It's official: Realme 9 Pro series with color-changing design is coming on February 16

Realme launched the 9i last month, and today the company announced it will unveil the Pro models of the 9 Series on February 16. The Realme 9 Pro series will be launched around the globe, including India and Europe, and the event will be streamed live starting at 8AM UTC/1:30PM IST on Realme's official Facebook page and YouTube channel. Since Realme is using the word "series" here, we'll see the young brand unveil more than one smartphone on February 16. The company has already confirmed it will introduce the Realme 9 Pro+ and revealed its design and a few specs, including Dimensity...

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Meta earnings reports for Q4 2021 are in, focusing on monetizing Reels and building metaverse in 2022

Meta (formerly Facebook) has posted its fiscal Q4 results and the overall buzz resulted in a decrease of more than 20% in share price in after-hours trading. Earnings per share for Q4 fell short of forecasts ($3.67 versus $3.84 according to Refinitic via CNBC) though revenue was $33.67 billion, just over the forecasted $33.4 billion via CNBC. Meta’s daily and monthly active users also fell short of expectations, with 1.93 billion DAUs (daily active users) compared to 1.95 billion (according to Street Account via CNBC), and 2.91 billion MAUs (monthly active users) compared to the...

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Samsung Galaxy A53 5G gets more certifications, may ship with 25W charger

Samsung's Galaxy A53 5G has literally been leaking for months at this point, and yet it's still not official. Until Samsung finally fixes that, all we can do is bring you more leaks. Today, the device has been certified by both NBTC and FCC. The latter of those is interesting, because the handset visited the agency along with a 25W charger. This strongly hints that at least one version of the A53 might ship with a 25W charger in the box. We're keeping our fingers crossed, but can't be sure just yet. It may just be that the FCC wanted to see how the phone behaves when paired with a charger...

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Realme Buds Air 3 coming this month, live shots confirm design

Images of the Realme Buds Air 3 appeared last month, and today we also get some live shots of the TWS earphones. The source of those confirms the launch is scheduled for this month, February, and the first market where they’ll arrive is India. Realme Buds Air 3 The Realme 9 Pro series are also coming shortly, so we'll likely see the buds appear alongside them. The report claimed there are two color options - Galaxy White and Starry White, although we would love to see an unorthodox paint job like the Toxic Green color of the Buds Air 2, launched in partnership with The...

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Qualcomm patent struck as invalid during legal battle with Apple may be reinstated

A few years ago Apple and Qualcomm got into an argument over patents and licences, which spurred a multi-year legal battle. The issue was eventually settled out of court in 2019, but now the Qualcomm is getting a chance to win back some lost ground. As part of the proceedings Apple challenged one patent, citing prior art and asking the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to declare it invalid (this was in 2018). The board sided with Apple in 2020. Qualcomm appealed that decision and the board has now greed to have another look at it, so there is a chance that the patent will be declared valid...

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Official Galaxy Tab S8 promos arrive, confirm specs, retail packages

The Samsung Galaxy S22 and Tab S8 series will arrive on February 9, but we're now at a point where we know just about everything about all six devices. This latest leak, courtesy of renowned tipser Evan Blass, includes images of the Galaxy Tab S8, S8+, and S8 Ultra, along with display and battery specs, dimensions, and what's in the box information. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra brings a 14.6-inch 2960x1848px Super AMOLED of 120Hz refresh rate. The slate measures 326.4x280.6x5.5mm and weighs 728g. It's powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, has an 11,200mAh battery with 45W charging and...

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