vivo will push OriginOS Ocean to nearly 50 devices

The OriginOS Ocean user interface by vivo was introduced yesterday. The company had a big event for its home crowd, since the UI is still available only in China, overseas phones ship with HarmonyOS. The new version, which is 2.0 in terms of development, promises overhauled design, including more information available at glance. The manufacturer has posted a list of all phones that will get the new OriginOS in the future, and it includes a staggering amount of 47 different models. There are phones from all price ranges and lineups, including the vivo NEX 3S which is almost two years...

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Italy slaps Amazon with €1.13 billion fine for abusing market dominance

Italian antitrust watchdog fined Amazon €1.13 billion (about $1.28 billion) for abuse of market dominance, Reuters reports. According to the European country, Amazon.it leveraged its dominant position to push third-party sellers to use its own logistics service Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA). Amazon Fulfilment Center near Rome, Italy The regulator claimed Amazon tied exclusive benefits, such as the Prime membership, to the use of exclusive benefits such as using FBA, getting promotions and visibility on its website. The blue logo of Prime helps users to navigate through listings, but...

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Motorola Edge X30 debuts with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Special Edition carries under-display camera

It took just over a week after the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 announcement and we already have the first phone to officially use the brand new flagship chipset. Welcome to the Motorola Edge X30. It comes in two versions with the X30 Special Edition sporting a trendy under-display selfie camera while the regular X30 makes do with a punch hole solution. The rest of the specs for the two phone are identical. Motorola also announced a Snapdragon 888+ wielding Moto S30 on stage. Motorola X30 Motorola Edge X30 sports a 6.7-inch OLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. The regular...

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Oppo Find N appears on Geekbench, teaser video reveals the design

Earlier today Oppo officially confirmed its Find N foldable phone and promised to give us the full details on December 15. Yet a couple of interesting bits came in earlier through a teaser video and a leaked benchmark. The video almost reveals the design in full, which is reminiscent of Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold3, except there's no gap between the panels when closed. We then have the Geekbench listing that tells us more about the internals. The phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 888, judging by the listed clock speeds and core configuration. The amount of RAM is 12GB but there...

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Tecno announces affordable Pova Neo with big battery and screen

Tecno launched a new phone in Nigeria, called Pova Neo. It is a relatively affordable handset and comes with а big 6,000 mAh battery and an ample screen. The Pova Neo is built around a 6.8” LCD with HD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. It has a waterdrop notch on the top for an 8MP selfie camera, while on the back are 13MP main and 2MP portrait cameras. There is also a quad-LED flash, all of them in the same color. The phone is powered by Helio P22, and Tecno coupled it with 4GB RAM. There’s 64GB storage, but there is a microSD slot for easy expansion. The big battery can be...

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Samsung suspends One UI 4 update for Z Fold3 and Z Flip 3

Early adopters often take up risks by installing the latest firmware updates on their main devices and sometimes it makes for a rough experience. Poin in case – Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 owners who’ve updated their devices to the stable One UI 4 update have been reporting major bugs and issues with their devices. Now, Samsung has decided to suspend the update rollout while it takes the necessary steps to iron out the problems. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 that went into recovery mode after trying to install the One UI 4.0 update User reports out of South Korea included bricked...

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Apple iPhone 14 Pro series to come with punch-hole displays

While Apple is dealing with supply chain constraints with its current iPhone lineup, Korean news outlet TheElec reports that next year’s Pro models will bring 48MP punch-hole selfie cameras. The 6.06-inch iPhone 14 Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max are said to use LG Display LTPO 120Hz OLED panels and will be the only models to sport the new look. iPhone 14 Pro Max render (via Front Page Tech | Renders by Ian) The non-Pro iPhone 14 models which should consist of a 6.06-inch model and a new 6.7-inch version will still have a notch and their displays will be supplied by BOE. The...

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