vivo V23e 5G stops by Geekbench, reveals its chipset

vivo released the V23e a few weeks ago, and the company is getting ready to launch the V23e 5G on November 23. That's the date when it will debut in Thailand. A promo poster went up a few days ago, revealing that unlike the 4G model, the 5G version of the V23e would have a 44 MP selfie camera (the V23e 4G goes with a 50 MP shooter instead). No other specs for the 5G variant were known at the time, but thankfully today someone in possession of a prototype decided to run Geekbench. And you know what that means, right? Thanks to the online listing of the phone's results, we now know that the...

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Moto G71 5G, G51 5G, and G31 are headed to India

Yesterday Motorola unveiled a slew of new G-series smartphones, namely the G200, G71, G51, G41, and G31. Some of these, as it turns out, are already being prepped for launching in India. We're talking about the Moto G71 5G, G51 5G, and G31. All three have already received the necessary certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), a prerequisite for launch. Moto G71 5G | Moto G51 5G | Moto G31 It's unclear if the other new G-series devices will make the jump to the subcontinent, but these three most definitely will. Unfortunately we can't tell you when to expect...

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Google Messages may change the way Android receives iMessage reactions

According to a new report from 9to5Google, Google Messages may be receiving an update that will slightly enhance the messaging experience on the Android end. As per the outlet’s “APK Insight”, code has been found in the most recent version of Google Messages that would show iMessage ‘reactions’ as emoji’s within Google Messages. If an iPhone user sends a message to a phone number that’s on Android, the conversation will be carried on the SMS protocol since iOS doesn’t support RCS and iMessage isn’t supported on Android. iMessage users can send ‘reactions’ to text messages, but if a...

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Our Poco M4 Pro 5G video review is here

Hey guys, Will is back for another video review, this one of the very popular Poco M4 Pro 5G. The video goes into detail on the 90Hz LCD, the superb battery life, the stereo speakers, and the dependable performance. We also found the camera to be good, though that camera island is deceptive. However, it's not all great. Those new stereo speakers could've been better and the performance, while good, isn't all that better than on the 5 month-old Poco M3 Pro. So, is this a worthy upgrade? Do we recommend the Poco M4 Pro 5G? Watch the video to find out. You could then check out our...

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Honor 50 review

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Samsung Galaxy A13 5G user manual confirms key specs and Android 11 onboard

Earlier today, Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A13 5G leaked in a Bluetooth certification listing and now the phone’s manual was also spotted online. As per the report, Galaxy A13 will sport the same design seen in render form from a while back. There’s a waterdrop notch cutout on the front for the selfie cam, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner that doubles as the power button and a USB-C port at the bottom joined by a headphone jack and speaker. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G The back sports a triple camera setup with a 50MP main sensor and two auxiliary modules coming in at 5MP and 2MP. Even...

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Google Chrome 97 beta changes the way you manage cookies and site data

Google just released version 96 of its Chrome browser, which is now looking more in line with Windows 11's UI. Along with the stable Chrome 96 release, the search giant also announced Chrome 97 beta with a new privacy feature. Or rather a revamp of an already existing one. The new menu puts all the site data into one place so you can easily track which sites are storing data on your computer. That includes cookies, of course. The new controls over site data are located in the same sub-menu - Settings > Privacy and Security > Site Settings > View permissions and data stored across...

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MediaTek and AMD announce RZ600 series Wi-Fi 6E chips

Alongside the brand-new Dimensity 9000 flagship smartphone chipset, MediaTek and AMD unveiled a pair of Wi-Fi 6E chips meant for laptops and PCs dubbed AMD RZ600 series.The pair uses MediaTek Filogic 330P chipset at the helm and supports 2×2 Wi-Fi 6 (2.4/5GHz) and Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz band up to 7.125GHz) at speeds up to 2.4Gbps and at 160MHz channel bandwidth on the AMD RZ616. AMD RZ600 series specs (image: MediaTek) AMD RZ608 does up to 1.2Gbps and transmits at up to 80MHz channel bandwidth. Both new Wi-Fi chips also come with power amplifier (PA) and low noise amplifier (LNA)...

