A few days ago a rumor from China claimed Xiaomi is going to unveil the 17 Ultra in December. That would be around two months earlier than its predecessor, which only arrived in February. Today a new rumor from a tipster over on X claims to narrow down the 17 Ultra's launch timeline even further, pegging it to the fourth week of December. Checking our calendar, that's the week that starts on December 22 and ends on December 28. Xiaomi 15 Ultra We've seen a lot of launches by Chinese brands happening earlier this year than in 2024, including from Xiaomi with the 17, 17 Pro, and 17...

Modular phones never took off and cases that add functionality are pretty rare – maybe that is because Apple hasn’t taken a crack at it yet. Leakster Instant Digital says that “Apple will invest heavily in official protective cases in the future”. The goal is to transform the cases into “second touch interfaces”. What does that mean? The leakster is pretty vague about it. Is it a full-blown second touchscreen like LG and Asus have made in the past? It doesn’t sound like it. Will it be a touch pad like the ones we see on iPad keyboard covers? Unclear. LG V50 ThinQ Dual Screen •...

X (Twitter at the time) launched encrypted DMs in mid-2023 – now the company is enhancing this functionality and launching it as a full-blown chat application. The app is simply called “Chat” and sells itself on privacy – it promises end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats and file sharing, disappearing messages, a feature that blocks screenshots and more. You can edit and delete sent messages. X promises “No ads. No tracking. Total privacy.” X’s new Chat app This is a fully-featured messenger with support for voice and video calls. A voice memo feature is in the works too,...

After a lot of teasers and rumors, today Honor has officially announced that it's unveiling the 500 and 500 Pro on November 24. Ahead of that, their full specs have been leaked today. The Honor 500 allegedly has a 6.55-inch 1264x2736 LTPS flat OLED screen with "1.5K" resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 3,840Hz PWM dimming, a 200MP main camera with a 1/1.4" type sensor, a 12MP ultrawide, a 50MP selfie camera, and an 8,000 mAh battery with support for 80W wired charging. It's powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC. It boasts a metal frame, dual stereo speakers, and it's rated IP68, IP69, and...

Oppo just unveiled the Reno15 and Reno15 Pro in China, and during the launch event for those two, the company also teased the Reno15c. This will be the cheapest option of the bunch, and will arrive in December. Unfortunately, the company hasn't shared any specs for the 15c, only showed the slide you can see below. The design is clearly very similar to that of the other two members of the family, unsurprisingly. As it will be the cheapest of the three, expect the 15c to also be the lowest-end. We'll let you know when we find out more about it. Source (in Chinese)

Oppo just unveiled the Reno15 and Reno15 Pro in China, and during the launch event for those two, the company also teased the Reno15c. This will be the cheapest option of the bunch, and will arrive in December. Unfortunately, the company hasn't shared any specs for the 15c, only showed the slide you can see below. The design is clearly very similar to that of the other two members of the family, unsurprisingly. As it will be the cheapest of the three, expect the 15c to also be the lowest-end. We'll let you know when we find out more about it. Source (in Chinese)