Watch the vivo X70 series global launch event live here

The vivo X70 series arrived earlier this month in China, and we got a confirmation the lineup will also appear in India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the UAE. There will be some changes in the hardware, most notably a new chipset for the X70 Pro. The wait is over, and the official globall rollout will begin with an online event. It will be streamed live on YouTube and will begin at 12PM IST, which is 06:30 AM GMT/UTC. The global variant of the vivo X70 Pro will bring a Dimensity 1200 chipset instead of an Exynos 1080, powering the Chinese variant. The gimbal system, introduced...

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Skype unveils its new overhauled UI

In its latest blog post, Skype just outlined a major UI overhaul is coming to its appearance, with focus on the "call stage" or the screen where call participants can see each other. Chats can be customized with themes, accented by color gradients. Skype says it's "designed the most beautiful call stage in the world" with new layouts, themes, and features. Skype aimed to modernize the look and feel of Skype while still remaining familiar to its longtime users. It also talks about making the user more inclusive in the call stage. The first person we included was you - now you can...

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New Xiaomi device arrives at TENAA, alleged to be CC11 Pro with 4K display

Xiaomi is going to release a new device soon and proved by the most recent TENAA listing. The verdict is out on which device it is, but the model 2109119BC may be linked to the Xiaomi CC11 Pro. The TENAA listing confirms some of the specs for the unreleased smartphone. There's a 6.55-inch OLED screen with 3840 x 2160 resolution. This is interesting because that resolution and aspect ratio are identical to that of a 4K TV. TENAA specs listed for Xiaomi 2109119BC There's also mention of a 4,400 mAh battery, and an octa-core chipset clocked at 2.4GHz paired with...

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Facebook has Reels now, taking TikTok cloning one step further

Facebook's never-ending quest to quash its competitors through copying their features has reached a new high (or low, depending on how you look at it) today with the launch of Reels. "But wait", you say, "isn't that an Instagram feature?" And the answer is, yes, but from now on you can also see Reels on Facebook. TikTok keeps getting ever more popular, and Facebook's TikTok clone thus can't forever be omitted from the main app. Because let's face it, Reels is a TikTok clone like Stories was a Snapchat clone, and here's the thing - no one remembers Snapchat anymore. Facebook won that...

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New iPad mini torn down, iFixit explains jelly scroll effect

In a new video posted by iFixit, the recently announced iPad mini is torn down and a jelly scrolling effect is also explained. This so-called "jelly scroll" effect is not new. It has to do with the orientation of the controller board and the direction that user is scrolling. Because the screen refreshes by scanning from one side to the other, scrolling in the direction that's perpendicular to the direction of the scan may appear like its scrolling unevenly in some cases, particularly when using the iPad in a vertical orientation. Apple has recently confirmed to Arstechnica that the...

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Withings ScanWatch Horizon delivers dive watch looks, usual fitness and health tracking features

The latest smartwatch from Withing fuses the brand’s traditional minimalist design language with a fresh new take inspired by dive watches with their stainless steel casings and large tachymeters. Despite looking like a normal analog watch, ScanWatch Horizon features a medical-grade electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, built-in Sp02 sensor, fitness tracking for over 30 activities and handles notification from your paired smartphone. ScanWatch Horizon comes in a single 43mm size with blue and green color options for the casing and tachymeter. Both come with stainless steel watch straps and...

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Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G review

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The iPhone 13 Pro Max received the DisplayMate Best Smartphone Display Award

DisplayMate examined the new ProMotion-enabled display on the iPhone 13 Pro Max the findings were nothing but positive – in fact, Apple’s new flagship earned the DisplayMate Best Smartphone Display Award along with an A+ grade. It set or match 12 smartphone display performance records. Each iPhone 13 Pro Max display has been calibrated at the factory for color and contrast accuracy. The phone supports sRGB and DCI-P3 content and renders both with near perfect accuracy. The display scored a 0.5 JNCD (Just Noticeable Color Difference) for both formats (values less than 1 means you can’t see...

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max in for review

Apple announced the iPhone 13 series earlier this month, and we've already acquired a Pro Max unit with us to subject to our review procedure. It has the same footprint as the iPhone 12 Pro Max, but is slightly thicker due to its bigger battery, has better display and an overhauled camera setup. Apple calls the iPhone 13 Pro Max screen a "ProMotion display", which is the marketing name for the variable refresh rate 120Hz panel. Developers have to adapt their apps with updates to enable support for that, so don't expect to have the extra smoothness everywhere from the start...

