Motorola is set to launch the Moto G72 in India on October 3. The device will be the successor to the Moto G71 launched in November 2021. Motorola has setup a landing page on Flipkart, confirming its online availability. The landing further mentions key specs of the phone. Ahead of…
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Samsung is working diligently on the Galaxy S23 series however you will be let down by today’s presentation of the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s first official renders, we can assure you of that. Before you start criticising Samsung, you should know that these are only preliminary renderings, so the actual product…
The Chromecast was introduced as a super-affordable, smartphone-powered streamer for your TV that didn’t need remote control or built-in apps before Android TV and Google TV was the company’s primary focus. The third-generation Chromecast is being discontinued as a result of the Chromecast’s demise. Google confirmed to 9to5Google that the…
Cyberpunk 2077, from CD Projekt Red since launch day has been notorious of poor game optimization. Even the top-notch GPUs from both AMD & NVIDIA are unable to handle this game at native 4K Ultra. This puts to show that Cyberpunk 2077 aside from all the bugs and glitches is…
Apple recently introduced the iPhone 14 Pro series, and with it a new pill-shaped notch for the Pro models. The Cupertino giant also introduced the new Dynamic Island feature in iOS, exclusive to the iPhone 14 Pro models. Encompassing the pill-shaped camera notch, Dynamic Island is a new way to display information on things…
A while back we reported on a new MIUI theme that brought Apple’s Dynamic Island feature to Android, albeit, with a lot of limitations. The theme called GrumpyUI was revealed by a MIUI theme developer, but that still hasn’t been published on the Mi Theme store as it is still…
In true Google fashion, live engineering samples of the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro were leaked months before launch. Heck, someone even posted an unboxing video. A few other leaks also confirmed the chipset used by the phone, now powered by the new Tensor G2. Recently, developer Kuba Wojciechowski…
Just recently, Apple introduced the iPhone 14 Pro series, and with it a new pill-shaped notch for the Pro models. Another highlight of the event was the new Dynamic Island feature in iOS, exclusive to the iPhone 14 Pro models. Encompassing the pill-shaped camera notch, Dynamic Island is a new…
In April 2022, OPPO unveiled the OPPO F21 Pro 4G and OPPO F21 Pro 5G smartphones. After 5 months, the company is now preparing for the launch of their refreshed “S” versions, the OPPO F21s Pro 4G and OPPO F21s Pro 5G. The brand has not yet confirmed the launch…
A new “clear calling” feature that “reduces background disturbances during conversations” is part of the Android 13 quarterly release’s first beta. On Twitter, Mishaal Rahman was the first to notice it. If you’re feeling confident enough, he also provided instructions on how to activate it for yourself without root. The…
If one looks at the tablet market, you will notice it’s completely dominated by Apple. Android tablets do exist, but they aren’t really mainstream, with only Samsung holding the fort with the Galaxy Tab series. The problem isn’t really with the manufacturers, but with Google itself, as Android is woefully…
Motorola recently launched the Moto X30 Pro, Moto S30 Pro and Moto Razr 2022 in China. The company will soon launch their global counterparts outside the Chinese market. Motorola has scheduled a global launch event on September 8, where we expect the manufacturer to announce its new devices. Past reports…
All good things must come to an end. We’ve heard that before and it doesn’t really hold when it comes to video game franchises but that might really become the case here as the award-winning longest running Forza spin-off, the Horizon series might finally come to an end with its…
A month ago we spotted the ZTE Blade V40s (aka ZTE Axon 40 SE) on US FCC regulatory. The FCC authority revealed real-life images from external and internal side of the phone. The site also published a user manual of the phone, giving a fairly good idea about the overall…
Vivo recently launched Vivo V25 and Vivo V25 Pro phones. Now the brand is preparing to unveil another smartphone under the Vivo V25 Series, the Vivo V25e. The Vivo V25e will be a successor of Vivo V23e, launched in November 2021. Vivo V25e has previously appeared on multiple certification agencies,…
It is not surprising that many Samsung Galaxy cellphones are no longer supported by the company. Samsung, however, opted to deliver a software update to some of those devices early this month, and it appears that the firm is releasing the same upgrade to a large number of older Galaxy…
The PC platform has a rich library, but some console exclusives never really made it to PC back in 2010, and this was pretty painful for PC users back in the day, being teased by console fanboys for not getting console exclusives such as Red Dead Redemption too. But times…
Qualcomm’s 3D Sonic Max fingerprint sensor launched a while ago, but for inexplicable reasons, it has yet to appear in any smartphones bearing the Samsung name. Fortunately, it may be used on a phone for the first time in 2023 with the Galaxy S23 Ultra, according to a report. Tech…
