Do you miss the days when Motorolas could be styled with real wood backs? The new Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has a real wood option along with two vegan leather colorways – Forest Grey and Peach Fuzz (Pantone’s Color of the Year 2024). Motorola Edge 50 Ultra Nordic Wood There was no Ultra model last year, so this isn’t a sequel but rather an upgrade over the Edge 50 Pro that was unveiled a couple of weeks ago. The Ultra brings more processing power and a better camera setup compared to the Pro. Motorola Edge 50 Ultra Forest Gray and Peach Fuzz It is based on...
Motorola has announced the pricing and availability of the Moto G64 introduced in India last week. Its 8GB/128GB model is priced at INR14,999 ($180/€170) and 12GB/256GB at INR16,999 ($205/€190). Both models will be available in Mint Green, Pearl Blue, and Ice Lilac colors through Motorola's official Indian website, Flipkart, and leading retail stores starting April 23. The Motorola Moto G64 is the world's first smartphone powered by the Dimensity 7025 SoC. It runs Android 14 out of the box and will be upgraded to Android 15. It will also receive security updates for three...
Global smartphone shipments are up by 11% in Q1 of 2024 as per the latest Canalys report. Consumer demand has picked up momentum thanks to the more favorable economic climate. Samsung regained the top spot with an estimated 20% market share backed by strong demand for the Galaxy S24 series and its Galaxy AI. Apple came in second with a 16% share of the market with less than stellar demand for its iPhone following a strong Q4 where Cupertino topped the charts. Xiaomi rounded off the top-three podium with a 14% share of the market thanks to solid demand for its Redmi series in the...
The Nothing Phone (2a) is receiving its third software update in one month. We are talking about the Nothing OS 2.5.5 update, which comes with the April 2024 Android security patch, camera improvements, and bug fixes. Nothing says the update improves camera color saturation and optimizes the blur accuracy in Portrait Mode while enhancing the camera-loading speed. Additionally, it optimizes the overall gaming performance and system stability. You can check the image below for the update's complete changelog. Nothing Phone (2a)'s Nothing OS 2.5.5 update changelog If you...
Last year, YouTube launched a full-on assault against ad blockers in October, following an initial small scale experiment in June. Now, many months later, the crackdown is expanding. YouTube has announced that it will be commencing enforcement of its anti-ad blocker policy on third-party apps that violate YouTube's Terms of Service. YouTube specifically calls out "ad-blocking apps", on this occasion, although we assume third-party players with ad blocking built-in could also be a target. As for ad blocking apps, ones like AdGuard let you open YouTube within the ad blocking app,...
Last year, YouTube launched a full-on assault against ad blockers in October, following an initial small scale experiment in June. Now, many months later, the crackdown is expanding. YouTube has announced that it will be commencing enforcement of its anti-ad blocker policy on third-party apps that violate YouTube's Terms of Service. YouTube specifically calls out "ad-blocking apps", on this occasion, although we assume third-party players with ad blocking built-in could also be a target. As for ad blocking apps, ones like AdGuard let you open YouTube within the ad blocking app,...
Google might be looking to reset people's perceptions of its foldable smartphone efforts. Following up the Pixel Fold from last year should be the Pixel Fold 2, but a new report today claims it's been renamed and will actually be sold as the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Furthermore, as we already heard once before, this device could make its debut at Google's annual hardware unveiling event this October, and not at Google I/O in May like its predecessor. Google Pixel Fold 2 / Pixel 9 Pro Fold leaked CAD-based render Thus, in October, Google might be set to announce not two smartphones as it...
Every fall (or autumn, depending on which English you prefer), Xiaomi launches a couple of new "T" models - high-end devices that are not quite the top of the line, but close. Last year we had the 13T and 13T Pro, and so this year the 14T and 14T Pro should follow. Today a new leak has emerged giving us some details about these two upcoming devices. Let's start with the Pro. This one is said to be based on the upcoming Redmi K70 Ultra for the Chinese market. That being said, it won't be a straight-up rebrand, as the 14T Pro will have some upgrades compared to the model it will be based...
Every fall (or autumn, depending on which English you prefer), Xiaomi launches a couple of new "T" models - high-end devices that are not quite the top of the line, but close. Last year we had the 13T and 13T Pro, and so this year the 14T and 14T Pro should follow. Today a new leak has emerged giving us some details about these two upcoming devices. Let's start with the Pro. This one is said to be based on the upcoming Redmi K70 Ultra for the Chinese market. That being said, it won't be a straight-up rebrand, as the 14T Pro will have some upgrades compared to the model it will be based...