OnePlus 9 RT to run Android 11 out of the box, pricing tipped

The OnePlus 9 RT rumored to arrive on October 15 was expected to run Android 12-based OxygenOS 12 out of the box, making it one of the first smartphones to boot the latest version of Android. However, reliable tipster Digital Chat Station says that won't happen since the 9 RT will run Android 11 out of the box with ColorOS 12 on top. The tipster also claims that the OnePlus 9 RT will come in three colors and will be priced between CNY2,000 ($310/€270) and CNY3,000 ($465/€400). Its design will be similar to the 9R's and the camera lens arrangement will remain unchanged, but the flash module...

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Sony launches SRS-NS7 wireless neckband speaker with Dolby Atmos

Sony today launched the SRS-NS7, the newest model in its wireless neckband series. The SRS-NS7 is the first neckband speaker in the world to feature Dolby Atmos. The SRS-NS7 comes with the WLA-NS7 Bluetooth transmitter and together with BRAVIA XR television models can transmit Dolby Atmos audio to the speaker. Using the 360 Spatial Sound Personalizer app, users can take pictures of their ears to create an HRTF map of their ears, which is then fed back into the system to tailor the Atmos sound to your specific ear and head shape. The SRS-NS7 along with the WLA-NS7...

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Find My features rolling out to AirPods Pro and AirPods Max

A new firmware update is now rolling out to Apple's AirPods (2nd gen), AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, and three Beats products: Solo Pro, Powerbeats 4, and Powerbeats Pro. Although Apple doesn't post release notes for its AirPods products, we know that the new update has enabled "Find My" features for both the AirPods Pro and AirPods Max. This means that the same network that's used to track down AirTags can now be leveraged for AirPods. This was discovered thanks to one of 9to5Mac's readers Ste Moseley who posted screenshots to Twitter. @bzamayo @apollozac latest AirPods Pro firmware update...

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Mobvoi launches TicWatch Pro X in China with Snapdragon Wear 4100

Mobvoi is expanding its brand to new regions. The company just launched a "new" smartwatch for the Chinese market. The Mobvoi TicWatch Pro X is official for China, but has a lot of similarities with the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS, which launched (and we reviewed) last year. Mobvoi's TicWatch Pro X The TicWatch Pro X is powered by the Snapdragon Wear 4100 Platform paired with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of on-board storage. It has an SPO2 sensor, heart rate monitoring, exercise tracking, SPO2 (Oxygen) sensor, NFC, IP68 water resistance, and support for LTE networks via eSIM. The...

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Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will launch on October 19

Google today announced that it will be holding a Pixel Fall Launch event on Tuesday, October 19. The company will be announcing the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro during this event. This is likely the first Pixel-only event, which is a departure from previous events that saw the Pixel devices launch alongside often several other Google products. It is possible, however, that we will see the official release date for Android 12 for Pixel devices at this event. So far, Google has only released Android 12 as AOSP but only gave "next few weeks" as a time frame for the Android 12 update...

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Our iPhone 13 video review is up

Bigger battery, smaller notch and... almost the same design. The new iPhone 13 follows in the footsteps of the 2020 vanilla model perhaps a little too closely. But the 12 proved to be the top seller of its generation, so perhaps that’s not such a bad thing. If you are seeking a radical new look, this isn’t it. Shrinking the notch is no small feat considering it has been the same since 2017. But smartphone design has moved on. The vanilla model (and the 13 mini) lives in the past in another way – its display refreshes only 60 times a second. The two Pro models made the jump to 120Hz, making...

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Microsoft updates Windows 10's initial setup to ask users if they want to update to Windows 11

Windows 11 is officially available as of today – besides allowing users to install the new OS on compatible computers they already own, this will also affect new computers. Going forward, new devices should come with version 11 already installed, but there will be a transitional period when that is not the case. Microsoft released a new update to smooth out the out-of-box experience for those computers that got Windows 10 at the factory. During the initial setup process the computer will ask you if you want to install Windows 11 so you won't have to do that as a separate step. How...

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New One UI 4.0 beta brings RAM Plus, Material You themes and more

Like other makers, Samsung is busy trying to iron out all the bugs in Android 12 before releasing it as a stable update. The Korean tech giant has yet another beta version of One UI 4.0 rolling out and this one comes with some important improvements and fixes. The update has a build version ZUJ1 and should be available to users who opted into the beta program in China, Germany, India, Poland, South Korea, the US and the UK. Owners of a Galaxy S21, S21+ or S21 Ultra in those countries should be able to download it starting today. Samsung starts rolling out a new One UI 4.0...

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro's estimated component cost is $570

According to a teardown analysis conducted by TechInsights, the build cost of a brand new 256GB storage iPhone 13 Pro is exactly $570. This figure represents a 4% increase over the 256GB iPhone 12 Pro’s bill of materials which is estimated at $548. For reference, a 256GB iPhone 13 Pro has an MSRP of $1,099. This means the bill of materials attributes to 52% of the phone’s final cost without factoring in other expenses like R&D, marketing and transportation, but also Apple’s economy of scale. Estimated build costs for iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S21+ (source:...

