At the Cloud 11 event, OnePlus unveiled its plans to release a true flagship Android tablet, the OnePlus Pad, with an impressive set of specs.
Since the release of Android 12L, there’s been a renewed interest in large screen Android devices including foldables and tablets. OnePlus is joining that effort, sharing a vision for a broader ecosystem of devices that it calls the “1+4+X” model.
The OnePlus 11 doesn’t have wireless charging because OnePlus doesn’t think you need it
February 7, 2023
In a case of deja vu, OnePlus has opted to remove wireless charging from the OnePlus 11, with the explanation that charging is fast enough to the point where you don’t need it.
The OnePlus 11, a flagship smartphone released in the year 2023, lacks support for wireless…
OnePlus 11 won’t be sold through T-Mobile
February 7, 2023
It’s been abundantly clear over the past few years that OnePlus has been slowly pulling its focus away from the US market, and this year another nail is going into that coffin as OnePlus 11 won’t be sold at the brand’s only remaining carrier partner, T-Mobile.
With…
Google Search will blur explicit images by default for everyone in the ‘coming months’
February 7, 2023
Google has announced today that, in the “coming months,” it will start to blur explicit images in Search with a new default setting.
A new online safety feature will blur images that are considered “explicit” in Google Search. That refers to images containing gore, graphic violence, or sexually explicit (pornographic) content. The change was announced in a blog post in accordance with…
After launching last year, Google Pay is making its first expansion with virtual cards as American Express cardholders can now use the feature on Chrome and Android.
Announced as a part of “Safer Internet Day,” Google has confirmed that virtual cards in Pay are now…
Apple announced that they officially have two billion active iPhone users globally, which is an absurd amount of smartphones out in the wild. With each of those iPhones, whether you love it or hate it, they come pre-installed with Safari as the default browser. So if you…
New iPhone browsers on the way without WebKit; Apple prepping Safari for competition
February 7, 2023
We may soon see entirely new iPhone browsers available, as both Google and Mozilla anticipate the end of Apple’s insistence that all iOS browsers use the same WebKit engine as Safari.
This will enable new versions of Chrome and Firefox to offer greater feature differentiation, and for the first time allow them to aim for faster performance than Safari …
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OnePlus 11 review: A back-to-basics flagship phone
February 7, 2023
Last year’s OnePlus 10 Pro is set to be replaced by the OnePlus 11. There won’t be a OnePlus 11 Pro, and there wasn’t a regular OnePlus 10. Things could be more straightforward, but what are you going to do? Barring any spinoffs, this is OnePlus’ flagship phone, the…
Over the weekend, a report from Bloomberg suggested that Apple is considering adding a new high-end option to the iPhone lineup. This device, potentially branded as the “Ultra,” would be more expensive than the “Pro Max,” but the question is how much more
Apple…
A new year means new smartphones, but with such solid offers last year, are there any devices you’re actually planning to upgrade to this year?
January has passed, and with its end has ushered in the first big Android launches of 2023. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S23 series, headlined by the Galaxy S23 Ultra which we’ve been very much impressed by so far.
Related: The Galaxy S23 Ultra is…
