Google Pixel Watch 2 watch faces leak online

As it's usually the case with Google products, they leak way before being announced. It seems that the upcoming Pixel Watch 2 won't be an exception to the rule as Android Authority got a hold of the watch faces. After all, watch faces are an intrinsic part of a smartwatch and OEMs try to offer a wide variety and customization options. Designers have come up with four main categories - Accessible, Arc, Bold Digital and Analog Bold. The first category of watch faces prioritizes legibility and simplicity. They look plain and minimize distractions. Here are the four watch faces that fall...

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Weekly poll results: the ZTE nubia Z50S Pro wins is a potential hit

Last week’s poll shows that the ZTE nubia Z50S Pro has a lot of potential – some are holding off until they can see what this phone can do before making their mind up, but for the most part people love the new Pro. Its gaming-focused cousin, the Red Magic 8S Pro didn’t draw as much interest and that’s no surprise, it’s more of a niche phone. The nubia is an all-round powerhouse with a unique camera. It’s a bit odd then that the main criticism of the phone is about its cameras. First, some were unhappy with the downgrade on the telephoto module – it went from a 64MP 85mm camera on the...

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Honor Pad X9 is up for pre-orders in India through Amazon

The Honor Pad X9 unveiled earlier this month is up for pre-orders in India through Amazon.in. It comes in a single 4GB/128GB configuration and is listed on Amazon.in for INR14,499 ($175/€160) as a part of a deal, with the MRP being INR25,999 ($315/€285). Honor's Indian branch hasn't made any announcement about the Pad X9 on its social media handles yet, but Amazon says the tablet will be released on August 2 and come with a free Honor Flip Cover. The Honor Pad X9 has a metal unibody design. It is 6.9mm thin, weighs 495 g, and packs an 11.5" 120Hz LCD with a resolution of 2,000x1,200...

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Samsung disables high bitrate 8K video recording on Galaxy S23 Ultra

After the June software update, users are reporting that 8K video recording using the high bitrate mode is no longer available. The option in the camera menu is still there, but the toggle is grayed out. There's no mention in the changelog nor an explanation from Samsung. Some believe that the high bitrate option was disabled due to stability issues. Users reported that sometimes recording 8K videos would result in stuttering and videos appear choppy. Perhaps that's why Samsung decided to disable the feature until it finds a way to resolve the issue. Either way, it would have been...

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AMD announces Radeon RX 7900 GRE in China

AMD today announced the Radeon RX 7900 GRE desktop graphics. Although announced first in China, it seems the card will also be available globally. The RX 7900 GRE (which stands for Golden Rabbit Edition) is a cut-down version of the RX 7900 XT with some minor reductions to the GPU and significant reductions to the memory. Compared to the 7900 XT's 84 compute units, the 7900 GRE has 80. The game clock drops from 2000MHz to 1880MHz. The 20GB 20Gbps 320-bit memory drops down to 16GB 18Gbps 256-bit, which causes the memory bandwidth to drop from 800GB/s to 576GB/s. The Infinity...

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