Mobvoi offering refund for TicWatch E3 if you complete a 21-day fitness challenge

Mobvoi is offering an interesting proposition to attracts new customers to its TicWatch E3 smartwatch. If you purchase this smartwatch directly from Mobvoi’s website before July 18 you can be eligible to receive a full refund if you complete a workout challenge for 21 days during a 3-day period. There are three parts to the challenge if you want to be refunded the $199 retail price of the TicWatch E3. First, participants need to post a challenge announcement Tweet that includes an unboxing of the TicWatch E3 with either pictures or a video. You’ll need to tag three friends and...

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Apple quietly releases official MagSafe battery pack for $99

Apple has quietly released its official MagSafe battery pack for $99. The MagSafe Battery Pack is now available from Apple’s website. The Battery Pack only comes in white with a matte finish and features a lightning port to recharge it. The new item’s support page explains that the MagSafe Battery Pack can be recharged with up to 20W of power. The Battery Pack can recharge the iPhone 12 at up to 15W but only when the Battery Pack is connected to a 20W or higher adapter. The Battery Pack can also recharge if the iPhone is connected to power. The MagSafe Battery will recharge the iPhone at...

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Samsung Exynos 850 version of Galaxy A12 reportedly on the way

In a report from DealNTech, a new variant of the Samsung Galaxy A12 is slated to arrive with model number SM-A127F. This new variant would be powered by Samsung’s own Exynos 850 with eight cores built on the 8nm process. Samsung Galaxy A12 (2020) Though there were previous reports of a Samsung Galaxy A12s passing through Bluetooth certification, its reported that this particular device may be simply called the A12. At this point there are two conflicting sources regarding what the SM-A127F will actually be called. Aside from the octa-core chipset (4x2.0 GHz Cortex A55 + 4x2.0...

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Redmi Note 10T 5G price in India leaks

Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi is going ahead with the launch of the Note 10T 5G in India on July 20. If this phone looks familiar, that's because it's a rebranded Redmi Note 10 5G. Why there was a need to randomly add the letter "T" for the Indian market is beyond us. Anyway, it's coming, and since we already know the specs, you may be very interested in how much it's going to cost. That's where a new rumor comes in today and clears the air. Apparently, there will be only one version of the Redmi Note 10T 5G on offer, and this will have 4GB of RAM and 128GB of built-in storage. It will...

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OnePlus Nord 2: new renders and camera details leak, company confirms software support

In today's news digest about OnePlus' upcoming Nord 2 smartphone, we talk about the software support window (which was officially confirmed), some leaked camera details, and show you newly outed renders of the front of the phone. Let's start with the latter, then. This is said to be the Nord 2 in all its glory, seen from the front. As countless leaks and rumors already mentioned, the dual selfie camera is gone. The pill-shaped hole-punch now makes way for a 'normal' single one. Moving on, the company itself has already confirmed that the Nord 2 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity...

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Samsung Galaxy M22 renders and specs leak

There’s plenty of info circulating about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy M22 (SM-M225FV) and now the folks over at DealNTech have shared a few renders and preliminary specs of the upcoming budget device. Looking at the design we can see it closely resembles the Galaxy A22 and Galaxy F22 though the back panel has a ridged effect. Color options include Black, Blue, and White. Moving to the specs, we should be getting a 6.4-inch HD+ Super AMOLED display with a 90HZ refresh rate and waterdrop notch. Samsung Galaxy M22 in black, blue and white The back houses four cameras with a 48MP...

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Samsung Galaxy M32 5G with Dimensity 720 chipset shows up in Geekbench database

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy M32 last month – a £270 4G phone with a Helio G80 battery. This model is the SM-M325. Note that the version in India (INR 15,000) has a larger 6,000 mAh battery, while the one that arrived in the UK last week has a 5,000 mAh battery. Geekbench has a scorecard for a different model, the SM-326, which is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 720 chipset. This should will be the Samsung Galaxy M32 5G. The Galaxy A32 5G is also powered by the 720 and the two models probably share more than just the chipset. Samsung (SM-M326B) Galaxy M32 5G scorecard from...