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Possible new Infinix Note model photographed in the wild with a retouched UI

Infinix launched the Zero X series last month, a premium trio of periscope-equipped phones. But the company has more phones in the pipeline, we know because we received photos of one from an inside source. Our information points to this being a new Infinix Note model – we have a Note 10 Pro in the office, but this appears to be a new generation with a distinctly different back (we've included a photo below for comparison). The camera bump features three modules with a 64 MP main sensor, going by the labels. An Infinix phone that is yet to be announced, possibly a new Note model •...

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Xiaomi Mi 11 trio and Redmi K40 Pro duo will be the first in the family with Android 12

Android 12 officially graduated from beta yesterday and will soon start arriving as an update on existing phones. Including Google's own Pixels, which can expect it “in the next few weeks”. This gives the opportunity to other makers to catch up – here are Xiaomi’s picks for the first phones to go up to 12. Naturally, the recent flagship line of the Xiaomi Mi 11, Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra is getting it. Sorry Mi 11 Lite fans. Also, the rollout will start in China, so some local variants like the 11X or 11i are not on the list (the 11i and others are doing beta tests, though, so they should...

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Google Photos mobile app now lets you edit date and time of backed up media

The latest update to Google Photos Android and iOS apps brings the ability to edit your media’s time and date directly within the app. Once in the Google Photos mobile app, you can now swipe up on any image or video and you should have a marker in the right corner which means you are able to tinker with the date and time. New date and time edit options on Google Photos for Android The feature was already available on the web version of Google Photos for quite some time. If you did not have access to a desktop before and wanted to change the date and/or time of a photo on...

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Honor's X20 Max and Watch GS 3 to arrive this month

We haven't heard much about Honor's upcoming X20 Max smartphone except that it will have Mediatek's Dimensity 1100 SoC, 6,000 mAh battery and an enormous 7.2-inch display. However, we won't have to wait much longer for the full reveal as we now hear the phone is going official later this month. Honor X20 A report on Weibo suggests that the X20 Max will be joined by Honor's rumored Watch GS3 smartwatch. It all seems like Honor is gearing up for the Chinese Singles' Day sale (also called Double 11), which is an unofficial, shopping holiday, taking place on November 11. Source (in...

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Huawei Matebook 16 unveiled with Ryzen 5000H APUs, 3:2 16" IPS LCD

Huawei unveiled its first 16” laptop and the 3:2 aspect ratio of the screen gives you more vertical space to work with compared to the standard 16:9 screen. The laptop was unveiled in China this May and is now making its way to Europe. The Huawei MateBook 16 has an IPS LCD with 2,520 x 1,680 px resolution (189 ppi pixel density). The panel promises 1,500:1 contrast ratio and peak brightness of 300 nits (DC dimming is supported, so no PWM). It supports HDR, covers 100% of the sRGB color gamut and has been calibrated at the factory to achieve average deltaE = 1. Oh, and it is a touch screen...

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Apple settles to pay $95 million over AppleCare class action lawsuit

One June 30 this year, Apple finally settled on a class action lawsuit regarding false advertising of its AppleCare service. The lawsuit kicked off back in 2016 and has since gone through three mediation sessions before finally reaching an agreement during the fourth one. As a result, the company agreed to pay $95 million to get the whole thing over. The plaintiffs argued that Apple's AppleCare service is misleading in its advertising because it clearly states that if an iPhone or iPad sustains accidental damage or a hardware defect, it is subject to replacement or repair. And in case...

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Huawei's HarmonyOS reaches 120M devices, internal beta 2 now out for P10

Huawei's HarmonyOS now runs on more than 120 million devices, as per Huawei's COO, He Gang. The OS adoption is reportedly exceeding Huawei's expectations and it's now raised its target from 300 million to 400 million by the end of 2022. HarmonyOS will target many older Huawei and Honor devices. Meanwhile HarmonyOS 2's internal beta is now out for 10 new devices - the Huawei P10, P10 Plus, Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro, Mate 9 Porsche Design, nova 3, Enjoy 9 Plus, Tablet M5 10.8-inch, M5 Pro 10.8-inch and M5 8.4-inch. As with most updates Huawei has a few warnings. Chief among them is that...

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max review

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Realme GT 5G gets Android 12 closed beta in China

The Android 12 floodgate is open and most smartphone brands are rushing to offer up their own take on Google’s new OS. One such offering is Realme UI 3.0 which is officially coming to devices from October 13 but owners of Realme GT 5G in China are already able to sign up for the Android 12 closed beta. Realme’s Android 12 closed beta is said to contain most of the Realme UI 3.0 features and will only be accessible to the first 700 registered users who sign up to test the beta. The instructions page suggests only Chinese units of the GT 5G will be eligible and users will need to...

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Android 12-based ColorOS 12's global launch set for October 11

Yesterday Google announced the official release of Android 12, and soon after, Oppo announced it will globally launch Android 12-based ColorOS 12 next week - on October 11. That means Oppo will introduce the global ROM of ColorOS 12 next Monday, which should be slightly different from the version announced in China last month and is already available for some Chinese Oppo and OnePlus units. #ColorOS12 Global Launch Event.🗓 October 11th, Monday📍 9AM (GMT)/ 5PM(GMT+8)Save the date.#JustSync pic.twitter.com/cwpiIXkJ9O— ColorOS (@colorosglobal) October 4, 2021 Oppo hasn't detailed the...

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