Google is expected to announce the Pixel 10 series of smartphones on August 20. Today a new leak tells us that the phones' telephoto camera is getting a new feature: the ability to take macro shots. Thus, it will be a tele-macro. Interestingly, Google reportedly plans to continue fitting its Pixels with ultrawide cameras with autofocus - which means the ultrawides will continue to have macro abilities of their own. The ultrawides will be able to focus closer than the telephotos, so you'll get a choice between using the ultrawide or the telephoto for close-up shots but it's not really a...
Today, Meta has announced that it's bringing ads to WhatsApp. They will appear in the Updates tab, which is home to both Channels and Status. Meta says the Updates tab is now used by 1.5 billion people per day globally. There will be ads in Status, which will let you "find a new business and easily start a conversation with them about a product or service they're promoting in Status". There will also be Promoted Channels, which are ads too. These will "help you discover new channels that might be interesting to you when you're looking through the directory", Meta says. Adjacently,...
The Trump Organization, run by US President Donald Trump's sons Donald Jr. and Eric while he's in office, has just announced that it's going to offer wireless service in the US, branded Trump Mobile. It will be an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator), using the actual networks of AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Its plan will cost $47.45 per month, because Donald Trump is the 47th President of the United States and was also the 45th. This is called The 47 Plan, and will include unlimited talk, text, and data, "complete device protection" (whatever that means), 24/7 roadside assistance...
Fairphone still exists and is still trying to make the modular smartphone a thing, despite overwhelming lack of interest from most people for its products (see: sales numbers). Last week a shot purportedly depicting the upcoming Fairphone 6 got leaked, and today the same source is back with its specs. So, it should come with a 6.31-inch P-OLED LTPO screen with a dynamic 1-120Hz refresh rate, 1116x2484 resolution, and Gorilla Glass 7i on top. It's allegedly powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of expandable storage. Fairphone 6 leaked...
Last year, Realme launched its P-series in India with the Realme P1 and P1 Pro. Realme CEO Sky Li has now confirmed the P3 series will expand its availability to more markets. This means we’ll see the P3 series and future P-series devices across Europe, Latin America and Southeast Asia. The executive revealed that the P-series already boasts over 2 million shipments in India and is a popular choice among the brand’s young core of users. According to Li, Realme will continue to offer top-notch innovations with the P-series in terms of chipsets, cooling, battery endurance, gaming and...
A few weeks ago, we heard that Samsung has sent out demo units of its next generation foldables to stores. Apparently, promotional materials are headed to stores too as we received this photo of a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 banner stand over email. A banner stand showing off the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 design Samsung has already claimed that the Z Fold7 will be the thinnest and lightest horizontal foldable yet. The company didn’t offer exact numbers to back up its claim, but we have seen the leaked figures: 158.4 x 143.1 x 3.9mm unfolded. And you can see that in the banner – the two...
OnePlus has a busy schedule ahead – it will soon launch two new Nord phones, a smaller watch and a “lite” tablet, all of which will be available for the global market. Joining them will be the OnePlus Buds 4, which were unveiled in China earlier this year. OnePlus Nord 5 The OnePlus Nord 5 is mostly under wraps, but a detailed teaser from a promo campaign does reveal a few highlights. The phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and will have a 7,300mm² vapor chamber. The display will apparently be 144Hz, since OnePlus boasts that the Nord 5 can stay cool even after 5 hours of...
Two years ago, Ultrahuman launched the Ring Air and to celebrate the anniversary of its versatile smart ring, the company is offering our readers a 15% discount – you can grab it by following this link. Ultrahuman Ring Air Read our review 15% off at Ultrahuman Ultrahuman Ring Air We have a detailed review of the Ultrahuman Ring Air if you want to know more about it. A defining feature of the ring is that its companion app does not require a...
Samsung is working on One UI 8 Watch, which will debut with the upcoming Galaxy Watch8 models in July. Older watches will receive it as an update after that. However, a limited number of Galaxy Watch owners can join the beta program this month and experience some of the new features. Samsung is highlighting four health-focused features that are coming with the new update – they are aimed at improving your sleep, keeping an eye on your vascular system and helping you with your run training. One feature can monitor antioxidants (carotenoids), which promote healthy aging. The Bedtime...
The Huawei Pura 80 Ultra was unveiled last week, and we can already peek inside it, thanks to Youtuber Yang Changshun. He manages to tear down the Pura 80 Ultra in a video spanning 14 minutes (the process actually took about an hour). The procedure is fascinating in and of itself, but we're all here to see the moving two-lens camera module sitting over a single 1/1.28-inch sensor. Changshun needed to cut open the dual-zoom camera module to get a peek inside. The frames below are from a microscope documenting the process. The dual zoom module moves an 83mm f/2.4 (3.7x) lens and a...