Redmi 10 2022 acquires multiple certifications

It seems Xiaomi is preparing a 2022 refresh for its Redmi 10 smartphone which launched back in August. The Redmi 10 2022 (model number 21121119SG) was spotted on the IMEI database by MIUI tipster Kacper Skrzypek last week and was later revealed to pack the exact same camera setup as its predecessor with a 50MP main cam, 8MP ultrawide snapper and 2MP macro and depth helpers. The #Redmi102022 camera setup is the same as basic Redmi 10 (S5KJN1/OV50C40 50Mpx, IMX355 8Mpx, OV02B1B/GC02M1B 2Mpx), so I won't be surprised if it's a very similar device.— Kacper Skrzypek 🇵🇱 (@kacskrz) November 23,...

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 4G goes official: It's a Redmi 10 with a different camera setup

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi announced the Note 11 series last month in China, consisting of three smartphones - Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note 11 Pro, and Redmi Note 11 Pro+. And now, the company has further expanded the Note 11 lineup with a 4G version of the vanilla Redmi Note 11. But this isn't just a 4G-only variant of the Redmi Note 11. It's actually a Redmi 10 with one less camera on the rear. That means you get a Helio G88 SoC, Android 11-based MIUI 12.5, and a 6.5" FullHD+ LCD with 90Hz refresh rate, which can automatically switch to 45Hz when you are reading something and 60Hz when watching...

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Xiaomi 11T, 11T Pro, and Redmi 10 2022 should all launch in India very soon

Unsurprisingly Xiaomi is preparing for its next launch in India which is happening on November 30, but what about plans for after that? Well, it turns out that the company has even more stuff in the pipeline for the subcontinent. According to a traditionally reliable tipster, the Xiaomi 11T, 11T Pro, and Redmi 10 2022 are all going to be launching in India very soon. Additionally, the company is reportedly testing the Redmi Smart Band Pro, Redmi Watch 2, Redmi Watch 2 Lite, and Xiaomi Watch S1 Active in the country - and that means any or all of these may also be released at some point in...

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Poco X4 and Poco X4 NFC are coming soon, expect a Redmi Note 11 Pro rebrand

It's been quite a while since the Poco X3 NFC made its debut - more than a year, in fact, from its September 2020 release. And while the M-line is already in the 4 territory with the launch of the Poco M4 Pro, the mid-range X-series is currently still made up of the X3 NFC and X3 Pro. That will change soon, according to the latest leak. It turns out that Poco is working on both an X4 for the Indian market sans NFC, as well as an X4 NFC for global markets. It doesn't seem like the awkward naming scheme is going away this time around. Poco X3 NFC The same source that spotted these in...

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Xiaomi 12 lineup to feature curved displays, symmetrical speakers

Xiaomi is expected to unveil its 12 and 12X smartphones at an event in December, one a Snapdragon 8 Gen1 flagship and the other with a more modest Snapdragon 870. Now, adding to the rumored specs, popular Weibo insider Digital Chat Station shares that both phones will feature curved displays. Last year's Xiaomi 11 lineup featured a flat-sided Xiaomi Mi 11 and a curved Mi 11 Ultra. Another tidbit has to do with the speakers - according to the leaker, the Xiaomi 12 and 12X will feature symmetrical stereo speaker grilles, likely on the top and bottom of each phone. The speakers on the...

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Winamp teases a completely overhauled app, invites beta testers

It looks like one of themost popular music players from the olden days is coming back. The new Winamp promises a completely overhauled experience and to be something more than a music player. Because after all, who's still listening to offline music only? The website welcomes you with a new Winamp logo, which looks more in line with the modern flat design language and talks about the opportunity for fans to connect with artists. The app will also let users stream online radios and podcasts. It all sounds like Winamp is trying to make a music-centric social network of sorts. And in...

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Nikkei: Apple to use self-developed iPhone modems from 2023

Apple has long been looking to transition away from using Qualcomm modems to its own in-house developed solutions. A new report from Nikkei Asia suggests that Apple will finally start using its custom 5G modems in 2023 and they will be built on TSMC’s 4nm process node. Prior to this, a report by Ming-Chi Kuo also speculated that Apple will switch to its in-house modem in 2023 at the earliest. Apple has been in search of a new workaround for its smartphone modems ever since it dropped Qualcomm in 2018 due to patent disputes though it still uses Qualcomm’s X60 in the iPhone 13 series....

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Xiaomi 12X to debut at December event

Reports so far regarding the upcoming Xiaomi 12 lineup suggest that the company will unveil the series in multiple events over several weeks and months, starting with the vanilla Xiaomi 12 in December. Yet a new report now says we will get at least two members at the initial announcement event next month. The Xiaomi 12X, which only recently started making the rounds in the rumor mill, will be announced alongside the Xiaomi 12. As per current information, this is supposed to be an affordable, compact flagship with Snapdragon 870 chipset and 6.28-inch OLED display. A 50MP main shooter is...

