Check out the iQOO 12's camera samples from a weekend in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

The iQOO 12 unveiled earlier this month in China is set to debut in India on December 12 as the country's first Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered smartphone. Beyond impressive performane the iQOO 12 also sports a triple camera system on its rear comprising 50 MP primary, 50 MP ultrawide, and 64 MP periscope telephoto units. The 50 MP primary and 64 MP periscope units have OIS, with the latter being used for 3x Portrait Mode and Telephoto Macro Mode, which will be some of the highlights of the "grand debut" next month. The 50 MP ultrawide camera has an FOV of 119˚ and expectedly doesn't have...

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Xbox app for PC gets Compact mode for handheld gaming PCs

Microsoft has released an updated version of the Xbox app for PC, which comes with several changes and quality of life improvements. One of the new additions is Compact mode, which has been designed with the new wave of handheld gaming PCs in mind. The Compact mode enables a collapsible side menu, which lets you minimize it so only the icons are visible. This frees up some much needed space on these small screen devices. Unfortunately, when enabled, you lose direct access to your installed games through the sidebar and they have to be accessed by going into the My Library...

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Google Messages reaches 1 billion RCS users, unleashes 7 new features to celebrate

RCS is officially big. 1 billion monthly active users big, in fact. Google announced the milestone today, and to celebrate it's giving the Messages app 7 new features. These will apparently "help your personality shine through". They won't make RCS bubbles blue on iOS, however. RCS, in case you've been living under a rock, is a new standard that's supposed to replace the antiquated SMS and MMS, Google says, although those are still used as backup, so not that much "replace" as "enhance". Anyway, the point is it's like iMessage but for Android phones. Google has been pushing it a lot...

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Apple announces its App Store Award winners for 2023

As is tradition around this time of the year, Apple announced its App Store Award winners for 2023. There are nine categories ranging from iPhone and iPad apps and games of the year alongside winners for Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Apple Arcade apps. Apple also crowned generative AI as its Trend of the Year. It’s inspiring to see the ways developers continue to build incredible apps and games that are redefining the world around us. This year’s winners represent the limitless potential of developers to bring their visions to life, creating apps and games with remarkable ingenuity,...

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