Rumors and expectations are ramping up about the possible successor to the Galaxy Tab Series 8. One UI 5.1 update officially broke cover as the sidekick software update to go with the Galaxy S23 series just a few months ago.
The new firmware comes with the January 2023 security update which will soon be three months old. The update will come with a refreshed gallery, productivity features, and more granular personalization features. If you open a split-screen on the tablet, your most-used apps will appear under your most recently used apps.
The pebble smartwatch has been discontinued with the launch of the iphone 14 lineup. It's de facto successor is the iPhone 14 Plus , a much bigger smartphone. He is focusing on key parameters such as the camera and camera bump design.
A third experiment of sorts related to the ultra-high-end OnePlus 11 handset is expected to materialize in the near future, at least in china. There's a special edition that will be constructed from a material never before used on a mobile device. The use of unprecedented materials and craftsmanship strongly suggests availability will be extremely limited for this presumably super-expensive phone.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic (42mm) GPS, Bluetooth, Wear OS, Rotating Bezel, 1.2-inch Circular Super AMOLED Display with 396 x 396 Pixel Resolution, ECG, Fall Detection, Body Composition Analysis, Blood Oxygen Sensor, Stainless Steel, Black and Silver Colors $181 off (52%) $169 $349 99 Buy at WalmartSold by Samsung at... Frankly ridiculous prices for this day and age.
Samsung has hiked the trade-in values toward the purchase of a Galaxy S23 Ultra. It will give you up to $750 credit toward a purchase of the top-of-the-line phone. For example, the Galaxy A21 will now fetch $600 in a trade which is up 6% from previous valuation of $660.
The Huawei Enjoy 60 mid-ranger will be previewed on the same day. It will feature a 6000mAh battery that will charge at a pedestrian speed of 22.5W. The phone will have a 48MP primary camera on the back along with a 2MP depth sensor.
Our first foldable phone will have the signature OnePlus fast and smooth experience. It must be a flagship phone that doesn't settle because of its folding form. There's a bit of a backlash in the comment section under the tweet. Many users point out different areas of improvement on which Realme should work before launching foldable phones.
The March Feature Drop is now available for eligible Pixel handsets. It's not unusual for an update to be pulled on the expected day of release. The update weighs in at 50MB.
The leak comes through mySmartPrice in collaboration with OnLeaks. It is true that almost no other smartphone can compete with the Moto G Power’s price point.
If you're a Pixel owner running the Android 13 QPR2 Beta, you have about a week to exit the beta program without penalty. You can find the update once it drops (hopefully on Monday) by going to Settings > System update.
The notchification system elicited oohs and ahhs from those watching the event streaming over their phones and tablets. The feature hasn't won over every iPhone 14 Pro series user but will be found on all four iPhone 15 series models.
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In 2023, Apple is reportedly launching a VR/AR (i.e. Virtual/augmented reality) headset, which is reportedly dubbed the Reality Pro. The device is expected to be announced by June of this year. Apple is also reportedly developing a way to enable anyone with the first-generation headset to create AR apps via the assistance of Siri.
Samsung's mobile chief TM Roh wrote a lengthy piece about the upcoming Galaxy S23 series. Roh says that the new line has extended our innovation heritage by doubling down on our fundamentals. He also mentioned how Sammy's pro-grade camera system is getting smarter, and is now able to deliver the best photos and videos snapped or recorded by any Galaxy smartphone regardless of the available light.
The update, which includes security patches and several bug fixes, was released on the first Monday of each month. One user posted on the unofficial reddit claimed that he worked for T-Mobile and wrote that the January update was pulled by the carrier due to issues. The post, which has since been deleted, said that the update would take several weeks to arrive.
TM Roh will reveal the latest information on the 'Galaxy dedicated chip' at the launch event. The new dedicated chip is expected to debut with the Galaxy S25 series in 2025. Rumor mill says all units will have an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip under the hood.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G, Unlocked, 256GB, 512GB Storage, Multiple Colors $400 off (22%) Amazon and Samsung e-store offers massive discounts. You don't need to trade anything in, opt for carrier activation, or meet any other special requirements to slash 400 bucks off its $1,799.99 list price. That's $400 upfront, with no credit or freebies involved, and while the 256 and 512 gig deals are available on Amazon and directly from Samsung.
Stanford University researchers have been working on a smart skin that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to interpret a person's movements. This smart skin can be sprayed out of a can like shaving cream. The spray is called a nanomesh, and it is a mesh-like stretchable material that can move and bend with your skin. It uses tiny sensors that pick up on your movements and send them to a neuro processing unit (NPU) for interpretation.
If you are a Verizon subscriber still rocking a device that is 3G (CDMA) or 4G that does not support HD Voice (non-VoLTE), the device will no longer make/receive calls. The 3G network is still languishing on the 1900 MHz spectrum for now.
