If you are a iCloud subscriber (but don’t use Apple One), you may want to check the subscription fees for your region – Apple quietly raised them in multiple countries. Taking the UK as an example, the 50GB tier was £0.79 a month previously, but the updated pricing shows it at £0.99. The 200GB and 2TB tier got pricier as well. It’s not just the UK, plenty of other countries are seeing price hikes as well. The euro pricing remains the same, however, the same goes for the US, Canada, Australia and India. Here is a quick look at some of the changes to Apple’s price plan for iCloud+. You...
Realme launched the 11 Pro and 11 Pro+ smartphones outside of China earlier this month, with the international roll-out beginning from India on June 15. Next in line is Europe, where the Dimensity 7050-powered duo is up for pre-order and sale. The Realme 11 Pro in Black or Beige costs €400 and comes with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. The Realme 11 Pro+ is also offered in the same colors but with 12 GB RAM and 512 GB storage for €520. The phones are up for pre-order in Italy and France, with shipments scheduled for June 30, while Realme Spain is offering to send the phones once the...
Realme launched the 11 Pro and 11 Pro+ smartphones outside of China earlier this month, with the international roll-out beginning from India on June 15. Next in line is Europe, where the Dimensity 7050-powered duo is up for pre-order and sale. The Realme 11 Pro in Black or Beige costs €400 and comes with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. The Realme 11 Pro+ is also offered in the same colors but with 12 GB RAM and 512 GB storage for €520. The phones are up for pre-order in Italy and France, with shipments scheduled for June 30, while Realme Spain is offering to send the phones once the...
The major camera-improving June 2023 update released by Samsung for the Galaxy S23 series in Asian countries last week is now rolling out in Europe for the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra. The update comes with firmware version S91xBXXU2AWF1 and weighs 2.2GB, so make sure you download it over a Wi-Fi connection to avoid additional mobile data charges by your carrier. The June 2023 update bumps up the Android security patch level on the Galaxy S23 trio to June 2023, but more importantly, it fixes the camera autofocus issues, improves Night Mode processing, and adds a 2x...
Nothing is yet to release its smartphone for 2023 called Nothing Phone (2) and this time around, it appears to be almost a proper flagship. We say almost because it will employ last year's Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC instead of the more recent Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. In any case, pricing is expected to significantly go up but by how much? Thanks to a French media outlet, we have the pricing of two Nothing Phone (2) storage options - 256GB and 512GB. The former will likely be paired with 8GB of RAM and will set you back €729 while the beefier 12GB/512GB version will ask €849. That's a...
The more affordable Motorola Razr 40 arrives a few weeks after its pricier Razr 40 Ultra sibling. Right now the vanilla model is only available in China through Lenovo’s online store with a starting price of CNY 4,000 for the 8/128GB model. We had a look through Motorola sites for other countries and they all said the local equivalent of “coming soon”. We did spot it on one Czech retailer, which estimates the arrival date as July 21, i.e. a month from now. You can pre-order a unit for CZK 21,600, which converts to €910. That’s more than the €800 that the Razr 40 was supposed to...
The more affordable Motorola Razr 40 arrives a few weeks after its pricier Razr 40 Ultra sibling. Right now the vanilla model is only available in China through Lenovo’s online store with a starting price of CNY 4,000 for the 8/128GB model. We had a look through Motorola sites for other countries and they all said the local equivalent of “coming soon”. We did spot it on one Czech retailer, which estimates the arrival date as July 21, i.e. a month from now. You can pre-order a unit for CZK 21,600, which converts to €910. That’s more than the €800 that the Razr 40 was supposed to...
After launching the Galaxy self-repair program in the US last year and expanding it to South Korea last month, Samsung has now brought the program to Europe – by the end of June it will be available in Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Right now the program covers the three previous generations of S-series flagships, the Galaxy S20, S21 and S23, with replacement screens, back panels and charging connectors being available. Note that the screen replacement kit also includes a new battery. You can pick up a set of tools that is required...
After launching the Galaxy self-repair program in the US last year and expanding it to South Korea last month, Samsung has now brought the program to Europe – by the end of June it will be available in Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Right now the program covers the three previous generations of S-series flagships, the Galaxy S20, S21 and S23, with replacement screens, back panels and charging connectors being available. Note that the screen replacement kit also includes a new battery. You can pick up a set of tools that is required...
HTC may be past its heyday, but the company still releases new smartphone models occasionally. The most recent one is the HTC U23 Pro with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, 108MP main camera and 6.7” 120Hz OLED display. If you’re curious about how easy this phone is to disassemble in case you need to swap out a component, this PBKreview video answers just this question. The phone’s plastic back comes off easily enough and from then on it’s plain Phillips head screws. The good news is that most things are kept on separate sub-assemblies, e.g. the USB-C charging port is not soldered to the daughter...