Last week we heard that Samsung was working on its own tri-fold smartphone to rival Huawei’s Mate XT. Samsung was then said to be unleashing this device in the second half of this year, with less than 300,000 units available due to the very complicated manufacturing processes required. Today a new report from Korea takes […]
Data broker Gravy Analytics has been hacked, and location information from millions of iPhone and Android users is at risk, reports TechCrunch. Gravy Analytics’ parent company Unacast disclosed the data breach earlier this month [PDF], and said that its AWS cloud storage environment had been accessed by an unauthorized person using a “misappropriated access key.” […]
Read MorePoco’s X series has recently been refreshed for 2025, and next up is the flagship F series. Today, the Poco F7 Pro and Poco F7 Ultra have both been certified for sale in Indonesia. This process has revealed their model numbers. The Pro is 24117RK2CG while the Ultra is 24122RKC7G – and yes, there will […]
Read MoreiPhone users from Illinois will soon be able to add their driver’s licenses and IDs to the Apple Wallet app on iPhone and Apple Watch, the Illinois Secretary of State announced today [PDF]. An Illinois state law that went into effect on January 1 legalizes mobile IDs and allows places of business to accept digital […]
Read MoreSamsung announced new size 14 and 15 US ring sizes for its Galaxy Ring today. In addition, Galaxy Ring will debut in 15 new markets from February, including Cyprus, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Taiwan, Vietnam and Zambia. This will bring the total number of markets where […]
Read MoreA few days ago, we came across a report that iQOO is working on four Z10 phones: Z10, Z10x, Z10 Turbo and Z10 Turbo Pro. That last one, the iQOO Z10 Turbo Pro, is interesting because it will allegedly use the Snapdragon 8s Elite, a new entry into the more affordable 8s series of chips […]
Read More2025 is going to be a big year for Apple SE devices, it seems. The next iPhone SE, now rumored to be called iPhone 16E, is due to launch by April, and the company is also working on the next Apple Watch SE. This will allegedly come with a new look. Last year the device […]
Read MoreSamsung used LPDDR5 RAM for the Galaxy S23 series and then upgraded to LPDDR5X for the S24 models. This year’s flagships will stick with LPDDR5X chips, though ETNews reports that the company picked ones made on a smaller node. The Galaxy S24 series reportedly uses 13nm RAM chips made by Samsung. Today’s report suggests that […]
Read MoreZTE is starting the new year off with a special edition of its nubia Z70 Ultra. The limited-edition device comes in a bright orange color and features special color-matching packaging and a smartphone case. The phone will go on open sale on January 16, ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations, which kick off on […]
Read MoreAfter two consecutive years of decline, the global smartphone market is finally recovering. Throughout 2024, smartphone OEMs worldwide recorded 4% growth year-over-year. 2023 was the year with the lowest demand in a decade, so it was about time to see signs of recovery. Analysts at Counterpoint say the softening economic pressure worldwide and the introduction […]
Read MoreA leaked internal email shared by @evleaks confirms that the upcoming Nothing Phone (3) will be the brand’s first flagship phone. The email comes directly from Carl Pei and outlines the year ahead, with the Phone (3) being mentioned as a flagship phone and “a landmark smartphone launch” set in Q1. The upcoming flagship Nothing […]
Read MoreApple may choose to refresh its iPad Air models in the spring with an M4 chip, skipping the M3 generation for the lineup entirely, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman has suggested. Apple released the M2 iPad Air in 11-inch and 13-inch screen sizes in May of last year, and the going assumption, backed by rumors, was that […]
Read MoreApple’s long-rumoured smart home hub or “command center” may not arrive in the spring as previously expected, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. We’ve heard various rumors and reports about Apple developing an all-in-one smart home management hub. The device is said to feature a square-shaped 7-inch display, a FaceTime camera and speakers, and a new […]
Read MoreOppo is revving up the teaser campaign for its Find N5 foldable. The device will be the long-awaited successor to 2023’s Oppo Find N3 and is now confirmed to launch in February. Pete Lau shared a teaser image hinting at the phone’s key characteristic – its thinness. As per the Weibo post, Oppo Find N5 […]
Read MoreApple is planning several high-profile launches in 2025, and Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter gives us a rundown of what’s to come in the coming months. Apple is expected to kick things off with new 13” and 15” MacBook Air models (J713 and J715). Both are reportedly in production and will feature the Apple […]
Read MoreApple is planning several high-profile launches in 2025, and Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter gives us a rundown of what’s to come in the coming months. Apple is expected to kick things off with new 13” and 15” MacBook Air models (J713 and J715). Both are reportedly in production and will feature the Apple […]
Read MoreIt’s all but confirmed that Samsung will be releasing not three, but four Galaxy S25 smartphones at the first Unpacked event of this year. Samsung will add a “Galaxy S25 Slim”, which should fit somewhere between the S25+ and the S25 Ultra in terms of price, at least. Slim design, as the name suggests Unlike […]
Read MoreBloomberg‘s Mark Gurman recently reported that Apple plans to release new HomePod mini and Apple TV models this year, and now he has provided a more precise timeframe. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said Apple is currently aiming to launch the new HomePod mini and Apple TV models “toward the end of the […]
Read MoreHuawei went over a year without introducing an update to its flagship earphones, but the Freebuds Pro 4 arrived in 2024’s closing weeks. The announcement first took place in China, followed by an international launch just a fortnight later. They were overshadowed by the Mate X6‘s global reveal (review here) and the nova 13 series […]
Read MoreWe are in the second week of 2025, and it’s already getting busy. We saw the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 series’ global debut was, the OnePlus 13 and 13R announcement and the Xiaomi Poco X7 series’ debut. Yet, they were partially overshadowed by the numerous Samsung Galaxy S25-related leaks and even the official Samsung Unpacked […]
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