The Oppo Reno14 series, unveiled last month in China, will make its international debut on July 1 at the OOO Music Festival in Malaysia at 6PM local time. The Reno14 series comprises two smartphones - Reno14 and Reno14 Pro. We've also heard of the Reno14 F, but it's unclear whether that will go official on July 1 or will be unveiled separately. #OPPOReno14Series5G is pulling up at OOO Music Festival this 1 July 2025, 6PM📍 Heritage Valley, Asian Heritage RowALL of you are invited ✨Yup, it’s a new launch at a music fest 🥳 Say less—buy your tickets now: https://t.co/6L3scDAglt...
According to legendary leaker Evan Blass, Samsung's next Unpacked event is taking place on July 9 at 10 AM EDT (that's 7 AM in LA, 3 PM in London, 4 PM in Paris and Berlin, 7:30 PM in India, and 11 PM in Korea). The use of that time zone in the leak seems to confirm the rumored location of New York City as well, although not specifically mentioned. This event has initially been rumored to take place in early July, then mid-July, and now we finally have an actual date to speak of. For what it's worth, last year Samsung's summer event was on July 10. At this year's July Unpacked,...
Google Maps' feature that uses AI to predict when walking or taking transit will get you to your destination in roughly the same amount of time as driving is headed to Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Warsaw. In cities like Hamburg, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Rome, Zurich, Budapest, Vienna, and Brussels, you will be able to see where you have dedicated cycling lanes, along with details like heavy car traffic or steep hills. Google Maps' new features for Europe There's also a new option to use fuel-efficient routing for driving, which is live globally, and you can see when you'll be...
Google's AI Mode is getting a new feature: Search Live. This is like Gemini Live, but inside the Google app for iOS and Android. It's currently limited to users in the US, who are enrolled into the AI Mode experiment in Labs. Like Gemini Live, it lets you have "a free-flowing, back-and-forth voice conversation with Search", Google says. The company bills it as the perfect way to search when you're on the go or multitasking. You just need to open the Google app, tap the new Live icon, and then speak your question. You can then follow-up with another question, and so on. You'll get...
The Fairphone 6 is apparently launching on June 25, and ahead of that we've already seen it in a leaked render, and then its specs got leaked a couple of days ago. Today, a lot more official-looking images of the phone have been outed, showing it in all of its three colors - Forest Green, Cloud White, and Horizon Black. Fairphone 6 in Forest Green The Fairphone 6 has an easily removable lower back cover which makes the battery accessible for quick removal - although this isn't glued, you will have to remove some screws to get it out. Other components that are easy to...
Xiaomi's self-developed chipset, the Xring O1, made its debut inside the Xiaomi 15S Pro smartphone, which launched last month along with the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra tablet. Now it looks like Xiaomi is developing another tablet, the Pad 7S Pro. This one will use the Xring O1 just like the Pad 7 Ultra, but given the branding should be smaller. The Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro, for reference, has an 11.2-inch screen vs. the Ultra's 14" display. The Pad 7S Pro has now been spotted in the Geekbench database, with the Xring O1 on board, 16GB of RAM, and Android 15. No other specs have been outed so far,...
Samsung's first XR headset, currently codenamed Project Moohan, has already been showcased by the company a bunch of times, but it's still not fully official. A new report out of Korea claims the company has now set a date for its unveiling: September 29. Then, it will become available for purchase on October 13, in Korea first. After the domestic market launch, it will gradually start to make its way to other places. This will be the first headset to use Android XR, which, as the name implies, is a version of Android made specifically for such headsets. Android XR itself was...
Honor is unveiling the Magic V5 foldable smartphone on July 2, and alongside it the MagicPad 3 tablet. The brand has now started teasing the new tablet and posted the official images you can see below. Honor MagicPad 3 official images Honor also confirmed the MagicPad 3's most important specs. It will come with a 13.3-inch LCD screen with "3.2K" resolution and 165 Hz refresh rate. The device will also have a 12,450 mAh battery, while still being 5.79mm thin and weighing just 595g. Honor also promises a reinforced body structure designed to resist bending. More Honor...
NFC Forum introduced version 15 of the NFC (Near Field Communication) standard. The most notable upgrade is the extended communication range. It's now 2 cm, up from 0.5 cm. This makes tasks such as contactless payments faster and more stable. With the increased range, the NFC no longer requires precise device alignment and enables more consistent connections. The new NFC 15 benefits compact devices like smartphones and wearables the most. The new NFC standard should reduce failed tap payments, for example, and simplify NFC use. It also enables smoother interactions in public...
NFC Forum introduced version 15 of the NFC (Near Field Communication) standard. The most notable upgrade is the extended communication range. It's now 2 cm, up from 0.5 cm. This makes tasks such as contactless payments faster and more stable. With the increased range, the NFC no longer requires precise device alignment and enables more consistent connections. The new NFC 15 benefits compact devices like smartphones and wearables the most. The new NFC standard should reduce failed tap payments, for example, and simplify NFC use. It also enables smoother interactions in public...