AT&T is buying $3 billion worth of fibre optic cables from Corning

Today, AT&T has signed a new multi-year deal with Corning to purchase fibre optic cables. The deal is valued at more than $3 billion, and will help AT&T reach its stated goal of connecting 60 million homes and businesses with fibre optic cables by 2030. The carrier has already reached 30 million locations, so half of that, in June this year, six months ahead of its initial schedule. In its most recent results, those for the second quarter of this year, AT&T reported that it added 646,000 total consumer and business internet net subscribers, of which 367,000 were fibre optic internet...

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Samsung Galaxy A18 4G review

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra in for review

The line between tablets and laptops has been increasingly more blurred for the past few years. That's especially true for devices like the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra - a top-of-the-line slate with a huge AMOLED display and a thin profile. It goes the other way as well; laptops nowadays get the same mobile-based chipsets and tablet-like battery life and fluidity. Perhaps the two categories were always destined to meet in the middle. This is the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra, and it's a $1,399 (€1,569/£1,399) flagship with a close-to-15-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, an 11,600mAh battery, and a...

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Amazon unveils faster Fire TV Stick 4K (2026) and a new Fire TV Remote

Amazon just unveiled a slimmer and faster Fire TV Stick 4K (2026) and a new Fire TV Remote. The stick is 20%-40% faster than similarly priced 4K sticks from other brands, says Amazon. The pricing is $60, by the way, but you can have it for half that – see below. The new Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2026) is powered by a quad-core 1.7GHz processor with 8GB of internal storage. It supports Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 and LE. It can decode up to 4K video at 60fps with the H.264, H.265, VP9 and AV1 codecs. It also supports several HDR formats: HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG. Notably, there’s no Dolby Vision –...

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British court renews an antitrust lawsuit involving Apple and Amazon

In 2023, Apple and Amazon were hit with a class action lawsuit over a 2018 agreement between the two companies that restricts third-party retailers from selling Apple and Beats products on Amazon. This means the two companies engage in antitrust practices that limit competition and ultimately raise prices for the consumers. This is not the first time Amazon and Apple have faced scrutiny over this particular deal. The two giants were already hit with similar cases in Germany, the USA, Spain and Italy. Christine Riefa, a consumer law academic, led the case, but the British Competition...

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OpenAI agents hacked Australian government sites, here's what happened

AI agents from OpenAI have been on a hacking spree – they hacked into Hugging Face, later it came out that they also attacked Modal Labs and last week it was revealed that agents had hacked several sites run by the Australian government. The hack happened in June, but it is only now coming to light. Here are the affected sites: Services Australia: an OpenAI model gained access, ran commands and even retrieved internal files. OpenAI says that no patient records were accessed, however. NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research: similarly, crime records of individuals were not...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7

So, you're eyeing a new Samsung foldable but would rather stick with the more traditional and established form factor than go for the new Z Fold8. In that case, the phone you're looking for is now called the Z Fold8 Ultra. Unlike the Z Fold8, though, which genuinely brings a new shape with few direct alternatives on the market, the same can't quite be said for the Z Fold8 Ultra. You could just as well go for last year's Z Fold7 and get a largely similar experience while saving some money so this leaves us with a dilemma on our hands. Table of Contents: Design Display ...

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Huawei starts teasing the Mate90 series and reveals the launch date while teleconverter leaks

A few hours ago leaks brought us our first look at Huawei’s upcoming Mate90 series, including the Mate90 RS, and now the company has finally officially acknowledged the lineup. Not just that, but Huawei has provided us with the official announcement date for the Mate90 series: October 1. The event is taking place at 10 AM local time in China, and sales will start on the same day at 12:08 PM. Huawei has posted the image above on its official Weibo account, showing the Mate90 in all its glory. It's certainly got an interesting design of its back panel. At the same time, the video below...

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Conflicting reports surface about the Galaxy S27 Ultra's camera positioning

Previous rumors have already suggested that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra will have a revamped camera island design, with an iPhone-esque plateau taking almost the entire width of the back. Inside it, the cameras will still be laid out in the left part. According to a new rumor, the telephoto camera will be the one on the right, with a microphone right under it, some unnamed "sensors" under that, and the circular LED flash below those. This source also notes that the microphone hole seems to be missing from recent renders shown by Ice Universe. However, Ice Universe has...

