The OnePlus Open, unveiled last week, is now on sale in Europe and the UK through OnePlus' official website. It will also go on sale in India today starting at 12PM local time (6:30AM UTC) through OnePlus' website.The OnePlus Open comes in a single 16GB/512GB configuration in Emerald Dusk and Voyager Black colors, with the latter currently exclusive to India. The foldable is priced at INR139,999 ($1,680/€1,590) in India and £1,599 ($1,940/€1,835/INR161,545) in the UK. In Europe, you'll have to shell out €1,799 ($1,900/INR158,245) or €1,849 ($1,955/INR162,640), depending on the...


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There may not be an Apple Watch Ultra 3 next year
Last month the Apple Watch Ultra 2 became official, one year after its predecessor, the original Ultra. With that in mind, you might be expecting the Apple Watch Ultra 3 to be announced alongside the iPhone 16 generation in September of 2024.That would be a logical assumption, but it turns out it might actually be wrong. Famous Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today says the company hasn't yet started working on the next Apple Watch Ultra, and that's a bad sign.It's "unusual", he says, given how long the development cycle is. We assume this means that by this time last year,...


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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is now available in the US with a sneaky price hike
At the beginning of October, following many months of rumors and leaks, Samsung finally made the Galaxy S23 FE official. And today it's available in the US.The price Samsung announced during the unveiling was $599, and yet - if you go to Samsung.com now and try to buy one, you'll notice a sneaky price hike. The phone is listed as $629.99. Sure, $30 isn't much, but this device was made official 23 days ago, and that's more than $1 extra per day.Luckily, if you want an S23 FE but don't want to pay Samsung's inflated price, Amazon comes to the rescue, as it's offering the phone for...


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The Elec: Samsung Galaxy A15 will bring OLED screen
It seems Samsung will finally offer an OLED screen on its entry-level Galaxy A1 series phones starting next year. A new report from South Korean publication The Elec suggests that Samsung will finally replace the LCD panels used on previous Galaxy A1 series phones like the Galaxy A14 with OLED ones due to the lowered price of rigid OLED panels.Samsung Galaxy A15 renderThe Galaxy A15 is expected to feature a 6.4-inch diagonal with a U-shaped notch cutout for its front facing camera. The A15 will come in both 4G and 5G variants with the former featuring a Helio G99 SoC, 4GB RAM,...


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Amazfit announces Active and Active Edge smartwatches
Amazfit’s latest smartwatch offerings are here with two new styles. Amazfit Active features stylish aluminum alloy and stainless steel casing options, GPS tracking and on-device Bluetooth calling. Active Edge is a more rugged offering with a reinforced polycarbonate shell that is 10 ATM water resistant and focuses on activity tracking.Amazfit ActiveAmazfit Active features a square 1.75-inch AMOLED display with 390 x 450px resolution. The device has silicone and vegan leather strap options and offers 5 ATM water resistance.You get Bluetooth 5.2 BLE with support for Bluetooth...


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X gains audio and video calling capabilities
The next step in Elon Musk's plan to make X a one-stop “everything app” is audio and video calling. The increasingly unstable owner of the social media reposted a message, revealing some users now have an early version of the feature.Audio and video calling is currently available only for iOS users. It is available for people in the address book (provided it is linked to the X account) and people that the user is following. There is another toggle, allowing only verified users (those who pay $8 per month) to call you.Users, including some with the very important blue tick,...


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Samsung exec confirms emergency satellite tech on the Galaxy S24 series
Samsung's President of System LSI Park Yong-in confirmed that Galaxy phones will support satellite services starting next year. It's a not-so-subtle hint about the Galaxy S24 series, expected in early 2024.Speaking at the 2023 Semiconductor Expo (SEDEX), Park Yong-in added that technical preparations have already been made to enable communication using satellites. This could be a reference to the Exynos Modem 5300's support of 2-way communication over satellite.However, this begs the question: if rumors of a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered Galaxy S24 Ultra and Exynos 2400-powered S24 and...


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Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro are here with HyperOS and revamped Leica cameras
As expected, today Xiaomi unveiled the 14 series featuring the just announced Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, revamped Leica-branded main cameras, a new design, and Xiaomi's new HyperOS.Xiaomi 14 ProThe Xiaomi 14 Pro moves away from the curved edges of its predecessor and instead brings a flat metal side. The frame has a glossy, mirrored finish. The phone has a symmetrical design and the two glass panels taper slightly at the very edge. The camera island sits on a metal bezel finished with a Parisian hobnail texture.The Xiaomi 14 Pro is the bigger phone, bringing a 6.73-inch 1440x3200 px...


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PC manufacturers rush to adopt the new Snapdragon X Elite chip, here's the list
The ARMs race has begun! With Apple's third-generation ARM-based Apple M3 silicon just around the corner, Qualcomm announced its competing solution, Snapdragon X Elite for Windows laptops. The SoC promises excellent performance, extreme efficiency and will arrive in the PC market by mid-2024.A number of the largest Windows PC manufacturers have now been confirmed to develop devices with the new chip. The list includes HP, Lenovo, Asus, Dell and Acer. Honor, Microsoft, Samsung and Xiaomi are also going to deliver Snapdragon X Elite-powered laptops to announce next year.Software...


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Nubia Z50 SE receives certification in China
An upcoming Nubia smartphone believed to be the Z50 SE was certified by the TENAA agency in China. The device bears the NX715J model number and will offer 5G connectivity as specified in the listing. The accompanying images from the listing show a design that’s quite similar to the Axon 50 Ultra with a curved display and a large camera island on the back with three sensors.Nubia Z50 SE on TENAA Based on speculation, the Z50 SE will feature an AMOLED panel and will be equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. A recent 3C listing also confirmed it will offer 80W fast...


