vivo and nubia flagships both get certified at 3C

The Chinese Compulsory Certification (CCC or 3C) website has revealed two more flagships are on their way. One of them is a vivo V2145A, probably the vivo X70 Pro+, while the other is NX669J-S by nubia, likely the Red Magic 6S Pro. We are pretty confident the new vivo phone is the highest tier of the upcoming X70 lineup since it is certified with 66W - the predecessor X60 Pro+ has just 55W, while the iQOO lineup has already been announced earlier this month. We applied a similar logic for the Red Magic 6S Pro as well - CCC has certified the phone with 120W charging speeds, which are...

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Google Fi will give you a Pixel 5a for a grand total of $216

Google made the Pixel 5a mid-range smartphone official just yesterday, and already today the company is offering an incredible deal on the device, if you switch to its carrier, Fi. Here are the details. You can get the Pixel 5a from Google Fi on a phone subscription, and you pay just $9 per month for two years. That adds up to a grand total of $216, which is less than half the phone's full price of $449. After the 24 monthly installments, the phone is yours to keep - or you can get a phone subscription for another handset. It's important to note, however, that while the $9 per month...

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WhatsApp is working on messages disappearing after 90 days

Last November, WhatsApp introduced messages that disappear after 7 days. A couple of months ago it also started work on "view once" messages, that are gone forever after you viewed them once, as the name handily implies. Now it turns out that WhatsApp is also going to add another option for message expiry, and that's 90 days. So whenever all of these features make it out of beta, you'll be presented with a menu similar to the one you can see in the screenshot below, where you'll be able to pick between "Off" (so messages never disappear), or choose to have your chats disappear after 24...

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Samsung Galaxy owners in the US can now add COVID-19 vaccination info to Samsung Pay

Samsung has partnered with the Commons Project Foundation to allow owners of Galaxy phones to add their COVID-19 vaccination record to their Samsung Pay wallets. This is a US-based project using SMART Health Cards, QR codes that are digital versions of your clinical information. To enable this, you need to download the CommonHealth app from the Play Store and go through the secure authentication measures. However, CommonHealth contains your personal health records, so it’s best not to use that outside of health centers. If you just need to prove you are vaccinated to enter a certain...

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OnePlus 8, 8 Pro and 8T get Buds Pro support, August security patch with latest update

What a coincidence – the OnePlus Buds Pro are now available in Europe and the company started rolling out the 11.0.8.8 update for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro, which adds support for the TWS headset. There are other improvements as well, including optimizing the Portrait mode for the front-facing camera. If you have a OnePlus 8T, a very similar update – 11.0.9.9 in India and 11.0.10.10 in the rest of the world – brings the same changes to the T-phone as well. OnePlus 8 • OnePlus 8 Pro • OnePlus 8T The Always On Display now has a screenshot feature and a Bitmoji AOD option, which...

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Realme GT 5G Racing Yellow Leather Edition hands-on

The Realme GT 5G unveiled in March finally made its debut in India today with three color options - Dashing Blue, Dashing Silver, and Racing Yellow. The last one flaunts an exclusive Dual-Tone Leather Design, and we got a chance to spend some time with it, so here are our first impressions. Let's check out the retail box first, which is the same as the other two versions, meaning you get a 65W SuperDart charger, USB-C cable, a protective case, a SIM ejector tool, and the usual paperwork. While the Dashing Blue and Dashing Silver variants feature glass backs, the Racing Yellow...

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Check out the 3D Ultrasonic fingerprint scanner of the vivo iQOO 8 Pro

Yesterday we saw the arrival of the iQOO 8 Pro and vivo claimed the phone had a 3D Ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. Initially, we overlooked this hardware spec because smartphone companies tend to overexaggerate for marketing purposes, but a video review of the scanner revealed plenty of impressive features. The scanner is now 578 sq. mm in size, a lot bigger than any other on the market. It is also faster than any we’ve seen in a smartphone, and on top of that, it now reads more than one finger - a lot of these functions were already demoed back in 2018 on the vivo APEX Concept...

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Google is offering three free months of Stadia Pro to YouTube Premium subscribers

Last year Google was giving out Stadia Premiere Edition bundles for free to YouTube Premium subscribers, now it is giving another freebie to Premium users to promote its game streaming service yet again. YouTube Premium subscribers can claim three free months of Stadia Pro (normally $10 a month). This is available to those in the US, Canada and several European countries (the full list is below) and applies to Individual, Student and Family Plan subscribers. Even trial subscriptions to YT Premium can claim this freebie. The one condition is that you need to be a new Stadia Pro user –...

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Realme GT Explorer Master & GT Master hands-on review

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OnePlus Buds Pro now available for purchase in Europe

Almost a month after their initial announcement, OnePlus Buds Pro are available for purchase across Europe and the UK for €149/£139. The first pair of noise-canceling earbuds from OnePlus are up for grabs in Glossy White and Matte Black colors from the official OnePlus store. OnePlus Buds Pro Buds Pro bring adaptive noise cancellation with three onboard microphones on each bud that cancel up to 40dB outside noise. They feature 11mm drivers and support Dolby Atmos. Pairing happens over Bluetooth 5.2 and OnePlus is touting a 94ms latency level. Battery life is rated at 10 hours on the...

