Amazfit GTR 3 and GTS 3 will be unveiled on October 12

Amazfit launched the GTR 2 and GTS 2 smartwatches last September, and today the company announced it will unveil their successors next month. The GTR 3 and GTS 3 will be introduced in China on October 12. Amazfit hasn't divulged anything about these wearables yet, but machine translation of the company's post in Chinese on Weibo suggests it worked on "common health" and "ecological construction." The second bit could mean Amazfit used environment-friendly materials to manufacture the GTR 3 and GTS 3, or the smartwatches will come with less packaging, or the translation is incorrect....

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TikTok reaches 1 billion monthly users worldwide

There's no denying that TikTok has managed to gather the attention of many smartphone users worldwide. Despite some political roadblocks in some countries including the US and India, TikTok announced that it now has 1 billion active monthly users around the world. @tiktok ✨ 1 billion✨ people on TikTok! Thank you to our global community 🎉 ♬ original sound - TikTok TikTok, being a Chinese company, was heavily scrutinized by the US Government for its data-collecting practices and accusations of spying on American citizens. It also faced a US ban during the Trump administration...

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YouTube Music app rolling out to older Wear OS watches this week

After releasing on Samsung's new Galaxy Watch4 smartwatches, the YouTube Music app was still missing from all the other Wear OS smartwatches that preceded. You see, ever since Google Play Music was replaced by YouTube Music, the Wear OS companion app was discontinued along with it, and Wear OS wouldn't see a proper replacement for it until recently with Samsung's new smartwatches running Wear OS 3, and until now with other watches running Wear OS 2.X. According to The Verge, the YouTube Music companion app is now rolling out to Wear OS 2.X smartwatches. Google confirms to the outlet that...

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Samsung Galaxy F42 5G price in India leaks ahead of September 29 launch

Samsung is almost ready to officially launch the Galaxy F42 in India. We already know that the launch is scheduled to happen on September 29, so in less than 48 hours from now. The phone's design and key specs were revealed last week through a bunch of teasers (as is quickly becoming the norm), and today a new rumor comes to tell us all we need to know about the price. According to some unnamed offline retailers, the Galaxy F42 with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage will go for INR 20,999, while the version with 8GB of RAM (that keeps the same storage amount) will retail for INR...

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Apple iPhone 13 in for review

Apple's newest lineup was announced earlier this month and we've got the headlining device in the office for review. Naturally, we chose Apple's newest color to the lineup: pink. Although we've seen the Rose Gold on the iPhone 6S, and Coral on the iPhone 5C, this is the first real pink finish, and it sure looks bubbly. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED screen, virtually unchanged from the iPhone 12 last year. The notch housing the Face ID hardware, however, does see a slight reduction compared to previous iterations. In terms of footprint, the iPhone...

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Xiaomi hires a third-party firm to rule on Lithuania's censorship allegations

If you are by any chance out of the loop, Xiaomi is currently under fire in Lithuania as the country's Deputy Defence Minister criticized the company for imposing censorship to its smartphones. The Chinese tech giant denied allegations and has now hired a third-party firm that's going to investigate the Lithuanian's government claims. It didn't say which company it hired, though, but it confirmed it's based in Europe. According to Lithuania's Defence Ministry, Xiaomi is blocking certain search terms such as "free Tibet", "long live Taiwan independence" and "democracy movement". The...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) leaks in detail: 10.5" display, $260 price, LTE versio

Samsung is working on an affordable 10” tablet, which will potentially arrive next month. We’ve already seen it in a couple of partial leaks, now @OnLeaks and 91mobiles bring a pretty complete spec sheet for the slate. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) will feature a 10.5” display, a regular LCD with 1,920 x 1,200 px resolution (16:10 aspect ratio). The refresh rate will be 60 Hz, of course. There will be quad speakers with Dolby Atmos, so this cheap tablet has some entertainment potential. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) renders by @OnLeaks It won’t be a gaming...

