Watch the Sony Xperia 5 IV announcement live

Sony is hosting an event today to unveil a new Xperia smartphone. The Japanese brand hasn't explicitly revealed the name of the new smartphone, but it's likely the Sony Xperia 5 IV. The launch event will be streamed live beginning at 7AM UTC, and you can follow it with us by tuning to the stream below. The Sony Xperia 5 IV is rumored to come with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC and sport a triple camera setup on the rear comprising three 12MP units (primary, telephoto, ultrawide). The main camera is said to use the IMX557 sensor. The Xperia 5 IV is expected to feature a 6.1" screen...

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Rumor claims iPhone 14 Pro's dual-cutouts will appear as one and show privacy indicators

Apple will be announced their 2022 iPhone lineup next week and rumors are swirling as hard as ever leading up to the announcement. One rumor surrounding the redesigned “notch” in the display is that the two cutouts will appear as one using unlit pixels from the display. The software would control when the pixels between the cutouts are illuminated or just turned off. This is according to an anonymous source as reported to MacRumors with corroborating rumors circulating on Chinese social media. The rumor is said to have originated from Foxconn employees who are involved in the iPhone 14...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro is now official

Back in mid-August a bunch of certifications were issued for the Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro, signifying its imminent launch, and today Samsung has indeed made it official. Ruggedness is the name of the game with this one, and definitely its main selling point. The device comes with a 10.1-inch 1920x1200 TFT LCD touchscreen with Gorilla Glass 5 on top, an unnamed "6nm Octa-Core Processor" that is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G according to the Google Play Console, either 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage or 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, microSD card support, and a 7,600 mAh replaceable battery....

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Apple releases iOS 12.5.6, fixing security issue for older devices

Today Apple has issued a new software update, but this one is a bit special, as it's intended for the older models that the company doesn't support anymore - not with its latest iOS builds at least. We're talking about iOS 12.5.6, which is already going out to those iPhones and iPads stuck on the iOS 12 branch, including the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, original iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, and even the 6th gen iPod touch. The new update's build number is 16H71, and it addresses a security vulnerability in WebKit which leads to arbitrary code execution and Apple says...

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TrendForce: iPhone 14 price hikes may be smaller than expected

Apple is cutting one iPhone model (the mini) and adding one (the vanilla Max), so a shake-up in the pricing structure is to be expected. Some analysts have been predicting that the prices for the two Pro models will go up by $100, but TrendForce thinks that the price hike will be smaller. In fact, the iPhone 14 could be $50 cheaper than its predecessor, which started at $800. Of course, last year there was the iPhone 13 mini for $700 as the cheapest new (non-SE) model. This year you will be looking to spend $750 or $800 for a new mainline iPhone at the least, if the predictions pan...

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Asus ROG Phone 6D and 6D Ultimate's images leak, revealing design

Asus introduced the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1-powered ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro last month, which will be joined by the ROG Phone 6D Ultimate on September 19. While Asus has only said that it's unveiling the ROG Phone 6D Ultimate on next 19th, we now know there's a vanilla 6D as well that's appeared in leaked images with the Ultimate model. The ROG Phone 6D and 6D Ultimate look similar to the non-D models. The regular 6D - like the ROG Phone 6 - has an illuminated logo on the back, whereas the 6D Ultimate - like ROG Phone 6 Pro - sports a (possibly OLED) display. Asus ROG Phone 6D...

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Samsung Galaxy A04s arrives with 90Hz HD+ display, 50MP camera

The Galaxy A series has a new junior member – a sequel to the A03s from last year and an upgrade to the recent A04. The new model appeared in Northern Europe without a launch party, so details on availability are still to be announced. The Samsung Galaxy A04s is very much an entry-level phone, but it is a capable one. It arrives with Android 12 and One UI Core 4.1, a parred back version of Samsung’s custom UI. The company is mum on the chipset, but we believe it is the Exynos 850. With eight Cortex-A55 cores it is faster than the Helio P35 of the A03s from last year and it is an 8nm...

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Oppo A57s and A57e go official: Similar phones with different cameras

Oppo has added two new smartphones to its A57 lineup, called A57s and A57e, which are similar smartphones with a few differences. Oppo A57s Let's talk about the Oppo A57s first. It's powered by the Helio G35 SoC, runs Android 12-based ColorOS 12.1, and comes in a single 4GB/64GB memory configuration. However, the RAM expansion feature allows you to virtually add 4GB extra RAM using the smartphone's internal storage, and the handset also has a microSD card slot for storage expansion up to 1TB. The Oppo A57s is built around a 6.56" LCD of HD+ resolution. It's protected by Panda Glass...

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