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Canalys: Honor climbs on top in China during Q3 2023, total market remains in decline
The smartphone market has been in decline for some time now, and China is no exception. Canalys revealed the biggest smartphone market saw 5% fewer shipments (66.7 million) in Q3 2023, compared with the same three-month period last year (69.8 million). However things are finally start to look up as the shipments are higher than they were in Q2.Honor managed to climb to the top of the market in Mainland China in a tight competition that saw a 2.7 million unit difference between the first and the fifth biggest vendor, Xiaomi.Honor gained momentum in sales through the X50 series,...


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Qualcomm shares Snapdragon 8 Gen 3's official benchmarks
Qualcomm shared the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3's benchmark results at its Snapdragon Tech Summit 2023, revealing the chip's performance in AnTuTu 10, Geekbench 6, PC Mark, GFXBench, 3DMark, AI Mark, MLPerf, JetStream 2.1, and Speedometer 2.1.The new SoC scored 2.13 million in AnTuTu 10, which is around 30% better than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and around 2300 (single-core) and 7500 (multi-core) on Geekbench 6.The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is built on TSMC's 4nm process and has an eight-core CPU with one Cortex-X4 clocked at 3.3 GHz, five Cortex-A720s at up to 3.2 GHz, and two Cortex-A520s at 2.3...


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Nokia 105 Classic arrives with UPI payments support, costs less than INR 1,000
HMD launched the Nokia 105 (2023) in India a few months ago with support for India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system for instant payments. It came with 123PAY to enable UPI payments without internet access. Today, the brand introduced the Nokia 105 Classic in India, which, too, allows UPI payments as it comes with an in-built UPI application.HDM says the Nokia 105 Classic has "undergone rigorous durability testing to withstand even the toughest environments, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity no matter the circumstances." It also has ample spacing between the buttons on the...


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Report: two new AirPods 4 are coming in 2024, new AirPods Pro in 2025
The latest report by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg details Apple's roadmap for the AirPods series. According to him Apple will release two new AirPods models in 2024 that will sit below the current AirPods 2 with USB-C.Both models will be called the 4th generation AirPods and they'll reportedly have an open-fit design like the one on the AirPods 3 but with shorter stems. The more expensive model will have active noise cancellation.Gurman speculates that Apple isn't happy with the AirPods 3 sales because most people buy the cheaper AirPods 2. Releasing two new USB-C models in 2024 to...


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Infinix Zero 30 4G launched with Helio G99 and 45W charging
Last month Infinix launched its Zero 30 5G and today the company announced another Zero 30 member in Indonesia with several key differences. Infinix Zero 30 4G brings a Helio G99 chipset at the helm and offers slower 45W charging speeds compared to the Zero 30 5G’s 68W charging. The new model is also IP54 dust and splash-resistant compared to the IP53 rating on the 5G version.Infinix Zero 30 4G key specsYou still get a curved 6.78-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution but the refresh rate is dialed down to 120Hz. There’s a 50MP selfie camera housed inside a punch hole cutout...


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Realme GT5 Pro design revealed on TENAA
The next flagship by Realme is going to be called GT5 Pro, and it will come with a trio of mighty cameras on the back and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. A big unknown was whether the phone would resemble the GT5, and now we have the answer.Thanks to a listing on TENAA, we can confirm the Realme GT5 Pro will actually be more similar to the Huawei Mate 50 series with four cameras on an circular island and a vertical sliver of an LED flash.Realme GT5 ProThe images also revealed a 2.5D curved AMOLED screen, with one selfie camera behind a punch hole, while the camera setup on...


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Lava Blaze 2 5G's launch date and design revealed
The Lava Blaze 2 5G that's being teased on social media for the past few days will be unveiled on November 2. This revelation comes from Lava via X, where it announced the Blaze 2 5G will be launched in India next Thursday through an online event that will be streamed on YouTube starting at noon local time (6:30AM UTC).The promo page set up by the Indian handset maker on its official website reveals the Blaze 2 5G will sport a circular camera island on its rear, with the primary camera using a 50MP sensor. The camera module also houses a ring light, but it's unclear if it glows only in...


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Infinix Smart 8 visits the Google Play Console too, has its specs outed
A few hours ago we spotted the upcoming Tecno Spark 20 in the Google Play Console, and now it's time for Tecno's sister brand Infinix to get the spotlight, since its Smart 8 has also visited the Google Play Console.The listing has revealed some of its specs, along with a very low quality image showing its front.Infinix Smart 8 in the Google Play ConsoleThe Infinix Smart 8 has 3GB of RAM, runs Android 13, and is powered by the Unisoc T606 SoC, which means two things: it won't have 5G support, and it will be cheap. Its screen has 720x1612 resolution.Previously outed...


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iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1 with AirDrop over the internet, watchOS 10.1 with Double Tap now out
Today Apple has released iOS 17.1, iPadOS 17.1, and watchOS 10.1 to all supported devices. The downloads should already be available to all who manually search for them, in usual Apple fashion (see that, Google?).iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1 come one day later than previously rumored, and bring with them support for continuing a large AirDrop file transfer over the internet when you are out of AirDrop range. The Apple Music app now includes options to favorite songs, albums, and playlists, and you can find new song suggestions at the end of every playlist (Spotify says hi).The fix for...


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