Apple launches free repair program for iPhone 11 units with touch issues

On Friday, Apple announced that it was launching a new Replacement Program for affected iPhone 11 units. iPhone 11 units produced between September 2019 and May 2020 are eligible for this issue, which will address touch screen issues that were troubling iPhone 11 owners. Apple has determined that a small percentage of iPhone 11 displays may stop responding to touch due to an issue with the display module. Affected devices were manufactured between November 2019 and May 2020. If your iPhone 11 has been exhibiting this issue, please use the serial number checker below to see if your...

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Google Pixel 5 teardown reveals easy display replacement

This week, Zach of JerryRigEverything put the Google Pixel 5 through his durability test, which revealed that the Google Pixel 5 didn’t put as much metal in the phone as it said it did. Regardless of it’s plastic exterior, it was indeed one tough cookie. Even after inadvertently piercing the back of the Pixel 5’s battery (which caused a few sparks to fly) and after an hour batch in acetone, the Pixel 5 still powered back on. Zach continues with a teardown of the Pixel 5,which revealed a couple of interesting design choices and the easy screen replacement. To start, there are no...

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Google Fi will no longer support phones if they don’t have VoLTE beginning January

This week, Google Fi began to notify its customers that it will no longer activate any smartphones that don’t offer support for VoLTE. The change signals T-Mobile readiness to phase out 3G and repurpose the spectrum as part of its 5G rollout plan and since Google Fi is an MVNO, it needs to do the same. As first reported back in July, T-Mobile will cease to activate devices that can’t make calls with VoLTE (Voice over LTE). Some smartphones released a few years ago may not offer native support for VoLTE unless they were carrier-branded devices. These devices switched to 3G when...

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RedMagic Cyberpods gaming-focused true wireless earbuds are out on December 5

True wireless earbuds are everywhere these days, but ZTE spinoff nubia's RedMagic gaming-oriented spinoff (yeah, that's a mouthful) has something a little bit different for you. Starting on December 5 at 8 AM CET or 2 AM EST, the RedMagic Cyberpods will go on sale through the official RedMagic online store, which caters to North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America. There are literally dozens of countries it ships to, by the way, but you're probably wondering what the Cyberpods are. In case the RedMagic branding didn't give it away, these are supposedly...

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (Max) long-term review

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Nokia 5.4 pops up on FCC, design partially revealed

A full FCC listing of the Nokia 5.4 was published, revealing some details about the handset along with a rough sketch of the design. And it looks like it would follow the Nokia 3.4's design language with the circular camera module on the back and the fingerprint reader right below it. Nokia 5.4 schematics Interestingly, there's a mention of two Nokia smartphones - one with model number TA-1340 and one with model number TA-1333. We suspect that they are both just variants of the Nokia 5.4 with the latter one being the cheaper version as it doesn't have 5 GHz Wi-Fi connectivity....

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Huawei brings the Mate 40 Pro to Singapore

Huawei has introduced the Mate 40 Pro to some overseas markets like Europe and the Middle East, and now the phone has also appeared in Singapore. It will be on sale starting December 12 for the very attractive price of SGD1,598 which is about $1,199. Huawei is partnering with a handful of retailers to offer the device, and the first customers will be gifted a Huawei SuperCharge Wireless Charging Stand that pumps 40W and costs SGD150/$110 if purchased separately. The Mate 40 Pro version on sale in Singapore has 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage and will be available in two colors -...

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China Telecom reveals Oppo Reno5 5G and Reno5 Pro 5G details and pricing

After some Chinese stores and Oppo itself revealed a few key specs of the Oppo Reno5 5G and Reno5 Pro 5G, today's listing on China Telecom's website paints a much more detailed picture. The images reveal a curved screen on both handsets but the Pro carries a bigger 6.55-inch panel while the non-Pro version settles for a 6.43-inch one. Both handsets feature OLED panels with 1080 x 2400px resolution and punch holes for the 32MP front-facing cameras. Reno5 5G and Reno5 Pro 5G renders look identical As the previous rumors suggested, the vanilla Reno5 will get the Snapdragon 765G while...

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UBI confirms three Samsung foldables coming in 2021, reveals screen details

This is not the first time we hear about this, but a report by OLED researchers from UBI Research says Samsung will release three foldable devices in 2021. As the company focuses more of its efforts on the quickly growing niche and will even sacrifice its Note line for it it will deliver a Galaxy Z Fold3, Z Fold Lite and Z Flip2. The report also brings details about the screens the trio will use. All three of them will feature next-generation UTG (Ultra-Thin Glass) foldable displays and use LTPO technology for reduced power consumption. The Z Fold3, however, will stand out from the...

