Redmi Writing Pad launched in India with stylus

Xiaomi's Redmi introduced the Redmi Pad in India last week with a base price of INR12,999 ($157/€163), and now, the company has launched the Redmi Writing Pad in India, which isn't a proper Android tablet but an inexpensive slate that can be used by children and adults for note-taking and doodling. The Redmi Writing Pad packs an 8.5" LCD, and Xiaomi says the screen emits no light and mimics the appearance of ink on paper, preventing eye fatigue after extended use. The slate is built of ABS material and weighs 90g. Redmi Writing Pad packs a 8.5" LCD The Redmi Writing Pad...

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iOS 16.0.3 rolls out with fixes for new iPhones and the Mail app

A new bug-squashing update is now rolling out for iPhones. iOS 16.0.3 is available to download and weighs in around 1GB. The update will address a few bugs that users with iPhone 14 models may be experiencing, and it also fixes a bug with the Mail app. One issue with notifications being delayed or not arriving at all has been addressed on the 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. Some iPhone 14 models experienced low microphone volume when conducting phone calls through Apple CarPlay. In some cases, the Camera app was slow to launch or switch to on the iPhone 14 Pro or 14 Pro Max. The Mail app was...

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MediaTek announces Dimensity 1080 with bump in CPU and efficiency

MediaTek is unveiling a new mid-tier chipset. The Dimensity 1080 brings improved performance, better efficiency, and beefed-up camera capabilities compared to its predecessor, the Dimensity 920. The most significant changes here are of the chip’s camera capabilities. The new Dimensity 1080 can handle image data from sensors up to 200MP (previously 108MP) with the Imagiq ISP. There’s mention of hardware accelerated HDR video at up to 4K resolution, but this isn’t new to the 1080. This 5G chipset gets slightly updates performance with two Cortex-A78 performance cores clocked at 2.6GHz...

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Our Xiaomi 12T video review is up

Last week Xiaomi unveiled the 12T and 12T Pro, its flagship 'not quite top of the line' line. These will complement the 12 and 12 Pro in the company's international portfolio going forward, and they each have their strengths and weaknesses. These are all described in our comprehensive written reviews of both the 12T and the 12T Pro, yet today we want to draw your attention to our just-published Xiaomi 12T video review. You can see it embedded below, of course. In it we try to distill the 'lesser' of the duo down to its essence, then revealing that to you in a concise under...

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WhatsApp will support 1,024 participants per group

In case you love WhatsApp groups but feel that the main problem with them is that they just can't get large enough - good news! The service is currently working on adding support for up to 1,024 participants for each group. If that doesn't sound hellish to you, then you'll be happy to know that you should expect this feature to roll out to everyone soon. Currently, it's in beta testing, with some beta testers seeing it, while most aren't. Previously, WhatsApp added support for 512-member groups back in June, and now this has been upped even further to twice that. If you have the...

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Tecno Pova 4 comes with 6,000 mAh battery, Pova 4 Pro adds 45W charging

Two new phones from Tecno debuted today - the Pova 4 and Pova 4 Pro. The two share the Helio G99 chipset and ample 6,000mAh battery and the Pro adds an OLED screen and faster charging. The Pova 4 and Pova 4 Pro are only going to be available in Bangladesh for now, but we expect the duo to hit other markets soon. Tecno Pova 4 has 8GB RAM and 128GB or 256GB storage. It's built around a 6.82” LCD with 90Hz refresh rate and has an HD+ resolution. There is a waterdrop notch for the 8MP camera. There are two more cameras on the back - the main shooter has a 50MP sensor, but...

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IDC: PC shipments fell another 15% in the third quarter compared to Q2 last year

Earlier this year IDC reported that PC shipments for the second quarter of 2022 fell 15.3% compared to Q2 last year. Now the analysts have published preliminary results for the third quarter, which show that the industry suffered another 15% drop. The total number of shipments (direct to consumers plus shipments to distribution channels) added up to 74.3 million, a tick up from the 71.3 million shipped in Q2, but below the 80.5 million units shipped in Q1 (which represented a 5.1% decline year on year from Q1 2021). Overall, it looks like 2022 will be weaker than last year. That said,...

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