HONOR introduced the HONOR 70 Series in mainland China on May 30. The series consists of three models: HONOR 70, HONOR 70 Pro and HONOR 70 Pro+. One notable feature of the HONOR 70 Series is that these are the first phones to use the 54MP Sony IMX800 sensor. Out…
Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have officially been approved by the FCC(Federal Communications Commission). There are four separate listings, but only two of them contain two model numbers with the same FCC ID, while the other two are single entries. Assuming there are two phones, we think the…
In May 2022, OPPO announced OPPO A57 5G in China. Later in same month, the company launched its 4G counterpart in Thailand. The phone has also launched in Indian markets in June. However the Chinese OEM is yet to make any announcement about phone’s Europe release. Today we have come…
In GTA Online, you get plenty of chances to buy and obtain a wide array of cars to add to your showroom and garages. Ranging from bikes, fighter jets and even cars, players get to enjoy a plethora of vehicles at their disposal. You can store them in showrooms, hangars…
Google got a lot right with the Pixel 6a, but that might be enough to ignore the glaring issues. One of them is the phone’s refresh rate, which is locked to 60Hz. Coming in at $449, this might be unpalatable for many people. Thankfully, twitter user @TheLunarixus, created a new…
Throughout their existence, PlayStation systems have undergone several changes. In addition to hardware updates, PlayStation has introduced several limited and special edition consoles. The PlayStation 4 featured several limited edition variations in the same period as Sony’s most recent system. It seems strange for Sony to pass up a chance…
Earlier this year, the executives at OnePlus had an epiphany, what if OxygenOS and ColorOS were combined to a unified OS codebase. What would this achieve? Well not much, but it would definitely help BBK’s subsidiaries to pool in developmental resources and save money. And the reaction was as expected,…
Vivo will soon launch a budget entry-level smartphone under the Y Series, the Vivo Y16. The device will be a successor of Vivo Y15a which launched in November 2021. Vivo Y16 has already been spotted on Federal Communications Commission (FCC), IMEI database and Geekbench benchmark. The multiple listings indicate an…
iPhones are probably the most recognisable premium smartphone brand. So it’s not really surprising when other brands try to take elements from the iPhones and incorporate it in their own products. But that is not good enough for Chinese smartphone brand LeBest, who have decided to launch a de facto…
It’s not very often that Samsung plans to release a new app. However, Samsung has recently released a new AI-powered image enhancement app called Galaxy Enhance-X, which changes that conception slightly. Using artificial intelligence, this app allows you to upscale existing images with a single click. According to the Galaxy Store listing, the…
Our time on Earth may be limited but our curiosity will always get the best of us despite our mortalities. The drive to explore what lies beyond this little rock we call our home is ever-present in humanity, and nothing speaks volumes about that more than NASA‘s new James Webb…
Samsung is set to unveil Galaxy M13 4G and Galaxy M13 5G smartphones in India on July 14. The phones will be successor of Galaxy M12 launched last year. The Galaxy M13 4G is available in global markets, whereas the Galaxy M13 5G will make its first appearance in India.…
What is up with Google’s fascination with ugly logos? Back in 2020, the company updated Google Workplace with modernized logos as part of its efforts to reimagine G Suite. It was unanimously agreed upon that the new logos were bad. Not just bad, but a shining example of the over-simplification…
Xiaomi has launched the Redmi Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro in China on 24th May, this year. The Chinese brand has also announced the Redmi Note 11T Series, RedmiBook Pro 2022 Ryzen Edition and Xiaomi Band 7 in the same event. Both the TWS earphones are currently exclusively available…
Realme has been working on many limited edition phones lately. The brand has recently introduced many limited edition phones in their GT, Neo and Number series line-up. The list includes the Realme GT NEO 3T Dragon Ball Z Edition, the Realme GT Neo3 150W Naruto Limited Edition, the Realme GT…
A month ago OPPO launched the Reno 8 Series in China. The Series consists of three models – Reno 8, Reno 8 Pro and Reno 8 Pro+. The series is a successor of the Reno 7 Series, which debuted last year. The brand also introduced a lite version of Reno…
In 2022, Motorola has so far launched three smartphones in the global market and it seems like the brand is preparing to launch another smartphone under the “G” series line-up, the Moto G 5G (2022). Moto G 5G (2022) will be a successor to the Moto G 5G, which was…
YouTube Vanced officially shut down its operations on March 14, 2022 and left the world with a message that basically told them to make the best use of these last precious moments. Even though the Vanced project had shut down due to legal pressure from Google, the app itself did…
Realme is preparing to launch a new budget smartphone under the C Series branding – the Realme C31. It will be a successor to the Realme C21, which debuted last year in March. Realme C31 has already been certified by NBTC and FCC, revealing key specs about the phone. Also…
