Gmail now has emoji reactions, for better or worse

Emoji were already almost everywhere. Everywhere, that is, except in Gmail. Would you even want your email service to provide this functionality? Well, whether you do or you don't, it's now here. Gmail is getting emoji reactions, starting on Android phones and tablets. Undoubtedly, if this proves popular, it will quickly spread to iOS and the web. Similarly to how your favorite chat app already does it, emoji reactions will be available on each Gmail message. Once you've opened a message, scroll down and you'll find the new emoji reaction button to the right of Reply, Reply all, and...

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Oppo Find N3 specs and press render give us a good idea of what's coming

We have a photo and some specs of the Oppo Find N3 (not the Flip), courtesy of Digital Chat Station on Weibo. The Find N3 is coming soon and rumor has it, it's the China-bound version of the upcoming OnePlus Open. The render shows off the sleek frame and part of the phone's design. We're looking at the top part given that there's no USB-C port. There's a hint of a mute switch on the right. Digital Chat Station shares a litany of specs. The inner screen is a 7.82-inch 2268x2440px 120Hz-capable OLED, while the cover screen is a 6.31-inch 2484x1116px 120Hz OLED. Inside ticks a...

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Sharp unveils Sense8 mid-ranger with Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, 50MP camera with OIS

Google Pixels have really picked up in popularity in Japan in recent quarters and while they are mostly eating into Apple’s share of the market, local brands may be worried too. With this in mind, check out the new Sharp Sense8, which just launched at JPY 62,150 (while a Pixel 7a is JPY 62,700). According to Sharp, the phone was designed primarily for two things – a good, simple to use camera and long battery life. For the latter, the battery capacity has been upgraded to 5,000mAh (up from 4,570mAh on the Sense7), not bad for a phone that weighs only 159g. This is a relatively compact...

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iPhone 15 Pro owners report dead NFC modules after using wireless charging in their BMWs

Apple acknowledged that the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max suffer from overheating issues and pointed the finger at a bug in iOS 17. A fix is in the works, but a new issue has surfaced – wireless charging might be damaging the NFC module. There are only a few isolated incidents reported for now, but it has happened often enough that it can't be ignored. Several folks in the MacRumors forums as well as posters on X have reported issues with setting up Apple Pay – when replacing the phones at an Apple Store, the employees suggested that the NFC module had died. Apple Pay issues...

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Nokia XR21 Limited Edition debuts to celebrate start of EU manufacturing

Just as promised earlier this year, HMD Global is now manufacturing 5G smartphones in Europe – more specifically in Hungary and the first phone from the assembly line is a Limited Edition Nokia XR21. HMD commissioned an initial batch of only 50 devices with a mere 30 going on open sale. Each phone will be engraved with its own unique number in the series and comes in the Frosted Platinum color with its own limited edition box. Nokia XR21 was announced back in May and brings a rugged design with MIL-STD-810H military-grade and IP69K certification - the highest IP protection against...

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New Pixel 8 Pro leak details Tensor G3 chip ahead of announcement

Google is announcing its Pixel 8 series tomorrow and we’ve already seen countless leaks but here’s one more. M. Brandon Lee from This is Tech Today shared several images of the Pixel 8 Pro running the Device Info HW and AIDA64 apps which reveals detailed specs on the new Tensor G3 chip. Google Pixel 8 Pro running Device Info HW app Tensor G3 features a 9-core CPU with a Cortex-X3 prime core clocked at 2.91 GHz, 4x Cortex-A715 cores clocked at 2.37GHz and 4x Cortex-A510 cores humming at 1.7GHz. The other notable bit is the Mali-G715 GPU and 12GB RAM. Tensor G3 is fabbed on Samsung’s...

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