OnePlus 11 breaks pre-sales records in China, OnePlus 11 Pro won't exist

The OnePlus 11 got official for the Chinese market less than 24 hours ago, ahead of its global introduction next month. And it seems like it's already incredibly successful, more so in fact than any previous OnePlus device before it. According to OnePlus China President Li Jie, the OnePlus 11 broke pre-sales records for the brand after just two hours. The first actual sale will take place on January 9, and at this rate we assume it will be a glaring success - expect many units to be purchased in mere minutes, and a "sold out" notice to be put up soon after, as is customary in the Chinese...

Read More

Panasonic announces LUMIX S5II and S5IIX cameras with phase detection autofocus

Panasonic has announced the LUMIX S5II and the S5IIX, the company's newest full-frame mirrorless hybrid cameras with focus on video recording functionality. These are the company's first cameras to feature PDAF or phase detection autofocus, moving away from the longstanding contrast detection based DFD or depth from defocusing technology. While usable for photos, this method was often slow and unreliable for video, and produced constant pulsing within the out of focus areas. The S5II and S5II solve this by having a completely revamped focusing system courtesy of a new 24.2MP 35mm...

Read More

Oppo reveals global ColorOS 13 rollout schedule for Q1 2023

Oppo published its global timeline for updating existing models to ColorOS 13 (Android 13) for the first three months of the new year. This is similar to the timeline for China, though it has more precise timing for some regions. The update process takes time – for example, Oppo started updating the Find X5 and older Find X3 series back in December, but the rollout is still ongoing. There are many markets and many carriers to cover, so some users are already running ColorOS 13, others are still waiting for the update – did your phone get it? Anyway, the plan for Q1 also includes...

Read More

Samsung announces S95C and S90C OLED TV models, Premiere 8K projector

Samsung has announced its next generation of QD-OLED televisions for 2023, and it will come in two variants and three sizes using the next generation OLED panel from Samsung Displays. The 2023 range includes the S95C and the more affordable S90C and will be the successor to last year's S95B, which had a great response from reviewers and customers. The new models feature the same 55-inch and 65-inch sizes as before but Samsung will now also offer a new 77-inch size, which is becoming increasingly popular among buyers. Samsung has launched two new QD-OLED ranges at #CES2023. First up is...

Read More

Citizen’s new CZ smartwatch uses NASA and IBM Watson tech to gauge your energy levels

Citizen announced a new smartwatch that brings the best of NASA and IBM Watson’s neural networks to help you gauge your wellness, fatigue and sleep patterns. Citizen CZ Smart works alongside the CZ Smart YouQ app for Android and iOS to help determine the wearer’s current energy score and forecast the remainder of the day. The watch also features brief gamified tests based on NASA’s Psychomotor Vigilance Task Test (PVT+) used by the space agency to determine the mental alertness of astronauts. The watch tracks user activity patterns and sleep schedules to develop “Power Fixes” to help...

Read More

Google proclaims official Android RISC-V support

Google has officially announced that Android will support the RISC-V instruction set architecture. The announcement is from the RISC-V Summit held last month. For those unfamiliar, RISC-V is the Reduced Instruction Set Computer V architecture - an open, free-to-use standard without licensing or royalty fees. Essentially, it's a competitor to ARM and x86 architectures on which companies can build chipsets. Particularly companies that aim to make lower-cost processors or reduce their dependence on ARM's designs, Intel or AMD. At the moment, you can download a very limited version of...

Read More