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Apple considers iPhone Ultra for 2024 release

February 8, 2023
According to Mark Gurman’s Bloomberg newsletter, Apple is seriously considering an iPhone Ultra model. This model will sit above the Pro and Pro Max models and would be even more expensive. Gurman cites Tim Cook’s answer to investors on whether the iPhone’s rising average price was sustainable. Cook said that people “are willing to really stretch to get the best they can…
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Xiaomi unveils Poco X5 Pro with Snapdragon 778G, Poco X5 joins

February 8, 2023
The Poco X series typically delivers a high refresh rate screen, a large, fast-charging battery and a value for money chipset (leaving flagship performance to the F-phones). The X5 series checks all those boxes and while the camera is rarely the focus, the new Pro model…
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Samsung Galaxy Buds2 update improves charging

February 8, 2023
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds2 are due for another update, which has so far been rolling out in the company’s home market of Korea. The new build is labeled R177XXU0AWA3, and it should make its way to other places very soon. It’s a 3.06MB download, which, as usual with updates for Samsung’s TWS earbuds, you get through the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone. The update improves the…
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Xiaomi gives Civi 2 a Hello Kitty makeover

February 8, 2023
Xiaomi unveiled the Civi 2 back in September as a selfie-centric smartphone. It has two front-facing cameras and two dual LED flashes embedded in the top bezel, and comes with four nice colors. Today, the company revealed a new version – Hello Kitty Special Limited…
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Samsung Galaxy S23 series breaks pre-order records in India

February 8, 2023
Last week Samsung announced its brand new Galaxy S23 series and despite the price hike, the company secured around 140,000 pre-orders in the first 24 hours in India. That’s about twice the Galaxy S22 pre-orders from last year and it shows a strong demand for premium devices in the country and perhaps Samsung’s pre-order deals and goodies tipped the scale in its favor. Samsung’s…
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Watch the global OnePlus 11 and 11R launch

February 8, 2023
OnePlus is having an event today, announcing half a dozen products, including the global arrival of the OnePlus 11 flagship and the official unveiling of the OnePlus 11R. The launch is scheduled to begin at 14:00 GMT/15:00 CET/19:30 IST/9 AM EST. It will be livestreamed on…
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The OnePlus 11 and Buds Pro 2 are now globally available

February 8, 2023
The OnePlus 11 and the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 started their global journey today. The pair was unveiled in China back on January 4, so there are no surprises when it comes to their hardware, but let’s do them over, just in case. The OnePlus 11 is the company’s…
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OnePlus Ace 2, Buds Ace debut in China

February 8, 2023
OnePlus launched the OnePlus Ace in China last April, and today the company unveiled its successor, dubbed OnePlus Ace 2. The OnePlus Ace 2 is powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC and runs Android 13-based ColorOS 13 out of the box. It comes with up to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage, but it doesn’t have a microSD card slot for storage expansion. The OnePlus Ace 2 is built…
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