A third 3D render version of the yet to be announced Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra appeared today courtesy of and based on information from Korean leakster Super Roader. This one differentiates from the past two designs as it boasts an all-new water drop camera design around the back which is the first time we’ve seen this design to date. Past iterations ranged from a P-shaped camera cutout to a…
Rugged Nokia XR20 lands in India
October 19, 2021
HMD just announced the official arrival its rugged Nokia XR20 smartphone in India with pre-orders starting on October 20 and actual sales commencing on October 30. The handset’s main appeal is its durability boasting IP68 water and dust protection on top of the…
Samsung is seeding a new firmware update for the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 in South Korea and it’s probably safe to assume that it will hit the global units pretty soon. The update brings the usual fixes and patches but also a few new cool camera features.
The…
Vivo will unveil new T1 series tomorrow - T1 and T1x
October 19, 2021
vivo announced that it will unveil a couple of new smartphones tomorrow – October 19 – as part of the T1 series. The teaser itself shows a phone with a triple camera and a top-mounted headphone jack.
Vivo teaser for T1 announcement
Popular insider Digital Chat Station on Weibo has a bit more information on the pair. The vivo T1 will reportedly use a high-refresh rate IPS LCD and a…
Watch Google fully detail the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro at the ‘Pixel Fall Event’ [Livestream]
October 19, 2021
Later today, Google will conclude 11 weeks of teasing and fully detail its highly anticipated 2021 flagship. You can watch the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro event at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. UTC.
You can of course watch the Pixel 6 event on YouTube, but Google recommends…
Earlier this month, Apple stopped signing the first public release of iOS 15. Now the company has just stopped signing iOS 15.0.1, which means that users who updated their devices to iOS 15.0.2 or iOS 15.1 can no longer downgrade to iOS 15.0.1.
iOS 15.0.1 was released to…
In a very welcome change from what we previously expected, the Google Weather Material You widgets are now live on existing Pixel phones with the latest Google app beta.
Earlier today, Google app 12.40 fixed At a Glance weather in the Pixel Launcher on Android 12 Beta 5. The 12.41 beta enables the two Google Weather widgets with Material You that we’ve been tracking for the past few…
Google Chat adding ‘mark as unread’ for DMs and Spaces
October 19, 2021
Google is rolling out a simple but rather useful ability to “mark as unread” in Chat. This capability is already found on competing team messaging solutions, and doubles as a light reminder system.
On mobile, long pressing on a conversation will reveal a new “Mark…
Report: ‘Aggressive’ Google push involves making 7 million Pixel 6 units as new Pixelbook rumored
October 19, 2021
On the eve of the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro launch, a new report quantifies Google’s manufacturing push for its existing and upcoming phone lineup.
According to Nikkei Asia, the “most aggressive move yet by Google to ramp up its smartphone output” involves manufacturing over…
CIRP: iPhone 12 Pro Max was the best selling iPhone in Q3 as buyers avoid ‘smaller, older models’
October 19, 2021
Following last month’s launch of the iPhone 13 lineup, new data from analysts at Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) shows that trends suggest iPhone buyers are “replacing phones more quickly,” despite more iterative year-over-year improvements.
The data covers calendar Q3 2021, which includes only two days of availability for the iPhone 13 lineup. Nonetheless, CIRP says that the…
