Alleged renders leak of the Sharp Aquos R6 with Leica-branded camera

Sharp is a brand of smartphones with a presence more prominent in Japan. The latest smartphone rumored for Sharp is the Aquos R6 and alleged renders of the device have leaked. Well known camera leaker @nokishita_c crossed over to report about smartphones. The next Sharp smartphone will have a camera system “Co-engineered with Leica”. 5月10日に発表されるシャープ「AQUOS R6」のカメラはライカ共同開発になる？ #噂 pic.twitter.com/ZsDu93ENLg— 軒下デジカメ情報局 (@nokishita_c) May 7, 2021 Renders of the smartphone show a rather chunky smartphone with deep curved edges. There’s also a centered punch-hole camera and the setup looks...

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T-Mobile offers Mom a free iPhone 12 with eligible trade-in this weekend only

In a newsroom post on Friday, T-Mobile announces a lucrative deal that will last this weekend only. In honor of Mother’s Day, existing or new T-Mobile subscribers can get up to $830 off an iPhone 12 mini or iPhone 12 with an eligible trade in. The best part of this deal is that eligible transactions won’t require you to add another line. To qualify for a free iPhone 12 on T-Mobile, you need to have a “qualifying line of service on an eligible plan” which might not include some older legacy plans. You need to purchase a new iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, or 12 mini on a monthly plan...

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WhatsApp to become increasingly less useful if you don't accept its new terms

WhatsApp has clarified how it will be treating the accounts of users who won't be accepting its updated terms and policy. The information was posted on the company's official website. For those who choose not to accept the company's updated terms, the app will continue to show a notification asking to accept. After a period of several weeks, the users will see a persistent reminder. Once users see a persistent reminder, the WhatsApp app will switch to a limited functionality mode. In this mode, users won't be able to access their chat list. If they receive a chat, they will be able to...

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Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 to reportedly arrive in July

Earlier today, one of Xiaomi’s Mi Pad 5 variants has been certified to come with 8,520 mAh of battery capacity. Another report about the same lineup of tablets narrows down a possible time window where Xiaomi may plan to launch the tablets in July. In a recent post on Weibo, fans of the brand received replies from Wang Teng Thomas, Redmi’s Product Director. In the replies, Thomas confirms that the Mi Pad 5 isn’t expected to launch this month but rather at some point in the second half of the year. This suggests that the Mi Pad 5 lineup may not arrive until July. Xiaomi’s Mi Pad...

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Flaw in Qualcomm modems enables backdoor for hackers to record your phone calls

According to a new report by security firm Check Point Research, Qualcomm’s Mobile Station Modem (MSM) can be exploited by hackers and used to record phone calls and more. MSM dates back to the early 1990s and used in 2G/3G/4G and even 5G devices and presents a serious vulnerability that can be hacked remotely as easily as sending an SMS message. From there the wrongdoers gain the ability to listen in on your calls, read through your text messages, and can even unlock your SIM card in order to bypass any limitations imposed by carriers. According to reports nearly 30% of all...

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Oppo commits to three years of software support for the Find X3 series

Premium Android phones are getting extended software support lately and Oppo’s Find X3 series is the latest proof. Today, Oppo confirmed to Android Planet that the Find X3 series will get an extra year of software support bringing the total to three. Up until this point, Oppo generally provided two years of software updates but now phones like the Find X3 Pro will get an extra year of security patches. The new reports also mentions that Oppo is looking to extend software support to four years though it’s still testing whether that is a viable option. All Find X3 series phones are...

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Honor Tablet X7 announced with 8" screen and 5,100 mAh battery

Honor today announced a new tablet dubbed Honor Tablet X7. It's powered by the Helio P22T SoC, runs Android 10-based Magic UI 4.0, and has 3GB RAM and 32GB storage onboard. However, the tablet also comes with a microSD card slot for storage expansion by up to 512GB. The Tablet X7 is built around an 8" LCD of 1280x800-pixel resolution with E-Book Mode to prevent eye fatigue during prolonged reading sessions. You also get two cameras - a 2MP selfie shooter with fixed focus, and a 5MP main camera with autofocus. The back panel of the Tablet X7 is made of metal and has a fine sand...

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Poco X3 NFC long-term review

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Realme V25 coming soon, could be either of recently certified Realme phones

Just two weeks ago we saw two TENAA listings for a pair of upcoming Realme phones and now we get a rumor that one of them could end up being the Realme V25.Chinese tipster @Arsenal believes either the RMX 3333 or RMX 3143 will end up called Realme V25. @Arsenal post on Weibo The RMX3333 is expected to bring the Snapdragon 780G while the RMX3143 packs a Snapdragon 768G instead. The latter is expected to be similarly equipped to Oppo’s recently announced K9 5G smartphone. RMX3143 This means a 6.43-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution, 64MP primary camera alongside an 8MP...

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Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 certified with 8,520 mAh battery

Xiaomi is expected to launch the Mi Pad 5 tablet series. They are supposed to be a direct competition to the iPad Pros, the Galaxy Tab series and the Huawei Mate Pad Pro devices. One of the slates has now been certified at 3C with a dual 4,260 mAh battery, meaning the total charge is 8,520 mAh. Image by XiaomiPlanet Rumors suggest two devices are incoming - vanilla Mi Pad 5 and a mightier Mi Pad 5 Pro. The Pro variant will have an LCD with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz touch sampling rate, In-Cell active pen technology and WQXGA aspect ratio with 2560 x 1600 resolution. Renders...

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OxygenOS 12 to bring a OnePlus Theme Store

The next major addition coming to OnePlus phones with OxygenOS 12 is a theme store. OnePlus confirmed the news in an official forum post which laid out a few details of the upcoming OnePlus Open Ears Forum (OEF) set for May 18. OnePlus plans to discuss its upcoming OxygenOS 12 additions with a group of 15 users and several OnePlus community member s. The OnePlus Theme Store is still up for debate though it seems a majority of the OnePlus forum members are supportive of the idea. OxygenOS 12 will be based on Android 12 (codenamed Snow Cone) and is expected to arrive later this year...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite gets 3C certified with 44W charging

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite, also rumored to be called Tab S7+ Lite, is expected to come in three variants - Wi-Fi only (SM-T730), 4G (SM-T735), and 5G (SM-T736B/SM-T736N). The Wi-Fi and LTE models have bagged 3C certification, revealing 44W charging support in the process. However, the Chinese certifying authority tells us that the tablets won't ship with a 44W charger. Instead, they will come bundled with 15W adapters, meaning you'll have to buy a compatible 44W charger separately for faster charging. It's unclear whether the 5G model will also ship with a 15W charger or come...

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