Nokia C20 Plus is coming on June 11

HMD Global unveiled the Nokia C20 in April, and today it announced it will introduce the C20 Plus on June 11. The company also shared a poster on Weibo revealing the C20 Plus' design - the phone has a textured back housing two cameras inside a circular island. There's no fingerprint reader here, and the phone likely won't have one under the screen either, so you'll have to rely on password/pattern/PIN to unlock the C20 Plus. Upon closer inspection, you can see the top side of the C20 Plus has a 3.5mm headphone jack, with the left-side frame home to the SIM card slot. The power key and...

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Here are all the video promos for all products Huawei announced at HarmonyOS event

There was a lot to unpack at Huawei’s recent launch event so if you missed it, the highlights video below sums it all up in less than three minutes. It mentions Haromony OS, Huawei Watch 3, Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, M-Pencil updates, new Huawei MateView monitors, and Huawei FreeBuds 4. Next up are a couple of videos for the Huawei Watch 3. One that shows features and the other focuses more on the design. The Huawei MatePad Pro is shown with the folio keyboard, M-Pencil, and demonstrates connectivity with Huawei’s Windows 10 machines. There’s also a video dedicated solely to...

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Realme GT is officially confirmed to be on its way to Europe, shocking price rumored

A few days ago, a certification revealed that the Realme GT is headed to Europe, and today the company has confirmed this information to XDA Developers, without giving any sort of launch timeframe. Realme is holding a "Making 5G global" online event on June 3, which may or may not be where the GT gets its European launch details, we'll have to wait and see. In the meantime, the images you can see above and below this paragraph have been leaked, showing the European version of the GT (note the obligatory regulatory text spoiling the design of the back, and the RMX2202 model number in...

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OnePlus Nord CE 5G full specs leaked

OnePlus' next mid-range device is the Nord CE 5G, and the company has already teased it a bit and let us know that the full unveiling is coming on June 10. No need to wait that long, though, for today the upcoming phone's full spec list has been outed. It looks like the Nord CE ("CE" for "Core Edition") is based heavily on the original Nord, with a few cuts here and there to presumably give it a lower launch price. The original Nord The Nord CE 5G is said to feature a 6.43-inch 90Hz AMOLED touchscreen with an in-display fingerprint sensor, the Snapdragon 750G chipset at the helm,...

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Firefox 89 for desktop brings a brand new design

Mozilla has rolled out version 89 of its Firefox browser for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The new update brings with it a brand new interface that changes practically every visible aspect of the venerable desktop browser. The primary change can be seen right away with the new tab bar. Firefox 89 features a new floating tab design that has a more fresh and modern look. Mozilla says they detached the tab to "invite you to move, rearrange and pull out tabs into a new window to suit your flow, and organize them so they’re easier for you to find." The UI chrome or the general...

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Riot Games to bring Valorant to the mobile platform

Riot Games, makers of League of Legends, have announced that they are currently working on a mobile version of their other popular title, Valorant. The company provided no further information on the nature of the game as well as any timeline on when it will be released. "One of our top goals this first year was to earn the trust and respect of the global FPS community, and to prove to them that Valorant will always uphold the fundamentals of a truly worthwhile competitive tac-shooter," said Valorant executive producer Anna Donlon. "To see our growing player community recognise...

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TSMC's 4nm process coming ahead of schedule

TSMC unveiled its latest innovations - N5A, N6RF and 3DFabric. More excitingly insider information says the company is ahead of schedule with its 4nm manufacturing process and right on time with the 3nm development. The trial production of the 4nm process would start in Q3 2021, which is a quarter earlier than expected while the 3nm process will be ready for mass production likely in 2022. Now onto the official news from TSMC. The tech giant talked about its newest N5A tech that is based on the 5nm node. It aims to deliver more efficient and powerful solution for the automotive...

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Huawei FreeBuds 4 arriving in the UK from June 21

Just two weeks after their debut in China, Huawei’s FreeBuds 4 have now detailed pricing and availability details for the UK. There’s a £130 price tag for the FreeBuds 4 with wired charging case which are set to release on June 21. The wireless charging version will sell for £150 instead and should arrive in mid-July. Both will be sold through the official Huawei Store and select third-party retailers. FreeBuds 4 bring a similar look to last year’s FreeBuds 3 and offer ANC, Bluetooth 5.2 with simultaneous connection to two devices and 22 hours of playback with their charging case....

