Beats Studio Buds spotted worn by another celebrity

Yet another celebrity appears wearing the unreleased Beats Studio Buds. Famous soccer player Alex Morgan posts a photo to her Instagram feed showing the soccer star’s arrival to Texas with her daughter in lap while wearing the Studio Buds. Upon closer inspection, Morgan’s daughter is holding the Beats-branded charging case. Morgan has 9.2 million followers on Instagram and the Buds’ appearance here is no accident. Source: Alex Morgan's Instagram LeBron James was spotted wearing the same pair of Studio Buds last month, and the Buds recently passed through NCC...

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The next iPad mini will be a smaller iPad Air, new renders show

The iPad mini looks old, compared to the newest iPad Air and iPad Pros, and Apple knows this. We've already heard countless times that a redesign is in the works for the company's smallest tablet, and today a new report reiterates exactly this, while also showing us what the next model will look like. Note that these aren't leaked renders, they're constructed based on a blend of schematics, CAD files, and hands-on images, made from scratch in order to protect sources. With that out of the way, here we go. As you can see, the next iPad mini gives off a lot of iPad Air vibes. In fact,...

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Honor 50, Honor 50 Pro, and Honor 50 SE leak in full with specs and images

Next week, on June 16, Honor will make its 50 series of smartphones official, the first new high-end line it launches after the separation from Huawei. And today we have specs and images of all three rumored members of this family. The Honor 50 SE will be the entry-level model in the range, with a 6.78-inch FHD+ LCD display, the MediaTek Dimensity 900 chipset at the helm, a triple rear camera setup (100 MP f/1.9 primary, 8 MP f/2.2 ultrawide, 2 MP f/2.4 macro), and a 4,000 mAh battery with 66W fast charging. It weighs 191g and measures 164.73 x 75.63 x 8 mm. Honor 50 SE The next...

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Razer announces new Opus X wireless noise-canceling headphones for $100

Razer today announced the Opus X pair of wireless headphones featuring active noise-cancelation. Priced at $99, the Opus X are $100 cheaper than the previous Razer Opus. The Opus X feature large 40mm drivers in a circumaural design with large ear pads. You get active noise-cancelation, which uses microphones on the outside of the headphones to detect and cancel out ambient noise. There's also a Quick Attention Mode that lets outside sound in through the speakers. The Opus X feature Bluetooth 5.0 connection. Razer claims a latency of 60ms when using Gaming Mode, although...

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Samsung Galaxy A32 5G review

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Our Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 video review is out - our first encounter with HarmonyOS 2.0

Our written review of the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 (2021) went live a couple of days ago and in the meantime we finished our video review as well. You might want to watch this one even if you’re not in the marker for a new tablet because this is our first encounter with HarmonyOS 2.0. Huawei is forging its own path here, though as it turns out that path is paved on top of Android 10. And while EMUI is front and center, some features like the desktop mode have gone missing. Also, while Huawei provides alternatives to Google apps and services (e.g. Petal Search, Petal Maps, the...

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The Android 12 beta is the most downloaded beta in Android history "by far"

The Android 12 beta is “by far our most downloaded/installed beta ever”, says Dave Burke, the VP of Engineering for Android. Unfortunately, he doesn’t give any concrete numbers so we can compare with previous betas. Android 12 first entered the beta testing phase in May and it brought the first major redesign to the interface in a long time. This new iteration is called “Material You”. That surely helped spark interest in the new version. The Android 12 release timeline Also, several makers had Beta 1 ready to go sooner than usual, so it wasn’t just Pixel owners downloading it....

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Chinese app stores remove virtual keyboard apps

China has been working on setting limits what kind of user data mobile apps can collect and several apps have already been hit. According to Reuters, Sogou and Iflytek got their virtual keyboards removed from stores such as Huawei AppGallery and the App Store by Apple. As of today, the “input method apps”, as they are called, cannot be downloaded. Iflytek Input allowed you to dictate text anywhere on your phone, but its data privacy agreement allowed the owners to collect personal information for “national security and national defense security” without the consent of...

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A bunch of iPhone 13 models got certified by the EEC

Apple is expected to announce its iPhone 13 series in September but before it can release them on sale they must gain certifications from regulators around the world. That's a long tedious process that so it starts well before the announcement and often produces leaks of various magnitude. One such new certification obtained by the upcoming Apple lineup is by the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), which has revealed their model numbers. iPhone 13 model numbers listing on EEC The model numbers listed are: A2628, A2630, A2634, A2635, A2640, A2643 and A2645. All of these devices...

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Redmi Note 10 series sold over 2 million units in India, the Mi 11X is going strong too

Since the Redmi Note 10 series launched in India in early March Xiaomi has sold 2 million units worth over INR 30 billion. Those joined the 200+ million Redmi Note phones sold globally since the family was first introduced. The Redmi Note series is a big deal around the world and it has proven particularly popular in India – if it was an independent brand, it would be #3 or #4 smartphone brand in the Indian market, according to Manu Kumar Jain, the Managing Director of Xiaomi India. Over 2 million Redmi Note 10 units worth over ₹30 billion were sold in India Xiaomi has...

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Huawei's HarmonyOS already has 134,000 apps, over 4 million developers have signed on

Eligible devices that migrate to HarmonyOS 2.0 will retain apps and data (the exception being apps that rely on Google Play Services). With backwards compatibility covered, Huawei is looking forward to the future when HarmonyOS will run its own apps instead ones designed for Android. Huawei announced that over 4 million developers have signed on to build on the Harmony platform and that there are already 134,000 apps using HMS Core. HMS Core itself keeps evolving and yesterday’s event saw the launch of version 6.0 with extended support for Huawei’s cloud services. HarmonyOS and HMS...

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Xiaomi's 200W charging degrades 20% of battery capacity in 800 cycles

Xiaomi did a Q&A about its recently showcased 200W charging technology and was asked whether the hyper charging is safe for the battery. Xiaomi's answer details in a number of slides how it manages to dissipate heat during 200W charging and what kind of impact you can expect from the super quick top up. According to their estimates the battery should lose little under 20% of its capacity after 800 cycles, which is over two years if you do a full charge every day. If you go longer between charges it can stretch even more. Doing quick math for a 5,000mAh (like that of the Mi 11 Ultra)...

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Samsung Galaxy A30s gets Android 11 update

Samsung’s Galaxy A30s is the latest device to get Android 11 with One UI 3.1 on top. The latest firmware bears the A307FNXXU2CUF2 build number and also brings the May security patch. Users in Russia have already reported the update is popping up on their devices. The new update brings familiar features to the A30s like one-time permissions, chat bubbles, overhauled media controls alongside improved Digital Wellbeing and Dynamic Lockscreen options. The new update is expected to arrive to more regions in the coming weeks. Via

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Nokia C20 Plus announced with Android Go, 6.5" screen, and 4,950 mAh battery

HMD Global introduced the Nokia C20 in April, and today the company follows it up with the Plus variant. Like the vanilla C20, the Nokia C20 Plus runs Android 11 (Go Edition) and has a Unisoc SC9863A SoC at the helm. It comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage, and you also get a microSD card slot, allowing storage expansion by up to 256GB. The Nokia C20 Plus comes in a one-piece polycarbonate shell with a 3D corrugated design, which the company says makes it strong and sturdy. The smartphone packs a 6.5" HD+ LCD having a waterdrop notch for the 5MP selfie camera. Around the back, you...

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