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The Sharp Aquos zero6 has a 240Hz IGZO OLED display and is one of the lightest 5G phones yet

Sharp unveiled the Aquos zero6 – a smartphone with a 240Hz screen and that’s not even it’s biggest achievement (the Zero 2 did 240Hz last year and there’s also the R6 with a 1” sensor). Instead, zero6’s claim to fame is that it is the lightest 5G smartphone in the world. Well, that’s what Sharp claims and it comes with a number of asterisks. Specifically, the Sharp Aquos zero6 is the lightest 5G phone with a screen larger than 6” and a battery that is 4,000mAh or higher. The iPhone 12 mini weighs 135g, though that one has a 5.4” display and a 2,227mAh battery (the 13 mini is lighter too at...

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More iOS 15 bugs discovered as iOS 15.1 release imminent

The iOS 15 launch hasn't been exactly smooth sailing as many early bugs sprang their ugly heads. Ones of the most annoying ones is by far the inability to unlock your iPhone using your Apple Watch when wearing a mask. In some cases, you can't even set up the said unlock method. In addition, some owners report a non-functional viewfinder in the camera app, unable to wake up their iPhone 13 phones up upon touch, screen unresponsinvess after unlocking (can't swipe up after a successful face recognition) and Mail app crashes. Apple already acknowledged some of the bugs, and it even...

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Sony announces WH-XB910N headphones and WF-C500 earbuds

Sony today announced two new audio products, the WH-XB910N wireless headphones and the WF-C500 truly wireless earbuds. Both will be available for purchase in October. The WH-XB910N are full-sized circumaural headphones. They are part of Sony's Extra Bass series and are designed for a bass-heavy sound profile. The WH-XB910N also feature active noise cancellation. While the non 1000X series from Sony usually does not have high quality noise cancellation, it may still be better than nothing. Other features including support for AAC and LDAC codecs, Adaptive Sound Control...

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More rumors claim that Apple will replace the mini with a 6.7" iPhone 14 Max next year

The iPhone 12 mini didn’t sell well. You know what did? The 12 Pro Max. Data from the analysts at CIRP earlier this year showed that Apple’s largest and most expensive iPhone decidedly outsold its smallest (and cheaper) iPhone. So, when you hear reports that the iPhone 14 series will drop the mini in favor of another large model, it just makes sense. A large model at a lower price should sell well, even if it misses out on the Pro camera hardware. Speculative iPhone 14 Pro Max render The tentatively-named iPhone 14 Max should have the same 6.7” display as the Pro Max model, except...

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Our Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE video review is out

Xiaomi’s dominance in the midrange segment is quite evident and the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE (known as Lite NE 5G in India) is the latest proof. The device boasts a capable Snapdragon 778G 5G chipset, 120Hz AMOLED screen and 64MP triple camera wrapped in a sleek 6.88mm thick chassis weighing 158 grams. So how does the phone feel and perform? Our latest video review will tell you all about it. The 6.55-inch AMOLED display on the 11 Lite 5G NE is capped at FHD+ resolution and brings a speedy 90Hz refresh rate which is adaptive. It performed quite well with good color accuracy and managed to...

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Photo of Samsung Galaxy S22 battery confirms 3,700 mAh capacity

The Samsung Galaxy S22 is going to be smaller than the S21, but that also means that it will have a smaller battery – 3,700 mAh according to the most recent rumors. And those rumors have been confirmed with a photo of the actual battery. Here it is, the EB-BS901ABY (14.35 Wh), photographed during the certification process of SafetyKorea. For reference, the Galaxy S21 and the S20 before it had 4,000 mAh batteries, so 300 mAh have gone missing. Of course, the battery life was significantly improved between the two generations – in our reviews we found that the Endurance rating went up...

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Apple's 10.86-inch OLED iPad's development suspended

There have been numerous rumors about Apple developing OLED iPads in two different sizes - a 10.86-inch model and a larger 12.9-inch one. However, according to a Korean news outlet, the development of the smaller model has been halted. The source believes there are several reasons behind the discontinuation. Since Samsung will be delivering the screens, Apple is asking the Korean tech giant to produce double-stack tandem structure OLEDs instead of single stacks, which is the more widely used configuration in today's smartphones and tablets. Of course, this would up the price of the...

