YouTube is gaining some new improvements apparently based on user feedback. First off, fine-tunable playback speed will let you change it in 0.05 increments (as opposed to 0.25 now). The maximum is still 2x, by the way. YouTube is also expanding its sleep timer to all users, which works just as you'd expect. You can set the timer to stop playback in 10, 15, 20, 30, or 45 minutes, in one hour, or when the current video ends. This has previously been available for Premium users. Browsing in landscape mode will be improved on iOS later this year, and the in-app miniplayer is now...

Apple announced its new iPad mini (2024) with a simple press release. It’s one of the most minor updates in iPad history with the main addition being the Apple A17 Pro chip which made its debut on last year’s iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. It replaces the iPad mini (2021) which launched back in 2021 and will be in line to receive Apple Intelligence when it begins its gradual rollout with iPadOS 18.1 later this month. Apart from the more modern chip, the new mini features 128GB base storage (up from 64GB) and updated connectivity with support for Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 and a faster USB...

A few weeks ago, Samsung demonstrated how Galaxy AI features can be used to increase your productivity. Now the company is focusing more on the fun side of AI and is showing off a few ways to enhance your vacation photos and videos before sharing them with friends. Galaxy AI is available on a variety of high-end Galaxy phones, but Samsung is focusing on the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6. Have you ever looked at a video you recorded and thought “this would have looked awesome in slow motion”? While you can’t go back and re-record the moment, you can use the Instant Slow-Mo feature of...

Realme P1 Speed is the third member in the growing Realme P-series and made its official debut in India today. Realme P1 Speed in Brushed Blue and Textured Titanium The phone is equipped with a 6.67-inch OLED with FHD+ 120Hz, Dimensity 7300 Energy chipset and a 5,000 mAh battery with 45W charging. The back houses a 50MP main cam which is joined by a 2MP depth helper. You also get a 16MP front-facing shooter inside the punch-hole cutout on the front. The software side is covered by realme UI 5.0 based on Android 14. The device is available with 8/12GB RAM and 128/256GB...

Give it up for UncleKanshan – the tipster correctly predicted that Huawei will unveil the nova 13 series on October 22. Well, the company sort of did that already as it has begun taking pre-reservations for two new models, albeit without announcing their specifications first. The Huawei nova 13 and nova 13 Pro are up on Vmall. You can put down a small CNY 100 deposit and get CNY 150 back when the phones are officially announced. You also enter a lottery with a chance to win one of 3,000 Starry handbags. Huawei nova 13 • Huawei nova 13 Pro While Huawei didn’t reveal any specs,...

Oppo is gearing up for an event on October 24, and we expect the Find X8 series to go official. We also learned that the Pad 3 Pro tablet and the Enco X3 earphones will be revealed, as we saw them in leaked press images. The Find X8 and Find X8 Pro smartphones will have similar designs, but only the Pro will get the Quick Capture button. Here is the vanilla version with a flat frame and practically no curvature on its screen in all four colors: Pink, White, Blue, and Black. Oppo Find X8 The Find X8 Pro's screen is slightly curved on all four...

Oppo is gearing up for an event on October 24, and we expect the Find X8 series to go official. We also learned that the Pad 3 Pro tablet and the Enco X3 earphones will be revealed, as we saw them in leaked press images. The Find X8 and Find X8 Pro smartphones will have similar designs, but only the Pro will get the Quick Capture button. Here is the vanilla version with a flat frame and practically no curvature on its screen in all four colors: Pink, White, Blue, and Black. Oppo Find X8 The Find X8 Pro's screen is slightly curved on all four...

Huawei’s HarmonyOS Next has been in development for a few years now but the commercially ready version is finally getting a launch date – October 22 which is also the rumored launch date for the Nova 13 series. HarmonyOS Next launch poster HarmonyOS Next is a monumental step for Huawei’s software ambitions as it will abandon the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and support for Android applications in place of its in-house code and apps. The developer version was released last summer and Huawei’s software division has been busy with developing an ecosystem of apps and services...

Honor needed no fanfare to release its latest entry-level smartphones – X5b and X5b Plus. The devices are available in several Middle East markets; as the names suggest, they are closely related. Honor did make the Plus slightly better, but similarities are more than the differences. Honor X5b and X5b Plus have an LTE-only Helio G36 chipset and run Android 14 with MagicOS 8.0 on top. The screen is a basic 6.56" LCD with a waterdrop notch, 720p resolution and 90 Hz refresh rate. The selfie camera mounted inside the notch has a 5 MP sensor. Around the back there are 50 MP main...