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Tecno Pova 2 announced: 1080p display and a huge 7,000 mAh battery

The Tecno Pova 2 was unveiled in the Philippines today – a self-proclaimed budget gaming phone with a PHP 8,000 price tag ($167/€137) and a massive 7,000 mAh battery. That’s 1,000 mAh more than the original Pova, but the upgrades don't end there. For starters, the large 6.9” screen has 1080p+ resolution (20.5:9), a major upgrade over the 6.8” 720p+ screen of its predecessor. Also, the touch sampling rate is increased to 180Hz for faster response times (refresh rate is still 60Hz). Tecno Pova 2 The Pova 2 comes with a slightly more powerful chipset, a Helio G85. This 12nm chip...

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Huawei will update around 100 Android devices to HarmonyOS, the first batch gets it today

Huawei unveiled the second major version of HarmonyOS and several new devices that have it pre-installed – but those are two watches and two tablets, no phones. And yet as of today there are phones that can run the new OS. It’s a massive migration, the company plans to switch around 100 devices (phones and tablets) from Android over to HarmonyOS 2.0. Note that this will initially only be happening only in China, so Huawei owners in the West will have to wait – in fact, the company made no mention of when devices abroad will switch to the new OS. At least doing a China-only rollout...

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Huawei officially teases P50 series at HarmonyOS event

Huawei held a huge event today to unveil its Harmony OS 2.0 and show off a couple of tablets, a new smartwatch, and even some gaming monitors. And it took the opportunity to air a 45 second promo of the Huawei P50 series. The promo is a slow pan, showing the quad camera system of the Huawei P50 Pro, concluding with a wide view of the phone on a sunset horizon, seen below. Adding a few words to the promo, Huawei shares that the P50 series have a beautiful, thin and light design and that they raise the bar in terms of phone photography. However, there was no official word on when the...

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The Galaxy Z Flip3 to feature thinner bezels and frame

According to a renowned Samsung tipster the company's upcoming Galaxy Z Flip3 will bring some significant design changes to make it look more futuristic and refined. There are even some renders based on exclusive information gathered by IceUniverse. The images depict a device with thin side bezels that are just 3.8mm wide. The front-facing camera will still sit inside a small cutout, though. The leak also mentions the side frame, which would not "look or feel" like metal but that doesn't mean it won't be metal. It could be down to the finish or some special coating applied. One...

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Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 in for review

Say hello to the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 - Huawei's newest and most premium tablet to counter the likes of the Apple iPad Pro and Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+. There are a few notable things about the MatePad Pro - it runs on Huawei's Harmony OS 2.0 instead of Android, has a Kirin 9000E chipset, supports Huawei's M-Pencil and Smart Magnetic Keyboard, and is built around a gorgeous 12.6-inch OLED screen. In the box the MatePad Pro comes alongside a USB cable, 40W charger and a USB to 3.5mm dongle. For the first time ever, Huawei has preloaded its own Harmony OS 2.0 on a tablet,...

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Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 and 10.8 announced alongside MatePad 11

It’s a big day for Huawei with a plethora of software and hardware announcements. With HarmonyOS 2.0 now officially launched, Huawei announced its first set of tablets powered by its in-house operating system. The MatePad Pro 12.6 is a true flagship offering set to go against the likes of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S-series and Apple’s iPad Pro line. There’s a smaller 10.8-inch version that runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 870 chipset – the first such Huawei device in a long while. The MatePad 11 is a more affordable offering targeting students with the same great software features found on the...

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Huawei MateView GT 165Hz ultrawide gaming monitor is going global, flat MateView in tow

Huawei unveiled a couple of MateView-branded monitors in China recently, now the company is launching them in multiple regions around the world. One is a curved gaming monitor, the other is a flat and optimized for productivity. Huawei MateView GT This is Huawei’s first gaming monitor and it is also optimized for multimedia, so you can do video editing on it. It has a 34” LCD panel with 21:9 aspect ratio (3,440 x 1,440 px resolution) and a curvature of 1500R. It has 165Hz refresh rate and gaming features like Crosshairs and Dark Field Control (it crushes overexposed and dark areas to...