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Rumor: Pixel 6 to start at €650, the Pixel 6 Pro will be decidedly pricier at €900

The Google Pixel 6 series is expected to be unveiled on October 19 with some evidence pointing to October 28 as the first date of availability. Speaking of, the new Google flagships will be available only in 8 countries, including three in Europe. That is where the latest leak comes from – someone inside a major European carrier caught sight of the pricing for the two new models and it is less than you may have expected. By the way, this info comes from the This is Tech Today YouTube channel, which previously shared a hands-on video with the Pixel 6 Pro. Back to the phones. The...

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Samsung removes the support pages for the Galaxy S21 FE

Nothing to see here, move along. Samsung swept any evidence of the Galaxy S21 FE under the rug and removed the support pages for the phone that went live in anticipation of its announcement. An announcement that has reportedly been canceled. You can see the various support pages for the SM-G990B, the international version of the Galaxy S21 FE. They have all been removed now (though they still linger in Google’s cache). It seems that a series of delays pushed the launch back so much that the S21 FE is no longer relevant. In August a back to school promo leaked – that would have been...

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Honor is now the third-largest smartphone brand in China

According to Counterpoint Research, Honor has outpaced Xiaomi in terms of smartphone sales in China for August and is thus one of the top-three largest smartphone brands in the country behind Oppo and vivo. The new report states an 18% increase in monthly Honor smartphone sales for August which also made the company one of the fastest growers in the region. Counterpoint Research Monthly Market Pulse, August 2021 Counterpoint’s Tarun Pathak commented that Honor has successfully rebuilt its smartphone business after parting ways from Huawei. Honor was able to restore ties with...

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Upcoming iOS 15.1 beta 2 fixes the Unlock with Apple Watch bug on iPhone 13

As some users have reported, the new iPhone 13 models have troubles with the Unlock with Apple Watch feature that was introduced with iOS 14.5. Apple is aware of the issue and iOS 15.1 beta 2 already contains a fix for it. For now Apple recommends that you disable the feature and use a passcode unlock while waiting for version 15.1. Unfortunately, it’s not clear yet when it will graduate from beta. Especially since the fix requires watchOS 8.1 to be running on the your Watch and that is currently in beta 1. iOS 15.1 beta 2 fixes the Unlock with Apple Watch bug on iPhone 13 iOS...

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Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G launched in India

Xiaomi India launched its latest 5G midranger – the 11 Lite NE 5G. It’s the exact same phone as the global Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE with matching specs and NFC onboard. The 6/128GB trim will go for INR 23,499 ($317) while the 8/128GB version retails for INR 25,499 ($344). First sales start on October 2 at 12 midnight via mi.com, Amazon India and partnering retailers. Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G brings a 6.55-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. There’s a Snapdragon 778G 5G chipset at the helm and a 4,250 mAh battery which does up to 33W fast charging. The camera setup...

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Samsung Galaxy F42 5G is a new name for a familiar phone

Samsung introduced the Galaxy A22 5G smartphone in Europe earlier this year, and the device has finally arrived in India under a new name - Galaxy F42 5G. Beyond that it's largely the same phone with a new color and a slightly modified design of the camera island, highlighting the two usable shooters. The display of the Galaxy F42 5G is a 6.6” LCD with Full HD+ resolution and a waterdrop notch for the 8MP selfie camera. The back has 64MP main, 5MP ultrawide and 2MP depth sensing cameras. The phone runs on Mediatek Dimensity 700 chipset with an octa-core CPU going up to 2.2GHz for...

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Oppo A55 4G's design and specs confirmed ahead of October 1 launch

Oppo launched the A55 5G in January, and it will unveil its 4G variant on October 1. This information comes from Amazon.in, which set up a promo page on its website, revealing the smartphone's design and specs. The online retailer doesn't explicitly mention the A55 on the page only saying the phone is a part of the A-series, but the filenames of the images included in the listing confirm we are looking at the Oppo A55. The Oppo A55 will pack a 6.51" screen and have a total of four cameras on board - a 16MP selfie shooter inside the punch hole, with the triple camera setup on the...

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Huawei Mate V clamshell scheduled to arrive this year

The Huawei Mate X phones are foldable devices with a vertical hinge, but now the company is planning to introduce the Mate V which will bend horizontally. Reports from China claimed the new phone will be a clamshell with a foldable screen, similar to the Moto Razr and Galaxy Z Flip. Huawei Mate X2 4G The Huawei Mate V (kudos for using the letter V which looks like a folded phone) will be powered by a Kirin 9000 chipset, which is hardly a surprise - it is the latest and most powerful SoC by HiSilicon, Huawei’s in-house chip division. What we don’t know is what kind of mobile...

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