Visible recently struck a deal with Match Group, an online dating company. The partnership has resulted in the creation of a limited-time singles registry. From your phone, go open Instagram and search for Visible Mobile.
Google's 2023 flagship Pixels to include support for staggered HDR. It is a faster and more successful approach to capturing evenly-exposed images. The Pixel 8 series might come with a brand new main camera sensor.
The price tracking feature found in the desktop version of the Chrome browser is now available on Chrome's Android app. You can manage the products you’re tracking through the side panel or through the notifications you receive.
Most previously owned iPhone models tend to decline in price following the Christmas holiday. The demand for such units rises during the holiday shopping season as buyers come into the market. So if you have a used iPhone to sell, do it before Christmas; if you need to buy a second-hand iPhone, wait until after December 25th.
Motorola has added 10 more models to the list of phones that it will update to Android 13. The Motorola Edge (2022) will be the recipient of three years of Android updates which will take that model from Android 12 to Android 15 before it loses support. Motorola plans on pushing out the Android 13 update starting early next year.
A year and a half ago, we asked you what the perfect phone size was for you. Surprisingly, most of you leaned toward the compact form factor back then. The first 5-inch phones were considered humongous and super impractical, and just look at us today, pushing the 7-inch boundary.
The deal is available for any T-Mobile subscriber with a postpaid plan that is allowed to finance smartphone purchases. The Moto G 5G (2022) features a 6.5-inch LCD display with an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1600, a 90Hz refresh rate, and a 20:9 aspect ratio defining a tall and thin display.
The Google Search app user interface is about to get a new look with a thicker search bar. Other improvements are coming to the app including the ability to show you search results even before you've finished typing. Icons for voice search and Google Lens will remain on the bar. It's uncertain whether Google is disseminating the changes to the Search app to everyone or if it is part of an A/B test.
Have you ever rooted your smartphone? Vote in our poll and share your stories in the comments below. Rooting basically gives you full access to your smartphone and makes use of sensors in whatever way you want. As a disclaimer, we should say that we don't advocate rooting, and as stated above, you'll lose your warranty.
Telegram has updated the app to allow users to sign up without a SIM card. Starting today, this requirement has been removed from the sign-up process. Cryptically anonymous numbers will be available on the Fragment platform, but users will have to log in using blockchain-powered anonymous numbers. The update also introduces some additional tweaks for existing features, including a global auto-delete timer option.
There is no word on when the update will become available in the United States, but given that it is being referred to as the December security update, we can safely assume that it will be rolled out across the US by the end of the year. It addresses a whopping 67 vulnerabilities, related to Android itself and an additional 26, unique to Samsung phones. The update prevents unwanted access to call management, user messages and the settings app in general.
Android 13 One UI 5 for Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has been spotted in South Korea. The update is being rolled out to users in the South Korean market. It's likely to be the last major Android 13 update for the mid-range phone. Samsung has just begun the rollout of the update, so it might take a while until everyone receives it.
Google has submitted new patches to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) gerrit to reduce the time it takes a Pixel user to install an OTA (over-the-air) update. The patches took ten minutes or 43% off the time required to install a 2.2GB OTA update on a Pixel 6 Pro. Google introduced Seamless Updates for Android with Android 7.0 Nougat in summer of 2016.
The most common reason for a phone to stop charging is that the charging port is full of dirt or debris. A broken touchscreen is the next most likely reason to call the time of death on a phone. The next three reasons why a phone breaks, each garnering 7% of the total, include a battery that is draining too fast, a camera that is not working, and the inability to connect to a Wi-Fi network.
In theory, lithium-ion batteries drain faster in colder environments. But is it really the case? Have you noticed your phone's battery draining faster during the winter? Vote in our poll, and as always, share your first-hand experience battling the cold. We're trying to assess if cold weather really poses a problem for smartphone longevity.
Amazon has cut the price of the Galaxy S22 Plus drastically by a third, with no strings such as trade-ins attached. This tag makes it the most enticing upper midrange phone right now, with a big high refresh screen, excellent camera kit, and a speed processor. The S22+ is the best large-sized phone for those who don't want an over-the-top, pricey phone.
T-Mobile's Android offers carry an early holiday label for marketing purposes. While the latest batch of killer Apple deals are advertised as an early Black Friday affair. The Un-carrier plans to launch its own Black Friday offerings later this week. T-Mo also plans to offer a free Samsung Galaxy S22 5G with eligible device trade-in, monthly bill credits, and Magenta Max service.
The market for foldable phones overlaps with that for slidable phones. It will be difficult for the phone manufacturers to create its own market. The market potential seems limited, according to the analyst.
