According to the prolific Chinese leaker who goes by Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the upcoming Xiaomi 18 will come with a periscope telephoto camera. In fact, it's very likely to be the same 50MP f/3.0 camera with 5x optical zoom that the Xiaomi 17 Pro uses. The Xiaomi 18 will also get an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, wireless charging support, as well as very high dust and water resistance. It's expected to use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 SoC, though it's still unclear which one - rumor has it there will be the 8 Elite Gen 6 but also an 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro. Xiaomi may opt for the...
According to the prolific Chinese leaker who goes by Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the upcoming Xiaomi 18 will come with a periscope telephoto camera. In fact, it's very likely to be the same 50MP f/3.0 camera with 5x optical zoom that the Xiaomi 17 Pro uses. The Xiaomi 18 will also get an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, wireless charging support, as well as very high dust and water resistance. It's expected to use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 SoC, though it's still unclear which one - rumor has it there will be the 8 Elite Gen 6 but also an 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro. Xiaomi may opt for the...
According to Omdia, vivo led India's smartphone market in 2025, grabbing 21% of the pie with 32.1 million shipments. It was followed by Samsung with 15% and 23 million shipments, Oppo and Xiaomi with 13% each (20 million and 19.7 million shipments, respectively), and Apple with 10% from 15.1 million units shipped. Compared to 2024, vivo grew 19% in 2025, Oppo grew 10%, Apple grew a whopping 28%, while Samsung fell 11% and Xiaomi shipments declined by 26%. Overall smartphone sales in India in 2025 were 1% lower than in 2024 at 154.2 million units. In the fourth quarter of 2025, vivo...
Spotify is in the news today and not because of yet another price hike, believe it or not. Instead, a new report has uncovered a feature that's coming soon to Spotify's audiobooks. It's called Page Match and it's pretty clever - it lets you take a photo of a page in a physical book, and once you do that Spotify will take you to the exact same spot in the audiobook. This lets you easily jump from the audio version to a physical text, if you're so inclined. What's more, it's bidirectional - so it also lets you know what page in the physical book the place you're at in the audiobook...
Spotify is in the news today and not because of yet another price hike, believe it or not. Instead, a new report has uncovered a feature that's coming soon to Spotify's audiobooks. It's called Page Match and it's pretty clever - it lets you take a photo of a page in a physical book, and once you do that Spotify will take you to the exact same spot in the audiobook. This lets you easily jump from the audio version to a physical text, if you're so inclined. What's more, it's bidirectional - so it also lets you know what page in the physical book the place you're at in the audiobook...
Seemingly out of nowhere, TCL announced it plans to acquire Sony’s home entertainment branch, including TVs and home audio equipment. The two companies are set to enter a joint venture, with TCL controlling a commanding 51% share. As per the press release, the TCL-led venture will “leverage Sony's high-quality picture and audio technology, brand value and operational expertise” combined with “TCL's advanced display technology, global scale advantages, industrial footprint, end-to-end cost efficiency”. Furthermore, the products will still carry Sony and Bravia branding. The new...
Seemingly out of nowhere, TCL announced it plans to acquire Sony’s home entertainment branch, including TVs and home audio equipment. The two companies are set to enter a joint venture, with TCL controlling a commanding 51% share. As per the press release, the TCL-led venture will “leverage Sony's high-quality picture and audio technology, brand value and operational expertise” combined with “TCL's advanced display technology, global scale advantages, industrial footprint, end-to-end cost efficiency”. Furthermore, the products will still carry Sony and Bravia branding. The new...
Samsung’s One UI 8.5 Beta 4 update for the Galaxy S25 series is expected to roll out this week. Ahead of its release, a tipster has revealed key details about the update, including the full changelog. The tipster shared the changelog and firmware version for the One UI 8.5 Beta 4 for the Galaxy S25. It will reportedly carry the firmware version ZZAB. As per the leaked changelog, the Beta 4 will include an updated Bixby, which showed up on a Reddit thread earlier this month. The update will address several bugs, including an issue with search history in the Phone app and problems...
A pair of unreleased Motorola phones were spotted on a Greek retailer’s website. Not to be confused with the Moto G67 Power, the vanilla Moto G67 is a Dimensity 6300-equipped budget entry featuring a 6.8" AMOLED with FHD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The listing confirms a 32MP selfie camera up front, alongside a 50MP rear shooter (LYTIA 600) and an 8MP ultrawide lens. Moto G67 The device is IP64 rated and equipped with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. It brings a hybrid dual SIM slot that accommodates a single nanoSIM card and a microSD card for storage expansion. The phone...
A pair of unreleased Motorola phones were spotted on a Greek retailer’s website. Not to be confused with the Moto G67 Power, the vanilla Moto G67 is a Dimensity 6300-equipped budget entry featuring a 6.8" AMOLED with FHD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The listing confirms a 32MP selfie camera up front, alongside a 50MP rear shooter (LYTIA 600) and an 8MP ultrawide lens. Moto G67 The device is IP64 rated and equipped with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. It brings a hybrid dual SIM slot that accommodates a single nanoSIM card and a microSD card for storage expansion. The phone...