As devices start to arrive, Matter is going to be quick to take over the smart home. To assist in setting up devices more quickly, Samsung is currently rolling out “Matter Easy Pair” for Galaxy smartphones and tablets.
Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets have long supported “Nearby Device Scanning,” a pop-up that appears when select accessories are in pairing mode nearby. This includes…
Report: ‘xrOS’ for AR/VR headset takes priority over iOS 17 features, augmented reality Apple Store experience coming soon
January 8, 2023
Mark Gurman reports that Apple has prioritized development of the operating system for its upcoming AR/VR headset, which is expected to be named ‘xrOS’. This means Apple has diverted engineering resources away from work on features for iOS 17 and macOS 14, in order to…
Last year Infinix announced its 180W charging system, it developed a new vapor chamber design and released its first phone with a 200MP camera. The company is kicking off 2023 by focusing on the audio quality of its phones.
Infinix has tapped the experts at JBL for help. The…
Lenovo announces ThinkPhone by Motorola with SD 8+ Gen 1
January 7, 2023
The Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola is here and it’s just what it sounds like – a Motorola-made smartphone that looks like a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop.
The ThinkPhone is built around a 6.6-inch OLED display of 2400x1080px resolution and 144Hz refresh rate. The screen also offers HDR10+ support.
Inside, there’s a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset paired with either 8GB or 12GB of RAM, and…
Realme confirms that the GT Neo 5 will be the first phone to feature 240W fast charging
January 7, 2023
Earlier today Realme unveiled its 240W charging system, the first in the smartphone industry to hit that level of power. Now the company has confirmed which phone will be the first to use it – the Realme GT Neo 5.
The phone itself is still under wraps, but multiple leaks…
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon Satellite for Android, and it's not just for emergencies
January 7, 2023
Apple introduced emergency satellite connectivity with its iPhone 14 models last fall, and obviously Android devices couldn’t be far behind. Today at CES Qualcomm announced Snapdragon Satellite, a two-way satellite messaging service that will be available on…
The Samsung Galaxy S23 series, rumored to consist of Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra, is said to go official early next month. Leaked images have already revealed what these smartphones will look like, but today we are looking at a new set of renders showing us the vanilla and Ultra models in different colors.
The S23 and S23+ will look similar – both have three cameras on the…
Oppo unveiled the Reno9 series last November in China, and we expected it to begin its global journey this month or in February, starting with India. However, a media report claims the Chinese brand will skip the Reno9 lineup in India and directly launch the Reno10 series in…
The Honor Magic4 series made its debut in February, so it’s almost time for the new series. We have seen some leaks that indicate that the premium Magic5 model will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. But there’s also going to be an affordable “lite” model and that one will…
Android will soon let you switch between Spotify Connect speakers from the lock screen
January 7, 2023
Android 13 introduced a new way to switch audio playback between wireless speakers using the new lockscreen widget and the updated notification. Currently this works for YouTube and YouTube Music, but Google and Spotify just announced that they are working together to enable this for Spotify Connect devices as well.
The team at Google is also working to make this feature smarter and simplify…