This is the first update for the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro since their release last month. The Pixel 6 is more susceptible to bugs than most other Android handsets. But not all glitches have been taken care of.
Some Best Buy customers have yet to receive their Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 pre-orders. Some have been posting on the retailer's online forum about a delay. The retailer is trying to avoid having to hand out some of the goodies that were promised to consumers.
The Redmi K60 Gaming will launch in China first, according to reports. The handset is expected to be launched in November. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen2 processor. The device will be the first Redmi Note 11 Pro+ from Redmi, which is already on the market.
Amazon and Best Buy are offering the same unlocked Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) with no strings attached at the time of this writing. The 5G-enabled handset is currently on sale at exactly half its regular $399.99 price. The device also packs an extra 2 gigs of RAM and double the internal storage space of its non-5G-capable cousin.
StemDrop will be a new mixing tool on the platform. Users will have access to stems, which are individual tracks of a song. It will let users mix these elements so that they can produce unique spins.
Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max has outperformed Google Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro and others in battery test. IPhone 14 and iPhone Pro Max are the two winners in this specific test. The battery test was conducted at PhoneArena where the phone was put through a simulator. The second stage of the test evaluates the phones' battery capacity for video playback.
The vanilla Galaxy S23, as well as the S23 Plus, will be very iterative upgrades over their predecessors. Leaked case images have corroborated rumors that they will ditch their camera islands for a Galaxy S22 Ultra-like look. The handset will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip.
T-Mobile has a fairly long list of devices guaranteed to receive official Android 13 updates... Eventually. While the list covers a few different brands, it doesn't appear to be fully comprehensive, lacking among others any mention of Motorola and Nokia-made products. All ETAs are also missing, most likely because they're impossible to predict at this point.
Apple has reportedly been working on an AR/VR headset for quite some time, with the device set to make its debut sometime next year. However, naturally come new impediments and the Cupertino company is already working on novel solutions for the latter. Apple devices support one of two forms of biometric authentication: Touch ID.
The Pixel 7 and 7 Pro will both come in Obsidian (black) and Snow (white) but there will be two fun options for those who are game for more vibrant hues. If you want subdued options, you can always go for the white and black variants.
The Pixel 7 Pro got 1,054 points on the Geekbench single-core test. The phone achieved an AnTuTu score of 801,116, which puts it way below chart toppers with scores in excess of 1,133,998.
The update is being sent to the Pixel 4/Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 4a (5G), Pixel 5 and the Pixel 5a (5g) the remaining updates are for the Pixel 6 Pro, which is now on our Pixel 6.
The ad for the former details a new Macro Focus feature that won't be available on the Pixel 7. The super Res Zoom, which featured a 4x optical zoom and 20x hybrid zoom for the Pixel 6 Pro, goes to 6x optical and 30x hybrid on the new premium model.
The company received over one million reservations for its 2022 flagship Mate 50 series. Sales started on september 21st and consumers in china gobbled them up. The company will quickly speed up production to meet demand.
Pictures and specs of the Xiaomi 12T Pro are courtesy of, which claims that these are actually official marketing images and specifications of the new handsets. Both handsets have a centered selfie sensor on the front and a triple camera setup on their back. The phone itself might be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8100 chipset, which somehow — believe it or not — has similar performance to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC.
The phone has a 5,000mAh battery and lasts a long time on a single charge. It comes with a vivid and fluid 6.8 inches screen and offers blazing fast performance thanks to the premium Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip.
The 6.6-inch notched handset comes with a silky smooth screen and large battery in tow. It comes with an extra camera on the back, 120Hz display refresh rate capabilities, and vastly superior software support. The phone has recently gone on sale in a US unlocked variant at amazon and Best Buy.
Asus Zenfone 9 5G, US Unlocked, 128GB Storage, 8GB RAM, Multiple Colors, Free ROG Cetra True Wireless Earbuds Included Gift Pre-order at amazon. The 5.9-inch handset will be delivered by mobile Advance (via Amazon) no earlier than October 20.
The Pixel 6 Pro offers everything you need in a smartphone. It has a 6.71-inch display with a high refresh rate of 120Hz for fluid visuals, a 5,003mAh battery, and an under-display fingerprint sensor. If you were waiting for it to get even cheaper, your time has come.
Facebook announced that it’s shutting down its streaming app for iOS and Android effective October 28. Some of the biggest names in the gaming streaming industry have migrated from Twitch to Facebook and YouTube, just to come back after their contracts expired.
T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert's next major public appearance scheduled for tomorrow, August 25. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will most likely announce plans to increase connectivity in collaboration with T-Mo. If the two can be combined... Somehow, T-mo's traditional broadband rivals might be in a world of trouble.
The new version of the app does a much better job at detecting phishing and tracking attempts. The new iteration further enhances the AI-powered function to detect domains that “”.
