Samsung Galaxy S27 might finally introduce DC dimming

We already heard word that Samsung Display is gearing up to start Galaxy S27 display manufacturing soon. That might have already happened; hence, these new leaks might be perfectly plausible. Apparently, the S27 Pro and S27 Ultra will be the first Samsung smartphones to offer DC dimming. That sounds like it can’t possibly be true, and yet a quick search later – indeed, even the Galaxy S26 Ultra relies on traditional PWM to adjust its brightness. Simplifying things a bit, in case you don’t know what we are talking about, PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) is the traditional way of...

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Deals: Some Galaxy and Pixel phones kept their Prime Day prices - no Prime required now, though

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days only lasted two days and there were some really good deals to be had for Prime subscribers. But that is over, so today we will look at no-Prime deals and, as it turns out, many phones kept their Prime Day prices. The good news is that these deals don’t require a Prime subscription. The bad news is that some phones did go back up in price. Starting with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, it goes for $1,700 for the 256GB model and $1,900 for the 512GB one. These are the exact same prices that we saw during Prime Big Deal Days, except now you don’t even need Prime....

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Nothing's CMF is launching new products next week

Nothing's CMF sub-brand is on its way to becoming an independent Indian company, but that transition hasn't stopped it from churning out new products. Case in point: CMF has just announced that it will be launching two new products next week, on Monday, October 12, to be specific. Here's a teaser video. These will be two speakers. The CMF Speaker S and the CMF Speaker M. Obviously, the former should be a smaller version, while the latter will be bigger, given the naming scheme used here. The teaser image above shows a design that's very recognizable as a CMF...

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HMD Pulse 2T Pro specs and images leak showing a dot matrix rear display

At the beginning of September, the HMD Pulse 2 Pro got prematurely listed by a Swiss retailer, and that revealed its specs. The phone is still not official, but in the meantime we have a new leak from a reliable source of HMD-related information, and this one is all about the HMD Pulse 2T Pro - note the "T" in the name. This device will allegedly sport a 6.78-inch OLED screen with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate, and it will be powered by the MediaTek Helio G100 SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. HMD Pulse 2T Pro leaked images It's said to have a...

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Google is working on HDR emoji for Chat

An APK teardown of the latest version of Gmail revealed that Google is looking to bring HDR emoji to its Chat app. That’s the Google Hangouts successor, which is part of the Google Workspace suite, for those outside the loop on Google software. A specific code string in the newest Gmail build hints at “display-supported emoji in high dynamic range (HDR) with enhanced brightness and contrast”. This feature is simply titled HDR emoji and will likely feature brighter emoji characters with higher contrast for easier legibility. This could be exclusive to custom emoji symbols but the code...

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SpaceX buys spectrum for Starlink to become a full-fledged US mobile carrier

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has just acquired up to 14MHz of paired spectrum in the 800MHz band nationwide in the US, from Grain Management. Musk says this is "the last critical piece of the spectrum puzzle needed for SpaceX to provide complete phone coverage in America". So the aim here is clear. Use Starlink satellites to provide mobile phone coverage outdoors, and this 800MHz spectrum to provide indoor coverage. Most existing smartphones already support this band. Starlink Mobile will also use its existing global 2GHz mid-band spectrum for high-speed, high-capacity coverage in the US (mainly...

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Xiaomi's HyperOS 4 supports photos, messages, and files sync with iPhone

Xiaomi's HyperOS 4 will have a deeper integration with Apple's iOS and the iPhone. The latest additions are pretty impressive. Xiaomi smartphone owners will be able to share photos, files, contacts, and web pages with an iPhone. Even better, HyperOS 4 will let users view cloud photo albums on either smartphone. There are also real-time notifications and instant message replies across the two ecosystems thanks to two-way sync. Xiaomi and iPhone integration Mac and iPad owners will even be able to control their Xiaomi phone through their larger screen using the Mi Connect...

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