A gaming phone on a budget – that is the elevator pitch for the new OnePlus Ace Racing edition. As the name suggests, it is related to the OnePlus Ace, specifically, it uses the same Dimensity 8100-Max chipset, an efficient 5nm chip that gives even the Snapdragon 888 a run for its money.
Speaking of money, the original Ace launched at CNY 2,500 for an 8/128GB model. The MSRP of the Racing…
OnePlus Nord 2T and Nord CE 2 Lite European pricing leaks
September 29, 2022
This Thursday OnePlus will launch three products for the global market: the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G, the OnePlus Nord Buds and the OnePlus Nord 2T. Only that last one hasn’t been unveiled yet as the CE 2 Lite and the Buds arrived in India a few weeks ago.
So far OnePlus…
The first iOS 16 public beta may be running behind schedule
September 29, 2022
The WWDC 2022 will kick off on June 6 and among other things, Apple will unveil iOS 16. However, the public might get it a bit later than usual. Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman tweeted that there is some uncertainty behind the scenes.
Apple normally waits until the second…
Samsung sends another update to the Galaxy S22 family
September 29, 2022
Less than a month after they received the previous update, today the members of the Galaxy S22 family have been graced with yet another update. So far this is only going out to Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra units, but those using Samsung’s Exynos chip should get it too in the near future.
The new version is labeled S90xEXXU2AVE4 (where “x” changes depending…
It seems that Google will bring the Pixel 7 series to more European nations after invites were sent out for an October 6 launch event in Denmark.
Evidence that Google is preparing to launch the Pixel 7 series in more European nations has emerged by way of an invite sent to…
Twitter Blue subscribers on Android receiving new Spaces Tab update w/ podcasts and more
September 29, 2022
Long after the function was made available to subscribers on iOS, Twitter Blue subscribers on Android can now access podcast playback and more within the new Spaces Tab.
Announced by the official Twitter Blue account, the brand-new section is home to all manner of audio…
Twitter for Android appears to be testing new direct message UI
September 29, 2022
If you send a direct message on Twitter for Android this week, you might see a new look.
As spotted by Max Jambor, Twitter seems to be testing out a new UI for direct messages in its Android app.
The new design puts the message text box in a row of its own, instead of being lumped in with the image attachment, GIF search, and send buttons. There’s also a rounded look to this box which feels…
Samsung expands the Android 13 beta to Galaxy S20 series
September 29, 2022
Samsung is handling the Android 13 beta release remarkably well, pushing the new One UI version to a multitude of devices. Now, Samsung has announced that the S20 series is the next Galaxy lineup to get the new Android 13 beta, starting with Korea.
Samsung’s One UI 5…
iPhone 14 Max references found on Apple’s website; Plus name seems a last-minute decision
September 29, 2022
While Apple opted to name the larger base model the iPhone 14 Plus, it had been widely referred to as the iPhone 14 Max in media reports ahead of the keynote.
It now appears that the iPhone 14 Max was indeed Apple’s planned name for the device, with the Plus decision being…
A new Apple patent application for iPhone reverse charging has been published today, further boosting speculation about when the Cupertino company will finally offer the wireless power sharing capability.
The application describes another possible application for the technology: placing two iPhones back-to-back to enable one to charge the other …
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Reverse charging – more formally…
