New teaser on Flipkart marks the return of Vaio laptops

A new teaser on Indian online retailer Flipkart signifies the return of a once prominent brand of laptops. Back in 2014, Sony sold its Vaio laptop business. From what I can personally remember, Sony-made Vaio laptops had excessive amounts of bloatware and were priced much higher than the competition. Following the brand’s years-long hiatus, a Flipkart teaser simply reads “Lighter than your past”. Teasing the brand’s return to retail. The teaser is a play on laptops from the era that Vaio ceased making laptops. Windows notebooks were large and ran hot while ultra-portables of the...

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Disney + to raise its subscription fees, announces “Star” international streaming service

Disney announced it’s plans for future content of its own streaming service. The company is going to release 20 new Marvel and Star Wars series “over the next few years”, along with 15 new movies and original Pixar/live-action Disney series in the same amount of time. All this new content on the way calls for a price bump for the streaming service. Disney originally launched its streaming service for $6.99 in the US, with a price that appealed nicely among more expensive streaming services. In March of 2021, Disney +’s subscription fee will increase by $1 to $7.99, marking the service’s...

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Samsung Galaxy M51 review

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New 12.9-inch Huawei MatePad coming with 120Hz OLED screen and PadOS

As the Android tablet market share continues to lose the iPad’s success, Huawei believes there’s still room for a new competitor. According to a new report, Huawei has a new tablet on the way, meant to compete with the Apple iPad Pro and Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+. Huawei Mate 40 Pro The leakster claims that a new Huawei MatePad would arrive with a 12.9-inch OLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate. The tablet’s build is described as having very thin bezels and no punch-hole camera – which leads us to wonder if it will be of the under-display kind. In addition, the new tablet would run...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 storage and colors leak, stylus for Ultra model confirmed

The latest leak surrounding the Galaxy S21 lineup has to do with the storage and color options coming to each of the three new models. The folks over at WinFuture.de are reporting that some German retailers are already receiving details about the upcoming flagship Galaxy S-phones including their storage capacities and color options. The smallest of the bunch – the S21 comes in 128GB and 256GB trims both of which will sport gray, white, pink and purple paint jobs. The S21+ also comes in 128/256GB storage options and will be available in just three colors – silver, black and...

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Samsung launches Game Driver - GPU-enhancing app for Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note20

Updatable GPU drivers are a common thing in the PC world and lately the mobile users have been getting in on the fun. Qualcomm has been doing it for a year and now Samsung introduced a software solution - an Android app called Game Driver that “enables the best gaming experience”. Samsung Game Driver The application is only for Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note20 flagships. It should improve the perofmrance of some games including Call of Duty: Mobile and Fortnite. The GPU optimization was done after a collaboration with Google “and the major GPU vendors like ARM and Qualcomm”,...

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Realme Buds Q2 to retain design, have similar battery capacity

Realme brought the Buds Q wireless earphones as a more elegant solution and an alternative to the Buds Air series. The first Realme Buds Q arrived with a 40 mAh battery in each bud, and now the successor Buds Q2 was certified by FCC, revealing the buds will inherit the capacity and the overall design. Realme Buds Q2 on FCC The FCC listing has the marketing name, as well as the model number RMA2008, but interestingly enough, it doesn’t have any info about the capacity of the case. The initial Buds Q brought 400 mAh total capacity, and hopefully, the Buds Q2 will bring some...

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Cydia files antitrust lawsuit against Apple over App Store monopoly

In an interesting development, Cydia founder Jay Freeman (aka Saurik) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and its App Store monopoly in distributing software on iOS. The aim is to ultimately grant users and developers alternatives to the App Store for software distribution and payments. This lawsuit seeks to open the markets for iOS app distribution and iOS app payment processing to those who wish to compete fairly with Apple and to recover the enormous damages Apple caused. Cydia was launched in 2007 (a year prior to the App Store) and served as the default software...

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Amazfit GTR 2 is up for pre-orders in India starting at INR12,999

The Amazfit GTR 2 announced in September will launch in India on December 17, but it's already up for pre-orders in the country through Amazfit's official site. And if you pre-book one, you'll get an additional replaceable strap for free with your purchase. The pre-booking period ends on December 17, and after that, the GTR 2 will go on sale in India through Flipkart and Amazfit's local site. The smartwatch comes in Sport and Classic Editions, priced at INR12,999 ($175/€145) and INR13,499 ($185/€150), respectively. The Amazfit GTR 2 features a 1.39" color AMOLED screen and comes...

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Samsung Galaxy M12 passes by Geekbench with Exynos 850

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy M12 midranger was spotted in renders and a Bluetooth SIG listing and now the device has been found in a Geekench listing revealing it's powered by the Exynos 850 chipset. The only other device to release with this SoC is the Galaxy A21s. Samsung Galaxy M12 Geekbench run The device bearing the SM-M127F model number managed 179 points in the single-core department and 1,029 points in the multi-core test. We also learned it runs Android 11 and packs 3GB RAM. Galaxy M12 render (by @OnLeaks) Previous reports also revealed the M12 will come with a...

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Microsoft brings x64 app support to Windows on ARM

Microsoft has finally released the first preview of x64 emulation for apps, running on Windows devices with ARM architecture processors. This will open the door for a lot of x64-only productivity apps like Autodesk Sketchbook or games like Rocket League. Others, like the Chrome browser, can run their more efficient 64-bit version. The project is still in development and not released to commercial product, Microsoft notes. Meanwhile Redmond nudged developers to natively support their apps or recompile them for ARM64, which will be fully supported in the Windows SDK and Visual Studio...

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nubia Red Magic 6 teased with electrochromic back panel

The next gaming phone by nubia is supposedly going to be called Red Magic 6, and as evident by this new teaser, it will have an electrochromic back panel. It will let it become transparent at the press of a single button, adding an extra bit of flashiness. You can check out the video teaser below to see the tech in action: Beyond the super high tech rear panel the Red Magic 6 will have a design similar to the Red Magic 5G that had a transparent back panel where you could see the fan spinning. Previously OnePlus introduced its Concept One where the camera played peek-a-boo,...

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Apple is gearing up to transition away from Qualcomm modems, according to report

According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple’s chief of chips internally revealed that the company is already in the early staged of developing a cellular modem chip. Qualcomm supplies the modem chips for this generation of 5G-enabled iPhone 12s, but the company already plans to move away from its reliance on Qualcomm. This year, we kicked off the development of our first internal cellular modem which will enable another key strategic transition,” – Apple hardware SVP, Johny Srouji. With the M1 chips now arriving in new ARM-powered Mac Mini, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro, and Apple’s...

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Oppo Enco X and Oppo Watch get special Chinese New Year editions

Oppo unveiled its long awaited Reno5 series and the brand also introduced special Chinese New Year editions of its Oppo Watch and Enco X TWS earbuds. Oppo Watch and Enco X limited editions Both come in red colors with the Oppo Watch sporting a limited red watch strap with exclusive detailing as well as custom watch faces. The Oppo Watch will retail for CNY 1,999 ($305) while the Enco X earbuds will go for CNY 999 ($152). Sales for both tip-off on December 29. Check out our Oppo Watch review to learn more about the brand’s first smartwatch offering.

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