity 800U chipset, 66W fast charging, and a 3,800 mAh battery. The specs match the Huawei nova 8 SE smartphone, so it's very likely Honor is just borrowing a...

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macOS Big Sur is now available

As expected, today Apple has officially released the latest version of macOS, called Big Sur. This is the first iteration of the OS that is optimized for Apple's new M1 chip, which is powering the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro 13, and Mac mini. Big Sur also works on Intel-based machines as well, of course. It brings with it a fresh new design, as well as multiple enhancements to Safari, Messages, Maps, and privacy. Design-wise, it still looks familiar, but employs more use of white space for easier navigation. It also makes dark icons more consistent with the rest of the Apple ecosystem,...

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Instagram wants more people to watch more Reels with their latest update

Today, Instagram is announcing new changes to its app that put Reels and its Shop features right in users’ faces. The company announced “big changes” to its app. The Reels and Shop tabs are now going to be featured right at the front and center of the home page, on the navigation bar. The Post and Likes buttons are being moved to the upper right corner, next to the Facebook Messenger DMs button. Reels is the company's answer to TikTok. It's a sub-platform within Instagram where people can creative short vertical videos. The video camera recorder is similar to that of TikTok. Now...

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Canalys: Chromebook and tablet sales soar as desktop PC sales drop in Q3

Without a doubt, 2020 has been a year when many had to adjust to a new normal. This new normal translated to kids getting Chromebooks and iPads so they could continue going to school, while adults needed machines that could keep them working from home. Lenovo Chromebook Duet A new report from Canalys shows how much the PC market landscape has changed this year. Chromebooks saw the biggest growth in sales this year, selling an estimated 9.4 million units in Q3 with 122% growth compared to Q3 of 2019. Detachables, referring to notebooks with removable keyboards, also saw 88% growth...

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Camera test: iPhone 12 vs. 12 Pro vs. 11 Pro

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Amazfit GTR 2e & GTS 2e appear in FCC listings

Amazfit announced its GTR 2 and GTS 2 just last month and now an FCC listing is revealing the first set of details on another set of Huami devices - the GTR 2e and GTS 2e. Going by the names, we figure these could be versions of the regular models for the Indian market as the GTR 2 and GTS 2 are currently exclusive to Europe and the US. The listings show the GTS 2e with model number A2021 while the GTR 2e is A2023. Both watches are stated to get onboard Wi-Fi connectivity and similar designs to their regular counterparts. Amazfit GTSe (left) and GTRe (right) FCC listings The...

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Red Magic Cyberpods TWS announced for global markets

Back in July, nubia announced its Red Magic TWS earbuds in China alongside the Nubia Watch. Now the earphones have made their way to global markets as the Red Magic Cyberpods. The Cyberpods come with an in-ear design and adjustable hooks for better fit. You get 8mm drivers on each bud with Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity and touch controls on the buds themselves. There's a special low-latency mode, one-touch connect with nubia phones as well as a rated 20-hour rate combined battery life with the charging case which charges over USB-C. It wouldn’t be a gamer product without RGB...

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The new 2.5x telephoto camera on iPhone 12 Pro Max still not used in the dark

This year Apple made Night Mode available for the selfie and ultrawide cameras on the new iPhone 12 series - up until now it was only available for the main camera. But Apple also announced a new longer 2.5x telephoto camera on the iPhone 12 Pro Max, which many expected would be able to shoot Night Mode shots, despite Apple's deliberate silence on the matter. Well, it doesn't. Just like the iPhone 11 Pro series and the iPhone 12 Pro, the iPhone 12 Pro Max prefers to digitally zoom to 2.5x from its main camera, than use its true 2.5x imager in the dark. This isn't new. In our...

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PUBG Mobile confirmed to make a comeback in India with new version

While PUBG Mobile pulled out of India after it was banned by The Ministry of Electronics & IT, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel. PUBG Corporation confirmed it's planning a return to India with the aptly named PUBG Mobile India. The new app will feature altered in-game content and customizations said to reflect local user preferences. More notably, the game will focus on handling user data more transparently with accordance to local regulations. More details on PUBG Mobile’s India return here. #PUBGMOBILE #pubgmobileindia pic.twitter.com/vGD5r0KhPk— rishi ‘#SirPS5When’...

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max first teardown confirms battery capacity

The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max will be available tomorrow for pickup and shipments but today a teardown surfaced, giving us us a look into the internals of the flagship. The biggest change since the iPhone 11 Pro Max is the position of the motherboard that also is affecting the shape of the battery - now all the crucial components are on the right side and the power cell has an L shape. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max teardown Thanks to the images we can also confirm the battery capacity of 3,687 mAh which is about 10% less than the one in the predecessor - so far we only knew that from...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra to support S Pen, tipster claims

Noted tipster Ice Universe who has one of the most accurate track records on Samsung devices is confirming that the upcoming Galaxy S21 Ultra will pack an S Pen stylus. There were previous reports that the S Pen would make its way to the upcoming S21 Ultra and that the Galaxy Note series would eventually be replaced by the Z Fold lineup as soon as the next-gen foldable screens are durable enough to work with Samsung’s styluses. Yes, I can 100% confirm that S21 Ultra supports S Pen— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) November 12, 2020 We’ve been seeing more and more similarities between the...

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Samsung announces the Exynos 1080, its first 5nm chipset

Samsung’s next-generation midrange chipset is finally here - meet the Exynos 1080. It is officially the first platform by the Korean company built on the 5nm EUV FinFET technology and comes as a successor to the Exynos 980 with its integrated 5G modem. Photos from the Exynos 1080 unveiling Samsung has decided to go with an octa-core CPU with triple cluster design featuring four Cortex-A78 cores and four Cortex-A55 units. The most powerful Cortex-A78 core runs at 2.8GHz, while the other cluster of three Cortex-A78s reaches 2.6GHz. The A55 quartet is clocked at 2.0GHz. The GPU is...

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Oppo Inno Day 2020 scheduled for November 17, 125W charging phone incoming

Oppo is set to continue its consumer innovations showcase events dubbed Inno Day and the 2020 edition is scheduled to take place on November 17 in Shenzhen, China. Oppo uses this event to demo its latest developments in the mobile sphere. Last year the maker demonstrated its under-display camera, AR headset as well as a 5G router. According to rumors provided by Chines tipster Digital Chat Station, this year we’ll see an inward folding phone prototype, second-gen in-display selfie cam alongside new camera and charging developments. Oppo will reportedly showcase its latest 32MP...

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Huawei nova 8 and Honor V40 to have similar camera design

There might be uncertainties around the future of Honor, with Huawei offloading the brand to Digital China, but for now the phone maker has no plans to step on the brakes, on the contrary - a leakster claims we are going to see both the Huawei nova 8 lineup and the Honor V40 family arrive in December. In a separate leak, one Twitter user revealed that provisional camera design of both series and they look strikingly similar. The Huawei nova 8 lineup technically is already here with an SE smartphone that is a rebranded Huawei nova 7 SE but with a Mediatek chipset rather than a Kirin...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ get One UI 3.0 beta

Yesterday Samsung announced the expansion of the One UI 3.0 beta program for eight devices, which also include the Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10+. Well, the beta program for the Note10 duo is now live in South Korea, and the Plus model is already receiving the One UI 3.0 beta update in Samsung's home country. The beta build has version number N976NKSU1ZTK6 and brings along November 2020 Android security patch in addition to new UI and features. You can head over here to learn more about One UI 3.0 beta. If you live in South Korea, you can give One UI 3.0 beta a try by...

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