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Hot on the heels of the T3 Pro unveiling, it seems that vivo has at least one more member of the T3 family in the chamber. Rumors of the T3 Ultra have been circulating for a while, but now we have some concrete evidence of its existence in the form of a GeekBench run.vivo T3 Ultra GeekBench resultsThe benchmark results don’t show much, but they do hint that the phone will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9200+. As per an industry insider source, the vivo T3 Ultra will have a 6.77-inch, 1.5K, 120Hz, 4,500-nit, curved AMOLED display with an in-display fingerprint reader....


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Even though Nokia has struggled to compete with major players like Ericsson and Huawei over the past few years, the Finnish company is still a major player in the network infrastructure business. Samsung also has a Radio Access Network (RAN) branch of its own, but it is relatively small, with a reported market share of around 6.1% last year.Industry insider rumors have now started to surface, indicating Samsung’s desire to purchase Nokia’s infrastructure business to strengthen its own RAN positions. An alleged figure of $10 billion for the sale has been tossed around. If the deal...


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For years, Android users have had to wait for the Play Store to complete installing or updating the apps/games on their devices since they could only install/update one app/game at a time. However, starting in April, Google allowed users to simultaneously install two apps, and now, Google lets users install or update three apps or games at the same time through the Play Store.If you have more than three pending updates, and if you click on "Update all,", Play Store will begin downloading and installing updates for three apps or games simultaneously, while the status for the rest will be...


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As far as we currently know, the Find X8 pair should launch in China sometime in October. We already have a pretty good idea of what kind of specs to expect and we've even seen the vanilla Find X8 in the wild already. Now we have a couple of new real-world photos of the Oppo Find X8 in the wild, unfortunately, encased in a pretty thick case.Oppo Find X8 live photosEven so, we can see enough of the phone's design to reaffirm previous design leaks, like the extra-large camera island on the rear. We can also see that the case seems to have thorough cutouts for all of the mics...


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Realme launched the Realme 13 Pro+ in India last month in two colors - Monet Gold and Emerald Green. These are now joined by a third color, called Monet Purple.Like the other two versions, the Monet Purple model comes in 8GB/256GB, 12GB/256GB, and 12GB/512GB configurations, priced at INR32,999 ($395/€360), INR34,999 ($420/€380), and INR36,999 ($440/€400), respectively. It will go on sale in India starting September 2 through Realme's Indian website, Flipkart, and mainline channels.The difference between Realme 13 Pro+'s Monet Purple and other models is cosmetic, meaning you get...


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It's hardly surprising that ChatGPT has managed to double its weekly active users since last November, given how much of a buzzword AI has been over the past year and the fact that ChatGPT is the most well known generative AI chatbot.The OpenAI service now boasts 200 million active users every week, up from 100 million in 2023. OpenAI also says 92% of Fortune 500 companies are using its products, while usage of its automated API has doubled since the release of GPT-4o Mini last month.In a statement on these matters, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said:People are using our tools now as...


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Samsung's oft-rumored Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, known until very recently as Galaxy Z Fold Slim or Galaxy Z Fold Ultra, will actually have S Pen support, according to a new rumor today.This contradicts a previous rumor which claimed it wouldn't support Samsung's stylus. Of course, we can't vouch for the validity of either of these rumors, so do take both of them with a grain of salt.Also, keep in mind that supporting the S Pen, if it does pan out, won't mean that the phone will have a dedicated internal slot for the stylus, just that you will be able to use it on the device -...


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Today, following months of developer previews and public betas, Android 15 is finally fully baked. It's ready, it's stable, it's out - but not for you. Or us. Just developers for now. Google has uploaded the Android 15 source code to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but updates aren't ready just yet - not even for Pixels. The September update that started rolling out today for Google's smartphones is still Android 14. Android 15 will finally make it to Pixels - including the just-launched Pixel 9 family - "in the coming weeks", Google promises, while devices from Samsung,...


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Google launched the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold last month, and today all of these devices are receiving their first ever software update. This is the September update that is going out to all of the Pixel devices that Google still supports. And it's not Android 15, in case you were wondering. While it fixes security vulnerabilities for all, this update also adds a specific bug fix for the Pixel 9 family. This will improve Wi-Fi stability and performance "in certain conditions", Google says, without going any further into detail. As usual with Google...


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Google is rolling out four new Android features, and these aren't limited to its Pixels. There's also one bonus feature for Wear OS mentioned. Let's dive in. First, TalkBack, Android's screen reader, will use Gemini models "on supported devices" to let you hear detailed audio descriptions of images, regardless of whether you're looking at your camera roll, pictures in text messages, or on social media. Next, Google has made official a Circle to Search feature we've already covered - the ability to identify what song is playing near you or on your phone. Third, you can now listen...


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The Xiaomi 15 Ultra may arrive sooner than its predecessors, and it has been rumored to pack a significant upgrade compared to the 14 Ultra: a 200 MP periscope telephoto camera. Today a new report 'confirms' this information, as much as any unverified rumor can. The new camera will enable a 10x option in the viewfinder, and this level of magnification will be achieved through a combination of optical zoom and in-sensor zoom. Xiaomi may or may not market this as "lossless", and we're not going to debate the accuracy of the term. We prefer to simply get excited about the quality of the...


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Google just launched the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold, all powered by the same Tensor G4 chipset. The only one missing in the family is the upcoming Pixel 9a, the most affordable option of the bunch, which is now rumored to arrive between March and May next year. The Pixel 9a will, according to a new report, use the Tensor G4 SoC as well, but with an unfortunate twist. It will be paired with the Exynos 5300 modem, not the new 5400 model that is inside the other Pixel 9 devices and runs cooler and more efficiently. Google Pixel 8a This means satellite...


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Huawei's long-teased tri-fold smartphone is getting official in China on September 10, and it will be called Mate XT. A newly outed image purports to show us a hands-on view of one of the device's sides, but do take this with a gigantic pinch of salt, since not even the Chinese source of the image is sure of its authenticity. It's hard to tell how real this is since the Mate XT will be the very first tri-fold smartphone we'll ever see. Maybe it will look like this from the side, maybe it won't. Either way, we'll have official images in exactly one week, so there isn't that much more...


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Apple took its sweet time switching to OLED display panels for its mainline iPhones, but the iPhone SE stuck with the cheaper LCD technology. That will, however, change when the next iPhone SE is released, most likely next year. According to a new report out of Asia, the next iPhone SE will have an OLED panel as well. This confirms many previous rumors. Thus, Apple will no longer be making any smartphone using LCD panels, which will hurt Japan Display and Sharp, as they were the suppliers for those and neither makes OLED panels for phones (JDI supplies small OLEDs for the Apple...


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Wiko launched its latest 5G entry-level device in China with the Enjoy 70 5G. This one comes a few months after the Enjoy 70 Pro 5G launched in China but with cut-down specs. Wiko Enjoy 70 5G Enjoy 70 5G brings a 6.75-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. It also features Always on Display (AOD) functionality despite not being an OLED and a 5MP selfie shooter inside a U-shaped notch cutout. The back features a Huawei P60 style camera island with a 13MP main cam and an LED flash. Enjoy 70 is equipped with MediaTek’sDimensity 700 – a 5G capable chipset...


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