Nothing launched the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro in March, and now it's apparently busy working on their successors. Today a new rumor purports to bring us some details about them. The Nothing Phone (4a) and (4a) Pro will use Snapdragon 7 series chips, presumably the latest Gen 4. It's unclear if they'll both go for the 7 Gen 4 or the 7s Gen 4, or if the vanilla model will get the 7s Gen 4 and the Pro will get the 7 Gen 4. Only the Pro will support eSIM, as per this source. There are some colors mentioned too, though the formatting makes it impossible to tell which phone these are...

A recent rumor suggested that Xiaomi could unveil the 17 Ultra in China on December 26. Now, a new report claims the company has already begun accepting blind pre-orders for the device. The report notes that the Xiaomi Home retail staff have started to send invites to Mi Fans to join a blind pre-order program for an upcoming phone, which is expected to be the Xiaomi 17 Ultra. According to the report, interested customers can place a blind pre-order by paying a CNY 100 fee, which also grants them access to exclusive benefits. Xiaomi is rumored to officially announce the blind...

A recent rumor suggested that Xiaomi could unveil the 17 Ultra in China on December 26. Now, a new report claims the company has already begun accepting blind pre-orders for the device. The report notes that the Xiaomi Home retail staff have started to send invites to Mi Fans to join a blind pre-order program for an upcoming phone, which is expected to be the Xiaomi 17 Ultra. According to the report, interested customers can place a blind pre-order by paying a CNY 100 fee, which also grants them access to exclusive benefits. Xiaomi is rumored to officially announce the blind...

Huawei held a product launch event in Dubai today where it introduced the Mate X7 for the global market. Alongside the foldable, Huawei also announced global availability for three other devices – the FreeClip 2 earbuds, the Watch Ultimate Design smartwatch and the MatePad 11.5 S 2025 tablet. Huawei FreeClip 2 FreeClip 2 were already announced in China earlier this year as the successor to 2023’s original FreeClip. The new model follows a similar approach in terms of design, with a C-shaped design that sits on your ears. Huawei FreeClip 2 FreeClip 2 get 10.8 mm...

The Galaxy S26 Ultra is set to become the first Samsung phone to support faster than 45W wired charging and the company is laying the groundwork for that with the launch of its new 60W charger. It’s called simply the Samsung 60W Power Adapter (model number: EP-T6010NBEGWW) and it has appeared on the Samsung.com branches for various countries – all around Europe (e.g. Austria, Sweden, Romania), but also South America (Peru) and parts of the Middle East (Levant). The charger has one USB-C port and supports Super Fast Charging 2.0. It boasts a low standby power draw of just 5mW. It...

Just a few weeks after its announcement in China, the Huawei Mate X7 has now made its way on the global stage. The foldable brings several key updates over its predecessor, including IP58 and IP59 ingress protection, Huawei’s latest Kirin 9030 Pro chipset, a new telephoto camera and a slightly larger battery. Mate X7 also gets slightly larger displays - a 6.49-inch cover screen with a 20.4:9 aspect ratio and an 8-inch main screen with an 8:7.3 ratio. Both are LTPO OLEDs with a 1-120Hz variable refresh rate and 1,440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming. The cover screen features Crystal Armour...

Ayaneo is entering the smartphone market, and its first device will take a different approach from the current crop of gaming phones. The Pocket Play is set to launch soon with a slide-out controller, which immediately invokes memories of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play from 2011. While Ayaneo hasn’t disclosed any specs or pricing for its gaming phone, we get to see its design, which looks premium and well put. The slide-out controller houses a D-pad, ABXY buttons and a pair of touchpads which would function as joysticks. The device also has L1, L2 and R1, R2 shoulder...

Last week, Apple announced the winners of its 2025 App Store Awards for various product categories. Now, Apple has revealed which apps and games were downloaded the most by iPhone and iPad users in 2025. Let's talk about the top free iPhone apps first. The list was topped by ChatGPT, which was followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, and WhatsApp. Moving to paid iPhone apps, HotSchedules ranked first, followed by Shadowrocket, Procreate Pocket, AnkiMobile Flashcards, and Paprika Recipe Manager 3. In the games category, BlockBlast! was the most downloaded free game for iPhone users....

Spotify has introduced a new personalization feature called Prompted Playlists, giving users greater control over the algorithm to create more deeply tailored playlists. The Prompted Playlists feature lets users describe what they want to hear through a simple text prompt, and even set custom rules such as how frequently or when the playlist should be updated. Spotify then draws on the user’s entire listening history to generate a truly personalized playlist. For each song recommendation, users will also get context and description on why it was chosen. The feature also offers...

Xiaomi’s revamped HyperOS 3 continues to check devices off its to-do list, though some patience is still required. Here is the latest batch of phones to receive the Android 16-based update, according to ITHome. Note that this is for Chinese units, global models are a month behind. HyperOS 3 reaches more Xiaomi phones Also, this is a gradual rollout, meaning units will get the update in batches instead of all at once. The update is now focusing on 2023 devices like the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3, the Xiaomi 13 series. Several Redmi Note phones are on the list, ranging from 2023 to 2025...