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Google Pixel 11 Pro vs. Pixel 11 Pro XL

The Pixel 11 series was announced back in August, and the dust has already settled. But if you're looking to get the latest and greatest hardware from Google, you're probably wondering which Pixel to get. The most common dilemma is between the Google Pixel 11 Pro and the Google Pixel 11 Pro XL. And aside from the obvious size difference, the two phones are more different than you might think. So if size isn't a deciding factor for you, you may want to know which one has the better battery life, for example, or which one charges faster. And are there any other differences that aren't...

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The Galaxy S25 series plus the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 are now getting stable One UI 9

Samsung announced the One UI 9 update for the S26 series – it started rolling out in South Korea first (September 16) and reached the US a week later (September 23). Now, the latest version of One UI (which is built on top of Android 17) has come to the 2025 Galaxy flagships. Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra users in Korea are reporting that they received the notification for the new update earlier today. Even the ones that weren’t part of the beta program. If the timing is the same as with the S26 series, folks in the US should get the notification next week. A Galaxy S25 (Korean...

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Qualcomm confirms it wants to use Samsung's 2nm process

A couple of weeks or so ago, a rumor surfaced about Qualcomm still being in talks with Samsung about the latter's 2nm process node, and possibly using Samsung Foundry to make some of the recently launched Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips. That has not panned out, as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips are made by TSMC just like most recent high-end Snapdragons. However, a new report claims Qualcomm's Senior Vice President and Head of Mobile Handsets, Chris Patrick, has confirmed that his company is "conducting in-depth work regarding Samsung's 2nm process technology", also calling what...

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Honor Magic9 Pro Max arrives with 200MP main cam, ARRI camera tuning and SD 8 Elite Gen 6 Extreme chip

The Magic9 Pro Max is Honor’s top-tier phone, and it checks all of the boxes for a late 2026 Android flagship. Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (✓), dual 200 MP cameras(✓), a massive 8,800mAh Si-C battery with 100W wired and 80W wireless charging (✓). It’s also positioning itself as a professional-grade video camera alongside Honor’s budding partnership with German camera maker ARRI. Magic9 Pro Max gets a new 23mm equivalent 200MP main cam armed with a 1/1.28-inch sensor and f/1.6 aperture. It’s paired with an 85mm equivalent 200MP periscope telephoto lens using a 1/1.4-inch sensor...

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vivo X Fold6 global and India launch date leaked

The vivo X Fold6 made its debut in China in June and is expected to launch globally soon. While vivo has yet to announce an official launch date, a tipster has now leaked the global and India launch dates for the company’s latest foldable. According to the tipster, the vivo X Fold6 will make its global debut on October 1, four months after its China launch. Meanwhile, the foldable is tipped to launch in India on October 6. The vivo X Fold6 is said to be available in 12GB/256GB and 12GB/512GB configurations in India, with Nebula Teal and Prism Black color options. In China, the...

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Xiaomi UltraThin Magnetic Power Bank 5000 15W review

The Xiaomi MDY-20-EB, commonly known by its product name Xiaomi UltraThin Magnetic Power Bank 5000 15W, is exactly what its overly long title suggests. It’s an ultra-thin power bank that attaches magnetically to your phone, has a 5000mAh capacity, and can provide up to 15W of power wirelessly. The product was globally announced back in February and has been available in select markets, but was recently also launched in India, along with a couple of other models, like the Xiaomi Magnetic Power Bank 10000 45W. The Xiaomi UltraThin Magnetic Power Bank 5000 15W is priced in India at INR...

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vivo X500 Pro Max unboxing and hands-on

We had the pleasure of attending the vivo X500 Pro Max unveiling in China, but we're now back at HQ and can get our unboxing hats on! And boy, is there a lot to unpack here. First, a word on the phone itself. This is vivo's latest premium flagship that sits just below the Ultra model (in theory more than in practice), and packs some truly impressive hardware. It's got a spanking-new 2nm SoC in the Dimensity 9600 Pro, packaged with up to 16GB of RAM. It has an 8,000mAh battery inside - that's eight and three zeros, wow! On the back, it features an impressive triple camera with a...