HONOR has recently launched their 2022 flagship smartphones, the HONOR Magic4 Series at MWC 2022. The series consists of two models, HONOR Magic4 and HONOR Magic4 Pro. Both devices share the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, Main and Ultra Wide lens. However the Pro variants gets an edge over the regular…
For several years, Intel launched a project related to the Linux kernel. Since then, until now there has not been a lot of information about it; and a few thought that Intel had left it on the side. But the reality is that the company has plans to make progress.…
Samsung Electronics’ has scheduled the Galaxy A Event on March 17th 2022. The Galaxy A Event will be streamed live, starting 10 a.m. EDT across Samsung’s official YouTube channel. In the event, the brand is expected to launch Galaxy A73, Galaxy A53 and Galaxy A33 smartphones. All these smartphones will…
Popular YouTube client, YouTube Vanced, that allowed users to enjoy an ad-free experience on mobile for free has finally come to an end. Possibly succumbed under Google’s pressure, today, the Vanced team officially announced that it will be shutting down the app permanently. All download links and pages will be…
Recently, a very serious vulnerability found in the Linux kernel received the name of Dirty Pipe. It is basically, an escalation of privileges that is put into check the system. Dirty Pipe & Dirty Cow Dirty Pipe would be similar to Dirty Cow, another Linux kernel vulnerability exposed in 2016. It had enough…
After launching the flagship Galaxy S22 Series line-up, Samsung is expected to unveil a bunch of Galaxy M Series and Galaxy A Series smartphones. This series is primarily focused on budget and mid-premium segment and are launched to go head-to-head with other Chinese smartphone players. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G being…
Samsung held its Galaxy Unpacked event yesterday where they finally unveiled the Galaxy S22 series to the world. The phone, as expected, is the latest and greatest from Samsung and represents the best the company has to offer for mainstream consumers. Interestingly enough, throughout the entire event not once did…
Chinese tech giant Vivo is set to launch the vivo V23 series in India 5 January 2022 at 12PM. The vivo V23 Series is touted to be India’s first Color Changing Smartphone and Slimmest 3D Curved Display. Today we have managed to get prices, full specs and renders of vivo…
Vivo is set to launch the V23 Series in global and Indian markets. The series will include two phones, vivo V23 and vivo V23 Pro, both equipped with 5G connectivity. Vivo V23 Series will be successor’s of V21 Series, which included four devices. Vivo’s V Series is a midrange series…
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 is rumored to launch next year alongside Samsung Galaxy S21 FE. The tablet has been leaked several times in past in form of CAD and press renders. Today we have managed to get the user manual of the tablet alongside European prices. Samsung Galaxy Tab…
In the world of telemarketing, hardly anyone is safe from spam calls. Most people end up picking the calls, which often lead to scams. During the Pixel 4 reveal, Google introduced the Google Phone application that could filter out these scam calls, among many other things. The application has been…
Google’s Pixel devices are one of the most leaked cellphones on the Internet. It is true that even before the announcement, users often have a complete idea of what the phone would look like. Either Google lacks what most companies maintain in confidentiality or the company simply lets it slip…
While Xiaomi always manages to surprise its users, their mid-range devices have truly revolutionised the Asian and European markets. The fact that the American market functions differently and that their preferences are different, Xiaomi has tried to push the market. Anyway, despite the fact that the company also makes excellent…
Its predecessor, Redmi Note 9 is still three months old. However, rumors are already surfacing about the release of Redmi Note 10. It may still be too early for rumors on this phone. However, Xiaomi has the habit of releasing a new phone every six months. And if you’re a…
It has not been long since OnePlus came out with its Nord, the budget phone king. The phone didn’t really make the mark the company was going for though. Although, in its defence, some reviewing bodies were way too hard on the budget phone. Not to mention, we the arrival…
Within just a week of OnePlus Nord’s deliveries, a budget segment-oriented Android smartphone from OnePlus, the device has apparently started exhibiting weird tint issues. Early buyers of the premium, yet aggressively priced Android smartphone, claim the displays on the OnePlus Nord are prone to exhibiting purple tint. The problem becomes…
Apple’s AirDrop is quite excellent, to say the least. Apple has really perfected the idea. Starting from something that was a bit glitchy to the flawlessness of the service today. Yes, it is restricted to the Apple-Ecosystem but it does what it does so brilliantly in it. Android has lacked…
We know that as we approach the last two quarters of the year, two main devices are set to make their debut. The iPhone 12 series and the Galaxy Note 20 series. While we already know a lot about the iPhone 12 series, we are more interested in what we’d…
