Samsung uses the FE (aka "Fan Edition") line to bring out devices with decent high-end specs at lower prices than its proper flagships, and it now looks like Asus is a fan of this strategy. According to new certification documents from Malaysia and Thailand, Asus is working on the ROG Phone 9 FE, to complement the already available (even in the US now) ROG Phone 9 and ROG Phone 9 Pro. There's no doubt about the name, this appears in the certification documents very clearly. Unfortunately, specs for the FE model haven't been outed by these certifications, nor have there been any...
Samsung uses the FE (aka "Fan Edition") line to bring out devices with decent high-end specs at lower prices than its proper flagships, and it now looks like Asus is a fan of this strategy. According to new certification documents from Malaysia and Thailand, Asus is working on the ROG Phone 9 FE, to complement the already available (even in the US now) ROG Phone 9 and ROG Phone 9 Pro. There's no doubt about the name, this appears in the certification documents very clearly. Unfortunately, specs for the FE model haven't been outed by these certifications, nor have there been any...
Samsung’s first Galaxy Unpacked of the year is almost here as we inch closer to the official announcement of the Galaxy S25 series on Wednesday. If you’ve been eyeing a new phone, then Samsung US is offering an early chance to reserve one of the new S25 flagships. The process is straightforward – head this way and enter your name and email before 1PM ET/10AM PT time on January 22. You will then receive an email reminder once the Galaxy S25 pre-order begins (which should be just after the Galaxy Unpacked event). This isn’t a pre-order in any way, you don’t have to spend a cent now and if...
The Indian smartphone market grew by 5% in 2024, totaling 155.9 million shipments for the calendar year. The latest report from Canalys shows that vivo was India’s leading smartphone brand for 2024 in terms of shipments with 29.5 million units and a 19% market share. Xiaomi (including Poco) followed up in second place with an estimated 26.6 million shipments and a 17% market share, while Samsung came in third place with 25.7 million shipments and a 16% market share. Indian smartphone shipments (full-year 2024) Oppo (including OnePlus) managed 18.3 million shipments and gained a 12%...
The Galaxy A36 is expected to arrive later this year as the logical successor to last year’s Galaxy A35 and it just bagged another key listing. The device was spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) regulatory page with the same SM-A366E/DS identifier. Galaxy A36 (SM-A366E/DS) on BIS database In addition to the listing, Samsung Kazakhstan and Samsung Russia both listed the Galaxy A36 (SM-A366E/DS) support pages, signaling an imminent launch. Samsung Galaxy A36 (SM-A366E/DS) support page on Samsung Kazakhstan Galaxy A36 is expected to launch with an updated design...
MediaTek might launch the Dimensity 9400+ as soon as this quarter, suggested leakster Digital Chat Station. The source indicated that the CPU of the new chip will be overclocked, and we can expect to see devices incorporating it soon after. DCS suggested we will see two new phones: one featuring a "smaller flat panel with a periscope camera on the back” and a "larger cameraphone," both equipped with flat panels (without any 2.5D curves). It’s still too soon to determine if these devices are the vivo X200S and the Oppo Find X8S. MediaTek typically introduces the Plus variant of its...
TikTok is back up in the US but a lot of its competitors have been making moves to attract its users these past few days, and today X announced its own bid to convince TikTok defectors to join its network. X now has a vertical video feed with its own dedicated tab in the app. This is unsurprisingly only available in the US for now, as that's where TikTok ceased operations for a few hours. you better not be making a dedicated video tab when I get homeme: pic.twitter.com/ZbmLBmSbDp— X (@X) January 20, 2025 Considering the fact that TikTok is operating in the US again, it's unclear...
TikTok is back up in the US but a lot of its competitors have been making moves to attract its users these past few days, and today X announced its own bid to convince TikTok defectors to join its network. X now has a vertical video feed with its own dedicated tab in the app. This is unsurprisingly only available in the US for now, as that's where TikTok ceased operations for a few hours. you better not be making a dedicated video tab when I get homeme: pic.twitter.com/ZbmLBmSbDp— X (@X) January 20, 2025 Considering the fact that TikTok is operating in the US again, it's unclear...
TikTok wasn’t the only high-profile app banned in the US recently, as fellow ByteDance video editing app CapCut also went dark. Meta wasted no time capitalizing on the situation and announced its own free video editor for creators called Edits. The app is currently on pre-order in the US App Store and is expected to go live next month. Instagram head Adam Mosseri also confirmed that an Android version is “coming soon”. Edits app interface Edits allows users to capture and edit footage for vertical-style videos, which can then be posted on any platform. If you choose to...
TikTok users in the United States can celebrate as their beloved app is back online. 170 million Americans were greeted on Sunday with the news of the app's ban, and upon opening it, they encountered a pop-up indicating that the law prohibiting TikTok has been put into effect. After 13 hours, the app reported that it was working on restoring services and expressed gratitude to President Trump for offering "the necessary clarity and assurance" that the company will not face penalties if it continued its operations. Notifications from TikTok app during ban and after ban President...