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Weekly poll results: the Redmi Note 17 Pro and Note 17 Pro Max feel like a step back

While they were not universally loved, the Redmi Note 15 series from Xiaomi got a positive response in a poll a year ago. The Pro+ model was clearly the fan favorite, but the Pro did well for itself too. Last week we polled your opinion on their successors – and the results aren’t nearly as good. To summarize the results, the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max is overpriced. The regular 17 Pro is also overpriced – and people would rather have the Pro Max, anyway. Sticking to the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max for now, it found some fans, but most would-be buyers are put off by the price. The price hike...

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WhatsApp is redesigning its Android app, here's how

WhatsApp is currently in the process of redesigning its Android app, according to a new report. The redesign is right now focused on the app’s navigation bar, which is getting a new look and a new item inside of it. The image below shows the rough state of the current development - this is definitely not the final version of the redesign, since the Meta AI button appears in two different places. These images do however seem to show that Meta AI is going to be a part of the navigation bar, and not relegated to a floating button above the Compose button anymore. Aside from that, the...

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Apple code confirms the main specs of the next entry-level iPad

Apple launched its latest entry-level iPad in March 2025, and its successor has been expected to arrive about two years after that in spring 2027. Ahead of that, a new report brings us the upcoming tablet's main specs, courtesy of "details found in Apple's code". So, the next entry-level iPad will be powered by the A19 chip, paired with 8GB of RAM. That's a solid upgrade over the existing model's A16 chip and 6GB of RAM. Not just that, but Apple Intelligence support is a given on the new device, along with the new Siri AI. The existing 2025 entry-level iPad The new tablet will also...

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Deals: Galaxy Z Fold7 vs. Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra, plus Galaxy S26 FE alternatives

Last week, we focused on the iPhone 18 Pro series launch. This week we’ll have a look at what has been going on with Galaxy phones. Let’s start with the foldables. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 – last year’s book-style foldable – is available for $1,350. This is $550 less than what its replacement costs, the Z Fold8 Ultra. Both are surprisingly thin (8.9mm) and light (215g) for foldables, but the new one brings a tangible increase in battery size – 600mAh over the 4,400mAh battery of the Z Fold7. And it increases both wired (25W to 45W) and wireless (15W to 20W) charging. The other major...

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Motorola Edge 60 Fusion starts receiving the Android 17 update

Motorola has started rolling out the update to Android 17 for the Edge 60 Fusion in India, according to reports on Reddit. The update arrives over-the-air as version A171VCH.41-9, and it's a 5.2GB download, so make sure you grab it over a fast enough network. [#InlinePriceWidget,13752,1#] It's unclear whether this update brings with it Motorola's new Qira AI assistant, but it might. Anyway, everything else that comes with Android 17 is included of course. Motorola Edge 60 Fusion Android 17 update Now that the update is out in India, it should only be a matter of days,...

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Apple iPhone 18 Pro review

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Samsung sued over Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy Watch Ultra patent infringement

A US-based company called Ioengine is suing Samsung in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that the Korean company is using five of its connectivity-related patents without authorization or compensation. These patents were allegedly used by Samsung in the Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy Watch Ultra, Galaxy Buds2 Pro, and Samsung's Portable SSD T7. These devices are being used as examples, by the way - they do not represent the full scope of the complaint. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Ioengine is asking for compensation for the alleged past infringement, of a...

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Qualcomm may be adding DirectX 12 support on its flagship Snapdragon chips

Qualcomm is apparently considering an official solution to better support PC game emulation on Android. According to one Chinese YouTuber, the company may be adding proper support for DirectX 12 for its Snapdragon chips. If this happens, it would make emulating PC games on Android much easier. The YouTuber in question tested the capability on a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 reference device and managed to successfully run Cyberpunk 2077 and Black Myth: Wukong through a translation layer in DirectX 12 mode. It's unclear whether Qualcomm will bring this feature to other SoCs aside from its...

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Apple will keep paying Qualcomm royalties for its patents

Today in an incredibly short one-paragraph press release, Qualcomm has announced that it has renewed its global patent licensing agreement with Apple. The renewal goes into effect from April 1, 2027. Attached is probably the world's shortest quote inside a press release: "We are pleased to extend the Apple license agreement", Qualcomm Executive Vice President and General Manager of Qualcomm Technology Licensing, John Han, said. Undoubtedly, this is all so concise and mysterious because the actual terms of the agreement are confidential. This new patent licensing agreement comes after the...

