Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship SoC in September at its Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii, where it also introduced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 without providing specifics and said it would be launched in 2025. Today, Qualcomm's Chinese branch announced that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC will launch on November 26. The brand didn't reveal the complete specs and features of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5; however, back in September, it had described the SoC as a mobile platform developed "to give you more choices and flexibility, while still delivering flagship...
Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship SoC in September at its Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii, where it also introduced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 without providing specifics and said it would be launched in 2025. Today, Qualcomm's Chinese branch announced that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC will launch on November 26. The brand didn't reveal the complete specs and features of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5; however, back in September, it had described the SoC as a mobile platform developed "to give you more choices and flexibility, while still delivering flagship...
The Poco F8 Ultra and F8 Pro are set to launch globally on November 26. In the lead-up to the event, Poco has been steadily teasing key specifications. After confirming the chipsets powering both models recently, the company has now revealed their battery capacities as well. The Poco F8 Ultra will pack a 6,500mAh battery. On the other hand, the Poco F8 Pro will come with a 6,210mAh battery. Poco hasn’t disclosed the charging speeds yet, but those details are likely to be revealed soon. The Poco F8 Ultra and F8 Pro are rebranded versions of the Redmi K90 Pro Max and Redmi K90....
The Poco F8 Ultra and F8 Pro are set to launch globally on November 26. In the lead-up to the event, Poco has been steadily teasing key specifications. After confirming the chipsets powering both models recently, the company has now revealed their battery capacities as well. The Poco F8 Ultra will pack a 6,500mAh battery. On the other hand, the Poco F8 Pro will come with a 6,210mAh battery. Poco hasn’t disclosed the charging speeds yet, but those details are likely to be revealed soon. The Poco F8 Ultra and F8 Pro are rebranded versions of the Redmi K90 Pro Max and Redmi K90....
WhatsApp is huge, and its growth came in part from how easy it is to find people using the service - all you need is their phone number. Unfortunately, this also means every WhatsApp user's phone number was, up until very recently, easily obtainable by anyone -including any nefarious hacker group out there. This has been revealed by Austrian researchers, who were able to extract phone numbers for all 3.5 billion WhatsApp users. And for around 57% of those 3.5 billion users, the researchers were also able to access their profile photos, and for another 29%, the text on their...
DJI's latest action camera, the Osmo Action 6, is now official. Its headline features are the big 1/1.1" type sensor, the variable aperture ranging from f/2.0 to f/4.0, and the four-hour battery life from its 1,950 mAh battery. The camera has a 155-degree native field of view, and the new sensor offers up to 13.5 stops of dynamic range. It records in 4K at 120fps in 4:3, and the company promises better low-light quality thanks to the bigger sensor. SuperNight mode clearly captures 4K video at 60fps in low light conditions. DJI's 10-bit D-Log M color system preserves highlight and...
Google is launching Gemini 3. The latest suite of AI models is of course its best yet, and comes to replace Gemini 2.5, which was introduced in May at Google I/O. Gemini 3 is rolling out in AI Mode in Google Search (for Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers), and also in the Gemini app for everyone. Google CEO Sundar Pichai says it's "much better at figuring out the context and intent behind your request, so you get what you need with less prompting". Google says Gemini 3 is "the best model in the world for multimodal understanding", delivering "richer visualizations and deeper...
Xiaomi just published its results for the third quarter, and the company is also warning that global memory chip prices will drive smartphone prices up. Memory is getting more expensive because of the AI bubble/boom (pick which one you want/believe in). Memory makers like Samsung are deprioritizing memory production for phones, since the data center market for AI is where the money's at right now. Xiaomi 17 Pro Max According to Xiaomi President Lu Weibing, all of this means next year's smartphones will be even more expensive than this year's. "I expect pressure to be much heavier...
The iQOO 15 became official last month, and back in August we heard that it would eventually be joined by an iQOO 15 Mini device, which was supposed to have a 6.3" flat screen with average bezel size and an embedded ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. There would also be a 7,000 mAh battery keeping the lights on. That all sounds pretty nice, but according to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, iQOO has ceased development of the iQOO 15 Mini. If this pans out, then the iQOO 15 is only going to be joined by the iQOO 15 Ultra (which may be called Pro instead) next year. This device has been...
The iQOO 15 became official last month, and back in August we heard that it would eventually be joined by an iQOO 15 Mini device, which was supposed to have a 6.3" flat screen with average bezel size and an embedded ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. There would also be a 7,000 mAh battery keeping the lights on. That all sounds pretty nice, but according to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, iQOO has ceased development of the iQOO 15 Mini. If this pans out, then the iQOO 15 is only going to be joined by the iQOO 15 Ultra (which may be called Pro instead) next year. This device has been...