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Samsung US offers Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals on foldables, flagships, tablets and more

Samsung US is continuing its Black Friday offers with more discounts and freebies for its phones, tablets, laptops and accessories. This follows the deals that started earlier this month. Note: these deals are available only through the links below. Foldables Both the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 and the Z Flip3 come with a straight discount, a free pair of Galaxy Buds2 and enhanced trade-in. The Z Fold3 is $250 off and you can get up to $900 trade-in credit. You can send in one Z Fold2 to get that much, but the enhanced trade-in means that you can send in two devices (phone, tablet or...

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Indian PC market has its best quarter in history

The Indian PC market enjoyed its best quarter ever with a total of 4.5 million desktops, notebooks, and workstations shipped. That's an increase of 30% compared to last year's Q3, and in spite of ongoing chip shortages. For perspective - Q3 of 2021 saw more PCs shipped than in the entire 2019, the year before the pandemic. Notebooks were the hottest commodity with more than 3.6m units shipped - a 28% increase over Q3 of 2020. Desktop computers saw a sizeable 30% increase over last year's Q3 as well with some 700 thousand. Despite relatively low numbers, at 90 thousand units,...

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Motorola Edge 30 Ultra, Moto G Stylus 2022 5G and Moto 'Austin' renders leak

Motorola has gone into overdrive – the company just finished announcing five new models (well, six) and now three more devices leak. One is the expected Snapdragon 8 gen 1 flagship, another is a new stylus-packing model and the third is a mid-range or perhaps entry-level offering. Here is what the 91Mobiles has uncovered about the upcoming devices. Let’s start with the good stuff. The Motorola Edge 30 Ultra (aka Edge X, code name 'Rogue') will feature a rounded camera bump similar to the new G series. This can be seen in these renders, which show the phone in Blue and...

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Honor 60 teased by company's CEO, coming on November 22

The Honor 60 series is coming on November 22, the latest teser by the company CEO himself reveals. The Weibo post contains three photos that suggest a special night sky mode. The teaser images from the Weibo post OEMs have been doing astral photography modes for a while now so it's not surprising for Honor to follow suit. As per ongoing rumors, the new Honor 60 series will consist of three phones - a vanilla model, a Pro model and an SE variant. All three phones already passed the Chinese 3C certification indicating that the handsets will launch soon after the announcement on...

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Apple employees to return to offices starting February 1 under the hybrid work pilot

Apple employees who've been working from home since last year after the COVID-19 spread across the world will have to return to offices starting February 2022, reports The Information, which obtained an internal memo sent by Apple CEO Tim Cook to the company's staff. Apple has asked its workers to return to offices starting February 1, 2022 as a part of the hybrid work pilot, which will let employees work remotely for four weeks a year. Apple previously allowed two weeks of remote work a year, but it's offering additional two weeks now to provide "more opportunity to travel, be closer...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE appears in live shots

Samsung’s Galaxy S21FE’s launch has been delayed, canceled and now re-scheduled for January 2022. We now have a live look at the device thanks to leaked images from Twitter. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE (images: @Abhisheksoni130) The display looks quite similar to the outgoing Galaxy S20 FE with a flat 6.4-inch AMOLED panel and a punch-hole cutout up top. The back features a camera bump with three modules that molds into the side frame just like on the Galaxy S21 series but this time it’s color-matched to the phone’s back. The back is made from plastic. The S21 FE is expected to...

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Xiaomi 12X tipped to come with 6.28-inch AMOLED and Snapdragon 870 SoC

Rumors about the Xiaomi 12 series have been piling up for nearly half a year now and we’ve gotten a few good ideas of what to expect from the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Ultra but it seems a third member is joining the pary. Noted MIUI tipster Kacper Skrzypek managed to unearth an IMEI certification listing for the Xiaomi 12X. The device is codenamed Psyche and bears the 2112123AG model number. Say "hello" to the #Xiaomi12X (codename: psyche, not for India).Snapdragon 870, 50 Mpx main camera, display 145.4 x 65.4 mm (6,28") AMOLED HDR10 FOD 120Hz FullHD+ (1080x2400) pic.twitter.com/WOjat1mPnB— Kacper...

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