Oppo A97 goes official with Dimensity 810, 48MP camera, and 5,000 mAh battery

The Oppo A97 that surfaced last week is now official. It is powered by the Dimensity 810 SoC and runs Android 12-based ColorOS 12 out of the box. The A97 comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB of storage onboard, and you also have the option to expand the RAM virtually up to 19GB using the smartphone's internal storage. The Oppo A97 packs a 6.6" FullHD+ 90Hz LCD with a notch for the 12MP selfie camera. Around the back, we get a 48MP primary camera joined by a 2MP depth unit. Fueling the entire package is a 5,000 mAh battery with 33W charging support. The rest of the Oppo A97's highlights...

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nubia launches Red Magic Gaming Monitor, Keyboard, and Mouse

In addition to the recently announced nubia Red Magic 7S and 7S Pro, nubia also launched a lineup of PC accessories and a flashy gaming monitor with high-tech features. The nubia Red Magic Gaming Monitor packs mmWave wireless projection built-in for lossless 4K projection without wires and with low latency. This is a 27-inch 160Hz miniLED panel with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 and 178-degree viewing angles. The Monitor supports HDR video with peak brightness of up to 1000 nits and is TÜV Rheinland low blue light certified. It also features automatic ambient adjustment, ultra-high...

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Some users begin seeing Google Duo become “Meet” with latest version

Last month, Google announced that its two video calling products Duo and Meet would merge together into a single video calling platform called “Google Meet”. A small number of users are starting to see this merger take place with the latest version of the Google Duo app on Android. 9to5Google has some screenshots showing the start of the transition with the latest version 169.0.459621665. Your Duo app will become Meet, with a new name and icon, and more features like background effects The updated app shows that “Duo is getting even better” and the main action button has changed from...

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Apple opens up the public beta program for iOS 16 and iPadOS 16

Apple introduced its upcoming iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 releases back at its WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC) last month, and ever since then it's seeded a few pre-release builds to developers. Starting today however, you can partake in the testing of the upcoming releases too, as the public beta program is now live for iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. This means that, if you have a compatible iPhone or iPad, you can now simply enroll it into the beta program, and you'll receive the first public beta build later today as an over-the-air software update. From that point on, you'll also get subsequent...

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You can now react to WhatsApp messages with any emoji

Compared to Messenger, also owned by Meta, it took WhatsApp a very long time to implement emoji reactions, and it's finally released this capability recently to much enjoyment from users worldwide. There was still a problem, however - namely that you only had six options, pre-chosen for you by the WhatsApp developers. This was undoubtedly still a step in the right direction, but many users wanted more. And today WhatsApp delivers, as you can now react with any emoji you want. Since you asked…... all emoji Reactions are here! We’re feeling 🤩😎🙌🤸🎉💚 about it. Starting to roll out now to...

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Realme 9 review

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Honor X40i launch scheduled for July 13

Honor confirmed it will launch a new midrange phone on Wednesday, July 13 called Honor X40i. The device will bring a dual-camera setup on the back with the two modules intersecting and forming a figure eight. Honor X40i poster A separate video shows out the device in more detail with Rose Galaxy color though no specific detail were revealed. Honor X40i will succeed last year’s Honor X30i – a Dimsnity 810 powered midranger with a 6.7-inch LCD (90Hz) and a 4,000 mAh camera with 22.5W charging. We'll make sure to cover the X40i's launch and all details on...

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Kuo: Galaxy S23 series to use only Snapdragon chipsets

For the past several years Samsung has relied on a two chipset approach for its Galaxy S-series – its in-house Exynos SoCs in regions like Europe and Asia and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips elsewhere. The disparities in performance between the two chipsets naturally created rifts in consumers and Samsung may finally put an end to that practice. Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes Qualcomm will be the sole chipset provider for the Galaxy S23 series with the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (SM-8550) powering all S23 units worldwide. Kuo believes Samsung is not confident in the performance of...

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