Apple brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPads

Today Apple announced that it's officially brining its video and music creation tools to iPads. Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro will both become available on May 23, the former on iPads with the M1 or M2 chipset, the latter on devices powered by the A12 Bionic and later chips. They will each cost either $4.99 per month or $49 per year through an App Store subscription, with a one-month free trial. For Final Cut Pro, a new jog wheel makes editing easier and lets you interact with your content in new ways. Live Drawing lets you draw and write directly on top of video content with the...

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Poco F5 Pro in for review

The Poco F5 Pro just went global and is already at the office and in for review. It's a well-rounded phone and, fun fact, is the first Poco with wireless charging. And it's not your garden variety 5W speed either - the F5 Pro does 30W wireless and 67W wired charging. Even better, the 67W brick comes in the box along with a case and a USB cable. The battery is also an ample 5,160mAh unit. Unboxing the Poco F5 Pro The Poco F5 Pro has a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset with 8GB or 12GB of RAM, built-in liquid cooling, and either 256GB or 512GB of storage. The display is as...

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Oppo may be pulling out of France after June 30, internal sources claim

Last year Oppo pulled its phones from Germany due to a legal spat with Nokia. This March a report came out, claiming that Oppo (and its sibling OnePlus) will leave several key markets: France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK. Both Oppo and OnePlus refuted that report, but there may still be trouble on the horizon. Frandroid interviewed several employees in France to find out what’s happening. One worked for Atmospheres, a contractor for Oppo that handles phone sales. According to that person, the service contract with Oppo ends on June 30. A former Oppo sales manager said that...

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The two iPhone 16 Pro models will have taller displays

The iPhone X represented a major change in Apple designs – the Home button and most of the top bezel were removed, allowing the screen to stretch vertically. This signaled the end of the old 16:9 screens and 19.5:9 became the preferred number. The current iPhone 14 series still uses that aspect ratio and the iPhone 15 will as well. However, the one after that might not. According to analyst Ross Young, the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max will switch to a taller aspect ratio, though it’s not clear how much (20:9 or 20.5:9, probably). The diagonals will grow slightly from 6.1” and 6.7” to 6.2X”...

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Sharp Aquos R8 and R8 Pro announced in Japan

Sharp is right on cue with its latest Japan-exclusive flagship smartphone release - the Aquos R8 and R8 Pro. Aquos R8 Pro builds on last year’s Aquos R7 with the latest generation flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset from Qualcomm. Aquos R8 and R8 Pro Aquos R8 Pro gets a 6.6-inch Pro IGZO OLED screen with 1,260 x 2,730px resolution and a 240Hz refresh rate. The panel also brings 10-bit color support and Dolby Vision as well as 2,000-nits peak brightness. Aquos R8 features a 6.39-inch panel with a waterdrop notch the same core specs as the R8 Pro albeit with a 1,300 nits peak...

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Watch the Poco F5 series launch event here

While Xiaomi’s UAE branch jumped the gun and listed the Poco F5 and F5 Pro yesterday, we do have an official launch event today where we’ll get pricing and availability information. The event starts at 12PM UTC and you can tune in via the livestream below. The newest Poco members are rebadged Redmi series phones with the Poco F5 being identical to the Redmi Note 12 Turbo while the F5 Pro is largely similar to the Redmi K60, albeit with a different battery.

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You can already buy a Google Pixel 7a albeit unofficially

Google is hosting its big annual I/O conference tomorrow and one of the stars of the show is expected to be the long-rumored and often leaked Pixel 7a. The yet-to-be official midranger has made another appearance on the US marketplace site Swappa. The online marketplace has eight offers for Pixel 7a phones ranging from $469 to $499 in Gray, White and Blue colors. PIxel 7a listing on Swappa All listed phones are in the 8/128GB trim and are carrier unlocked. We can see the in-hand photos confirm the phone’s design and we also get a look at the in-box contents – a USB-C cable, a...

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