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Nokia Mobile teasing a rugged phone launch for July 27

Without much context, Nokia teased an upcoming phone launch set for July 27. The teaser is accompanied by a text hinting the new device might actually be a rugged phone. The phone's design looks quite similar to the recent X10 and X20 with four cameras in a circular housing with ZEISS branding in the middle next to an LED flash. Coming 🔜🗓 27.07.21 pic.twitter.com/uwQa5Ja2QP— Nokia Mobile (@NokiaMobile) July 13, 2021 The casing does appear to be made from plastic and has a distinct splatter pattern. There’s not much info on what we can expect in terms of specs here but this device could...

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Apple patents periscope lens design with two prisms, LG and Corning working on liquid lenses

According to a forecast by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will not add a periscope lens to iPhones until 2023. But the company is definitely working on the matter and has at least two patents on periscopes. One was dug up by Patently Apple earlier today and shows a periscope system with two prisms and a stack of lenses between the two. That stack will provide autofocus and may also be configured to do Optical Image Stabilization. This is interesting because the typical periscopes we’ve seen in smartphones have only one lens and it is also used for OIS purposes, not the lenses that follow...

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Tecno Pova 2 teased in India with a huge battery

A TECNO official shared a teaser image of the so-called Pova 2 phone featuring a whopping 7,000 mAh battery. The handset itself isn't exactly new and has already been on the shelves in the Philippines but this teaser is meant for the Indian market. The tweet doesn't give a date or a specific time frame of when the Pova 2 should be expected in India, it just says "soon". And since the device is already live in the Philippines, we know most of the specs and those include a 6.9-inch IPS LCD panel with a centered punch-hole for the selfie cam, MediaTek G85 and up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of...

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Realme X7 Pro gets Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 stable update

The Realme X7 Pro announced last September with Android 10-based Realme UI is finally receiving the stable build of Android 11 with Realme UI 2.0 on top. The new update brings a refreshed UI along with the usual Android 11 and Realme UI 2.0 goodies, including chat bubbles, notification history, one-time permissions, and three Dark Mode styles. You can head this way for the complete changelog. The new build has firmware version RMX2121_11.C.03 and is rolling in batches in India, meaning it will reach a limited number of users right now, and a broader rollout will commence in a few...

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Google Drive for desktop to replace Backup and Sync from July 19

Google announced its unified Drive for desktop app which will replace the Sync and Backup for individuals. For reference back in 2017, Google split off its desktop Drive app in favor of Backup and Sync for individuals and Drive for desktop which was strictly for business users. Now, the Alphabet subsidiary is going full circle and again releasing a new Drive app for Windows and macOS. Starting on July 19, Google will begin transitioning its users to the new Drive for desktop app. Then from August 18 onwards users still on the Backup and Sync app will start receiving an in-app notification...

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Oppo plans for 6G connectivity include revolutionized use of AI by 2035

The 5G connectivity is currently the hype train all companies are riding, but some are already looking farther into the future. We received a 6G white paper by Oppo in which the company reveals how it visions the next-gen connectivity will affect our daily lives. According to the paper, the company thinks 6G network architecture will “reshape the way people interact with AI” and will “become a truly public-serving technology that can be used by everyone”. One example given in the report is that autonomous vehicles, the golden hen of futuristic technology, will be able to assign “the...

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TAG Heuer unveils Super Mario-themed limited edition of its Wear OS smartwatch

Swiss luxury watch maker TAG Heuer has announced a Super Mario limited edition version of its Wear OS-powered smartwatch, the TAG Heuer Connected. The watch will be available in a couple of days on July 15. Only 2,000 units will be sold worldwide and they probably won’t be available for long. Plus, we should note that even the vanilla Connected watch starts at $1,800, this one will sell for $2,150 (before tax). TAG Heuer Connected x Super Mario details: Bezel • Crown • Buckle The watch has some familiar Mario symbols engraved into its bezel: a Super Mushroom at 3 o’clock, a...