This last year has been all about foldable devices and their displays. We saw the Galaxy Flip and the Motorola Razr. And while the latter was just about rekindling the nostalgia, the former actually packed some performance and practicality. The Razr actually fell behind the device from Samsung and made…
Huawei is probably one of the fastest growing tech companies out there. With their devices, their flagships reaching brand new heights, we saw some amazing products from the company. Not to mention, they are now in the works to make their Harmony OS come to their devices. Ever since Google…
People have been eagerly waiting for the Pixel 4a. Perhaps after the below-par response for the Pixel 4, this budget phone would actually do the thing. And, just as we saw with the Pixel 3a, people would be drawn to the camera. That and the promised software updates give this…
Realme has been responsible for a bunch of devices in the past. The manufacturer produces some great budget smartphones with good specs that wouldn’t break the bank. A while ago, yesterday, tipster Ishan Agarwal tweeted about the leaked specs of the upcoming Realme X3 SuperZoom. The leaks were via a…
The Chinese for-profit company that develops and maintains the popular TaiChi Framework, used by multiple Android applications as well as millions of smartphone users, has been accused of collecting and hoarding user data. Apparently, the framework is closed-source and relies on heavy code obfuscation which might be used to evade…
Samsung and AT&T were known for releasing quite rugged devices back in the day. Sadly though, the company stopped after the Samsung S8 Active. Since then, we haven’t really seen a rugged version of Samsung’s flagships. Though, a while back, Samsung did announce its XCover FieldPro back in January. Though,…
Google’s Assistant is perhaps one of the best in the market right now. With its AI working on the backend, the company has perfected the idea of a personal digital assistant. Today, we can find it in our smartphones, out home devices such as Google Nests and more. The main…
Microsoft has sent out the last free security update for the Windows 7 operating system. The KB4534310 contains security patches and critical updates and should be considered the final free update to the aging operating system. Strangely, despite Windows 7 having officially reached its End of Life on January 14,…
The Android OS version 10 had an interesting ‘Desktop Mode’, which essentially allowed any smartphone running the latest Android version to be used as a fully-functioning and versatile workstation. Although not as powerful or capable as a desktop computer, smartphones running Android OS have been rivaling personal computers in terms…
Today, we see many improvements and advancements in the world of Mobile Phones. Perhaps, when compared to those from back in the early 2010s, these are leaps ahead. This is not to say that the companies that manufacture these devices started adopting some alien tech. No, It was because of…
Finally, the wait is over for the Asus fans as the company’s latest best gaming-phone Rog Phone 2 goes global. Apart from the standard variant, the company also announced an ultimate variant with 1TB native storage. The worldwide availability of the Rog Phone 2 will certainly attract the customers from…
The Google Play Store which offers many popular Android apps has been under scrutiny lately. Several apps that have been downloaded by millions of users have been infected with malware and other malicious code. Researchers at Symantec have discovered two such apps that have been deploying some clever but unethical…
Android is a platform that is omnipresent around the world now. While different companies may opt for different iterations of it, impose personal skins, the main platform is still the same. Due to these personalisations, developers take time to roll out updates to there devices. Therefore, the more a firmware…
This month’s Patch Tuesday updates brought multiple improvements and fixes for Windows 10 version 1903, Windows 10 version 1809 and older versions. Most importantly, these updates included patches for 26 critical vulnerabilities in the Windows OS.Microsoft rolled out security enhancements for Bluetooth, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge and core OS components.…
Mobile processors and chipset maker Qualcomm is busy with the development of the next-gen smartphone System on a Chip (SoC). The new mobile CPU may not boast higher clock speed but should have several more benefits, including onboard 5G modem and the ability to support higher bandwidth memory. A listing…
The Chinese giant Xiaomi is all set to announce camera-centric Mi CC9 phone on July 2nd. Ahead of the official announcement we heard reports Xiaomi is geared up to bring back Mimoji feature with the upcoming Mi CC9. Soon after the reports regarding Mimoji coming back, many Chinese bloggers accused…
Aptoide, a popular alternative to Google Play Store, has launched a large online campaign against the developer of Android. The alternative Android app store hosts most of the apps that Google’s popular mobile operating system runs and several more. The app store has strongly alleged that Google isn’t playing fair.…
KDE has just announced the release of KDE Applications 18.12, which is a massive update. Over 140 bugfixes have been implemented in many of the apps, as well as a number of overall improvements. This is fresh on the heels of KDE Frameworks also being updated to 5.53.0 just a few days…
