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Ulefone turns 10 this year and to celebrate, it is launching the first rugged phone with the flagship Dimensity 9300+ chipset. Additionally, the company is releasing its first small rugged smartphone, which is even tougher, despite its small stature. Ulefone Armor 28 Ultra Thermal Variant With the Dimensity 9300+ and 16GB of RAM, the Ulefone Armor 28 Ultra performs as well as any Android flagship, but it can go places they don’t dare – it’s rated IP68 for water resistance (up to 2m/6.6ft for 30 minutes) and IP69K (hot water jets). Additionally, it has been tested for 2m/6.6ft drop...


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This past weekend, we reported that Google Play Store now lets Android users install or update up to three apps and games on their devices at the same time. However, we've discovered that you can actually install/update up to four apps/games concurrently from the Play Store on your Android device. We discovered this while installing apps and games on our iQOO Z9s Pro in India from the Google Play Store, having version 42.4.22-31[0][PR]663941805. We had over a dozen apps/games queued for installation, and the Play Store downloaded up to four apps concurrently while the status for the...


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We welcomed the vanilla Google Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro XL flagship at the end of August, now attention shifts towards the small Pro and Google’s next-generation foldable.The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold shifts to a more traditional 20:9 aspect ratio for the cover display, compared to 17.4:9 for the original Pixel Fold. Also, the inner display grows significantly with the new 8” diagonal. There’s also the more efficient Tensor G4 chipset, but that pretty much covers the major upgrades this year. Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold ...


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Next week Apple will introduce the iPhone 16 series during an event dubbed “It’s Glowtime”. Here is what we think we know about the new models – here we will focus on the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, the two Pros will be covered in a separate article.The launchApple has officially confirmed that the iPhone 16 series will be unveiled on September 9 (Monday). The event will start at 5 PM UTC.The more important question is when the phones will be available – according to Mark Gurman, all four iPhone 16 models are on track for a speedy pre-order (right after the event) and a...


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Samsung is getting ready to launch the Galaxy S24 FE, and we've been hearing a lot about it in recent weeks. Today, a new leak gives us a comprehensive look at the upcoming phone through renders depicting it in four different colorways: blue, Graphite, green, and yellow.Samsung Galaxy S24 FE in GraphiteOnce it's released it should also be available in white, but that hue isn't part of this particular set of leaked images.Samsung Galaxy S24 FE in blueThe Galaxy S24 FE is almost impossible to tell apart from its predecessor upon first (or even second) glance....


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Tecno has AI now, because of course it does - it's 2024 and if you don't have it, you lose. Or something like that. At IFA in Berlin, Tecno has introduced its "AI Vision", which isn't a pair of glasses or contact lenses, but its very own AI feature suite that will "enhance productivity, provide more practical value, and offer easier creative fun". The features will be rolled out on "Tecno's outstanding smart device ecosystem" soon.At the core of the brand's AI Vision is the revamped Ella AI Assistant, which is "connected to Gemini", whatever that means. Ella has "smart Q&A conversational...


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Nothing has something up its sleeve and it's likely an audio product.During an event at the IFA 2024, we were shown a glimpse of what Nothing calls a whole new category of device.From what we can see, it could be an earbud - notice the grille on top and the vent in the middle right, as well as the microphone hole on the left. It also ties together with the semi-transparent design of current-gen Nothing Ear models. This could be the rumored Nothing Ear (Open).Nothing shared parts of the image on X, teasing that 'A new world of possibilities' is coming soon.Given the design...


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Red Magic just announced its new gaming tablet, dubbed Nova, which succeeds the Red Magic Tablet from last year. And just like its predecessor, the new device packs the most capable chip currently on the market.The new Nova tablet runs on the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (the AC version also know as Leading version with the higher-clocked 3.4 GHz main Cortex-X4 core) paired with 12 GB/256 GB, 16 GB/512 GB or 24 GB/1 TB memory configurations.The LCD measures 10.9" in diagonal, offers 2,880 x 1,800px resolution in a 16:10 aspect ratio and support for up to 144 Hz refresh rate. Тhe...


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This year's IFA in Berlin is quite busy for Honor, bringing a slew of new devices to global markets, including the MagicBook Art 14 included. But in addition to the Intel-powered version, the company also announced a the MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon PC.This model is now making its official debut, not being released in China first, and by the looks of it retains much of the same hardware but with the Snapdragon X Elite inside. This will potentially enable better energy efficiency, longer battery life and more on-board AI features.The device still uses a 14.6-inch OLED touchscreen...


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The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus was announced back in July and was released a month later in some markets, but continental Europe wasn't one of them. At this year's IFA in Berlin, Nothing announced that this is changing.Pre-orders start today, September 6, while actual sales and shipments will begin on September 10. The device will be available in most major retailers across the continent, including Amazon, Saturn and MediaMarkt.The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus will be available in its two color options Black and Grey, but in only one storage configuration - 12GB/256GB, omitting the...


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vivo unveiled the vivo T3 Pro last week in India, which will be joined by the vivo T3 Ultra next week on September 12.The vivo T3 Ultra will come with "advanced performance and imaging capabilities," and it will be sold through vivo's Indian website, Flipkart, and offline retail stores.The image shared by vivo revealed the T3 Ultra will pack a curved display with a centered punch-hole and three cameras on the back (the third unit could be a flicker sensor). The smartphone is shown in green, but there will likely be more options.


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vivo introduced the Y300 Pro in China, and alongside that, the brand unveiled the vivo Y37 Pro. The vivo Y37 Pro has the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC at the helm with 8GB RAM, 256GB storage, and OriginOS 4.The vivo Y37 Pro features a 6.68" 120Hz HD LCD of 1,000 nits peak brightness and packs a 6,000 mAh battery with 44W charging. It also sports three cameras - 50MP primary, 2MP depth, and 5MP selfie.vivo Y37 ProOther highlights of the vivo Y37 Pro include a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, stereo speakers, and an IP64 rating. It comes in three colors, costs CNY1,799...


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Apple just introduced the iPhone 16 phones with A18 chipsets. Plenty of new AI-powered software features will be enabled next month for free, and here's how much the phones themselves will cost.We've compiled prices for the United States, United Kingdom, Germany (which is more or less the same across the whole EU), India, China, and Japan. The prices remain unchanged from last year with one exception being India, where the Pro variants actually got cheaper.Apple iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus colorsApple will offer all four iPhones with 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB storage. The second...


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Phew, this was an action-packed event – Apple introduced two new vanilla iPhones and two new iPhone Pros, unveiled the Apple Watch Series 10, plus next-gen AirPods 4 (and refreshed the AirPods Max)... if you missed the event live stream, you have a lot of catching up to do. Which is where these promo videos come in.Here are the highlights of the nearly 2-hour event, edited down to just under 4 minutes:We bet many of you are here just to see the new iPhones. Well, here is what’s new with the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus in under 2 minutes:The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro...


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iOS 18 is coming on September 16, Apple has revealed today. That's in exactly one week from today, and ahead of the release date of the new iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max, which are all going to become available on September 20 and ship with iOS 18 preinstalled. The update will roll out to all supported iPhones and should become available to all who want it on that day - no multi-week rollout shenanigans with Apple (see that, Google?).Apple Intelligence will not be part of iOS 18. The first batch of features will arrive as part of iOS 18.1 (and iPadOS...


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