nubia Red Magic 7 gets 3C certified with a whopping 165W charging support

ZTE's nubia announced the Red Magic 6 in March with 66W charging, but its successor - nubia Red Magic 7 (NX679J) - could break all records of fast charging on a commercially available smartphone since it got 3C certified with 165W (20V/8.25A) charging support. The fastest charging nubia smartphones right now are the Red Magic 6 Pro and the Red Magic 6s Pro, going up to 120W. However, you get those speeds on the Chinese models of the phones since their international versions are capped at 66W. Hence, if nubia decides to launch the Red Magic 7 globally, you may not get 165W charging on...

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Android 12L Developer Preview is now available for the Lenovo Tab P12 Pro

Back in October Google surprised everyone by announcing Android 12L, an evolution of Android 12 that is specifically designed to be optimized for larger screens than those of phones. We're talking tablets, foldables, and Chrome OS devices. Fast forward to today and the first Android 12L Developer Preview is available for the Lenovo Tab P12 Pro. A public beta is coming "soon", for this tablet as well as Pixel devices - Android 12L will arrive as an update on phones too, even though its main focus is on larger things. If you're a developer, you can grab the Android 12L Developer...

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Google announces new Android features, including digital car keys for Pixels and Galaxy S21

Google is getting into the festive spirit today by announcing a bunch of new Android features, which are coming soon or available today. Let's start with the digital car key functionality. This is now live on the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, as well as the Samsung Galaxy S21, in select countries. It will only work with compatible BMW cars for now. Next up, there's Family Bell, which will alert you and your family when it's time for important moments throughout the day. The alerts come via phone, home speaker, or smart display. Aside from the shared "bells", you can also set "bells" on your own...

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The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is the first 5nm chipset for Windows-on-ARM laptops, 7c+ Gen 3 tags along

Yesterday was all about the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, today Qualcomm is focusing on other platforms. Starting with Windows-on-ARM laptops and two new chipsets for them – one flagship and one for affordable devices that nevertheless need 5G connectivity. The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is the high-end offering. Qualcomm is keeping hardware details under wraps, so we don’t know what CPU cores are being used here. We do know that it is a 5 nm chipset (a world’s first for Windows devices), while both the original 8cx and the Gen 2 were 7 nm parts. The company also revealed that the new chip will...

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Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 chipset for handheld consoles unveiled, Razer helps create a dev kit

All the best gaming smartphones use a Snapdragon chipset, says Qualcomm, but the company has identified a related market that currently doesn’t have a dedicated chip line – handheld game consoles, devices like the Nintendo Switch, which sit between a smartphone and the at-home consoles like PlayStation and Xbox. The first chipset for such devices is called the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1. Hardware details are sparse, but the chip borrows heavily from the smartphone Snapdragons, as well as the likes of the Snapdragon XR2 that powers the Oculus Quest 2 VR headset. Qualcomm wants to give...

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Samsung Galaxy A13 5G goes official in the US, the A03s joins it stateside in January

The much leaked Samsung Galaxy A13 5G was finally made official today, by Samsung's arm in the US. The phone is the company's cheapest 5G device to date, and it will be available online from AT&T on December 3 for just $249.99 or $6.95 per month on a qualifying three-year installment plan. The handset will then land at T-Mobile in January. It has a 6.5" 90Hz (adaptive refresh rate) 720x1600 LCD display with a V-shaped notch at the top, the MediaTek Dimensity 700 chipset at the helm, 64GB of expandable storage, and a 5,000 mAh battery with 15W charging support. Samsung Galaxy A13...

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Samsung Galaxy A13 5G to feature 90Hz display

We already have a fairly comprehensive specs list for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A13 5G and 4G, but the latest information comes as a surprise. It appears that at least the 5G-enabled variant will boast a 90Hz display. And that comes on top of the already impressive 50MP main camera and supposed price tag. In a 12-minute video guide by AT&T, you can see the so-called Motion smoothness feature in the settings menu suggesting that the display will support more than 60Hz refresh rate. And given the budget status of the A13, it's safe to assume that the panel would be clocked at 90Hz....

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vivo S12 Pro render reveals a notch, streamlined camera island

The vivo S family is about to get some new members, a leakster revealed on Weibo. The vivo S12 and vivo S12 Pro are scheduled to arrive soon, and the latter has appeared in an official-looking render, accompanied by some specs. According to the source, the vivo S12 Pro will stick to a notched screen, but this time the panel will have curved sides, which will be a first for the series. The cameras on the back will have impressive performance, and this time vivo decided to stick to a classic vertical traffic light alignment rather than going for all kinds of unusual triangle-in-square...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE color variants and supposed European price revealed

Unlike before, the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE seems to be close to an actual launch date in January. We already know everything there is to know about the handset thanks to numerous leaks throughout 2021 but a reliable source just tipped the available colors at launch along with pricing, two important pieces of the puzzle. The Galaxy S21 FE in different colors First, let's get the price out of the way. According to WinFuture.de, the starting price of the base 8GB/128GB model is reportedly €649 while the beefier 256GB variant will go for €50 more. Interestingly, this is the exact...