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Huawei Watch 3 Pro in for review

Huawei's Watch GT 2 Pro was not only arguably the best made smartwatch on the market, but it was also bargain at just €299. Not content to sit on its laurels, however, Huawei is back with the Watch 3 Pro, a smartwatch that keeps everything that made its predecessor great and adds a bunch of new stuff as the company move over its wearable lineup to HarmonyOS. True to its heritage, the Huawei Watch 3 Pro has impeccable build quality. The housing is titanium, the back is ceramic and the top is sapphire glass. The combination makes for a device that's light, but as durable as they come....

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Huawei Watch 3 unveiled with HarmonyOS, eSIM, 3-day battery, 3 Pro follows with titanium body

It has been four years since the last time Huawei released a proper smartwatch – the GT series are limited in their capabilities. But it is now finally here and it is one of the first HarmonyOS 2.0 devices. There are two models, actually – the Huawei Watch 3 and the Watch 3 Pro – the latter has a different body (built with premium materials) and better battery life. We’ll start with the base model. Huawei Watch 3 This generation features a 3D rotating crown that replaces the top button on the right. Huawei argues that this enables an intuitive way to navigate the UI that is also...

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BOE demonstrates its sliding OLED display at ICDT conference

Chinese display maker BOE capped off a busy event showcase at the International Display Technology Conference (ICDT 2021) held in Beijing. Among the brand’s latest developments we got to see the first flexible sliding OLED display. Details on the actual panel are scarce with BOE revealing an outer bending rate radius of 4mm and a dynamic scrolling frequency. The panel appears to have no visible crease while expanding which is the major advantage over current foldable displays. BOE’s new prototype reminds us a lot of Oppo X 2021 rollable concept which is no coincidence since BOE was...

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Watch the HarmonyOS 2.0 reveal and new product launch live here

Huawei’s introduction of HarmonyOS 2.0 will be live streamed later today, starting at 12 noon UTC. You can watch it on YouTube (embedded below), Twitter and Facebook. This is a pivotal moment for the company’s consumer business as Harmony will embark on its journey to powering everything from smartwatches to tablets. And smartphones, of course, though we don’t expect to see any new ones today. Some existing models will get the option to switch to HarmonyOS with an update. For more on what we think we’ll see at the event, check out this article. Long story short, we think Huawei will...

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AnTuTu May rankings: S888 dominates the flagship segment, S780 impresses in the mid-range

AnTuTu recently switched to version 9 of its benchmark, which features additional GPU tests (including Vulkan tests), the CPU tests were redesigned, memory, storage and UX tests have been changed too. The scores aren’t directly comparable between the V8 and V9 benchmarks. That said, the rankings haven’t changed much – the Top 10 of the flagship section is completely dominated by the Snapdragon 888. The Black Shark 4 Pro retains the lead position, though just barely as its average score dropped – AnTuTu takes the average of at least 1,000 devices to weed out any outliers. Also, if a...

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Sony WF-1000XM4 announcement set for June 9

The upcoming Sony WF-1000XM4 wireless earbuds with ANC have been leaking left and right and we now finally get a launch date. Sony posted a YouTube livestream on its official channel for a “Truly Silent. Tailored 4 you” event scheduled for June 9. The event is set to begin at 1AM Japan time on June 9 which due to the time differences translates to 4PM UTC time on June 8. Sony’s new flagship TWS earbuds are set to debut with the company’s brand new Sony V1 processor with improved active noise cancelation and voice pick up. The earbuds will feature a new more compact in-ear design and...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) gets Android 11-based One UI Core 3.1 update

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) announced over two years ago with Android 9 Pie is receiving a new update that brings Android 11-based One UI Core 3.1, which is a lighter version of One UI 3.1. The update comes with a redesigned UI, improved performance, and better customizations. It also brings an enhanced Samsung Keyboard and stronger privacy protection in addition to the May 2021 Android security patch. You can head this way to learn more about the update. Android 11-based One UI Core 3.1 update The One UI Core 3.1 update has firmware version P205DXU5CUE2 and requires a...

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Realme C21Y gets NBTC certified

Last week, an unknown Realme smartphone with model code RMX3261 was spotted on FCC, and we now learn it is the Realme C21Y as the smartphone has been certified by Thailand's NBTC. The Thai certifying authority doesn't divulge any specifications of the C21Y other than telling us it's a 4G smartphone. However, the phone's FCC listing included its design sketches which revealed the smartphone will pack a notched display and sport a square-shaped camera island on the back housing three cameras. The C21Y's rear panel also features a fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication, and...

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