After reports about OnwardMobility losing the licence to use the BlackBerry name and branding, the company today confirmed that it will be shutting down, and will no longer be proceeding with the development of the BlackBerry 5G phone with a physical keyboard. Continue reading “OnwardMobility confirms it is shutting down, ending its plans for BlackBerry 5G Android smartphone with physical keyboard”
Google is expected to introduce the Pixel 7 series later this year. Now the ‘Cheetah’, and ‘Panther’ codenames for the Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro have surfaced in the Android 13 Developer Preview. The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro has codenames ‘Oriole’ and ‘Raven’, respectively, and the Pixel 6a’s codename is said to be Pixel 6a ‘Bluejay’. Continue reading “Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro codenames surface, could use Tensor GS201 SoC, Exynos Modem 5300”
Intel held their 2022 Investor Meeting yesterday and during the event, the company revealed that the first devices powered by Intel Arc GPUs are slated to launch soon in the first quarter of 2022. The first devices will be laptops, followed by desktop offerings in Q2 2022, and the company expects to ship over 4 million Arc GPUs in the whole year.
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realme launched the realme 9 Pro+, the company’s latest smartphone in the realme 9 series, in India earlier this week. This is the first Pro+ series phone in realme’s number series. This is a major upgrade from the realme 8 Pro when it comes to display, processor, camera, charging and what not. Is this the best smartphone to buy in the Rs. 25,000 price range? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “realme 9 Pro+ Review: A tough mid-range contender”
Colour is an important component when it comes to UI and design, and it plays a large role in Google’s latest Material You design language that is present in Android 12. The company is now open sourcing their Material Color Utilities code library to help developers make better looking apps, and also introduced a new HCT colour system that is designed to be “perceptually accurate”.
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Earlier this week, Nubia confirmed that it will introduce its flagship Nubia Z40 Pro smartphone will be introduced on February 25th. Today, it has posted an image of the phone that shows a slightly curved screen with a punch-hole front camera and triple rear cameras. Continue reading “Nubia Z40 Pro with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 35mm portrait lens, magnetic charging teased ahead of announcement on Feb 25”
OPPO already confirmed that launch of Find X5 series next week. Today, it has posted a teaser for the Find X5 Pro Dimensity Edition in China. The company also said that it will be the first phone to be powered by the Dimensity 9000 flagship 5G chip. Even though the chip was introduced last year, it took a few months for it to arrive in the smartphones. Continue reading “OPPO Find X5 Pro Dimensity Edition coming on Feb 24; will be the first Dimensity 9000 powered phone”
OnePlus launched Nord CE 2 5G, the company’s latest Nord CE series phone, today. This retains the same FHD+ Fluid AMOLED 90Hz screen, similar camera setup and the same 4500mAh battery, but this replaces the Snapdragon 750G with Dimensity 900 and also comes with 65W fast charging compared to 30W in the predecessor. Continue reading “OnePlus Nord CE 2 Unboxing and First Impressions”
OnePlus today launched its new OnePlus Y1S and Y1S Edge in the Y series in India, as it had announced. There are Four models — OnePlus TV Y1S and Y1S Edge have 32-inch HD and 43-inch Full HD models. These feature HDR10+, HDR10, as well as HLG format, and the OnePlus TV Y1S Edge comes with the TÜV Rheinland certification, thereby ensuring vision protection with reduced blue light emission while providing relief from eye fatigue. Continue reading “OnePlus TV Y1S and Y1S Edge 32″ HD and 43″ FHD models with Android TV 11, ALLM, bezel-less design launched in India starting at Rs. 16499”
OnePlus just launched the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G, the company’s second phone in the Nord CE range as it had promised. It has a 6.43-inch FHD+ Fluid AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, and features a 16-megapixel camera, same as the predecessor. However, this is powered by Octa-Core Dimensity 900 SoC with support for 5G SA and NSA 5G and has support for 8 5G bands in India, unlike single band in the predecessor. Continue reading “OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G with 6.43″ FHD+ 90Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 900, up to 8GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 23999”
Colorful has announced the launch of a new gaming laptop called X15 XS, featuring a 12th Gen Intel Core CPU and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti GPU. The laptop comes with a 15.6-inch 144Hz refresh rate display with NVIDIA G-SYNC Ultimate, a RGB backlit keyboard, a 512GB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD and more.
Samsung has scheduled its Galaxy Mobile World Congress (MWC) Event 2022 on February 27th. Samsung highlights ‘Discover a New Era of Connected Mobile Devices’, so we can expect new software features at the event. The invite shows Galaxy laptops, foldable devices and smartwatch. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy MWC Event 2022 set for February 27”
nubia has announced the RedMagic 7 and RedMagic 7 Pro, the company’s new flagship gaming phones, in China, as it had announced. Both the phones are powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, feature nubia’s signature cooling system, with its built-in turbofan, a refresh rate of up to 165Hz refresh rate and 960 Hz touch sampling rate. The REDMAGIC 7 Pro is the first gaming smartphone equipped with under-display camera technology. Continue reading “Red Magic 7 with 6.8″ FHD+ 165Hz AMOLED display, Redmagic 7 Pro with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, under-display camera, 135W fast charging announced”
Samsung introduced the Galaxy S22 series, including the Galaxy S22 Ultra with a built-in S Pen stylus, last week. It also confirmed that the Galaxy S22 series will be powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in India. Today it has announced pricing details of the Galaxy S22 Ultra, Galaxy S22+ and Galaxy S22 in an online event, as it had promised. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ and Galaxy S22 Ultra India price starts at Rs. 72999”
Garmin India today launched the Fēnix 7 Series that includes the Fenix 7, Fenix 7 Solar, Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar, Fenix7X Sapphire Solar and the epix in India. These feature enhanced solar cell efficiency and longer battery life. This series also features the first smartwatch in the industry that comes with a built-in flashlight. Additionally, the Garmin epix comes with high-definition vibrant AMOLED touch screen and promise exceptional battery life along with multi-sport functions. Continue reading “Garmin Fēnix 7 Series and epix outdoor smartwatches with Real-Time Stamina, Multi-GNSS positioning launched in India”