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Samsung Galaxy A03s unveiled with 6.5” HD+ screen and 5,000 mAh battery

A new budget offering in Samsung’s Galaxy A lineup is here with the Galaxy A03s. The phone was announced in India and brings a 6.5-inch LCD, Helio P35 chipset and 5,000mAh battery with 15W charging. The camera setup on the rear offers a 13MP main shooter and two 2MP modules for macro and depth data. Mounted on a waterdrop notch sits a 5MP selfie camera. Samsung Galaxy A03s in black, blue and white The trimmed-down One UI 3.1 Core with Android 11 covers the software side. There are three color options to choose from with a black, blue and white variants. RAM varies...

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Realme GT Explorer Master and Realme Book to hit global markets

Realme had a series of events today, and the European one that began at 1PM BST has just wrapped up. At the stage, we saw the Realme GT Master that is already listed at AliExpress, the Realme GT Explorer Master, and the freshly unveiled Realme Book laptop. While the Realme GT Master prices are already up, we still watched the event patiently to learn the pricing of its mightier sibling. The Explorer comes with a Snapdragon 870 chipset, 50MP camera with Sony IMX766 sensor and a lovely 6.55” Super AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate. Realme is offering the GT Explorer Master in four...

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Redmi 10 announced with Helio G88 chipset, 90Hz display and 50MP main camera

While the Redmi brand has expanded in multiple directions, its core is still the vanilla series, which focuses on value for money. The brand new Redmi 10 tries to excel in that area with a number of major upgrades, including several firsts. This is the first phone in the series to have a high refresh rate display – a 6.5” 1080p” LCD (20:9) that can run at up to 90Hz (with 60Hz and 45Hz modes too). This is also the first phone to use the new Helio G88 chipset from MediaTek, a tweaked version of the G85 that enables the higher refresh rate at 1080p+ resolution. Another win for the Redmi...

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Apple SharePlay won’t be part of initial iOS 15 rollout

Announced back in June at Apple’s WWDC event and coming later this fall, iOS 15 is one of the most incremental OS updates in a while. One of the noteworthy additions is SharePlay which lets you watch and listen to content from streaming platforms with friends over FaceTime. It seems however that this functionality won’t be available when iOS 15 launches to the public later this fall as Apple confirmed the news in a blog post on its Developer portal. Apple SharePlay Apple is also disabling SharePlay across developer beta 6 versions of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and tvOS 15 as well as the...

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Realme GT Master launches in Europe, early birds get an amazing deal

The Realme GT Master was introduced to India earlier today, and now it is about to officially debut in Europe. The phone is already listed at AliExpress for sale ahead of the event, and we expect it to appear on the company website as well later today. The official starting price is €349, but the early bird one is €299. On top of that, there are even more discounts in several European countries, bringing it to as low as €256. That's an increadible deal for a phone with Snapdragon 778G chipset, 120Hz AMOLED display and a competent camera setup. The GT Master will be available in...

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Major retailer accidentally leaks Bose QuietComfort 45, a pair will cost you $330

The Bose QuietComfort line of headphones is lauded as some of the best when it comes to comfy fit and excellent noise cancellation. However, the QC 35 II are getting quite old at this point and competitors have delivered improved designs to the market. Bose will soon do that as well – the next generation of over-ear cans are nearly here. They passed through the FCC and earlier today they were accidentally published on Staples.com (as spotted by WinFuture). The store listing indicates that the Bose QuietComfort 45 will improve on the most important areas – ease of wear, battery life and...

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Realme GT 5G and GT Master arrive in India

Realme has finally brought the GT series to India during an event that also saw the debut of the company’s first notebook called Realme Book Slim. The first two GT phones to hit India are the Realme GT 5G with Snapdragon 888 and the Realme GT Master with its fancy suitcase-inspired Gray leather back by Naoto Fukasawa. They will begin selling on August 25 at Flipkart, Realme.com and offline stores. The Realme GT series is said to be Flagship Killer 2021, and we can see why the company thinks it has a shot of that title. The GT 5G smartphone has a Snapdragon 888 chipset, 8/12GB LPDDR5...

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Realme Book announced with 14” IPS LCD, 11-gen Intel processors and metallic body

It’s a big day for Realme as the brand hosts three events across China, India and Europe. Kicking things off is a new product category for the brand with the Realme Book (known as Book Slim in some markets) – the first laptop from Realme and the entire BBK Electronics group. It’s a slim and light 14-inch ultrabook with 11-gen Intel Core processors, Windows 10 and up to 11-hours battery life on a single charge. The laptop features a premium all-metallic build and comes in blue and grey colors. The display features 2160x1440 pixel resolution and a 3:2 aspect ratio protected by an...

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