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Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions are getting expensive

Disney is raising prices for monthly Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions for new and existing users. The ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans will cost $2.50 more, so you'll now pay $21.49 for each. The ad-free Disney+ and Hulu bundle will cost $21.99, which is a $2 increase. The ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu plans will cost $0.50 more, so you'll now pay $12.49 each, while the ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu bundle remains unchanged at $12.99. Existing users should have already received the price-hike notification, and the new prices will take effect for them in the next billing...

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GrapheneOS confirms the first Motorola to support the privacy-focused Android fork

This March, GrapheneOS announced a partnership with Motorola. This Android fork has an uncompromising focus on security and privacy to the point where it only supports a limited number of phones – if a phone is missing a hardware feature that is vital for security, it doesn’t get a GrapheneOS port. Naturally, the expectation that the new Motorola Signature 27 will become the first Moto to support this fork was met with the cloud of doubt. Well, doubt no more – the official GrapheneOS account on X confirmed that the new Signature will become the first Motorola phone to be...

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Verizon finally launches the Motorola Razr Fold, Razr+ 2026, and Razr 2026 with Swarovski crystals

Today, Verizon has announced the nationwide availability of three Motorola devices: the Razr Fold, Razr+ 2026, and Razr 2026 with Swarovski crystals. The Razr Fold is priced at $1,949.99, but you can have it for $25 per month with a four-year device payment plan, if you pick Verizon's Simplicity plan. That means you only spend $1,200 in total for the device. The Razr 2026 with Crystals by Swarovski is priced at $999.99, but you can have it for $10 per month for four years (a total of just $480). The Razr+ 2026 is priced at $1,099.99, but you can have it for $15 per month for four...

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The pricey 1TB and 2TB iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max found to use very slow memory

The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max last year introduced a 2TB storage tier. Just like them, the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are available in four configurations: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB. Something has changed, however, and it is the type of storage used. In a video on BiliBili, Homolab compared two 18 Pro Max phones, one with 512GB storage and one with 1TB. Apparently, the 256GB and 512GB Pro models use TLC flash – each memory cell fits three bits. However, the 1TB and 2TB models use QLC – four bits per memory cell. QLC is known to be slow, so Apple added a fast SLC cache (one bit per...

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Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max review

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OnePlus 16's AnTuTu score surfaces

The AnTuTu team just spotted a OnePlus device with the model number PYB110 in their database. It's powered by the just-unveiled Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SoC, and the prototype which ran the benchmark had 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The phone also comes with a 185Hz refresh rate. Given these specs, this is clearly the upcoming OnePlus 16. As you can see from the image below, it scored 5,384,433 points in AnTuTu v12. It achieved a CPU score of 1,458,283, a GPU score of 2,010,584, a memory score of 766,362, and a UX score of 1,149,204. Of course this is just a preliminary...

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Motorola expands the reach of its Qira AI with the Android 17 update

Motorola (and parent company Lenovo) announced Qira, their shared personal AI assistant, at CES. While Qira has been available on some Lenovo devices for a while, it's only now finally starting to make its way to more Motorola smartphones, following its initial introduction on the Edge 70 Max. It will be arriving on more handsets with the Android 17 update, the company has confirmed today. Qira will only be rolling out to phones in the Signature, Razr, and Edge series. Motorola bills Qira as a "single AI experience that spans across Motorola and Lenovo products". It...

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Nothing OS 5.0 open beta based on Android 17 expands to more devices

Back in late August, Nothing unveiled the Nothing OS 5.0 update, based on Android 17, and proceeded to make it available as an open beta for the Nothing Phone (3). Since then, the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro has also joined the party earlier this month, and today the rollout is expanding to the Nothing Phone (4a), Nothing Phone (3a), and Nothing Phone (3a) Pro. [#InlinePriceWidget,13969,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14529,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14503,1#] Like with the Nothing Phone (3), the full instructions for joining the open beta program are available at the Source link below. In short,...