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Motorola to pioneer Samsung's 200MP camera sensor, Xiaomi will be next

Samsung announced its 200MP ISOCELL HP1 sensor back in September but we are yet to see a phone using that. According to popular tipster IceUniverse it's not going to take long, but the device won't be coming from Samsung. According to the very reliable tipster the first phone to use it will probably be from Motorola with Xiaomi quickly following. Samsung, on the other hand, will wait until 2023 before releasing a 200MP handset. Perhaps the Galaxy S23 Ultra will get that honor. Seeing how a 200MP sensor will put significant strain on the ISP we wonder if those rushing to implement it...

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Vulnerability in MediaTek chipsets discovered, promptly fixed

Check Point Research published a whitepaper detailing a vulnerability that has been fixed by MediaTek back in October. The vulnerability allowed for what's called a privilege escalation attack. The issue itself is related to the AI and audio processing and apps with the right code could have gotten access to system-level audio information that apps usually don't have. More sophisticated apps could have launched an eavesdropping attack even. Check Point Research explains that the vulnerability is pretty complicated and the researchers' team had to reverse-engineer the process. In...

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Oppo Find X4 Pro to come with upgraded chipset and faster charging

The Oppo Find X3 Pro arrived as a great all-around flagship back in March 2021. We are now starting to hear more and more rumors about its successor, tentively named Find X4 Pro. According to the trusted leakster Digital Chat Station, the new phone will be powered by a Qualcomm SM8450 platform which is the new Snapdragon 8 Gen1 chipset, and will support 80W charging. Oppo Find X3 Pro • Oppo Find X2 Pro The 6.7” AMOLED will have 120Hz refresh rate and 1440p resolution. The selfie camera is said to have a 32MP sensor, matchin the Find X3 Pro and Find X2 Pro - makes us wonder...

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Redmi 10 2022 acquires multiple certification

It seems Xiaomi is preparing a 2022 refresh for its Redmi 10 smartphone which launched back in August. The Redmi 10 2022 (model number 21121119SG) was spotted on the IMEI database by MIUI tipster Kacper Skrzypek last week and was later revealed to pack the exact same camera setup as its predecessor with a 50MP main cam, 8MP ultrawide snapper and 2MP macro and depth helpers. The #Redmi102022 camera setup is the same as basic Redmi 10 (S5KJN1/OV50C40 50Mpx, IMX355 8Mpx, OV02B1B/GC02M1B 2Mpx), so I won't be surprised if it's a very similar device.— Kacper Skrzypek 🇵🇱 (@kacskrz) November 23,...

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Samsung officially announces its chip factory in Taylor, Texas

Yesterday The Wall Street Journal reported that Samsung is looking into building a chip factory in Taylor, Texas and is in talks with the local government. Well, we didn't have to wait long for the official confirmation as today, the Korean tech giant announced its new project. As part of a $205 billion investment plan, Samsung is building a $17 billion factory that will provide around 2,000 high-tech jobs producing 5G, high-performance computing and artificial intelligence hardware. The company will start building the factory in 2022 and will kick off actual production sometime in...

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Snapdragon 8 Gen1 phone may have just scored 1 million points in AnTuTu

The next-generation Android flagships will post scores of over 1 million points in AnTuTu – a result coming from the soon to be unveiled Snapdragon 8 Gen1 chipset seems to have achieved just such a score. The result was spotted by Weibo blogger Technology at 8 o’clock and has not been verified by the AnTuTu team yet. For comparison, current Snapdragon 888(+) devices score in the mid-800,000 at best, some even fall below 800,000. So this is shaping up to be a solid generational improvement. There are as many as four Snapdragon 8 Gen1 powered devices that may be announced before the...

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Xiaomi reports 25% increase in net profit in Q3, MIUI now has 500M users

The Xiaomi Group posted its Q3 report, revealing some pretty impressive numbers. There are 500 million monthly active users of MIUI, and the brand is #1 in the Chinese TV market. In the world of smartphones, the company pushed 43.9 million devices, despite the shortage of components, which is a 4.4% increase yearly. Xiaomi Q3 Results The total revenue for Q3 2021 was CNY78.1 billion, 61% (or CNY47.8 billion) from smartphone sales. The yearly growth is 8.2%, but the net profit is CNY5.2 billion, 25.4% more than Q3 2020. According to Xiaomi, 18 million of the shipped devices...