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Nokia’s upcoming tablet appears in new teaser

There’s an HMD Global event scheduled for October 6 and we’re expecting a few new phones alongside an all-new Nokia tablet. The latter is subject to a new teaser on Nokia’s official Twitter account giving us a look at its side profile creeping around the corner. Everything you’d expect from a Nokia phone in a tablet.Coming 6.10.21 pic.twitter.com/uTssAURMMQ— Nokia Mobile (@NokiaMobile) September 27, 2021 Based on past rumors, the tablet is expected to be called Nokia T20 and will pack a 10.36-inch display alongside 4GB RAM and 64GB storage and a Unisoc chipset. We’re pretty confident...

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Bloomberg: the iPhone 14 series will be a major redesign, will include a new entry-level model

The iPhone 13 series is now official and you know what that means – it’s time to start predicting what the new iPhone models will be like. We’ve already seen the first speculative renders (take these with plenty of salt), which show off a punch hole that will be replacing the notch next year, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Apple will reportedly switch away from Face ID and use a fingerprint reader – one mounted on the side (not an in-display reader). Also, the rear cameras are flush with the back, something not seen since the iPhone 5s. All iPhone 14 models should have 120 Hz LTPO...

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Samsung shows off several S Pen features and shortcuts for the Galaxy Z Fold3

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G supports a couple of S Pen styluses – the S Pen Fold Edition as well as the S Pen Pro. There may not be a new Galaxy Note this year, but the Z Fold inherited all the powerful note-taking abilities and other shortcuts enabled by the stylus. Here are a few quick tips from Samsung. First, the keyboard supports a handwriting recognition mode, so you can quickly jot down a few ideas. This now digitized text is now easy to copy to other apps or sync with Samsung's Notes app. This also works during a video call. In fact, the foldable form factor...

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Oppo F19s unveiled, Reno6 Pro gets a Diwali Edition

Oppo is preparing for the Diwali celebrations in India with a new phone, new colors for old gadgets and various deals and discounts. The Oppo F19s is very similar to the vanilla F19. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 662 chipset paired with 6 GB of LPDDR4X RAM (plus up to 5 GB virtual RAM) and 128 GB storage (there is no memory expansion slot). As before, the front is home to a 6.43” display, an AMOLED panel with 1,080 x 2,400 px resolution (20:9). While its refresh rate is 60 Hz, this panel does have a high touch sampling rate – 135 Hz in normal operation and 180 Hz in Game...

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vivo iQOO Z5 with Snapdragon 778G hits India

Three days after the Chinese debut, the vivo iQOO Z5 arrived in its first international market - India. The local Amazon will offer the phone starting at INR23,990 ($325). iQOO confirmed both the 8GB and 12GB RAM variants will be available. The phone comes with FuntouchOS 12 out of the box, and we have a confirmation vivo is not ready to bring OriginOS to the global audience. At least we have a promise for two years of Android upgrades and three years of security patches. vivo iQOO Z5 The 5,000 mAh battery comes with 44W fast charging which seems like a downgrade from the...

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Xiaomi Watch 2 unveiled with third-party app, new TWS buds with spatial audio also launch

The original Mi Watch had a long and productive life, now its time has come to be replaced – alongside the Civi announcement, Xiaomi also unveiled the Xiaomi Watch 2 (aka Watch Color 2). There is a new TWS headset with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) too, but let’s look at the watch first. The Xiaomi Watch 2 features a new display, a 1.43” AMOLED, which keeps the 326 ppi pixel density (the original watch had a 1.39” AMOLED). The metal bezel around the display is available in three colors, which can be combined with over 200 watch faces and 6 strap colors (black, blue, white, green, yellow,...

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Oppo K9 Pro is official with Dimensity 1200, 60W fast charging

The Oppo K9 Pro smartphone is now official. We already knew a lot about it since the company announced its key specs and features earlier - Dimensity 1200 chipset by Mediatek, 120Hz display and an OLED display. The front panel is a 6.43” OLED with Full HD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate. It covers 100% of the DCI-P3 color space, supports HDR10, and has 430 nits typical brightness and up to 800 nits peak. That's the very same panel used on the Dimensity 1200-powered Realme GT Neo. The two phones also share the triple camera on the back including 64MP...