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The Signature 27 will be Motorola’s first smartphone with Bang & Olufsen audio

Motorola saw what Poco (and, before it, Redmi in China) did with Bose, and thought it wanted some of that co-branded audio action too. But it also stepped it up - all the way up to Bang & Olufsen's level. Motorola has entered into a multi-year partnership with the audio company, and as its teaser from yesterday showed us, the first smartphone to come with a B&O badge will be the Signature 27, which is expected to become official in just a few hours. Exceptional design. Exceptional sound.Motorola and @BangOlufsen are proud to announce a new global partnership, bringing Audio by Bang &...

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RedMagic 12 Pro+ is coming next month, design teased

The RedMagic 11 Pro+ launched in October last year, and nubia has now started teasing its successor, the RedMagic 12 Pro+. The upcoming gaming flagship is confirmed to launch next month with a redesigned look. In a post on Weibo, nubia confirmed that the RedMagic 12 Pro+ will launch in October. The company has also revealed some of the design changes coming to the gaming smartphone. According to nubia, the RedMagic 12 Pro+ will offer an excellent in-hand feel. The phone will be lighter and slimmer than the RedMagic 11 Pro+ and feature rounded corners instead of the boxier design of...

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Here are the display sizes and resolutions for next year’s Pro iPhones

Apple just released the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on Friday, and today we already have a new rumor about their successors. These are tentatively being called iPhone 20 Pro and iPhone 20 Pro Max, since next year is the 20th anniversary of the original iPhone - which is why Apple is expected to skip the number 19. [#InlinePriceWidget,14934,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14716,1#] So, according to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the iPhone 20 Pro will have a 6.41-inch screen with 1236x2686 resolution, while the iPhone 20 Pro Max will have a 6.96-inch display with 1340x2912 resolution....

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Motorola heard you like cameras so it put a lot of them on the Signature 27

Tomorrow during Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit, Motorola is going to showcase the Signature 27, its next flagship smartphone. Ahead of that, today the company has shown us the phone's camera island, and it's... well, take a look for yourself. Clearly the company wants to make a statement here about this phone's camera prowess. Or maybe it's a Yo Dawg joke. Or, as the saying goes, why not both? Anyway, jokes aside, the company has also announced a partnership with Bang & Olufsen. Exceptional design. Exceptional sound.Motorola and @BangOlufsen are proud to announce a new global...

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vivo X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max hands-on review

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Here’s an up-close look at the iPhone 18 Pro series variable aperture

The iPhone 18 Pro series brings the first variable aperture camera on an Apple device, and that’s been one of the main talking points for the new devices. The team over at iFixit have now posted their signature teardown of the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, which goes over all of the new components and devotes plenty of detail on the new variable aperture system. You can skip to the 7:25 mark in the video where the host begins poking away at the camera. The system is driven by its own magnets, and the six “leaf-shaped” blades that make up the aperture are extremely small. camera...

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Xiaomi 18 Pro series to launch on September 23 with hardware-level privacy screen

Xiaomi recently began teasing its flagship 18 Pro series and has now revealed more details about the phones, including their launch date, color options, and key specs. The company has also confirmed that the Xiaomi 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max will sport a hardware-level privacy display. The Xiaomi 18 Pro series will debut in China on September 23 with an upgraded rear display, HyperOS 4, and several other hardware improvements. The phones will feature a hardware-level privacy display, similar to the screen on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. Xiaomi has also revealed that the phones will use...

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OnePlus 16 design and color options officially revealed

While we still don’t have a launch date for the OnePlus 16, the company has now fully revealed the upcoming flagship’s design, color options, and RAM and storage configurations. The phone is also available for pre-reservation in China. The OnePlus 16 will look largely identical to its predecessor, the OnePlus 15, although it will be available in new color options. OnePlus has confirmed that the flagship will be offered in Dark Forest, which features a black finish, Mars Masterpiece, which comes in light orange, and Tomorrow Starlight (grey). The orange and Starlight variants will...

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EarFun Wave Pro X review

The Wave Pro X is EarFun's latest headphones and its newest flagship model. They feature a new dual dynamic driver design targeting low- and high-frequency ranges, as well as have eight microphones for voice pickup and active noise cancellation. In typical EarFun fashion, you also get loads of features, including digital and analog wired inputs, aptX Lossless and LDAC support, Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast support, and multi-point pairing. The headphones are priced at $130 and available in black. Let's see how they perform. Design and comfort The EarFun Wave Pro X are a...

