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A while back we heard that the iPhone 17 Pro will have a rectangular camera bump, instead of the current square bump that has been used for many generations. That report also claimed that Apple is dumping titanium and is going back to aluminum for...

The Huawei nova 13 series is going global and the two selfie-obsessed phones are joined by the Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4. The Huawei nova 13 and 13 Pro are inspired by plaid and use a unique nano-level pattern to create the crosshatch look. Loden...

A few days ago Google rolled out the December Pixel Drop with a lengthy post about new Gemini features and more. What it didn’t mention is that Pixels now have an option to limit the battery charge, which caps it at 80% to extend its life. And...

A few months ago, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Book5 Pro 360, now it is following that up with the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro. Like its 360 sibling, this one is powered by an Intel Lunar Lake processor with an NPU capable of 47...

We’ve already seen reports of the color options for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25 series, but now a retailer in Finland made an oopsie and revealed not just the colors, but also the storage options for the new flagships and even the various...

Smart wearables for the wrist – smart bands, basic smartwatches and advanced smartwatches – grew a modest 3% in Q3 2024 compared to the same period of 2023. That’s a total of 52.9 million units shipped, but inside that total is a complex...

We’ve been hearing murmurs that the Galaxy S25 series will be more expensive than the outgoing 2024 generation. However, a new report contradicts that, saying that prices will remain the same. Note that the conflicting reports could all be true –...

Huawei Germany is having a sale ahead of the Christmas gift-giving season and even released special versions of a couple of its watches to celebrate the season. The Huawei Watch GT 5 Christmas Edition has two new fluoroelastomer straps – green...

Over the years, Apple has been issued various patents for the design of foldable devices, but it is yet to actually produce one (and its first foldable keeps getting delayed). The latest patent (issued today) is US 12,164,344 or “Hinges for folding...

The Galaxy XCover7 is one of the few remaining Samsung phones with a removable battery – it's a rugged phone that has found its niche. Safety Korea certified the battery for its successor, which will be called the "Samsung Galaxy XCover8 Pro," and...

Back in 2015, Nokia unveiled the Ozo VR, a pro-grade $60,000 camera for VR. However, in 2017 it bailed out of the market to focus more on digital health tech. Now it has decided to have another go and it just announced the “world’s first 5G 360°...

The European versions of the Samsung Galaxy S25 trio visited the FCC last week and the details confirmed that the trio will have wireless charging – but it didn’t specify which kind. Same as before? Perhaps not, as Ice Universe has reportedly...

The shopping frenzy over Black Friday is over, now we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming – almost. The holidays are approaching fast and if you haven’t picked up a gift yet, for yourself or others, now is a good time. The Samsung...

As the saying goes, “old is gold”. The OnePlus 11 is down to £400 for a 16/256GB unit right now. True, it’s a 2023 model, meaning it will turn 2-years old soon, but these days flagships age slower than ever before. For starters, the Snapdragon 8...

This week Honor unveiled the 300-series that comprises three models: vanilla, Pro and Ultra. All three models sport 50MP selfie cameras with 4K video capability, 50MP main and 12MP ultra wide cameras on the back, plus a 5,300mAh battery and an IP65...

Oppo may want to reconsider its twice-a-year release strategy for the Reno series as things are getting overcrowded. Are the Reno13 models better than their Reno12 counterparts? In some ways yes, in others no. The end result is that most people...

The first Snapdragon 8 Elite powered smartphones are starting to arrive in Europe. The Realme GT 7 Pro is already here and it carries a 20% discount. The phone impressed in benchmarks, however, unlike GT models of old, this one is actually a good...

The December Pixel Drop is here and most of the new features are upgrades to Gemini or are otherwise powered by AI. There are plenty of non-AI improvements too, of course. Let’s start with Gemini. If you’re running Gemini Advanced, it can...

Growing frustrations with Twitter – since then renamed to X – have led users to seek alternative short-form social networks. Meta’s Threads grew at a breakneck speed, but the new network that everyone is talking about is Bluesky. Bluesky just...

AI is Google’s new favorite hammer and the next nail on its path is weather forecasting. The company is introducing GenCast, a “high resolution AI ensemble model”, which was detailed in a paper published in Nature. Accurate weather forecasting is...