Watch the Xperia 1 IV and 10 IV announcement live

Sony is finally ready to unveil its “Next One” - the Xperia 1 IV (mark four) and the event will start at 7AM UTC time/ 9AM CET time today. You can tune in via the stream below where we should see more than one phone if the rumors pan out. The star of the show is the flagship Xperia 1 IV which should bring a familiar design language inspired by the Xperia 1 III alongside a new chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and a 6.5-inch 4K 120Hz OLED screen. You can actually catch a glimpse at the phone’s design at the 0:32 point in the event trailer. Xperia 1 IV design...

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Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G and A77 5G bag NBTC certification

Oppo launched the A77 in May 2017 with 4G connectivity, and over half a decade later, the company is set to launch its 5G version, which just got NBTC certified. The Thai certifying authority doesn't divulge the Oppo A77 5G's specs, but you can expect it to come with a modern design and improvements over the 4G model. Oppo A77 5G NBTC certified The Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G has also bagged NBTC certification, but the listing doesn't include any of its specs. However, the smartphone has also been certified by EEC, and it has been spotted on the BIS website as well, suggesting an imminent...

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Nothing announces carrier and retail partnerships for the phone (1) throughout Europe and India

During his stint at OnePlus, the Chinese company pioneered the extended teaser campaign before the launch of any new smartphone, and now that he's doing his own thing at Nothing, Carl Pei is definitely applying the same tactic. Today Nothing has unveiled three sales partners for the upcoming Nothing phone (1), across Europe and India. Over in the UK, the exclusive carrier (sorry Brits, operator) partner for the device will be O2. Remember exclusivity deals? Nothing seems to want to bring those back! And not just in the UK. The situation is similar in Germany, where there's another...

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Realme GT Neo 3T shows up on Geekbench with Snapdragon 870

It really hasn't been that long since Realme launched the GT Neo3, but the company is already working on a slightly different variation of it. This will be called GT Neo 3T, as we heard earlier today, and it's already done the certification dance in some places. That means its release isn't very far off. To sort of confirm that the GT Neo 3T has also been spotted in the Geekbench database, since someone in possession of a prototype evidently put it through the paces of the benchmark. This has revealed the fact that unlike the Neo3, which is powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 8100 chipset, the...

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Apple discontinues the iPod touch, the last remaining iPod

Apple today announced that it is discontinuing the iPod touch, and with it the iPod line itself. The iPod touch was the last remaining model in the company's celebrated line of media players. The company has said that the product will be available while supplies last. Launched over two decades ago, the iPod followed in the Walkman's footsteps and re-revolutionized the way people listened to music. The series has been home to many great products from Apple, including the original iPod, the popular iPod nano, the iconic iPod Shuffle, and of course, the iPod touch, which was all but a...

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IDC: Smartphone shipments declined in India during Q1, Realme grew by 47%

Smartphone shipments in India declined for the third quarter in a row. The January-March period saw 37 million smartphone shipments which is a 4.8% decline compared to the same period last year. Xiaomi was the market leader with 8.5 million shipments, followed by Samsung with 7 million and Realme with 6 million. Realme was the only company that managed yearly growth in India during the period with a 46.3% rise compared to Q1 2021. Top-five smartphone companies in India Q1 2022 Vivo (5.5 million shipments) and Oppo (3.5 million) rounded out the top-five vendors list. Analysts suggest...

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Samsung completes development of its new 200MP camera, expected to come with Galaxy S23 Ultra

Samsung unveiled its 200MP ISOCELLL HP1 camera last September, but it hasn't used it on any of its smartphones yet. And while we await more details from Samsung about its first 200MP camera smartphone, Korean publication ETNews claims that Samsung has finished developing its new 200MP camera sensor, which is expected to be used on next year's Galaxy S23 Ultra. The publication also claims that Samsung Electro-Mechanics, the Korean conglomerate's camera division, will manufacture 70% of the new 200MP sensor's units, while 30% will be manufactured by Samsung Electronics. Samsung Galaxy...

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