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Google readying big gaming-related features for Android 12

Google just announced its Android Game Development Kit that allows developers to make use of some advanced features and also streamline their working process without having to constantly switch between different developer tools. Additionally, Google said that Android 12 will allow you to play games as they are being downloaded. This is particularly useful for games that are large in size. This feature is available on some gaming platforms like Blizzard's Battle.net and EA's Origin Access. So it's nice to see this feature being implemented on Android phones using the Google Play Store....

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Samsung unveils its first image sensor for cars, signs $436 million deal with Tesla

Today Samsung unveiled the ISOCELL Auto 4AC, its first image sensor that is tailor-made for cars. It is intended to be used as a reverse camera or (on more advanced systems) to power surround view monitors. This isn’t about image quality and certainly not resolution – instead the focus is on practical things like a high dynamic range (120 dB) and LED flicker mitigation. Both are based on what Samsung calls CornerPixel. This technology combines two photodiodes per pixel – one 3.0 µm for low-light operation and one 1.0 µm one placed in the corner (hence the name) that will be used for...

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iQOO reaches 25 million users globally, holds special deals July 13-16 to celebrate

vivo sub-brand iQOO has announced it sold over 25 million smartphones globally, and to celebrate the milestone, it has announced "iQOO Quest Days" in India from July 13 to July 16, as a part of which customers will get discounts on their purchase of iQOO 7, 7 Legend, and Z3 from Amazon.in. Customers buying the iQOO 7, 7 Legend, and Z3 will get INR2,000 ($26/€22) off on exchanging their old smartphones. Additionally, they will also get coupons worth up to INR2,000 ($27/€23) from Amazon. You can check out the table below for more details. Offers iQOO Z3 iQOO 7 ...

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Oppo Reno6 Z images, specs and even price leak before the official unveiling

The Oppo Reno6 Z will be officially unveiled on July 21, the company already has warm-up pages live in several locales (Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam). These flaunt images of the device and confirm a couple of the key specs. In addition, leakster Evan Blass has dug up several images that appear to be from the actual product page. Official details for the Oppo Reno6 Z The warm-up pages freely admit that the phone will be powered by a MediaTek 800U chipset (which we’ve seen in benchmarks) and that it will support 30W VOOC flash charge. That’s the same chipset and charging system as...

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Google Lens update allows you to analyze photos from your gallery

As 9to5Google reported, the Google Lens app receives an update overhauling the design and the main focus of the app itself. The new design emphasizes on the ability to analyze already saved photos and screenshots rather than analyzing in a live preview. Screenshots from the new UI That's a neat new feature, which is also available to the built-in Lens in default camera apps but you are still encouraged to use the live preview analyzer. Anyway, tapping on the rounded gallery preview button opens up your recently saved photos. It's interesting to note that screenshot analysis has...

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New ZTE Axon 30 live photo reveals improved UD camera

ZTE is expected to bring the Axon 30 this month, and the phone will have an under-display camera, just like the predecessor Axon 20. Ni Fei, President of Mobile Devices at the company already promised a next-gen solution of the technology, and today we saw a leaked live photo, revealing the final product. The issue with the Axon 20, the first commercial smartphone with an under-display front-facing camera, was the OLED matrix did not allow enough light to go through and Visionox had to compromise with the viewing experience. We expect ZTE will reveal what exactly was...

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FCC listing gives proof that Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 will support S Pen Pro

The upcoming Galaxy Z Fold3 from Samsung has been confirmed to finally make use of the S Pen stylus and now an FCC listing officially mentioned the device will be compatible with the S Pen Pro. S Pen Pro FCC listing The new listing confirms Samsung’s yet to be released stylus which was announced alongside the Galaxy S21 Ultra will work with the upcoming foldable which is explicitly mentioned alongside the S21 Ultra, Note20 duo, Note10 Lite, Tab S7 series and Tab S6. This group of devices will support Air actions over Bluetooth LE. The other upcoming foldable – Galaxy Z Flip3 is not...

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