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Aptoide has just launched AppArena in Japan. This is the first "tailored alternative iOS game store" for the Japanese market, the company says. The launch was made possible by Apple's recent regulatory-induced changes enabling third-party app markets, following the passing of Japan's new Mobile Software Competition Act of 2025, which mandated this move.The Japanese launch is in partnership with BBSS Corporation, a digital services and IT provider owned by the SoftBank group. AppArena is available today in Japan. It "moves away from traditional download-driven rankings, allowing users to...


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Xiaomi India has been teasing a Redmi Note 15 Special Edition for a week now. The company just confirmed a few key details that set it apart from the regular Redmi Note 15 – this is a last minute information drop as the phone is going live on April 2, Thursday.According to the official landing page, the phone will be available in a new vegan leather finish if you pick the red and gold “Crimson Reserve” color (7.82mm). There are also the more standard Carbon Black (7.35mm) and Frosted White (7.4mm). We already knew some of that from last week.Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Special Edition...


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Are the Realme C100 and C100i official? Who can say, but someone over in Thailand posted a fairly detailed hands-on with the two phones and the C100 is up on at least one retailer.The Realme C100 is a large and relatively cheap phone – retailer BaNANA has the 4/128GB model at THB 7,000 ($215) and the 6/128GB model at THB 7,500 ($230).Realme C100The C100 has a 6.8” display, a 720p+ LCD with 144Hz refresh rate and 900 nits of brightness. The phone measures 166.3 x 78.1 x 8.45mm and weighs 210g. It is rated IP64 (dust proof, splash resistant) and has a drop-resistant...


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A month ago, Lava introduced the Bold N2, a fairly basic 4G phone. Now the company is launching the Lava Bold N2 Pro – confusingly, the Pro phone is smaller and cheaper than its vanilla sibling. Huh?The N2 Pro is powered by the Unisoc T7250, a staple of cheap 4G phones. This is a 12nm chip with Cortex-A75 and A55 cores, a Mali-G57 and an LTE modem. The Pro seems to only have one configuration with 4GB of RAM and 128GB storage.The Lava Bold N2 Pro is powered by a Unisoc T7250 with 4GB of RAMThe phone features a 6.67” 120Hz LCD with 720p+ resolution. It runs Android 15, which...


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The annual Exynos vs Snapdragon debacle is back as Samsung has once again taken a two-chipset approach with Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26+ depending on the region. This year, we have the Exynos 2600 SoC for the majority of markets, but buyers in the US and China are getting the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.Luckily, the folks over at Android Addicts managed to secure both a European model Galaxy S26 with the Exynos 2600 chip alongside a US version with the SD 8 Elite Gen 5 and put both through a battery drain test.The two units in the video are identical in terms of specs, both...


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Oppo has officially confirmed the launch date for the Find X9 Ultra, which will debut in China as well as global markets. In China, the company is set to unveil the Find X9s Pro alongside the Ultra model.The Oppo Find X9 Ultra is set to launch in China and select global markets on April 21. Meanwhile, the Find X9s Pro will debut on the same day but is currently expected to remain exclusive to the Chinese market.Oppo hasn’t shared a lot of details about its upcoming Find X9 Ultra flagship, but we do know that it will offer a 10x periscope telephoto camera with a custom 50MP Samsung...


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Apple has rolled out the first developer beta of iOS 26.5, alongside iPadOS 26.5, macOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5. This comes just a week after the company released the stable iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 updates to users.The iOS 26.5 beta 1 update introduces a handful of minor changes along with several bug fixes. According to the release notes, developers will also notice new purchase options in the App Store.The update is said to introduce a ‘Suggested Places’ section in the Maps app, aligning with Apple’s recent push to incorporate ads into the platform. It will show...


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OnePlus is currently working on the Ace 6 Ultra, according to multiple recent rumors from China. The device is expected to be powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 SoC, and to have a 6.8-inch screen with a 165Hz refresh rate.Today, a new rumor outs its battery capacity as well, and this will allegedly be 8,500 mAh. It will support 100W wired charging. The Ace 6 Ultra is due to be released in April.OnePlus Ace 6Interestingly, a very early rumor from July of last year said the Ace 6 Ultra might have a built-in cooling fan, but we haven't heard anything else about it, so it's...


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Instagram has started testing a Plus subscription service in some markets, Meta has confirmed. This has so far been spotted in the Philippines, Mexico, and Japan, where it's priced at PHP 65 / MXN 39 / JPY 319. Those amounts translate into approximately $2 for Mexico and Japan, and $1 for the Philippines.For that amount of cash, you get some exclusive features, like the ability to create multiple story audiences, get story rewatch insights, search your story viewer list, preview stories, extend your story's expiration by an additional 24 hours, send super hearts to stories, and spotlight...


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