This year OnePlus is trying to outdo itself with the Buds Pro 2, a successor to the well-received Buds Pro. While we’ve had a lot of fun with the audio quality itself, what really takes the cake is the addition of Spatial Audio.
Hardware
The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 take on a very familiar design. Each bud is small, coming in at 4.9g each. The stem on each earbud is plated in a metallic finish…
As the foldable market finally gets some real competition, Samsung is apparently set for some major revisions to its 2023 lineup. According to one new rumor, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 will see a big upgrade to its outer cover display.
Despite hearing quite a few rumors at of…
The latest original sealed iPhone went up for auction earlier this month with the expectation of bringing in at least $50,000. With the auction now ended, the final price surpassed $50K and set a new record, almost doubling the price of one sold just six months ago.
Last…
9to5Google Weekender: Galaxy S23 Ultra review and other top stories
February 20, 2023
This week Samsung launched the Galaxy S23 series and we published our full review. In other news, Android Auto continued its redesign rollout, YouTube’s Susan Wojcicki stepped down, and more.
9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up to get it early in your inbox, or continue reading the 9to5Google Weekender…
Following Twitter’s lead, Meta launches its own blue checkmark subscription for Facebook and Instagram, costs $14.99/mo on iOS
February 20, 2023
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook’s parent company Meta, has today announced plans for a subscription tier, offering account verification with government ID, a verified blue checkmark for Facebook and Instagram, and “direct access to customer support”.
The subscription…
Pixel 7 doesn’t support latest 5G standard, might with Android 14
February 19, 2023
The 3GPP is responsible for developing mobile broadband standards, with 5G being the recent focus. Standards are made available as “releases,” with the Pixel 7 on the older 3GPP Release 15 compared to other available phones today.
Release 15 launched in June of 2018 as…
A month ago the Nothing Phone (1) received its second Android 13 beta but now the testing period is over. Nothing OS 1.5.2 is already rolling out and it includes a stable build of Android 13 a swell as the January 2023 security patch.
Note that Nothing is yet to detail the rollout schedule for this stable release. Right now it looks like only participants in the beta program are getting the new…
The iPhone 15 Pro is expected to launch alongside the Pro Max and two other models this fall, most likely in September. And yet, here we are in mid-February and we already seem to have the first speculative renders of the upcoming phone. These are CAD-based, so they’re…
Samsung Galaxy A04 is receiving Android 13-based One UI 5.0 update
February 19, 2023
Samsung rolled out the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 stable update for the Galaxy A04s in December, and now it’s the vanilla A04 that’s receiving the One UI 5.0 upgrade.
The Samsung Galaxy A04’s One UI 5.0 update has firmware version A045FXXU1BWB1 and comes…
OnePlus is seeding OxygenOS 13 to the Nord CE 2 5G
February 19, 2023
The OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G launched last February with Android 11, and picked up the Android 12-based OxygenOS 12 update in August, is now receiving stable OxygenOS 13 based on Android 13.
The update is seeding in India, and it will be first available to users who participated in the Open Beta program before being gradually pushed to more users.
The OxygenOS 13 update brings Aquamorphic Design to…