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Researchers develop ultra-compact camera with the size of a salt grain

Researchers from Princeton University and the University of Washington have developed an imaging system that is the size of a coarse grain of salt. It is built on a so-called metasurface with 1.6 million cylindrical posts and can work exactly like a camera sensor. Each post acts as an optical antenna, receiving light, to shape the optical wavefront, and then thanks to AI algorithms, the high-quality image is developed in full colors. Traditional cameras use a complex plastic and glass lenses that bend light onto a sensor that sends the signals electronically. The new solution relies...

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Report: Samsung wants 22% of the smartphone market in 2022, expects high Galaxy S22 sales

According to a report by The Elec, a South Korean media outlet, Samsung has some ambitious goals for 2022 and aims at 21.9% share of the global smartphone market. Samsung execs think that the prolonged pandemic will likely increase the sales of smartphones throughout 2022 and it wants to take an even bigger cut. The global smartphone shipments are expected to hit 1.52 billion and about 390 million of those should be Samsung-made devices to reach the 21.9% goal. But only 33 million of those units will be part of the Samsung Galaxy S22 lineup. 14 million Galaxy S22 units are expected while...

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Caviar goes back to the iPhone 2G days with its latest luxury modification

Luxury gadgets brand Caviar recently unveiled its Visionaries collection which pays homage to tech entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, Jack Ma and Steve Jobs with bespoke modified iPhone 13s. Their latest project is dubbed iPhone 2G and it uses bits of the motherboard of an original Apple iPhone form 2007 and fuses them on the back of Apple’s the latest iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max. iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max "iPhone 2G" (images: Caviar) The phones feature aviation titanium casings and a black PVD coating mimicking the OG iPhone design and are complemented with a laser engraved Steve...

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iQOO 9 series to launch in India in Q1 2022 with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and 120W charging

Several smartphone brands have confirmed to launch devices with the freshly announced Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 flagship chip, and vivo sub-brand iQOO is one of them. The company hasn't divulged anything about its Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-powered flagship yet, but a new report claims the smartphone could be a part of the iQOO 9 series, which will launch in India by late January or early February next year. The iQOO 9 series is expected to consist of vanilla and Pro/Legend models, and the source claims at least one of them will support 120W charging. iQOO introduced the iQOO 7 lineup in India in...

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Imint announces Gen 4 Vidhance Video Stabilization

Imint is a company that develops video stabilization solutions for smartphones, body cameras, smart glasses, drones, and their solutions are already deployed in millions of smartphones globally. They’ve worked with Xiaomi, Motorola, Oppo, vivo, OnePlus, nubia, and Infinix for Imint’s EIS algorithm. The Swedish company is announcing its fourth generation “Vidhance” solution. A new stabilization engine has been tested by unnamed leading smartphone manufacturers. This engine removes unwanted movement from smartphone video while leaving behind the smooth, intended motion. The result is...

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Honor 60 Pro arrives with Snapdragon 778G+, 50MP ultra wide cam, Honor 60 gets a larger 120Hz display

This January Honor unveiled its first phone since becoming independent, then in June it announced the Honor 50 series, which marked the return of Google Mobile Services on its phones. The company is on a roll and is now unveiling the Honor 60 series. In a way, history repeat itself – the 50-series was the first to use the Snapdragon 778G chipset, the Honor 60 Pro now becomes the first with the updated version, the Snapdragon 778G+. This chip is still based on the 6 nm design of the original, but cranks up the clock speed of the Kryo 670 prime core to 2.5 GHz (up from 2.4 GHz) and the...

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Nothing announces ear (1) black edition

Nothing today announced a new all-black edition of the ear (1) truly wireless earbuds. The company also announced that the product is now carbon neutral and can be purchased using crypto currency. The new black edition of the ear (1) features a smoky matte black finish for the earbuds along with the usual transparent elements of the standard model. The charging case has also been updated to feature the same matte black finish on the previously white painted elements, with other parts such as the hinge and pairing button also colored to match. Aside from the color, the black...

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Twitch for iOS and iPadOS gains SharePlay functionality

Back in October Apple rolled out its iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1 updates to users which brought several noteworthy features including SharePlay. The feature allows users to watch content from various streaming apps with friends over FaceTime calls and now Twitch is supported too. Want to watch Twitch with all your friends? Now you can on iPhone and iPad devices through SharePlay! 📱 Learn more about how to watch streams together in a FaceTime call here: https://t.co/PIWwZ3OkpO— Twitch Support (@TwitchSupport) November 30, 2021 Users on iOS 15.1 and later and iPadOS 15.1 and up will be able...

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Oppo Find X4 Pro officially scheduled for Q1 2022 as company confirms the chipset

Qualcomm introduced its new flagship chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and many companies raced to pledge allegiance to the SoC, announcing their flagship will be powered by the chip. One of these companies was Oppo which also officially revealed on Weibo when to expect the Find X4 Pro - “the first quarter of 2022”. This is the first time we hear anything official, regarding the new Find X series. Last Wednesday a leakster suggested the Find X4 Pro will be a slight upgrade over the already great Find X3 Pro, bringing faster charging (80W, up from 65W), as well as the expected new...

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