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Honor announces MagicBook trio of 16, 16 Pro and V 14

Honor laptops are getting more competitive and feature-rich with each iteration and the latest proof are the just announced MagicBook 16, 16 Pro and V 14. The first two focus on delivering a lightweight experience while V 14 is the high-end flagship model in Honor’s laptop range. Honor MagicBook V 14 MagicBook V 14 is Honor’s first laptop powered by Intel’s Evo 11 platform. It comes with Intel’s 11-gen processors and NVIDIA Geforce MX450 GPU. There’s a 14.2-inch LTPS LCD touchscreen with 2520 x 1680 pixel resolution, 90Hz refresh rate and 3:2 aspect ratio. The panel covers 100% sRGB...

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Xiaomi Civi unveiled with Snapdragon 778G, 6.55" 120Hz OLED display and 55W fast charging

Xiaomi is changing up its naming scheme this year – first it dropped the “Mi”, now it is rebranding the CC line. Meet the Xiaomi Civi, the latest mid-ranger from the company. There’s only one for now, the company hasn’t said anything about a Pro or an “e” model yet. And this one isn’t quite as camera-obsessed as the Mi CC9 Pro – there’s no 100+ megapixel sensor or a 5x tele camera on this one. The Civi does place a lot of emphasis on design, however. It is powered by the Snapdragon 778G, one of the more exciting chipsets to launch recently. Fabbed on TSMC’s 6 nm process, it is an...

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Apple to push an update fixing 120Hz screen behavior in third-party apps

With the release of iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max, Apple finally introduced high refresh rate displays on its flagship phones. In order to be more battery-efficient the feature's implementation on iOS is different to that on the iPads with similar screens in the past, but was found to cause issues. Apple has now promised to update its phones to rectify this. By default, most of the third-party apps are locked to 60Hz right now with 120Hz kicking in only for some animations and scrolling. In fact, there's a bug that caps some Core Animations to 60Hz so a future patch would fix that...

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Apple uses three new Sony camera sensors in the iPhone 13 Pro Max

Apple is reluctant to speak much on the technical details of its smartphones, but after the iPhone 13 series arrived for sale, people keep disassembling them to reveal the bits tech geeks are interested in. The latest info we received from a Chinese enthusiast are the camera sensors in the iPhone 13 Pro Max. All three shooters have new Sony IMX 7-series sensors behind, while the ToF and front-facing camera inherited the sensors of the iPhone 12 Pro Max. The main 12MP cam has 26mm focal length equivalent, F/1.5 aperture and 1.9 μm pixel size. There is a sensor-shift OIS and a 7P (seven...

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Honor Pad V7 brings 10.4" LCD, MediaTek Kompanio 900T chipset

Honor held a big event yesterday, which saw the debut of the Honor Pad V7 – a vanilla version of the previously announced Pad V7 Pro. The new tablet brings a smaller 10.4-inch LCD with FHD+ resolution and 90Hz refresh rate. The panel is HDR10-compatible and supports Magic-Pencil 2 which brings 4096 pressure levels and 8ms latency. There’s a quad-speaker setup with DTS: X Ultra surround sound. The big change comes under the hood where we find the MediaTek Kompanio 900T chipset. RAM is 6GB or 8GB while storage is capped at 128GB though you can expand it via microSD. The tablet comes with...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE launch reportedly canceled

Samsung was expected to bring the affordable flagship Galaxy S21 FE at the August Unpacked event, but it was eventually postponed to a standalone launch in October. Latest reports from South Korea revealed this is not happening either - the Korean manufacturer has canceled the arrival entirely, citing impressive Galaxy Z Flip3 sales, as well as the chip shortage plaguing the smartphone business in 2021. Previously leaked Galaxy S21 FE render Samsung had been preparing an Unpacked event for mid-October, but a company representative has confirmed it is not happening, and the team is...

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