The Manjaro team released a stable update for Manjaro Deepin, which focuses on a lot of improvements to existing packages. Whats new in Manjaro 18.0.2? For starters, a lot of improvements have been put into VirtualBox 6.0. These improvements include (full changelog here): Implemented support for exporting a virtual machine…
When it comes to music streaming services, Spotify is among the top choices for a large number of users worldwide. In 2018, Spotify held 36.2% of the market share, a slight increase compared to 35.8% in 2017. Apart from its massive music catalog and personalized playlists, one of the main…
OnePlus may soon begin rolling out the Android Pie update for its OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T smartphones. The company has recruited testers for the next HydrogenOS update, which is based on Android Pie. Update Imminent The OxygenOS update based on Android Pie, on the other hand, has reportedly hit…
The highly popular Linux shell-based file sharing website, Transfer.sh, announced some time ago it would be shutting down on November 30. This came as quite sad news for the Linux community, as Transfer.sh’s service made it incredibly easy to share files from your Linux PC, using only the terminal. Transfer.sh will…
Google’s Pixel phone has been the talk of the town recently with rumors circulating of a possible budget Pixel phone. Some of the pictures of the Pixel 3 Lite were leaked last month and now we have more renders of the phone. Not only that, but render images of a…
The Free Software Foundation just received a series of earmarked charitable donations from Handshake. The donations amount to a total of $1 million USD. The FSF has already received a $1 million Bitcoin donation from the Pineapple Fund earlier this year. With all this funding, the FSF will be in…
The growingly popular Arch-Linux based BlackArch Linux has just been updated to version 2018.12.01 (yes, they are numbering releases based on the date), and it brings a whole slew of new tools – 150, to be exact. Users will find that this brings BlackArch Linux’s total amount of tools to…
The Samsung Galaxy M series has been rumored for quite some time now, and as per reports, it was all set to target the entry level-mid range segment and replace the Samsung On series of mobile phones. There was absolute little to no evidence supporting the same, until today, when…
Google’s own branded Android smartphones have been received well historically. We did see great devices coming from the Nexus lineup, specially the first Nexus device which was made in collaboration with LG, the Nexus 5. Although the Pixel series hasn’t been as consistent. Most of the time, the software and…
The official Honor account on the XDA forums opened a contest for users to guess the price of the latest Honor 8X 4+64GB version before its global release. The reason we’re posting about this contest is that it isn’t on the front page of XDA, or found anywhere in XDA’s…
BusyBox version 1.29.0 came out today, and though most GNU/Linux users won’t find it in their repositories just yet it should prove to be an extremely important update nonetheless. There might be no other tool that’s quite as commonplace in the world of open-source software. The single binary provides a…
LG can be somewhat slow to push updates for their Android phones, even their flagship series, but it looks like things may turn around as LG recently launched their dedicated Global Software Update Center just a few months ago, and it seems they’ve been investing some time and effort into…
The story surrounding the recent slew of Google Pixel 3 XL leaks has just gotten more interesting, as further leak details continue to crop up, including details about the leaked devices and the Pixel 3 XL’s hardware specs. As we covered just earlier today, the source of the Pixel 3…
The independent Linux-based operating system, Quirky 8.6, a side project of Puppy Linux made with Woof, has just hit the market. According to an announcement by its creator, Barry Kauler, who retired from the Puppy Linux project to work on the Quirky Distro, the woofQ operating system is live for…
A few days ago we covered the release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and also the NCSC’s guidelines on Ubuntu 18.04 security, but there’s more news yet from the Ubuntu team – they just released Ubuntu 16.04.5 Xenial Xerus LTS (Long Term Support) for folks who will not upgrade to Ubuntu…
Ubuntu, the ever-popular Linux distro available in a wide variety of flavours, was just recently updated to 18.04.1 LTS (Long Term Support), codenamed “Bionic Beaver”. This is the first “point” release of 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver, and with it brings a ton of optimizations and fixes which many users have…
Following the launch of the massive (literally) Xiaomi Mi Max 3, a forum has popped up on XDA Developers to facilitate discussion, expression, and thought exchange on the now available for purchase smartphone. The forum has been flooded with real life review posts discussing the phone’s speaker system, Wi-Fi strength…
KaOS introduced the new 2018.06 snapshot release today, which features KDE Plasma 5.13 as well as a redesigned first-run wizard that can help to customize a freshly installed instance of the operating system. The newest version of Plasma came out just a few days ago, which makes KaOS one of…