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Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra global pre-orders begin today

February 16, 2023
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Book3 notebook series alongside the Galaxy S23 smartphone lineup at the February 1 Unpacked event. Today the company made further announcements: The Book3 Pro and Book3 Pro 360 pre-orders were double those of the Book2 series last year and, more importantly, the Galaxy Book3 Ultra is now up for pre-order around the globe. Sales and availability are scheduled for…
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OnePlus 11 and Buds Pro 2 TWS earphones go on sale in India

February 16, 2023
The OnePlus 11 and Buds Pro 2 TWS earphones, which made their global debut last week, are now on sale in India. The OnePlus 11 comes in Eternal Green and Titan Black colors with two memory options – 8GB/128GB and 16GB/256GB priced at INR56,999 ($690/€640) and…
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Meizu confirms Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for its upcoming flagship

February 16, 2023
As Meizu is gearing up to launch its Meizu 20 series this Spring, we now got official confirmation from the brand it will utilize the latest flagship Qualcomm chipset – the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. In addition, the flagship Meizu phone(s) will come equipped with LPDDR5X RAM and…
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The Nokia X30 will go on sale in India next week

February 16, 2023
Last week an HMD Global VP revealed that the Nokia X30 is “coming soon to India”. Now we have an exact date – the phone will go on sale on February 20, which is Monday next week. The Nokia X30 will go on sale in India on February 20 The X30 was originally announced in September and you can check out our written and video reviews. Highlights of the phone include that its body is made out of…
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FT: Apple is facing poor yield of iPhone casings made in India

February 16, 2023
A new report from the claims 50% of all iPhone casings made in India at the moment are rejected by Apple quality control. The report is based on information from former Apple employees and specifies the low yield issue in Indian manufacturing giant Tata’s plant located in…
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Motorola Moto G Stylus 2023 leaks in new render

February 16, 2023
Motorola’s Moto G Stylus series is getting a new member soon and is here with a look at the alleged Moto G Stylus 2023. The new render shows the phone will bring a punch hole display and a 50MP dual camera setup on the back as well as a built-in stylus, USB-C port and a…
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Samsung Galaxy S23 and Book3 pre-orders are ending, last chance to get a free storage upgrade

February 16, 2023
The pre-order period and the associated perks for Samsung’s Galaxy S23 flagships is about to end – you only have two more days to score the free memory upgrade. The Galaxy Book3 series is also launching, including the Galaxy Book3 Ultra, which just went on pre-order earlier today (note that this one will ship a little later than the other laptops). As a reminder, we already have reviews of the…
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Motorola Edge 40 Pro runs Geekbench with 12GB of RAM on board

February 16, 2023
Motorola’s Edge 40 Pro is rumored to arrive in Western markets at some point in the near future as a rebranded version of the Moto X40, which launched in China back in December. Today a Motorola Edge 40 Pro prototype seemingly ran Geekbench, which means it’s been…
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Google Pay (GPay) rolling out Material You redesign [U]

February 16, 2023
The GPay app, which was once the future of Google’s payments strategy, is still available for users in three countries and is getting some Material You tweaks. Update 2/15/23: Version 171.1.4 of GPay has widely rolled out via the Play Store and we’re now seeing the…
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Galaxy S23 series uses a new AMOLED display to further improve battery savings

February 16, 2023
Samsung’s Galaxy S23 series officially launches later this week, but one thing we’ve noticed in our early time with it has been the absolutely stellar battery life. In a new post, Samsung confirms that one way the Galaxy S23 saves on battery is with a new type of AMOLED display. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other…
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