OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7T, and 7T Pro finally receive Android 12 update

Google released Android 13 almost two months ago, and today OnePlus has a new big Android update of its own to send to the OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7T, and 7T Pro. But it's not Android 13, instead we're talking about Android 12, a version that's already more than a year old. Better late than never? The Chinese company started beta testing Android 12 for the aforementioned four phones a few weeks back, and now those who were part of that process are starting to receive the final update. This means that people who were not in the beta group should also receive the Android 12 update in the coming...

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Steam Deck by Valve is finally available without reservations

Valve launched the Steam Deck over 12 months ago, but just in February, it started shipping the handheld gaming PC to those that reserved. After several months of issuing batches to Steam users who preordered the device, the company finally announced the reservation queue is done. This means the Steam Deck is available for purchase straight away. The company revealed in a post that it has been struggling with supply chain issues and component shortages, but after hard work from Valve, the ever-increasing reservation rate has been beaten. Of course, the maker also reserved the right to...

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Details on what could be the Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 surface

The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has been used in only a couple of phones so far, falling well short of the popularity of the 700-series chips that preceded it. Qualcomm has a new 7-series chip in the works, the SM7475, though its position in the Snapdragon family is not quite clear. This could be the Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 or it could be labeled 7+ Gen 1. The CPU will have a tri-cluster design with 1x Prime, 3x Gold and 4x Silver cores. Leakster Roland Quandt reports on the peak core frequencies for those clusters. The Prime core will run at around 2.4GHz, the Gold cores will peak at roughly the...

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Google Pixel 7 Pro disassembly shows not much has changed since last year

The brand-new Google Pixel 7 Pro is official after months of leaks and rumors and YouTuber PBKreviews is here to bring us a closer look at its internals in his latest disassembly video. The process starts by removing the SIM slot and applying heat near the sides of the display to loosen up the adhesive. After prying the screen off we get at the metal bracket that covers the internal components. Once the screen is disconnected and the cover removed, we finally see the 5,000 mAh battery held in place by plenty of adhesive and we also see two neatly placed pull tabs. The main board is...

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New Motorola Moto E32 arrives with Helio G37 SoC and 50MP camera

Motorola introduced the Moto E32s in India in June, and today the company launched the Moto E32 in the Asian country. But the Indian Moto E32 isn't the same as the one announced in Europe in May with a Unisoc T606 SoC, 90Hz HD+ LCD, 16MP triple camera, and 5,000 mAh battery. It's actually a version of the Moto E22s with a different primary camera. Moto E22s • New Moto E32 That means you get the Indian Motorola Moto E32 with a Helio G37 SoC, 6.5" HD+ 90Hz LCD, and a 5,000 mAh battery charged through a USB-C port at up to 10W. The Indian Moto E32 runs a near-stock version of Android...

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Production of iPhone 14 costs 20% more than iPhone 13

Nikkei Asia revealed component prices for the latest iPhones soared 20%, reaching an all-time high. Production of the iPhone 14 Pro Max costs $501, a huge increase from the $461 cost of its predecessor, and the main reason is the A16 Bionic chip, costing $110 alone. Prices for the Pro Max model have varied between $400 and $450 since the introduction of the model in 2018, Nikkei wrote. The news website made the logical assumption that if Apple is taking a hit in the manufacturing cost while not touching its US prices, the company is likely to get a hit in profits. The A16 Bionic...

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