Poco is once again rumored to unveil the M8 Pro in January, and today a new rumor from a tipster over on X claims to shed more light on what we should expect from the device. According to this source, the Poco M8 Pro will be identical to the upcoming Redmi Note 15 Pro+ in every way bar one. The key difference will be in the camera department, where, the tipster says, "Poco swaps the 200MP 4x optical zoom periscope telephoto camera for a 50MP main camera on the rear". That doesn't make a lot of sense - how can you replace a telephoto camera with a main camera? Poco M7 Pro 5G So...
After the introduction of Gemini 3 Pro last month, today Google has unveiled Gemini 3 Flash. This is the faster model, as its name implies. It's built from the ground up for speed, in fact Google says it feels as fast as a Google search for most prompts. Gemini 3 Flash is now the default model in the Gemini app - you're using it if you select "Fast" or "Thinking". Gemini 3 Pro is used if you pick "Pro" in the app. Google says Gemini 3 Pro is still "the best choice for advanced math and code", but is confident that Flash will do for everything else. Of course, Flash is easier on...
Following the developer-focused release which came out yesterday, today Apple has made the first public betas of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 available to those who are part of its beta program. With iOS 26.3 you get an easier way to transfer your data to an Android device if you're switching to that. This is something that's also being added to Android by Google. There's a new Notification Forwarding feature for third-party wearables in the EU, which allows notifications to be forwarded from an iPhone to a third-party device as the name implies. This was mandated by the EU and ensures...
One way to drive hype about a new product is to supply way less of it than is demanded, and then wait for all the "sold out" headlines to appear. This seems to be exactly what Samsung is doing in Korea with the Galaxy Z TriFold, which already sold out once, in mere minutes, when it first went on sale a few days ago. The company then promised a restock for this week, and this has happened earlier today. Once again, it sold out - in two minutes this time. But here's the thing - reports say the initial stock that sold out the first time was 1,000 units, and the total "initial sales volume"...
The upcoming Realme 16 Pro+ has been officially certified for sale in China by TENAA, and this process has thankfully revealed the phone's specs. It comes with a 6.8-inch AMOLED screen with 1280x2800 resolution, a 200MP main camera, a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with 3.5x optical zoom, an 8MP ultrawide, a 50MP selfie snapper, and a battery rated at 6,850 mAh, which will most likely be advertised as having a 7,000 mAh typical capacity. The device will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC, paired with 8/12/16/24GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB of storage. There's an...
A recent court ruling in the US has EU app developers protesting – the 9th Circuit Court ordered Apple to stop charging developers for payments outside the App Store. Now European devs want the same and call on the EU to act, saying that this creates an unfair advantage for US-based developers. This goes against EU laws – as a “gatekeeper”, Apple is required to allow developers to charge customers outside of the App Store without paying fees. That is not quite what Apple promised, though. Following a €500 million fine, the company announced a new two-tier system for Apple Store Service...
The global market for wrist-worn smart devices – a category that combines smartwatches with the simpler fitness trackers – has reached 150+ million units shipped during the first three quarters of this year. This represents a 10% increase over the same period last year, IDC reports. Of those, smartwatches accounted for nearly 120 million units, up 7.3% year-on-year. The simple and affordable fitness trackers saw a bigger increase in demand, up 21.3% year-on-year, with a total of 32.86 million units. Huawei was the global leader during these 9 months. The Huawei Watch GT 6 and Watch GT 6...
Today, OnePlus focuses on value-for-money devices with the unveiling of the OnePlus 15R, plus a new Go tablet and a Lite smartwatch. We’ve covered the phone in a separate article - now let’s have a look at the tablet and watch. OnePlus Pad Go 2 The OnePlus Pad Go 2 brings a larger 12.1” display, up from 11.35” on the original. It has the same 7:5 aspect ratio, which the company has dubbed “ReadFit”, but the new display is a bit sharper (284ppi). This is a higher quality panel to boot, with 98% DCI-P3 coverage, 900 nits HBM mode and Dolby Vision support for movies and TV...
OnePlus already partially announced the OnePlus 15R last month, but we finally have its entire specs and pricing details. We knew the 15R would share most of its key specs with the China-exclusive OnePlus Ace 6T, but the 15R does come with some minor differences. While the Ace 6T features a gargantuan 8,300mAh battery, the 15R dials down to a 7,400mAh cell, which is still quite impressive. It’s using a silicon-carbon (Si-C) anode and supports slightly slower 80W wired charging compared to the Ace 6T’s 100W speeds. OnePlus 15R in Charcoal Black and Mint Breeze The 15R does...
Huawei is set to introduce its Nova 15 series smartphones on December 22, and they will be joined by a special anniversary edition Huawei Watch. This appears to be a limited edition version of the Huawei Watch 5 and not an entirely new device. Huawei Watch 10th Anniversary Edition It’s actually meant to commemorate Huawei’s ten-year anniversary in the smartwatch market following the launch of the original Huawei Watch back in 2015. That device was actually quite impressive for the time, featuring a 1.4-inch AMOLED display with fairly slim bezels and running Google’s Android...