First Oppo Flip phone will have big battery, 50 MP camera

Oppo launched the Find N last year to compete with the Galaxy Fold and Mix Fold, and now it is working on a different foldable with a clamshell design. According to Digital Chat Station, the device will have a 6.8” screen on the inside and a 3.26” panel on the outside. Oppo Find N, held horizontally The main foldable screen and the one on the cover are both going to be OLED, the rumor claimed. Having bigger diagonals suggest a bigger overall footprint, which would mean the report for a 4,300 mAh battery could be true. We also expect a 32 MP selfie camera with a Sony IMX709 sensor,...

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Oppo A17k quietly debuts in India as a cheaper version of the A17

Last month, Oppo introduced the low-end A17 smartphone to the Indian market, and today we're treated to what is essentially a variation of that model. It's called A17k, and Oppo has quietly listed it on its Indian website for all to see. The Oppo A17k has a 6.56-inch 720x1612 60 Hz LCD touchscreen, the MediaTek Helio G35 SoC at the helm, 3GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a 5,000 mAh battery. There's an 8 MP autofocus camera on the rear, and a 5 MP fixed focus snapper on the front, neither of which have OIS. The fingerprint sensor is embedded in...

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Apple will finally release iPadOS 16 on October 24 (presumably iOS 16.1 too)

Looks like the rumors were right all along - Apple just confirmed today that it's releasing what it's calling iPadOS 16 on Monday, October 24. That's exactly the date which was rumored last week. Apple released iOS 16 last month but, for the first time since separating its phone OS from its tablet OS, did not also send out iPadOS 16 at the same time. The delay reportedly has to do with the newly introduced Stage Manager multitasking functionality, which will be available for iPads powered by M1 and M2 chipsets. iPadOS 16 The October 24 release is being referred to by Apple as...

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Apple TV 4K updated with A15 Bionic and Ethernet

Apple has launched an updated version of the Apple TV 4K media player. The new model features a faster processor, improved HDR support, and better connectivity. The new Apple TV 4K features the A15 Bionic SoC. Apple does not mention the core counts or clock speeds, which makes it difficult to ascertain if it is identical to the one on the iPhone 14 models or a cut down version. The company claims it has 50% faster CPU and 30% faster GPU performance compared to the A12 Bionic on the previous generation model. The new model adds support for the HDR10+ standard alongside the existing...

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Netflix introduces Profile Transfer to help users move to a separate account

“People move. Families grow. Relationships end.” That’s an interesting way to begin a press release – what is Netflix going on about? It is introducing a new feature, Profile Transfer, that makes it possible to move your profile to a new account. This way you can carry over your viewing history, My List, personalized recommendations and even saved games (Netflix Games is a thing, remember), various other settings will be transferred too. This sounds handy at first and it is, but the major reason behind the launch of this feature is that Netflix really doesn’t want you to use shared...

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Leaked Samsung Galaxy S23 specs speak of incremental upgrades over the S22

If you have been following the leaks you will know that the Samsung Galaxy S23 is very much a sequel to the S22 – that means it follows basically the same spec recipe save for a few component upgrades. Yesterday we got our first glimpse of the performance of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which showed a promising Geekbench result. However, it also showed that the 2023 model will come with 8GB of RAM, just like the 2022, 2021 and 2020 phones. Is a bump to 12GB long overdue? Samsung doesn’t see it that way (the S20 had a 12GB option, Samsung knows how well it sold). Leakster Yogesh Brar has...

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Motorola rollable phone concept demoed at Lenovo Tech World 2022

Lenovo is holding its Tech World 2022 conference and there are plenty of hints at future devices coming from Lenovo and Motorola. One of the more memorable demos from the event came from Luca Rossi (Lenovo Group EVP) who showcased a rollable concept phone which expands vertically from a 5-inch slate to a 6.5-inch tall screen via a physical button on the side. Rollable phone concept from Motorola Content on the rollable smartphone will also dynamically adjust to expand the screen when you are watching videos and Lenovo will continue to work on other potential use cases. The...

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YouTube abandons experiment limiting 4K playback to Premium users only

YouTube experimented with limiting access to 4K content to its Premium users, but the company confirmed this trial is now over and “turned off”. The platform revealed on Twitter everyone should be able to access 4K quality without any restrictions and no fancy memberships. we've fully turned off this experiment. viewers should now be able to access 4K quality resolutions without Premium membership. we're here if you have other q's— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2022 Reports about users seeing “Premium” next to the 2160p toggle in their YouTube app surfaced last month. Only a...

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