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Sony patent envisions dual GPU console and cloud gaming, could be the PS5 Pro

A patent filed in January last year by Sony reveals an ambitious project of a console that sports not one but two GPUs, similar to some PC configurations with Nvidia's SLI and AMD's CrossFire GPU support. The patent, however, says that the implementation of two GPUs in a console is much more elaborate than on a PC. The patent details how the two GPUs would work to render a single frame simultaneously or just split the frame into two and feed it to the two GPU units. Only one of the GPUs will control the HDMI output, which requires the GPU managing the video output to read the frames...

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Samsung's 2021 phones to drop support for older Galaxy Gear wearables

According to a new post in Samsung’s Members app in Germany, upcoming 2021 Galaxy phones won’t be compatible with some older Galaxy Gear warbles released between 2013-2014. The affected devices are as follows: Samsung Galaxy Gear, Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, Gear S and Gear Fit. Users of these warbles will be informed via notification from the Galaxy Wearable app if their device will no longer be supported. Samsung Members Germany post For the time being it seems the Gear S2 and Gear S3 won't be affected as they are not explicitly mentioned. Samsung also says that all current Samsung 2020...

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Alleged Google Pixel XE smartphone surfaces in a set of live photos

Ever heard of a Pixel XE? Don't worry, we haven't either, which in addition to its unconfirmed source makes this leak very suspect. Still, Pixels have leaked full months before the release, before so it's possible that someone got a hold of an early engineering sample. The live photos of the Pixel XE don't reveal much except that it has NFC and has two SIM card slots. If we can judge from the muddy close-up shots, the device will likely sport a display with rather thick side bezels and a centered punch hole for the front-facing camera. The rest is still a mystery. Alleged Google...

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Motorola Moto G9 Power India launch set for December 8

Motorola introduced the Moto G 5G and Moto G9 Power earlier last month. The Moto G 5G was launched in India on Monday, and today the company announced that Moto G9 Power will debut in India on December 8 at noon local time. The smartphone will be sold exclusively through Flipkart. A whole new level of power is about to sweep you off your feet! Gear up for #motog9power - launching at a never seen before price on 8th December, 12 PM on @Flipkart. Stay tuned. https://t.co/MjO9jm8ajK pic.twitter.com/YQOyXaCsMg— Motorola India (@motorolaindia) December 4, 2020 The Moto G9 Power packs a 6.8"...

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Tecno Pova comes to India with Helio G80 SoC, 16MP quad cameras and 6,000 mAh battery

Shenzhen-based smartphone maker Tecno is bringing its latest entry to the Indian budget segment with the Pova phone. The device was already announced globally last month but the Indian version has some differences in the camera and memory configurations. You still get a 6.8-inch IPS LCD upfront with HD+ resolution and a punch-hole cutout in the left corner for the 8MP selfie cam. The back houses a 16MP primary shooter alongside two 2MP units for macro shots and a fourth AI lens. You also get a rear-mounted capacitive fingerprint scanner. Tecno Pova key specs The MediaTek...

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Realme X50 Pro 5G gets Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 stable update

Realme opened the Android 11 beta program for the X50 Pro 5G in July and released its preview in September. Now the company has started rolling out the stable build of Android 11 to the X50 Pro 5G, which brings along Realme UI 2.0. Realme UI 2.0 focuses on three aspects - Creativity, Sociability, and Productivity. And in addition to the new UI, it comes with new features like Dual Mode Music Share, Subtitle Stitching, Private Space, Invisible Door, and Floating Window, to name a few. You can check out the image below for the complete changelog of the update. The new firmware...

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New revealing vivo X60 Pro live shots surface

vivo is expected to launch the X60 smartphone series by the end of this month, and one of the phones will be powered by Exynos 1080 chipset, making it first in the world with Samsung’s first 5nm 5G SoC. Several images of the vivo X60 Pro popped up online, revealing the phone will have a similar design to the predecessor vivo X50 Pro with one major change on the front and the position of the selfie camera. We already saw the vivo X60 with a flat screen and its Pro sibling with a panel with curved edges, but now the new shots, claiming to be of the back panel, reveal one big camera,...

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