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Deals: iPhone 18 Pro series goes on sale, Galaxy Z8 foldables get discounts

The iPhone 18 Pro series is now officially on sale in the UK. However, the latest iPhones are more expensive than last year, so it might be worth considering the iPhone 17 Pro models, which are currently available at a discount. Meanwhile, Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z8 foldables and Galaxy S26 lineup, along with a couple of Xiaomi flagships, are also on sale. The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max are available in new color options and come with an upgraded main rear camera with a variable aperture. The new phones are also powered by the 2nm A20 chipset. ...

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Weekly poll results: the iPhone Duo nailed the form factor, iPhone 18 Pro Max upstages the 18 Pro

Apple nailed it on its first try – no, Cupertino didn’t invent the wide foldable form factor, but the results from last week’s poll show that it was the best choice compared to releasing a book-style or a flip foldable. Just look at how small the yellow and orange segments are (they correspond to exactly those choices in the poll). Spec highlights: iPhone Duo • iPhone 18 Pro (Max) And yes, the $2,000 iPhone Duo is expensive – did anyone think that Apple would be the company to make foldables cheap? Of course not, but this price tag significantly limits the pool of potential...

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Oppo Find X10 series launch set, Galaxy S27 Pro and Ultra to pack M16 OLEDs, Week 38 in review

Another week in the books, these were the top stories in the third week of September. Oppo confirmed its launch plans for the Find X10 series. The Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max will be joined by the more affordable Find X10 E with all three set to launch in China on September 22 (Tuesday). The Pro Max is the headliner from the bunch and is expected to bring the brand-new Dimensity 9600 Pro chip, three 200MP cameras on the back and an 8,000mAh silicon-carbon battery. Oppo Find X10 series launch date, colors and storage options revealed The...

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Deals: iPhone 18 Pros launch, refurbished iPhone 17 Pros are expensive, Galaxy Z8 foldables discounted

The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max went on sale this week in the US, along with 64 other countries in the first wave. If you have your eyes set on an iPhone Duo, you will have to wait for over a month more to get it. As for the new Pro models, here is a reminder of their prices – they cost $100 more than the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max did last year. As is tradition, Apple stopped selling the old Pros when the new ones were unveiled – only non-Pro models last more than a year on Apple.com. But that doesn’t stop third-party retailers from selling older Pros as you’ll see below. ...

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This is when Motorola is unveiling the Signature 27

Motorola's Signature, its current flagship smartphone, came out in January, and now the company is almost ready to reveal its successor, the Signature 27. Motorola started teasing the upcoming device earlier this month, and today it has announced its unveiling date: September 22. That is also when Qualcomm is expected to unveil the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chipsets, during its Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii. Motorola specifically calls out the Snapdragon Summit, so it looks like the Signature 27 using one of those chips is a given. There’s more to...

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First iPhone 18 Pro teardown video is here

The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max have been released today, and there's already a teardown video of the former available on YouTube. Undoubtedly, many more will follow, but if you've been very anxiously waiting to take a peek inside the new iPhone 18 Pro, here's your first chance to do so below (beware the AI voice though). The teardown starts with the pentalobe screws on the bottom, then heat, a suction cup, and alcohol are used to remove the display. The smaller Dynamic Island is made possible by moving the infrared camera under the display, and the pixels on top of it are...

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Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max in for review

The iPhone 18 Pro Max could very well have been called the 17S Pro Max. It brings a chip update, some minor tweaks to the camera and new colors. Back in the day that basically amounted to an S-series update but Apple insists on a whole number update and in the midst of the global memory chip shortage is asking $100/€150/£100 more than last year's 17 Pro Max. There’s not much to talk about in terms of the unboxing experience. You still get a USB-C cable, which is … nice. At this point we’re not sure how many future iPhones will launch with bundled accessories, so a cable is better than...

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Apple, Samsung and Google face potential device ban in the US

A new investigation by the US International Trade Commission (USITC) over spatial audio patent infringement could result in bans for Apple, Samsung and Google devices in the US. BoomCloud 360 is a relatively small audio company based in California which focuses on cloud sound optimization software for movies, games and music. It also holds valuable patents in the domain of spatial audio, which have been the subject of the ongoing probe. The original complaint was filed back in August and includes three patent disputes which BoomCloud 360 claims are being infringed upon by devices...

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