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Four unknown Nokia phones surface, two show off a new design

Images of four unknown Nokia smartphones have surfaced, shared by Evan Blass. And while we don’t know much about them – not even their names, just their model numbers – they do hint at a change in design language. We’ll start with the N150DL and N1530DL. Two clearly related devices, they have their camera bump in the upper left, a rounded rectangle that is visibly split into two parts. Given the notch, these are probably mid-range devices. The side-mounted fingerprint reader suggests an LCD and we also notice a 3.5 mm headphone jack on top. Unfortunately, we cna't make out the label on the...

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Six-year-old Fairphone 2 is getting Android 10

Dutch phone maker Fairphone has announced it's updating its six-year-old Fairphone 2 with Android 10. Fairphone has already kicked off Android 10 beta testing and aims to release the final build in early 2022. The Fairphone 2 was announced in 2015 with Android 5.1 Lollipop and later picked up Android 6 Marshmallow, Android 7.1 Nougat, and Android 9 Pie updates. And once the final build of Android 10 is released, the Fairphone 2 will be the first Android smartphone to receive seven years of software updates, which is pretty impressive even though Android 10 is two years old since Apple is...

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Apple's digital ID program delayed for early 2022

With iOS 15 Apple ushered in plenty of new features yet some of those that it promised are still not available to users. Like Apple’s digital driver’s license and ID function for participating U.S. states that lets you scan your documents and have them on your Wallet app at all times. It was supposed to arrive in late 2021 initially but Apple now lists the feature as “coming in early 2022” on its iOS 15 page. Revised ID cards rollout date on iOS 15 homepage The digital ID system is still in its infancy and only Arizona and Georgia will support it at launch while Connecticut, Iowa,...

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DIZO reaches 1 million customers within five months in India

Last week, DIZO - the first brand under the Realme TechLife ecosystem - revealed that it sold 100,000 units of the DIZO Watch 2 in India within 40 days from the first sale. And today, the company is celebrating yet another milestone as it reached over 1 million customers in India within five months from its debut on May 25, 2021. So much to celebrate in such little time! Once again, we’d like to thank the DIZO Squad for your tremendous love and support. Leave the ☝️ emoji if you’ve been a part of the 1 million!#DIZO #realmeTechLife #BeDifferent pic.twitter.com/YxRZS7Rgi9— DIZO (@DIZOTech)...

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Samsung launches Expert RAW camera app for Galaxy S21 Ultra

Samsung has just launched the Expert RAW camera app with support for 16-bit Linear DNG RAW from all four cameras on the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The DNG files include the multi-frame-based HDR processing of regular JPEG images, but with the added flexibility of the 16-bit RAM file. You can get the files looking as you like, without worrying about losing the excellent base dynamic range, detail, and sharpness of the Galaxy S21 Ultra images. The DNG files also feature an embedded profile for Lightroom and a direct integration to export images from the Expert RAW app to Lightroom Mobile on...

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OnePlus RT and Buds Z2 to launch in India in December

The OnePlus 9RT and Buds Z2 TWS earphones introduced in October in China are tipped to debut in India next month, with the former expected to launch with the OnePlus RT moniker. The source claims that the OnePlus RT will be available in Hacker Black and Nano Silver colors in India, whereas the Buds Z2 will come in Obsidian Black and Pearl White colors. The OnePlus 9RT is powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC, comes with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage onboard, and runs Android 11-based ColorOS 12 out of the box. The smartphone is built around a 6.62" 120Hz FullHD+ AMOLED panel and ships...

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Asus ROG 5s and 5s Pro arrive to the US starting at $1099

Earlier this month, Asus began making its ROG 5s series available in Europe. Now, the two high-end gaming smartphones are arriving on US shores. Right now, you can find both the Asus ROG Phone 5s and ROG Phone 5s Pro for $1,099 and $1,299, respectively. The ROG Phone 5s is configured with 512GB of storage and 16GB of RAM. Meanwhile, the ROG Phone 5s Pro is configured with 18GB RAM and 512GB storage. Although the 5s comes in black or white, the 5s Pro is only available in a black finish. Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro Both devices are powered by the Snapdragon 888+ and support 360Hz...

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New Oppo to be named K9x, incoming on December 12

An Oppo smartphone from the K9 family appeared on TENAA last week, and leaksters in China claim the new device will be called Oppo K9x. It resembles the Realme Q3 from the outside but it is an entirely different device under the shell with a Dimensity 900 chipset. The new phone is said to arrive for sale on December 12 with three memory variations and affordable prices. Most of the specs sheet was already revealed on TENAA - 6.5” LCD with Full HD+ resolution and a 16 MP selfie camera behind the punch hole. The leakster claims the panel will support a 120 Hz refresh rate, while the...

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