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The European Commission designated iPadOS as a gatekeeper at the beginning of the week under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). According to sources, Apple will not fight the decision and is planning to open the operating system to third-party app stores.Cupertino did not announce a specific date when that would happen, but the company has a six-month period to comply, which ends on October 28.Apple already opened iOS to third-party app stores in all 27 European Union member states. Interestingly enough, the company won't fight the Commission's decision and will have to transfer the...


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A new vivo phone was launched in several Asian countries under the name Y100 4G. The smartphone comes with a Snapdragon 685 and is actually the vivo V30 Lite 4G, renamed for different markets.The Y100 4G shares a footprint with a handful of other vivo devices, but most of them have a 5G-enabled Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset and an 8 MP ultrawide camera that acts as a secondary to the 50 MP main cam. Here you still get a 50 MP camera, but the second one is a 2 MP unit.vivo equipped this phone with a 6.67” AMOLED screen, and a 5,000 mAh battery with 80W fast charging. Other...


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The vivo X100s launching this month recently appeared in an official teaser, and now we are looking at its live images that surfaced on Weibo, giving us a better look at the smartphone.The vivo X100s' rear looks similar to the vivo X100, sporting a circular camera island. However, while the X100's camera module has a Moon Halo design, the X100s' design looks similar to the X100 Pro's Sun Halo design, with some camera specs written on the ring around the cameras.vivo X100s live imagesThere's also a ZEISS logo on the camera module, so you can expect the vivo X100s' cameras to...


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The Google Pixel 8a's official announcement is still more than ten days away. And yet, we're now at the stage where we're seeing at least one leak regarding it each and every day, if not two.Today's leak seems to basically be the Google website listing for the Pixel 8a, obviously prepared in advance for the launch. It's unclear if this was made live for a short while by mistake, or if it was leaked from inside the website's development team.Google Pixel 8a marketing materialsEither way, here it is. Note the weird outline around the text, which probably means this has...


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Sony is expected to unveil the Xperia 1 VI flagship smartphone at its event on May 17. While we've heard a few things about it over the last few weeks, today a new rumor brings us more details, including the leaked renders you can see below.So let's dive in. Unsurprisingly, the Xperia 1 VI will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. It will come with a 16mm ultrawide camera, a 24mm main camera (48mm with 2x optical zoom), and an 85-170mm telephoto zoom camera.The zoom camera goes further than the Xperia 1 V's which maxed out at 125mm, but the other specs seem identical....


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The Android smartphone market in the US is quite different from Europe or Asia, in that there are fewer options, especially at the mid-range and low-end. But even when we're talking high-end, one thing is obvious - all of the top shelf devices in that market use a Qualcomm chipset. No MediaTek anywhere (and no Exynos either, for what it's worth). And that's despite the fact that MediaTek's 9000 series chips have, for a few years now, been very close in performance to Qualcomm's latest and greatest.The situation will thankfully change later this year, when, for the first time, a "premium"...


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vivo has introduced a new lower-midrange smartphone in Taiwan today - meet the Y38. There was no announcement or anything like that, the phone was just listed on vivo's official website for Taiwan. We doubt it will only be sold over there, so expect it to make its way to other markets soon.The vivo Y38 comes with a 6.68-inch 720x1612 120 Hz LCD touchscreen, and it's powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset. This is paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage, which is expandable via microSDs up to 1TB.The phone has a 50 MP main rear camera with a 2 MP depth sensor...


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A new report based on an investor note claims that Apple is likely ahead of schedule with its devices. The new leak corroborates earlier findings by multiple sources, claiming Apple is working on a 20.3-inch foldable hybrid device, followed by a foldable iPhone.However, those reports imply that Apple will be ready with its first foldable in 2026-2027 at the earliest, while the most recent one suggests the device will come out as soon as 2025. Following supply chain trails, the tech company will be ready for mass production in late 2025, which means the device will launch in late 2025...


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According to a recent post by a reputable source on X (@rquandt), Samsung is readying to replace the Xclipse GPU co-developed with AMD for an in-house solution. But not just yet. The Exynos 2500's GPU will still be based on AMD's RDNA architecture, although it will likely be the last of its kind.The RDNA-based Xclipse GPU debuted with the Exynos 2200 and has even made its way to Samsung's mid-range Exynos 1480. It was marketed as a serious Adreno competitor (Qualcomm's GPU) and was touted to have exceptional performance in ray-tracing games. However, if the reports are true, it looks...


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When vivo introduced the X Fold3 and X Fold3 Pro in March, we expected the phones to remain exclusive to China like the predecessors. However we might be in for a pleasant surprise, as a global version appeared on Geekbench.A phone with the model number V2330 reached over 6,300 in multi-core score, suggesting the device is being prepped for an international unveiling. This is the very same device that was certified in Indonesia more than a month ago, which was already confirmed to have the name X Fold3 Pro.The phone has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, 16 GB LPDDR5X RAM and a 50 MP...


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Realme is preparing to launch the GT Neo 6 as the phone gets listed at China's biggest online retailer JD.com. The phone is already up for pre-order/registrations and one image revealed key specs of the phone.According to the listing, the Neo 6 will have a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, making it the first Realme phone with the flagship-killer chipset. We also expect 120W fast charging and up to 1 TB of internal storage.Realme GT Neo6 specsRealme already certified a smartphone with 120W charging over a month ago, and our sources claimed the RMX3852 device was indeed the GT Neo 6. We...


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The vivo X100 Ultra will be announced on May 13, the company confirmed today on its Weibo account. The event will also see the introduction of two new flagships, X100s and X100s Pro, the first of which will have flat sides and front panel.The company already listed the phones on its online store in China, revealing the available memory combos and color options.The X100 Ultra has a camera setup that is different from that of the other X100 smartphones. According to a senior executive, the phone, with its flagship-tier camera technologies, will excel in five key scenes: The...


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The Samsung Galaxy A55 retained its lead in week 18, managing to beat last week's winner, but this time the Infinix GT 20 Pro emerged as its closest rival, getting the silver medal.[#InlinePriceWidget, 12824, 1#]The Redmi Note 13 Pro rounded up the podium as the Galaxy S24 Ultra just missed out and placed fourth.Huawei's Pura 70 Ultra is down to fifth, ahead of the Redmi Note 13 and the second Infinix phone of the chart - Note 40 Pro.Samsung Galaxy A15 is up to eight as the iPhone 15 Pro Max returns to the chart in ninth position.The final spot goes to the Poco X6 Pro,...


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Amazon UK has dropped £100 off the prices for the entire iPhone lineup (except the SE). A while back there was a similar price drop, but it only covered the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus – this time the two Pro models are discounted as well.Starting with the iPhone 15 Pro Max, the base 256GB model is over a thousand pounds even with the discount. But iPhones were never cheap, the Pro Maxs least of all. Still, it's the best Apple phone ever made at least until this September. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max £100 off ...


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Earlier this week Honor started the global rollout of the Honor Magic6 RSR. This is largely similar to the Magic6 Ultimate on the inside, but the outside is the work of Porsche Design.One thing that puts it above the Ultra is the 24GB of RAM on board (paired with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3). There is only one storage option and it is 1TB. As for colors, there are a couple to choose from – Frozen Berry (the hero color of the 2020 Taycan) and Agate Gray (a classic paint job of Porsche 911 race cars).Honor Magic6 RSR in: Frozen Berry • Agate GrayWe have a detailed review if you...


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